NEWS
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05/03/2016
Trufant Honored Posthumously with 2016 Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy
Richmond – The late Donald Trufant of Cape Charles, Virginia, posthumously received the 2016 Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy. He was nominated for the award by the Eastern Shore Community College Foundation board of directors. The award was given at a luncheon ceremony at the Country Club of Virginia on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. …
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05/02/2016
ESCC and ACES Present Pandolfi Piano Concert and Reception
Category: College
Thomas Pandolfi, world famous pianist extraordinaire, is returning to the Eastern Shore for the fifth year, back by popular demand! The Arts Council of the Eastern Shore and the Eastern Shore Community College Foundation will host Piano Masterpieces by Pandolfi on Saturday, May 14, 2016, to raise scholarship funds for Eastern Shore students. The gala …
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05/01/2016
ESCC Presents FAFSA Day and Parents Night on June 14th
Eastern Shore Community College is hosting FAFSA Day and Parent’s Night on Tuesday June 14th from 12:00pm-7:00pm on the campus in Melfa. The college invites everyone to stop in at their convenience to receive help with the financial aid process (FAFSA), enrollment, career path guidance, and much more. No appointments are needed. ESCC Student Services …
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04/25/2016
Distinguished Alumni Honored at ESCC
Category: Alumni
The ESCC Foundation is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2016 ESCC Distinguished Alumni awards. This annual award is presented to ESCC alumni in recognition of outstanding professional achievement and community service. Ann Pruitt received her Associate’s degree from ESCC in Nursing in 1996 and is currently enrolled in the BSN program at ODU. …
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04/20/2016
ESCC Foundation Provides Scholarships and Much More
Category: College
You may know that the Eastern Shore Community College Foundation provides scholarships for ESCC students. You may know someone who has received a scholarship or you may even have benefited from one yourself. A scholarship through the Foundation can be obtained in addition to other forms of financial aid. There are scholarships for specific programs, …
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04/15/2016
Celebrating Community College Month with Evron Stand and his ESCC story
Category: Alumni
by William McCarter By his own admission, Evron Strand is a military brat. He was born in Fayetteville, N.C. and moved to the Eastern Shore in 1985 when he was 11; he attended Arcadia Middle and High School, where he wrestled, played football and ran track. But Evron did not graduate with his classmates because in …
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04/08/2016
2016 Distinguished Alumni
Category: Alumni
Ann S. Pruitt received her Associate in Applied Science in Nursing in 1996. She is employed at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital as the Director of Maternal and Child Health where she oversees 35 team members in Labor and Delivery and the Mother/Baby unit. Ann has had many professional accomplishments, including implementing electronic medical records in …
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04/06/2016
2015 Distinguished Alumna
Category: Alumni
Amy McCluskey Davis received her Associate’s degree from ESCC in Electronics Technology in May 1993 and went on to obtain a Bachelor’s degree in Physics/MicroElectronics from Salisbury University in 2002. She is currently employed as an Electronics Engineer at NASA Wallops Flight Facility where she is responsible for the building, testing, and maintenance of a …
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03/15/2016
ESCC in STEP with Governor’s Vision of Workforce Development
Category: College
Eastern Shore Community College is actively engaged in the statewide effort that echoes the Governor’s recent commitment to growing the state’s economy through strengthening budgetary support of higher education in the area of workforce development and credentialing. With the trend for employers to typically seek applicants now holding associate’s degrees and/or industry-recognized certifications, it is …
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03/09/2016
ESCC Phi Theta Kappa Chapter Earns State Honors
Category: Students
Phi Theta Kappa is an honor society for two-year college students worldwide. At Eastern Shore Community College the chapter is one of the smallest in Virginia and in the nation. However, that does not keep it from being an award-winning chapter. Recently at the Virginia/West Virginia Regional Convention, the chapter was named a Distinguished Chapter …