Virginia Western Bulletin

We’re excited to welcome Casey Lofton, the new Coordinator for Institutional Research and Assessment. Casey’s first day with Virginia Western was October 11.  Casey’s office is located in Fishburn Hall. Casey has a BA from the University of Virginia in Biology and Psychology and a M.Ed. from the University of Virginia in Quantitative Analysis in Education (Read the full article…)

The Educational Foundation staff would like to thank the 72 Virginia Western faculty and staff who provided references to students applying for our fall 2021 scholarship cycle. Thanks to this collegewide effort, we expect to award scholarships to more than 150 students, in amounts ranging from a $500 textbook scholarship to a full-ride, full-time scholarship (Read the full article…)

The Educational Foundation is proud to support the addition of two new success coaches for Virginia Western students. Frank Tyree is the Roanoke City CCAP Success Coach, focusing on first-year city students as they adjust to the high school to college transition. Frank is a former assistant strength and conditioning coach at Norfolk State University (Read the full article…)

I would like to take the time and opportunity to thank my VWCC family for your thoughts, prayers and wonderful gifts sent to me during my time of recovery. It has and continues to be a pleasure to work for an establishment that values and cares about its employees for over 40 years! Continue to (Read the full article…)

The Online Learning & Instructional Technology (OLIT) team recently published a newsletter titled News & Notes for Faculty.  It is chocked full of valuable tools, tips and resources for Virginia Western faculty concerning teaching and learning online, and instructional design and technology support.  Our plan is to publish this 2-3 times each semester. To read (Read the full article…)