2008 Woodie Awards
EDITORIAL: VSCC keeps on giving
Issue date: 3/24/08 Section: Opinion
On Tuesday night, Vol State will be hosting a severe weather seminar with the help of Channel 4.
The event is open to the community as well as students, faculty and staff.
"Surviving the Storm" will help participants be prepared in the event of severe weather.
The seminar is timely since severe weather has endlessly plagued our area in recent years.
Now that our campus has nearly recovered from the April 2006 tornado, it's nice to see that we're able to give back to our community.
Tuesday night's event is just one of several instances when Vol State has reached out to the community.
Earlier this month, a continuing education class was offered with similar intent as Tuesday night's seminar: severe weather preparation.
Also, Vol State donated supplies and volunteered in the clean-up of Castalian Springs.
Vol State giving back hasn't necessarily been limited to the organization as a whole, even students are pitching in to help.
Current and former Vol State students are donating their talents by hosting a benefit concert, "Tunes Healing Wounds," on Saturday night.
As a community college, we have the opportunity and obligation to serve our community. It's in our name. From students to faculty and staff, Vol State is continually giving back.
When Vol State was severely damaged by the tornado in 2006, we weren't able to help the local community heal because we were focusing on getting our campus back in order.
Just this semester, the most severely damaged building, Caudill Hall, was reopened for classes.
In the past few weeks, workers have been on campus re-landscaping areas that were damaged by the storm.
Aside from a few areas that are still under renovation, our campus is almost back to normal.
It's important and clear that Vol State hasn't forgotten what we went through two short years ago.
Together, we can work to keep ourselves and our community safe in the event of severe weather.
The event is open to the community as well as students, faculty and staff.
"Surviving the Storm" will help participants be prepared in the event of severe weather.
The seminar is timely since severe weather has endlessly plagued our area in recent years.
Now that our campus has nearly recovered from the April 2006 tornado, it's nice to see that we're able to give back to our community.
Tuesday night's event is just one of several instances when Vol State has reached out to the community.
Earlier this month, a continuing education class was offered with similar intent as Tuesday night's seminar: severe weather preparation.
Also, Vol State donated supplies and volunteered in the clean-up of Castalian Springs.
Vol State giving back hasn't necessarily been limited to the organization as a whole, even students are pitching in to help.
Current and former Vol State students are donating their talents by hosting a benefit concert, "Tunes Healing Wounds," on Saturday night.
As a community college, we have the opportunity and obligation to serve our community. It's in our name. From students to faculty and staff, Vol State is continually giving back.
When Vol State was severely damaged by the tornado in 2006, we weren't able to help the local community heal because we were focusing on getting our campus back in order.
Just this semester, the most severely damaged building, Caudill Hall, was reopened for classes.
In the past few weeks, workers have been on campus re-landscaping areas that were damaged by the storm.
Aside from a few areas that are still under renovation, our campus is almost back to normal.
It's important and clear that Vol State hasn't forgotten what we went through two short years ago.
Together, we can work to keep ourselves and our community safe in the event of severe weather.
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