Friday, April 18, 2008

YOUR TIME HAS COME. TAKE ACTION. DECIDE WHERE AMERICA IS HEADED.


Speaker of the House Bill Howell shares a laugh with students during Germanna's Virginia21 chapter launch this week. Howell, State Sen. Edd Houck and Fredericksburg City Councilwoman Debby Girvan talked with students about the genuine power they can wield...
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

'ALL I KNEW WAS THAT MORE AND MORE PEOPLE WERE BEING KILLED ... THE MEMORY OF THAT DAY ... IT WAS SO TERRIBLE ...'


Stephanie Broman sealed herself in her Virginia Tech dorm room one year ago today, afraid to go outside. She was cut off from communication with her family and friends. She could only watch in horror as that day's tragedy unfolded on cable news...
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'WE MUST NEVER FORGET'

"We must never forget what happened at Virginia Tech," Germanna Community College President David A. Sam said today. "The families who lost loved ones remain in our thoughts--as do the Tech students, faculty and staff members who endured that tragic day."

Along with all other colleges and universities, Germanna students, faculty and staff are asked to observe a moment of silence Wednesday at noon to commemorate the anniversary of the April 16, 2007 tragedy in which 32 people were killed by an emotionally disturbed student who then shot himself.

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

VIDEO: WATCH DR. SAM'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS


Judy Amidon helps Germanna President David A. Sam prepare for his inauguration. Click on the image above for video of Dr. Sam's inaugural address...
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Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Monday, April 7, 2008

TOGETHER, DR. SAM SAYS IN INAUGURAL ADDRESS, WE CAN DO GREAT THINGS: 'I ASK YOUR HELP.'


To the leaders of business and industry and of community organizations, please join with us in helping to develop your current and future employees and in promoting the rich economy of our region...
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Saturday, April 5, 2008

DR. ANN WOOLFORD-SINGH: FROM GUYANA TO GERMANNA, A LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO HIGHER EDUCATION


“We are very pleased and excited that Dr. Ann Woolford-Singh will be joining Germanna,” said GCC President David A. Sam. “She will bring strong leadership over the core of our mission--teaching and learning and learner support.” ...
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Tuesday, April 1, 2008

NATIVE WISDOM FROM "EAGLE MAN"


Sioux tribe member Ed "Eagle Man" McGaa, the author of "Mother Earth Spirituality, Native Wisdom: Perceptions of the Natural Way," and "Nature's Way: Native Wisdom For Living In Balance With The Earth," will speak at the Daniel Center and the Locust Grove Campus next week...
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