Supporting the Virginia Western Student Food Co-Op, fueled by Kroger Help us stock the shelves for our students this season! The Food Co-Op provides free groceries, snacks and essentials to Virginia Western students, and we’re collecting shelf-stable soups and snacks to keep everyone fueled through finals and the holidays. Collection runs November 10th through 25th. What to Donate: (Read the full article…)
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Aflac Group Benefit Meetings Next Week
Did you know there are Aflac Benefits available to you through payroll deduction? Our Aflac Representative, Judy McCullough will be at Fishburn Hall HR Training Room for some brief informational meetings: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4th and WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5th from 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. and Noon- 12:30 pm. All that attend one of the above (Read the full article…)
Federal Funding Resources and Perspective
Periodically, I share thoughts in the Grantology blog, sometimes highlighting certain aspects of grant writing, planning or award management. This post is something I have been thinking a lot about, a post about not always knowing where we are headed and what is coming next. How do we stay informed but not get overloaded and (Read the full article…)
Virginia Western Hydroponics Program Grows High Schoolers’ Skills
A five-week program piloted this fall gives students hands-on experience to see how agriculture and technology can combine in today’s workforce: What is green and crunchy — and might help high schoolers unlock a future career? The answer is all about educational partnerships. Virginia Western Community College has developed a 5-week hydroponics project for high (Read the full article…)
Mindful Collective
Our next Mindful Collective mindfulness session will be on Thursday 11/6 at 1pm in the Natural Science Center. These are drop in sessions and all are welcome, no prior mindfulness meditation practice or experience is needed. This meeting is open to any Virginia Western employee, so please feel free to bring anyone who isn’t on (Read the full article…)