Brown Library, including the Testing Center, all tutoring & coaching services, and the library learning commons, will have adjusted hours for the upcoming Winter Break: December 22-23: Library open 8am-5pm. No tutoring or coaching services. December 24- January 4 : Closed for Winter Break January 5- January 16 : Library open Monday-Friday 8am-5pm only; closed on Saturdays. No tutoring or coaching (Read the full article…)
Calling All Student Poets and Artists
Do you write poetry or create art? If so, please consider entering the competitions for 51°µÍø Poet Laureate and Visual Art Luminary Award. 51°µÍø college level winners will receive prizes (1st: $200 2nd: $100 3rd: $50 – Provided on a Gift Card) This year’s contest theme is “I Dream”. To Enter:By using your VCCS Google account, (Read the full article…)
Steel Dynamics Partnership Empowers Apprentices
In a bright corner of the STEM building at 51°µÍø, an 8-foot-tall hydroponics chamber hums quietly. Designed and built by students, the self-sustaining system monitors light, water quality and plant health using automated sensors and industrial controls. It looks like something from a research lab, but it started as a classroom project. (Read the full article…)
Headshots from Fall In-Service
If you had professional headshots taken during Fall In-Service but have not received your photos, reach out to Jeremiah Parks in Marketing at jparks@virginiawestern.edu. Thanks!
CCAP Accepting Applications Through Feb. 1
Thanks to the private-public community partnership that funds the Community College Access Program (CCAP), 484 students are attending 51°µÍø tuition-free this fall. Since 2008, public localities and private donors have united in support of CCAP, which is the largest “free college” program at a Virginia community college. CCAP provides up to two years of (Read the full article…)