The Office of Institutional Effectiveness is excited to announce two new data dashboards – Annual Headcount Trends and Course Grade Distribution Trends. These are interactive dashboards that allow for any VWCC employee to peruse student demographics, grade distributions, and more for the past five years. These dashboards are available on VWConnect by going to Institutional (Read the full article…)

If anyone has any Velcro patches from their service days and would like to donate them to be displayed on our brand new patch wall we would greatly appreciate it! Additionally, if anyone has any military memorabilia they would be willing to let us put on display for a day during our MSC 10 year (Read the full article…)

The 2024-25 Sparking Opportunity Employee Giving Campaign has been a wonderful success, surpassing our giving for 2023 to support our students, our Valley, and the road ahead. Week 7 Winners: >>> Grand Prize Winner: A dedicated parking spot where YOU want, for the 2024-25 academic year – Debbie LaRocca   Prizes are ready for pick (Read the full article…)

In 1970, shortly after the establishment of Virginia Western Community College, Dr. Dolores Yuille Johns became the College’s first African American faculty administrator. Today, Johns is celebrated as a trailblazer, a quiet activist and a pioneering leader in education. Her remarkable career spanned over four decades, creating an impact on students from elementary school to (Read the full article…)

Don’t forget, the Friday November 1st Deadline is not far away! Reach out to Shelley in the Grants Office with your bright Idea now. Give yourself time to brainstorm, get support from partners on and off campus, and wrap it all up in your LOI form. See full details here: https://www.virginiawestern.edu/foundation/innovation-grants/ We Can’t Innovate Without (Read the full article…)