Wayne Community College Faculty Member Bobby McArthur has become the first instructor in North Carolina to earn a global certification. McArthur, an Industrial Systems and Mechatronics Engineering instructor, demonstrated the highest levels of knowledge and skills and was presented the National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3) Industry 4.0 Certified Associate certification. He earned nine fundamentals-level…… read more »
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McArthur First NC Instructor to Earn Certification
Schedule Info Session Now for Accelerated Nurse Aide Course
Information sessions are now being scheduled for those interested in taking an accelerated Nurse Aide class. Wayne Community College will offer two eight-week Nurse Aide I courses in the spring semester. Individuals who wish to enroll in one of these courses must attend a mandatory meeting about the course. They should contact Terrie Wynn at…… read more »
WCC Personnel Selected to Present at Conference
Five Wayne Community College employees were selected to present at a state educational conference. They discussed two of WCC’s successful programs and a teaching tactic during the North Carolina Community College System Conference, which was held Oct. 9-11 in Raleigh. Instructor Connor Beveridge spoke about WCC’s progress in building its Artificial Intelligence program and the…… read more »
WCC Dental Hygiene Program Awarded $10,000 Grant
Wayne Community College’s Dental Hygiene program is the recipient of a $10,000 grant from the CITA Foundation at The Dallas Foundation. CITA, or the Council of Interstate Testing Agencies, has administered the NC Dental Hygiene Examination in the college’s dental clinic for more than four years. The gift was given in appreciation for the relationship…… read more »
WCC Students to Hold Science Night for 3rd through 5th Graders
Students in Wayne Community College’s Biology Honors program will hold a free science event for elementary school students. “Science Night” is scheduled for 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8. It will be held on the college’s main campus in Goldsboro. Third- through fifth-grade students are invited to create genetic bracelets, walking rainbows and floating drawings…… read more »
WCPS Board Approves Motion of Support for Resolution Proposing ¼ Cent Sales Tax
The Wayne County Board of Education held a special called meeting Monday to discuss a key item of business. It was to discuss the Wayne County Board of Commissioners (BOC) “Resolution #2022-27: A Resolution To Place A One-Quarter Of One Cent Local Option Sales Tax on the November 8, 2022, General Election Ballot In Wayne…… read more »
UMO Unveils New UMObile STEM Lab
Friday the University of Mount Olive (UMO) held a ribbon cutting for its mobile laboratory that focuses on agriculture and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) educational opportunities. Appropriately called, UMObile, the bus-based traveling laboratory will be used as an educational resource for the University. Associate Professor of Biology Dr. Sarah Lahman talked about the mission…… read more »
WCC Install Pfeiffer as Seventh President
Dr. Patricia A. “Patty” Pfeiffer has been officially installed as the as the seventh president (ninth executive) of Wayne Community College. Thursday’s inauguration ceremony brought together WCC faculty, staff, and students with local community leaders and representatives from colleges and universities from across the state to see her accept the mantle of her office. Pfeiffer…… read more »
WCC Adding Industrial Tech and Engineering Building, Seeking Public Donations
Wayne Community College is asking the community to contribute to its next building. The college is preparing to construct the Center for Industrial Technology and Engineering (CITE) to house its college-credit industrial manufacturing-related training programs. It will also include space for short-term industrial and manufacturing-related training offered by the Workforce Continuing Education Division. “I’ve very…… read more »
WCC to Hold Event for Wayne County High School Seniors
High school seniors are invited to learn what Wayne Community College has to offer during a special event on Tuesday, Oct. 18. Senior Night will be held 6-8 p.m. in the Wayne Learning Center (building with flags in front, on the college’s main campus in Goldsboro). Participants will be able to browse academic programs that…… read more »
