[Clinton, N.C.] – At the beginning of the 2023-2024 academic year, Sampson Community College (SCC) welcomed several new full-time and part-time faculty and staff members into their campus family. One of the recent hires was Lynn Freeman-Sankey, a previous adjunct instructor at SCC, who now works full-time in the College’s Education Department and leads the…
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Viking Spotlight: Josiah King Revives Art Program at SCC
[Clinton, N.C.] – Through the years, the full extent of Sampson Community College’s (SCC) art program lay dormant until Josiah King, Art Instructor at SCC, was hired in Summer of 2022. Since his arrival, King has swiftly worked to revive the program– planning to offer two new, in-person art courses and create a brand-new campus…
Viking Spotlight: Rutben Cruz Serves as SGA Vice President
[Clinton, N.C.] – Back in August, Rutben Cruz, a current junior at Sampson Early College High School (SECHS), was elected 2022-2023 Vice President of Sampson Community College’s (SCC) Student Government Association (SGA), serving beside Taylor Hill, SGA President. Through his new SGA role, Cruz plans to bring awareness to SCC’s dynamic Hispanic community, while simultaneously…
Viking Spotlight: McKoy and Ibarra Appointed Student Ambassadors
[Clinton, N.C.] – For over a decade, Sampson Community College (SCC) has nominated and selected students to serve as official ambassadors to the College and the SCC Foundation through the Foundation’s Ambassador Scholarship Program. This year, two students: Juan Ibarra and Owen McKoy, were chosen to join the program and represent SCC as its new…
Viking Spotlight: Genevieve Merlos-Pulley Serves Local Hispanic Youth Through Juntos
[Clinton, N.C.] – Genevieve Merlos-Pulley is a part-time faculty member for the Juntos program at Sampson Early College High School (SECHS) who also works as a parent facilitator/tutor at Midway High School (MHS). Throughout her life, Merlos-Pulley has truly accomplished so much: almost twenty years of military service, a husband and two children, two associate…
Viking Spotlight: Taylor Hill Elected New SGA President
[Clinton, N.C.]– Taylor Hill, a rising sophomore at Sampson Early College High School (SECHS), was recently elected as the new Student Government Association (SGA) President for both Sampson Community College (SCC) and SECHS for the 2022-2023 academic year. On July 12, she was officially sworn-in to SCC’s Board of Trustees, where she will also serve…
Viking Spotlight: Selena Smith Discovers Her Passion Through Medical Assisting
[Clinton, N.C.] – Almost a year ago, Selena Smith, a freshman in the Medical Assisting (MA) program at Sampson Community College (SCC), proved to herself, and to others, that it’s never too late to switch your degree plan and pursue your true passion. Smith graduated from Lakewood High School (LHS) in 2020 and began taking…
Viking Spotlight: Aaron Lewis Excels Inside and Outside of SCC’s IT Program
[Clinton, N.C.]– Aaron Lewis is a student in the Information Technology (IT) program at Sampson Community College (SCC) who continues to showcase his ability to excel inside and outside of his academic program. After graduating from Clinton High School in 2020, Lewis decided to enroll in SCC’s IT program in the Fall of that same…
Viking Spotlight: Breanna White Puts Her Best Foot Forward in Early Childhood Program
[Clinton, N.C.] – Breanna White, an Early Childhood Education program student at Sampson Community College (SCC), is a perfect example of how hard work and dedication can pay off when it comes to education. White, who’s originally from Charlotte, NC, obtained her GED in 2009 with hopes of eventually working in childcare. In Fall 2020,…
Viking Spotlight: Evan Breeden Finds Joy Through SCC’s Work-Study Program
[CLINTON, N.C.]- Evan Breeden, a student in the Human Services Technology program at Sampson Community College (SCC), recently began the Federal Work-Study program at SCC and has genuinely loved every minute of her experience. The Federal Work-Study program gives eligible college students (who are enrolled at least part-time) a chance to participate in part-time, paid employment on and off campus while still…
Viking Spotlight: Yoselin Romero-Jorge Hopes to Provide People with Access to Justice
[Clinton, N.C.] – Yoselin Romero-Jorge, a senior at Sampson Early College High School (SECHS), plans to graduate a semester early in December 2021 with her Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees, as well as with her high school diploma. After graduation, she plans to provide people with access to justice by pursuing a…
Viking Spotlight: Lisa Recchuiti From the Coast to Clinton
CLINTON, N.C – Lisa Recchuiti has lived in and seen many places around the world, including Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Tokyo, and now North Carolina. After growing up in a small Pennsylvania town, she attended Millersville University where she studied Elementary Education and minored in Psychology. Recchuiti then went back to graduate school and received a Master’s in Developmental and Educational Psychology from Boston College. Psychology interested Recchuiti because it helped her better understand both herself and people in general. After staying home with her two children for ten years and then teaching at Cape Fear Community College for nine years Recchuiti wanted to get away from the coast, so she and her husband of twenty-nine years moved to Sampson County. Now she is a full-time Psychology Instructor at Sampson Community College (SCC).
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