October 21, 2013By

Virginia Western to host lecture on Japanese popular culture and food

Haruko Yuda, Japanese Outreach Coordinator for the University of Virginia’s Asia Institute, will present a lecture about Japanese popular culture and food from 2-3 p.m. on Wednesday at Virginia Western Community College’s Natural Science Center. The talk is free and open to the public, and… Continue Reading Virginia Western to host lecture on Japanese popular culture and food
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October 18, 2013By

Virginia Western, Roanoke City Public Schools and Roanoke City celebrate groundbreaking for Food for Thought educational program

Virginia Western Community College, Roanoke City Public Schools and Roanoke City broke ground on a garden learning center for the Food for Thought: An Edible Educational Partnership on Tuesday at James Madison Middle School. The collaborative community effort will have an impact on children for… Continue Reading Virginia Western, Roanoke City Public Schools and Roanoke City celebrate groundbreaking for Food for Thought educational program
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October 9, 2013By

Hudson Trio Makes Roanoke Debut at Virginia Western

The Roanoke debut by the Hudson Trio will include a concert at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 14 in Virginia Western Community College’s new Center for Science and Health Professions Multipurpose Room, HP210. The concert is free and open to the public. Americana, a program… Continue Reading Hudson Trio Makes Roanoke Debut at Virginia Western
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September 18, 2013By

Muslim Journeys Bookshelf events to kick off Monday

Virginia Western Community College’s Brown Library is launching the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Bridging Cultures initiative. As the only Virginia community college to earn this grant, and one of just 842 grantees… Continue Reading Muslim Journeys Bookshelf events to kick off Monday
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September 16, 2013By

Virginia Western to offer OSHA training courses in October and November

Virginia Western Community College’s Workforce Development department in association with the Mid-Atlantic OTI Education Center will offer Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHA) training in October and November. All classes will be offered on Virginia Western’s Roanoke campus and will include training materials, lunch and… Continue Reading Virginia Western to offer OSHA training courses in October and November
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September 12, 2013By

Virginia Western website earns honorable mention for national award

Virginia Western Community College earned honorable mention for its website design in the e.Republic’s Center for Digital Education’s 2013 Digital Education Achievement Awards (DEAA) and Best of the Web Awards (BOW).  The Best of the Web Awards recognize and honor outstanding K-12 and higher education… Continue Reading Virginia Western website earns honorable mention for national award
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July 8, 2013By

New course to help students launch business in one semester

Virginia Western Community College is launching a new business course this fall that teaches student and prospective entrepreneurs how to launch their own business in one semester. The Entrepreneurship Plus Program will offer unique hands-on experience and act as a business incubator. “We are excited… Continue Reading New course to help students launch business in one semester
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June 11, 2013By

Foundation for Roanoke Valley continues support for ESL classes at Virginia Western

The continuing support of a Foundation for Roanoke Valley grant will mean that more non-native residents will have access to and can afford English classes at Virginia Western Community College to build rewarding careers. The Katherine Nelson Fishburn Foundation Fund is providing $1,000 to the… Continue Reading Foundation for Roanoke Valley continues support for ESL classes at Virginia Western
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June 7, 2013By

Virginia Western selected as part of national campaign to retrain adult learners

Virginia Western Community College was recently selected to join the Plus 50 Encore Completion Program, a national effort to train 10,000 baby boomers for new jobs in healthcare, education and social services. The program is sponsored by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). The… Continue Reading Virginia Western selected as part of national campaign to retrain adult learners
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May 3, 2013By

Blackboard and Google Apps for Education Upgrade

There will be a scheduled Blackboard outage May 17 – 18. During the outage, Blackboard Learn will be upgraded to Service Pack 11 and will include new features like a survey tool and the on-the-fly embedded video tool, Video Everywhere.  At the same time Google Apps… Continue Reading Blackboard and Google Apps for Education Upgrade
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