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  • Paralegal Students Continue Their Paths to Success

    Paralegal Students Continue Their Paths to Success

    Mary Wilson’s main inspiration is her son. Amy Anderson’s students are as varied as their areas of concentration. However, there is one thing they have in common. “What I so…

  • Liaison Wants to Put Veterans on Path to Success

    Liaison Wants to Put Veterans on Path to Success

    The Latin word “veritas” is not in every dictionary and is not easily translated into English. Colleges, universities, and other diverse organizations often use it in mottoes as it stands…

  • Alumna Lands Dream Job at Tesla

    Alumna Lands Dream Job at Tesla

    When Domonique Mabry moved halfway across the country, from Kansas to Virginia, she had no job lined up, but she had a dream: to be an engineer. She’s making another…

  • Great Expectations Behind Student’s Success

    Great Expectations Behind Student’s Success

    Alyssa Waite’s graduation from Thomas Nelson is just one step in her educational journey. In one of Alyssa Waite’s photos from graduation, she’s standing on the steps inside Liberty Live…

  • For One Student, Policing and Nursing Go Together

    For One Student, Policing and Nursing Go Together

    As a police officer and nurse, Darius Davis will have two chances to help others. It didn’t take long for student Darius Davis to make an impression on Michelle Alexander,…

  • Record-Setting Season for Baseball Team

    Record-Setting Season for Baseball Team

    The Thomas Nelson baseball team, which finished the season in early May, posted the most wins in school history since joining the National Junior College Athletic Association. With the team…

  • Local Bank President Headlined Leadership Forum

    Local Bank President Headlined Leadership Forum

    Alexis Swann believes great leaders are focused, courageous, trustworthy, team-oriented, and flexible among other attributes. She also thinks good leaders firmly believe in their vision and can convince others to…

  • Dual Enrollment Student Ahead of Schedule

    Dual Enrollment Student Ahead of Schedule

    Abby Blount earned her associate degree from Thomas Nelson while in high school. The plan for that was devised years earlier when she was in second grade. Her parents, Joe…

  • Brannon Named to Power List by Inside Business

    Brannon Named to Power List by Inside Business

    The students, faculty, and staff of Thomas Nelson (becoming Virginia Peninsula Community College) are thrilled to congratulate President Towuanna Porter Brannon for being named to the 2022 Power List by…

  • Clifton Recognized as Outstanding Adjunct by VCCS

    Clifton Recognized as Outstanding Adjunct by VCCS

    Thomas Nelson’s Marion Clifton received the George B. Vaughan Leadership Award for Outstanding Adjunct Faculty at the 2022 Virginia Community Colleges’ (VCCS) New Horizons Conference. The April event featured presentations…