Edgecombe Community College Foundation friends gathered at the Tarboro home of Billy and Margaret Anne Wooten recently for Springtide 2019. The annual recognition event honors donors who contribute $250 or more to the Foundation to support student scholarships. From left are ECC President Dr. Greg McLeod, Eddie Stocks, Susan Boyette, Carnell Lamm, and David Boyette. […]
A local non-profit and industry recently partnered with Edgecombe Community College to equip College and Career Readiness (CCR) students with skills in manufacturing. The College’s CCR program (formerly known as Basic Skills), Rocky Mount OIC, and ABB in Pinetops merged resources to offer students with barriers to employment an eight-week Introduction to Advanced Manufacturing course. […]
Sixteen law enforcement officers completed Crisis Intervention Team training held April 1-5 at Edgecombe Community College. Agencies represented included the Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office, Vidant Edgecombe Hospital Police Department, Wilson County Sheriff’s Office, and Wilson Police Department. EastPointe in Rocky Mount facilitated the class.
Despite soggy weather on Saturday morning, thirty-eight Edgecombe Community College students and staff donned rain gear to work in the spring Adopt-A-Highway cleanup sponsored by the College’s chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. ECC President Dr. Greg McLeod (middle back) was among the volunteers. Thirty-six bags of trash and recyclables were collected by […]
Viola Harris, Edgecombe Community College staff member and Edgecombe County commissioner, recently welcomed Ralph Webb, retired ECC faculty, as the newest member of the Edgecombe County Board of Commissioners, District 5. Webb, who served as chair of the College’s Respiratory Therapy program until his retirement in August 2018, replaces the late Jonathan Felton, who served […]
Edgecombe Community College Student Ambassadors and SGA officers enjoyed a lesson on social graces recently at Myrtle Grove Plantation. Students were treated to a seven-course meal and instruction on dining etiquette, presented by Karen Andrus, former executive director of the ECC Foundation. From left are (seated) Sharnell Pittman, Marianela Lopez, Olga Bautista, Ny’Asia Dickens-Jones, (standing) […]
Dr. Greg McLeod (left), president of Edgecombe Community College, met recently with NC Representative Shelly Willingham. Dr. McLeod was in Raleigh for a meeting of the NC Association of Community College Presidents. During this trip, he also visited NC Senator Toby Fitch. “Edgecombe County has strong representation in Rep. Willingham and Sen. Fitch, and I […]
Edgecombe Community College focused on change during its Global Education Spring Symposium held March 14-15 on the Rocky Mount campus. Highlighting the theme “Embracing the Culture of Change,” ECC President Dr. Greg McLeod said the two-day event was an opportunity to “examine relevant issues that impact us all.” In his keynote address, Dr. McLeod spoke […]
Miss North Carolina Laura Matrazzo visited Edgecombe Community College on Tuesday to make a contribution to the ECC Foundation on behalf of the North Carolina Educational Scholarship Fund. Matrazzo presented a gift of $1,250 for student scholarships during a meeting of the ECC Foundation Board of Directors. David Clegg, who has been involved with the […]
Edgecombe Community College staff member Viola Harris participated in Read Across America on Friday, March 1. She read to pre-kindergartners at Coker Wimberly Elementary School in Battleboro (shown above) and to 1st graders at Princeville Elementary School in Tarboro (shown below). Harris, who lives in Tarboro, serves on the Edgecombe County Board of Commissioners.
