OPINION
Your Turn — Let the celebrations begin
Christmas is in the air. The holiday season is in full swing. For many of us, our calendars are filled with plans for merry get-togethers ...
Quentin Johnson, Author at Farmville
Columns
Your turn — What’s the plan?
Last year, the Virginia Community College System approved a strategic plan for the 23 community colleges in the Commonwealth. That plan provided an overarching blueprint ...
by Quentin Johnson, Friday, November 18, 2022 6:06 pm
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Your Turn — Partnering with the Tobacco Commission
For more than two decades, Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC) has partnered with the Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission (VTRRC) to help bring opportunities to ...
by Quentin Johnson, Friday, October 21, 2022 7:30 am
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Your Turn — Shaped by teachers
The fall semester is underway, and the halls at Southside Virginia Community College are abuzz. Information is also coursing through our digital communication networks as ...
by Quentin Johnson, Wednesday, September 7, 2022 12:30 pm
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Your turn — Establish your legacy
There’s a lot to celebrate in August. Fun days include Ice Cream Sandwich Day (August 2) and National Tooth Fairy Day (August 22). Historically important ...
by Quentin Johnson, Wednesday, August 17, 2022 12:00 pm
OPINION
Your turn — World Youth Skills Day focuses on importance of education
World Youth Skills Day, established in 2014 by the United Nations General Assembly, falls on July 15. The day provides an opportunity to acknowledge the ...
by Quentin Johnson, Friday, July 15, 2022 12:30 pm
OPINION
Your turn — Proud of SVCC graduates
Southside Virginia Community College hosted an in-person commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 14. The event, held on the Christanna Campus in Alberta, honored the accomplishments ...
by Quentin Johnson, Wednesday, May 25, 2022 12:30 pm
OPINION
Your turn — Praise for helping hands
National Volunteer Week occurs this year during the week of April 17 through 23. The annual commemoration, which is currently organized by the Points of ...
by Quentin Johnson, Wednesday, April 20, 2022 12:00 pm
Guest Columns
Opinion — Planning to succeed
Last year, the Virginia Community College State Board unanimously approved a new strategic plan, Opportunity 2027. Dr. Michelle Edmonds, Dean of Nursing, Allied Health and ...
by Quentin Johnson, Saturday, March 19, 2022 5:42 pm
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Opinion — It’s basketball time
It’s that exciting season when our national attention turns to basketball. Soon, we’ll be picking our brackets and rooting for our favorites in the NCAA ...
by Quentin Johnson, Tuesday, February 15, 2022 2:35 pm
Columns
Opinion — Dr. King’s Legacy and the True Goal of Education
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed on the third Monday of January. This year, the commemoration will fall on Jan. 17. The National Park ...
by Quentin Johnson, Sunday, January 16, 2022 12:49 pm
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Opinion — A new year is coming
As 2021 wraps up, many people will pause to look back at the year gone by and begin planning for the one to come. Thanksgiving ...
by Quentin Johnson, Wednesday, December 15, 2021 10:15 am
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Opinion — Teamwork and gratitude
As leaves and temperatures fall, people bundle up in sweaters and jackets. Warm camaraderie overcomes the chill in the air. This seasonal change provides an ...
by Quentin Johnson, Saturday, November 20, 2021 8:31 am
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Creating paths for opportunity
The United States has been called a land of opportunity, a place where all people have the chance to increase their income, improve their circumstances ...
by Quentin Johnson, Wednesday, October 20, 2021 6:00 am
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Truck Driver Appreciation Week
Take a look at your surroundings. Are you inside your home, office or classroom? Are you at a coffee shop? Perhaps you are in a ...
by Quentin Johnson, Friday, September 17, 2021 6:00 am
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Opinion — REV initiative offers training assistance
Employment data for Virginia presents a complicated picture. In 2019 before COVID-19 shutdowns impacted the economy, Virginia reported an unemployment rate of only 2.7%. During ...
by Quentin Johnson, Thursday, July 15, 2021 8:18 am
YOUR TURN
Virginia’s community colleges bring unparalleled value
For the fourth year in a row, tuition at Southside Virginia Community College will remain unchanged. The State Board for Community Colleges made the decision ...
by Quentin Johnson, Wednesday, June 23, 2021 6:00 am
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OPINION — The SVCC Class of 2021 is stupendous
Southside Virginia Community College will honor its 2021 graduates in a virtual celebration to be released May 15 at 9:30 a.m. Students, their families and ...
by Quentin Johnson, Wednesday, May 5, 2021 4:29 pm
Guest Columns
COLUMN — SVCC students impact many aspects of daily life
Have you recently had a medical appointment? Conducted business online? Needed your electricity restored after storm damage? If so, you may have benefited from the ...
by Quentin Johnson, Thursday, April 8, 2021 2:20 pm
YOUR TURN
Don’t procrastinate, take the first tiny step
A Thanks to SEC popular adage advises, “Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” Mangled comic versions go something like this: “Never ...
by Quentin Johnson, Wednesday, March 17, 2021 6:00 am
YOUR TURN
COLUMN — Black history and America’s future
Black History Month, sometimes called African American History Month, occurs every year in February. Officially recognized by then-President Gerald Ford in 1976, the commemoration grew ...
by Quentin Johnson, Friday, February 26, 2021 6:00 am
YOUR TURN
Mentors provide a valuable service
January is National Mentoring Month, an observation led by MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, with support ...
by Quentin Johnson, Tuesday, January 19, 2021 10:42 am
YOUR TURN
November is a great time for a gratitude challenge
In 2015, National Day Calendar established November as National Gratitude Month in the United States and Canada. The designation had been advocated by Stacey Grewal, ...
by Quentin Johnson, Wednesday, November 18, 2020 6:00 am
YOUR TURN
Success at SVCC is transferable
Every October, the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students celebrates National Transfer Student Week. This year Southside Virginia Community College will participate with ...
by Quentin Johnson, Wednesday, October 14, 2020 6:00 am
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Impact study highlights SVCC’s contributions
A recent economic impact study undertaken by Dr. Vincent Magnini, a researcher at Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business in Blacksburg, examined the impact Southside ...
by Quentin Johnson, Wednesday, September 16, 2020 6:00 am
Education
SVCC to reopen with options
Southside Virginia Community College will reopen its doors Monday, Aug. 24, with a full schedule of offerings and a range of attendance options that incorporate ...