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THE VOICE OF WILKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE
VOLUME 25, NUMBER 2
WILKESBORO, NORTH CAROLINA
OCTOBER 19, 1994
From Student Bloodmobile On Campus
Development
On Tuesday, October 4, forty-six
freshmen attended a college transfer
information session presented by the
Student Development Office. Topics
of discussion included: how quarter
hours are converted to semester
hours, programs of study taught at
various senior colleges, minimum ad
mission requirements at the university
system, courses required for certain
majors, how colleges handle repeated
courses, the maximum number of
hours transferrable from a com
munity cc41ege and more.
In addition to this transfer work
shop, counselors have been busy this
fall assisting transfer students with
Personal Education Plans. These plans
provide each student with a list of
WCC courses equivalent to those
required by the student’s specific
major and college (s)he has chosen.
Students interested in getting in
formation about transferring WCC
credits to senior colleges or interested
in obtaining a Personal Education
Plan are encouraged to contact Scott
Johnson, counselor intern, or Larry
Caudill, transfer coordinator, in the
Counseling Center.
Laurie Austin-Kems, Director of Law Erxforcement training, in the Continued Educa
tion Department, gave blood on September 21.
On September 21, the bloodmobile arrived on campus. They set up in the
commons of Thompson Hall. The staff came from Winston-Salem and Char
lotte, Phi Theta Kappa, which sponsored the Bloodmobile, set a goal of sixty-flve
pints of blood to be collected. They exceeded this goal and collected seventy
pints from those who donated. There were many students and teachers which
gave their time and blood. The Bloodmobile is scheduled to be back sometime in
May.
Remember to donate blood is to save a life! So next time the Bloodmobile is
on campus help your fellow man and donate a little of your time and blood.
News From
Ashe
Things are well under way for the
fall quarter of ’94. Everyone seems to
be getting back into the swing of
school, even those taking courses from
the Ashe campus. There are courses
offered at the Ashe campus, like those
offered here. You have your general
courses such as Biology, English, and
Math but there are also others such as
General office technology, computer
courses and Business maintenance tech
nology, which is only offered at the
Ashe campus. It is offered both during
the day and at night. Students come
from Alleghany and Wilkes to attend
this course.
The faculty is made up of forty per
cent of full time instructors. The
majority of those instructors are from
Ashe. Finally the Ashe campus is try
ing to expand. As for now they use the
Ashe County Career Center four
nights a week because of the extensive
number of students enrolled in even
ing classes. There is a lot of excitement
in the air as things continue to move
forward.
-Kris Kennell
Halloween
Noiv is the time ...
for all good witches to flight-test
their brooms and check their seat
belts;
for ghastly goblins to practice
hob-goblin-ing;
for skeletons to get the rattle out of
their bones;
for ghosts to check their sheer,
iheet-like wear for smudges and tears;
for pumpkins to carve out their
toothy grins;
for black cats to sharpen their claws,
tune up their me-yowls, and speed up
their path-crossings;
for gray-black clouds to gather, all
the better to scuttle across the moon
for an eerie atmosphere;
for wide-eyed owls to bestir them
selves for awesome hottitig from
tree-tops.
In short, now is the time for all good
trick-or-treaters to don their favorite
Halloween gear, venture forth into
Halloween night this October 31,
scare up the goodies, and have a
hauntingly good time.
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Need Extra
Money?
It’s Not Too Late
To Apply For
Financial Aid
Students needing assistance with
educational expenses are encouraged
to apply for financial aid as soon as
possible. The programs available in
clude grants, scholarships, part-time
employment, tuition assistance pro
grams, and VA benefits for qualifying
veterans.
If eligible, students may use finan
cial aid funds to cover costs of tuition,
fees, books, and supplies. Some stu
dents may receive additional funds to
cover a portion of their living expenses
(room, board, transportation, child
care, and other personal expenses.)
If you have not yet applied for
financial aid, it is not too late! To see if
you qualify, go by the Financial Aid
Office in Thompson Hall and pick up
the application. It is important that
you apply as soon as possible. If you
qualify for aid, you can receive assist
ance during 1994-95 for each quarter
you are enrolled.
For more information on the finan
cial aid programs and other sources of
assistance, including assistance with
the application process, contact: Alan
Whittington or Vickie Call at 910-
651-8630. If you have not applied for
aid, it is not too late. Apply today!