NEWS
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03/24/2020
3/24 Message to Students
Weekly Message from Dr. Patrick Tompkins Dear Your Eastern Shore Community College Students, Here are this week’s ESCC COVID-19 updates. ESCC Services Are Available We want our students and our community to know that ESCC is very much open for business. Until further notice, our buildings are not available to you. However, we can be …
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03/23/2020
ESCC Community Update 3/23
The latest information on college operations ESCC has initiated Remote Instruction as of March 23, 2020. All buildings on the ESCC campus will be closed as of 1:00p.m. Tuesday, March 24. While the doors to our buildings will be closed, ESCC services will remain accessible. The College has cancelled all events, in line with VCCS …
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03/20/2020
ESCC Moves To Remote Instruction Monday
A Message To Students From Dr. Patrick Tompkins: Dear Your Eastern Shore Community College Students, At ESCC our YES! is you. For that reason, to protect your health and safety, beginning on Monday at 5:00 p.m. our campus buildings will no longer be accessible to students or the public. Almost all classes, except those that …
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03/17/2020
Chancellor’s Note on COVID-19 and Virginia’s Community Colleges
The following statement from Glenn Dubois, Chancellor of the VCCS, is being shared from the VCCS Blog from Tuesday, March 17th. Eastern Shore Community College will be following up with specifics and details on actions being taken this week to answer many of the items addressed below in response to the current pandemic. Dear community …
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03/13/2020
Spring Break Extended
No Classes March 16-20 Read President Shaeffer’s statement on COVID-19 precautions here.
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03/12/2020
COVID 19 Announcement from President Shaeffer
Spring Break Extended Through March 20th The health and wellbeing of ESCC’s faculty, staff, and students is of the utmost importance to me. Out of an abundance of caution, not only for our college community but our community at large, we have decided to take steps to help mitigate the spread of this virus. To …
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03/11/2020
President’s Inauguration Postponed
Event to be rescheduled for a later date. Due to health safety concerns for our guests, students, faculty and staff because of Coronavirus, Chancellor Glenn DuBois has asked that the Inauguration of Dr. James Shaeffer be postponed until later in the year. While there are no known cases of the virus on the Eastern Shore, …
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03/10/2020
Workforce Summit Will Be Rescheduled
Collaborative Effort Lends Ears to Shore Employers (Update: This event will be rescheduled) The ESVA Chamber, the Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission, and Your Eastern Shore Community College are hosting a Workforce Development Summit, in a bold effort to help plan for and meet the workforce needs of the Shore. Whether you are an ESVA business …
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03/06/2020
Meeting Workforce Needs on the Shore
(Update-The Workforce Summit will be rescheduled for a future date) By Shannon Alexander, Robie Marsh, and Patrick Tompkins They say all politics is local. The same might be said about workforce needs, particularly in a sparsely populated, remote rural region like the Eastern Shore of Virginia. While our location has always been both a boon …
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03/01/2020
College and Chamber Enjoy Strong Partnership
ESCC and the ESVA Chamber Share Local Focus on Business Eastern Shore Community College and the Eastern Shore of Virginia Chamber of Commerce are not only closely aligned on Lankford Highway in Melfa, but also aligned in their mission of serving, promoting, and connecting the businesses and communities of the Shore. As the Chamber Board …