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Arboretum flourishes with four seasons of delights
By Beth JoJack What’s the best season for visiting the Community Arboretum, the two-acre educational garden located on the Virginia Western Community College campus? “Depends on who you ask,” said Clark BeCraft, Horticulture Program coordinator at Virginia Western Community College. As plants, shrubs and trees… Continue Reading Arboretum flourishes with four seasons of delights
Great Expectations helps students attain success after foster care
Students enrolled in Great Expectations graduate at three times the national rate for foster youth. By Erica Myatt The name “Great Expectations” might evoke a long-ago reading assignment, Charles Dickens’ novel about an orphan. In Virginia, the title applies to an outreach program for youth… Continue Reading Great Expectations helps students attain success after foster care
Why I give: A conversation with Russ and Lucy Ellett about family ties
The Ellett family has a long history of service — to the Commonwealth, the Roanoke Valley and, with generational impact, the Virginia Western community. Lucy and her son, Russ, were kind enough to sit down on the patio overlooking their beautiful Deyerle farmland and reflect… Continue Reading Why I give: A conversation with Russ and Lucy Ellett about family ties
Experience can translate into college credit
Credit for Prior Learning helps nontraditional students accelerate their education with credit for knowledge gained through work and life. By Karenna Glover Over her nearly two decades of caring for 3- and 4-year-olds at daycare, Aleasha Phillips hadn’t really considered college. But a few years… Continue Reading Experience can translate into college credit
CCAP celebrates milestone
By Karenna Glover Throughout high school, Scott Bradford wanted to go to college, but no one in his family had previously attended. He had nowhere to turn for help answering the big questions: What was going to college like? How would he pay for it? … Continue Reading CCAP celebrates milestone
Culinary Team USA rehearses at Virginia Western
Culinary Team USA works in the Euro Kitchen at Virginia Western Community College on Monday, Nov. 6. Virginia Western Community College hosted the national Culinary Team USA on Nov. 6 and 7, as team members continued to fine-tune their techniques before competing in February 2024… Continue Reading Culinary Team USA rehearses at Virginia Western