Tidewater Community College News
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- Citigroup elated over WEF honour for Shamina Singh (rediff.com)
posted on March 12, 2010 at 07:47:12 am
The World Economic Forum last week named former Clinton Administration official, erstwhile Congressional staffer and longtime Democratic Party activist Shamina Singh, 41, as one of its Young Global Leaders for 2010. - Budget cuts may force Norfolk students to change graduation plans (13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads)
posted on March 10, 2010 at 11:32:23 pm
NORFOLK -- Budget cuts in Virginia have put a higher education program for high school students on the chopping block. The program, from Norfolk Public Schools and Tidewater Community College, allows high school students to take college classes for free. But if that program is cut, some students will face a major change in their plans. They might have to graduate earlier, and might not have ... - In memoriam: Va. airmen killed nine years ago remembered (The Virginian-Pilot)
posted on March 3, 2010 at 02:52:30 am
Today marks the ninth anniversary of an airplane crash that killed 18 National Guardsmen from Virginia Beach. To commemorate their loss, PilotOnline.com is featuring profiles of the airmen who died. This story was originally published in The Virginian-Pilot on March 5, 2001. National Guardsmen remembered - They were fathers, friends, soldiers - Enrollment surge forced tuition program to halt - Army News, news from Iraq, - Army Times (Army Times)
posted on March 2, 2010 at 11:41:48 pm
An abrupt sixfold increase in the number of military spouses enrolling in the My Career Advancement Account program caused the sudden halt of the program Feb. 16, according to a defense official. - Enrollment surge forced tuition program to halt (Air Force Times)
posted on March 2, 2010 at 11:31:55 pm
An abrupt sixfold increase in the number of military spouses enrolling in the My Career Advancement Account program caused the sudden halt of the program Feb. 16, according to a defense official. About 95,000 spouses enrolled in the first six weeks of the year for a program that, until then, rarely received more than 10,000 applications a month. The spike overwhelmed the system and threatened to ... - Econ-development talks in Portsmouth hit on regional cooperation (The Virginian-Pilot)
posted on March 2, 2010 at 12:22:30 am
PORTSMOUTH With their residents fronting the highest local tax burden in the region, City Council members said in November that they had to make economic development their new priority. To be successful, they said, they needed to get their business-oriented boards and commissions on the same page. - March 2 jobs conference in Norfolk stresses green fields options (Daily Press)
posted on February 16, 2010 at 03:22:24 am
A green jobs conference March 2 is designed for career changers, the unemployed, the underemployed and students interested in finding out how green legislation can help them. - GI Bill process can be improved, Nye says (The Virginian-Pilot)
posted on February 5, 2010 at 06:07:30 pm
NORFOLK The Post-9/11 GI Bill was deployed in the fall to help veterans and their relatives retool for new careers. Yet some waited months for their federal payments and sank deeper in debt. That's got to change, U.S. Rep. Glenn Nye said Friday. - Closings and delays announced for today (The Virginian-Pilot)
posted on January 31, 2010 at 08:22:30 pm
Schools -Chesapeake Public Schools will be closed. It was already scheduled as a teacher workday. Only essential personnel and 12-month custodians are to report. -Christopher Newport University will open at noon. -College of William & Mary will open two hours late. -Eastern Virginia Medical School will be closed. -Hampton City Schools will be closed. - Christopher Newport University president is the highest paid public university president in Hampton Roads (Daily Press)
posted on January 25, 2010 at 12:55:19 pm
With an annual salary totaling more than $400,000, Christopher Newport University's Paul Trible is the highest paid public university president in Hampton Roads. - Christopher Newport University president is the highest paid public university president in region (WTKR Norfolk)
posted on January 25, 2010 at 11:50:16 am
Paul Trible who has headed the 4,800-student university since 1996, earns an annual salary of $451,475, Christopher Newport officials said. His salary is made up of $130,805 in state funds, while the remainder comes from private foundation dollars. - Woman fulfills a promise to God (WAVY TV 10 Portsmouth)
posted on December 17, 2009 at 10:29:43 pm
A Chesapeake woman, once pronounced dead, fulfilled her promise to God by becoming a nurse. - Annual Radiothon raises funds for CHKD (WAVY TV 10 Portsmouth)
posted on December 11, 2009 at 11:44:00 pm
Radio station 94.9 is moving radio listeners with stories of incredible courage involving young people facing some pretty tough illnesses. 'The Point' is in the midst of its annual Radiothon to benefit the Childrens' Hospital of the King's Daughters in Norfolk. - GIS meeting spreads info about new technology (The Virginian-Pilot)
posted on November 21, 2009 at 04:07:30 am
VIRGINIA BEACH When Norfolk chose to send its first damage-assessment teams to East Ocean View and Willoughby after last week's nor'easter, it was thanks to GIS. When Old Dominion University biologist Kent Carpenter tracks the frequency of aquatic life across the world, it's also thanks to GIS - short for geographic information systems. - Geter, Storm use early blitz to win easily (The Lexington Dispatch)
posted on November 19, 2009 at 05:32:55 am
BY MIKE DUPREZ The Dispatch With three starters out because of injuries, Davidson County Community College needed to get their points from other people. No problem. They did. - Weather-related closings (Daily Press)
posted on November 12, 2009 at 11:54:49 am
Weather-related closings As of Thursday morning - Darden College of Education wins $6 million grant (The Mace & Crown)
posted on November 11, 2009 at 07:05:54 am
ODU’s Darden College of Education, along with 28 other higher education institutions in the country, has been chosen to receive a five-year, $6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant is part of a total $43 million teacher quality partnership. - Expert fears jobless rate will grow (WAVY TV 10 Portsmouth)
posted on November 7, 2009 at 04:57:47 am
The jobless rate has hit double-digits for first time in 25 years. - Seasonal jobs in time for the holidays (WAVY TV 10 Portsmouth)
posted on October 30, 2009 at 03:45:27 am
As the holidays approach, businesses, such as retail, are looking to boost the number of people they employ. - New GI Bill brings a crush of vets to schools (The Virginian-Pilot)
posted on October 3, 2009 at 04:52:50 am
Kelvin Boone is going back to school at 40, thanks to Uncle Sam's generosity. The Chesapeake resident retired in 2007 after 20 years in the Navy and started a commercial landscaping and janitorial business. Now he wants to expand, so he enrolled this fall in a business administration and marketing program at Tidewater Community College's Portsmouth campus. - Several schools in region lauded as troop friendly (The Virginian-Pilot)
posted on August 21, 2009 at 01:47:45 am
Several schools in the region have made G.I. Jobs magazine's 2010 list of Military Friendly Schools. The magazine recognizes the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools for recruiting and retaining students with military experience. The schools also offer additional benefits such as credit for service and programs for military spouses. - TCC says enrollment at all-time high (13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads)
posted on August 18, 2009 at 07:51:11 pm
NORFOLK -- Tidewater Community College says enrollment is at an all-time high. Officials credit the new GI Bill and people starting new careers with the more than 20-percent increase. - One woman wonders: Where is Chesapeake's heron? (The Virginian-Pilot)
posted on August 17, 2009 at 03:37:57 am
CHESAPEAKE In 2006, a committee secretly decided on the city's new symbol, which was supposed to be Chesapeake's answer to Norfolk's mermaid. Even the names of committee members were kept secret by City Treasurer Barbara Carraway, who refused to reveal the symbol for four months until the heron was unveiled at a ceremony at Greenbrier Mall. - Kaine addresses issues in local visit (Daily Press)
posted on July 23, 2009 at 02:59:31 am
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine expects the newly uncovered mental health records of Virginia Tech killer Seung-Hui Cho to become public soon, but even he doesn't know what details lurk in the case file. - Governor Kaine visits Hampton Roads (WAVY TV 10 Portsmouth)
posted on July 22, 2009 at 02:57:11 pm
Governor Kaine is expected to make several stops throughout Hampton Roads Wednesday. On his agenda: a stop at TCC's new Health Professions Center, NIT and Five Points Farmers Market. - Gov. Kaine heading to Peninsula, Southside today (Daily Press)
posted on July 22, 2009 at 12:59:53 pm
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will make appearances in Newport News, Norfolk and Virginia Beach today. - Kaine to visit Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Newport News (The Virginian-Pilot)
posted on July 22, 2009 at 10:09:42 am
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine will pay a visit to Hampton Roads today after making two public safety announcements in Richmond. Kaine plans to make the announcements about 9 a.m. in Richmond, the Associated Press is reporting. This morning, Kaine will help break ground on Tidewater Community College’s new Regional Health Professions Center at the Virginia Beach Campus. - People on the Move: July 20 (Washington Business Journal)
posted on July 20, 2009 at 01:19:17 pm
The weekly roundup of senior-level executive appointments in Greater Washington. For more People on the Move, check out the Washington Business Journal's print edition each week. Send announcements to washingtonbusinessleads@bizjournals. - TCC courses give free financial advice (13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads)
posted on July 6, 2009 at 10:31:52 pm
NORFOLK -- A single mother of three is getting help with making sound financial decisions and you can, too. - Valerie Brown Joins Damon, Topham & Company, LLC of Marshfield (dBusinessNews.com)
posted on June 30, 2009 at 01:16:47 am
DATELINE: MARSHFIELD AND PLYMOUTH, MA… Damon, Topham & Company, LLC of Marshfield, a full-service multi-disciplined firm of Certified Public Accountants, providing accounting, taxation, business development and financial services, has recently appointed Valerie Brown as Administrative Assistant.