College seeks alumni involvement

Patsy Joyner

Published Thursday, May 28, 2009

The best advertising for Paul D. Camp is the success of our students, who hold a broad array of positions in diverse professions across the College’s service region and beyond.

Getting their start at the community college, they went on to become nurses, correctional officers, computer technicians, teachers, welders, industrial electricians, childcare providers, executive secretaries, business managers, bookkeepers, data entry clerks, maintenance mechanics, and medical office assistants—to name a few.

And you would be surprised at how many former students are well-placed right here in our community.

As we recall more than 37 years of providing access to higher education for citizens in Franklin, Isle of Wight, Southampton and Suffolk, we are collecting student success stories. Thus, we ask that you share with us the stories you know.

If you are a former student, we would like to learn where you are now and what you are doing. If you have friends, family, or acquaintances who have gone on to do well after beginning their educational quest at PDCCC, we want to hear from you.

Call for alumni involvement

To keep connected with us, we also invite former students who have completed a course, certificate or degree at the college to join the PDCCC Alumni Society. Established five years ago, the Alumni Society now has more than 275 members.

A one-time membership fee is just $10. Membership benefits include opportunities to network with faculty, staff and members of the community; participation in the life of the college through meaningful interactions with students and involvement with college activities; leadership roles in advancing the college; and recognition for alumni accomplishments.

PDCCC alumni can provide a positive influence on current students, faculty, and educational programs — and a direct impact on the future direction of the college and its image. Following are a few examples of opportunities for alumni participation: student recruiters and mentors, advisory committee members, special events volunteers, student newsletter and Web page assistants and scholarship facilitators and donors.

Alumni society update

Recent alumni-sponsored activities included a cookout for graduates held May 14 in conjunction with commencement rehearsal the night before graduation, where PDCCC Alumni President Frank Brown, Treasurer JoAnne Russell, and other alumni members served more than 100 students. And on Aug. 14, alumni members will help with the college’s annual golf tournament at Sleepy Hole Golf Club in Suffolk.

For more details on sharing success stories or joining the PDCCC Alumni Society, call Wendy Harrison, public relations specialist in the Office of Institutional Advancement, at 569-692. For information on other programs and options available at PDCCC, call 569-6700, or visit our Web site at www.pdc.edu.

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