Other Media

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• J Sarge to Study Electric Cars, featuring Bob Heinz.
~ August, 2009

 
• Malcolm Holmes and Mark Hubbard with the Virginia Business Higher Education Council discuss the state of higher education in the Commonwealth and how  the “Grow By Degrees” program will help fuel Virginia’s economic growth.
~ August, 2009


• Fall Registration: featuring Malcolm Holmes
~ July, 2009


• J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College held a mock shooter drill at its Henrico campus Tuesday morning...
>> see the video

• Increasing Costs in Public Education in Virginia: featuring Malcolm Holmes and Keisha Pope ~ November, 2008


• Gary Rhodes, President of J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, talks about making higher education available to Greater Richmond, providing education for developing work skills and the Workforce Alliance.
>> see it here

• Fuel Smart Friday; featuring Dr. Nanette Smith with Jimmy Barrett on WRVA ~July 23,2008


• Fall 2008 Registration gets underway; featuring Malcolm Holmes ~July 14,2008

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Contact Us

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Malcolm Holmes
Director of Marketing
and Public Relations
Tel: 804/ 523-5230
mholmes@reynolds.edu

Steve Vehorn
Asst. Director of Marketing
and Public Relations
Tel: 804/ 523-5229
svehorn@reynolds.edu

Reynolds in the News
News Releases for:

Foster kids ‘aging out’ too soon?
~(November 16, 2009)

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A simple trick for job interview success
~(October 26, 2009)

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Reynolds to use grant for distance learning
~(October 16, 2009)

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Reynolds students learn basics of entrepreneurship
~(September 20, 2009)

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Quick Job Re-Training
~(September 16, 2009)

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I Did It Myself Patio/walkway installation
~(September 11, 2009)


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Ashland's Farmer's Market flourishing
~(September 11, 2009)


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Career switchers head back to class
~(September 6, 2009)

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Enrollment up at Goochland's J. Sargeant Reynolds this fall
~(September 2, 2009) Goochland Gazette

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An Open Letter to Automakers from Tom Silvestri
~(August 30, 2009)

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J. Sargeant Reynolds, John Tyler seeing record enrollments
~(August 25, 2009)

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Chamber president’s had his share of challenges
~(August 24, 2009)

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Use music to pump up your workout
~(August 2, 2009)

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Enrollment spike for VA community colleges
~(August 19, 2009) NBC 12 News

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Giving transportation a kick in the pants
~(August 17, 2009) RichmondBizSense

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JSRCC is one of two community colleges nationally to receive funding to develop training for electric vehicles
~(August 12, 2009) NBC 12 News

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Training for next-gen fuel vehicles
~(August 5, 2009)

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Reynolds Community College gets grant to develop electric-drive vehicle program
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College will receive $720,000 in federal stimulus funds to develop a curriculum for training technicians to work on electric-drive vehicles.
~(August 6, 2009)


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Aging alone: The issue is as much about civics as health care
From several states away, Benjamin Alexander's daughter tries to keep tabs on him. At 81, he's in good health and gets around easily, but he said she still worries.
~(August 2, 2009)

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Science students conduct field research in Hanover
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College students are trudging through the waterways of Hanover County to conduct a survey of dragonflies-and they are gaining valuable field research experience in the process.
~(July 22, 2009)

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At J. Sarge, Biden defends stimulus package
Richmond Times Dispatch - Richmond, VA, USA... Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. strongly defended the economic stimulus package today, telling an audience at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College that it has saved the economy.
~(July 16, 2009)
Read More about the Vice Presidents visit in:
• Washington Post
• USA Today
• Roanoke Times
• Freelance Star
• AP
• Politico
• MSNBC
• World News
• Roanoke Times
• Charlotte Observer

Video/Audio clips:
• RTD
• News 12
• WRVA
• WTVR

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Vice President Biden to Travel to Virginia to Highlight Progress of the Recovery Act
Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, July 16, Vice President Biden will travel to the Richmond, VA area, where he will highlight the progress of the Recovery Act at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College. The Vice President will discuss how the Recovery Act is building a 21st-century economy in the Richmond area and across the nation.
~(July 15, 2009)

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NBC12 Viewpoint: Middle College
Unemployment is over 10 percent in the City of Richmond. What chance does someone over 18 years old without a high school diploma have in this job market?
~(July 8, 2009)

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Gary Rhodes at intersection of education, business worlds
His boss thinks he would have made a good preacher, and he does speak with passion and in metaphors about the work he has chosen.
~(July 6, 2009)

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High-Speed Rail: A Tremendous Economic Opportunity
Reasonable people certainly disagree over what impact the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will have on our country's economy. Disagreements also abound about some of the items included in the act, with the most high profile of those contests over expansion of unemployment benefits having played out in the General Assembly's recent reconvened session.
~(June 28, 2009)

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J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College held a mock shooter drill
at its Henrico campus Tuesday morning, complete with someone playing...
~(February 24, 2009)

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Young black urban men are finding hope in Barack Obama
He [Obama] makes it OK to be himself. Those are things I think black men can benefit from—I can be myself. I can be smart. I can be cool and still be smart.“
~ (February 15, 2009)

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College students can feel belt-tightening
When her landscaping business withered with the economy around it, LeeAnne Brooks did what an increasing number of Virginians are doing. She went back to school. At 49, Brooks is acutely aware that she's anything but a typical college student as she takes her seat beside 20-year-olds at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College.
~ (February 8, 2009)

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Richmond names new school leader
The Richmond Public School Board has appointed a veteran education administrator as its new superintendent.
Dr. Yvonne Brandon was elected by a unanimous vote today to take the helm of the city's 24,000 pupil school district. Brandon was selected after a rigorous and competitive recruitment process yielded 20 highly qualified candidates from around the nation.
~ (January 28, 2009)

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Workshop to cover basics of growing for farmers markets
Have you ever thought about growing for a farmers market?
Or perhaps even starting your own Community Supported Agriculture business.
~ (January 28, 2009)

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Public and private money helps Richmond-area schools expand
Virginia Commonwealth University has a new critical-care hospital in downtown Richmond, an environmental life-sciences center that opened in the fall on the James River and a campus in Qatar that just celebrated its 10th anniversary.
~ (January 24, 2009)

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Virginia schools are changing with the times
The growing community-college population is getting younger, and more students are transferring to four-year institutions.
As the job market becomes more technologically advanced and service-oriented and jobs become less permanent, community colleges are offering job-specific academic programs and training for more employers and employees.
~ (January 24, 2009)

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In pursuit of lifelong ambition
JSRCC nursing student Anthony Gill
Anthony Gill says he was drawn to do something in the health care profession from an early age.
“I was 11, but still have vivid memories of my grandmother and her struggle with brain cancer,” he says. “Her experience and the exposure to the medical world made me realize I wanted to be involved in some capacity.”
~ (January 22, 2009)

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Friday-only classes
We’ve reported on schools that have experimented with four day work weeks. Many of them did so to show appreciation for their staff, and in some cases to reduce commuting and benefit the environment. Those schools found themselves able to maintain student services at customary levels—and in many instances, student services improved as a result of extended office hours.
~ (January 21, 2009)

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INAUGURATION 2009: Reflection of a dream
In President Obama, Virginians share in a historic moment, ideal At 11:56 a.m. today in Washington before a record crowd estimated to be 2 million, 47-year-old Barack Obama will place his left hand on a Bible, raise his right hand and take the oath of office as president of the United States.
~ (January 19, 2009)

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Richmond mayor to look at use of surplus real estate
Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones said he wants to make the best use of the city's considerable land holdings.
He announced yesterday a task force that will review surplus properties of the city and other local institutions with the idea of pursuing deals or other mutually beneficial arrangements.
~ (January 15, 2009)

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Grant will pay for expansion of Virginia Tech’s Lab-in-a-Box ...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech an almost $500,000 four-year grant to expand its Lab-in-a-Box program for electrical and computer engineering classes to reach online students, while helping Blacksburg students with after-hours questions.
~ (January 13, 2009)

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Warner hears concerns during Richmond visit
Barely a week on the job, Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., is escaping Washington for Richmond, trying to do more listening than talking on the sour economy. In what aides dubbed his first field trip since taking office Jan. 6, Warner met for more than 90 minutes yesterday with about 30 college students and small-business owners at the downtown campus of J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College.
~ (January 13, 2009)

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Challenging Session Ahead in Va. General Assembly
Budget-balancing — job number one of the 2009 General Assembly — could require something old (spending cuts), something new (higher taxes), something borrowed (debt-backed bonds) and something blue (Democrats).
The legislature returns Wednesday for a 46-day, election-year session, the overarching theme of which is the deepening recession that has blown another hole — this time, at least $3.2 billion — in the two-year, $77 billion budget.
~ (January 13, 2009)

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Senator Mark Warner discusses economy with Reynolds students
Senator Mark Warner joined Richmond City Mayor Dwight Jones recently at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College to talk with college students and small business owners about the state of the economy. He discussed and took questions on topics including access to student loans, frozen credit markets, taxes and healthcare. His intention, he said, was to do more listening than talking and encouraged attendees to share their stories with him.
~ (January 13, 2009)

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JSRCC Educational Foundation Board President Elaine Jordan
was recently recognized by Virginia Business magazine as one of the state’s top construction lawyers. Jordan has served on the Foundation Board for eight years and has provided outstanding leadership of the College’s $15 million Campaign for Reynolds. Working in collaboration with the Virginia Bar Association, Virginia Business has published a list of top lawyers in a variety of legal disciplines since 2000. This year, the pool of potential voters expanded from 7,000 lawyers to all 38,000 licensed lawyers in the state.
~ (November 13,2008)

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On a roll . . . to Taiwan
Wright was second at nationals in world-class compulsories Laura Wright, a Mills Godwin High School graduate and J. Sargeant Reynolds College nursing student, is no newcomer to skating. The 20-year-old has competed at nationals every year since 1998. Laura Wright has proven, again and again, she can roller skate with the best on this side of the world.
~(November 13,2008)

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In-demand jobs and where to train for them
The demand for medical jobs remains steady even in this unsteady economy.
~(October 19,2008)

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Drill simulates shooting at JSRCC
Last Sunday about 90 people, including officers and role players, participated in a simulated shooter drill on the western campus of J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College Sunday.
~Goochland Gazette

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Saving gas money
J. Sargeant Reynolds is offering a pilot program this Fall that gives students the option of taking a full workload of class on Friday...
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Fuel Smart Fridays at VA College
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College is launching a program to spare students the costs of commuting. Under the Fuel $mart Fridays pilot, the Richmond ...
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Reynolds will offer Fridays schedule Helping students save on gas is the idea behind the one-day classes plan
To help with rising fuel costs, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College will allow students to take classes on Fridays only and still earn a full load of credits for the semester.
~ (July 23, 2008)

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Area College Helping With Pump Pains
But J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College says it has a plan to help. It's starting a class schedule that allows students to drive to campus just one day a...
~ (Jul 23, 2008)

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Executive Women chapter awards scholarships to nine
The Richmond Chapter of Executive Women International (EWI) recently awarded nine J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College students $1,700 each to assist in funding their education.
~ (July 17, 2008)

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Fall registration gets underway at J. Sargeant Reynolds
Registration for the Fall 2008 semester starts Monday, July 14 at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College. Students may take advantage of early-bird...
~ (Jul 10, 2008)

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Former Top Cop Endorses Dem Warner
News Sheriff Gabe Morgan, Smithfield Police Chief Mark Marshall and Garth Wheeler, police chief at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College in Richmond...
~ (Jul 1, 2008)

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Mark Warner likely to gain backing of Massengill
Warner was also expected to be endorsed by Garth Wheeler, campus security chief at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College. Wheeler was president of the ...
~ (Jul 1, 2008)

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Suspect's mother: Turn yourself in
She had been living with her father in Powhatan and "was out for the summer" after attending J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College part-time, where she was ...
~ (Jun 27, 2008)

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Teachers take to the streets
Education program helps them see life from students' eyes You don't have to look far to find a better way to teach. Out the door and around the block can be far enough. That's the lesson a group of 26 teachers from Richmond, Henrico and Petersburg are learning this week during the second Urban Teachers Institute.
~ (Jun 25, 2008)

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Eight years ago, Laura Castro came to the U.S. from Colombia. She was 12 years old and didn't speak a word of English
Yesterday she delivered a speech to 5,000 people at her graduation from J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College with a single sentence of Spanish: "Mami, gracias por tu apoyo," or, "Mother, thanks for your support."
~ (May 11, 2008)

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Consider guaranteed admission program Community college first two years, then transfer
Every smart grade-schooler knows that 2+2=4. But community college transfer students have applied this elementary formula as a
~ (Oct 14, 2007)