RCC Building Named One of Top 10 Construction Projects, Architect Wins Merit Award from State Construction

Randolph Community College’s $7.6 million Continuing Education and Industrial Center was listed on the State Construction Office’s list of Top 10 Best Managed and Administered Construction Projects for the year, and Robert Carmac of Smith Sinnett Architecture, the architect for the CEIC, was awarded the State Building Commission Certificate of Merit Award at the 33rd annual State Construction Conference in Raleigh on March 27. Over 1,000 people from across the state attended the event.

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/newevents/2014/2014-03-31.php.

Randolph Community College To Host Veterans Benefits Fair April 10

Randolph Community College’s Office of Financial Aid and Veterans Affairs will host its annual Veterans Benefits Fair from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 10 in the Foundation Conference Center on the Asheboro Campus. The event is open to RCC students and the public.

For more information, go to http://www.randolph.edu/newevents/2014/2014-03-24.php.

University Center Night Set for April 3 at Randolph Community College

Randolph Community College is gearing up for its spring University Center Night, planned for 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, in the Foundation Conference Center on the Asheboro Campus. Through the University Center of Randolph County, students can earn bachelor’s degrees or master’s degrees in selected fields of study without traveling outside of Randolph County.

For more information, go to http://www.randolph.edu/newevents/2014/2014-03-21.php.

Eleven Complete 7th Randolph Community College Student Leadership Academy

Eleven students graduated from Randolph Community College’s seventh annual Student Leadership Academy on March 18. The students were chosen for the Academy based on a competitive process that considered leadership experience, leadership potential, and a letter of reference from a faculty member.

Dr. Brenda Kays, president of Stanly Community College, was the keynote speaker at Tuesday’s graduation ceremony held in the R. Alton Cox Learning Resources Center auditorium. Kays talked to the students about three “pearls of wisdom” that had inspired her during her 29 years working at community colleges. Kays said the advice included “picking your battles wisely,” from a vice president at her first college job. He wanted her to understand that “you can’t fix everything at once,” she said, “and I learned the fine art of compromise and collaboration along the way.” After a particularly grueling board meeting at another college, she asked the president how he stood that level of diversity. He told her, “If everyone is always 100% satisfied and happy with what you are doing, you are probably not doing your job,” which taught her that a thick skin is necessary in a leadership position. The third “pearl” was “you either need to change your people or change your people.” She explained that change is difficult for people and that as a leader, you have the responsibility to lead people through that change, or get rid of them if they cannot change.

For more on this story and a list of graduates, go to http://www.randolph.edu/newevents/2014/2014-03-20.php.

“Photographic Explorations of Veterans Potential for Peace” Show Opens at Randolph Community College

Darren Stewart

The works of Randolph Community College Photographic Technology Department Head Chuck Egerton, which were recently featured in a show at the University of North Carolina Greensboro’s Elliott University Center Gallery, have been put on exhibit at Randolph Community College’s Photography Imaging Center.
           
The RCC exhibit is open to the public Monday-Thursday, from 8 a.m.-10 p.m., and on Friday, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. through Monday, May 12 (closed April 22). The gallery is located in the Administration/Education Center on the Asheboro Campus at 629 Industrial Park Avenue.

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/newevents/2014/2014-03-19.php.

Randolph Community College Foundation Announces High School Leadership Program

The Randolph Community College Foundation has established a high school leadership development program for rising ninth graders that is modeled after RCC’s prestigious Student Leadership Academy. The Randolph Community College High School Leadership Academy will be a one-day event that will focus on topics such as the definition of leadership; team building; personality types and leadership styles; social media, communication and leadership; conflict resolution; situational leadership; and servant leadership, according to Lorie McCroskey, RCC’s director of development.

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/newevents/2014/2014-03-17.php.

Randolph Community College Weekend Fire and Rescue College Rescheduled for April 11-13

Randolph Community College has rescheduled its 2014 Weekend Fire, Rescue & EMS College for April 11, 12 and 13. The event had to be postponed due to the recent ice storm in the Piedmont Triad area. Numerous courses in firefighting, emergency care, rescue, safety, and leadership skills are scheduled for April 11-13 at RCC’s Asheboro Campus and at the Emergency Services Training Center.
           
For a complete schedule of course offered and information on registering, go to www.randolph.edu/fireweekend.
           
Most of the classroom training will be held at RCC’s Asheboro Campus beginning Friday evening. Additional training will be held at the Emergency Services Training Center at 895 Training Center Drive, Randleman, on Saturday and Sunday. This 60-acre facility maintains modern equipment and props for each respective emergency service. It includes three firing ranges, an emergency vehicle driving course, five-story drill tower, live burn building, tactical building, LP Gas facility with six props, USAR course, and underground confined space/trench area.

Eight Randolph Community College Graduates Pick Up N.C. Press Awards

Eight Randolph Community College Photographic Technology graduates were winners in the 2013 News, Editorial & Photojournalism Contest at the Winter Institute 2014 held by the North Carolina Press Association/North Carolina Press Services in Chapel Hill on Feb. 27.

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/newevents/2014/2014-03-06.php.