Virginia Western Community College and Total Action for Progress (TAP) are pleased to announce an opportunity for aspiring healthcare professionals in Roanoke with a Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) training program at the Roanoke Higher Education Center. The five-and-a-half-week course combines traditional classroom learning with hands-on clinical training to prepare participants to start working as a (Read the full article…)

The Roanoke Symphony Orchestra will be presenting their Holiday Pops Spectacular on Friday, December 5th. They have provided us with a limited number of complimentary tickets for any staff interested in attending. If interested, email Carrie Duckwall (cduckwall@virginiawestern.edu) or stop by the first floor of Fishburn Hall to reserve your tickets. Tickets are limited to (Read the full article…)

As a reminder, Virginia Western will be closed next Wednesday as part of the Thanksgiving holiday. Because of this, the staff bulletin will not run on Wednesday, Nov. 25th. Any posts submitted after today (Nov. 19th) will be included in the December 3rd edition of the bulletin. Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving!

As part of The Accessibility Shift: A Digital Accessibility Workday, faculty and staff are invited to join the Digital Accessibility Open Lab from 3:00-5:00 p.m. in W311/312. Bring any course materials, documents, or digital content you’re working to make accessible. Our VCCS consultant, Page Durham, and our campus support team will be on hand to (Read the full article…)

BYOBook (or check one out!) and read silently with us on the 2nd floor of Brown Library on Wednesday, December 3 at 12pm. At the end of the hour, we’ll share what we’re reading.