Toys for Tots donations of new, unwrapped toys are currently being accepted across campus. Donation boxes will be available in Chapman Hall, Brown Library, and the Military Student Center. For more information on how to donate, items that can be accepted, and other questions visit the Toys for Tots FAQ page here.

Great Expectations, students at Virginia Western formerly in foster care, partnered with Roanoke City DSS to help teenagers this holiday. Oftentimes, donors overlook teens, preferring providing gifts for younger children. This drive aims to collect items requested by teenagers to help ensure they all have plenty of gifts this season! Here’s a list of what (Read the full article…)

Virginia Western faculty member Kevin Cales has been interviewed for the public radio program With Good Reason. As the show describes, “Life’s big changes often leave us grappling for meaning. As a philosophical counselor, Kevin Cales (Virginia Western Community College) works with people to understand their values as a way forward.” The episode, which features (Read the full article…)

Thanks to the private-public community partnership that funds the Community College Access Program (CCAP), 489 students are attending Virginia Western Community College tuition-free this fall. Roanoke region high school seniors may apply for the fall 2025 CCAP scholarship now through Feb. 1, 2025, at virginiawestern.edu/ccap. Applicants must also apply to Virginia Western and complete the Free Application (Read the full article…)