Congratulations to the following employees who are the November 2023 You Make the Difference recipients receiving a set of movie passes: Cameron Carroll – “Keeping us all up and running and connected in a timely and efficient manner.” Erica Myatt – “Jumping in to your job and making an immediate impact.” Crystal Hall – “can-do (Read the full article…)
Culinary Team USA Rehearses at Virginia Western
Virginia Western Community College hosted the national Culinary Team USA on Nov. 6 and 7, as team members continued to fine-tune their techniques before competing in February 2024 at the IKA Culinary Olympics in Stuttgart, Germany. Chef Ted Polfelt, a faculty member in the Al Pollard Culinary Arts Program at Virginia Western, had received the honor of (Read the full article…)
Library Adjusted Hours For Thanksgiving
Brown Library, including the Testing Center, all tutoring services, and the learning commons, will have adjusted hours for the Thanksgiving holiday: Wednesday, November 22: Open 8am-12pm Thursday-Saturday, November 23-25: Closed for Thanksgiving Break We will reopen at 8am Monday, November 27. Enjoy your break!
New VIVA Open Court Grants Cycle & Webinars
VIVA is pleased to announce the new round of VIVA Open Course Grants! VIVA Open Course Grants are meant to support individuals and teams as they write new course materials, including test banks and assignments, curate a variety of materials together to meet the needs of a course, or adapt openly-licensed resources to help achieve (Read the full article…)
Unlocking the Full Potential of CPL for Adult Learners!
To unlock the full potential of credit for prior learning for adult learners, we need to think outside of our traditional classrooms. Adult learners may have years of learning through work, life and military experience. Finding ways to engage with adult learners is key and shows the adult learner that their knowledge and skills are (Read the full article…)