Quinebaug Valley Community College News
Browse past news stories for Quinebaug Valley Community College in Danielson, CT:
- QVCC enrollment continues record climb, up 22.6% since 2004 (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on October 9, 2009 at 03:53:04 am
Another semester, another record-breaking jump in enrollment at Quinebaug Valley Community College. Students and school officials attribute the rise to the three C’s: cost, convenience and change. - Ex-inmate assistance program reinstated in Danielson (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on September 22, 2009 at 04:07:02 am
A prisoner transition program that operates at Quinebaug Valley Community College is running again after a close call with closure. Employees of the Skills, Transition, Integrity, Direction, Employment, or STRIDE, program were laid off in July after their contracts expired during the summer state budget battle. All four workers were reinstated earlier this month, along with the program itself ... - Laid-off Foxwoods workers train for new jobs (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on September 15, 2009 at 03:54:19 am
Of the 700 or so employees laid off at Foxwoods last October, 165 turned to the Eastern Connecticut Workforce Board for assistance in training themselves for new jobs. - Ron Coderre: Families racing to raise breast cancer awareness (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on September 6, 2009 at 12:42:47 am
Through the efforts of Bev and Ron Champany and the extended family and friends of Laurie Racicot Champany, the Abolish Breast Cancer 5K Race/Walk is scheduled for Oct. 3 at the Pomfret Recreation Park. - Ron Coderre: Former Brooklyn man honored for soccer officiating (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on August 29, 2009 at 11:41:08 pm
A well-known local man noted for his involvement in basketball was recently honored by another round-ball sport for his career as an official. - MHT Tech Education Directory, Part I (Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology)
posted on August 14, 2009 at 01:04:52 pm
The 2009 Mass High Tech New England Tech Education Directory is a compendium of the colleges and universities offering courses and concentrations related to all aspects of technology. This is the first of two parts of the directory. - MHT Tech Education Directory (Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology)
posted on August 14, 2009 at 04:06:23 am
The 2009 Mass High Tech New England Tech Education Directory is a compendium of the colleges and universities offering courses and concentrations related to all aspects of technology. - Q&A: QVCC leader looks back at changes (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on August 5, 2009 at 03:37:59 am
Much has changed at Quinebaug Valley Community College over the past 16 years, but one constant has been the college’s president, Dianne E. Williams. - Tough times helping to fill Quinebaug Valley classrooms (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on August 3, 2009 at 03:37:48 am
Quinebaug Valley Community College officials are reporting record-breaking enrollment numbers for the upcoming fall semester, with full-time student enrollment up by 27 percent compared to the same period last year. - Ron Coderre: Derosier vows to continue fight against cancer (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on July 12, 2009 at 03:28:32 am
It was recently reported here that Killingly High School basketball coach Scott Derosier was diagnosed with a serious medical condition. Derosier has been in touch since, sending an update that we’d like to share with all his friends, fans and our readers. - Danielson community college offers Kids Academy (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on July 9, 2009 at 04:00:14 am
Quinebaug Valley Community College is offering three weeks of educational programming for children this summer. - Ron Coderre: Rybacki honored with Greenhalgh scholarship (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on June 21, 2009 at 03:02:08 am
Coach Jim Greenhalgh, who died earlier this year, was noted for his exploits as an athlete, a coach and as a great handler of young men. During his tenure as a teacher, coach and guidance counselor at Putnam High School he positively influenced many young men and women in shaping their futures. Students at Putnam High School didn't have to be athletes whom he coached in order to know Greenhalgh. ... - Eastern Connecticut program assisting ex-convicts may end (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on June 21, 2009 at 02:40:47 am
Supporters are scrambling to get state funding reinstated for a locally run inmate and ex-offender transition program they say has drastically reduced recidivism and given hundreds of attendees a new start in life. - Dems slam cuts to prisoner rehab (New Haven Register)
posted on June 19, 2009 at 02:35:09 pm
State Democrats are criticizing Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s proposal to eliminate $1.7 million intended to expand prisoner rehabilitation programs, added last year in the wake of the horrific Cheshire homicides allegedly committed by two paroled career criminals. - $83 million Ellis Tech project may have to wait (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on June 18, 2009 at 03:56:07 am
Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s proposed state budget cuts will mean more delays for the planned $83 million Harvard H. Ellis Technical High School renovation and expansion project, local Democratic leaders said Wednesday. - QVCC president announces retirement (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on June 18, 2009 at 03:26:17 am
After 16 years at the helm of Quinebaug Valley Community College, Dianne E. Williams announced she will retire at the end of the month, though she will continue serving in an interim capacity until her successor is named. - QVCC president to retire next month (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on June 17, 2009 at 05:40:47 pm
College President Dianne E. Williams to accept retirement incentive and step down July 1. She will remain at school on interim basis until replacement found. - Quinebaug Valley (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
posted on June 5, 2009 at 01:30:53 pm
DANIELSON - Quinebaug Valley Community College held its 37th commencement yesterday, and 199 students graduated at the Danielson campus. - Graduates bid fond farewell to Quinebaug Valley Community College (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on June 5, 2009 at 03:40:50 am
Thursday’s ceremony was held at the outdoor amphitheater at QVCC’s Danielson campus. Friends and family of the 199 graduates sprinkled the hill with lawn chairs and blankets to watch the ceremony. - Quinebaug Valley Community College graduates 199 students (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on June 5, 2009 at 12:24:29 am
Quinebaug Valley Community College graduated 199 students Thursday at its 37th Commencement, held at the outdoor amphitheater of the college's Danielson campus. - School in Danielson provides students OASIS (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on May 23, 2009 at 03:24:30 am
When Matthew Roberts of Dayville returned from 15 years of active duty with the U.S. Army and enrolled at Quinebaug Valley Community College in 2007, he faced several problems. - Towns Sometimes Can't Avoid Troubled Contractor (Hartford Courant)
posted on May 18, 2009 at 11:24:14 am
Barr Remains On State DOT's Pre-Qualified List In Massachusetts, Barr Inc. is mired in controversy. - Local high students turn product ideas into reality (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on May 16, 2009 at 04:17:24 am
Ingenuity and creativity were on display Friday as students competed in the sixth annual High School Plastics Expo. - QVCC events highlight health care careers (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on April 22, 2009 at 04:14:20 am
Quinebaug Valley Community College will host two events for individuals interested in health care careers. - Scholarship honors Brooklyn couple (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on April 20, 2009 at 03:29:20 am
A $50,000 bequest from the estate of a Massachusetts woman has created a scholarship at Quinebaug Valley Community College in memory of the couple who became her surrogate parents. - Helmet saves Pawcatuck motorcycle rider's life (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on April 19, 2009 at 03:44:23 am
Less than two years removed from a serious motorcycle crash on Route 2 in North Stonington, Roger Brisson thinks wearing a helmet on the night of June 16, 2007, was probably a life-saving decision. - Quinebaug Valley Community College holding adult education seminar (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on April 3, 2009 at 03:47:46 am
Quinebaug Valley Community College will host an adult education seminar Monday. - Lawmakers: State budget will include tax increases, spending cuts (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on April 2, 2009 at 04:22:35 am
The budget proposal the Legislature is expected to release Friday contains deep spending cuts and tax increases, the president of the state Senate said Wednesday. - State leaders traveling to discuss dismal budget outlook (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on March 31, 2009 at 03:22:15 am
The numbers are dismal. State House Majority Leader Denise Merrill, D-Mansfield, and state Rep. Mae Flexer, D-Killingly, held a forum on the state budget at Quinebaug Valley Community College Monday for this reason. - Employees get mental health first aid training (The Norwich Bulletin)
posted on March 14, 2009 at 04:05:20 am
A group of administrators, faculty and staff from Quinebaug Valley Community College were the first to complete a new United Services Mental Health First Aid program Friday.