Department of Transportation grant supports commercial driver’s license training
Wor-Wic Community College recently earned $133,700 in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) through a Commercial Motor Vehicle Operational Safety (CMVOST) grant for fiscal year 2025. The funding will support commercial driver’s license (CDL) training, especially for current or former members of the U.S. Armed Forces, their spouses and their children, as well as for underserved populations.
Virtual reading to be held Oct. 10
Wor-Wic Community College is inviting the public to a free virtual reading by author David Galef on Thursday, Oct. 10, at 6:30 p.m., via Zoom.
Wor-Wic celebrates presidential inauguration
Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury, Md., recently installed its third president, Deborah Casey, Ph.D., in a ceremony held at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center. Casey has held the role since August 2023, and in her first year, she has worked to advance the institution, announcing new initiatives and goals for the college as it approaches its 50th anniversary.
Wor-Wic nursing students receive awards
An awards and recognition ceremony recently celebrated the achievements of 108 Wor-Wic Community College graduates who earned associate degrees and certificates in nursing.
Wor-Wic to celebrate presidential inauguration with multiple events
An inauguration ceremony to install Deborah Casey, Ph.D., as president of Wor-Wic Community College will take place at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center in Salisbury on Friday, Sept. 20, at 10 a.m. The event will cap off several weeks of celebration at the college.
Wor-Wic to host community arts showcase
Wor-Wic Community College will hold a Community Arts Showcase of Excellence event on Thursday, Sept. 19, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the college campus at the corner of Route 50 and Walston Switch Road in Salisbury.
Wor-Wic to host celebration of science and arts
Wor-Wic Community College will hold its inaugural STEAMposium event on Tuesday, Sept. 17, from 5 to 7 p.m., in the Dr. Ray Hoy Assembly Hall in Guerrieri Hall on the college campus at the corner of Route 50 and Walston Switch Road in Salisbury.
Wor-Wic receives EARN Maryland Cybersecurity grant
Wor-Wic Community College has been awarded a $150,000 cybersecurity grant from EARN Maryland, a program by the Maryland Department of Labor. It is the only organization that has been awarded this type of grant for cybersecurity, as well as the first on the Eastern Shore.
Spoken word artist Frohman to perform at Wor-Wic
Wor-Wic Community College is inviting the public to a free event featuring Denice Frohman, a Philadelphia-based poet and performer, on Friday, Sept. 6, at 6 p.m.
Scholarships ease the path from Wor-Wic to UMES
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Wor-Wic Community College have renewed an agreement that creates a financial incentive for recent graduates of the two-year school in Salisbury to continue their studies 17 miles south in Princess Anne.