Twenty-one inducted into Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society at BCCC

Twenty-one students at Beaufort County Community College were inducted into the Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society in a ceremony held recently at the college.

Caitlyn Andrews, Bethany Ange, Marlen Avelar Gomez, Ashleigh Boyd, Frances Cahoon, Sanfara Christian, Erica Clark, Michael “Andy” Crisp, TyQuisha Davis, Josh Holliday, David Jimenez, Gladys “Yvonne” Knott, Kelly Meetze, Casey Powell, Lisa Reid, Jacob Sadler, Teresa Short, Catherine Spring, Karen Taft, Miranda Taylor and Samantha Williams.

Erica Schatz, Allied Health and Professional Services dean and Gamma Beta Phi advisor, welcomed members and their guests. The invocation was led by Miriam Lamb, secretary. The Roll Call of New Members was led by Schatz, Lamb, Treasurer Anthony Burton and Historian/Reporter Norlina Kelly.

With national headquarters in Oak Ridge, Tenn., Gamma Beta Phi is an honor and service organization. The chapter at BCCC was chartered in 1975 under the leadership of Betty Cochran, former BCCC Arts and Sciences Division Chair.

Membership is by invitation only. To be eligible, a student must be currently enrolled, must have completed at least 12 semester hours of college work and must have a 3.3 grade point average, among other membership criteria.

Past Gamma Beta Phi service projects at BCCC have included participation in Habitat for Humanity’s Collegiate Challenge, support of Heifer International, co-sponsorship of the annual BCCC Job Fair and work at the Martin County site of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” This year, the club members conducted a toy drive at Christmas, among other activities.

A reception for new members and their guests followed the ceremony.

“Stagecraft” at BCCC

 

Beaufort County Community College unveiled a new outdoor stage on its campus with a short ceremony thanking the individuals and businesses that contributed to the project.

The stage will be used for the first time at Gullfest, BCCC’s annual spring festival scheduled for Saturday, April 18, on the BCCC campus and Sunday, April 19, in Historic Bath.

Musicians scheduled to appear include J. Alan Casey, Bob Daw, K-Os, Still Water and the N.C. National Guard’s jazz and rock bands.

Contributors who gathered recently to dedicate the stage are, left to right, Tim Brown of Builder’s First Source; Jimmy Page, stage designer; Bryon Lyons of Lyons Custom Builders; Russell Smith, chairman of the BCCC Board of Trustees, and Student Government Advisor Theresa Edwards. Crystal Ange, vice president of academics, is not pictured.

Two-part seminar on crafts and arts marketing offered by BCCC

 

The Small Business Center at Beaufort County Community College will offer a two-part seminar on marketing for artists and craftsmen in April and May.

The first session, which will help artists and craftsmen develop a marketing plan, will be 2 to 5 p.m., Thursday, April 30. This session will emphasize excellence in product as well as efficient ways to broaden public awareness of an artist’s or craftsman’s wares. Instructor Linda Rozelle will also teach participants to keep track of expenses to ensure profitability and tactics to approach independent shops and galleries.

The second session will focus on establishing a marketing plan that is designed to increase the artist’s or craftsman’s bottom line focusing on a low or no-budget marketing plan. Rozelle will help participants design booths at shows, design logos to appear on business cards and flyers and prepare press releases. This session will be 9 a.m. to noon, Friday, May 1.

Both sessions will be held in Room 828 of Building 8 on the BCCC campus.

It will also be available via video streaming for those who cannot attend the sessions at the college.

A specialist in cartooning, Rozelle has a diverse background in commercial art and has designed hundreds of corporate identity programs nationwide. She has been nationally recognized for excellence in advertising.

Participants may register for one or both of the sessions. Attendance is free of charge but pre-registration is recommended in order to reserve seating and to allow the college to adequately prepare materials. To register, contact Eva Peartree at BCCC’s Business and industry Services at 940-6375 at evap@beaufortccc.edu or Lentz Stowe, director of Business and Industry Services, at 940-6306.

The seminar is co-sponsored by the Washington/Beaufort County Chamber of Commerce.

To pre-register online, visit https://www.ncsbc.net/events.aspx?mode=4&center=75030. For other pre-registrations, contact Eva Peartree at BCCC’s Business and industry Services at 940-6375 at evap@beaufortccc.edu or Lentz Stowe, director of BCCC’s Business and Industry Services, at 940-6306 or by email at lentzs@beaufortccc.edu.

For more information about other services offered by BCCC’s Business and Industry Services’ Small Business Center, including targeted seminars for business owners, visit BCCC’s Website at www.beaufortccc.edu/coned/contin.htm or contact Stowe or Lauren Dudley, customized training coordinator, at 252-940-6311 or by email at laurens@beaufortccc.edu.