Parking lots 7 & 9 will be closed May 4th and 5th due to the ODMA Car Show. The section of parking lot 7 which will be closed DOES NOT include the section directly in front of Webber Hall.

• Graduation Video – The last video shoot will be held on May 1^st, 5-7 p.m. on the pedestrian bridge.  Please email Publicrelations@virginiawestern.edu to sign up or with questions.
• Commencement Name Pronouncement – Call 857-6699 to make sure your name is pronounced correctly at Commencement.

• Resume Power Hour, today at 11 a.m. in Hall Career Center
• Human Rights Club Meeting, today at 1-3 p.m. in the Student Center
• Human Rights Club Meeting, 5/1 at 5-6 p.m.  in the Student Center
• Career Bytes – Interviewing, 5/1 at 5:15 p.m. at Hall Career Center
• GRADUATION VIDEO – LAST CHANCE!, 5/1, 5-7 p.m., Pedestrian Bridge

You may have already seen the Blackboard announcement about the upgrade planned by the VCCS for Summer 2012. When you open Blackboard, there is an announcement about the planned outage of Blackboard. The VCCS ITS has conducted multiple test upgrades to VCCS Blackboard to determine the specific amount of time that will be needed to complete upgrade. Based upon the amount of database changes implemented by Blackboard and other technical issues, ITS does not believe the upgrade can be successfully completed during the original projected 24-36 hour timeframe. To accommodate the time needed to complete the upgrade, ITS will begin the Blackboard outage at 8 a.m. Friday morning, May 11^th. Currently, ITS anticipates completing the upgrade and releasing Blackboard for general faculty and student use by 11:30 pm on Sunday evening, May 13^th.

Since Summer 2012 classes at VWCC do not begin until May 16, there should be minimal impact ton students for the outage window.  If you have questions or concerns, please contact the Distance Learning staff at 540.857.6202 or DLearning@virginiawestern.edu.

You have one more chance to participate in the graduation video. This video is a chance for you to say thank you to the people who have helped you reach your educational goal. It will be shown before and after the Commencement Ceremony at the Salem Civic Center on May 11th.

TUESDAY, MAY 1

5 - 7 p.m. on the Pedestrian Bridge

Like our campus activities at Virginia Western? Don't like our campus activities? We want to know!! If you aren't participating in campus activities, let us know why!

Please take a minute to fill out this very quick, anonymous survey to give your opinions about campus activities. Also, please let us know about any ideas you have for events and activities in future semesters!

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WEST SIDE STORY - Come see a Romeo and Juliet story set in New York in the 1960’s. Two gangs the Sharks and the Jets fighting and two lovers caught in the middle. Featuring classic songs such as America, I feel Pretty, and Maria.

Patrick Henry High School Auditorium.

April 27, April 28, May 4, May 5

Time: 7:30   Admission: Students $5; All others $10

Friday, April 27th, 2012

• Free Beer Tasting – Dogfish Head (4 – 7 p.m.) @ Mr. Bill’s Wine Cellar http://bit.ly/Dogfishhead
• Band Night (4 – 8 p.m.) @ Valhalla Winery www.valhallawines.com
• Free Weekly Beer Tasting (5 – 8 p.m.) @ Wine Gourmet
• Salem After Five (5:30 – 9 p.m.) @ Salem Farmer’s Market http://www.salemva.gov/news/index.html
• 57th Annual Vinton Dogwood Festival (6 – 10 p.m.) @ Vinton http://www.vintondogwoodfestival.org/
• Salem Red Sox vs. Carolina Mud Cats (7:05 p.m.) @ Lewis Gale Field  www.salemredsox.com

Saturday, April 28th, 2012

• Community Yard Sale at Georgetown Park (off Colonial Avenue) (4/28)
• Colonial Presbyterian Church Yard & Bake Sale, 4/28, 8 a.m. – 2p.m. all proceeds go to mission and outreach projects. 3550 Poplar Drive, off Colonial Avenue, between Ogden Road and Rt. 419.
• Spectacular Saturdays at the Taubman@ Taubman Museum www.taubmanmuseum.org
• Physicians on Foot (8:30 a.m.) @ Roanoke River Greenway www.carilionclinic.org/walking
• 57th Annual Vinton Dogwood Festival (8:30 a.m. – 11 p.m.) @ Vinton http://www.vintondogwoodfestival.org/
• The Open Studios Tour 2012 (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.) www.openstudiosofroanoke.com
• City Market Saturdays (11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.) @ Downtown Roanoke www.downtownroanoke.org
• Free Weekly Wine Tasting (12 p.m. – 5 p.m.) @ Wine Gourmet
• Counterbalance Art Festival (1 p.m.) @ First St & Kirk Ave and Dumas Center
• http://marymondot.weebly.com/counterbalance‐and‐afterall.html
• Salem Red Sox vs. Carolina Mud Cats (6:05 p.m.) @ Lewis Gale Field www.salemredsox.com
• 11th Annual Puppy Love Ball (6:30 p.m.) @ Hotel Roanoke http://rvspca.org/Puppy‐love‐ball

Sunday, April 29th, 2012

• The Open Studios Tour 2012 (noon – 5 p.m.)  www.openstudiosofroanoke.com
• Counterbalance Art Festival (1 p.m. ) @ First St & Kirk Ave and Dumas Center
• http://marymondot.weebly.com/counterbalance‐and‐afterall.html
• 57th Annual Vinton Dogwood Festival (1 - 6 p.m.)  http://www.vintondogwoodfestival.org/
• Salem Red Sox vs. Carolina Mud Cats (4:05 p.m.) @ Lewis Gale Field  www.salemredsox.com FREE ADMISSION WITH YOUR VIRGINIA WESTERN ID!

Upcoming Events

• West End Community Market (3 – 6 p.m.) 5/1 @ West End Center
• Super Hold (also featuring Dave) will be at First Fridays (5/4) 6 p.m.
• A Derby Party benefiting Unbridled Change, 5/4, 3 -7 p.m. @ 202 Market http://on.fb.me/DerbyParty 

THE ANNUAL FORT LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTA SPRING BBQ AND AUCTION -Bring your family and friends to an evening of great food, fun and the opportunity to bid on some fantastic items on Friday, May 4th.  Our live and silent auction will include such items as hot air balloon rides, VT football tickets, hand-crafted fine jewelry and more!  Dinner will be served!  For just $5.00 per person, get BBQ or a hot dog, cole slaw, potato salad, baked beans, chips and a drink.  Our bake sale will offer some of the tastiest, homemade treats around.  There will also be free, supervised kid activities.  The Dinner and Silent Auction begin at 5:30pm.  The Live Auction begins at 6:30pm.  Visit our Facebook Page for additional information.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS PHYSICALS – May 3, Cave Spring High School, 6-8 p.m., $15, bring a VHSL Sports Physical Form with pages 1, 2 and 4 completed and signed by a parent. Students cannot tryout, practice or play without a current physical form on file. Separate examination is required for each school year and must be completed between May 1, 2012 and June 30, 2013 for the 2012-2013 school year.

FOR SALE –

• Whirpool large capacity 10 cycle washer,5 cycle dryer, matching set , white, PICK UP ONLY $400 O.B.O. (gas dryer)
• Goldstar 21" screen color Television. $40 O.B.O. Great picture!

Contact Mellisa May, (540) 206-5532

LAND'S SAKE 2012!  A FREE educational event about fields, forests and farms in Floyd, Virginia with over 35 people presenting information, demonstration and conversation. Topics range from organic gardening and soil testing to bee keeping and mushroom hunting.  There will be a green machine expo with electric vehicles, a draft horse team and lots of good local food to eat. May 5, 2012, 9:30 - 3:00 at the Floyd County High School, 721 Baker Street, Floyd VA Come for an hour or a day.  Learn from people who live what they teach. For more information see   http://floyd-landsake.blogspot.com/    or email partnershipforfloyd@gmail.com

Do you have a church bazaar, yard sale, or item for sale? Submit COMMUNITY NEWS items to publicrelations@virginiawestern.edu

Do not forget that the Hall Career Center Passports have to be turned in by Friday, May 4, in order to be eligible for prize drawings. Prizes include reserved campus parking for the summer semester, gas cards, VWCC t-shirts, and more! Thank you for participating in events with the Hall Career Center. It is never too early to start thinking about resumes, interviewing skills, job searching, and one of the most important things-networking. Continue to read the Student Daily Bulletin to see what we have planned for the summer semester.

The Baja team has been hard at work on the 2012 competition car. Come out and support them as they unveil the new car and sell hamburgers, hot dogs, barbecue sandwiches and homemade desserts!

• 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
• Friday, April 27th
• Webber Hall - 1st floor plaza outdoors

Come out and support the team!

You have one more chance to participate in the graduation video. This video is a chance for you to say thank you to the people who have helped you reach your educational goal. It will be shown before and after the Commencement Ceremony at the Salem Civic Center on May 11th.

TUESDAY, MAY 1

5 - 7 p.m. on the Pedestrian Bridge