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Office of Professional Development

Academies/Seminars

Explore our Academies and Seminars, including the Classified Staff Leadership Academy and Faculty & Administrators Leadership Academy.

Professional Development Grants

Find grant opportunities, including Paul Lee Professional Development Grants and Paul Lee Workshop Mini-Grants.

Peer Groups

Join colleagues in your discipline from across the VCCS for two-day mini-conferences that feature exciting sessions, speakers, and opportunities for networking.

Inquiry

Inquiry is an annual peer-reviewed journal that publishes original works of scholarship by VCCS faculty and staff.

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Regional Centers for Teaching Excellence

The VCCS offers five Regional Centers for Teaching Excellence that provide high-quality professional development programs related to teaching, learning, and technology.

Awards/Scholarships

The VCCS offers several awards and scholarships to eligible faculty. Learn more about these exciting programs to further your career.

2018 VCCS New Horizons Conference

New Horizons is the premier teaching and learning conference of the Virginia Community College System. More details coming soon!

Date: April 11-13, 2018

Location: The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center

Featured Resource:
Chancellor's Professional Reading List

New! This curated list includes professional development book recommendations from VCCS college presidents and the VCCS Chancellor in the categories of education and leadership.

The Virginia Community College System Office of Professional Development (OPD) provides a cutting edge professional development program for faculty, staff and administrative leaders who lead and support student success efforts across Virginia’s 23 colleges, with 40 campus locations throughout the state of Virginia.

OPD aims to achieve the highest system-wide standards for excellence in professional development, providing a strategic, long-term vision and pedagogically advanced, culturally inspired, and academically rigorous programming that drives faculty and institutional excellence in Virginia’s Community Colleges.

OPD programs serve more than 2,000 full-time faculty, 9,000 adjunct faculty, and 3,000 classified staff, providing a robust, multi-faceted professional development program that supports outstanding teaching and learning; addresses the diverse needs and expectations of educators; explores the intersection of innovative technologies with classroom and student success; and resolves pressing workforce development, business and community demands.

OPD In the News

Redeveloping VCCS Professional Development

by Shauna Davis, executive director, VCCS Student Success Center and Office of Professional Development Often in the VCCS, we discuss the aspirations and value of our credential programs, the impact of changing the lives of our students and the role of higher education in shaping the communities we serve. Our goals are lofty, our mandates are challenging, and our student needs are increasing exponentially. Whether we are working to improve dual enrollment, developing math pathways,...[READ MORE]

March 6, 2018

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SPOTLIGHT: Peer Conferences: VCCS Nucleus for Faculty Engagement

May 15, 2017

AWARD-WINNING FACULTY: Outstanding Professors Honored

May 2, 2017

Best Practices Win Big Awards!

April 17, 2017

Inaugural Leadership Award Recognizes Outstanding Adjunct Professors

November 28, 2016

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Leading From Where They Stand

November 11, 2016

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Questions about professional development opportunities at your college? Every college has a presidentially appointed Professional Development Committee (PDC) representative who is your campus voice, and serves as a liaison to the VCCS Office of Professional Development. Select your college below and click the button to find your PDC member and contact them for more information.

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Contact Us!

Shauna Davis / sdavis@vccs.edu / (804) 819-4795
Executive Director Student Success Center, Office of Professional Development
Nancy Harris / nharris@vccs.edu / (804) 819-4687
Programs Manager
Sandy Gharib / sgharib@vccs.edu / (804) 819-4966
Coordinator, Learning & Development
Jenese Reid Thomas / jthomas@vccs.edu /
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UPCOMING PROGRAM DEADLINES

George B. Vaughan Leadership Award Applications	September 1, 2017
Paul Lee Spring 2018 Professional Development Grant Applications	September 15, 2017

UPCOMING EVENTS

Faculty & Administrators Leadership Academy JTCC, Midlothian, VA	September 20 - 21, 2017
Communication, Visual & Performing Arts; Administration of Justice; American Sign Language; Culinary Arts; Psychology; Sociology Virginia Crossings, Glen Allen, VA	October 19 - 20, 2017
Developmental Education; Student Services; Learning Assistance Professionals; Early Childhood Education Virginia Crossings, Glen Allen, VA	November 16 - 17, 2017

REGIONAL CENTER EVENTS

New Regional Center events are added as details become available. Please check the OPD website for updates and new professional development opportunities.

Central Virginia Region

Cell Phone Addiction - The Role of Cell Phones in the Classroom from a Biopsychosocial Perspecive at Virginia Western Community College in the Fralin Center (HP 208/210) REGISTER HERE	February 9, 2018 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Empathic Teaching and Student Success Central Virginia Community College in Merrit Hall, Multipurpose Room 5124-5125 VCCS EMPLOYEES REGISTER HERE NON-VCCS EMPLOYEES REGISTER HERE	March 30, 2018 10:30 am – 3:15 pm

Mid-Central Virginia Region

The Power of Connection: Cultural Competence, Teacher Efficacy, and Student Outcomes Reynolds Community College - Parham Road campus in the Workforce Development Center, Gallery (1651 East Parham Road, Richmond, VA 23228)	December 1, 2017 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Enhancing Enrollment through Effective Recruitment and Retention Practices John Tyler Community College – Midlothian campus (NOT the Chester Campus) in Hamel Hall, Room H109 ONSITE REGISTRATION CLOSED VIRTUAL REGISTRATION CLOSED	February 23, 2018 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Northern Virginia Region

Working with Millennial Students Northern Virginia Community College - Manassas campus in the Battleview Room 223/227	October 27, 2017 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Cheating 101 Lord Fairfax Community College - Middletown Campus in Corron Building Event Room, 173 Skirmisher Lane, Middletown, VA 22645	November 3, 2017 9:45 am - 1:30 pm
Who's in the Classroom? Promoting a Community of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for all Germanna Community College - Fredericksburg Campus in the Workforce and Technology Center, 1000 Germanna Point Drive, Fredericksburg, VA 22408 REGISTER HERE	March 2, 2018 8:30 am - 3:00 pm

Southwest Virginia Region

Assessment Design/NILOA Workshop Goodloe Center, MECC	August 17th, 2017 10:00 am - 3:30 pm
China Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections Southwest Virginia Community College in the Dellinger Hall, DE 118	October 24, 2017 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Generation ZZZ...Holding their interest through case based learning Southwest Virginia Community College in Dellinger Hall, DE 118	Nov. 3, 2017 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
The Impact of Economic Class on Student Success: Understanding & Engaging Under-Resourced Students New River Community College in Mall Site, 149	January 12, 2018 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Diversity 101 Wytheville Community College in Galax Hall 201/202 REGISTRATION CLOSED	January 19, 2018 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
What is the Learner Doing? A Conceptual Model for Using Mobile Technology Virginia Highlands Community College in ISC 130 REGISTER HERE	February 14, 2018 10:00 am - 11:30 am

Tidewater Virginia Region

Teaching African-American Students Thomas Nelson Community College - Hampton Campus, Moore Hall, Espada Room	Sept. 22, 2017 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Faculty Colloquium for Excellence and Innovation Thomas Nelson Community College - Hampton Campus	Jan. 3, 2018 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
The Impact of Socio-Economic Class on Student Success Thomas Nelson Community College - Hampton Campus in the Wythe Hall Library Gallery REGISTRATION CLOSED	February 9, 2018 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Assignment Design Workshop Tidewater Community College - Virginia Beach campus in the Student Center, Room K320 REGISTER HERE	March 2, 2018 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Teaching and Learning in a Diverse World - 3rd Annual Student Success Symposium Paul D. Camp Community College - Franklin Campus in the Regional Workforce Development Center (100 North College Drive, Franklin, VA 23851) REGISTER HERE	March 16, 2018 9:30 am - 2:30 pm