DC Trip to Capitol
Students and Faculty from the Community College Leadership and Higher Education programs visited Washington D.C. on December 1 and 2, 2022. They engaged with policy makers both on Capital Hill but also with professional associations such as the American Association of Community Colleges.
Dr. Mitchell Williams traveled to Middletown, New York to hood two CCL alumni on the SUNY Orange Campus. Dr.s Anne Prial and Josh Lavorgna graduated from the Community College Leadership Ph.D. program.
On November 30, 2022, alumni, current students, prospective students, and faculty of the Community College Leadership Program and Higher Education Program gathered at the Virginia Community College System offices in Richmond, Virginia.
Dr. Gregory was selected to give the inaugural Constitution Day Address at Virginia Tech. Sponsored by the Office of University Scholarships and Financial Aid, Dr. Gregory will be talking about the role of higher education in protecting democracy.
Donata Worrell (CCL Cohort 20) has been named Director of Planning and Evaluation at Patrick and Henry Community College in Martinsville, VA. And Chuck Bowling (CCL Cohort 18) has been named Dean of Students at McDowell Technical Community College in Marion, North Carolina.
Six Community College Leadership students were awarded their Ph.D. at the May 5, 2023 Graduation Ceremony
Stacy Water-Bailey (CCL Program Ph.D. in 2016) was recently promoted to Vice President of Transfer Excellence and Success at Forsyth Technical College in Winston-Salem, Nort Carolina. Dr. Waters-Bailey said she is very excited about this promotion and looking forward to “ensuring students are well prepared and able to successfully transition to our four-year partners”.
Dr. Christopher Wikstrom (Ph.D. 2018) has been named the Vice President of Academic & Student Success Services at Patrick & Henry Community College in Martinsville, Virginia.