Wayne Community College has established a lab to assist members of the public who are seeking employment. The W.E.L.L. (WCC Employment Learning Lab) opened Monday, Aug. 31. It will provide assistance with job searches, applications, resumes, and interview preparation. Individual appointments are available in both face-to-face and virtual formats. Monthly employment seminars and workshops will be…… read more »
Wayne Community College has recognized an outstanding faculty member with its highest honor. Lead Software Development Instructor Jenneth M. Honeycutt is the recipient of the 2020 George E. Wilson Excellence in Teaching Award. The award is normally presented to an unsuspecting faculty member during the college’s graduation but the college did not hold a commencement…… read more »
There are openings for students in some short-term health professional training courses about to begin at Wayne Community College. These courses run one semester – August through December – and equip students for entry-level positions in fields that are constantly seeking employees. They lead to credentials or prepare students to take certification exams. The available…… read more »
Wayne Community College is offering an online Career Readiness Certification preparation course. National Career Readiness Certification Success Lab classes will be available Aug. 3-30, Aug. 14-Sept. 14, and Sept. 1-30. The four-week classes provide an overview of the ACT WorkKeys assessment and prepare participants to obtain the NCRC. The questions and problems reviewed in the…… read more »
Wayne Community College will implement COVID-19 screenings on all who work, study, or conduct any business in its facilities beginning Monday, Aug. 10. The questionnaire-and-temperature-check screening will be required of every person, every time they enter the campus or the college’s portion of the Wayne Executive Jetport. After people are screened, the campus is open…… read more »
Due to the predicted impacts of Tropical Storm Isaias, Wayne Community College will be closed from 10:00 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3 until noon on Tuesday, Aug. 4.… read more »
Wayne Community College has graduated its 76th Basic Law Enforcement Training class. The eight cadets who completed the college’s academy received certificates to work as sworn law enforcement officers in North Carolina. Certificates were conferred on: Blake Ryan Davis, Goldsboro Estefan Antonio Daza of Fremont David John Gravatt of Pikeville Timothy Jacob Gray of La…… read more »
Dr. Patricia A. Pfeiffer has been appointed to an American Association of Community Colleges commission. Pfeiffer, the vice president of academic and student services at Wayne Community College, will serve on the Commission on Small and Rural Colleges. Pfeiffer said she was honored to have been chosen for membership in the commission. “My nearly 26…… read more »
Wayne Community College offered its 2020 graduates memories and souvenirs almost stolen by the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday, July 24. More than two months after they would have participated in spring commencement ceremonies, 85 graduates participated in a “Turn the Tassel” celebration. Accompanied by family, friends, and loved ones, the cap-and-gown clad curriculum (college) and…… read more »
Wayne Community College’s president has been appointed to lead a study of diversity and equity in the state’s community colleges. Dr. Thomas A. Walker Jr. was tapped to serve as the co-leader of a new North Carolina Community Colleges System Advisory Council Initiative on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The assignment was one of Peter Hans’…… read more »
