Wayne Community College student Sabrina Blackmon has been selected for an outstanding leadership and service award from North Carolina Campus Compact. Blackmon is a recipient of the network’s Community Impact Student Award, which recognizes one student leader at each member school. Honorees have demonstrated a deep commitment to community involvement and the ability to inspire…… read more »
Even though the COVID-19 pandemic has changed a lot about their academic journey, Wayne Community College’s students have continued to make art and music. This year’s Winter Fine Arts Festival will feature artwork from Spring 2020, which under normal conditions would have been the focus of a show last May, and Fall 2020 classes plus…… read more »
A Wayne Community College chemistry instructor has been published in an international journal. Dr. Brian Duffy co-authored “Safety in STEM Education Standards and Frameworks: A Comparative Content Analysis” with collaborators from Pennsylvania State University, Texas State University, and Connetquot Central School District in Long Island, New York. The work appeared as a “Safety Spotlight” article…… read more »
Two Wayne Community College employees have been honored by the North Carolina Association of Educational Office Professionals (NCAEOP) District 12. Craig Foucht, executive director of the Wayne Business and Industry Center, was named the District 12 Administrator of the Year. Theresa White-Wallace, administrative assistant for the college’s Arts and Sciences Division, was presented the District…… read more »
Wayne Community College has won an award that recognizes exceptional work among the nation’s two-year colleges. The college is the recipient of an American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) 2020 Award of Excellence in the “Student Success” category. The student success practice for which WCC has been lauded is its CAPPS (Clearing a Path to…… read more »
Julie H. Faucette has been recognized as an outstanding educator. Faucette, an instructor in Wayne Community College’s Academic Foundations Department, received the 2020 Hilda P. Barrow Outstanding Developmental Educator of the Year Award from the North Carolina Organization for Student Success. Faucette teaches study skills courses and success courses that prepare students to function effectively…… read more »
Wayne Community College’s Matt Bauer has been named an “IT Hero.” The college nominated Bauer, its Information Technology director, for the quarterly honor by Lenovo, Intel, and Windows 10 that recognizes those “serving in our government organizations to defend data, secure servers, and more” for their hard work. In presenting the trophy to Bauer, WCC…… read more »
Wayne Community College is reducing the number of students on its campus after Thanksgiving. As many classes as possible will be held during their regular times in online platforms. The migration to completely virtual delivery will be completed by Thanksgiving and the classes will run that way through the end of the semester on December…… read more »
Wayne Community College is the new home to a Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Chair of Honor. The college was given the chair by Chapter 371 of the Air Force Sergeants Association. The chair is a physical reminder of the American soldiers, classified as Prisoners of War/Missing in Action, who have not come home from…… read more »
Three Wayne Community College trustees have been reappointed to the college’s board. Jimmie E. Ford is embarking on his second term. He began his time as a trustee in 2017 when he was appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper. Ford serves as chair of the board’s Personnel, Student Services and Policy Committee. Adrian M. Worrell is…… read more »
