TARBORO —
Technological advancement and 21st century trends are at the heart of new courses offered at Edgecombe Community College (ECC) this fall. Students began their fall semester on Thursday.
“We’re enhancing programs that are already here,” says Dr. Kristi Snuggs, ECC’s vice president of instruction. “Technology has changed so much of what we do, and the college’s new offerings reflect efforts to embrace current trends and know-how.”
The college has expanded its geospatial technological certificate program to a two-year degree program this fall. ECC partnered with Wake Technical Community College to offer the program, which deals with the “capture, management, and analysis of data that includes a location component.” Geospatial technology is used for a number of practical applications, including floodplain mapping, school bus routing, law enforcement trends and archaeological analysis.
“The program will be part of the Computer Information Technology department, but we’ve aligned it with several other areas,” said Snuggs. “Geospatial technology is used in so many different fields that we’d like to see a variety of students earn the degree and use it in their line of
work.”
A new certificate program in sustainable agriculture offers training in new techniques to one of the oldest, deep-rooted professions in the county.
“Agriculture has always been an important part of Edgecombe County, but times have changed the way agriculture operates,” said Snuggs.
Students in the short-term training program will earn 15-16 credit hours. Classes include soil and fertilization studies, plant science, organic plant production, alternative crop production, and a business class.
Sustainable housing practices are the focus of another new training offering at ECC. The Green Home certificate program is part of the college’s two-year historic preservation degree curriculum. Course work includes energy use analysis, weatherization and green construction. Students enrolled in the program will receive practical on-site experience as well as an industry certificate in weatherization.
Another timely program offered this fall at ECC is a tourism ambassador certificate. Students in the program will receive instruction over a six-week timeframe in six areas – Edgecombe County history, African-American history in the county, historic properties, hospitality, event planning, and introduction to genealogy. Tourism brought more than $51 million to Edgecombe County last year. ECC is working with the county on efforts to promote tourist attractions, such as the veterans’ museum, the Blount-Bridgers House and Quigless Clinic.
In response to new trends in computer information systems, ECC has proposed adding two new computer classes to the statewide combined course library for community college. The first course, Mobile Computing Devices, would train students on the use of mobile devices, such as smart phones and tablets, including managing applications and troubleshooting on those devices. The second class, Mac OS Concepts, would provide training on networking, security and system maintenance of Apple products.
“More and more people are using Macs, and this is an introduction to that system,” said Snuggs.
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Edgecombe Community College Student Services staff member Charlotte O'Neal (seated) helps student Mikita Daniels with her fall class schedule. For The Daily Southerner
New courses offered at ECC
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Edgecombe Garden Club honors members
The Edgecombe Garden Club met May 1 for their noon luncheon at the Fountains of the Albemarle. After President Pauline Nicolosi greeted everyone, Sandra Joyner, Devotion Chairman, read “Torch” which was about our tongues torching good or evil.
Hostess Barbara Getzug described her specially designed flower arrangement of mock orange, snowball, purple columbine, and many varieties of roses. President Pauline, Hostesses Gloria Wall and Louise Fleming did the table arrangements. They contained wiegelia, azalea, ivy, mock orange, and ligustrum. -
DAR AWARDS
GOOD CITIZEN WINNERS with school names (left to right): Amanda Larson, Northern Nash; Meredith Glover, Southern Nash; Cameron Dengler, Rocky Mount Academy; and William Joyner “Brad,” SouthWest Edgecombe
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DAR AWARDS
GOOD CITIZENSHIP WINNERS with school names (left to right): Emanuel Jones, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic; Daniel Tavon Thorne, Englewood Elementary, Chryshanta Johnson, Williford Elementary; Elizabeth Tebo, Spring Hope Elementary; Regent Dottie Barrett. Not present: Lorah Beth Currin, Faith Christian, and Susana Contreras-Blanco, Princeville Elementary
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Tarboro Woman’s Club presented awards
The May meeting of the Tarboro Woman’s Club held at the Albemarle on Wednesday was a celebration of the club’s 60 years of service to this community. The speaker at the meeting was Carolyn Owens, special events coordinator for Edenton Tourism, and her topic was The Edenton Tea Party. It seems a variety of myths have colored the facts about the Edenton ladies’ protest against their husband’s boycott of tea following King George III’s new tax on tea imports in 1775.
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Gamma Lambda Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma initiates four new members at spring banquet
On April 18, 2013, Gamma Lambda Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma held their final meeting for this year, which included their spring banquet. During the meeting, the chapter initiated four new members. New members included Kelly Anderson, Jennifer Derby, Kimberlie Lewis, and Dreama Pressly. New member Teresa Harrell was not able to attend; she will be initiated at their first fall meeting.
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Dixon new manager of volunteer services
Vidant Edgecombe Hospital is pleased to welcome Amy Dixon as the new Manager of Volunteer Services.
Originally from Edgecombe County, Dixon graduated from Hobgood Academy and moved on to Peace College and East Carolina University, where she received her bachelor’s degree in Marketing in 2003. Prior to coming to Vidant Edgecombe Hospital, she served as Director of Admissions at the Fountains at the Albemarle in Tarboro for seven years. -
Stocks Elementary School celebrates Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Week
In celebration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Week, Stocks Elementary School hosted several guest speakers and exciting activities during the first week of May.
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HOBGOOD SCIENCE FAIR
Hobgood Academy's fifth and sixth grade science classes recently presented their science projects. The sixth grade class projects were to be concentrated on space. Andrew Carlisle, whose project was the 1969 Apollo 11 manned mission to the moon, took top honors. His project depicted the moon landing and his poster gave information about this milestone in the history of our country.
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Quiz Bowl champions
The South Edgecombe Middle Quiz Bowl Team are the 2013 Edgecombe County Public Schools Quiz Bowl champions. Picture from front to back, left to right are Dylan Hyman, Frankie Edwards and Chris Modlin, Matthew Jones, Cameron Gomez, Yancey Coltrane, David Edwards, Leaton White, David Parisher, Katlyn Webb, Jack Coltrane and JD Reid.
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NC Symphony coming to Tarboro June 6
“At the Movies” will be the theme when the North Carolina Symphony comes to Tarboro on Thursday, June 6. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. on the Town Common. The free performance is sponsored by Keihin Carolina System Technology, Tarboro Savings Bank and Ronald G. Ellis, Jr. and is part of the symphony’s “Concerts in Your Community” series.
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