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  • Early Childhood Education Program Earns Accreditation

    Early Childhood Education Program Earns Accreditation

    Trying to set your program apart in a competitive field isn’t easy. It’s often time-consuming, tedious and expensive. When things come to fruition, however, it makes all the hard work…

  • York Senior Performs at Graduation Ceremony

    York Senior Performs at Graduation Ceremony

    Kaya O’Brien-James, a senior at York High School, says she learned to sing before she could read; maybe that’s why she’s so good at it. “My mom likes to tell…

  • Student Returning to Help GE Program

    Student Returning to Help GE Program

    As one of the first beneficiaries of the Bridge the Gap program at Thomas Nelson, Antonio Dill-Word vowed to help others as soon as he could. It has taken him…

  • Annual Awards Honor Faculty, Staff

    Annual Awards Honor Faculty, Staff

    At a recent Zoom meeting honoring faculty and staff, Dr. Susan English said, “This is such a talented group.” That was evident as the Thomas Nelson Faculty Reward and Recognition…

  • PTK Chapter Honored

    PTK Chapter Honored

    Iyanna Tucker, president of Phi Theta Kappa, shows off some of the awards won by Thomas Nelson’s chapter of the international honor society for two-year colleges. As president of Thomas…

  • Ambassadors Programs Receiving Reboot

    Ambassadors Programs Receiving Reboot

    Michelle Manfred, Thomas Nelson’s Director of Information Services, is re-branding the Ambassadors programs and making some adjustments. What isn’t changing is the vision of the programs, which began under the…

  • Resolution of the Faculty Senate of Virginia on Violence and Racism against Asian American and Pacific Islanders Communities

    Resolution of the Faculty Senate of Virginia on Violence and Racism against Asian American and Pacific Islanders Communities

    The Thomas Nelson community stands with the Faculty Senate of Virginia in condemning the violence and racism against Asians and Asian American and Pacific Islanders. The College’s Faculty Senate President Patrick…

  • G3 Equals Free Community College for Some

    G3 Equals Free Community College for Some

    Tuition-free community college for low- and middle-income students looking to pursue jobs in high-demand fields is now an option thanks to a new program in Virginia. Governor Ralph Northam last…

  • Templin Hall Roof Collapses, No Reported Injuries

    Templin Hall Roof Collapses, No Reported Injuries

    A portion of the roof of Templin Hall, home of the Dr. Mary T. Christian Auditorium on Thomas Nelson Community College’s Hampton campus, collapsed Monday afternoon. No one was in…

  • Former VPCC STEM Student Headed to Cal Berkeley

    Former VPCC STEM Student Headed to Cal Berkeley

    An $80 application fee and lack of confidence almost cost alumna Monica Gurung the opportunity of a lifetime. However, she filed the appropriate paperwork with a few hours to spare…