Landscape Painting Course with Henry Bowers Begins Oct. 10 at Randolph Community College

Randolph Community College is offering a “Painting the Landscape in Oils and Acrylic” course with professional artist and local historian Henry Bowers as the instructor beginning on Oct. 10.

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, Oct. 10 – Nov. 9 in the J.W. “Willie” Plummer Vocational/Technical Center on the Asheboro Campus (Room 118/gym). The cost is $70.55.

Instructor Henry Bowers has been painting for his entire adult life. He has studied with several nationally recognized painters including Ellena Basa and John Seerey-Lester. Bowers’ goal has been to save the ever-changing historical North Carolina landscape for future generations through his paintings. Bowers was recognized as the 2013 North Carolina Historian of the Year for his efforts in historical preservation.

For more information or to register, call 336-633-0268.

Caregiver Series Concludes Oct. 19 at Randolph Community College

The third workshop in Randolph Community College’s Celebrate Caregiving series has been scheduled for 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19, in the JB and Claire Davis Corporate Training Center at 413 Industrial Park Avenue.

Instructor Pam Wiggins will present “How to Get Off the Emotional Rollercoaster,” which focuses on the ups and downs of emotions and how they drain energy. With the holidays just around the corner, daylight saving time ending, and colder weather upon us, emotions can be at an all-time high. Wiggins will help participants understand how to get emotions under control.

The cost is $5 per person. For more information or to register, call 336-633-0268.

Info Session for Randolph Community College/Pfeiffer Education Programs on Oct. 4

Pfeiffer University’s Division of Education and RCC’s University Center of Randolph County will host an information session from 4-6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4, for teaching assistants or other adults interested in earning a bachelor of arts in elementary education or bachelor of arts in special education and becoming licensed teachers. Students can begin RCC classes during any RCC registration period and the Pfeiffer classes will begin in fall 2018.

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

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/headlines/1614-pfeiffer-info-session-1017.html.

“License to Serve” Customer Service Course Set for Sept. 26 at RCC Archdale Center

Experts say customer service is one of the biggest factors that determines how successful a business will be. Randolph Community College’s Workforce Development and Continuing Education Division is offering a “License to Serve” course at the Archdale Center, which will assist business owners in identifying customer service skills that will enhance operations and sales. The course is based on the book “License to Serve,” by authors Joe Ilvento and Doug Price.

The one-session course, which is being offered free with the help of cosponsors Archdale/Trinity Chamber of Commerce and the Heart of NC Visitors Bureau, will be held from 5:30-8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 26, in Room 320 in RCC’s Archdale Center at 110 Park Drive.

Topics will include providing stellar service for your customers, teaching employees to listen attentively to customers instead of just catching the highlights, Girard’s Law of 250; and using License to Service principles.

For more information or to register, contact RCC at 336-633-0268.

Randolph Community College Student Alec Poupore Chosen to Visit Kennedy Space Center

Alec Poupore

Randolph Community College student Alec Poupore, 19, of Randleman has been selected to travel to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida this fall to participate in the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars project (NCAS). Poupore has been selected as one of 304 community college students from across the United States to be part of NCAS.

The five-week scholars program culminates with a four-day on-site event at Kennedy Space Center and offers students the opportunity to interact with NASA engineers and others as they learn more about careers in science and engineering. While at NASA, students form teams and establish fictional companies interested in Mars exploration. Each team is responsible for developing and testing a prototype rover, forming a company infrastructure, managing a budget, and developing communications and outreach. 

The on-site experience at NASA includes a tour of facilities and briefings by NASA subject matter experts.

For more on this story, go to http://www.randolph.edu/headlines/1611-nasa-poupore.html.