Campus Stories

By Karenna Glover As a little girl, Briana Wood grew up playing on a family member’s farm. It’s where she learned to drive 4-wheelers, motorcycles, and eventually topless Jeeps and other cars. This exposure helped her develop a love for cars — not just riding… Continue Reading Fralin Futures Scholar finds her nicheRead More

By Karenna Glover Panama, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, and China — these are just some of the destinations Marla Moock, 25, has visited in the first nine months as a sales application engineer for port solutions at TMEIC. The Roanoke-based corporation specializes in electrical and… Continue Reading For Virginia Western graduate, support propels an international careerRead More

Dr. Heather Lindberg instructs students how to add the cells to flasks. Conventional spring break plans typically involve time away from campus for just that, a break. But this past spring, a group of students — not all of whom are pursuing a science-related degree… Continue Reading Students break for biotechnology with weeklong cell culturing classRead More

Virginia Western students and staff members gather at the East Entrance of the White House. Virginia Western offers a depth of cultural opportunities for students on and off campus. One such experience that required extra levels of planning served as a highlight of spring semester’s… Continue Reading Trip to Washington, D.C., is a semester highlightRead More

Virginia Western Community College’s Nursing Program has unlocked an achievement: 100 percent of graduates sitting for the NCLEX-RN exam in 2023 passed on the first attempt.  Virginia Western’s 2023 Associate of Applied Science in Nursing graduates all passed the NCLEX-RN exam on the first attempt… Continue Reading Virginia Western Nursing Program achieves 100% pass rate on NCLEX  Read More

Feeding Southwest Virginia staff member James Andrews (front center) with volunteers on Jan. 12. The Day of Service included morning and afternoon shifts at the warehouse, and volunteers also prepared meals for the Children’s Kitchen at the Solutions Center. Virginia Western volunteers worked alongside volunteers… Continue Reading Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service reaches community needsRead More