New number for National Suicide Prevention hotline: 988
June 2022 You Make the Difference Recipients
Congratulations to the following employees who are the June 2022 You Make the Difference recipients receiving a set of movie passes for their hard work on the new academic assessment process with the Institutional Effectiveness Office: Matt Goff Lauren Hayward Rick Clark Thank you for making a difference! The next drawing will be held on (Read the full article…)
Virginia Western kicks off free movies series in Arboretum July 23
Virginia Western Community College will host a series of free family movies nights in its Community Arboretum starting July 23 with a showing of the 2013 animated film, “Epic.” Based on William Joyce’s 1996 children’s book, “The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs,” the movie focuses on a teenager who finds herself transported to (Read the full article…)
Dr. Sandel and College growth featured in Roanoker magazine
The Roanoker magazine’s July/August issue focused education in the Roanoke Region and highlighted Dr. Sandel’s “transformational” 20-year tenure to date at Virginia Western. An excerpt is available online here or you can pick up a copy in the marketing office.
Assessing Credit for Prior Learning!
Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) or Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) is a way to help adult learners earn college credit for college-level learning and skills acquired outside of the traditional college classroom. There are multiple methods that may be used for assessment that are offered at VWCC. Detailed information can be found in our CPL (Read the full article…)