Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church is collecting clean plastic bags to donate a TREX bench to the Community Arboretum. Help us collect 1000 pounds of CLEAN polyethylene film by bringing your grocery bags, sandwich bags, case overwrap, newspaper bags, etc to N102.

How do organizations maximize the opportunities found in grants? What comes first, the chicken or the egg? Planning or grant seeking? Hear my thoughts and feel free to share yours back with me. Grant writing is a team sport, and we are all needed to work toward success! The Grantology blog has a new entry:https://www.virginiawestern.edu/grants/2026/05/are-we-planning-for-success-or-seeking-to-fit-into-grant-requirements/

Open Enrollment for Plan year beginning July 1, 2026 for full-time employees is through this Friday, May 29, 2026.  No action is required during Open Enrollment if you have no health plan related changes, are not enrolling in a flexible spending account, or do not plan to participate in premium rewards. Friday’s deadline is established by the Commonwealth and submissions after this (Read the full article…)

Congratulations to the following employees who are the March 2026 ‘You Make the Difference’ recipients, receiving a set of movie passes: Sophia Arnold – “For going above and beyond to help a student when a college was absent.” Tim Weston – “For creating a SIS Student Group tool for Foundation Scholarship applicants whereby we can (Read the full article…)