(GDN) – Graeme Robertson will speak on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine in Goldsboro. The Foundation of Wayne Community College will host a talk on the topic by an expert on both countries on Thursday, March 31. Robertson, a political science professor and the director of the Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies at…… read more »
Category Archives: Education
UNC Professor To Speak On Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine At WCC
Two WCPS Students Earn NC College Scholarships
(GDN) – Wayne County Public Schools announced two seniors have earned prestigious university scholarships. Eastern Wayne High senior, Isa Alghorazi, recently earned a Morehead-Cain Scholarship. The Morehead-Cain Scholarship covers all expenses for four years of undergraduate study at the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill. Wayne School of Engineering senior, Isaac Carreno, recently earned a Park…… read more »
UMO Plans To Pay It Forward With Giving Day Today
(GDN) – The University of Mount Olive is hosting its annual Giving Day on today. School officials say the community will come together for a 24-hour fundraising challenge that creates an opportunity to give back and make a difference. Through social challenges and good old-fashioned rivalry, participants will have the chance to support their favorite…… read more »
Norwayne Middle Succeeds In Battle Of The Books
(GDN) – Conrgatulations to Norwayne Middle School on winning in the Regional Battle of the Books. The team won 3rd place. The students competed virtually against other teams that won their district competitions. The Battle of the Books program is coordinated by the Media Center program at participating schools. Organizers state that Battle of the Books…… read more »
Last Call To Apply To Three Wayne County Public Schools Including New Location At Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
(GDN) – The Fall 2022 application window for Wayne Early/Middle College High School, the Wayne School of Engineering, and the new Wayne School of Technical Arts will close Friday, March 18, at 5 PM. Opening in Fall 2022, Wayne School of Technical Arts will offer students a STEM-themed education, with both technical course offerings and…… read more »
Transportation Job Fair Coming To Wayne Community College
(GDN) – Wayne Community College will hold a Transportation Job Fair on March 23. The event is set for 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Ash Building on the college’s main campus in Goldsboro. A wide range of jobs in the transportation industry will be featured, including automotive technicians, aviation mechanics, collision repair and refinishing technicians,…… read more »
Wayne Community College Joins NC State’s Military Connect Program
Military-affiliated students now have a clearer path to an NC State degree, thanks to an expansion of the Community College Collaboration (C3) Military Connect Program. The C3 program has signed Military Connect partnership agreements with Coastal Carolina Community College, Craven Community College and Fayetteville Technical Community College, giving veterans and their dependents in these areas…… read more »
UMO Hosts High School FFA Event
Over 400 high school students recently attended the NC FFA Statewide Event held at the University of Mount Olive. Students competed in three career development events – Ag Sales, Farm Business Management, and Marketing Plan. The Farm Business Manaement, Ag Sales, and Marketing Plan Career Development Events evaluate FFA members’ knowledge and ability to manage…… read more »
WCC To Open Renovated Welding Facility
Wayne Community College has expanded and renovated their welding facilities and will be having a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour of the facility Monday morning at the Hocutt Building on the WCC campus. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. with remarks from WCC President Patty Pfeiffer, WCC Trustee Vice Chair Veda McNair, Wayne County Commission…… read more »
WCPS Leaders Meet With Local Legislators About Goldsboro High Facility Concerns
Representative John Bell and Representative Raymond Smith Jr. met with school district leaders on Friday, March 11th and toured Goldsboro High School to see firsthand concerns raised by three students Monday evening at a Goldsboro City Council meeting. Smith attended GHS and was a member of the Class of 1979. “I sincerely appreciate the advocacy…… read more »
