Randolph Community College Partners with Asheboro Housing Authority for Job Readiness Workshops

Randolph Community College’s Employability Success program is partnering with the Asheboro Housing Authority to provide a new series of job readiness workshops for the clients of the AHA, said Bryle Hatch, coordinator of employability success at RCC.
           
The “MOVE” Initiative will focus on Motivation, Ownership, Vocational, and Employability skills that will prepare individuals for their next employment opportunities. The series of sessions will take place on Tuesdays, from 12 noon to 2 p.m. at the AHA, located at 703 Farr Street. Learners will work and interact one-on-one with employability success instructors and local workforce development staff. 
           
Goodwill’s Community Resource Center and JobLink of Randolph County have also signed on as partners to support this effort. The classes will begin July 9 and end July 30.
          
“We are extremely excited about the potential of this initiative,” said Hatch. “Our goal is to provide our learners with a comprehensive service, and support their growth and their professional development through interactive and relevant classes and workshops!”
          
The workshops are free for all adults who are unemployed, underemployed, or fall within the income eligibility requirements.
           
For more information, contact Hatch at 336-633-0219 or e-mail bhhatch@randolph.edu .

Randolph Community College’s CEIC Becomes First LEED Certified Building in Randolph County

Randolph Community College’s Continuing Education and Industrial Center has received its official LEED Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. It is the first building in Randolph County to become LEED certified, according to Robert Carmac, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, REFP, the architect with Smith Sinnett Architecture of Raleigh who designed the building.

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/newevents/2013/2013-06-26.php.

Randolph Community College College and Career Readiness (Adult High School Diploma/GED) Graduation Set for June 18

Sheila Barnes, manager for the Department of Commerce, Employment Service in Asheboro, will be the guest speaker at Randolph Community College’s College and Career Readiness spring graduation ceremony set for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18, at the Asheboro High School Performing Arts Center.            
Approximately 25 students are expected to participate in Tuesday’s ceremony out of 91 GED graduates and one Adult High School Diploma graduate who are eligible.
           
Also speaking at the graduation ceremony will be GED graduates Chris Azzara, Nicole Brown, and Tahi-Anna Mabry.
          
Dr. Robert Shackleford Jr., RCC president, will give the welcome. Anne B. Hockett, vice president for instructional services, will recognize the honor students and present the candidates for graduation. The conferring of the diplomas will be handled by F. Mac Sherrill, chairman of the RCC Board of Trustees, and Ashley Moody, director of adult basic education and adult high school. Lisa Bock, director of the Archdale Center, will present a special invitation to the graduates.
           
Serving as graduation marshals will be Foundation Ambassadors Connor Bryant, Michael Dunn, Sheryl Pugh, and Monica Spencer, and Randolph Rotary Scholar Jennifer Martinez. Faculty marshals will be Jerry Barnes and Melissa Woodell.

For a complete list of graduations, go to http://www.randolph.edu/newevents/2013/2013-06-17.php.

Randolph Community College Among Colleges Named as Charter Members of M-List

Randolph Community College is one of seven North Carolina community colleges recently named as charter members of the “M-List,” created by the Manufacturing Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based organization dedicated to improving and expanding manufacturing in the United States. According to the Manufacturing Institute, the M-List distinguishes schools that are preparing workers up to industry standards in advanced manufacturing. Only 39 schools nationwide were named as charter members.
           
“To remain competitive in the global marketplace, manufacturers require a highly skilled workforce—from the production floor to the design studio to the C-suite,” reads the announcement from the Manufacturing Institute. “The select schools on the M-List have arranged their coursework around industry standards, and they make sure students earn credentials that are in the NAM-Endorsed Manufacturing Skills Certification System. With such a trusted standard, it takes the guesswork out of hiring the welders, machinists, production workers, and other key positions that make manufacturing hum.”

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/newevents/2013/2013-06-04.php.

Kim Brady and Neal Robbins Win 2013 RCCF Dancing with the Randolph Stars; Benefit Raises Over $158,000

The Randolph Community College Foundation’s Dancing with the Randolph Stars fundraiser held on June 1 at AVS Catering & Banquet Centre raised $158,370, a record amount of money in the fourth year of the event. Community leaders Ann Hoover and Vickie Gallimore, co-chairs of the Planning Committee, announced the totals before a vocal crowd after an evening filled with dances by the 17 competing couples and various entertainment acts while the votes were being tabulated.
           
After expenses are paid, it is estimated the Foundation will net over $123,000 for scholarships for Randolph Community College students, said Hoover. The 2012 fundraiser netted over $95,000 for student scholarships.
           
Kim Brady, chief operating officer of Windsor Homes, and Neal Robbins, director of legislative affairs for the N.C. Department of Environmental and Natural Resources, received the most votes, winning the coveted Dancing with the Randolph Stars trophies. They impressed the crowd and the judges with their shagging routine to “Stagger Lee.” The trophies were presented by last year’s winners, Nicki McKenzie and Dr. Henry Vruwink.       

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/newevents/2013/2013-06-03.php.