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A total of 396 Wor-Wic Community College students have been recognized for superior performance by being named to the dean’s list for the recently-completed spring term.
Although most people feel uncomfortable and shy away from asking others for money — even for a worthy cause, Kamlesh Purohit, vice president of the Student Government Association, took the initiative to start soliciting and collecting donations for Wor-Wic’s on-campus food pantry, where he works as a volunteer.
The fall schedule of classes being offered by the continuing education and workforce development division at Wor-Wic Community College is now available.
Members of the Alpha Nu Omicron chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) international honor society at Wor-Wic Community College recently received a 2021 Recognizing Excellence in Acceptance and Completion with Honors (REACH) Award for membership development and furthering PTK’s mission of providing recognition and opportunities for growth and development for students on campus. REACH chapters achieved or exceeded a 15% membership acceptance rate in 2020.
Loretta Viens of Salisbury was a single mom who had been unemployed for months due to COVID-19 before submitting an application to study metal fabrication. She had been looking for a job while helping her 7-year-old son, Jaxon, with virtual learning.
Ashley Walters of Princess Anne said that if she could have obtained her bachelor’s degree at Wor-Wic, she would have. “I sing Wor-Wic’s praises all the time, to anyone, no matter what their career path is,” said the elementary school principal.
The following students completed their program requirements to graduate with a certificate (CT), associate of applied science (AAS), associate of arts in teaching (AAT), associate of science (AS) or associate of arts (AA) degree from Wor-Wic Community College this past fall and spring.
Twenty-six law enforcement officers from Wicomico, Worcester, Somerset, Dorchester, Talbot, Caroline, Queen Anne’s and Garrett counties graduated in the 86th entrance-level class of the Eastern Shore Criminal Justice Academy (ESCJA) operated by Wor-Wic Community College at the corner of Route 50 and Walston Switch Road in Salisbury.
A free information session about dual enrollment at Wor-Wic Community College will be held on Thursday, Aug. 12, at 6 p.m., in Guerrieri Hall at Wor-Wic Community College in Salisbury. Parents and their high school juniors and seniors who are interested in beginning dual enrollment this fall are invited to participate.
The Wor-Wic Community College Foundation is sponsoring a 5K Run/Walk, along with the 2021 Law Enforcement Team Cup Challenge, on Saturday, Oct. 2, 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.