Virginia Western sadly lost a member of our college family last week when Sharlona “Shawnee” Wimmer passed peacefully at her father’s home surrounded by family. A celebration of her life is being planned for a later date; to read more visit: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/roanoke/name/sharlona-wimmer-obituary?pid=199961488. Our condolences go out to Shawnee’s family and friends. Shawnee began her career (Read the full article…)

Here’s this week’s roundup of free professional learning opportunities, which features a Chronicle of Higher Education webinar on Aug. 31 entitled, “The Road Ahead for Community Colleges.” Panelists will include the president of Achieving the Dream and Amarillo College (which I’ve gushed about before). A full list of professional development opportunities for the month of (Read the full article…)

I’m so excited to launch Virginia Western’s own Innovation Lab. Of course, this will be a virtual lab …  a digital makerspace where we ask a lot of questions, experiment, and play. Our first project is an asynchronous workshop series: How to Design a Successful Innovation Grant, which begins Sept. 1. Come get a sneak (Read the full article…)

The library provides access to thousands of e-books. See our latest ones here https://infoguides.virginiawestern.edu/c.php?g=751718&p=8040969 Below is  little bit more about two. Flash Feedback : Responding to Student Writing Better and Faster Without Burning Out. (2020) https://tinyurl.com/ktd7bv69 “A lot of books on pedagogy present good ideas that seem like they’ll take a lot of time to implement, (Read the full article…)

Thank you all for the thoughts, prayers, calls and supportive comments to myself and family during the loss of my Mother. My Virginia Western family has always been a source of support in hard times and I am very fortunate to be a part of such a wonderful place. Thank you.