Once homeless, Germanna grad treks from Virginia to Boston to help others
When classes begin at Boston College this week, it will launch the next leg of an unusual journey for Gordon Wayne. The one that brought the Caroline High School graduate to Massachusetts was long and difficult. He battled homelessness while attending Germanna Community College, where his outstanding grades earned him a scholarship to the prestigious Ivy League university in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Leaders celebrate 19th Amendment’s centennial
Susan B. Anthony walked into a Rochester, N.Y., barbershop that doubled as a voter registration office on Nov. 1, 1872, and threatened to sue startled officials unless she was allowed to register to vote. The suffragist was arrested and charged with voting illegally after she cast a ballot for Ulysses S. Grant four days later.
MECC to provide internet access, laptops for former foster youth
Mountain Empire Community College’s Great Expectations program was awarded a $29,500 grant to provide personal computers and internet access for former foster youth enrolled in classes during the 2020-2021 academic year. Great Expectations is an initiative of the Virginia Community College System dedicated to reducing barriers to postsecondary education for former foster youth and helping them transition successfully into living independently.
Radford University students decide on virtual classes
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Radford, we caught up with three Radford University students who made the difficult decision to take classes from home.
DCC joins VCCS shared services distance learning
Danville Community College is broadening the scope of classes offered by joining the statewide Shared Services Distance Learning (SSDL) Program, headed up by the Virginia Community Colleges System (VCCS). This program allows DCC to share courses with other Virginia community colleges so that DCC students are provided a broader selection of courses, delivered online.