
VCU to extend transfer deadline to help students from Sweet Briar College
Virginia Commonwealth University will offer students from Sweet Briar College an opportunity to finish their educations at VCU.

Virginia Commonwealth University will offer students from Sweet Briar College an opportunity to finish their educations at VCU.

Rob Straughan, associate dean and professor of business administration/marketing at Washington and Lee University’s Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics, has been named the next dean of the Williams School.

Shenandoah National Park is now accepting applications for its summer Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) program. The YCC program provides gainful employment and an educational experience in the conservation of the park’s natural and cultural heritage.

A new program at Virginia Commonwealth University will provide financial support to entrepreneurial students who have promising business ideas and the ambition to launch their own companies.

The first leg of her journey toward directing Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) began in 2001 when Katie Mansfield, then a divisional vice president of Goldman Sachs, lived through the 9/11 terrorist attack in New York.

Making a major move during a cold early January week might have seemed an unnecessary challenge for some organizations, but the Shenandoah Valley Workforce Investment Board (SVWIB) knew that once they settled into their brand new administrative offices at the Ice House development in downtown Harrisonburg, the benefits would be well worth it.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Monday that a one-time extension will be provided to producers for the new safety-net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill, known as Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC).

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Monday that Oak Hall Cap & Gown, a manufacturer ofquality academic, judicial and religious apparel, will invest $1.2 million to establish a textile manufacturing operation in the Town of Independence in Grayson County.

Governor Terry McAuliffe and First Lady Dorothy McAuliffe announced today that Virginia has been awarded an $8.8 million federal grant for an innovative project designed to help end childhood hunger in the Commonwealth.

Governor Terry McAuliffe has announced that the Virginia Cyber Security Commission will host a series of five town hall meetings across the Commonwealth. The town halls are designed to both inform the public on the work of the Commission and also gather stakeholder input.
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