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Great Expectations graduates receive message from someone who walked in their shoes: don’t let a label define you.

by Caitlin Beckner, marketing specialist, Virginia Foundation for Community College Education  Dr. Kimberly Britt remembers being told, as a youth in foster care, that she was considered “at-risk.” “I was kind of offended by that,” she told the room full of Great Expectations graduates, coaches, donors, and others. She ticked off the things that she […]

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A statewide contract now makes it easier for our colleges to secure help in researching and writing grant applications.

The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) has selected Thomas P. Miller & Associates (TPMA) as its preferred vendor for Grant Development Services. The Indianapolis-based business services agency is available to support all 23 community colleges, System Office, and the Shared Services Center providing research, planning, and writing services related to grant funding strategies and applications […]

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State budget surplus led to the upcoming tuition freeze at state supported colleges.

General Assembly funding decisions have a profound impact on tuitions at state-supported colleges and universities. “This is the first time in my term as chancellor that we’ve been able to maintain existing tuitions system-wide from one year to the next,” said Glenn DuBois, who took the helm at the VCCS in 2001. “We’re grateful that […]

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Cupcake & chili cook-off fundraiser benefits Great Expectations students at JTCC

College students transitioning from foster care got a helping hand in late April when VCCS system office employees gathered for what’s become an annual tradition: competitive cooking. Homemade cupcakes and chili attracted hungry office workers, generating more than $4,400 for the Great Expectations program at John Tyler Community College. The funds will provide school supplies […]

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“Off-the-charts, knock-your-socks-off, record-setting” night generates $700,000 for GCC scholarship program

Organizers already had set an ambitious goal for Germanna Community College’s 25th annual Monte Carlo fundraiser: $500,000. On April 27, the event smashed through its goal and more than doubled the previous record, raising $700,000 for the Germanna Guarantee Program, which helps students experiencing financial hardships stay in school as part of the Germanna Community […]

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Volunteer grounds beautification project at DCC generates crowd

More than 200 student and community volunteers pitched in to spruce-up the grounds in and around Danville Community College as part of an annual service day coordinated by DCC and the Center for Community Engagement and Career Competitiveness (CCECC). “This event pulled together staff, students, and faculty to bond as a team in an environment […]

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Faculty procrastinators, time is running out. There’s limited time to migrate course content to the new VCCS learning management system.

The good news is that there IS still time for VCCS faculty to migrate course content to the new Canvas LMS. The deadline is May 17. Here’s a video to help. The rollout of Canvas began in the fall semester of 2018. Under guidance from the VCCS’s eLearning and Educational Technology committee (eLET), instructional designers […]

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To boost student success, Virginia’s Community Colleges explore ending reliance on high stakes placement tests and developmental classes — so more students can enroll directly into college level courses.

Placement tests and developmental instruction were intended to help underprepared students succeed in college. There’s growing evidence that those good intentions are not helping, but instead are holding back many students who could succeed in college level courses, with the proper support. “We need to redesign our system for placing students in gateway math and […]

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National experts drive home the point at VCCS New Horizons conference: student hunger and homelessness are growing…and keeping community college students from succeeding.

Two leading national experts in student hunger and poverty told VCCS faculty and administrators in clear terms that they must do more to help students cope with serious issues they face outside the classroom. Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab and Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart bookended New Horizons, the annual VCCS faculty conference that brought more than 900 instructors […]

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Medaling in Excellence: Academic rock stars recognized for exceptional achievement in and outside of the classroom

Dozens of students from Virginia’s Community Colleges were honored this month for their commitment to academic excellence and public service during a celebratory luncheon in Richmond. They’re now members of an elite group, having been formally inducted into Phi Theta Kappa — the international honor society of two-year colleges and academic programs. And membership has […]

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