The VWCC Professional Development Committee is pleased to announce that applications for professional development awards are now being accepted. Professional development funds are available for full-time faculty and staff based on a yearly application. Each spring, full-time faculty and staff will be asked to apply for funding for conferences, training, and graduate coursework for the following year. Based on the applications received, the professional development committee will make recommendations for allotting the available funds. Organizational memberships and subscriptions are not included in this funding.
The Professional Development Committee will assist the Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs in planning for fiscal year professional development and educational assistance funding to support professional development and growth.
The award application is available online and will no longer require your signature or your supervisor’s signature. If you have questions about completing the application, please contact your supervisor for assistance. The professional development funding has remained in the VWCC budget so please take full advantage of this opportunity.
Awards for VCCS activities such as New Horizons, Peer Group Conferences, and VCCA are generally funded and recipients are not notified of an award. The deadline for accepting applications is March 26, 2010.
The link to access the Professional Development online application is http://tinyurl.com/yes5hgs
March 15, 2010
Did You Complete Your Application for Professional Development Funding 2010-2011?
Bookstore Reception
There will be a college-wide reception in the College Bookstore on Tuesday, March 16th to welcome our new Bookstore Manager, Chris Landes.
Chris comes to us from the Georgia Perimeter College Bookstore in Clarkston, Georgia where he served as Store Manager from November 2008 until January 2010. Prior to that, he received his training with Follett at the James Madison University Bookstore in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism from West Virginia University in 2007.
Chanticleer Catering will be catering the reception, so there will be plenty of good food! Please plan to stop by between the hours of 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. so that you can welcome Chris to Western. While you are there be sure to browse our newly renovated bookstore, checkout our new store layout and investigate the many new offerings in our college bookstore.
The Virtual Conference 2010: Teaching and Learning with Technology March 22, 2010 – April 2, 2010
The Center for Distance Learning
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
presents
The Virtual Conference 2010:
Teaching and Learning with Technology
March 22, 2010 – April 2, 2010
To register for this FREE Virtual Conference: http://bit.ly/jsrccvc
What: A FREE conference focusing on teaching and learning with technology
Where: Online – Visit sessions at your convenience and experience Blackboard 9
When: Monday, March 22nd through Friday, April 2nd, 2010
Find more information at: http://teach.reynolds.edu/virtcon/
Visit the conference blog: http://jsrccvc10.blogspot.com/
Sponsored by:
The Center for Distance Learning
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
Parham Road Campus
Richmond, VA
Please pass this on to any colleagues you think would benefit from this learning and sharing experience.
VW Campus Police – Public Safety Day – 3/17
VW Campus Police, in association with the VW Student Activities Office, present the first annual:
PUBLIC SAFETY DAY
All faculty, staff and students are invited to attend!
March 17, 2010
12:00 noon – 4:00pm
Lot #9 near the College Services Building
Food and drinks will be available!
Multiple agencies will have demonstrations and information: Bedford City Police {Airbag deployment demo}, Carilion Police {Child safety seat techs}, Roanoke City Police {DNA Identi-Kid Program}, Roanoke County Fire {”Smoke House” safety trailer}, Roanoke County Police {”Fatal Vision” goggles demo}, Salem Police {Tactical Team demo}, and the Division of Motor Vehicles {Highway safety demo}.
Also appearing: Norfolk Southern Railway Police, Roanoke County Sheriff’s Department, Roanoke City Fire & EMS, Roanoke College Safety Department, Vinton Police and Fire Departments, VW Justice Club, and others.
March 14, 2010
2010 Alliance for Excellence Awards Program
The Alliance for Excellence Office is in the process of planning the 2010 Alliance for Excellence Awards Program for Black students. For 23 years Virginia Western and AFE have joined together in citing these students for outstanding achievement.
We once again extend to you the opportunity to refer names to us of any Black students that have excelled academically OR while not at the top of the class have overcome obstacles to succeed and/or have an excellent work ethic. We ask that you please take a few minutes to complete the form (placed in your mailbox) and include the student’s ID number and the reason the student is receiving this recognition. You may email this information directly to afeinfo@virginiawestern.edu or return the form to me. Please send this information to us no later than Tuesday, March 30.
Thanking you in advance for your assistance.
Gloria Lindsay
Project Coordinator
Counseling, Chapman Hall/Room 105
Hot Topic, March 17
DEALING WITH STRESS
WHEN: Wednesday, March 17; 1:00 p.m.
WHERE: Webber Hall, Room 218
FACILITATOR: Ms. Lee Allen
PLEASE NOTE: IF THE COLLEGE IS OPERATING ON A DELAYED
OPENING CLASS SCHEDULE, THIS SESSION
WILL MEET AT 1:45 p.m.
Stress is a part of our daily lives and it affects us all. How do we deal with the pressures? How do we cope with “good” stress and “bad” stress? Come to this Hot Topic as we discuss the “Top Ten Stress Beaters.”
Dr. Gloria Lindsay
Retention Services
March 13, 2010
HOT DOGS ON CAMPUS
Starting March 15, 2010, Java the Hutt will be selling HOT DOGS with toppings. They will begin selling them each day at 11:00a.m. These are ALL BEEF hot dogs and pricing is as follows:
1 Hot Dog—$1.75
Lunch COMBO—2 Hot Dogs, Chips and Drink or Bottled Water —- $4.25.
March 11, 2010
M228 Unavailable 3/16-5/31
The conference room on the second floor of Business Science (M228) will not be available for use from March 16 through May 31. Other conference rooms are available during that time. Continue to contact Tara Nepper at tnepper@virginiawestern.edu or 76492 to schedule meetings or events.
VCCS State Basketball Tournament
Virginia Western Student Activities is proud to host the 2010 VCCS State Basketball Tournament. Men’s and Women’s teams from across the state will be coming to our campus this weekend for the tournament. Please see the schedule below. All games will take place in Virginia Western’s gymnasium (H100). The admission price is $4/day or $10/entire tournament.
For more information, contact the Student Activities Office at 857-6326.
VCCS State Basketball Championships 2010 Tournament
Thursday, March 11
6:00 p.m. – Men’s Game 1: Virginia Highlands vs. Northern Virginia
8:00 p.m. – Men’s Game 2: Thomas Nelson vs. New River
Friday, March 12
2:00 p.m. – Men’s Game 3: Game 2 Winner vs. Wytheville
4:00 p.m. – Men’s Game 4: Game 1 Winner vs. Tidewater
6:00 p.m. – Men’s Game 5: Southside vs. Virginia Western
8:00 p.m. – Men’s Game 6: Lord Fairfax vs. Germanna
Saturday, March 13
Noon – Women’s Game 1: Thomas Nelson vs. Northern Virginia
2:00 p.m. – Women’s Game 2: Southside vs. Tidewater
4:00 p.m. – Men’s Game 7: Game 3 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner
6:00 p.m. – Men’s Game 8: Game 4 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner
Sunday, March 14
12:30 p.m. – Women’s Championship Game: Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner
2:30 p.m. – Men’s Championship Game: Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner
[VCCS] Cooperative Learning Institute at PHCC May 12-14, 2010
Foundations of Cooperative Learning in the College Classroom And Fundamentals of Active Critical Thinking
May 12-14, 2010
This workshop will provide both a conceptual framework and hands on experience in planning and implementing cooperative learning in the college classroom. Participants will gain insight into structuring cooperative activities using the key elements. Forming and troubleshooting groups will be addressed, in addition to using groups for assessment and critical thinking in the classroom. Discipline specific cooperative learning activities will be described and modeled. Counselors and administrators are welcomed.
For more information about this professional development opportunity, click here to download the Microsoft Word brochure.