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Longtime Burke County Public Schools Superintendent Larry Putnam announced his resignation at Monday eveningâs work session of the Burke County Board of Education.
After nearly a decade altogether in the superintendent role, Putnam said he will join Hickoryâs Catawba Valley Community College in an executive vice president position. He doesnât yet know his final day with BCPS, but Putnam said he will start at CVCC on May 1.
At CVCC, Putnam will be tasked with being a close associate of President Garrett Hinshaw.
âIâll help President Hinshaw and the team at CVCC with anything they need help with,â Putnam said. âIt encompasses all things. Iâm looking forward to it.â
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HICKORYÂ â Catawba Valley Community College announces the selection of a new chief academic officer and special assistant to the president.
Brice Melton, who served as the dean of academics and educational opportunities at CVCC since May 2016, has been selected to serve as CVCCâs new chief academic officer and will also be the senior instructional administrator at the college.
Under these roles, Melton will oversee all four of CVCCâs schools and have supervisory responsibility for 11 individuals on campus.
Meltonâs role as the dean for the School of Academics and Educational Opportunities involved being responsible for the general education curriculum, Career and College Promise high school programs and the basic skills and adult high programming.
HICKORY â Three grant recipients have been announced through CVCCâs Everyday Entrepreneur Venture Fund, a program to assist CVCC students and recent grads who want to start a business by providing a grant for a portion of their start up.
Brandy Grigg, Fong Xiong and Evan Harris were all presented with their grant recently during a small ceremony at the Workforce Solutions Complex on the campus of Catawba Valley Community College.
All three grant winners took part in the CVCC Everyday Entrepreneur Venture Fund (EEVF) program, which was created through the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) to help students and recent graduates build new businesses through community college resources and sustain their success. The program provides training, seed funding, and business mentoring.