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Presidential Ambassadors Got Valuable Time with Brannon
Mentoring was the order of the day when President Towuanna Porter Brannon met with the Presidential Ambassador team recently. Selected for the 2022-23 academic year, Kayla Greene, Holli Gubeli, Gabrielle…
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Nearly Two Dozen Nursing Students Graduate
Virginia Peninsula Community College continues doing its part to fill the need for nurses, holding a pinning ceremony on Nov. 29 to welcome 23 new professionals. “A lot of them…
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Student Forum a Lesson in Learning for Hollins
Dr. Jeannetta Hollins presented her first student forum on Nov. 28, and the emphasis was on what she could learn from them, not what they could learn from her. “I’m…
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Petters Talks About Serving Others in ‘Tea with Dr. B’
Mike Petters was the guest speaker in Dr. Brannon’s second installment of “Tea with Dr. B.” Mike Petters, a former president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries, has had a…
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Initial Volleyball Season a Big Hit
Hannah Sweazey’s experience with the Virginia Peninsula Community College volleyball team shows how sports are about more than winning. Her first choice for college was William & Mary, but after…
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Long-Awaited Return for Women’s Basketball
As Virginia Peninsula Community College women’s basketball coach Keith Stagg was driving to Warwick High School for the season opener, he was nervous. Understandably so, as it was his first…
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Student a Success in Any Language
When Sami Saber Bahrami started at Virginia Peninsula Community College in 2014, he was studying computer science. He switched to social science because he enjoyed it more and learned he…
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Longtime Employee, VPCC Alumna Designs College’s New Brand
Over 20 years ago, Michelle Shonk walked up to the doors of Virginia Peninsula College, searching for her pathway to a brighter future. She was driven by her passion for…
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Sports Update: Men’s Basketball Team Wins Opener
When coach Chris Moore‘s team had a 21-point lead with 10 minutes remaining, he didn’t envision needing a 3-pointer from Jhalen Harris at the buzzer to win the game. But…
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Former Student Gives Back with Scholarship
Ryaan Boyd is a successful federal contractor working in the nation’s capital. He has a master’s in business administration from American University and a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship from Norfolk…
