Virginia Western Community College has granted emeritus designation to three longtime faculty and staff members, who were honored at a reception May 8 and recognized at Commencement on May 9. Additionally, Dr. Annemarie Carroll served as Faculty Marshal, leading the academic procession at Commencement. Emeritus honorees are: Donna Abbatello, Faculty Emeritus Renee Johnson, Staff Emeritus (Read the full article…)

Testing Center Lead Caroline Velasquez has passed her exam to become a Certified Proctor through the National College Testing Association. The NCTA’s rigorous guidelines seek to improve testing practices and ensure the highest level of academic integrity at our Testing Center. We are so proud of Caroline’s commitment to testing excellence here at Virginia Western (Read the full article…)

Dr. David Doré, Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System, announced Tuesday, May 20, that he has appointed Dr. Laura Treanor to become the fifth president of Virginia Western Community College. Dr. Treanor’s selection concludes a search that attracted 61 candidates nationwide. Her service as president at Virginia Western will begin July 1. “Succeeding Dr. (Read the full article…)

When: Friday, June 27, 2025 Where: Virginia Western Health Professions 208/210  Time: 9 a.m.–4 p.m.   Lunch Included  Hosted by: Virginia Western Office of Online Learning and Instructional Technology (OLIT)  Join faculty colleagues from across the region for a one-day exploration of meaningful, modern teaching. This year’s conference celebrates the evolving craft of teaching in an age where (Read the full article…)

The Surgical Technology graduating class of 2025 sat for the CST exam on Tuesday, May 6th. We are so happy to announce that everyone passed and the program has earned a 100% PASS rate on the CST Exam!