The Virginia Western Educational Foundation worked with success coaches across campus to identify five students to feature in “Work and School: Finding the Delicate Balance.” The students, all recipients of Foundation support, represented a wide variety of ages and career paths. Thanks to Frank Tyree, Cheryl Hilton, Schuyler van Montfrans, JW Taylor and Austin Pryor (Read the full article…)

Please take a moment to provide your input on progress Virginia Western is making to improve the environment by promoting clean water practices.   The survey only takes about 5 minutes and anyone interested in the environment should participate.   Information will be collected by an independent consultant for use in improving the campus clean water practices.  (Read the full article…)

Carla Kimbrough, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer for the VCCS, has communicated the following search advocate summer training opportunities, including one refresher course:  What you will learn in this training: what a search advocate does; legal requirements we must abide by; what diversity means (it’s bigger than you think); recruitment strategies that go beyond posting (Read the full article…)

Application Deadline for 1st Half of Next Fiscal Year:  5/31/2024 The Ad-Hoc Committee for Professional Development is accepting applications for professional development opportunities that will occur between now and 12/31/2024. Please email completed forms to Lindsey Weston at lweston@virginiawestern.edu by 11:59 p.m. on 5/31/2024. Late applications will not be accepted or reviewed by the committee. (Read the full article…)