The Board of Trustees at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, during its Dec. 1 meeting, recognized and honored a number of scholarship recipients.
Five RCCC students received Food Lion Scholarships of up to $1,000. Priority is given to students from Rowan and Cabarrus counties who are Food Lion employees or family members, taking at least six credit hours and showing progress in their programs of study. Receiving 2008-09 Food Lion scholarships are:
– Jack Bertling of Kannapolis, a business administration and marketing student and a Food Lion store employee in Kannapolis;
– Shakira Foster of Kannapolis, enrolled in the associate in arts program and a Food Lion store employee in Kannapolis;
– Alex Newsome of Concord, a business administration and marketing student and Concord store employee;
– Jordan Rittenhouse of Rockwell, a business administration student and Rockwell store employee; and
– Tyler Warber of Concord, a business administration and marketing student and Concord store employee.
Eight full-time students received RCCC academic scholarships of $1,000, and eight part-time students earned academic scholarships of $500. Students must complete two semesters and have a grade-point average of 3.0 to apply for an academic scholarship.
Recipients of the 2008-09 full-time scholarships are:
– Scott Brady of Salisbury
– Valerie Howie of Concord
– Elaine Lawson of Salisbury
– Casey Lingle of Salisbury
– George Rodarte of Kannapolis
– Jesse Stone of Salisbury;
– Melissa Williams of Concord
– Jessica Wilson of Kannapolis.
Recipients of the 2008-2009 part-time scholarships are:
– April Bryant of Kannapolis;
– Annette Fullam of Landis;
– Kelci Hardison of Huntersville;
– Kelly McLendon of Charlotte;
– Kimberly Phillip of Concord;
– Adam Ryerson of Salisbury;
– Darrell Thurmond of Kannapolis; and
– Narica Wills of Concord.
Greg Beaver of Salisbury is the 2008-09 recipient of a $1,000 scholarship provided by AkzoNobel Chemical Co. Beaver is a business administration student. The scholarship program was established in 1989 and awards associate degree students.
RCCC expands at Cloverleaf Plaza
KANNAPOLIS ó Rowan-Cabarrus Community College will offer additional courses at its Cloverleaf Plaza campus in Kannapolis beginning in January.
Students will be able to earn six hours of college credit by attending classes only one day a week at Cloverleaf Plaza, during the 2009 spring semester.
RCCC will offer English 111: Expository Writing on Mondays from 10 a.m. to 12:50 p.m.
Immediately following on Mondays, the college will offer Sociology 210: Introduction to Sociology from 1 to 3:50 p.m.
These courses are required for several of RCCC’s associate-degree and diploma programs.
Cloverleaf Plaza is located at I-85 and Hwy. 29 in Kannapolis. For directions, see the RCCC Web site at www.rowancabarrus.edu/maps/ or call 704-216-3557. The Cloverleaf Plaza campus is the home of RCCC’s cosmetology program and Kannapolis extension center.
RCCC also has added spring semester courses at its Cabarrus Business & Technology Center. The additional courses include Success and Study Skills, Introduction to Computers, Introduction to Programming & Logic, Public Speaking, Essential Mathematics, Mathematical Models and Introduction to the New Testament.
RCCC’s Cabarrus Business & Technology Center is located at 660 Concord Parkway, Concord. See www. rowancabarrus.edu/maps/ for directions, or call 704-216-3598.
Current and prospective students can go to RCCC’s 2009 spring semester Web page at www.rowancabarrus.edu/schedule/spring09/ to see the complete schedule of classes and get information about registration.
RCCC will hold general or late registration Jan. 6 on its North Campus, from 2 to 6 p.m., and Jan. 7 at its South Campus, from 2 to 6 p.m. Spring semester classes start Jan. 12.
For more information, contact the Student Services office at 704-216-3610 or 3617.
DCCC seventh fastest growing college
LEXINGTON ó Davidson County Community College was ranked nationally as the seventh-fastest- growing public, two-year college when compared to colleges its size, according to “Community College Week” news magazine.
The national magazine noted that DCCC experienced an 18 percent growth in student headcount between Fall 2006 and Fall 2007 for those seeking an associate degree, diploma or certificate. This ranked DCCC 7th in the nation’s 50 fastest-growing colleges.
DCCC serves a growing number of students of all ages and backgrounds on its Davie and Davidson campuses and at its three satellite centers in Lexington, Thomasville and Advance. This fall, 3,727 students registered for curriculum courses, with annual enrollment of 16,902 during 2007-2008.
Over the past year, DCCC has broken ground on new buildings on both the Davie and Davidson campuses to accommodate student and program growth. The rise in enrollment presents a challenge since a decline in state revenues necessitated DCCC and other community colleges in North Carolina to revert 3 percent of their state funds.
Serving more students with fewer state dollars is not easy, according to DCCC President Dr. Mary E. Rittling, but she said the college is resourceful, flexible, and efficient, and it constantly seeks grants to supplement shrinking state funds.
“We are happy that so many people are looking to us to better themselves educationally and creating success for themselves during these changing economic times because DCCC truly is a place that offers hope, opportunity and jobs,” Rittling said.
“We always want to remember that with challenges come opportunities, and we are grateful to be building our new Transportation Technology Center entirely with grant funds.”
The new Transportation Technology Center as well as a new Conference and Technology Center will open on the Davidson Campus in fall 2009.
DCCC will cut the ribbon on 11,000 square feet of new and renovated space on its Davie campus in Mocksville Dec. 15. The new Davie campus space will be used by students for the first time in January 2009. It includes new classrooms, a modern library, a one-stop student services center, a new bookstore/convenience store, and an Internet lounge.
DCCC seminar to help small businesses
A free seminar to help small businesses survive and thrive during the changing economy will be held at Davidson County Community College on Thursday, Dec. 11.
The seminar is titled “Business Success in Tough Times,” and it will be presented from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Room 116 of the Mendenhall Building on the Davidson campus.
Leading the free presentation is Toby Royston, director of the DCCC Small Business Center, and guest speakers.
The seminar is a cooperative venture of the N.C. Community College Small Business Center Network and the UNC Small Business and Technology Development Center.
“The goal of this seminar is to encourage small businesses to seek free, one-on-one confidential counseling from the DCCC Small Business Center,” said Royston. “We can help businesses prepare success plans that will lessen their chances of failure due to the economic conditions.”
One small business client who has benefited from Royston’s coaching is Tracy Krohn, owner of Aribesque, a business that manufactures and markets high-end fabric products such as bedding and pillows.
Krohn said her company has grown since she sought advice from the DCCC Small Business Center two months ago. She has several “celebrity” clients from industries including NASCAR, professional football and country music, and she has shown her work at the High Point International Furniture Market.
“Toby has given me a lot of encouragement to pursue and improve different facets of my business, and I have learned a lot about budgeting and cash flow. We have done a lot of creative planning on how to survive and thrive in a lean economy,” said Krohn, who sells her work primarily to designers.
Her ultimate goal is to create and offer franchises of her business and concentrate less on the manufacturing process.
“Tracy’s business plan is almost at the stage where she can pursue investment funds,” said Royston. “I want her to know exactly what her cost of doing business is so she can wisely negotiate and collaborate with partners or clients.”
For more information about the seminar, contact Royston at 336-224-4557 or troyston@davidsonccc.edu.