If you are a spring or summer graduation applicant and have not paid your $15.00 graduation fee, please do so as soon as possible in the Cashier’s Office, located in Chapman Hall.  After you have paid the fee, please bring your receipt to the Records Office.

Potential graduates who have indicated that they plan to attend the graduation ceremony on May 11, must pick up their cap and gown on Wednesday, April 25, in the Natural Science Center. The hours for cap/gown pickup will be 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.  Please note that the $15.00 graduation fee must be paid prior to cap and gown pickup.

Sharlona A Wimmer

Student Services Functional Analyst

swimmer@virginiawestern.edu

540 857 6548

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Join the Media Geeks TODAY and every Tuesday to watch a selected Ted Talk (www.ted.com) in Brown Library, B112, 12:15 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Today's TED Talk: Kelli Anderson: Design to challenge reality Kelli Anderson shatters our expectations about reality by injecting humor and surprise into everyday objects. At TEDxPhoenix she shares her disruptive and clever designs.

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Cirque Du Soleil's Quidam traveling show is coming to Roanoke Civic Center from March 28th to April 1st. In preparation for the shows they will be stopping on campus on Tuesday, March 20th, noon to 3 p.m. for a promotional tour. Stop by their bus, you won't be able to miss it, in parking lot 7!

At each tour stop temporary canopies, video monitors and flags/ signage will be set up in front of the bus.  Fans will take part in many interactive activities including:

-   Watch Quidam sizzle reels and behind the scenes videos

-   Souvenir photos with a Quidam theme using green screen technology

-   Opportunity to win Quidam show tickets and prizes

-   Receive Quidam branded popcorn bags and postcards

All fans are welcome to experience the tour and all activities are free to the public.

There will be an outage of the Student Information System (SIS), the college on-line application, and the Human Resource Management System (HRMS) systems from Friday, March 23 at 6 a.m. through Monday, March 26 at 7 a.m.  The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) will be upgrading these systems during this time period.  During this time, students will not be able to apply on-line to the college or access the VCCS SIS: Student Information System. Students wanting to apply or needing to add or drop a class will need to come in person to the Admissions Office located in Chapman Hall.  Blackboard, My VWCC, Gmail, and the Wizard will continue to be available. We appreciate your cooperation and patience during this scheduled outage.