Minggu, 16 Juni 2019

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.

Sabtu, 15 Juni 2019

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.

Jumat, 14 Juni 2019

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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Kamis, 13 Juni 2019

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.”

Rabu, 12 Juni 2019

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.

Selasa, 11 Juni 2019

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

Senin, 10 Juni 2019

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.


Minggu, 09 Juni 2019

Reynolds Professor, 71, Receives Ed.D

J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Information Systems’ Instructor Shirley Justis Mitteldorfer, at the historic menstruum of 71, received her doctorate score inwards Educational Leadership/Curriculum as well as Instruction from the University of Phoenix inwards Oct 2010. Dr. Mittledorfer has taught technology scientific discipline courses at the College equally an adjunct since the 1980’s.

Dr. Mitteldorfer celebrates after
passing the comprehensive exam.
In 2004, Dr. Mitteldorfer retired from Chesterfield County Public Schools where she was an instructional technology scientific discipline integrator and, earlier that, a classroom teacher. She went dorsum to live on 4 months afterwards at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) where she instantly plant equally a senior instructional technology scientific discipline consultant for the University’s students, staff as well as faculty. She is also a professor for the School of Continuing Studies at the University of Richmond. Dr. Mitteldorfer holds a bachelor’s score inwards Sociology amongst a kid inwards Education from VCU and a master’s score in Curriculum as well as Instruction from VCU.

“Obtaining a doctoral score inwards Educational Leadership/Curriculum as well as Instruction was a personal finish for me equally starting a novel career at 71 years erstwhile does non motivate me to modify careers equally long equally I honey what I do,” said Mitteldorfer. “I am content amongst staying on the cutting border of technology scientific discipline that is required for my work, spending fourth dimension traveling, as well as enjoying our families.”
Her live on commitments live on out lilliputian fourth dimension for relaxation, simply she as well as her husband, Marx, create savour traveling – having spent vacations during the final decade inwards Spain, Italy, the West Indies, the Caribbean, Greece, Republic of Ireland as well as France. She says her hubby was “the current of air beneath [her] wings” equally he took on assist of their families, home, cars as well as shopping piece she pursued her degree.

“My joy as well as enthusiasm for teaching as well as learning is sustainable because of my husband,” she said. 

Sabtu, 08 Juni 2019

Jsrcc Respiratory Therapy Students Tour Raceway










Students as well as faculty from the JSRCC Respiratory Therapy plan were given a VIP tour of Richmond International Raceway inwards award of National Respiratory Therapy Week.

Jumat, 07 Juni 2019

2010 Scholarship Luncheon

Each yr the JSRCC Office of Institutional Advancement coordinates the Scholarship Luncheon - which allows the College's generous scholarship donors to encounter their scholarship recipients. It gives our donors a gamble to involve heed close how they are touching the lives of our students in addition to it gives our scholarship recipients the chance to tell "thank you." Below are around photos of this year's luncheon.




Kamis, 06 Juni 2019

Vcca Recognizes Reynolds' Creative Team

J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College's Marketing in addition to Public Relations Office was late recognized at the Virginia Community College Association's 2010 Excellence inward Communications Awards program. Reynolds received a minute house laurels for brochures in addition to a 3rd house laurels for impress advertising. The VCCA promotes the evolution in addition to advancement of community college pedagogy inward Virginia.

Rabu, 05 Juni 2019

End Of Semester Testing Oculus Hours

The Testing Centers at the Parham Road together with Downtown campuses volition endure opened upwardly the final 2 Saturdays of the semester, Dec eleven together with 18. COMPASS (placement), ASSET, ATB (Ability to Benefit), KAPLAN nursing entrance together with perish exams, Respiratory MOCK exam, ITE 115, CSC 155 together with ServSafe exams volition endure given at ix a.m. only. Make-up together with distance learning exams volition endure from ix a.m. to eleven a.m.

Selasa, 04 Juni 2019

Reduce Your Stress Earlier Yous Test

The JSRCC Office of Student Life is offering free, 10-minute massages to students, faculty in addition to staff from noon to two p.m. on Dec vii inwards Georgiadis Hall, room 206 (Parham Road Campus) in addition to on Dec eight inwards room 162 on the Downtown Campus. Snacks in addition to drinks volition hold upwards provided.

Senin, 03 Juni 2019

Reynolds Faculty Have Chancellor’S Conception Funds Award

JSRCC’s Quality Enhancement Team (QEP) leaders Ghazala Hashmi, Meg Foster together with CJ Bracken received a Chancellor’s Innovation Funds Award, a Virginia Community College System grant programme that provides Virginia community colleges amongst funding for projects aligned amongst the VCCS strategic excogitation “Achieve 2015.” In particular, the grant supports access goals together with pupil success goals.

This accolade volition fund the evolution of ENROLL 2.0 – Engagement for Online Learning amongst Web 2.0 Applications, a collaboratively created together with taught programme for certifying faculty to learn online. It volition hold upward used inward conjunction amongst existing online education courses together with preparation together with volition focus on increasing pupil appointment using Web 2.0 applications. The accolade volition likewise back upward Peer Academic Leaders (PALs): Increasing Student Retention, Success, together with Support through Peer Leadership, which seeks to laid upon the existing pupil leaders programme at Reynolds that annually trains a cohort of 4 students to manage Student Affairs advisers. These pupil leaders reply to diverse pupil inquiries near issues such equally registration together with scheduling, access to college technologies, together with the identification of appropriate resources. Through PALs, JSRCC volition straightaway expand the electrical current programme into online together with after-hours services, together with thereby increase access together with flexibility to to a greater extent than students.

Minggu, 02 Juni 2019

Reynolds Nifty Expectations Educatee Releases Book

JSRCC Great Expectations educatee Davon Mitchell lately released his get-go mass through Kingdom Publishing. Transcending Through the Mind…Expressing Through the Soul is a thought-provoking mass written to educate, inspire together with motivate readers to catch a novel perspective on life. It offers life-changing promise together with healing, viewed through diverse lenses.

Mitchell was a educatee inwards the Great Expectations programme at Reynolds. Great Expectations is a programme that helps immature adults – those who are or were lately affiliated alongside the Virginia Foster Care System – transition to college. More than 500 children inwards the Virginia foster tending organisation historic catamenia out each year. Without social or identify unit of measurement support, foster tending children sense pregnant challenges living on their own. However, alongside access to education, foster tending youth tin dismiss notice satisfying, well-paying jobs.

Sabtu, 01 Juni 2019

Students Explore Transfer Opportunities

The JSRCC Career, Employment as well as Transfer Center coordinated “on the spot” admissions this calendar week alongside Virginia Tech admissions representatives. Students interested inward attention Virginia Tech were able to submit their applications as well as transcripts inward advance as well as come across alongside University illustration for "on the spot" acceptance.

“We offering several opportunities throughout the semester to assist students come across transfer requirements as well as to verbalize to them well-nigh our joint agreements alongside four-year schools.” JSRCC Career Counselor Robin Beale said.

The College’s associate flat programs are designed for students who programme to consummate their freshman as well as sophomore years of college move at the community college flat as well as and then transfer to a four-year college or university. Reynolds likewise has joint agreements for specific academic programs alongside many universities as well as colleges. When students follow the stipulations of the agreement, their associate degrees guide keep consummate transferability of all credits. The Center has likewise coordinated upcoming coming together opportunities inward Feb alongside Old Dominion’s Teletechnet program. Representatives volition last on campus to hash out transfer opportunities alongside interested students. For to a greater extent than data as well as dates, see www.reynolds.edu/events.

The Career, Employment as well as Transfer Center likewise offers career planning as well as opportunities to brush upward resume writing as well as interview skills. Counselors tin flaming assist students set their values, explore their career options as well as educate a programme of activeness to laid out as well as employ the skills as well as noesis they make at Reynolds. For a listing of all College advising services, see http://www.reynolds.edu/advising/default.htm.

Jumat, 31 Mei 2019

Jsrcc Gay Straightaway Alliance Participates Inwards Foyer Day

A small-scale cohort from the Reynolds Gay Straight Alliance lately joined Equality Virginia, the state’s antechamber as well as educational arrangement for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual as well as Transsexual (GLBT) rights, as well as to a greater extent than than 200 activists from across the acre to antechamber legislators on issues of import to the GLBT community. According to JSRCC Gay Straight Alliance Staff Advisor Holly Gordon, at that spot are currently no anti-GLTB bills beingness considered past times the Virginia General Assembly, simply Lobby Day remains an of import chance for the GLTB community to endure visible as well as demonstrate back upwardly for each other en masse. More than xx legislators attended a reception next Lobby Day.

The JSRCC Gay Straight Alliance is a pupil fellowship that began inward 2009-2010 schoolhouse yr as well as currently serves equally an educational as well as advocacy outlet for JSRCC students, faculty as well as staff.
“We exercise a petty flake of everything, from lobbying to to a greater extent than fun, social events,” Gordon said.

Late final year, GSA members as well as the JSRCC Retail Merchandising Club joined GayRVA.com as well as Godfrey’s to acquaint the VIVA GLAM Ball, a exceptional black of makeovers as well as drag performances to exercise goodness the MAC AIDS Fund as well as the Fan Free Clinic. The GSA currently has virtually ninety members that run into regularly. For to a greater extent than data virtually the JSRCC GSA, contact Holly Gordon at (804) 523-5352 or hgordon@reynolds.edu or catch www.reynolds.edu/events for upcoming coming together dates.

Kamis, 30 Mei 2019

Reynolds To Striking The Tv Airwaves

Dr. Randal Pinkett volition live on a invitee on WWBT Channel 12’s “12 News at Noon” on Feb i at well-nigh 12:15 p.m.  Dr. Pinkett, writer of Black Faces inward White Places, volition utter at seven p.m. inward the Massey Library Technology Center Lipman Auditorium on the Parham Road Campus. For to a greater extent than on doc Pinkett, see www.reynolds.edu/events.

Be certain as well as melody into WRIC Channel 8’s “Good Morning Richmond” at ix a.m. Tuesday, Feb 8, equally JSRCC’s Culinary Arts subdivision volition laissez passer on you lot unopen to peachy tips on how to brand a particular process for your Valentine.

Also live on certain to scout WTVR Channel 6’s “Virginia This Morning” at ix a.m. on Monday, Feb 14, equally the Reynolds Culinary Arts subdivision volition laissez passer on you lot unopen to terminal infinitesimal Valentine’s Day ideas.

JSRCC Automotive Program Head Kelly Schwendeman late taped a segment for “Comcast Newsmakers.” Kelly’s segment volition live on operate of a serial of segments that tin live on viewed Feb 6, Feb 27, March thirteen as well as March xx between two a.m. as well as seven p.m., betwixt 8:30 p.m. as well as 10 p.m. as well as later two a.m. on Sabbatum mornings.  The interview segments air at 24 and/or 54 minutes by the hr on channel 26 inward Richmond as well as Chesterfield.  Comcast Newsmakers is a five-minute plan that features informative interviews amongst community, non-profit, educational, as well as civic leaders.

Rabu, 29 Mei 2019

Real Life Serial Focuses On Criminal Offence Prevention

According to the FBI, a fierce law-breaking happens every xix seconds inwards the United States. In an endeavor to deter criminal action in addition to exercise awareness on the Reynolds campuses, this week, Stephanie Morton presented  a “Refuse to last a Victim” workshop equally purpose of JSRCC’s Real Life Series of discussions. She covered basic law-breaking prevention tips that included habitation security, physical security, car security in addition to workplace safety. The “Refuse to last a Victim” presentation is certified through the National Rifle Association in addition to is backed past times the Virginia Crime Prevention Association. Morton, who provides administrative back upwards to the JSRCC Department of Police in addition to Securities, is a Crime Prevention Specialist. Her presentation too specifically covered CPTED principles. CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) is an approach to deterring criminal action through environmental blueprint strategies.

“For lawsuit you lot could found flowers that are uncomfortable for people to stand upwards in, similar a holly bush,” said Morton. “…another strategy would last to trim back your shrubs to deter criminals from hiding inwards them. These are natural deterrents that could brand a criminal stimulate upwards one's heed non to invade or burglarize your home.”

She too went over basics such equally indoor in addition to outdoor lighting, door locks, window locks in addition to full general awareness. She said it was of import for students, faculty in addition to staff to convey a personal security strategy inwards identify earlier it is needed. Parking inwards good lit areas, beingness aware of your surroundings, in addition to what to exercise when you lot are approached past times a stranger are all strategies that tin assist Reynolds community members avoid a crime.

“There is no guarantee that you lot volition never last the victim of a crime,” she said. “But in that location are a few mutual feel strategies that you lot tin exercise to popular off inwards hard for a criminal.”

The JSRCC Office of Student Life coordinates several discussions each semester equally purpose of the Real Life Series which focuses on issues that affect the daily lives of students, staff in addition to faculty.

Selasa, 28 Mei 2019

Governor Announces Campus Security Psa Challenge

Governor Bob McDonnell late launched the “College Campus Safety in addition to Violence Prevention Public Service Announcement Challenge” during an afternoon press conference at Virginia Commonwealth University. The PSA challenge is opened upwardly to students enrolled at whatsoever Virginia public, private, four-year or two-year college or university, in addition to the winning video volition air on idiot box statewide. More data on the PSA Challenge tin live on industrial plant life at the Governor’s Office of Substance Abuse Prevention website: http://www.publicsafety.virginia.gov/Initiatives/GOSAP/.

Pictured Here (L to R):
1st Row: Governor McDonnell
2nd Row: Tammy McGraw, Department of Education; Chief of Police John Venuti, VCU; Senior Assistant Attorney General Gene Fishel; Linda Hancock, Virginia College Alcohol Leadership Council; Special Agent Joe Cannon, ABC; Colonel W. Steven Flaherty, Superintendent, Virginia State Police; doc Michael Rao, President, VCU
(Photo Courtesy of Michaele White, Governor’s Photographer)

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 Ani...