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Reynolds awarded grant to establish Urban Teacher Institute The Center for Teacher Education at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College has been awarded a $75,000 grant from the Community Foundation to establish an Urban Teacher Institute. The Urban Teacher Institute will develop a pre-collegiate program for City of Richmond high school students interested in urban teaching careers. >>Read the full story

Faculty member pledges more than $1 million to Educational Foundation Dimitri Georgiadis leads by example. He recently pledged more than $1 million to J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College to fund scholarships for at-risk youth in the Richmond area, providing access to higher education for those who need it most.  >>Read the full story

Reynolds program head appointed to state-wide campus crime committee Virginia’s Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) Office of Campus Policing and Security (OCPS) has appointed Sarah Jessie to its Policies and Procedures Committee. Jessie currently serves as program head for the Administration of Justice department at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College.  >>Read the full story

Reynolds students discuss access, tuition costs with lawmakers Mea Molnar told Delegate John O’Bannon (R-Henrico) that although she will graduate in May, she plans to attend Reynolds another year simply because she cannot afford to transfer to a four-year college or university in the fall.  >>Read the full story

Reynolds Culinary Arts program receives American Culinary Federation accreditation The J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Culinary Arts program has received accreditation from the American Culinary Federation, the largest professional chefs organization in North America. The American Culinary Federation Foundation Accrediting Commission (ACFFAC), which is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, provides regulatory oversight of post-secondary institutions.  >>Read the full story

Reynolds’ Opticianry Students Team up with VA Hospital Center to Make Eyeglasses for Honduras Mission First year Opticianry students attending J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College this semester will fabricate over 500 pair of eyeglasses for Honduras residents. The Virginia Hospital Center will deliver the eyeglasses during its annual medical missionary trip in November of 2007. “This is an amazing real-life opportunity for our first year students, as they will be making eyewear for real patients. Most students don’t start making patient eyewear until their second year in the opticianry degree program,” said Opticianry Program Director Kristi Ostrom.  >>Read the full story  >>See Photos

Reynolds’ Dental Laboratory Program Receives Grant       J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College’s Dental Laboratory Technology Program was recently awarded a $30,000 Chancellor’s E-learning Enhancement & Development (CEED) grant by the Virginia Community College System to increase the accessibility of the program through distance learning and various multi-media delivery technologies.   >>Read the full story  

JSRCC's School of Business and Longwood University's College of Business & Economics Sign Guaranteed Admission Agreement J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College School of Business Dean Dr. Erica Meredith and Longwood University's College of Business & Economics Dean Dr. James Cross signed an agreement today that provides guaranteed admission to Longwood for Reynolds students. >>Read the full story  

JSRCC Student Receives First Statewide Nursing Scholarship Awarded by Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association and the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education Congratulations to JSRCC student Angela D. Starnes as she was named the first recipient of the VHHA Nursing Scholarship sponsored by the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association and the Virginia Foundation for Community College Education. Ms. Starnes, a nursing student at Reynolds will receive $5,000 to complete here associate’s degree in nursing in a Registered Nursing (RN) program.  >>Read the full story  

JSRCC retirees honored at annual retirement celebration J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College recently honored faculty and staff who retired over the past year at a reception on the Downtown Campus.  Among the honorees were three faculty members who earned the distinction of Professor Emeriti, the highest honor bestowed upon a faculty member of the college.  President Gary L. Rhodes presented the Professor Emeriti resolutions and medallions to M. L. Grayson Foy, School of Mathematics & Science; Frances B. Stanley, of Nursing & Allied Health; and Dr. Susan S. Wood, School of Mathematics & Science.  >>Read the full story  >>See Photos  

Students rally around community college transfer grant proposal Community college students from around the Commonwealth joined Virginia21 and Senate Majority Leader Walter A. Stosch (R-Henrico) recently at the J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Parham Road Campus for a rally designed to educate and garner support for the proposed Virginia Community College Transfer Grant program. Designed to address the dual challenges of accessibility and affordability currently confronting Virginia’s institutions of higher learning, >>Read the full story  >>See Photos

JSRCC hosts nursing completion ceremony Nearly 100 nursing graduates participated in the biannual Nursing Recognition Ceremony on Thursday, January 25, 2007. The program recognizes students recently completing the Associate of Applied Science degree in Nursing. The ceremony opened with a welcome by JSRCC President Gary Rhodes, followed by an inspirational keynote address from retired JSRCC Professor Jean Moseley, RN, MS.
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Reynolds Medical Lab Program Receives
$100,000 Equipment Grant From Abbott Diagnostics The J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Medical Laboratory Technology program has been chosen as one of only 16 programs in the country to receive an AxSYM analyzer through the Labs Are Vital ™ program sponsored by Abbott Diagnostics.  Valued in excess of $100,000, the machine measures various chemicals and the differential qualities of blood and other biological samples in the diagnosis of disease.
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Experience the Fire & Ice of the JSRCC School of Culinary Arts, Tourism & Hospitality
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Reynolds to host seminar on the Iraq War
and it’s consequences in the Middle East
On Tuesday, October 10 at 7 p.m. in the North Run Auditorium, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College will present a satellite seminar on the Iraq War and it’s consequences in the Middle East. Dan Senor, former chief spokesperson for the U.S.-led Coalition in Iraq and senior advisor to presidential envoy L. Paul Bremer III, the administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority, will lead the discussion. >> Read the full story

Mary Baldwin College signs guaranteed admission
agreement with Virginia Community College System
Mary Baldwin College, a private four-year college in Virginia, has entered an agreement for a guaranteed admission transfer program with the Virginia Community College System, including J. Sargeant Reynolds. >> Read the full story

Reynolds Foundation donates $1M to remove
financial barriers for JSRCC students
As students headed back to campus at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College this fall the college celebrated a historic event by receiving one of its largest gifts ever donated by a private family foundation. The JSRCC Educational Foundation announced today that a $1 million gift from the Richard S. Reynolds Foundation has been made to increase much needed scholarship funds for future generations. >> Read the full story

J. Sargeant Reynolds becomes first multi-
campus Virginia community college to have
wireless Internet access on all of its campuses
Both students and faculty at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College are all-smiles as they ring in the fall semester with wireless Internet capabilities. The new wireless network allows anyone with a wireless enabled computer to access the Internet anywhere on Reynolds’ three campuses. >> Read the full story

The State of Workforce of Richmond Metropolitan Area
A report prepared by Chmura Economics & Analytics at the request of the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce, Greater Richmond Partnership, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, and John Tyler Community College. > View Report