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NEWS FROM AROUND THE VCCS
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[Chancellor’s Statewide Syllabus with logo]
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
John Tyler Community College is one of seven colleges in the VCCS system that will participate in the early rollout of the Canvas Learning Management System
LMS transition to Canvas offers VCCS faculty members the chance to paint a more vivid learning experience for students
(http://www.vccs.edu/vccsblog_post/virginias-community-colleges-begin-yearlong-transition-to-new-learning-management-system/)
DATA POINTS
The VCCS transition from Blackboard to Canvas learning management system (LMS) will be a major project:
• Approximately 33,000 course sections are taught at Virginia’s Community Colleges each semester.
• Approximately 25,000 courses were taught during the spring 2018 semester using the Blackboard LMS.
• As of May 2019, ALL VCCS courses currently on Blackboard will transition to Canvas LMS.
Four out of five Virginians say community college is “worth the cost” according to recent statewide survey.
(http://www.vccs.edu/vccsblog_post/majority-of-virginians-see-community-colleges-public-universities-as-worth-the-cost/)
Thousands of Virginia workers have something to celebrate this Labor Day thanks to FastForward
(http://www.vccs.edu/vccsblog_post/some-good-news-for-working-virginians/)
Council of Deans and Directors/Academic and Student Affairs Council (CODD/ASAC)
Sept. 5-7
CCWA at JSRCC
WDS Advisory Council
Sept. 11-12
System Office (Richmond)
Workforce Professionals Academy
Sept. 18-20
Hamptom Roads Convention Center (Hampton)
Chancellor’s Leadership Academy
Sept. 20-21
System Office (Richmond)
State Board Meeting
Sep. 26-27
System Office (Richmond)
VCCS Technology Council
Oct. 3-4
JTCC (Midlothian Campus)
Virginia Community College Association (VCCA) Annual Conference (https://sites.google.com/a/email.vccs.edu/vcca/conferences-and-meetings/2018-annual-conference)
Oct. 3-5
Fredericksburg Hospitality House
Advisory Council of Presidents (ACOP)
Oct. 9 – 10
Founder’s Inn (Virginia Beach)
Chancellor’s Retreat
Oct. 10-11
Founder’s Inn (Virginia Beach)
STEM Peer Group
Oct. 26-27
Virginia Crossings (Glen Allen)
Chancellor’s Faculty Advisory Committee (CFAC)
Nov. 1-2
System Office (Richmond)
Instructional Excellence Academy
Nov. 8-9
System Office (Richmond)
Academic and Student Affairs Council (ASAC)
Nov. 8-9
System Office (Richmond)
State Board Meeting
Nov. 14-15
System Office (Richmond)
Humanities Peer Group
Nov. 15-16
Virginia Crossings (Glen Allen)
Student Leadership Conference
Nov. 16-18
Founder’s Inn (Virginia Beach)
Hire Education Conference
Dec. 5-7
Omni Homestead (Hot Springs)
Advisory Council of Presidents (ACOP)
Dec. 6
Omni Homestead (Hot Springs)
VCCS Technology Council
Jan. 30-31, 2019
System Office (Richmond)
Advisory Council of Presidents (ACOP)
Feb. 6-7,
2019
System Office (Richmond)
Council of Deans and Directors/Academic and Student Affairs Council (CODD/ASAC)
March 6-8, 2019
Location TBD
New Horizons Conference
Apr. 10-12, 2019
Hotel Roanoke & Conf. Center (Roanoke
Advisory Council of Presidents (ACOP)
Apr. 10-12, 2019
Hotel Roanoke & Conf. Center (Roanoke
Academic and Student Affairs Council (ASAC)
May 23-24, 2019
System Office (Richmond)
VCCS Technology Council
May 29-30,
2019
System Office (Richmond)
Advisory Council of Presidents (ACOP)
June 18-19,
2019
System Office (Richmond)
Council of Deans and Directors/Academic and Student Affairs Council (CODD/ASAC)
Sept. 4-6, 2019
Location TBD
Academic and Student Affairs Council (ASAC)
Nov. 7-8, 2019
System Office (Richmond)
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Sustaining Sponsor
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