Local Leaders Become NCC Students for a Day
Leadership Twin Counties visited Nash Community College Tuesday, February 11th during their focus on local higher education. In an early morning mock orientation, Nash Community College Math Professor Dina Pitt told the local leaders to prepare for success as they became students for a day. “We will help you every step of the way. It will be a challenging experience, but a fun one and you will leave here prepared for success,” Pitt said. She defined “blue love” which refers to NCC’s culture of making every student feel welcome, assisting students in reaching their educational goals, ensuring proper advising and helping them overcome barriers to learning.
After ‘new student’ orientation, the group tested their memory at math equations in the college’s Math Tank. They experienced firsthand the challenges some students face returning to school years after taking math classes. In 2011, Nash Community College introduced the interactive Math Tank equipped with computers for student use, faculty work stations, 70” LCD displays for student viewing from all angles of the room, wireless touch screen controllers and a high definition video distribution system. The only one of its kind in the area, the space is designed to facilitate student learning during fundamental studies.
Biology class offered Leadership Twin Counties participants a chance to explore microscopes and hands-on learning activities like Nash Community College students participate in each day. In the English Studio, which opened in 2012, they worked alongside current students using proven methods supporting self-paced learning, peer interaction and instructor feedback. After English, the ‘students’ ended their day in an ACA-115 Success and Study Skills class. The class, which is required for all degree-seeking students, provides an orientation to campus resources and academic skills necessary to achieve educational objectives. Topics such as study skills, research skills, self-assessment, wellness, goal-setting, and critical thinking are taught in the class.
Nash Community College takes very seriously its commitment of graduating every student. Whether students are on campus for a day, or are lifelong learners, the college offers an inviting student-focused environment with instructional tools, academic support and technology to facilitate learning for all students.
