The ºÚÁÏÍø Foundation Board of Directors welcomed new board members at a recent board meeting. Clockwise from top left are Susan Hoke, Edgecombe County Public Schools; Dr. Greg McLeod, ºÚÁÏÍø president and ex officio member of the board; Kristen Brabble, First Carolina Bank; Ralph Webb, Edgecombe County commissioner; Angela Burton, Word Tabernacle Church; […]
Keihin Carolina System Technology has donated a 2019 Honda Accord LX as a hole-in-one prize for the ºÚÁÏÍø Foundation’s 34th Annual Golf Tournament on Thursday, October 10. Set at Maccripine Country Club, the tournament is a fundraiser for student scholarships. Last year’s tournament raised $17,300. Tee-times are 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. To […]
The Edgecombe Performance Series, sponsored by ºÚÁÏÍø, is expanding to seven events for its upcoming fifteenth season of bringing world class entertainment to the Edgecombe community. Each year, ºÚÁÏÍø presents a series of artistic performances in Keihin Auditorium on the Tarboro campus, located at 2009 West Wilson Street. Season Fifteen performances include: Pitt […]
Rick Basile, program chair of criminal justice at ºÚÁÏÍø, has been awarded the 2019-2020 Keihin Endowed Faculty Chair. The chair was endowed by Keihin Carolina System Technology (KCST) through a $100,000 gift in 2007, and it rewards excellence in teaching. “I can’t imagine a more rewarding career than teaching, and I am immensely […]
ºÚÁÏÍø leaders were among the education and business professionals who attended the Twin Counties Education & Business Leaders’ Summit held August 1 on the campus of Nash Community College. ºÚÁÏÍø participants included (from left) Lynwood Roberson, Dr. Greg McLeod, Sheila Hoskins, Sheryll Wood, Debbie Batten, Dr. Harry Starnes, and Bruce Panneton. NC Secretary […]
Students are heating up the kitchen in a new program in Baking and Pastry Arts at ºÚÁÏÍø. The new Continuing Education certificate program began this summer with courses in Food Service Sanitation and Safety and Food Service Management. Both classes are meeting in the evening for the convenience of students who work. A […]
Fifty-three Edgecombe and Nash middle school and high school counselors, CTE coordinators, career development coordinators, and career coaches attended a Counselor Institute held June 10-12 at ºÚÁÏÍø. Among other activities, participants toured the Center for Innovation under construction on the Tarboro campus as well as Triangle Tire and Corning construction sites in Edgecombe […]
Thirty-eight students, faculty, and staff participated on the ºÚÁÏÍø team at Tackle the Tar held May 18. Tackle the Tar is a 5K obstacle course race and family fun day sponsored by the Rocky Mount Rotary Club. Proceeds support scholarships for local students attending Edgecombe and Nash community colleges and NC Wesleyan College. […]
With possibly millions of manufacturing jobs at stake over the next decade, ºÚÁÏÍø is banking on its new Center for Innovation to help pave the way for the future of skilled manufacturing workers. And local businesses Keihin Carolina System Technology and Barnhill Contracting Co. are pitching in. A study by the National Association […]
ºÚÁÏÍø and North Carolina Wesleyan College recently reauthorized an agreement that will help qualified ºÚÁÏÍø graduates transfer to Wesleyan. The goal is to enable a seamless transfer for students who enroll at Wesleyan following completion of their two-year degree at ºÚÁÏÍø. Leaders from both colleges attended the May 2 signing ceremony held at […]
