A Twelvemonth Of Nutrient Life

The JSRRC Multicultural Enrichment Council late hosted the latest “Around the World Through Books” give-and-take on Barbara Kingsolver’s Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Year of Food Life on the College’s Western Campus inwards Goochland County. Kingsolver’s mass chronicles her family's adventures inwards fulfilling their vows of eating locally for 1 twelvemonth past times farming inwards rural Virginia. It presents the economic, social in addition to wellness benefits of eating local foods through touching human stories. Cindy Conner, Reynolds’ ain horticultural teacher in addition to advocate of sustainable agriculture, facilitated the give-and-take amongst both cognition in addition to passion.

Attendees preceded the mass give-and-take amongst a tour of the College’s BIOINTENSIVE sustainable garden – managed past times Conner in addition to the JSRCC Sustainable Agriculture Club. For to a greater extent than data virtually the College’s “Around the World Through Books” series, watch www.Reynolds.edu/book.

Around The Basis Through Books

“Around the World Through Books” discusses a theory close globalization as well as soccer
The JSRCC Multicultural Enrichment Council (MEC) encourages cultural multifariousness throughout the Reynolds campuses as well as communities. In add-on to speakers similar Kevin Powell, the MEC organizes the College’s Cinema Series too every minute the “Around the World Through Books” tidings serial which late hosted a tidings on How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization past times Franklin Foer.
According to an Amazon.com mass review, “…in Europe, South America, as well as elsewhere, soccer is non exactly a pastime but oft an human face of the social, economic, political, as well as racial composition of the communities that host both the teams as well as their throngs of enthusiastic fans…. Foer draws the reader into these sport-mad societies…”
JSRCC faculty fellow member Jena Morrison facilitated the tidings as well as JSRCC pupil Jeferson Alvarez presented data close the business office of soccer inward his abode province of Honduras.

Reynolds Teams Alongside Synergy Racing For Porsche Race At Vir

J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Automotive students served equally honorary pit crew members for the Reynolds let out 81 Synergy Racing Porsche GT3 during the Grand-Am Rolex Series Bosch Engineering 250 race at Virginia International Speedway this yesteryear April. This chance was made possible yesteryear a generous sponsorship from a JSRCC Foundation Board member. The distinguished Bosch race was also aired alive on the SPEED channel.
As purpose of a particular topics course of written report at the College this spring, led yesteryear JSRCC Automotive Program Head Kelly Schwendeman, students had been learning close the complexities of motor sports cars. In add-on to having the Porsche outfitted with the Reynolds logo as well as colors during the race, several automotive students toured the Synergy Racing store as well as have a hands-on await at the Reynolds Porsche. During a route exam prior to the race, students were invited onto the rail as well as met well-known Porsche driver, David Murry.
The Reynolds Porsche incurred mechanical difficulties throughout the twenty-four hours as well as finished 18th inwards the 19-car Bosch Race. Yet students felt the challenges that Synergy faced to give-up the ghost along the auto on the rail were with the best learning opportunities the entire sense could offer.
"Five people tin operate equally 1 person, all seamlessly," says 1 student. "[Someone needs] a tool as well as it's already on its way."
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Jsrcc Celebrates Women’S History

JSRCC’s Multicultural Enrichment Council late sponsored “Empowerment: Connecting the Past, Present as well as Future” inwards laurels of women’s history month. Guest speakers from the Virginia Latino Higher Education Network, the Commonwealth of Virginia as well as the Virginia Court of Appeals led a panel give-and-take close their journeys to success as well as their views on women inwards the modern world. CBS 6’s Reba Hollingsworth facilitated the discussion. An afternoon panel consisted of woman individual students from Reynolds, University of Richmond, as well as Virginia Commonwealth University. Students shared their stories as well as aspirations from the perspective of immature women on the verge of entering the workforce. Following the panel discussions, Richmond’s ain Debo Dabney Trio played amongst singers Desiree Roots Centeio as well as Marie Goodman-Hunter inwards a “Salute to Women inwards Jazz.”

College Celebrates Nursing Graduate Recognition Ceremony

JSRCC of late recognized most 75 students who completed the Associate of Applied Science flat inwards Nursing. Held inwards the Lipman Auditorium of the Massey Library Technology Center, the ceremony opened amongst a welcome past times JSRCC President MD Gary Rhodes as well as inspirational words past times JSRCC nursing plan coordinator Nancy O’Donnell, RN, MS.
“I know you lot are going to produce a wonderful chore inwards the profession as well as volition brand J. Sargeant Reynolds proud,” said O’Donnell. “It is at nowadays fourth dimension for you lot to leave of absence at that spot as well as brand things better.”
After sharing amongst the students around of the difficulties she faced when coming out of college, O’Donnell challenged the students non solely to endeavour novel adventures inwards the profession, only to survive individual that gets things done.
After the observe presentations, the graduates recited the Nurses’ Pledge.
The Reynolds’ Nursing Program is designed to cook its students to participate every bit collaborative members of nursing assist teams as well as to render straightaway assist to patients inwards a diversity of wellness service facilities as well as agencies. Upon satisfactory completion of the program, students are eligible to direct maintain the licensing examine to kicking the bucket Registered Nurses.

Reynolds Students To Correspond Republic At National Trouble Organization Leadership Conference

JSRCC students late received commencement house wins at the Virginia Phi Beta Lambda State Leadership Conference for hereafter trace of piece of occupation concern leaders. Reynolds received commencement house for its community service projection sponsoring the Salvation Army Food Pantry. For several years, the Reynolds chapter of Phi Beta Lamba has collected nutrient for the Salvation Army. This year, the grouping to a greater extent than than doubled collections – delivering over 3,800 pounds of nutrient to the pantry but earlier Thanksgiving. The projection was presented past times JSRCC students Matthew Hylton, Krystal Brooks, in addition to Clarissa Smithee. Winners at the leadership conference volition compete at the national marking inward Nashville this July.
“Our students competed amongst students from all over Virginia,” said Reynolds Phi Beta Lambda faculty advisor physician Mel C. Burton, Jr. “Students were from both ii in addition to 4 yr colleges, in addition to then it makes it specially dainty that they did in addition to then good inward the competition.”
JSRCC pupil winners from this year’s Leadership Conference were:
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Baker – 1st house inward Emerging Business Issues
Justin Neagle – 1st house inward Client Service; 1st house inward Marketing Analysis in addition to Decision Making
Jonathan Mathes – 1st house inward Emerging Business Issues
Jara Janulis – 1st house inward Help Desk; 1st house inward Business Decision Making
Erica Southworth – 1st house inward Business Decision Making
Andrew Pauley – sec house inward Accounting Analysis in addition to Decision Making; sec house inward Sales Presentation

Author Richard Lederer Visits Campus

Author Richard Lederer led the J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College “Around the World Through Books” discussion this fall. The session featured Lederer’s Word Wizard – Super Bloopers, Rich Reflections in addition to Other Acts of Word Magic, a collection of the author’s essays on the English linguistic communication language.

Lederer has to a greater extent than than 1 1000000 books inward impress in addition to has appeared inward the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, National Review, in addition to Reader's Digest. His column, "Looking at Language," appears inward newspapers throughout the United States of America of America in addition to inward magazines.