New and returning Wayne Community College students should apply now for spring 2022 scholarships. Current and incoming college-credit students have through Oct. 31 to complete the online application for Foundation of Wayne Community College scholarships. To get details on Foundation scholarships and access the application, go to www.waynecc.edu/foundation/scholarships/. Before applying, scholarship applicants must apply and…… read more »
Smithfield Foods and Wayne Community College accepted a third cohort of maintenance apprentices in a signing ceremony recently. The new cohort adds 13 apprentices to the 33 apprentices in the two cohorts already in place. The maintenance apprenticeship program was launched in September 2019. The apprenticeship program is designed to develop the next generation of…… read more »
The search continues for WCC’s new president. This Tuesday, the Trustees of Wayne Community College discussed the latest in the hunt for the campus’ next leader. Board Chair Geoff Hulse says things are moving along, and ELA has already sent a narrowed candidate list to the search committee. 15 candidates were presented to the search…… read more »
Wayne Community College is collaborating with Dillard/Goldsboro Alumni and Friends to offer classes. “This partnership is a result of leaders of Dillard/Goldsboro Alumni reaching out to see how the college could assist them in promoting the use of their new computer lab space that was donated by private businesses,” said Renita Allen Dawson, WCC vice…… read more »
Wayne Community College and the University of Mount Olive have partnered to ease students’ transition between their degree programs. The two signed an “articulation agreement” titled “UMO Promise.” It is designed to “enhance educational opportunities and facilitate a seamless transfer of graduates from specified WCC associate in applied science degree programs to the University of…… read more »
Wayne Community College will host a COVID-19 vaccination clinic this week. The event is set for 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 23 at the college. It is open to the public. No sign-up or advance registration is necessary. Walgreens personnel will be administering Pfizer vaccines during the clinic. First and second doses will be…… read more »
Raymond Bernard Ralls of Philadelphia joined the Marines in 1966. Ralls died in 1968 at the age of 19 while serving in Vietnam. His name is one of the 58,000 on “The Moving Wall,” the traveling half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. Brenda Norman was dating Ralls at the time he…… read more »
Thousands of American military families are still waiting for closure after their loved ones did not return home from combat. Friday, a closing ceremony was held at Wayne Community College for “The Moving Wall,” the half-sized traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. The closing ceremony was held on MIA/POW Recognition Day. …… read more »
Wayne Community College will provide a virtual “Spooktacular Science Saturday” in October. During the free hands-on science activity, children can make fizzy candy and learn about substances at opposite ends of the pH scale. “We’ll teach participants about acids and bases, and they’ll get to make their own edible fizzy treat. When you taste it,…… read more »
It’s a solemn reminder of those service members who did not return from Vietnam. Wednesday afternoon, hundreds lined Wayne Memorial Drive to welcome “The Moving Wall” as it was escorted to Wayne Community College by a motorcycle procession. In a speech welcoming “The Moving Wall,” WCC Interim President Dr. Patty Pfeiffer said she hopes residents…… read more »
