At its meeting on November 20, the VCCS State Board unanimously endorsed Chancellor David Doré’s vision, strategy, assumptions, and goals in the One System: five-year plan. The plan aims to propel Virginia’s Community Colleges in delivering a consistent experience for our students and to make the best use of our collective strengths to deliver greater impact, efficiency, accountability, and return on investment.
The plan sets forth guiding principles for the conduct and work by our colleges:
- Does it enhance the student experience, improve student outcomes, and support student success?
- Does it reduce barriers, maximize economic mobility, and/or elevate our system’s outcomes?
- Does it reduce redundancies, increase efficiencies, and maximize economies of scale?
- Does it cultivate and support our world-class team of talent?
- Does it reduce institutional and system-wide risk, and align with our statutory obligations and state priorities?
- Does it strengthen our brand, unify our message, and foster trust and loyalty?
You can read more about the VCCS One System: five-year plan.
Faculty and Staff Fellowships:
State Board members also welcomed four VCCS faculty and staff members who will receive financial support to pursue degree studies that will enhance their ability to contribute to the community college mission. As winners of the Chancellor’s Faculty and Staff Fellowships they also will enjoy leave of absence from work with three-quarters pay and continued benefits.
This year’s Chancellor’s Fellowship recipients are seen here with Dr. Doré. Left to Right: Faculty Fellow Meredith Privott, Dean of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at Brightpoint Community College, is pursuing a Ph.D. in English at ODU with a goal of strengthening the VCCS’s ongoing commitment to building and sustaining meaningful relationships with Virginia’s Tribal Nations. Classified Staff Fellow Claudia Oviedo, Pathway Progression and Completion Analyst at Northern Virginia Community College, is pursuing a master’s degree in Data Analytics at Western Governors University with a goal of enhancing data-informed decision-making that improves student retention, completion, and access. Faculty Fellow Jessica Amos, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Wytheville Community College, is pursuing a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction at Virginia Tech, with a goal of strengthening STEM transfer outcomes and enhancing student engagement. Classified Staff Fellow Je’Niqua Scott Morris, Financial Aid Advisor at Germanna Community College, is pursuing a master’s degree in Cybersecurity and AI at ODU with a goal to help Germanna and the System achieve a secure and ethical digital transformation.
Applications will be announced next spring for the next round of Chancellor’s Fellowships. Interested employees also can contact their agency HR representatives for additional information
