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By Demetrius Morton, Editor, The VC Publication

O ctober begins my last quarter at Virginia College. When I entered my first class I

was scared and didn’t know what to expect. All I could see were students young

enough to be my children. It had been over 23 years since I attended school. I knew

attending college would be a challenge for me, but I was ready for it. I had to change a lot of things

to adjust to my class hours and schedules. I worked 12.5 hour shifts that began at 5:45 p.m. and

ended at 6:00 a.m. After I left work, I would be in class by 7:45 a.m. Some quarters I attended class

five days a week. That was a tremendous strain on me mentally and physically.

My study habits were challenged to the point where sometimes I got to study and sometime I

didn’t. That is when I learned to listen in class attentively, because I knew there were days I wouldn’t

get a chance to study. On top of attending school I was a newlywed with a husband and household

to take care of. Even though I had all of these things to attend to, I never lost focus. I kept my faith

knowing what I was here to accomplish.

My reward for my dedication was seeing my name on the President’s List with a 4.0 GPA at

the end of each quarter. That made me more determined to strive even harder in the next quarter.

My goal was to get my Associate of Science Degree in Administrative Office Management. On De-

cember 14, 2011 my journey and accomplishments here at Virginia College of

Augusta will come to an end. I encourage all classmates that follow to continue

to stay focused, strive to accomplish your goals, and put God before everything

you do and you Will Succeed!

The VC Publication The Monthly Journal Dedicated to Your Success

ISSUE 26 September 2011

My Virginia College Journey ……..P.1 & P.2

Poetry Corner………………………………... P.2

Where Are They Now?............................ P.3

Community Events…………………………. P.5

Rants and Raves…………………………….. P.6

Ask the Dean ………………………………….P.7

Upcoming Events……………………………. P.8

Editor: Demetrius Morton

Managing Editor: Shylae Stringer

Faculty Advisor: Cheryl Corbin

My VC Journey

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The Journey

By Zeliah Spruill, Night

Receptionist

To be a college student

is rewarding

in itself,

at times

you stumble

but remember

to be humble.

It seems

at times

that the

finish line is so far,

but remember

reach for the stars.

Throughout the week

we have

so much

to do,

assignments, work,

and family too.

If I could

be all that

I could

be,

I would

sing loud

and be proud

to know,

that I can

raise

my family.

You’re Hired!Congratulations to the following students that have been hired by lo-

cal companies!

Poetry Corner

Your Name Here, Lisa Thompson, Kenyatta Walker, Tyrine

Zidek, Andrea Sanders, Teresa Jones, Ashley Davis, Tamika Sut-

ton, Samantha Frails, Pamela Frederick, Tagious Gaines, Briseida

Garcia, Ashlie Germany, Angela Wallace, Chris Borders, Linette Pi-

ner, Latoya Gist, Donna Newman, Carol Harris, Erica Taylor, & April

Mozone!

By: Shylae Stringer, Managing Editor,

The VC Publication

O ctober begins my last quarter at Virginia College and what a ride! I started at Virginia College

in the fall of 2009. At first, I was very skeptical of going to a new college found-ed in Alabama but with the name Virgin-ia. Countless times I had seen the Virgin-ia College commercials flash across my television. I can remember walking into that tiny office and meeting Senn. She was the nicest lady and presented the college to me as if it was heaven on Earth. My first day, everyone was so happy. Nothing but smiling faces were upon me. I knew I was hooked at that time.

Virginia College as compared to anything in life has had its ups and downs. One of my challenges was getting used to 8:00 classes on a Friday. Friday? 8:00? Are you serious? Getting used to a new school was also difficult. It was a learning experience for everyone. It seemed at times I was the test dummy but someone has to lead the pack and take the road yet not taken. With the motivation of my classmates, Mrs. Powell, and instructors, I continued even when the times got rough.

While attending school at Virginia College I worked four jobs and still managed to keep a 3.6 GPA. Virginia College has taught me if you

put your mind to it you can achieve it. One person who stressed and encouraged me along the way was Julie Cole. She has always been there to listen to my nag-ging but always encouraged me to keep it moving and don’t stop. All in all I’ve had a great experience at Vir-ginia College despite the upsets. Most importantly, what I’ve learned at Virginia College is to always look forward to success.

My VC Journey

Submit your original short work

by the 15th of each month to-

Karla.chavous@vc.edu

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Where are they Now?

Graduation Information:

ALL September grads who intend to participate in the next graduation ceremony

(Saturday, January 21, 2012) MUST meet with Ms. Cole (Room 170) before the end of this Quarter.

December grads will meet with Ms. Cole during the week of October 17th – 21

st. Please watch for flyers

posted around Campus when school resumes on October 3, 2011.

September Graduates:

Are you interested in speaking at graduation? If so, please notify your Program Director or Ms. Cole.

Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteering is a great way to network and give back to your community. See Ms.

Cole in Room 170 for volunteer packets.

Certificate Pickup:

If you have not yet picked up all of your Academic Achievement Certificates from Winter Quarter 2010

through Spring Quarter 2011 (President’s List, Dean’s List, or Perfect Attendance), please stop by Ms.

Cole’s office. These certificates will make a great addition to your portfolio when you begin your job

search!

Nikki is a Cosmetology

graduate of our second

Virginia College graduat-

ing class. She has been us-

ing all the techniques that she has

learned here at Virginia College. She specializ-

es in quick weaves, sew ins, tracking hair and

dreads.

She would like to thank Mrs. Rich and

Mrs. Rowe for sticking by their class and en-

couraging everyone. She plans to one day own

her own salon in Florida.

Corri is a Cosmetology grad-

uate of our first Virginia Col-

lege graduating class. He

works for Swagger N Styles

Barber N Beauty Salon. At the salon, Corri cuts,

shampoos, and colors hair. He also does eye-

lashes and eyebrows for women. He would like to

thank Senn Rollosson for enrolling him into the

college. Also he would like to thank all the in-

structors for their time and efforts and most im-

portantly their patience.

Nikki Perkins Corri Gordon

For Your Info

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The business students have been hard at work. They have created a company dedicated

to providing you with solutions and real time information. Our Summer staff has been busy with

finalizing the business of communicating what VC Solutions will bring to you.

The website is up and ready for more input to keep you informed on what is going on around

campus and in your city.

You can find on the website:

The Online version of the Newsletter

Information about the company

Opportunities to volunteer

Log On and Connect With US

Web Page:

http://vc-solutions.org

Blog Page

http://vcstudents.wordpress.com

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We started with the

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ready to bring you more !

Our Bloggers

Ortez Serling & Darryl Demmons

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We can create your first set

of 20 for free!

For VC Staff

Tired of making those pesky fly-

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Drop by the VC Solutions office,

fill out the form, and we will

email you a completed flyer!

Our Web Team

Willie Butler, Kelvin Hodge &

Demetrius Morton

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My Career Services Journey

Community Events

By Amelia Moore, Medical Assistant Program

A t some point all students must or should use Career Services. Even after you graduate you

can continue to use the services offered. The staff consists of three

people who are dedicated in seeing you placed in a career suited to

your program of study. They are your contacts into for anything related to your job

search.

When you enter the office, the journey begins. You need to have several

things in order to be armed in your job search. A resume, cover letter, a set of pro-

fessional and personal references, and a thank you letter expressing your grati-

tude for the interview. Career Services can only do so much in ASSISTING you in

finding a job.

Right before your externship, you should start seeing them weekly to start

your job search. Everyday Career Services get leads on who may be hiring, but it

is up to you to walk through the door to start your process. You may go to several

interviews but you need to remember this on the interview: it’s about you not the

resume. Most interviewers have already read your resume and they are looking for

you to sell yourself in order to prove your qualifications.

Be calm but listen and answer the questions posed to you, and ask them to

tell you as much as possible about the job. If you see the interviewer losing inter-

est, then engage them to redirect their attention. The interview can be over within a matter of minutes.

Depending on how it goes you should either be very excited or thinking to myself, did I do enough to get

this job?

Arts in the Heart— September 16th, 5:00pm-9:00pm $5—Augusta Common Downtown

Saturday Market on the River– Free Every Saturday 8:00am– 2:00pm—8th Street Plaza

Historic Trolley Tour — Every Saturday 1:00pm-4:15pm $12—Downtown Augusta

Westobou Festival— September 29 Starts at 12:00pm—Various Areas in Augusta

The 39 Steps— September 29 7:00pm $25-$38 Fort Gordon Dinner Theater

Art at Lunch with Art Rosenbaum— September 30 $10-$14 12:00pm– 1:00pm Morris Museum of Art

Augusta Canal Moonlight Music Cruise — September 30 Starts at 6:00pm $25 1450 Green Street

Whiskey Painters of America Opening Reception— Free September 30th 5:00pm– 8:00pm Zimmeran

Gallery

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Rants & Raves

There are some things that we love and some we could change about VC.

Can’t print in color-Amy Panunzio

The temperature in the school is always cold -Rico Fielding

Too many blocked sites, even on the E-library– Shannon Smith

Free Printing-Rico Fielding

Experiences that last a lifetime with students and professors-Amy Panunizo

When I first arrived, I felt welcomed. Always a smiling face. Always greeted. Everything is included

in my tuition . I never had to pay out of pocket. We are treated as a person not as a number-Miranda

Shaw

A good learning environment. Teachers are very knowledgeable with small learning environment–

Francis Jackson

D id you hear about the exciting news in Therapeutic Massage?

Our very own student Shawnda Kettles has won a contest held by

Laura Allen (Massage Therapist, Author, and Massage Magazine blogger)

THE PRIZE…. a year mentorship with Mrs. Allen herself.

This is a WONDERFUL opportunity for any therapist!

Mrs. Allen opened the contest up for any new or student therapist. “tell me why you

deserve this mentorship?” Shawnda simply told her why she made the decision to

become a massage therapist.

Raves

Rants

Exci

ting

New

s

Go ahead– Click

on them...

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September 24th is Family Health and Fitness Day. Set this day aside to plan a kickball game with the family or take an evening swim. Go on a hike, take a light jog or just go a play catch with the family. Sep-tember 24th is designed to bring families together with the help of fun and fitness. Make sure that you and your family are up to date with shots and vaccines. Most importantly, have fun and go and play! For more information go to http://www.fitnessday.com/family/

Ask the Dean

Q: What are the pros and cons of "cramming" for a test?

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Family Health and Fitness Day

Interested in joining your professional trade organization? If you would

like information on the professional trade organization for your program

(i.e. AAMA for Medical Assistants, NPTA for Pharmacy Technicians,

etc.) Please contact Ms. Cole. Beginning Fall Quarter, VC Augusta will

form a chapter of the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS). Look

for flyers!

Trade Organization

Need a Massage

Answer: Cramming is not the best way to approach a test. Learning

works best when you study and review the class materials on a daily basis

well in advance of a test. Frequently, cramming involves staying up all

night prior to a test. This is not a good idea. Being well rested is one of the

keys to doing .

Research on this question is clear. Findings of a recent study conducted at

Harvard Medical School show that all-night study sessions may have a

negative effect on students' grades. The Harvard study's control group

slept regularly for four days, while the variable group was deprived of sleep

for the first night. At the end of the four-day cycle, the two groups were

tested on image recognition - and the group that got less sleep performed

more poorly, because sleep deprivation has a negative effect on the cortex,

the part of the brain which is responsible for storing information.

Please do study the night before a test but be sure to study regularly

throughout the quarter. If you follow that pattern, the night before a test

becomes a review session and you can reward yourself with a good night's

sleep and have increased confidence that you'll do well on the test the next

day.

Paul Lund, Academic Dean

Back killing you? Need to

relax? Come see the ther-

apeutic massage students,

they can help with that!

Call and make an appoint-

ment today at 706-288-

8547. Did you know stu-

dents receive 20% dis-

count on massages? A

great way to relax after fi-

nals.

Chair Massage

10 min $5.00

Swedish Massage

$30.00

Deep Tissue Massage

$35.00

Clinical Massage

$35.00

Pre-Natal Massage

$35.00

Hot Stone Massage

$45.00

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Keep your eyes

open for representatives on

campus including:

SunTrust Bank

Regions Bank

Wells Fargo Bank

Sam’ s Club

October’s Quote:

I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure--which is: Try to please everybody. Herbert Bayard Swope

All essays must be less than 150 words and submitted via email to

cheryl.corbin@vc.edu no later than the 15th

of each month.

Say What?

9/13 & 9/14 Rayz Concession

10/5 & 10/6 Catz Southern Catering

10/12 & 10/13 Maryland Fried Chicken

Food Vendors on Campus in August

What workshops would you

like to see offered?

Submit your suggestions to

Julie.cole@vc.edu

Student Services would like to bring Wells Fargo bank representa-tives to VC to provide a workshop on personal finance topics such as budgeting, building or repairing credit, checking credit reports, etc. If you are interested in participating in this type of workshop, please stop by Ms. Cole’s office in Room 170 and let her know

This month’s winner is Kelvin Hodge. Your essay on September’s

Quotable Quote was a winner! You have won a VC Mug.

Want to write for the VC Publica-

tion? Great! Send us an article.

Here is the quote for September: ―What lies behind us and what lies

before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.‖ – Ralph

Waldo Emerson

By Kelvin Hodge

This quote entails the consideration of one’s past or one’s future is noth-ing in regards to a high measure of thought or consideration as com-pared to what is contained inside one’s own self. The self is described in this quote as the ―supreme‖ thought or idea and should definitely be understood to anyone, due to it being the inner ―life form‖ who has come from the past or will travel to the future, but without the ―self‖, one will would not have had the opportunity to have traveled from the past or to carry on to the future.

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