NEWS
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10/11/2024
Name Our Soccer Team!
The Eastern Shore is buzzing about the addition of a soccer team at your Eastern Shore Community College. While more details are forthcoming, and a search is currently under way for a coach, the effort has also begun on what to name the team. In the true tradition of ESCC’s “YES!” culture, the team will …
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10/08/2024
Foxworthy and Interns Research Allergens
Summer Intern Program Increases Data on Local Efforts Under the leadership and guidance of Biology Instructor Dr. Alex Foxworthy, Eastern Shore Community College has established a National Allergy Bureau (NAB) registered aerobiology station at ESCC. The NAB is the organization which maintains the network of sampling stations that provides data on daily pollen and mold …
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10/03/2024
Alumni Block Party is October 11th!
Event to Reunite Former Students, Faculty, Staff and Administrators Your Eastern Shore Community College is having an Alumni Block Party on Friday, October 11th from 5:00pm – 8:30pm on the college campus in Melfa on Lankford Highway. Live music, food trucks, special tributes, alumni presentations and more will all take place at the entrance of …
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09/24/2024
Car Club Supports Nursing Scholarships
As a result of the E.S. Cruisers Campus Car Show held on August 10th at your Eastern Shore Community College, club president Chester Jackson has presented Patty Kellam of the ESCC Foundation, with a check for $3000 to support nursing scholarships for academic years 2024-2025. This is the third year that the E.S. Cruisers have …
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08/19/2024
Diane Ames Scholarship Established
Honoring Local Educator and Former ESCC Instructor Former Eastern Shore Community College instructor and alum, Ms. Diane E. Ames passed away on June 2, 2024. A career educator, Diane touched many lives in her career. She found teaching a rewarding career choice while enjoying making a difference in a person’s life. Diane dedicated over 37 …
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08/05/2024
President Shaeffer Announces Retirement in 2025
Eastern Shore Community College shares today that current ESCC President Jim Shaeffer has announced his retirement at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year, effective June 30, 2025. In coordination with VCCS Chancellor David Dore’ and his office, the announcement is being made now to accommodate an appropriate search for his successor, and to ensure …
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07/18/2024
Project Horizons Student Now Gates Scholar
Desmand Wessells, a 2024 graduate of Northampton High School, has been selected as a prestigious Gates Scholar and will attend University of Virginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science in August. The Gates Scholarship is a highly selective, last-dollar scholarship for outstanding, minority, high school seniors from low-income households. The scholarship is awarded to exceptional student …
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07/03/2024
Weitzel Honored
Retired Assistant Professor Awarded Professor Emeritus Eastern Shore Community College awarded retired Assistant Professor Paul Weitzel the status of Professor Emeritus during the 2024 Spring Commencement on Wednesday, May 8th. The establishment of the status of Professor Emeritus is recommended as a method of honoring teaching faculty for meritorious service to the college. To be …
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07/02/2024
ESCC Foundation Summer Newsletter
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06/06/2024
Perdue Provides ESL Program Support
The ESCC Foundation and the Eastern Shore Community College English as a Second Language (ESL) program has received considerable support from community partners Perdue Farms, specifically the Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation. This latest funding bolsters the college’s ability to serve summer learners, providing them with much needed critical skills. The funding allows for …