From Beaufort County Community College

Hardee’s donates to sign campaign at BCCC
Construction to begin soon

Hardee’s recently donated to the digital sign campaign at Beaufort County Community College, as its construction is scheduled to begin later this year. The contract for construction of the sign was awarded in late December to Advance Signs and Service Inc. of Angier. Construction of the sign, to be located at the front of the college along U.S. Highway 264, is scheduled to begin in March, according to college officials.

“The BCCC Foundation is grateful for this contribution from Hardee’s, which has helped us ensure that construction of the sign can begin,” said Foundation Director Serena Sullivan. Pictured, Angelia Guilford, general manager of Hardee’s East, and Mike Davenport, district manager for Hardee’s, display an architectural drawing by John Farkas of the proposed sign. Once completed, the digital sign will display information about college and community events, as well as information about donor businesses and industries. The BCCC Foundation has raised some $80,000 from private contributions for its construction.

 

Join the BCCC Foundation to see The Lion King

Join the Beaufort County Community College Foundation March 12 for a trip to Durham to see the stage production of the Tony Award-winning musical, “The Lion King.”

The cost of the trip, open to all BCCC students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the college, is $200 per person.

The price of the trip includes transportation to and from Durham, lunch and tickets for seats in the orchestra section for “The Lion King” at the Durham Performing Arts Center in downtown Durham.

The trip will leave the Building 8 parking lot at BCCC by 8:45 a.m. and travel to Durham for lunch at Harvest 18 Restaurant. Located in the Southpoint Mall area, Harvest 18 is a neighborhood eatery offering chef-driven cuisine with over 80 percent of foods sources from local farms, ranches and fishmongers.

After lunch, the group will travel to DPAC for a matinee performance of “The Lion King,” the awe-inspiring musical that won six Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Tony Award-winning director Julie Taymor brings to life a story filled with hope and adventure set against the Serengeti. Giraffes strut. Birds swoop. Gazelles leap to some of Broadway’s must recognizable music by Elton John and Time Rice.

After the performance, participants will depart Durham for the trip home and enjoy light refreshments on the bus. The group is scheduled to return to the BCCC campus at about 7:30 p.m.

For more information, or to register, contact Marcia Norwood, Foundation specialist, at 252-940-6218 or Foundation Executive Director Serena Sullivan at 252-940-6326.

 

More effective marketing with ‘the cloud’

Cloud-based computing can free small business owners and help them improve customer relations. Current and prospective small business owners can find out how the cloud can help them at a workshop sponsored by the Small Business Center at Beaufort County Community College.

The workshop will be 6-9 p.m. Feb. 23 in room 828 of Building 8 on the BCCC campus. It is free to attend; however, to reserve a seat and to allow for the adequate preparation of materials, pre-registration is recommended.

To pre-register, contact Eva Peartree, registration and records clerk, at 252-940-6375 or by email at eva.peartree@beaufortccc.edu.

Instructor Martin Brossman has been mastering the art of networking since 1982 and has led many workshops in computer and Internet-based technology for BCCC. He will discuss cloud service options and teach participants to use team sharing of information, access data from the cloud with their customers and establish security for web-based services, among other topics.

The mission of the Small Business Center Network is to increase the success rate and the number of viable small businesses in North Carolina by providing high-quality, readily accessible help to prospective and existing small business owners.

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 Lentz Stowe at 252-940-6306 or lentz.stowe@beaufortccc.edu.

 

Customer service and sales fundamentals

Do you find it is more important than ever to not only satisfy your external customers but your internal customers as well? Are you a job seeker who wants to improve your customer service skills?

If so, then this class offered by the Division of Continuing Education at Beaufort County Community College can help you achieve those goals. The class will be 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays beginning Feb. 3 and ending March 23 in room 822 of Building 8 on the BCCC campus.

Provided by the National Retail Federation, the class will prepare students to take that organization’s certification exams.

The registration fee for the course is $40. The required textbook is available from the BCCC bookstore for an estimated cost of $75. For those students who wish to take the certification exam, there will be an additional cost of $85.

For more information about the course, contact Lou Stout, director of Workforce Initiatives at 252-940-6307 or by email at lou.stout@beaufortccc.edu.

Students may register by calling 252-940-6375 or in person in room 802 of Building 8 on the BCCC campus. BCCC accepts Visa, Mastercard and Discover. Checks payable to Beaufort County Community College may be mailed to the attention of Eva Peartree, 5337 U.S. Highway 264 East, Washington, NC 27889.