James Sprunt

Special Programs

Aside from the opportunity to provide scholarships to deserving individuals, your gifts also help support programs at JSCC such as;

• Student Leadership Program where students take part in personal development and learn good citizenship and interviewing skills. During interviews they are introduced to organizations in the community, improving chances of early employment following graduation.
• Annual Mini Grant Program that offers faculty and staff of JSCC the opportunity to apply for funds that will help them enrich the academic and overall environment of the college. Monies offered through this program can help an instructor implement a new form of instruction by purchasing new and updated equipment.

• $1,995 in mini-grants were awarded for staff and faculty initiatives, student instructional support, student experiential learning, and professional development. Seven grants were awarded including:
  

• Phi Thera Kappa - Beta Epsilon Chi Chapter - Purchase supplies for its member induction ceremony
• Success Lecture Series for Students - Provide students the opportunity to meet successful individuals in their chosen field and to have success defined in a real context. The public will also be invited.
  
• Make a Difference Award Program - Recognition of a faculty/staff member from each division of the college that went above and beyond the call of duty.
  
• PDF Converter Software Purchase - This will be used throughout the campus to convert documents from the word processing version to a PDF version to make JSCC documents more accessible by the general public and easily adapted to web pages.
  
• JSCC Student Writing Competition Awards - Provide cash awards to the winners of the writing competition. The competition encourages students to share their creative writing skills with the entire campus community.
  
• Podcasting Equipment Purchase - Will allow students the opportunity to create informative audio podcasts for their courses. The equipment would also be used by JSCC faculty and staff to create informative audio podcasts for students, faculty and staff.
  
• "GO GREEN" - Summer Youth Entrepreneurship Camp - Teach middle school and high school aged children how to be an entrepreneur by developing their own "green business."     
  

• General Education Diploma (GED) Program where students who are unable to purchase textbooks and cover the cost of the GED testing fees are able to complete the program through financial assistance.