WPCC News Archive
Glaciologist Dr. Tad Pfeffer Speaks on Arctic Glacier Melting
Contributed by WPCC Student Writers Shannon Carpenter and Jon Goforth MORGANTON--Arctic glaciers are currently melting at three to four times the previous rates, and the sea level has gradually risen considerably in the past century. “Why?” is a question best answered...
High School Students! CCP Registration is Nov. 20
Morganton, NC – Western Piedmont Community College (WPCC) announces that registration for the Career & College Promise (CCP) program will be held on Thursday, Nov. 20 from 4 to 6 p.m. in Hildebrand Hall on the college campus at 1001 Burkemont Avenue. The deadline...
Dori Barron’s Focus: Helping Students with Financial Aid
Morganton, NC— When a visitor to Dori Barron’s office takes a seat to meet with her, a variety of messages on her walls help create a welcoming, encouraging atmosphere. You’ll find a striking graphic of the slogan “Imagine Peace” as well an inspirational photo of a...
100% of Full-Time Employees Give to College
Morganton, NC –For the first time in the College’s 50 year history, 100 percent of full-time employees at Western Piedmont Community College (WPCC) gave to the Western Piedmont Foundation (WPF) during the employee giving portion of the Foundation’s Annual Giving...
Retired WPCC President Receives State Award
Morganton, NC – Western Piedmont Community College (WPCC) recently presented to Dr. Jim Burnett the Order of the Long Leaf Pine at a retirement reception to honor his 41 years of service to WPCC including the last eight years as the College’s president. Dr. Burnett...
College Dean A Nominee for Women of Justice Award
Morganton, NC – Western Piedmont Community College (WPCC) Dean of Business & Public Services Leslie McKesson is among the nominees for the third annual Women of Justice awards event to be held in Raleigh in November. North Carolina Lawyers Weekly will host the...
College’s Early Childhood Ed Students Collaborate With Literacy Council
Morganton, NC –Western Piedmont Community College’s (WPCC) Early Childhood Education program instructors and students, including Sarah Power (far left) and Tracy Hang (far right), and Project Flower Director Brownie Rochefort are collaborating on an effort that is...
Duke Energy Awards $184,000 to WPCC
MORGANTON, N.C. – Duke Energy and Western Piedmont Community College (WPCC) recently announced a $184,000 investment from the Duke Energy Foundation. The funds will be used to meet the critical need of Mechatronics technicians as expressed by local industry, Burke...
Inaugural Adjunct Academic Excellence Award Presented
Morganton, NC—Western Piedmont Community College (WPCC) recently named Ms. Jaime Marshall Staley as the 2014 recipient of the College’s first-ever Adjunct Academic Excellence Award. This award was created to recognize a part-time faculty member for superior work...
Interpreting Ed Students Volunteer at Local Camp
WPCC Interpreting Education students Danielle Tancora, Dara Fox (left) and Britt Peidl-Murphy (right) volunteered at Camp Dogwood in Sherrills Ford, NC to assist the camp's deaf-blind participants as part of the students' Service Learning hours. The North Carolina...