CVCC SOAR Magazine Volume 2 Issue 1 - Fall 2023

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HEADLINE

YOU CAN IMAGINE that over half a century ago, a college education looked much different than it does today. CVCC wasn’t yet known as Red Hawk Nation. We were Catawba Valley Technical Institute, a small, local institution with ample room to grow. And since the college opened its doors on April 3, 1958, we have seen decades’ worth of progress—the addition of academic programs, the transformation of the student experience—and the establishment of our first Student Government Association. Read on to learn the story of the first SGA Vice President, Mr. Sam Hunt, and his tenacious efforts towards equality. 24

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