Please help us remind students that the deadline to apply for graduation is this Friday, March 27th. Students must submit a graduation application in order to have their degree awarded and to be included in commencement processes. After submitting their graduation application in SIS, students will receive a separate email with instructions to register to (Read the full article…)

Tickets are available for the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra’s Beatlemania: Classical Mystery Tour on April 10, 2026. A limited number of tickets are available and are first come, first serve. If interested, please see Carrie Duckwall on the first floor of Fishburn.

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…)