College of the Albemarle Chowan County Center

24 Pages·1992·1.5 MB·English

by  College of the Albemarle

College Of The Albemarle
Chowan County Center
Located at 1340 Edenton Village Shopping Center
Edenton, North Carolina
Bringing
College of The
Albemarle
A
Little Closer
To Home
College ofThe Albemarle was the first community college in North Carolina. It has a long history of
providing quality educational opportunities for the residents ofNortheastern North Carolina. With
COA's "open-door" admissions policy, any adult with a high school education or its equivalent may
enroll and save on the first two years ofa four-yeardegree or learn high-demand skills that will pay
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offin tomorrow's competitivejob market all at an affordable price. And soon, with the relocation
and change ofCOA's Edenton-Chowan AdultEducation Center to COA's Chowan County Center,
College ofThe Albemarle will bring educational opportunities a little closer to home for Chowan
County residents!
In addition to the basic skills training the college has previously offered at COA's Edenton-Chowan
AdultEducation Center, the college will bring even more curriculum and continuing education offer-
ings in a variety ofcareerfields together under one roof.
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As always, military personnel and their dependents may attend classes at COA and at COA's new
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Chowan County Center at the same tuition rate as in-state residents. In addition, North Carolina
residents who are age 65 and over may take courses at College ofThe Albemarle at no charge.
Classes are expected to be offered for the WinterQuarter at the Chowan County Center. For further
information about College ofThe Albemarle and all it offers Chowan County residents, call (919)
335-0821, ext. 220.
College of
coa
The Albemarle
Publisher- E.N. "PETE" MANNING
Producer-HOWARD E. KOHN, II
Editor REBECCA BUNCH
THE CHOWAN HERALD - EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 1992
THE CHOWAN HERALD
PublishedIn TheMost BeautifulLittleCityOn TheNorth CarolinaCoast
P.O. BOX207, SOUTH BROADST. PUBLISHEDEVERYTHURSDAY EDENTON,NORTHCAROLINA
E.N.Manning Telephone:
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The past several years have been ones ofgreat growth for the Co—llege ofthe Albemarle's Edenton-Chowan Adult
Education Centerandfrom thistinyacornhassproutednewgrowth acollege institution that will meanthe addition
thiswinterofbusinessandtechnicalprogramclasseshousedinanew,enlargedlocationattheEdentonVillageShopping
Center. This newfacility will be known as the College oftheAlbemarle Chowan County Centerandwill also become the
home ofthe literacy and GEDprograms.
Our newspaper isproud to herald the comingofthe newfacility with this keepsake booklet detailing the events that
have led to this momentous occasion. It is dedicated with deep appreciation to Dr. Parker Chesson, formerpresident of
COA,forhis tirelessdevotion to theprojectandhis dedication toseeingit become arealityforthepeople ofEdentonand
ChowanCountyandtoHowardE. KohnII,formerDirectorofSpecialProjectsforTheChowanHerald,forhisvisionand
faith in seeinga dream ofaccessible educationforallourcitizens realized. To them both we saya heartfelt "thankyou."
E.N. (Pete) Manning, Publisher
Need For Expanded College Offerings
Is Identified Through Feasibility Study
ByWANDAWEMSLOW
1991. This feasibility study, which ushadbelieved was the caseforquite
Even before College of the was funded through a grantfrom the a while," saidDr. ParkerChessonJr.,
Albemarle's Edenton-Chowan Adult North Carolina Department of Com- former president ofCOA and now ex-
Education Center opened its doors in munity Colleges, was conducted to ecutive vice president ofthe N.C. De-
November 1989, many residents in determine Chowan County residents' partment of Community Colleges,
the Chowan County area recognized educational needs. Dr. Gerald Bray, "that Chowan County residents have
the need for expanded educational COA's interim president and retired more educational nocds which ohould
offerings at a location closer to their dean ofAdministrative Services, was bemet. CollegeoftheAlbemarleisthe
homes. contracted to conduct a feasibility educational institution to meet these
Forthosewhosawtheneedandthe study. needs."
potential,forthosewhosevisionswere Although the study did not docu- Although limited funding contin-
of bigger things, the College of the mentaneedforafull satellitecampus uestorestrictthecollegeinfullyoffer-
Albemarle Chowan County Center in Chowan County at this time, the ing all the courses and programs
will soon open its doors to students needwasidentifiedforexpanded edu- Chowan Countyarearesidents would
pursuing curriculum studies in tech- cational offerings liketobringclosertohome,thecollege
nical, vocational, and college transfer at a more conve- isworkinghardtoofferasmanyofthe
programs; seeking to expand their nient location for basic curriculum courses as possible
skills and interests through continu- residents of the for students who are enrollingin pro-
ing education offerings; or wishing to Chowan County grams at COA.
learnthebasicskillsneededforbetter area. According to Phyllis Haskett, in-
jobs and abetter quality oflife. "The Chowan terim dean ofInstruction,thecurricu-
The center is being opened, how- Countyfeasibility lum program ofstudy which hasbeen
ever,basedontheresultsofafeasibil- study documen- proposed for the Chowan County
ity study conducted in the spring of ted what many of Dr. ChessonJr. Continued OnPage 3
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Meet Some Our
Of
PROFESSIONALS
COA
who
by
benefited attending
WALLACE NELSON BARBARA CALE KAY WINSLOW
Registered Pharmacist HospitalAdministrator Registered Nurse
Manager, PharmacyDepartment COA -1980 -83 Head Nurse, Medical/Surgical
COA - 1971 -72 ECSU-1985-BS Coordinator, Diabetes Program
UNC - 1976 - BS ECU- 1988-MPA COA - 1974 - ADN
Of course, thesepros areonlypartofthe300-memberChowan Hospital
team who offer area residents the most progressive healthcare technol-
ogy to meetyourneeds. Additionally a 24-hourphysician staffed emer-
gency room, a 20-bed PsychiatricCenter, a 40-bed Skilled Nursing Unit,
family centered birthing suite, physical therapy, outpatient oncology
clinic, outpatient cardiac rehab, and community wellness programs
make Chowan Hospital a recognized leader in healthcare.
cHOWAN
XJOSPITAL
"MEETING YOUR NEEDS FOR QUALITY CARE"
919-482-8451
.
Need Is Identified Through Feasibility Study
Continued From Page 1 demand career in the health care Severalcontinuingeducation offer-
Center is designed as a "career mo- field," said Haskett. Sections of the ings and basic skills training classes
bility program for college transfer, Nurse Aide certificate program run will also be offered at the new center
technical, and vocational students to from five to six weeks, with classes when it opens this winter. Because of
acquire the majority oftheir general usually running from 8 a.m. until 1 space limitations and special facility
education and some of their related p.m. Mondays through Fridays. needs, some continuing education
and major courses in a variety ofsub- "Those who complete sections ofthis classes will continue to be held at
ject areas." program are eligible to be registered other locations in Chowan County.
Eventually courses will be offered with the state as a nurse aide for the "We're pleased with the variety of
in humanities, communications, so- level oftheir training," said Haskett, courses we will —be able to offer in
cial sciences, general computer stud- "and registered nurse aides continue Chowan County and most in the
ies, natural sciences (although lab to be in high demand throughout new Chowan County Center," said
sessions will have to be held on the northeastern North Carolina and the Haskett. "The new facility, thanks to
main campus in Elizabeth City), state." the support of Chowan County, will
mathematics, business, and develop- Plansaretoopenthenewcenterby enable many students to complete
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mental studies. "Students willbe able December1 justintimeforthestart some of their studies much closer to
to selectcoursesfortransferto afour- of the 1992-93 Winter Quarter. Cur-, home. Students who used to have to
year institution, for a foundation to riculum classesforthe winterquarter' drive to Elizabeth City five days a
specific curriculums in the technical willrun December2throughMarch 1 week maynowbe ableto take courses
or vocational fields available at the Registration for the courses will take at the new center two or three days a
main campus, forupgradingjob skills place at the main campus until the week and save time, gasoline, and ef-
in occupationsrequiringmathematics new center is fully operational. fort."
and communications skills, or for First Course Offerings At Center
general interest," said Haskett.
The Winter Quarter 1992-93 offer- Course CR CO Course Tittle
ings will be a start toward providing ART
an expanded course schedule at the ART111-2 3 3 DRAWING
Chowan CountyCenter, andofferings BUSINESS
inthecourse schedule shouldincrease EBUS101-2 4 5 ELE. KEYBOARDING/TYPEWRITING
to some extentfor the Spring Quarter EBUS102-2 3 5 INTER. KEYBOARDING/TYPEWRITING
and continue to increase in the num- EBUS103-2 3 5 ADV. KEYBOARDING/TYPEWRITING
ber ofofferings provided in the 1993- EBUS124-4 3 3 PAYROLLACCOUNTING
94 academic year. A table which lists EBUS211-1 5 5 MARKETING
the potential core of course offerings E BUS213-2 3 4 TYPINGFOR SPEED
appears to the right. Course offerings ECOBUMSP2U29T-E2R 4 5 TAXES
categories will eventually include EEDP101-4 4 5 INTRODUCTIONTO COMPUTERS
general education, business and com- EDP101-5 4 5 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS
puter-related courses, and develop- E EDP206-2 3 5 ELECTRONICWORD PROCESSING II
mental studiesasindicatedin thelist. COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
In addition to the more general COE150-1 1 10 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION I
courses COAplans to offer atthe new COE150-2 2 20 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION I
center, the college is preparing to of- COE151-1 1 10 COOPERATrVE EDUCATION II
fer, by the end ofthe Spring Quarter, COE151-2 2 20 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION II
a course in theNurseAide program at COE152-1 1 10 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION III
the Chowan County Center. The COE152-2 2 20 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION III
course or courses to be offered at the COE153-1 1 10 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION IV
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Chowan County resident and full- EENG101-4 3 3 ENGLISH COMPOSITION I
time Nurse Aid instructor with the MATHEMATICS
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Mary Named Dean
Partin Associate
Is
Of COA's New Chowan County Center
Mary Par- ChowanCounty;chairmanofthe1979 Partin will be the administrator in
tin, no stran- Kidney Foundation Drive in Chowan chargeofthecenteranditsoperations.
ger to Cho- County;apastchairmanoftheAmeri- She will also serve as the college's
wan County can Cancer Society Drive in Chowan liaison with area citizens and with
and Edenton, County;amemberoftheChowanArts civic, business, governmental, and
has been Council, Chowan Hospital Auxiliary, public school groups.
named the Friends of Historic Edenton, and Before joining COA, Partin was a
associate Friends of the Shepard-Pruden Me-,
supervisor for grades K-12 in the
dean of Col- morial Library; and isan activemem-' Tyrrell County Public Schools. From
lege of the ber and Bible teacher at Edenton 1963-71 she was an English teacher
Albemarle's BaptistChurch. Shewastherecipient
andthen supervisorforgrades 7-12in
new Chowan of the 1984 Governor's Volunteer the Edenton-Chowan school system.
Mary Partin tCeoru.nty Cen- AwaHredrfaosrsoCchiaotwiaonnwCiotuhntCyO.Abegin in SPohretsalmsoouthha,s tVeaa.c;hinFgraenxkpleirni,encVea.i;n
Partin, formerly the director of 1976 when she was hired as a part-
Washington County; Nash County;
Literacy Education at College of the time coordinator at the Edenton
and Edgecombe County.
Albemarle, has been active in the Learning Lab for one year. In 1979,
Chowan County communityformany shereturnedtothepositionuntil1985 PartinearnedaB.A.inEnglishand
years. She is a member, past presi- when she was named the director of HistoryfromWake ForestUniversity
dent, vice-president, and publicity the Adult Basic Literacy Education and an MAT degree in English and
chairman of the Chowan County (ABLE) Center in Elizabeth City. In Education at Duke University. She
Chapter ofthe North Carolina Sym- 1988 shebecame thedirectorofLiter- has had post-graduate training at
phony; past president and vice-presi- acy Education for the college. East Carolina University and Eliza-
dent of the Democratic Women of In her role as associate dean, beth City State University.
Basic Skills Training To Move To Larger Facility
College ofthe Albemarle's present Ginny Culpepper, coordinator at in January 1993 at the new Chowan
Edenton-Chowan Adult Education the Edenton-Chowan Adult Educa- County Center.
CCeonutnetrywCielnltbeermwohveinntghteofatchieliCtyhoopweanns tainodntCheentoetrh,erischexacnigteesdwahbiocuhtwtihlelmcoovmee Some private office space will also
be provided for Culpepper at the new
in December. Expanded space and about soon. "We will have more space
somenewserviceswillhelpthecollege in general for our students, and we center. "At the present location, we
providebasicskillsinstructiontoeven will become a test site for the GED have a telephone in the room where
the students are studying," said
more students in need ofbrushing up examinations," she said.
Partin,"andreceivingtheircomputer-
their mathematics and reading skills For the first time in Chowan
or preparingtheir GED. County, students who are preparing assisted and tutor-assisted instruc-
"When we move to the new center, fortheir GED will be able tobe tested tion."
we will rename the Edenton-Chowan without driving to Elizabeth City to Culpeppersummedupherpositive
AdultEducation Centerportion ofthe complete each ofthefive GED exams. thoughts about the move to the new
center the ABLE Center," said Mary "The new center will have a separate centerby saying, "Now, with the new
Partin, associate dean ofthe Chowan testing room for this purpose," said center and testing site, students can
CountyCenterandaresidentofEden- Culpepper. "The room will also pro- come in at a level where they need
ton. "WehaveABLE Centersin Eliza- vide a private space for students' basic math and reading skills or
beth City and at our satellite campus study and other uses when examsare brushing up on basic skills, go on to
in Manteo; and the name ABLE Cen- not beinggiven." prepare for their GED, take the GED
teris whatmostpeople endupcalling Both Culpepper and Virginia examinations, and then go on and
our basic skills center in Edenton" Wood, an instructor at the center, begin their college studies all at the
ABLE is an acronym for Adult Basic havebeencertifiedastestadministra- same site. That will be a big help for
Literacy Education. tors.GEDtestingisscheduledtobegin our students!"
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Agreed Upon During Informal Luncheon
Facility
By WANDAWINSLOW off, he could. Howard is the kind of Partin knew that Dr. Chesson was
The College of the Albemarle person who believes in approaching a interested in establishing an ABLE
Chowan County Center will soon be- difficult situation as a potential chal- CenterinEdentontomeettheneedsof
come areality. Butjustwaituntilyou lenge, not a problem. He is a highly manyresidents wholackedbasic edu-
hear "the rest ofthe story." motivated individual, very cation skills or their high school di-
According to Richard Bunch, ex- determined...andoncehehasagoalin ploma. Partin, whois also anEdenton
ecutive director of the Edenton- mind,hedoes everythinginhispower resident, developed a list of the per-
Chowan Chamber of Commerce, he to achieve it." sonnel, equipment, furnishings, and
had no idea that a luncheon meeting After Mary Partin, director ofLit- supplieswhich wouldbeneededto set
with some newspaper staffmembers eracy Education at COA, took the up an ABLE facility in Chowan
and COA administrators would end three on a tour ofthe ABLE Center, County.Shecarriedthelistwithherto
upwiththecollegeagreeingtomakea they went outforlunch. Former COA theluncheon meetingin case the con-
commitment to fund a center in President Parker Chesson and Nor- versation took the turn she hoped it
Chowan County which would some- man Norfleet,nowdeceased, whowas would.
day lead to expanded COA offerings dean of instruction for the college, Kohn wasmostimpressed withthe
under one roof. were also present for the luncheon Elizabeth City ABLE Center. "I
Howard E. Kohn II, then-director meeting. thought Edenton should have an
of special projects at The Chowan In the days that followed, Kohn ABLE Center because people who
Herald;RebeccaBunch, associateedi- would tell many people abouthow he workcan'ttaketimetogotoElizabeth
tor ofthe Herald; and Richard Bunch negotiated an agreement that day Citytotakeclassesandcomeback,"he
(no relation) accepted an invitation "over a tuna fish sandwich" that has said. "Acenterin Edenton would also
one day to tour COA's Adult Basic resulted in COA's Chowan County be good so some people could walk to
Literacy Education (ABLE) Center in Center becoming a reality. it."
Elizabeth City. Richard Bunch recalls Kohn, who is now living in Char- Richard Bunch recalls that those
being"nervous" about the meeting. "I leston, South Carolina, was at that seated aroundthetableforlunchthat
hadn't known Howard very long at timewritingacolumnforTheChowan day had barely exchanged pleasant-
thatpoint andI didn'tfeel Iknewhim Herald called "One Small Key." He ries before Kohn was askingChesson
well enough to know what he'd say." waskeenly interested in literacy and how much it would cost to run an
For her part, Rebecca Bunch felt a had called Partin one day for some ABLE Center. Partin took thefigures
senseofanticipation ataccompanying information to include in a story, "A out to show Kohn it would cost ap-
KohnandRichardBunchtothelunch- Nation atRisk,"thathe was doingfor proximately$50,000in personneland
eon. "I knew pretty much what How- hiscolumn. Duringthe course oftheir equipment to establish abasic educa-
ardhopedtoaccomplishthatday,"she conversation, Partin invited Kohn to tion center in Edenton. Kohn did not
said, "and I felt ifanyone could pull it tourthe Elizabeth CityABLE Center. even take the papers out of Partin's
hand to look at them. Instead, he re-
sponded, "This is the most expensive
tuna fish sandwich I've ever had. I
appreciate the lunch but not the
$50,000 tab."
Richard Bunch admits to then be-
coming even more nervous about the
situation. Chesson, however, saved
the day. He reached across the table
andquietlytookthepaperscontaining
thecostestimatespreparedbyPartin.
"I'll take those, Mary," he said. He
then turned to Norfleetwho did some
quick figuring on a napkin and indi-
cateditcouldbe done. Chessonlooked
acrosstoKohnandsaid,"We'llpaythe
$50,000 ifyou will get a suitable fa-
cility for the center. It will need air
conditioning, heating, and rest
rooms."
Kohn promptly responded, "Ifyou
Richard Bunch, Executive Director of the Edenton-Chowan Chamber of Commerce, and Rebecca
tBhuencfCiO,AAsCsohcoiwaatenECdoiutonrtyofCTehnteerChoopweanns iHnerDaeldc,emrbeevri.ewBaotlhistwoefrethperefisrsetntclaatsstehsetlhuantcwhiellonbewhoeffreereHdowwhaernd ipnagy."thLeat$e5r0,,0R00i,chIa'lrldgetBuynocuhthseabiudilhde-
E. Kohn II and Dr. Parker Chesson struck the deal that has lead to continued expansion of the college's believed that he kicked Kohn under
presence inthe community. (Staff photo by Pam Virzi) Continued OnPage 9
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