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Nurse Aide Staff Working Hard Behind Scenes
Yvette Franklin, Thomas Nelson Community College’s Nurse Aide Education Program coordinator, wants to make sure her students have a running start when in-person classes reopen, whenever that may be. “We…
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Men’s Basketball Joins Conference
Many benefits of playing college sports are intangible, from learning discipline, sacrifice, and dedication to how to work in a team environment. The players on the men’s basketball team at…
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Two Top Awards Highlight Graduation Ceremony
Thomas Nelson’s strength is in the diversity of its student body, creating a learning environment that is far from traditional. That non-traditional experience continued when the final weeks of classes…
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Long Journey for JKC Scholarship Semifinalist
Growing up in war-torn Afghanistan, Sadaf Wali regularly saw death and destruction. Her quest for an education has taken her from a country where pursuing an education was considered a…
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Students Play Role in Virtual Commencement Decision
The decision to make Thomas Nelson’s 2020 spring graduation ceremony a virtual online experience was made after consulting numerous groups. However, one group always was at the forefront: the students.…
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‘Global View’ Conference at Appropriate Time
When organizers of Thomas Nelson’s conference titled “A Global View: Empowerment in Entrepreneurship” began planning the event, they didn’t know the title would be so timely. Nor did they realize…
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Search for New President Begins, Thomas Nelson Seeks Community Input
The search for Thomas Nelson Community College’s next president is underway and community input is essential. The process will involve a national search by Thomas Nelson and the Virginia Community…
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A message to the Thomas Nelson family from Interim President Greg DeCinque
Dear Colleagues, These are certainly challenging times. In my 25 years as a community college president I have dealt with some difficult situations but none that match what we face…
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Taking the Stage
In the third installment of “A Peek Behind the Curtain,” Thomas Nelson student Hannah Styron, who plays Agnes Evans in “She Kills Monsters,” gives insight into the third and fourth…
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Brainfuse a Student Success Story
When Thomas Nelson switched its online tutoring vendor last year from Smarthinking to Brainfuse, it would have been hard to anticipate the reaction it has gotten from students and faculty.…
