Virginia Western Bulletin

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…)

Did you know? I recently learned all VCCS faculty and staff have free, unlimited access to live webinars and on-demand training provided by Go2Knowledge. There’s a wide variety of topics for all roles at the college. The live webinars are highlighted at the top of the Go2Knowledge dashboard, but you can search through an entire (Read the full article…)

One of the best pieces of creative advice I’ve ever read was this: “The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible.”— David Ogilvy, the “father of advertising” And so, not only do I lean into my humor on the regular, but I make sure to follow that advice in formal (Read the full article…)

This week: Basic Needs Insecurity Among Virginia Community College System Students: In fall 2020, over 10,000 Virginia Community College System (VCCS) students — including Virginia Western students — participated in the Hope Center’s #RealCollege Survey. Virginia Western’s report is here. The survey assessed students’ basic needs security and their well-being, as indicated by employment status, (Read the full article…)

The Institutional Effectiveness Office has added several items to SharePoint. The following have been added under Institutional Effectiveness > Survey Results: IET Telework Survey Results Alumni Survey Results and Trends: This survey garnered over 350 responses from 2018-19 and 2019-20 alumni, who rated their overall experience at Virginia Western very highly with a mean score (Read the full article…)