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Through striving for excellence in areas such as diversity, integrity, respect, success, and teamwork, our college continues to support student success and strengthen our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please take a moment and consider all of the great work you&#8217;ve seen over this past year and then follow the links below to nominate a peer who has demonstrated excellence in one or more of these areas!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Employees may be nominated for more than one award. The steps to nominate an employee are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Click the hyperlink below to visit VWConnect to view each award and a description of the award and respective criteria.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/faculty-staff\/rewards-recognition\/\">Faculty &amp; Classified Staff Rewards &amp; Recognition Program &#8211; Faculty &amp; Staff Resources &#8211; Virginia Western Community College<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. If you wish to nominate an employee for an award, open the survey link below and answer that question with their name and the reason for the nomination.&nbsp; Ensure that your nomination and\/or supporting reason is relevant to the award you selected. This is critical in evaluating and ranking the nominations received.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdJaRr88zLxwlAkqClNON-TnDjpBqJsNYdoFSJAdhhNMigv3w\/viewform?usp=preview\">Faculty and Classified Staff Rewards<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. At the end of the form, hit submit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>The deadline for submission is Wednesday, October 1.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those employees chosen as recipients will receive their awards at the 2026 Employee Awards Ceremony in January 2026.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please contact Laura Carper in Human Resources at 540-857-7962 or <a href=\"mailto:lcarper@virginiawestern.edu\">lcarper@virginiawestern.edu<\/a> with any questions and\/or if you are experiencing any difficulty accessing the description of the award and\/or difficulty filling out the nomination form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We look forward to celebrating with you in January 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past year, there have been many noteworthy contributions to the college&#8217;s mission, vision, and core values. 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