Substance Abuse & Mental Health Symposium Set for May 19 at RCC to Address Prescribed Addiction

Addiction to prescribed painkillers will be the topic of an upcoming symposium at Randolph Community College in May.

The “2017 Substance Abuse & Mental Health Symposium: The Prescribed Addiction” is scheduled for 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Friday, May 19 in the JB and Claire Davis Corporate Training Center in the Continuing Education and Industrial Center at 413 Industrial Park Avenue. Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be offered.

Two keynote speakers, Dr. Emily Mullen and Dr. Shawn Dalton-Bethea, will discuss the growing issue, as well as alternatives to pain meds for managing chronic pain.

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/headlines/1518-prescribed-addiction.html.

RCC/Progressive Design Collaborative Win Award for Continuing Education and Industrial Center

Randolph Community College’s Continuing Education and Industrial Center was honored with The Innovator Award, part of the Piedmont Triad 2017 Sustainable Leadership Awards, at a ceremony held by the U.S. Green Building Council North Carolina on March 16 at Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts in Winston-Salem.

The Innovator Award seeks to recognize an innovative solution to a green building problem, including existing, new or renovated buildings, systems or operations.

RCC shares this award with Scott Ennis, PE, a mechanical engineer with Progressive Design Collaborative of Raleigh, which submitted the nomination. Progressive Design was the engineering firm for the CEIC project. 

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/headlines/1517-innovation-award.html.

Web Grubb Named Randolph Community College Small Business Center Director

Web Grubb of Archdale has joined Randolph Community College as director of the Small Business Center. In this position, he is responsible for organizing, implementing, and administering the Small Business Center program, which provides free seminars, small business counseling, and links to resources for local entrepreneurs. The Small Business Center is located in the Continuing Education and Industrial Center at 413 Industrial Park Avenue on the Asheboro Campus.

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/headlines/1516-sbc-grubb.html.

Triad Community College Leaders Address Legislative Priorities

Randolph Community College President Robert S. Shackleford Jr. and several other community college presidents participated in a press conference on March 24 to support the North Carolina Community College Legislative Priorities for 2017-2019. The event was held on the Greensboro Campus of Guilford Technical Community College.

See more on this story at http://www.randolph.edu/headlines/1515-legislative-priorities.html.

Randolph Community College Plans Mental Health First Aid Course for April, June

Randolph Community College’s Workforce Development and Continuing Education Division will offer a groundbreaking public education program, “Mental Health First Aid,” that is designed for all members of the community.

Two sessions are scheduled, the first (#61009) is set for 8 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18, in the Continuing Education and Industrial Center at 413 Industrial Park Avenue. The second session (#61010) is set for the same hours and location on Thursday, June 15.

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/headlines/1514-mental-health-first-aid.html.

Randolph Community College Criminal Justice/UNC Pembroke Info Session April 25

Randolph Community College will host an information session on Tuesday, April 25, to answer questions about the College’s Criminal Justice Technology program and RCC’s transfer agreement with the University of North Carolina at Pembroke for Criminal Justice associate degree graduates.

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/headlines/1513-cj-pembroke-info-session.html.

Eight Students Complete 2016-2017 Fountain-Luria Student Leadership Academy at RCC

Eight students graduated from the 2016-2017 Fountain-Luria Student Leadership Academy at Randolph Community College on March 21.

Dr. Stephen Gainey, superintendent of the Randolph County School System, was the keynote speaker. Dr. Gainey talked to the graduates about four important points to remember as a leader: 1) that it is important to learn your role in your organization; 2) that you are a culture and climate builder at all times as a leader; 3) that good communication is essential; and 4) that you need to be the number one cheerleader for your organization. In conclusion, he said that “being a leader is not about winning and losing; it is not about being right; it’s about getting people to work together.”

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/headlines/1511-2017-student-leadership.html.

Phi Theta Kappa Chapter at Randolph Community College Wins Awards

Kayla Spinks

Beta Theta Rho, Randolph Community College’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, received its Five-Star Chapter award for the 14th year in a row at the 2017 Phi Theta Kappa Carolinas Regional Convention in Durham, N.C., on March 11. The Five Star level is the highest level that a chapter can obtain, and it encourages excellence and recognizes progress in the attainment of goals set by the chapter.

Beta Theta Rho also received five other awards as a chapter: Distinguished Chapter Officer Team; Outstanding Participation in Carolinas Region Service Program “Purse Project”; Outstanding Participation in Carolinas Region Honors in Action Program; Distinguished College Project; and Honorable Mention for Distinguished Chapter.

The 2016 Beta Theta Rho officer team consisted of Jahmina Ollison, president; Taylor Maness, vice president; Zeno Phu, treasurer; Nicholas LaPlant, public relations; and Lilith Ward, secretary.

One member of Beta Theta Rho, Kayla Spinks, was also honored with two awards. Spinks, a Randolph Early College High School student, received the Distinguished Chapter Member award and was also inducted into the Carolinas Region Hall of Honor.

For more on this story go to http://www.randolph.edu/headlines/1510-ptk-awards.html.

Automotive Standards Workshop Set for April 18 & 20 at Randolph Community College

Randolph Community College’s Workforce Development and Continuing Education will offer a two-day “IATF 16949 Standard Workshop” in April for organizations in the automotive industry who need to transition to this new standard.

IATF 16949:2016 is the new Quality Management System (QMS) standard for organizations in the automotive industry. This new standard will supersede and replace the current ISO/TS 16949:2009 standard. All organizations currently certified to ISO/TS 16949:2009 will need to successfully transition by Sept. 14, 2018.

The workshop will be held from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, April 18 and 20, in Room 223 of the Continuing Education and Industrial Center on the Asheboro Campus. The cost of the workshop is $150.


For more information and how to register, go to http://www.randolph.edu/headlines/1509-automotive-standards.html.

Annual Randolph Community College Veterans Benefits Fair Set for April 18

Randolph Community College will host its annual Veterans Benefits Fair from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18 in the Foundation Conference Center on the Asheboro Campus. Veterans will be able to find information on health care, VA loans, education benefits, counseling, disability, service dogs, employment, and more at the event, which is open to RCC students and the public. A light lunch will be served.

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/headlines/1508-2017-veterans-fair.html.

Info Session for Randolph CC/Pfeiffer Education Programs Set for April 10

Pfeiffer University’s Division of Education and RCC’s University Center of Randolph County will host an information night from 4-6 p.m. on Monday, April 10, for teaching assistants or other adults interested earning a bachelor of arts in elementary education or bachelor of arts in special education and becoming licensed teachers.

The session will be held in the Foundation Conference Center on Randolph Community College’s Asheboro Campus at 629 Industrial Park Avenue.

For more information, go to http://www.randolph.edu/headlines/1507-pfeiffer-info-session.html.

Human Resources Certification Exam Prep Set for March 28 at Randolph Community College

Randolph Community College’s Workforce Development and Continuing Education Division has scheduled a “PHR/SPHR Certification Exam Prep” course to help human resources professionals advance their careers.

It will be held on Tuesdays, March 28 – June 13, from 6-9 p.m. in Room 103 of the Continuing Education and Industrial Center on the Asheboro Campus. The cost is $125, plus $412.50 for a textbook.

For more on this class and how to register, go to http://www.randolph.edu/headlines/1506-phr-sphr-exam.html.

Landscape Painting Course with Henry Bowers Set at Randolph Community College

"High Noon on the New" by Henry Bowers

Randolph Community College is offering a special “Painting the Landscape in Oils and Acrylic” course with professional artist and local historian Henry Bowers as the instructor beginning on March 28.

Have you ever wanted to capture the vibrant colors of a landscape in a painting? In this course, beginning and intermediate students will develop drawing and painting skills in the studio. Classes will include hands-on exercises with lectures in design and color theory. Students will provide their own supplies.

The class will meet from 6-8 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays, March 28 – April 27 in the Building Trades Center on the Asheboro Campus. The cost is $70.

For more information and how to register, go to http://www.randolph.edu/headlines/1505-painting-bowers.html.

Randolph Community College Sets Basic, Advanced Excel Courses for Spring/Summer

Randolph County workers can expand their knowledge of Microsoft Excel as a valuable business tool through two courses scheduled at Randolph Community College this spring and summer.

“MS Excel - Basic” is designed to teach students to create/edit simple worksheets, work with menus and toolbars, use basic formulas, format entries, merge cells, hide/unhide rows/ columns; and learn about date and time functions, text alignment, inserting and deleting columns/rows, freezing/unfreezing cells, splitting the window and page breaks. This course, which will include introductory and intermediate levels, will meet from 6-9 p.m. on Mondays, March 20 through May 15 in Room 104 of the Computer Technology Center on the Asheboro Campus. The cost is $70.

For information on the advanced class and how to register, go to http://www.randolph.edu/headlines/1504-excel-courses.html.

Try Out Upcoming No Excuses Boot Camp at Randolph Community College on March 14

Randolph Community College is offering a new type of exercise class this spring with a unique one-session demonstration class for those who have never tried one before.

The “No Excuses Boot Camp” training will consist of calisthenics, such as pushups, lunges and crunches, as well as drills and sprints.

If you’ve never tried boot camp training, you can sign up for a demonstration class (#60914) for just the cost of insurance ($0.55). This session will meet from 6-7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14, in room 103 of the Continuing Education and Industrial Center on the Asheboro Campus.

For information on the full class, go to http://www.randolph.edu/headlines/1501-boot-camp-3.html.

RCC to Sell Excess Office/Classroom Furniture at Yard Sale March 18

Randolph Community College will be selling excess office and classroom furniture at a yard sale from 8 a.m.-12 noon on Saturday, March 18, on the Asheboro Campus.

Goods will include filing cabinets, office chairs, fixed leg and sled leg chairs, metal and wooden desks, metal and wooden tables, wall mounted cabinets, workshop tables, computers and monitors (without operating systems), and various other school-related items. Goods will be sold “as is.”

For more information, go to http://www.randolph.edu/headlines/1500-rcc-yard-sale.html.