Hartman named VP of enrollment at EMU

Jim Bishop

Harrisonburg educator Luke A. Hartman has been named vice president for enrollment at Eastern Mennonite University. He will assume his new role Aug. 1, 2011. The appointment was announced Wednesday, Jan. 26, by EMU President Loren Swartzendruber. In his new role, a president’s cabinet-level position, Hartman will oversee the departments of admissions and financial aid….

The AFP on WREL: Around the ACC

Chris Graham

AFP editor Chris Graham talks sports on WREL’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.” This week’s segment begins with a look at Virginia Tech and Virginia as they work their way through the ACC. Chris thinks the Hokies might be getting back on track, though Jim says the pressure is on with the conference likely to get…

The AFP on WREL: Around the ACC

Chris Graham

AFP editor Chris Graham talks sports on WREL’s “Online with Jim Bresnahan.” This week’s segment begins with a look at Virginia Tech and Virginia as they work their way through the ACC. Chris thinks the Hokies might be getting back on track, though Jim says the pressure is on with the conference likely to get…

Fund targets business sectors for growth

Chris Graham

The Staunton Creative Community Fund, a provider of loans and assistance to empower small businesses, is launching a new outreach campaign targeting emerging businesses with the potential to spawn new industries in the Shenandoah Valley and beyond. With Virginia’s unemployment rate in November remaining at nearly 7 percent for the third consecutive month with traditional…

Neal Menefee: Public media provides unique services that positively impact our communities

Contributors

It has been more than 40 years since President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967. This resulted in the distinctly American creation of public television and public radio, which at its core was meant to provide a service to “enrich man’s spirit.” WVPT Public Television has demonstrated that public media has…

This week at the Waynesboro Senior Center

Chris Graham

The Waynesboro Senior Center, sponsored by Valley Program for Aging Services, invites people 60 years of age and older to participate in a variety of programs to be offered in the coming week. The center, at 325 Pine Ave., in the Jackson-Wilson building, is open 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Transportation is…

Go time for George Allen

Chris Graham

Former Virginia governor and United States senator George Allen, as expected, has thrown his hat into the ring for the 2012 Senate Republican nomination. Allen on Monday announced his candidacy for the seat that he held for a single six-year term from 2001-2007. A once-popular Republican, Allen, governor from 1994-1998, had been looked at as…