Category — Interview

The Daily Press

Community colleges play a vital and expanding role in their local communities and Thomas Nelson on the Peninsula is a great example of that, interim President Alvin Schexnider told the Daily Press Editorial Board Thursday.

As the General Assembly scrutinizes the state budget, state community college officials are working to preserve their funding. Schexnider took over at TNCC Oct. 1 after Charles Taylor left for a nine-month sabbatical to work for the Virginia Community College System in Richmond.

Schexnider’s background is at larger, four-year universities. But he is well-versed in the state’s budget history, and the drill colleges go through during financial shortfalls.

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Dr. Charles A. Taylor and Cyndie Callaway, VP for Institutional Advancement interviewed with Star 94.1 radio to promote the College’s new Southeast Higher Education Center in Newport News located at 5720 Marshall Ave. on the site of Achievable Dream Middle School and High School. This new venture provides an opportunity for the College to offer evening and weekend courses beginning fall semester 2007 to adult learners in the Southeast Newport News community. Additionally, the College’s connection with An Achievable Dream is highly advantageous. Through this partnership, TNCC will be uniquely positioned in the minds of Achievable Dream students and their families, inspiring them to enroll at TNCC, remain in the community and join the Peninsula’s trained workforce.

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