Uncategorized Archives - Page 4 of 12 - Grants Development & Special Projects at Virginia Western

Mar

Wa-hoo! Please congratulate Cathy Ferguson on her latest adventure

March 24, 2021ByStephanie Ogilvie SeagleUncategorized

Many of us already know Cathy Ferguson. Beyond advising students through the Career Center for the past five years, she currently chairs the Staff Senate and serves on the college Reopening Taskforce. Cathy Ferguson Last year, she was awarded a $5,000 Innovation Grant to advance the work of our Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) workgroup.… Continue Reading Wa-hoo! Please congratulate Cathy Ferguson on her latest adventure

Mar

DIY creativity retreat: Choose your own adventures

March 9, 2021ByStephanie Ogilvie SeagleUncategorized

Just in time for spring break … or when you just need a day to hit the reset button: I’ve boiled down years of research about creative people, creative spaces, and creative habits into a simple way to plan your own creativity retreat, which you can do ASAP, in your own home, with stuff you already own.… Continue Reading DIY creativity retreat: Choose your own adventures

Mar

What can we learn from one of the most innovative schools in higher ed? (Plus: Your professional development ideas)

March 8, 2021ByStephanie Ogilvie SeagleUncategorized

About three years ago, I first learned about Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU). The private, nonprofit school has been celebrated as not only one of the most innovative colleges in the America … but one of the most innovative organizations in the world. They are able to serve over 3,000 residential students on their campus… Continue Reading What can we learn from one of the most innovative schools in higher ed? (Plus: *Your* professional development ideas)

Mar

Sunny? Cloudy with a chance of rainbows? You have the power to make the weather

March 2, 2021ByStephanie Ogilvie SeagleUncategorized

This is going to sound way more boring than it was, but here goes: Over the summer, in an effort to better understand my role in the grants office, I read books including “Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager” and “Meeting Design.” In those books, I learned some valuable tips, like this one: The… Continue Reading Sunny? Cloudy with a chance of rainbows? You have the power to make the weather

Feb

Time to play the Virginia Western Game of Trivia!

February 25, 2021ByStephanie Ogilvie SeagleUncategorized

Hello, and welcome to the Virginia Western Game of Trivia, which is really a quiz, but GOT is the only acronym that makes any sense. (Cue the laugh track) The game is a quick way to relay important data points and random bits of trivia about our college … and also an excellent excuse for… Continue Reading Time to play the Virginia Western Game of Trivia!

Feb

We transform ourselves by learning like our students

February 23, 2021ByStephanie Ogilvie SeagleUncategorized

“Transform yourself to transform the world.”Grace Lee Boggs, author and social activist, 1915-2015 Long before Virginia Western was awarded our Title III grant, I had a crush on Achieving the Dream (ATD). I first learned about ATD as our team prepared our first Get REAL grant proposal in 2017; our budget includes money to pay… Continue Reading We transform ourselves by learning like our students

Feb

My valentine to Roanoke starts with a mean tweet

February 9, 2021ByStephanie Ogilvie SeagleUncategorized

The timing couldn’t be more perfect. Just this week — in the days leading up to Valentine’s Day — a TV critic for The New Yorker disparaged our little city on Twitter. Emily Nussbaum tweeted to her 280K followers: “LOL, just watched an episode of The Dating Game in which the prize was a trip… Continue Reading My valentine to Roanoke starts with a mean tweet

Jan

Planning your time is boring. Create quest maps instead!

January 26, 2021ByStephanie Ogilvie SeagleUncategorized

When I was about to turn 30 — and shortly after watching “The Holiday” starring Kate Winslet — I made a bold decision. I would travel to London for vacation. Alone. Just me, giving myself the gift of adventure while I thought about what I really wanted in life. And I would save money by… Continue Reading Planning your time is boring. Create quest maps instead!

Jan

Summary: Get REAL (Refocus Education on Adult Learners)

January 26, 2021ByStephanie Ogilvie SeagleUncategorized

Curious about Virginia Western’s Title III grant? Our grant narrative might have been 55 pages long, but we were able to boil main points down to one page. You can download the summary as a PDF and print, or find the overview below (updated as of March 2021): Get REAL One Sheet SummaryDownload Get REAL… Continue Reading Summary: Get REAL (Refocus Education on Adult Learners)

Jan

Are we a relationship-rich college?

January 13, 2021ByStephanie Ogilvie SeagleUncategorized

I only remember two things from my first day of college: What I was wearing, and meeting Sophia. And I only recall my outfit — a risky combo of black skirt with tan tights — because Sophia joked about it months later. Our “integrative studies” program at George Mason University was a pretty radical cohort… Continue Reading Are we a relationship-rich college?

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Shelley Lyons is glad to be back on campus as she is a Virginia Western alum, and has served as the Administrative Officer for Grants Administration at Virginia Western since early 2022. Prior to VWCC, her career focus was within the Human Services and Arts fields. She wrote her first grant in 1996 on a whim and has continued to plan and learn since that time. She most enjoys seeing a well-planned project come to fruition, where funder, project manager and beneficiaries can all feel success and see impact.