Update: Law enforcement officials have informed Pierpont and Fairmont State that the situation has been resolved. Thank you to the campus community for your help and cooperation today.
Notice to Students, Faculty and Staff --
Commencement is proceeding at its scheduled time.
If you are a student and missed a final exam today, you will be notified on how to proceed by your instructor. Please check Blackboard regularly.
From earlier:
Students who have completed their work and met the requirements to earn their degrees from Pierpont Community & Technical College this academic year will be marking their achievement at Pierpont’s 2012-2013 Spring Commencement exercises, Friday, May 10, 2013. The ceremony will be held in the Feaster Center on the shared campus of Pierpont and Fairmont State in Fairmont beginning at 6:30 p.m. A reception will immediately follow the ceremony.
Robert (Bob) Tinnell, writer, director, producer and co-owner of Allegheny Image Factory will serve as commencement speaker.
Pierpont Community & Technical College has inducted outstanding students into the Alpha Tau Pi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, an international honor society that recognizes the academic achievement of two-year college students.
Membership in Phi Theta Kappa is based on superior academic achievement and is conferred only by invitation of the local chapter.
This fall, Pierpont Community & Technical College will offer a brand new humanities course that focuses on helping students develop a global understanding of work-related issues and their personal relationship to those issues. Through the study of literary works, the class will emphasize West Virginia industries and the same or similar industries in other parts of the U.S. and around the world.
Thursday, March 28, 2013, Pierpont Community & Technical College is hosting its third annual Veterans 5K (formerly known as the Making Connections 5K) to raise funding and awareness for veterans’ education. On-line registration is underway at www.pierpont.edu/veterans5K and runners/walkers can also register the day of the race. Race day registration will run from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Veterans’ Square in downtown Fairmont.
Two Pierpont Community & Technical College programs have been identified as “Exemplary” by the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation Accrediting Commission (ACFEFAC).
Both the AAS Degree in Food Service Management – Baking and Pastry Specialization and AAS Degree in Food Service Management – Culinary Arts Specialization programs received the ranking as a result of their most recent reaccreditation visits from the ACFEFAC.
The American Culinary Federation West Virginia Chapter has named Pierpont Community & Technical College faculty member, Jay Mahoney, CEC, the 2012 West Virginia Chef of the Year.
Students enrolled in Pierpont Community & Technical College’s Power Plant Technology Program will have access to additional world-class training resources, thanks to a two-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory’s (NETL) Advanced Energy Simulation Training and Research (AVESTAR) team and the West Virginia University Research Corporation on behalf of the WVU National Research Center for Coal and Energy (NRCCE).
Pierpont Community & Technical College is offering free training for oil and gas industry jobs through Marcellus ShaleNET, a grant program from the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
The ShaleNET Floorhand training is a three week (120 hour) intensive course that certifies and prepares students to work on natural gas and oil rigs at the entry level in the Floorhand position.
Pierpont Community & Technical College has recognized the following students for outstanding academic achievement during the Fall 2012 semester. Those students earning a 3.4 or better grade point average have been named to the Dean’s List. Those achieving a perfect 4.0 grade point average have been named to the President’s List.
Pierpont President’s List:
Pierpont Community & Technical College’s LPN program, based at the Braxton County Higher Education Center at Braxton County High School, will hold an informational open house for individuals interested in enrolling in the program.
The open house will run from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 19th at the Center.
Dr. Dennis Wainstock, adjunct faculty member, will sign copies of his latest book, “The Election Year 1968: The Turning Point”, Thursday, November 15, 2012, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at the Bound for Success campus bookstore in the Falcon Center, Fairmont campus.
Wainstock teaches courses in American history and government, World Civilization, and Race, Class and Gender.
His latest book, which he dedicates to his students, follows the 1968 presidential election and the shifting political landscape of that explosive year.
Pierpont Community & Technical College senior professor Dr. Beth Anne Newcome is receiving double honors this fall.
Pierpont Community & Technical College is accepting applications for a free eight-week program designed to train entry-level workers in the fundamental skills required for jobs in the aircraft assembly industry. No aviation experience is required; however preference is given to individuals with tool and/or mechanical experience.
Pierpont Community & Technical College is among the top 15% of colleges, universities and trade schools in the United States for embracing military service members, veterans and their spouses and working to ensure their academic success.
Victory Media, a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business, has named Pierpont to its 2013 Military Friendly Schools list. In its fourth year, the list is compiled through research and a data-driven survey of more than 12,000 VA-approved schools nationwide.
Pierpont Community & Technical College is offering free training for oil and gas industry jobs through Marcellus ShaleNET, a grant program from the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. The ShaleNET Floorhand training is a three week (120 hour) intensive course that certifies and prepares students to work on natural gas and oil rigs at the entry level in the Floorhand position.
Students and faculty from Pierpont Community & Technical College’s culinary arts program traveled to Italy this summer for internships with the University of Florence and Apicius International School of Hospitality.
NOTICE:
Pierpont Community & Technical College classes at the Braxton County Center (Braxton High School location) and the Lewis County Center (Lewis County High School location) are cancelled today, July 2, due to the power outage as a result of Friday’s storms.
Pierpont Community & Technical College has been awarded a grant from the Community College Humanities Association to develop a new humanities literature course exploring the ramifications of globalization on career choices. The proposed course will be part of the “Advancing the Humanities: A National Endowment for the Humanities Bridging the Cultures Project” and was selected from a pool of more than seventy applications from thirty states. Only eighteen community colleges in the nation were selected to participate.
Pierpont Community & Technical College has recognized the following students for outstanding academic achievement during the Spring 2012 semester. Those students earning a 3.4 or better grade point average have been named to the Dean’s List. Those achieving a perfect 4.0 grade point average have been named to the President’s List.
Pierpont President’s List:
