We’re approaching July 1, that time of year when our Finance office is humming and new VCCS initiatives officially begin, such as the G3 program and the Opportunity 2027 Strategic Plan. Virginia Western is working hard to finish our own strategic “bridge” plan, aligning our energy and assorted initiatives like Indiana Jones: This is also (Read the full article…)

Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States (Read the full article…)

The college’s Fall Marketing Campaign kicked off on June 1 with a new commercial shot entirely on Virginia Western’s campus along with billboard advertising, social media ads, search engine ads and digital marketing ads. The commercial focuses on the college’s cutting-edge facilities (with several scenes in the STEM Building), outstanding faculty and academics, affordability and (Read the full article…)

Virginia Western’s re-opening task force developed and revised the college’s Re-Opening Plan for Summer Semester. As new information and guidelines are received, they will be posted to the college’s website and plan. Please familiarize yourself with the plan and its updates as we strive to maintain the safety, health, and well-being of the entire college (Read the full article…)

I doubt the new strategic plan from the VCCS is on your summer reading list, but here’s why it should be: We all need to see the big picture. I read reports and plans like this as part of my job in the grants office. When we are considering grant opportunities, we make sure our (Read the full article…)