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mf] \ ^ V. i KÔLLEGE Of ^s* 1960 The Albemarle 2008-2009 President's Report Contents Welcome Renovations StudentSuccess Campus Leaders Board ofTrustees "^«3i«1''' Finances ^ JOHNWOOWOREMA! TECHNOLOCyCENTEI Foundation Donors and Support âcrrZ Message President's '•âifiv College ofTheAlbemarle's faculty and staffwork diligently toservethemanyresidentsofNortheasternNorthCarolina. With enrollment in curriculum programs up by 12%, COA offers a high quality education that is both affordable and closetohome. OurthreecampuslocationsinElizabethCity, ;^' Manteo, and Edenton are growingand being renovated as 1 writethismessage. Asyouwillseethroughoutthisreport,we areofferingthemostup-to-datefacilitiesandstate-of-the-art equipmenttoallofourstudents. Youwillalsomeetthreeof ourstudentsaswe sharewithyoutheiruniquestoriesasto whatbroughtthemtotheCollegeandhowtheyhavemetand exceeded their goals. We are very proud ofthese students andalloftheothersthathavepassedthroughourhalls. '^ » College ofTheAlbemarle is also very fortunate to have the Ss^ sFuoupnpdoarttioonf.thWeitchoomumtutnhiitsyhiagnhdleivteslcoiftsiuzpepnsorta,smpaarntyooffoouurr ^s;s*î students would not be receiving generous scholarships and beabletogettheeducationtheydesiretobecomeasuccess. Wethankallofourdonorsand lookforwardtoacontinued relationshipwithyouandyourfamiliesinthefuture. Inclosing,Iwouldliketoextendaninvitationtoyoutovisit anyofourthreecampuslocationsasyoutraveltoNortheastern North Carolina. Wewouldlovetoshowyouhowexcitedwe allaretobeapartofNorthCarolinaCommunityColleges. \v^ /asiiw^> ggg^^gjg^^jgigpjgggsa . ^^jimm^^^g^. Mimm'^- CollegeofTheAlbemarleopensthedoortohigh-quality, accessibleeducationalopportunities TheCosmetologyDepartment,alsoat thatminimizebarrierstopost-secondaryeducation,maximizestudentsuccess,andimprovethe theElizabethCityCampus,recently livesandwellbeingofindividualsinNortheasternNorthCarolina. Ourthreecampuslocations underwentamajorrenovation continuetogrowwithnewcampusbuildingssuchastheABuildingExpansionattheElizabeth bringingthe8o'sstylefurnishings CityCampus,theDareCountyCampusLibraryrenovation,theCosmetologyDepartment intothe21stcentury. Theproject renovationattheElizabethCityCampus,andthenewGreenhouseattheEdenton-ChowanCampus. updatedapproximately4,000square feetoflabandclassroomspacewith TheABuildingExpansionproject,with24,000squarefeetofnewspace,housesthecollege's newworkstationsandequipment, officesofadmissions,scholarshipsandstudentaid,andcounselingonitsfirstfloorandtwonew waitingroom,wiring,plumbing, sciencelabsanda120-seattieredlecturehallonthesecondfloor. Thenewbuildingisconnected tile,andpaint. Thenumberofwork totheexisting'A'Buildingviaaglassatrium. Thetwonewsciencelabsgivethecampusatotalof stationswasincreasedtoallowfor fivestate-of-the-artlabswithcustomaudio/visualequipmentineachlab. additionalstudentsandthespacewas readyforFall2007Semester. Campus Renovations TheDareCountyCampusrecentlyheldaribboncuttingceremony AftertherenovationoftheTechnologyBuildingattheEdenton- foritsnewlyrenovatedlibrary. Theproject,whichbeganinMay ChowanCampus,itwasdiscoveredthatagreenhousewasneeded 2008,placedanemphasisonenlargingthesizeofthelibrary, toprovideagriculturestudentssufficientpracticalexperience.A increasingtheamountoflightinthearea,andtoallowforsmall jointventurewiththepublicschools,agreenhousewitha2,000 groupstudyroomsforstudents. Toaccomplishthesegoals,the squarefootinteriorareawasaddedtothecampusgrounds. The libraryareawasincreasedbyapproximately25%.Newwindows areaisfencedandgatedforplantgrowthoutdoorsandasale wereadded,thebookshelveswerereducedinsize,andnew stand. ThesalestandwasbuiltbyCOAstudents. Itisplanned lightingwasadded. Awonderfullandmarkinthisrenovatedspace thatstudentswillgrowflowers, shrubs, bushes, andvegetable istheoriginalrollerskatingrinkfloor,whichwasrefinished,and plantsthatwillbe soldtothepublic. Because ofthenew nowservesasabeautifulentrancewayintothelibraryandcanalso greenhouse,COAisexploringothercoursesrelatedtolandscaping. befoundinthenewsittingarea. im \m. \ OpportunitychangeseverythingatCollegeofTheAlbemarle-justaskGeneChappell. After ForEleshaLee, "ashimmerof workingmorethanfouryearsasaloommechanic,hefoundhimselfoutofajobwhenthe lightcamewhenalocalprofessor companyshutdowntomoveoperationsoutsidetheUnitedStates. Withtheassistanceoftwo toldherabouttheGatewayto scholarshipsfromtheCollege'sFoundationandfundsfromWorkforceDevelopment,Gene CollegeProgramatCollegeof enrolledinCOA'sHVACProgramattheEdenton-ChowanCampus. "Consideringthetypeof TheAlbemarle." Beingenrolled personIam,IwantedanewcareerwhereIcouldmeetnewpeople, bechallenged, andwork inhighschoolandtakingon outside." ExcellingintheHVACprogram,beingontheDean'sListandPresident'sList,and manyresponsibilitiesathome,she oneyearlater,withdiplomainhand.Geneisworkingfulltimewithawellknown,localheating, struggledtodealwiththe"daily cooling,andelectricalcompany. "Thecollegestaffmadeitsuchasmoothtransitionfromthe dramas"inatraditionalsetting. The workplacetotheclassroom. Ithasbeenanopendooropportunityfromtheverybeginning. GatewaytoCollegeprogram,funded CollegeofTheAlbemarleisanassettothiscommunity." throughtheBillandMelindaGates Foundation,provides"arealsecond student Success chance"fornon-traditionalstudentson Instinct,focus,andinspirationcametoIreneSchindleras thevergeofdroppingoutofhighschool. ayounggirltravelingwithherfatherinGermany. Since ThroughtheGatewaytoCollegeprogram, then,shehascultivatedherloveofjewelrymakingit Eleshawasabletoreceiveherhighschool intoasuccessfulbusinessfromherCamdenCounty diplomaandcollegecreditsimultaneously. home. IrenebeganasaCollegeofTheAlbemarle Infact, Eleshawasoneofthefirstgraduates studentintheGEDProgramandneverlooked ofthisprograminthestateofNorth back. ShecontinuedherstudiesattheCollege Carolina;afactthatsheisveryproud andinMay2008becamethesecondstudentto of. Eleshawasanxioustocontinueher graduatewithanAssociateDegreefromthe learningandisnowenrolledincurriculum ProfessionalCrafts:JewelryProgram. Irene coursesatCollegeofTheAlbemarle. She statedthat "theteachersatCOAarevery wasrecentlyacceptedatRegentUniversity supportiveandhelpedguidemeinthe andwilltransfertherenextfalltowork directionthatIneeded. KathrynOsgood, towardsadegreeinpsychology,witha myjewelryinstructor, allowedmeto concentrationinmusictherapy. developmyownstyleandtocreatepieces thatareunique." M CollegeofTheAlbemarle's2008RJ. ReynoldsExcellenceInTeachingAwardrecipientwas TheInstitutionalInformational Dr.SteveRaisor,AssociateProfessorofMusic,MilesClarkEndowedChairinMusicand ProcessingSystem(UPS) theAuditoriumManager. AsasevenyearemployeeattheCollege,Stevehastaughtmany OutstandingAchievementAward studentsofalllevelsofmusicalabilityintheory,appreciation,andappliedmusic. Aswith ispresentedannuallybytheNorth manyinstructors,hefeelsmostaccomplishedashisstudentsgraduateandareacceptedinto CarolinaCommunityCollegeSystem theuniversitylevel,sometimesonfullscholarships. AnotherpartofthejobthatSteveenjoys foroutstandingachievementin isbeingtheDirectoroftheCommunityBandwhichiscomprisedofamateurmusiciansfrom servicetotheUPSOrganization thelocalAlbemarleregion. Beginninghisownmusicalcareerattheageof12,takingup oroutstandingachievementbyan classicalguitar,StevehasearnedaMaster'sdegreeinmusictheoryandguitarperformanceand UPSmember. The2008award aDoctorateinhumanitieswithanemphasisonmusic. Stevenotedthathewas "proudtobe waspresentedtoDawnRountree, chosenforthisawardbyhispeersattheCollege." SystemAdministratoratCollegeof TheAlbemarle. Dawn,atwenty-one -C Campus Leaaers yearemployeeoftheCollege,withthelast TheNorthCarolinaCommunityCollegeSystemStaffAward loyearsworkingasSystemAdministrator, recognizesexcellentperformanceandcommitmenttothe wasselectedbyherpeersandisseenasan communitycollegemissionbythenon-teachingstaff innovatorwiththeCISsystem. Whenasked ateachofthe58institutionsinNorthCarolina. abouttheaward.Dawnsaidthatshewas CollegeofTheAlbemarle's2008awardwas ''veryhonoredtoreceivesuchrecognition presentedtoSandraD.Ray,COAFoundation andwasproudtobeinthesameclass Executive Director. Under Sandra's aspreviouswinners." Dawnassistsnot guidance, the Foundationhasgrownits onlyCOAemployeeswiththeCISsystemto netassetsbyseventy-fourpercentoverthe ensuretheyareabletodotheirjobseasier lastfouryearsandprosperedbecauseof andbetter,butcommunicatesandhelps theconfidencethecommunityhasin othersystemadministratorsattheother herabilitytoprovideleadershipand fifty-sevenNorthCarolinaCommunity directiontotheFoundation. Aperson Colleges. DuetoDawn'seffortsandsuccess willingtotakeonnewchallenges, inherfield.CollegeofTheAlbemarlehas Sandraworkeddiligentlytoestablishthe beenchosenasoneoffourtestsitesfornew StudentAmbassadorProgramandmore upgradesorpatchestotheprogramsandisa recentlyisservingasthecontactperson leaderinsystemadministration. forthedevelopmentofmanyexternalgrant proposals. Whenaskedabouttheaward, Sandrastated "whileIamdeeplyhonored toreceivethisaward, ittrulyrepresentsthe hardwork, dedication, contributions, and supportofmanypeople." '! BOTChair Wood "Folks in Northeastern North Carolina are veryfortunate to have three community college Mrs. KathyA. Lawrence campusesclosetohome. Withthestrongdedicationandcommitmentoffaculty,staff,andthe Mr. DonaldL. McCabe BoardofTrustees,CollegeofTheAlbemarlecontinuestoadapttotheneedsofourstudentsand theAlbemarlearea." Mr. S. PaulO'Neal Mrs. JanC. Riley Mr. BenjaminC. Saunders College of The Mr. G. MattWood, Chair Dr. GlendaF. Griffin Mrs.JanetL. Taylor Albemarle's Dr. W. RogerLambertson, Mr. C. MarionHarris,Jr. Mr. GeorgeE. Thomas,Jr. Vice-Chair Ms. SonjaW. Hibbard JudgeJerryR. Tillett Board ofTrustees Rev. CharlesL. Foster Mr. BenjaminC. Hobbs Mr. J. FletcherWilley Mr. Douglas S. Gardner Mr. RichardA. Johnson Mr. HarryLeeWinslow