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WCC Winter Fine Arts Festival

WCC Winter Fine Arts Festival

Wayne Community College invites the public to enjoy an evening of art and music during its Winter Fine Arts Festival. The event will be held 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1 in the Atrium of the Wayne Learning Center (building with the flag poles in front) on the college’s main campus in Goldsboro. Around 100…read more »

College Mourns Passing of Dr. Ed Wilson

College Mourns Passing of Dr. Ed Wilson

Dr. Edward H. Wilson, Jr. passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. He served as Wayne Community College’s fourth president for 15 years (1992-2007) as well as its Educational Development Officer for five years (1973 – 1978) and Associate Vice President for Instructional Services for two years (1978-1980). Dr. Wilson also held positions at the…read more »

WCC President Receives Professional Organization Award

WCC President Receives Professional Organization Award

The North Carolina Association of Educational Office Professionals (AEOP) District 12 has named Dr. Patricia Pfeiffer its Administrator of the Year. Pfeiffer is Wayne Community College’s president. She was honored as the college AEOP unit’s Administrator of the Year earlier this year, which put her in the running for the district award. NCAEOP’s District 12…read more »

WCC Student Presents at Honors Conference

WCC Student Presents at Honors Conference

A Wayne Community College student was selected to present at this year’s North Carolina Honors Association Conference. Chantel Chestnutt spoke about her “Lead2Feed’s Blessing Boxes” project for last spring’s Leadership Development class. She was the only community college student invited to make an oral presentation. In addition to pursuing an associate in arts degree at…read more »

Student Represents WCC on Cybersecurity Panel

Student Represents WCC on Cybersecurity Panel

A Wayne Community College student was selected to be a member of a panel at an information security symposium. Toni Ramirez was one of five students from community colleges across the state to serve on a Cybersecurity Panel at UNC World View’s Community College Symposium on Information Security in an Interconnected World on Nov. 4.…read more »

Wayne Representatives Participate in Latino Initiative

Wayne Representatives Participate in Latino Initiative

A trip to Mexico by four Wayne County residents will lead to cooperation with institutions in that country and innovation in working with the Latino population in this one. Through Go Global NC’s Latino Initiative: Strengthening the Talent Pipeline, three from Wayne Community College – President Patricia Pfeiffer, English Language Acquisition Coordinator Maria Abalo-Zarate, and…read more »

Apply Now for Spring 2023 WCC Scholarships

Apply Now for Spring 2023 WCC Scholarships

The period for new and returning Wayne Community College students to apply for spring 2023 scholarships is now open. Current and incoming college-credit students have through Nov. 30 to complete the online application for Foundation of Wayne Community College scholarships. This process is for students who have not applied so far in the 2022-2023 academic…read more »

Change of Venue for WCC Veterans Celebration

Change of Venue for WCC Veterans Celebration

The Veterans Day Celebration at Wayne Community College will be held indoors in Moffatt Auditorium in the Wayne Learning Center (building with the flags in front) due to the potential for windy conditions. It will still begin at 10 a.m. and will include all of the traditional ceremony elements. Immediately after the event, guests are invited…read more »

WCC Veterans Celebration on Nov. 10

WCC Veterans Celebration on Nov. 10

Wayne Community College invites the public to join it in honoring local veterans. The college will hold its annual Veterans Day Celebration at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 10 at the Veterans of All Wars Memorial on the north side of the front of the campus on Wayne Memorial Drive in Goldsboro. If the weather…read more »

Donor Gifts Italy Trip to Students

Donor Gifts Italy Trip to Students

Two Wayne Community College students will spend two weeks in Italy, thanks to an anonymous donor. The gift of nearly $11,000 to the Foundation of Wayne Community College will allow Gracen Bogue and Dominick Wormely to participate in a college-sponsored trip in May 2024. The two were surprised with the news when they thought they…read more »

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