Search
Menu
There’s more than one way to score a goal — something Evan Bier knows as a coach for the Delmarva Blast soccer club for kids. And for his career goals off the field, Bier headed somewhere unexpected after earning his bachelor’s degree in exercise science: Wor-Wic’s physical therapist assistant (PTA) program.
The Wor-Wic Community College Foundation is sponsoring a 5K Run/Walk, along with the 2022 Law Enforcement Team Cup Challenge, on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 9 a.m., at the college campus on the corner of Route 50 and Walston Switch Road in Salisbury. Check-in and registration begin at 8 a.m.
The United States is experiencing a shortage of more than 80,000 truck drivers, according to an estimate from the American Trucking Associations. The ATA also estimates that about 72 percent of America’s freight transport moves by trucks, which shows just how dependent consumers are on the drivers who deliver chicken products to stores or gas to pumps or anything ordered online.
More than two years into the pandemic, community colleges and four-year institutions across the country face an imperative to ensure students from communities disproportionately impacted by the pandemic can access, persist through and realize their higher education aspirations.
Wor-Wic Community College recently held a reception for employees who retired after many years of dedicated service to the college.
Wor-Wic Community College recently held its 20th annual golf tournament at the college’s Ocean Resorts Golf Club in Berlin. Proceeds from the tournament, nearly $55,000, benefit the college’s on-campus child development center.
Kelly Carey, director of continuing education and workforce development transportation for Wor-Wic Community College, has been elected to the board of directors of the National Association of Publicly Funded Truck Driving Schools (NAPFTDS).
Kendall Beauchamp of Parsonsburg and John Todd of Salisbury recently became Wor-Wic’s first graduates in its STEM honors program at the 2022 commencement. Beauchamp and Todd completed lengthy capstone projects consisting of 90 hours of laboratory research to earn the distinction.
Rick Shores of Delmar, Md., took a non- traditional path to his degree — a path that at one point put his life at risk — but thanks to his choices, Shores is now embarking on Salisbury University’s (SU) master in business administration program. On the way, at Wor- Wic, he found not only an educational starting point but also a family.
After a lifetime of spending far too much time in hospitals and doctor’s offices, Caroline Wheeler of Fruitland couldn’t be blamed for avoiding them. Diagnosed with a rare medical condition at age 4 that led to a life-saving liver transplant when she was just 10, Wheeler instead embraced her insider knowledge.