The Ellett family has a long history of service — to the Commonwealth, the Roanoke Valley and, with generational impact, the Virginia Western community. Lucy and her son, Russ, reflected on this legacy with Amanda Mansfield, the Educational Foundation’s Philanthropy Director. “I think Virginia Western is well-positioned to answer a lot of the needs in (Read the full article…)

Phishing attacks remain a potent danger to both individuals and organizations. Picture an innocuous email that seemingly hails from your bank or a familiar institution. Clicking a deceptive link could inadvertently expose your personal information. In 2022, even tech giant Twitter fell prey to a phishing assault on its employees, underscoring the critical importance of (Read the full article…)

Aleasha Phillips had spent nearly two decades of caring for 3- and 4-year-olds at daycare when she considered Virginia Western to pursue an education degree, On a campus visit, she noticed a flyer about getting credit for knowledge gained from work and life experience. Phillips contacted Cathy Ferguson, Virginia Western’s Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) (Read the full article…)

Throughout high school, Scott Bradford wanted to go to college, but no one in his family had previously attended. He had nowhere to turn for help answering the big questions: What was going to college like? How would he pay for it? Then Bradford learned about an innovative new scholarship program at Virginia Western. As a (Read the full article…)

Virginia Western Community College hosted the national Culinary Team USA on Nov. 6 and 7, as team members continued to fine-tune their techniques before competing in February 2024 at the IKA Culinary Olympics in Stuttgart, Germany. Chef Ted Polfelt, a faculty member in the Al Pollard Culinary Arts Program at Virginia Western, had received the honor of (Read the full article…)