CDSME Ended Grant Year with 250 Completers
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During the current grant year ending Aug. 31, VPAS Chronic Disease Self-Management Education (CDSME) hosted 29 workshops with 345 participants and 250 workshop “completers.”
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McDonnell orders inventory of existing Virginia school facilities
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Gov. Bob McDonnell has directed Virginia Secretary of Education Laura Fornash to put together a comprehensive inventory of all existing Virginia public school buildings, including those not currently being used for instruction.
Food Bank welcomes new chief philanthropy officer
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The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank announces today the hiring of Karen J. Ratzlaff as its new Chief Philanthropy Officer. She succeeds Michael McKee, who left that position to lead the Food Bank as CEO in May.
McAuliffe launches women’s health policy
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Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe launched his women’s health policy “Healthy Women, Healthy Families” today and met with a group of women and students in Virginia Beach to discuss protecting women’s access to preventive care in the Commonwealth.
Jenny Shultis named assistant strength and conditioning coach at UVa.
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Former Cavalier rower Jenny Shultis has been named an assistant strength and conditioning coach for Virginia athletics. Shultis, a native of Lexington, Va., has served as a graduate assistant in the UVa strength and conditioning department since the fall of 2012.
McDonnell on tax credits for the rehabilitation of historic schools
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Gov. Bob McDonnell today issued a statement regarding the need to update the IRS code to allow the federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit, passed on a bipartisan basis in 1986, to apply to local school modernization projects.
Realtors PAC endorses McAuliffe for governor
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The Virginia Association of Realtors®, through its Realtor® Political Action Committee endorsed Terry McAuliffe for governor Monday. The Virginia Association of Realtors is the largest trade association in Virginia, with nearly 29,000 members.
Free registration for online politics course from Larry Sabato
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Enrollment is now open for Prof. Larry J. Sabato’s free online course about President John F. Kennedy’s life, administration and legacy.
Bridgewater College welcomes four new faculty members
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Bridgewater College welcomes four new full-time faculty members for the 2013-14 academic year. The faculty members, who will arrive on campus in late August for meetings before the start of classes on Sept. 3, will join the departments of chemistry, English, mathematics and computer science, and philosophy and religion.
Ken Plum: Let’s take a break from school reform
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Earlier this month I attended “The Governor’s K-12 Education Reform Summit,” the second such event put on by the McDonnell administration in as many years.
