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Bridgewater College’s teacher education program is now ranked as a “model” program by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ). Of three Virginia colleges evaluated by the NCTQ, Bridgewater was the only one that received a positive ranking. Bridgewater College was hailed by the NCTQ “for being part of a consortium of universities that jointly…
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The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum (WWPL) is pleased to partner with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Virginia (OLLI at UVA) to present “Late 20th Century Presidents and Their Families: Personal Observations and Reflections,” a three-meeting class taught by WWPL President and CEO Don W. Wilson beginning in October at…
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The Commonwealth Transportation Board today allocated funding for construction of the Route 29 Charlottesville Western Bypass in Albemarle County. The CTB amended its Six-Year Improvement Program to provide $197 million for construction of the Western Bypass and an additional $33 million to widen Route 29 to six lanes from the South Fork Rivanna River north…
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Bridgewater College President George Cornelius and director of athletics Curt Kendall have announced the hiring of Tarah Miller as the college’s first head coach for women’s golf, a program that will begin play in the fall of 2012. Miller is currently an apprentice in the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and is expected to receive…
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Secure Futures LLC, developer of the 104 kW solar energy system at Eastern Mennonite University, today announced that it has closed a $110,000 loan backed entirely by the nation’s first ever “Solar Certificate of Deposit.” Sold through Park View Federal Credit Union, based in Harrisonburg, funds collected by the Solar CDs will secure a $110,000…
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You might notice the asterisk. More on that in a moment. Before we get there, let me just say – oh, yeah, this business park is no question a good idea with great potential to add to the economic base for Waynesboro. I’ve been saying that since my own campaign for City Council in 2008,…
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Today, Gov. Tim Kaine announced the second wave of key appointments to his campaign team for U.S. Senator from Virginia. “I’m proud to announce that Mike Henry will be joining our team as campaign manager. His expertise when it comes to Virginia is unmatched. I look forward to seeing the campaign benefit from Mike’s extraordinary…
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The Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and Museum today announced it will host a one-week institute for Virginia history teachers from Monday, July 11, until Friday, July 15. The summer institute is the second of three annual week-long sessions in a professional development curriculum entitled “American History in International Context” that the Presidential Library is holding…
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Virginia finished seventh in the final 2010-11 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup competition for Division I schools. The final results were announced Friday by the National Association of Directors of Athletics (NACDA). The finish is the second best for the Cavaliers in the 18-year history of the Directors’ Cup program and marks the fourth time the…
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RMH hospitalist Ganesh D. Kini, MD, PhD, has been named a Fellow in Hospital Medicine by the Society of Hospital Medicine. Dr. Kini was one of 175 hospitalists across the nation who were inducted as Fellows in May at SHM’s Hospital Medicine 2011 conference in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Kini serves as medical director, Hospital Division,…
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