Randolph Community College Pottery Sale May 8-10

Randolph Community College will host a Pottery Sale, Tuesday through Thursday, May 8-10, at the Pottery Center on the Asheboro Campus. Hours will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on May 8 and 10. The Wednesday hours will be shortened, from 9 a.m. – noon; the college will close at noon that day so that staff can prepare for RCC’s graduation that evening.

Work by RCC pottery students will be the focus of the sale, which is open to the public. There will be a large selection of fun and functional items.

The Asheboro Campus is located at 629 Industrial Park Avenue; take the McDowell Road exit from 220 Bypass.

Randolph Community College Radiography, Nursing, BLET, Interior Design Ceremonies Set

In addition to Randolph Community College’s formal graduation ceremonies on May 9 (Curriculum) and May 14 (Basic Skills), RCC will host several recognition ceremonies for individual program areas during May.

Formal pinning ceremonies for Radiography and Associate Degree Nursing graduates will be held on Saturday, May 5, at Rushwood Park Wesleyan Church, 1810 Old Farmer Road. The Radiography ceremony, which will honor 14 graduates, will be from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Seventeen Associate Degree Nursing graduates will be recognized in a ceremony the same day from 2 - 4 p.m.

RCC’s Interior Design program has scheduled a Digital Portfolio and Website Viewing reception on Monday, May 7, from 5 - 6:30 p.m. (floating) in the Design Center’s main gallery on RCC’s Asheboro Campus at 629 Industrial Park Avenue.

In addition, approximately 35 Basic Law Enforcement Training graduates will participate in the BLET recognition ceremony scheduled for 7 p.m. on Friday, May 18 at Balfour Baptist Church, 1642 North Fayetteville Street.

All of the events are open to the public.

Randolph Community College Students Place in SkillsUSA State Competition

Two Randolph Community College Collision Repair & Refinishing Technology students placed in the SkillsUSA state-level competition held on April 18 at Guilford Technical Community College. SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers, and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce.
           
Steven Smith of Randleman placed 2nd overall in the post-secondary Collision Repair Technology competition with 28 students competing. Cody Reed of Coleridge placed 2nd overall in the post-secondary Automotive Refinishing Technology competition out of 19 students competing.

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/newevents/2012/2012-04-26.php.

Global Logistics Career Fair May 17 at Randolph Community College Archdale Center

Randolph Community College’s Archdale Center will host a Global Logistics Technology Career Fair from 4 – 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 17, to spotlight the new program slated to begin classes in fall 2012. The public is invited to attend.
           
“RCC is currently accepting admissions applications for this new program, which will prepare students for exciting opportunities in the field of global logistics,” said Lisa Bock, director of the Archdale Center. Logistics is the universal thread or “pipeline” that plans and coordinates the delivery of products and services to consumers all over the world. Logistics professionals manage and coordinate activities in this global pipeline to ensure an effective and efficient flow of materials and information from the time a need arises until it is satisfied and beyond.

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/newevents/2012/2012-04-25.php.

Randolph Community College Graduation Ceremonies May 9 and May 14 to Incorporate 50th Anniversary Themes

Randolph Community College’s Curriculum Graduation ceremony, scheduled for 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 9, at the Lee J. Stone football stadium at Asheboro High School, will include 50 alumni graduates in honor of RCC’s 50th Anniversary. Over 450 students have applied to graduate with their associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates this spring; more than 200 graduates are expected to participate in the ceremony on May 9.
          
The increased participation in this graduation ceremony in the last couple of years has necessitated a new configuration for the stage, according to Rose Chilson, chair of RCC’s Graduation Committee. The stage will be set on the 10-yard line on the west side of the stadium so that both bleachers can be used to seat family and friends of the graduates. In addition to the normal parking lots around Asheboro High School and on-street parking, guests should utilize the bus parking lot across Dixie Drive. A pedestrian walkway beneath Dixie Drive is available adjacent to that parking lot. Attendees are asked not to park in any grassy areas.
           
Keynote speakers for the May 9 graduation will be Dr. R. Scott Ralls, president of the North Carolina Community College System; North Carolina Senator Jerry Tillman; and Dr. Stuart B. Fountain, a member of the State Board of Community Colleges. Also making brief remarks in honor of the 50th Anniversary will be Dr. Lacy M. Presnell Jr., retired director of the Division of School Planning for the North Carolina Department Public Instruction, Randolph County Schools superintendent (1961-1969), and keynote speaker for RCC’s first formal graduation in 1964.
           
The 2012 Adult High School/GED Graduation will be at 7 p.m., Monday, May 14, in the Performing Arts Center at Asheboro High School. Jacqueline “Jackie” Foster, an RCC GED graduate and 1994 RCC Criminal Justice Technology graduate who is now a probation and parole officer for the N.C. Division of Adult Corrections, will be the keynote speaker. Frances Moffitt, retired RCC co-director of learning skills programs, will be the 50th Anniversary guest speaker. Moffitt worked at RCC from 1964-1991.
           
Both graduations are open to the public.

Randolph Community College Honors Ceremony Held

Randolph Community College held its third annual Student Academic Honors Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, April 17, at Rushwood Park Wesleyan Church. Academic and Curriculum Awards were presented, along with several other special recognitions.

In his address, RCC President Robert S. Shackleford said it was “a happy occasion when we get together to celebrate the accomplishments of our students.” Shackleford addressed the honor students, saying there are three types of people in the world: people who wonder what happened, people who watch things happen, and “people who make things happen—people like you.”

In recognition of RCC’s 50th Anniversary in 2012, students from RCC’s first graduating class who would have qualified for Academic Awards were honored at the ceremony. Those awards were presented by Calvin Brower, an RCC drafting instructor in 1962. Recognized were Tommy L. Beane of Thomasville, an Auto Mechanics graduate; John S. Grose of Kernersville, a Drafting and Design Technology graduate; Jimmy J. Auman of Asheboro, a Machine Shop graduate; and Billy J. Cox of Asheboro, a Welding and Sheet Metal graduate. Beane, Grose, and Cox were present to accept their awards.

For a list of award winners, go to http://www.randolph.edu/newevents/2012/2012-04-19.php.

Bullins Honored With Randolph Community College Academic Excellence Award

Jesse James Bullins Jr. of Asheboro said he made the biggest mistake of his life when he dropped out of high school in 1994. He worked for several years operating tow trucks, as a self-taught auto mechanic, and repossessing automobiles. He got married and started a family. He enrolled at Randolph Community College and earned his General Educational Development (GED) certificate in 2006. But he had higher ambitions. So in October of 2010 when he was laid off because of the economy, he decided to go back to school.

Bullins, 34, enrolled in RCC’s Criminal Justice Technology program in January 2011 with the ultimate goal of becoming a probation officer. “I just want to be able to help someone,” he said. He has excelled since coming to RCC, so much so that the College named him its Academic Excellence Award winner for 2012. Bullins will represent RCC at the North Carolina Community College System “The Great Within the 58” event on April 19 at the Raleigh Convention Center. The awards luncheon is part of a weeklong celebration of “North Carolina Community College Excellence in Education Week,” April 15-21, 2012, as proclaimed by Governor Bev Perdue. While in Raleigh, the Academic Excellence Award winners will attend a reception at the Executive Mansion.

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/newevents/2012/2012-04-13.php.

Randolph Community College Foundation’s Pledge Program Helps Students Remain in School

For many community college students, the struggle to remain in school can hang on the tiniest thread. That thread came very close to breaking for Ikeisha Harriott, a young mother with four children who has been studying Medical Office Administration at Randolph Community College since the fall of 2010.

Ikeisha’s children range in age from 18 to 4. Her youngest child, Jamar, has congenital heart disease and Asplenia (born without a spleen). Originally from Florida, Ikeisha relocated to North Carolina because her sister’s best friend lived here; because of her move, the doctors at Miami Children’s Hospital referred her to Duke University Medical Center for her toddler’s problems.

It was a snow storm in early March 2009 that placed her in Asheboro. “I fell in love with Asheboro,” said Ikeisha. “I fell in love with the people.” She also said that Asheboro’s education system played a big part in her decision to stay in the area—she had finally found teachers (for her children) who loved to teach. “The teachers here go out of their way to help the students’ progress,” said Ikeisha. “That is unheard of in Florida. My daughter went from a C average to making the honor roll and taking AP classes within a year and a half at Asheboro High School.”

Ikeisha, 34, also wanted to continue her education and originally thought she would study to become a nurse. She was interested in the medical field because of all the doctor visits and hospital visits with her son. “But I couldn’t work because of my son’s medical problems,” she said, so she couldn’t commit to the clinical schedule required for nursing. She enrolled at Randolph Community College and took classes in Office Administration and Nursing Assistant, before finally deciding on Medical Office Administration. She enrolled as a member of RCC’s inaugural MOA class.

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/newevents/2012/2012-04-06a.php.

Sixty Randolph Community College Students Inducted Into Honor Society

Sixty students were welcomed into Beta Theta Rho, Randolph Community College’s Five-Star Phi Theta Kappa chapter, during the spring induction ceremony on Thursday, March 5, in the R. Alton Cox Learning Resources Center auditorium on the Asheboro Campus. Dr. Robert Shackleford Jr., RCC president, was the guest speaker. Thirty-eight students participated in the ceremony.

For more on this story and a complete list of students who were inducted, go to http://www.randolph.edu/newevents/2012/2012-04-06.php.

Randolph Community College Substance Abuse Forum April 28 Offers Help For Families

Randolph Community College will host a half-day Substance Abuse Forum in April that is focused on helping the families of those with substance abuse problems. “Substance Abuse: A Family Issue” will be held from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, in the R. Alton Cox Learning Resources Center auditorium on the Asheboro Campus.

Dr. Charles Betts of Asheboro (pictured) will be the keynote speaker for the Forum. His topic will be “Addiction—Medical & Emotional Viewpoints.” Dr. Betts earned his medical degree from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1968 and completed his residency at Charlotte Memorial Hospital in 1973. He is a member of the American College of Physicians, the N.C. Medical Society, and the Randolph County Medical Society. Dr. Betts has been the medical director for Hospice of Randolph County since 1984, and is the medical director for Graybrier Nursing Home and Clapps Convalescent Nursing Home. He has been chairman of the Pharmacy & Therapeutic Committee at Randolph Hospital since 1985.

For more on this event and how to register, go to http://www.randolph.edu/newevents/2012/2012-04-02a.php.

Randolph Community College Phi Theta Kappa Chapter Earns Awards at Convention

Three officers, one member, and one advisor of Beta Theta Rho, Randolph Community College’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, recently returned from the Phi Theta Kappa Carolinas Regional Convention with a number of accolades. This year’s regional convention was held in Myrtle Beach, S.C., where those in attendance participated in a number of informative sessions on various Phi Theta Kappa topics.

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/newevents/2012/2012-04-02.php.