In May, Virginia Western announced its 2021 special awards for faculty and staff. Perhaps you noticed Wendy Holmes, a Financial Aid and Records Specialist, won two awards: (1) Classified Outstanding Achievement Award and (2) the STAR Award (Service, Teamwork, Achievement, and Results). This seemed like a huge accomplishment — and I was struck by the comments that accompanied her awards (Read the full article…)

The Future Trends Forum: Discussions about the future of education and technology with writer/futurist Bryan Alexander. Thursday, July 1, 2 p.m.: The Future of Remote Academic Work. How will colleges and universities decide to offer, or not offer, remote work options for faculty and staff? With Karen L. Pedersen, the dean of Kansas State University’s Global Campus, and Kim (Read the full article…)

“Vaccines are important. While the attention has been on the COVID-19 vaccine, there are other routine, life-saving vaccines that are necessary for good health. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has noted a significant and troubling drop-off in the delivery of essential immunizations because of the COVID-19 pandemic1. While it may be more (Read the full article…)

I am pleased to announce that Jeff Thomas has been named as our new Director of Information and Educational Technology/Chief Information Officer.  Jeff has more than 20 years of technology experience in both the public and private sectors with a focus on the customer service, technology integrations, and data transparency.  He brings with him a (Read the full article…)

I’ve long joked that we could connect current, past, and prospective students through bowling nights organized by college focus area. The idea was sparked as I was analogizing Guided Pathways with bumper bowling, which blocks the gutters and provides an almost effortless path to higher scores. I was reminded of my bowling night idea as (Read the full article…)