Virginia Western Bulletin

Commencement 2026 is fast approaching and your help is needed! Volunteers are an integral part of a successful Commencement ceremony. Commencement will be held May 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM at the Berglund Center. Students begin arriving for check-in at 3:00 PM. Volunteers are needed in several roles with various time commitments. If you are (Read the full article…)

Virginia Western and The Excel Center held an event Friday, March 13, to celebrate a new partnership. Here is a joint news release from Virginia Western and Goodwill Industries of the Valleys, which operates The Excel Center: Adult learners at The Excel Center are one step closer to graduating with their standard high school diploma and an industry-recognized (Read the full article…)

Update to Digital Marketing Materials & Accessibility Compliance In preparation for new federal digital accessibility mandates that go into effect on April 24, 2026, the Marketing department will no longer be providing PDFs for digital use/distribution to ensure institutional compliance. What is changing? We will no longer produce or distribute PDFs for digital use. What’s (Read the full article…)

As part of our Leadership Learning Series, we are excited to introduce our first operational-focused session, designed to support leaders in navigating important processes that impact our teams and our students. Our first topic will be a review of the process for hiring Federal Work Study (FWS) students. This session will walk through the steps (Read the full article…)

If you have not received a new blue Virginia Western name tag and have verified with your department head that you should be receiving one, please reach out to the Marketing department at marketing@virginiawestern.edu. Please include your first name, last name and your department and we will be sure to have you included in the (Read the full article…)