June 23, 2017By

Women in STEM program receives statewide award

  Virginia Western Community College’s Women in STEM program recently earned the 2017 post-secondary Creating Excellence in Education Programs Award for efforts in promoting academic and professional excellence in young women interested in a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) field. The college received the… Continue Reading Women in STEM program receives statewide award
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June 6, 2017By

Virginia Western dual-enrolled students receive prestigious Governor’s Medallion for earning degrees while in high school

Virginia Western Community College announces that a record-setting nine dual-enrolled students were awarded the Governor’s Medallion this year for earning their Associate’s Degree or General Education Certificate while still in high school. Numerous other dual-enrolled high school graduates received Virginia Western career studies certificates in… Continue Reading Virginia Western dual-enrolled students receive prestigious Governor’s Medallion for earning degrees while in high school
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May 16, 2017By

Virginia Western to host Local Advisory Board meeting on May 18

Virginia Western Community College announces that it will host its Local Advisory Board meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 18, in the college’s Natural Science Center. The meeting is open to the public. Individuals interested in attending are asked to contact Amy Balzer at… Continue Reading Virginia Western to host Local Advisory Board meeting on May 18
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May 11, 2017By

Blind culinary student doesn’t let anything keep her from dream

Tracey Giordano says cooking has always been a part of her life. “I grew up around cooking from the very beginning, it’s always been in my blood,” she says. “It has been said that my first word wasn’t ‘Mom’ or ‘Dad,’ it was ‘spatula.’ “… Continue Reading Blind culinary student doesn’t let anything keep her from dream
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May 9, 2017By

Dean Anguiano receives Distinguished College Administrator Award

Virginia Western Community College’s Amy Anguiano, Dean of Liberal Arts and Social Science, has been named one of just 24 national recipients of the 2017 Distinguished College Administrator Award, presented by Phi Theta Kappa (PTK). PTK, a national honor society for students at 2-year colleges,… Continue Reading Dean Anguiano receives Distinguished College Administrator Award
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May 8, 2017By

Virginia Western joins international project that will provide biology students with hands-on research experience

Virginia Western Community College is one of 15 institutions in the United States to become part of the 10th cohort to participate in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s (HHMI) Science Education Alliance – Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science project (SEA-PHAGES). The project is… Continue Reading Virginia Western joins international project that will provide biology students with hands-on research experience
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April 28, 2017By

Student receives first Cabell Brand Center scholarship

The Virginia Western Community College Educational Foundation is proud to announce the first recipient of a new scholarship that supports students completing academic internships. Megan Perdue of Glade Hill is the first student to receive the Cabell Brand Center Gap Scholarship, which is named for… Continue Reading Student receives first Cabell Brand Center scholarship
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April 24, 2017By

Virginia Western recognized as a top digital community college

Virginia Western Community College was honored with second place in the Digital Community Colleges Survey, which recognizes the top community colleges in utilizing technology to engage students and improve learning.  The college has placed in the top three for five straight years since winning first… Continue Reading Virginia Western recognized as a top digital community college
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April 21, 2017By

Macfarlanes honored for support of VWCC

The Honorable J. Granger and Mrs. Anne Macfarlane of Roanoke, have received the 12th Annual Chancellor’s Award for Leadership in Philanthropy. The Macfarlanes were nominated for the award by Virginia Western Community College. The award was given at a luncheon ceremony at the Country Club… Continue Reading Macfarlanes honored for support of VWCC
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April 7, 2017By

VWCC art professor to have solo exhibit

Virginia Western Community College art professor Sue Steele Thomas, whose automotive paintings have garnered national acclaim, will have a homecoming of sorts with a solo exhibit titled “Automotive Elegance: Works by Sue Steele Thomas” from May 23-Aug. 26 at the O. Winston Link Museum and… Continue Reading VWCC art professor to have solo exhibit
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