HAMPTON, Va. – Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC) students have the opportunity to learn outside of the classroom thanks to a new Engineering Club founded by Jason Colley, a student at TNCC. The organization invites students in Engineering, Mathematics and other Technology-related areas of study to share ideas, collaborate on various projects, and learn the newest technology and more.

Ji Hyon Mun, Associate Professor and Engineering Department Head, serves as the faculty advisor for the club. “They wanted to form a club so that they can do engineering applications outside [of] the classroom because you can know in the classroom they are pretty much confined to what I tell them and what I expect them to do; but out of the classroom they can apply whatever they’re learning from their other classes and have fun with it,” she said.

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HAMPTON, Va. — Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC) Geology students supplemented their in-class lessons with a hands-on look at geology during the Virginia Geological Field Conference October 2 – 3 at Shenandoah National Park. The conference is held in a different region of Virginia each year and gives students a first-hand look at the geology the Commonwealth has to offer. TNCC students first attended the conference in 2007 when it was held in Williamsburg. Last year, the conference was held in Marion, Va.

Geology Instructor and Department Head Peter Berquist accompanies the students each year and says it’s an invaluable experience. “Students who have participated in these trips in the past always refer back to these field trips throughout the semester, recalling when they saw a certain rock or fossil or discussing an important geologic process or event. These experiences clearly stick with the students and provide them with their own frame of reference to which they can incorporate course content,” Berquist said.

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HAMPTON, Va. – Thomas Nelson Community College’s (TNCC) Phi Sigma chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) International Honor Society will host its fall 2009 induction on Thursday, November 5th. Free and open to the public, the ceremony takes place at 7 p.m. in the Dr. Mary T. Christian Auditorium, Templin Hall, located on the Hampton campus.

Virginia Keithley, director of the TRiO Program at TNCC, is the keynote speaker. Mrs. Keithley has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Christopher Newport University, and a Master’s degree in Student Personnel Services as well as an Educational Specialist degree in Counseling from the College of William and Mary. She joined TNCC in November 2005.

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