Fall 2026
I am excited to welcome you back for our 2026-2027 academic year. With the new year comes new excitement and a new glimpse at the Virginia Western VIBE. We have lots of fun, exciting, and innovative plans to share with you over the coming weeks and months.
We start the year with our fall in-service on August 17. The schedule for this in-service will be a bit different than in the past as we will hold the General Session on Wednesday, August 19 rather than on Monday. The College will be closed to the public from 8:00 – 10:30 am on August 19 so that all our faculty and staff can participate in the General Session. From this session, you can expect an interactive discussion on the VIBE initiative that will set the tone for the rest of the academic year.
We will be welcoming new faculty during this in-service and have sessions specifically to help onboard and orient them as they begin their new roles. These include a session with HR on Monday, August 17 and an orientation with the deans of Tuesday, August 18.
For faculty, we will be using Simple Syllabus to enhance our student experience. There will be training sessions throughout the week in different modalities and different times including drop-in sessions during morning, afternoon, and evening hours. We will also have a session on implementing the new online assessment policy.
For faculty and staff, we will continue our Leadership Learning Series, have our VIBE Leadership Team meeting, senate meetings, a drop-in session on state retirement plans, a session for those interested in applying for federal grants, and our annual college picnic.
Our adjunct meeting on Thursday, August 20 will offer valuable topics to both our credit and workforce adjunct faculty. Dual enrollment faculty will have a separate in-service on August 19. We expect that all our adjunct and dual enrollment faculty plan to attend these meetings. Please see the attached agenda for the entire schedule and other sessions of interest. We look forward to seeing each of you as we catch the Virginia Western VIBE and start our new academic year.
My Best,
Dr. Elizabeth Wilmer
Vice President of Academic and Workforce Solutions
Documents
- In-Service Agenda (PDF)
Presentations and documents from in-service are stored in Canvas.
Reporting Departments
- Credit for Prior Learning
- Dual Enrollment
- Learning Resources
- School of Business, Technology & Trades
- School of Health Professions
- School of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
- School of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
- Workforce Solutions
Contact Us
Fishburn Hall F115
540-857-7313
Address:
3093 Colonial Ave., SW
Roanoke, VA 24015
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