FTCC Support Services

🎉✨ You’re Invited to Celebrate Excellence! ✨🎉

The Y.E.S. Initiative is rolling out the red carpet for an unforgettable evening as we honor our incredible scholars who truly showed up and showed out this year! 💫👏

📅 When: Tuesday, April 28 at 5:30 PM
📍 Where: Tony Rand Student Center (TRSC), Multipurpose Room

Join us for an Appreciation & Celebration End-of-the-Year Banquet filled with recognition, pride, and community spirit. Let’s come together to celebrate hard work, dedication, and success! 🎓🔥

🎟️ Don’t forget to scan the QR code to register and secure your spot!

For more information, contact Richard McDonald (Senior Director of Support Services) at [email protected].

Fayetteville Technical Community College Let’s celebrate BIG—see you there! 🥳🎊

Fayetteville Technical Community College Join us for Mental Health Awareness Week: Mind • Body • Wellbeing - April 27 – May 1, 2026

Experience a week of interactive learning, wellness, and community. Engage in hands-on workshops, explore creativity through the healing arts, and participate in activities designed to support your mental health in meaningful ways.

Fayetteville Technical Community College
The Y.E.S. Initiative, in partnership with Student Activities, The Psychology Club, the Arts and Humanities Division, and the Innovation and Small Business Center, is excited to invite everyone to the 2026 Student Empowerment Conference (S.E.C.)!

Join us for a powerful day of inspiration, growth, and connection featuring a dynamic keynote address by Lenora Lassiter — acclaimed author, coach, and inspirational speaker.

✨ Conference Highlights Include:

Engaging workshops on Brushstrokes and Brainwaves
Personality Assessment and Leadership
Finance Strategies for Success
Breakfast for all attendees (while supplies last)

Lunch for the first 60 FTCC students who register

Whether you’re looking to grow personally, sharpen your leadership skills, or gain practical financial insights, S.E.C. has something for you!

📌 For more details, view the event flyer or contact
Richard McDonald at [email protected]
or 910-486-3940.

Don’t miss this opportunity to be empowered, equipped, and inspired — we can’t wait to see you there!

Fayetteville Technical Community College Looking for a creative outlet? Sometimes words alone aren’t enough—that’s where music, poetry, and art come in. Join us for an Open Mic event on March 26 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM at the Paul H. Thompson Library, LRC Suite 118. Share your talents as a way to express, process, heal, and connect with others in a supportive space. This event is brought to you by Wellness Care Services and Collegiate Recovery at FTCC.

All Y.E.S. students — take a minute today to register for the Y.E.S. End-of-the-Year Banquet by emailing Richard McDonald at [email protected]. Registering now helps us plan this celebration designed just for YOU!

Are you scheduled to graduate this year? Did you make the President’s or Dean’s list Spring 2025 or Fall 2025? If so, don’t forget to complete the Y.E.S. End-of-the-Year Banquet Registration Form, so we can acknowledge and celebrate you at the banquet in April.

Mark your calendars for Monday, March 23, 2026 — and make plans to attend the Student Empowerment Conference in the Horace Sisk Gymnasium.

The day begins at 8:30 a.m. with FREE breakfast.

From 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m., enjoy the keynote address and workshop sessions designed to enrich your leadership and academic/professional skills.

A free lunch in the Culinary Banquet Room is available to the first 60 FTCC students who register for the conference.

Y.E.S. Word for the Week:
Perseverance

Definition: Steady persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.

Perseverance in a sentence:
Through perseverance, our Y.E.S. students continue to push past challenges and move closer to achieving their college and career goals

Fayetteville Technical Community College The Y.E.S. Initiative, in partnership with Student Activities, The Psychology Club, the Arts and Humanities Division, and the Innovation and Small Business Center, is excited to invite everyone to the 2026 Student Empowerment Conference (S.E.C.)!

Join us for a powerful day of inspiration, growth, and connection featuring a dynamic keynote address by Lenora Lassiter — acclaimed author, coach, and inspirational speaker.

✨ Conference Highlights Include:

Engaging workshops on Brushstrokes and Brainwaves

Personality Assessment and Leadership

Finance Strategies for Success

Breakfast for all attendees (while supplies last)

Lunch for the first 60 FTCC students who register

Whether you’re looking to grow personally, sharpen your leadership skills, or gain practical financial insights, S.E.C. has something for you!

📌 For more details, view the event flyer or contact
Richard McDonald at [email protected]
or 910-486-3940.

Don’t miss this opportunity to be empowered, equipped, and inspired — we can’t wait to see you there!

Fayetteville Technical Community College Over 75 students joined us today at 12:00 p.m. in the General Classroom Building for the “Power of Communication in Work and Relationships: Soft Skills and the 5 Love Languages” workshop.

A sincere thank you to Dr. Sonny Kelly and Ms. Tiffany Lesane for facilitating such a powerful and engaging session. We also extend special appreciation to Mrs. Eileen Hatch for sharing valuable information about the 2026–2027 Foundation Scholarship application process and opportunities available to students.

Thank you as well to the FTCC faculty, staff, and students who attended and contributed to a meaningful and impactful discussion.

Fayetteville Technical Community College Ready to gain communication skills that will set you apart in class, at work, and beyond? Join the Y.E.S. Initiative on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, in the General Classroom Building, Room 108, for an exciting and interactive workshop with Dr. Sonny Kelly and Ms. Tiffany LeSane titled, “The Power of Communication in Work and Relationships.” This dynamic session will explore soft skills, love languages, and real-world communication strategies you can use in both your career and your personal life. Expect meaningful conversations, practical takeaways, and an engaging experience you won’t want to miss. Plus, refreshments will be provided for those in attendance (while supplies last). Be sure to scan the QR code on the event flyer to register today. For more information: contact Richard McDonald, 910-486-3940 or [email protected]

Tuesday, February 17: Fayetteville Technical Community College FTCC Student Activities & SGA Make plans to attend the Power of Communication in Work and Relationships workshop. Dr. Sonny Kelly and Ms. Tiffany Lesane will facilitate this workshop highlighting the 5 Love Languages in all types of Relationships, Soft Skill Development, and more! This workshop will be held on Tuesday, February 17 in the General Classroom Building, Room 108, from 12 pm to 1 pm. The workshop flyer is attached.

Registration is strongly encouraged – scan the QR Code on the Workshop Flyer.

Word for the Week
January 26 - January 30, 2025

Camaraderie - Mutual Trust and Friendship among a group.

Fayetteville Technical Community College Welcome to the Spring Semester. The Y.E.S. Student Center is open and ready to assist you this semester. Stop by Horace Sisk Room 630 to check in and let me know how you are doing.

SAVE THE DATE: This Wednesday, January 14, 2025 from 12 pm to 2 pm (come by at any time during that period) to attend the Creating Your Personal Vision Board event facilitated by Ms. Tiffany Lesane, Coordinator of the Career Development Center. This is your chance to not only engage in charting out your goals but learning the importance for setting vision goals. PLUS, THERE WILL BE FREE LUNCH for all that attend (while supplies last). The event will be in the Tony Rand Student Center Multipurpose Room.

Register by scanning the QR Code on the attached event flyer.

⚡Recharged and 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 ✅

Students were treated to a two-day event full of tools, tips, and support as part of the Survive & Thrive Final Exam Challenge.

From academic resources to stress-relief strategies, the event covered the essentials to help students get ready to crush their finals with confidence!