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. Drs. Laura Smithers, Mitchell R. Williams and Charles Mathies updated the group with CCL and HIED program highlights over lunch. The President of Brightpoint Community College, Dr. Ted Raspiller, and VCCS Interim Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Workforce Programs, Dr. Van Wilson, also attended.