Education Briefs
Published 12:00 am Thursday, January 14, 2016
Summer camp fair
Come support the Davidson Wildcats and the Davidson Trust Jan. 16 at 12:30 p.m. at their game against the University of Massachusetts at Baker Sports Complex on Davidson’s campus. If you use the promo code “DINNER” to purchase your tickets online, 50 percent of your sale will go to Dinner at Davidson, a student run organization that helps generate student awareness, support, and appreciation for the trust. The Davidson Trust is the college’s commitment to meet 100 percent of demonstrated financial need without packaging loans. This promise helps bring strong students from different backgrounds to Davidson’s campus community.
RCCC
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College recently announced a new truck-driving training program to be offered at the college in early 2016.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, median pay for truck drivers is $38,200 per year. The Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that employment for truck drivers is expected to grow 11 percent from 2012 to 2022. Consisting of extensive classroom instruction as well as range and road driving, the program will prepare students for the Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) final test, which will be administered at the conclusion of the course. Rowan-Cabarrus is offering this program in partnership with Caldwell Community College.
The program at Rowan-Cabarrus will cover proper driving procedures, safe driver responsibility, commercial motor vehicle laws and regulations, and the basic principles and practices for operating commercial vehicles. The coursework includes motor vehicle laws and regulations, map reading, vehicle maintenance, safety procedures, daily logs, defensive driving, and freight handling.
The training program is set to run Feb. 15–April 19. The Rowan-Cabarrus course is certified by the Professional Truck Driving Institute (PTDI). PTDI is the first nonprofit organization to develop uniform skills performance, curriculum and certification standards for the trucking industry and to award course certification to entry-level truck driver finishing programs.
The next information session to learn more is being held Thursday, Jan. 14, from 10 a.m–noon at the West Avenue Center in Kannapolis. A mandatory orientation will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 20, from 10 a.m.–noon at the college’s West Avenue Center Campus in Kannapolis.
Visit www.rccc.edu/corporate/truck-driver-training today to fill out an interest form. For more information on the program, contact Tashina Mahatha at 704-216-7142 ortashina.mahatha@rccc.edu.
Scholarships available
AgCarolina Farm Credit announces 27 college scholarships are available and will be awarded in the coming months.
Five FFA scholarships are available to FFA members who are high school seniors, along with two scholarships to students attending North Carolina A&T State University. Recipients must be residents of eastern North Carolina. The scholarship program is part of the cooperative’s corporate giving program, the Fund for Rural North Carolina. Applications are due by April 30.
Students who are enrolled in an agricultural related degree at North Carolina State University may apply for one of five $2,000 scholarships. Recipients must be children or grandchildren of customers of AgCarolina Farm Credit. Students must apply directly to NCSU. Applications are due by Feb. 17.
In addition, five $750 scholarships will be awarded to students enrolled in the Ag Institute at North Carolina State University. Recipients must be children or grandchildren of an AgCarolina customer. Students must apply directly to NCSU. Applications are due by Feb. 17.
Ten $1,000 “At-Large” college scholarships will be awarded to recipients who are attending or plan to attend a 4-year college or university within the state of North Carolina. The “At-Large” scholarships are non-degree specific and recipients must be the children or grandchildren of customers of AgCarolina Farm Credit. Deadline for applications is April 30.
AgCarolina Farm Credit is a farmer owned financial cooperative with headquarters in Raleigh. They are the leading provider of credit to farmers in central and eastern North Carolina. AgCarolina Farm Credit has over $1.4 billion in loans and commitments outstanding to nearly 3,000 North Carolina farmers. Loans are made to finance land, homes, farm buildings, operating expenses, livestock and equipment, as well as other purposes. Credit life insurance, crop insurance, appraisal services, and leasing are also available through AgCarolina Farm Credit.
Davidson County Community College
Davidson County Community College with offer two classes taught by Fulbright Scholars. Irish Language for Beginners and Arabic for Beginners will be taught in the Spring 2016 semester. Fergal Rafferty and Omar Khedr both taught language classes last semester and will continue to educate the DCCC campus in the spring. To enroll, contact 336-224-4545.
Food Lion to offer scholarships
Food Lion, together with Coca-Cola Zero and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), once again offer the Food Lion Essay Contest as part of the 2016 CIAA Basketball Tournament. A total of $35,000 in scholarship grants will be awarded to CIAA students.
Food Lion has been the official supermarket partner of the CIAA for 22 years and is a sponsor of the CIAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. For more information about the contest, visit http://www.ciaatournament.org/
Autism Parent Support Group
The Autism Society of North Carolina is interested in forming a parent support group for families living in Rowan County and will be holding an organizational meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 26 to:
- to plan for the frequency and format of future meetings and activities,
- go over protocol for being an Autism Society of North Carolina parent support group, and
- assign responsibilities and tasks related to organizing and planning future meetings.
The meeting will be held at First United Methodist Church at 217 S. Church St. from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. RSVP to Nancy Popkin, npopkin@autismsociety-nc.org, if you plan to attend this meeting.
