News

Spotlighted below is the latest from CCWC.

 

Also check out the following latest news from CCWC's three partner colleges of Paul D. Camp Community College, Thomas Nelson Community College (becoming Virginia Peninsula Community College), and Tidewater Community College, as well as the Virginia Community College System.

Soccer Goes 1-1; Volleyball Drops Two

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Sep 3, 2024
Falls sports are in full swing at Virginia Peninsula Community College as the men’s soccer team and women’s volleyball team each played two matches last week. The soccer team split their games, but the volleyball team went 0-2. Soccer: The Gatos opened the week with a 10-0 rout of Mid-Atlantic Christian University on Tuesday, Aug. 27, at Kiln Creek Park in Yorktown. Dieumerci Anania had a hat trick, and five other Gators scored in a game they controlled from the beginning....

Kevin Gardner Goes from Graduate to Adjunct Instructor

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Aug 30, 2024
Kevin Gardner’s path has been unconventional. After graduating from Virginia Peninsula Community College in 2024, he’ll step into a new role as an adjunct instructor in the Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) program. “It’s definitely something I never would have seen myself doing,” reflected Gardner, who is slated to begin teaching introductory EET courses in the spring semester.  A marine designer at the Newport News Shipyard...

Men’s Soccer Team Drops Season Opener

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Aug 26, 2024
The Virginia Peninsula Community College men’s soccer team opened the 2024 season with a 4-0 loss at Frederick Community College (Md.) on Aug. 24, but coach Kevin Darcy saw some good things. “I was encouraged with our ability to compete and create chances throughout the game, but disappointed in the final score,” he said.  The Gators, preparing for their first season as a member of the NJCAA Region 10 after spending last year in the New South Athletic...

Volleyball Team Ready To Make History

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Aug 26, 2024
The Virginia Peninsula Community College volleyball program is starting its third season, but first in the National Junior College Athletic Association. The Gators’ coach and players are embracing being a part of history. “Our coach today had a talk with us about starting a legacy,” Ashleigh Yost, one of two returning players, said Thursday. “It’s definitely exciting to step into those shoes knowing you’re the first. I feel like...

The Governor’s Office of the State of Virginia as approved by the Attorney General and Chancellor the following Student Code of Conduct Addendum and Facility Use Provisions are effective immediately.

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Aug 23, 2024
The Governor’s Office of the State of Virginia as approved by the Attorney General and Chancellor the following Student Code of Conduct Addendum and Facility Use Provisions are effective immediately. The Student Handbook will be amended to include the following Student Conduct Provisions: Virginia Community College System Student Code of Conduct Addendum and Facility Use Provisions The following provisions shall be adopted by every college within the Virginia Community College System as an addendum to its Student Code of Conduct, and any violation of such shall be grounds for discipl

Internship Became Dream Job for VPCC Alum Kerri Payne

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Aug 23, 2024
The path to a dream job for Kerri Payne began in the unlikeliest of places — a classroom. That’s where Payne and her Virginia Peninsula Community College classmates worked on a group project exploring their passion for graphic design. Payne also learned of an internship during the class assignment and a life-changing opportunity arose. Today she’s enjoying her role as a marketing graphic artist at Universal Solutions International (USI) having started the...

Alumnus Ethan Wunibald Paying It Forward

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Aug 22, 2024
Ethan Wunibald is anticipating his upcoming visit to Virginia Peninsula Community College. The 2022 graduate is eager to engage with STEM students. He is set to speak at a Science Club meeting in September. His motivation stems from his experiences as a curious student with many questions about the transfer process and the medical field. "I want to come back and speak because it gives the students another resource, a peer," said Wunibald, who earned an associate degree in science from VPCC....

Enrollment Continues Positive Trend

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Aug 21, 2024
Virginia Peninsula Community College announced enrollment for its summer session rose by 11%. That is on the heels of an 8% enrollment increase for the 2023-24 academic year and more than a 7% increase for spring 2024 over spring 2023. College President Dr. Towuanna Porter Brannon expects the trend to continue. “We’re projecting for the fall anywhere between a 2 and 5% increase in our student enrollment,” she said. The College’s completion rate also...

TCC Partners with NSU for Passport Program

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Aug 19, 2024
Tidewater Community College (TCC) President Dr. Marcia Conston and Norfolk State University (NSU) President Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston signed an agreement on Monday to create the Passport Program. A pathway to prepare TCC students for a seamless transition to NSU for the completion of a bachelor’s degree. The Passport Program offers students who need additional preparation prior to […] The post TCC Partners with NSU for Passport Program appeared first on TCC.edu.

Soccer Season No.2 for Gators Starts Saturday

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Aug 19, 2024
Second-year men’s soccer coach Kevin Darcy has had a few training sessions and scrimmages heading into the season opener Saturday. The scrimmages have been more important because it’s been harder to field a full complement of players in practice because of everyone’s class and work schedules. It’s similar to what he faced one year ago, in the program’s first season. “We haven’t been able to practice the system,”...

College Busy in Southeast Newport News

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Aug 19, 2024
Marian Clifton recalls Virginia Peninsula Community College President Dr. Towanna Porter Brannon saying a few years ago the College needs to reach out more to underserved populations. In southeast Newport News, the College is doing just that. “We are really delivering on a promise that Dr. Brannon made when she first came and challenged us to really go back into the community,” said Clifton, a Southeast Newport News Initiative Presidential Fellow and VPCC faculty member....

VPCC Names Harper New Women’s Basketball Coach

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Aug 14, 2024
Virginia Peninsula Community College has selected Chris Harper, a former assistant women’s basketball coach at Christopher Newport University and The Apprentice School, to be its women’s basketball coach. Harper is the athletics director at Peninsula Catholic High School in Newport News and has more than 20 years of high school and college coaching experience. “I think he brings a level of versatility with him being an athletic director, former track athlete,...

Practices Underway for Fall Sports Teams

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Aug 8, 2024
The start of fall classes also signals the beginning of fall sports seasons. At Virginia Peninsula Community College, that means athletes are on the soccer fields, volleyball courts, and trails for cross country. Volleyball coach Tommy Thomas is beginning his second season with the program and is excited about the team. He had seven players on hand for the first practice of the season Aug. 5 at the Coastal Hampton Roads Sportsplex on Patrick Henry Drive in Newport News but is expecting more....

CNU Welcomes TCC Students with CNU Ready

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Aug 7, 2024
Tidewater Community College (TCC) President Dr. Marcia Conston and Christopher Newport University (CNU) President William Kelly signed an agreement Tuesday that creates CNU Ready. It is a pathway to prepare TCC students for the next step in their educational journey at Christopher Newport University and completion of a bachelor’s degree. Kelly and Conston put pen and […] The post CNU Welcomes TCC Students with CNU Ready appeared first on TCC.edu.

Cross Country Program Announces Meets for Inaugural Season

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Jul 29, 2024
The inaugural season of cross country at Virginia Peninsula Community College will consist of five meets. For the first season of outdoor track and field, which was held in the spring, there were four events. Andres McIntyre, who coaches both sports, likes that progression. “(It’s) doing those little things to keep making noise and having to lay down the foundation,” he said. “The highlight of the schedule is getting them, once again, exposed to a new...

19 High School Students Participate In Summer College Experience

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Jul 26, 2024
Virginia Peninsula Community College recognized 19 students July 25 for completing the Summer College Experience, a five-week program for Hampton high school students to earn college credits. The students, rising sophomores, juniors and seniors, represented all four City of Hampton High Schools: Bethel, Hampton, Kecoughtan and Phoebus. Students studied oceanography, meteorology, geology and more. The experience, a collaboration between the College and Hampton City Schools, included classroom...

One Stop Event Huge Success

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Jul 26, 2024
Teamwork made Virginia Peninsula Community College’s third annual One Stop event July 25 a huge success, with approximately 125 potential students participating. Athletics director Chris Moore said he received great feedback from students, parents and College staff. The event, which was held in Kecoughtan Hall, allowed potential students to finalize their enrollment process in one location and in one afternoon. Previous One Stop events were exclusively for athletes. However, this...

Grad Kolby Hoge Earns TV Internship

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Jul 26, 2024
The stars aligned perfectly for Kolby Hoge just after college graduation. He received a degree in Graphic and Media Design from Virginia Peninsula Community College in May then started a highly competitive internship about three weeks later. This opportunity is a huge step for Hoge, who wants a career in the entertainment industry. His internship at WSKY (SKY 4) involves creating digital ads and assisting with producing commercials. For him, the hands-on experience is the most exciting part....

VPCC Entering Partnership with IECC

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Jul 25, 2024
Virginia Peninsula Community College is partnering with Independent Electrical Contractors Chesapeake (IECC) to offer a four-year apprenticeship program beginning in late 2024 or early 2025. The program, designed to expand job opportunities, will lead to an accredited journeyworker’s license for electricians. Apprentices will work full time and attend classes two nights a week for the 8,000 hours of on-the-job and classroom training required for the license. The curriculum is...

Toano Trades Center Site of Lunch and Learn

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Jul 22, 2024
Virginia Peninsula Community College and the Greater Williamsburg Movement held an information session Saturday, July 20, at the College’s Trades Center in Toano. Above, Charlie Williams (right), the initiative manager for the Greater Williamsburg Movement’s Project InSPire, talks with a potential student and his father at the event. Williams’ group provided a box lunch. Eddie Swain, director of operations for Workforce Development at the College, gave a...