NEW RIVER OFFERING ONLINE GREEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP COURSE THIS SUMMER

New River Community and Technical College will offer an online course in Green Entrepreneurship during the summer term. Instructor Jill Holliday explains that Green Entrepreneurship examines characteristics of excellent entrepreneurs and the impact of small businesses on our economy.

Students will learn how to start a business from scratch through the creation of a strategic business plan and a green action plan. They will discover how to find green business opportunities related to energy conservation, resource management and project management. The course also will cover green exports and imports, building a sustainable business plan by learning to stay green and ways to make money by saving resources.

Students will earn three hours of college credit for the class, which begins May 21. Tuition waivers are available. For further information, contact Holliday at (304) 929-3305

LEARN TO MAKE A PILLOWCASE DRESS AT NEW RIVER WORKSHOP

[Summersville, W. Va.] There is a new trend in the world of fashion: pillowcase dresses. Many moms and grandmothers have seen these cute, fun dresses and wondered how to create one. New River Community and Technical College will provide a hands-on, one-day workshop on this topic Saturday, May 19, from 1-5 p.m. at the Workforce WV Building in Summersville, W. Va..

Connie Ridgeway will be the instructor. Each participant will leave with a custom pillowcase dress for a favorite little girl. Ridgeway is a sewing and quilting enthusiast who sells her beautiful products at Tamarack in Beckley. She brings years of experience and knowledge to the classroom.

Students may choose to make a dress from an actual pillowcase or using fabric, allowing them the opportunity to match the pattern to the personality of the child. Tuition is $25. Please contact the New River Office of Workforce Education at 304-872-4520 to register or with any questions. Preregistration is required as this class is expected to fill quickly.

NEW RIVER BOARD OF GOVERNORS TO MEET IN LEWISBURG

[BECKLEY, W. VA.] The board of governors of New River Community and Technical College will meet Thursday, May 10, at Jefferson Office Park, 203 S. Jefferson Street, Lewisburg, WV. The meeting is open to the public. An agenda will be posted on the New River website, www.newriver.edu., three days prior to the meeting.

New River Community and Technical College serves nine counties in southeast and south central West Virginia from locations in Beckley, Lewisburg, Ghent, Princeton and Summersville. Administrative offices are located in Beckley.

NEW RIVER STUDENTS INDUCTED INTO
PHI THETA KAPPA ACADEMIC HONORARY

New River’s 2012 Phi Theta Kappa inductees are pictured with chapter
co-sponsors Donna Polk (front, center) and Dr. Lucie Refsland (front, right).

Sixty-one New River Community and Technical College students were inducted into the Beta Zeta Delta Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honorary society in ceremonies at the Advanced Technology Center in Ghent, W. Va., on Sunday, April 15 

The guest speaker was Deborah Curry, J.D., director of outreach for Marshall University School of Medicine and interim executive director of the Coalfields Health Clinic. Chapter president Matthew Curry presided over the ceremony. He was assisted by member April Roberts, faculty sponsor Dr. Lucie Refsland and chapter co-sponsor Donna Polk.

To be eligible for Phi Theta Kappa, a student must be enrolled in a regionally accredited

institution offering an associate degree program; must have completed at least 12 hours of coursework that may be applied to an associate degree (part-time students may be eligible at New River); and have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

New officers were elected at the conclusion of the ceremony. They are Joanna Post, president (Greenbrier Valley Campus); Raylene Green, vice president (Greenbrier Valley Campus); Keri Lipford, secretary (Beckley Campus); Elizabeth McKinney, Mercer County Campus representative; Nathan Kincaid, Nicholas County Campus representative; and Kristy Comer, Beckley Campus representative.

The new inductees are: 

BRAXTON COUNTY: 
Sutton—Tammy Gay 

CLAY COUNTY:
Dille—Marsha L. Baker
Duck—April J. Tanner

FAYETTE COUNTY:
Fayetteville—Amy E. Bolen
Oak Hill—Kristy M. Comer, Shandale L. McCall
Victor—Sabrina F. Farnsworth

GREENBRIER COUNTY:
Crawley—William C. Heaster
Frankford—Libby L. Hanna, Travis K. Howard, Katelyn M. Sparks
Lewisburg—Brenda J. Comer, Jessica C. Smith
Quinwood—Hanna D. Hellems
Rainelle—Christy L. Walker
Renick—Susan M. Starcher
Ronceverte—Devon G. Rodgers, Stephanie M. Williams
Rupert—Raylene K. Green, Jeanette L. Newman, Tina J. Richmond
Smoot—Terry L. Holliday
White Sulphur Springs—Amber D. Logsdon, Nevette L. Sizemore

MERCER COUNTY:
Camp Creek—Elizabeth A. McKinney
Flat Top—Elsie F. Cox
Princeton—Rebecca B. Marrs

MONROE COUNTY:
Gap Mills—Michelle L. Galford
Union—Stephanie D. Boggs, Lindsay T. Jameson

NICHOLAS COUNTY:
Craigsville—Alisha R. Barnett, Sheryl L. Cox, Rebecca L. Flanagan
Mount Lookout—Mary J. Tate, Laura M. Young
Nettie--Monica D. Addington
Richwood—Ashley M. Dyer
Summersville—Sarah K. Johnson, Nathan M. Kincaid, Angela R. Marsh, Amy M. Winebrenner

RALEIGH COUNTY:
Beckley—Tammy S. Kidd, Steven P. Nickell, Lisa A. Rose, Kay A. Shaulis, Karen L. Sparks, Rachel D. Sprouse, Gavin J. Vanhoose, Richard J. Williams
Cool Ridge—Debra A. Greer
Crab Orchard—Jeni L. Dubins, Mathew C. Wyatt
Eccles—Travis Surratt
Glen Daniels—Noelle B. Rawlins
MacArthur—Charles R. Beckelhimer
Midway—Keri R. Lipford
Shady Spring—Sean M. Lake
Slab Fork—Deborah J. Asbury
Sophia—Karen L. Adkins.

WEBSTER COUNTY:
Webster Springs—Diane M. Taylor

WYOMING COUNTY:
Mullens—Leandrea L. Rhodes