Category — Student Information

Please be aware of these changes in the Make-up Testing Center schedule during Thanksgiving week:

• Monday, Nov. 23rd, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 2 – 5 p.m.
• Tuesday, Nov. 24th, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 2 – 5 p.m.
• CLOSED Wed. Nov. 25 – Sunday, Nov. 29th.

As a reminder, students are required to show photo identification, and tests will not be distributed later than one hour before closing time. If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Michele Ross, Testing Specialist, at 825-3540 or rossm@tncc.edu.

The SGA wants to support our TNCC families in need during the holiday season. We will decorate holiday trees with our children’s printed names on stars at the Hampton and Historic Triangle campuses.

The trees will be displayed in Gators Café, Griffin Hall – Hampton and Student Commons – Historic Triangle Campus. Offer is limited to the first 100 TNCC children signed up to participate (up to 16 years old), so please respond quickly.

Gifts will be distributed during:

• SGA Holiday Party for Hampton Students on December 11, 2009 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm in Gators Café, Griffin Hall – Hampton Campus
• SGA Holiday Party for Historic Triangle Students on December 17, 2009 from 4:00 – 6:00 pm in Room 229 – Historic Triangle Campus

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Priority Registration Oct. 26 – Nov. 1.
Open Registration begins Nov. 2.

Thomas Nelson Community College is pleased to announce Priority Registration for Spring 2010! Before anyone else, all currently enrolled students can register beginning October 26– November 1, 2009 for Spring 2010 classes.

TNCC will offer exciting rewards to thank our students for registering during Spring Priority Registration! Following the Spring Priority Registration period, you will be entered to win one of two TNCC Presidential Tuition Scholarships given to students who register during Spring Priority Registration, October 26 – November 1. The scholarship will be in the amount of tuition for up to 12 credit hours in the Spring 2010 semester.

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The College’s M.A.N. Up Project and Student Activities, in association with Reel Vision Film and Video Productions, will present a domestic violence awareness program on Wednesday, October 21 on the Hampton Campus in observance of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The 12:00 p.m. program will take place in Gators Cafeteria, Griffin Hall, featuring a panel discussion and a film on the topic entitled “Cycle.”

Panelists for the event include TNCC Police Sergeant Kelvin Maxwell, TNCC Adjunct Professor Veronica McMillan and Jennifer Dziura, Community Relations and Volunteer Coordinator for Transitions Family Violence Center.

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Fall Fest activities will take place on the Hampton and Historic Triangle campuses this week. All students, faculty and staff are invited to bring family and friends to enjoy this annual event. Music, cotton candy, popcorn and more will be a part of the fun. Keepsake photos in “The Big Red Chair” will also be available.

On Wednesday, September 23 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. the Hampton campus courtyard will be the site of activities. The fun moves to the Gators Café, Griffin Hall, in the event of rain.

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Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC) is on track to reach its highest enrollment in the College’s 40-year history. Fall classes began on August 22 and 9,297 students were enrolled as of September 1, a 6.1 percent increase over the same period last fall.

At TNCC’s Historic Triangle campus, enrollment climbed 42.6 percent going from 1,134 last fall to1,617 this year in early September. The College’s enrollment at its Southeast Higher Education Center located in Newport News-based Achievable Dream Middle and High School grew by 92.8 percent, going from 166 students in early September last year to 320 this year during the same period. These figures do not include dual enrollment classes and only reflect a portion of contract credit courses that are yet to begin for fall semester.

While TNCC officials agree that the economy has significantly influenced enrollment trends, they also credit strategic measures taken across the College. Some initiatives include, but are not limited to: one-stop sessions during which first-year students receive customized academic advisement and counseling; extended student advising and registration hours; ongoing efforts by recruiters and career coaches in area high schools; increased availability of online registration and expanded programs aimed at helping students succeed and keeping them engaged such as Communities of Learning, study abroad programs and the TRiO program which provides a gamut of services to first-generation college students, among other programs.

Thomas Nelson officials also include among strategies to bolster enrollment Workforce Development efforts that have created more opportunities for students to obtain practical hands-on training and instruction geared towards career advancement. This training and instruction is made possible through TNCC’s expanded partnerships with local/area businesses and industries.

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Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza that regularly causes outbreaks of influenza among pigs. Swine flu viruses do not normally infect humans, however, human infections with swine flu do occur, and cases of human-to-human spread of swine flu viruses have been documented.

The symptoms of swine flu in people are similar to the symptoms of regular human flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people have reported diarrhea and vomiting associated with swine flu. In the past, severe illness (pneumonia and respiratory failure) and deaths have been reported with swine flu infection in people. Like seasonal flu, swine flu may cause a worsening of underlying chronic medical conditions.

Influenza is thought to spread mainly person-to-person through coughing or sneezing of infected people. If you get sick with a fever and flu-like symptoms, the CDC recommends that you stay home from work or school and limit contact with others to keep from infecting them.

The TNCC Offices of Student Affairs and Academic Affairs strongly urge all members of the campus community to follow the recommendations of the CDC.

Preventing the Flu: Good Health Habits Can Help Stop Germs

• Avoid close contact. Avoid close contact with people who are sick. When you are sick, keep your distance from others to protect them from getting sick too.

• Stay home when you are sick. – If possible, stay home from work, school, and errands when you are sick. You will help prevent others from catching your illness.

• Cover your mouth and nose. – Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. It may prevent those around you from getting sick.

• Clean your hands. – Washing your hands often will help protect you from germs.

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs are often spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth.

• Practice other good health habits. Get plenty of sleep, be physically active, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids, and eat nutritious food.

For more information, visit  http://cdc.goc.h1n1flu/

Last year, John Mitchell walked into Thomas Nelson Community College Workforce Development looking for a successful career. One year later, he is living his dream. On July 22, he began his career as a nuclear pharmacist technician and plans to continue on his path to becoming a nuclear pharmacist.

The Pharmacy Technician Certificate Program is just one example of accelerated workforce training that TNCC offers for in-demand careers. These programs are ideal for dislocated workers who need to train for new careers quickly and for busy adults who want to increase their earning potential. Mitchell used the services of the One-Stop center to search for a career and identify funding to help finance his education. The Center is located in the Peninsula Workforce Development Center adjacent to the TNCC Hampton campus.

“Everyone said it would take me five years, but I didn’t have that long,” says Mitchell. Thanks to TNCC I was able to finish the program in three months and start my new career within one year.” [Read more →]