RCC Small Business Center Director Named Rookie of the Year

Daniel K. Farmer, director of Randolph Community College’s Small Business Center, was one of two individuals to win a Rookie of the Year award from the North Carolina Small Business Center Network during their recent annual conference. The other winner was Tiffany Henry of Southwestern Community College.

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/headlines/1074-small-business-center-rookie.html.

Firefighters Needed: RCC Firefighter Academy Deadline Dec. 19; Classes Begin Jan. 12

In this era of tight budgets for local governments, volunteer firefighters are more important than ever. Every year, fires and other emergencies take thousands of lives and destroy property worth billions of dollars. Firefighters help protect the public against these dangers by responding to fires and a variety of other emergencies, but local fire departments are in need of new recruits.

RCC’s Firefighter Academy, beginning Jan. 12, will put potential firefighters on the fast track. The Academy is designed to give the student an idea of what it is like in a fire department recruit training school. It includes an aggressive physical fitness program to allow the student to be able to handle the physical demands of the fire service. Enrollment is limited, so early application is recommended. The application can be found at www.randolph.edu/fire/register/.  

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/headlines/1073-firefighters-needed.html.

RCC To Offer Criminal Justice Certificate at Randleman Center

Randolph Community College will offer its Criminal Justice Technology certificate program at the Randleman Center beginning in January, according to Neil Weatherly, department head for the program. The Criminal Justice curriculum is designed to provide knowledge of criminal justice systems and operations. Employment opportunities exist in a variety of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies; corrections; and security.

The certificate program includes four courses: Introduction to Criminal Justice, Criminology, Juvenile Justice, and Criminal Law. Two courses will be offered in Randleman each semester on Monday and Wednesday afternoons.

Spring semester classes begin Monday, Jan. 12, but students are urged to apply as soon as possible in order to complete the registration process through the Asheboro Campus before starting classes in Randleman.

The Randleman Center is located at 100 Hilliary Street in the old police department building.

For more information, contact Weatherly at 336-633-0327 or nlweatherly@randolph.edu.

RCC Celebrates Academic Achievement at Phi Theta Kappa Induction

Release written by PTK Public Relations Officer Elena Carleo
 
Beta Theta Rho, the local Five Star Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Randolph Community College, welcomed 75 new members during its Fall Induction Ceremony on Nov. 15, in the R. Alton Cox Learning Resources Center auditorium on the Asheboro Campus. This is the second largest number of students inducted in one semester since the chapter was chartered in November 1999.

Becky Pell, Beta Theta Rho treasurer, led the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by Vice President Tommy Smith who provided the invocation. Clark Adams, RCC English/Communication instructor and one of the chapter advisors, welcomed the crowd and explained the mission and purpose of Phi Theta Kappa. He explained that Phi Theta Kappa is about giving more than just the minimal effort. He quoted Charles Francis Adams, who said, “No one ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required, that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction.” He emphasized that the new inductees should continue to go above and beyond what is expected of them in their academics, professional lives, and personal lives.

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/headlines/1071-fall-2014-ptk-induction.html. 

RCC Foundation President Ann Hoover wins National Council for Resource Development Award

Ann Hoover

Randolph Community College Foundation President Ann Hoover was honored on Saturday, Nov. 8, with a Council for Resource Development Benefactor of the Year Award at the organization’s 48th annual conference held at the Hyatt Regency in Washington, D.C. Only six people were chosen from across the country.

Randolph Community College Foundation President Ann Hoover was honored on Saturday, Nov. 8, with a Council for Resource Development Benefactor of the Year Award at the organization’s 48th annual conference held at the Hyatt Regency in Washington, D.C. Only six people were chosen from across the country.

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/headlines/1070-hoover-resource-development-award.html. 

Randolph Community College Dedicates Charles W. McCrary Sr. Boardroom

Randolph Community College dedicated its newly renovated boardroom in the Administration/Education Center as the Charles W. McCrary Sr. Boardroom on Nov. 6. “They talk about Dallas Herring being the father of the North Carolina Community College System,” said Dr. Robert S. Shackleford Jr., president of RCC, during the ceremony. “If there is a father of Randolph Community College, it would be Charles McCrary Sr.”

Several members of the McCrary family were present for the dedication, including Charles W. McCrary Jr., to whom Dr. Shackleford presented a signed copy of “Creating Success,” a 50th anniversary history of the NCCCS recently published by Chapel Hill Press. The book contained a personal message from the author, Joseph W. Wescott II.  

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/headlines/1069-mccrary-sr-boardroom.html.
 

RCC Holiday Concert/Tree Lighting Set for Dec. 3

Randolph Community College’s 7th annual Tree Lighting and Holiday Concert is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 3, at the R. Alton Cox Learning Resources Center on the Asheboro Campus.

Beginning at 4:30 p.m., Santa and Mrs. Claus will visit with the kids at the Armadillo Café. Activities, sponsored by RCC’s Campus Store, will include coloring, writing letters to Santa, games, and snacks.

The tree lighting will be at 6 p.m. outside the LRC, with the concert in the auditorium directly following. The event is free and open to the public, but seating in the auditorium is limited. To reserve your free seat, go to http://2014-15rccculturalartsseries.eventbrite.com/.

The Holiday Concert will feature Bells! Angels!, a handbell choir of the First Presbyterian Church of Asheboro under the direction of Rick Morgan.

RCC’s Asheboro Campus is located at 629 Industrial Park Avenue. Take the McDowell Road exit off of U.S. 220 Bypass/I73-I74 and follow the signs.