Nash Community College received recognition from the State of North Carolina Department of Transportation for its 30-year commitment to the Adopt-a-Highway program. Since 1989, NCC students, faculty and staff have demonstrated their commitment to keeping the roadside clean by participating in the program.
College representatives pick-up litter along Old Carriage Road in front of campus and on Eastern Avenue in Nashville. In recognition of NCC’s service to protect the environment and enhance the quality of life for all North Carolinians, the campus received a distinguished star award and a star will be added to both of NCC’s Adopt-a-Highway road signs.
Pictured from left: NCC President, Dr. Lew Hunnicutt; Associate Dean of Student Engagement, Kara Deans; Biology Instructor, Christine Ricci; Library Support Specialist and SGA Co-Advisor, Michael Stallings; and Instructor and Master Gardener, Ken White.
Nearly 5,000 groups have adopted approximately 10,000 miles of state-maintained roads through the Adopt-a-Highway program. Last year, more than 50,000 volunteers from all 100 North Carolina counties removed more than one million pounds of litter from roadsides. These volunteers save taxpayers millions of dollars annually in roadside cleanup costs.
Dr. Lori Byrd, Associate Director, Academic Program-Health Sciences for the North Carolina Community College System, will be the guest speaker for Nash Community College’s 2020 Nurses Pinning Ceremony. In her role, Dr. Byrd provides support and advocacy for Allied Health and Nursing Programs for North Carolina’s 58 community colleges.
Nash Community College’s Gamma Beta Phi Chapter recently inducted its new members. Gamma Beta Phi is a non-profit, co-educational, honor and service organization for students in colleges and universities. The organization recognizes and encourages excellence in education, to promote the development of leadership ability and character, and to foster, disseminate, and improve education through appropriate service projects. To be eligible for Gamma Beta Phi, students must hold a 3.0 or higher cumulative grade point average and must have earned 12 or more semester hours in a major at Nash Community College. Nationally, Gamma Beta Phi has approximately 40,000 active student members in its comprised chapters. Inductees agree to conduct themselves with the highest ideals while promoting scholarship, service, and character. These ideals include honesty, service, industriousness, humility, justice, cooperation, responsibility, and charitableness. 
Jessica Trueblood, Nash Community College alumna, spoke with current NCC students on Thursday, March 12, 2020 about her experience as a transfer student. Jessica graduated from NCC’s Associate in Science and Associate in Engineering programs in 2018 and 2019, respectively. She is a sophomore in the Biomedical Engineering program at North Carolina State University.