Bert Jones, VCCS associate vice chancellor of facilities management services, was 52 when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. “I was completely blindsided, says Jones. “And when I started trying […]
Read more on this post: VCCS facilities management chief is on a mission to raise cancer awarenessBy Serena Truong/VCU Student Journalist Twenty-four graduates from John Tyler (soon to be Brightpoint) and Reynolds Community Colleges transferred to Virginia Commonwealth University for the 2021-22 academic year, with help […]
Read more on this post: With boost from intensive transfer preparation program, 24 VCCS graduates make the jump to VCURecognizing significant and documented levels of anxiety and depression among community college students due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Virginia’s State Board for Community Colleges has approved a policy change to […]
Read more on this post: VCCS State Board approves policy change regarding mental health servicesThousands of students across Virginia are taking advantage of new state funding for targeted programs at community colleges connected to high-demand careers, according to new data from Virginia’s Community Colleges. […]
Read more on this post: People pursuing new careers are responding in a big way to Virginia’s new G3 program that makes college training more affordableWe don’t have all the details and personnel are still in the field. But we’re told that graduates from Southside Virginia, Mountain Empire, and Wytheville Community Colleges are among the […]
Read more on this post: VCCS graduates restoring power after Hurricane IdaPrompted by a surge in coronavirus cases caused by the highly contagious Delta variant, Governor Ralph Northam has announced that Virginia will require most state employees to show proof of […]
Read more on this post: Surge in coronavirus prompts mandates for state workers to be vaccinated, and mask wearing indoors at Virginia’s Community Colleges
Responding to Executive Order 77 (EO77) from Governor Ralph Northam, Virginia’s Community Colleges are working on plans to eliminate most single-use plastics on campus, impose a near-term ban on several […]
Read more on this post: VCCS working on plan to phase out single-use plastics
Virginia’s Community Colleges have begun to redesign student enrollment processes statewide to benefit students who frequently are stymied by current onboarding practices, and to ensure long term institutional success. “Historically, […]
Read more on this post: Virginia’s Community Colleges move toward a simpler, more standardized enrollment process to boost student and institutional success
Thanks to the new state budget approved by lawmakers and signed by the governor, Virginia state employees who were employed as of March 10, 2021 and in good performance standing […]
Read more on this post: Salary increases in the new state budget year will be seen in paychecks at different dates, depending on employment status
This month, we’ll be looking at some graduation success stories from our students across the state, despite a year that challenged us all. Faculty and staff at our colleges deserve […]
Read more on this post: Not deterred by COVID-19, springtime commencements spotlight success stories at Virginia’s Community Colleges