Virginia Western Community College celebrated several honors on Wednesday, May 8, at the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council’s TechNite 2024. Dr. Robert Sandel, Virginia Western president, was named to the RBTC Hall of Fame, and faculty members Dr. Heather Lindberg and Dr. Kristylea Ojeda received the STEM-H Educator Award. Dr. Hal Irvin of the Fralin Biomedical Research (Read the full article…)

What are LOI’s? Why do funders use an LOI? What are the benefits? Why not consider giving an LOI a try? You can start thinking now, over the summer, about what you could propose for the Educational Foundation’s Bright Ideas Innovation Grant. The Grantology Blog – Grants Development & Special Projects at Virginia Western

Open Enrollment for full-time employees is from May 1 through May 15, 2024.  No action is required during Open Enrollment if you have no health plan related changes, are not enrolling in a flexible spending account, or do not plan to participate in premium rewards. Please take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the (Read the full article…)

I would like to express my deep appreciation to my Virginia Western family for the outpouring of support after our house fire.  The Amazon shipments are still arriving daily, and the go fund me account has had many donations from names throughout the college.  We are moving into a camper for the next 4-6 months (Read the full article…)