For most students, the syllabus is the front door to your course. While outlining course content and academic expectations, your syllabus also reveals assumptions, attitudes, values, and beliefs that shape your teaching. As students enter through this front door, how do we assure they all feel welcome? And how can we best emphasize their path (Read the full article…)
Virginia Western Awarded National Science Foundation Grant
Virginia Western Community College has received a $343,209 Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grant from the National Science Foundation, the U.S. government’s independent science agency. The three-year grant will fund the College’s project, “Cross-Pollination Skillsets: Growing Mechatronics and Agricultural Collaborations for Producing Skilled Agricultural Technicians,” which will test Virginia Western faculty members’ ideas to improve technician (Read the full article…)
Applications Being Accepted for Professional Development Funds
Application Period: 9/1/2024 – 10/15/2024 The Ad-Hoc Committee for Professional Development is now accepting applications for professional development opportunities that will occur during the time period of 1/1/2025 – 6/30/2025. The Professional Development program is open to non-probationary full-time faculty rank and non-probationary full-time classified employees in accordance with DHRM and VCCS policy. The Professional (Read the full article…)
Brown Library Resources
Regular Library Hours resume 8/26 for the fall semester:Monday – Thursday: 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.Friday: 8 a.m – 5 p.m.Saturday: 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.Sunday: Closed We will be closed 8/31 and 9/2 for Labor Day. We are also closed whenever the college closes for inclement weather.The Testing Center is located on the ground (Read the full article…)
Wild Ones Roanoke Chapter
The new chapter of the Wild Ones will be meeting in the Natural Science Center Thursday, August 15, at 6:30pm. There will be a tour of the Community Arboretum highlighting native plants with information about VWCC’s Bee Campus designation, as well as a brief meeting for existing and interested members. All are welcome. Visit https://roanokeregion.wildones.org/ (Read the full article…)