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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 — 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. — As always, military personnel and their dependents may attend classes at COA and at COA's new — 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: Publisher (919)482-4418 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 l 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 — 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 nideewntfiafciielditythwrilolubgehbNausresdeonAiadreeaAndevei-d CCCOOOEEE111555434---122 212 212000 CCCOOOOOOPPPEEERRRAAATTTrIrVVVEEE EEEDDDUUUCCCAAATTTIIIOOONNNVVIV tsoaruyghtCobmymiGtwteene Oivnepurtmaann,dwhwiollisbea ECONEG1L55I-S1H 1 10 COOPERATrVE EDUCATIONVI Chowan County resident and full- EENG101-4 3 3 ENGLISH COMPOSITION I time Nurse Aid instructor with the MATHEMATICS college. E MAT91-4 5* 5 BASIC MATHEMATICS "We're excited about being able to E DMAT101-5 5 5 BASIC ALGEBRA I SPEECH offer a complete program of study to enable students to train for a high- ESPH201-2 3 3 PUBLIC SPEAKING & Quality Peanuts Peanut Gifts & Mail Order Peanuts Gifts P.O. Box 589 - Edenton, N.C 27932 Telephone: (919) 482-2222 or 1-800-334-0492 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!" 5 The Power ToMakeA Difference. At NationsBank, we strive to make a difference in the cities and states where we do business. In fact, chari- table agencies, arts and science programs and health organizations in each and every community that we serve benefit from our involvement. But our commitment goes beyond the millions ofdollars we have contributed over the years. Thousands ofour employees donate their time to a variety ofcommunity organizations. We are a bank that measures our success by the success ofevery community we serve. NationsBank The Power To Make A Difference.3 ©1992NationsBankCorporation. 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 CHOWAN HOSPITAL PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES announces the association of DR. REINALDO HEROS, M.D. Board Certified Psychiatrist I*? DR. 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