Asserts that a renewed commitment to scholarship should be made a top priority of the Virginia Community College System (VCCS). Defines and presents the benefits of scholarship for the system. Identifies some of the roles to be played by the chancellor, the college presidents and administrators, the faculty, and VCCS's new publication, Inquiry.…

States that peer-group meetings for Virginia Community College System classified employees are promising avenues for professional development in the VCCS. Describes the development and successful outcomes of four "drive-in" conferences held for secretaries to division chairs and academic directors. Emphasizes the need for continuing…

In a workshop session, the 1995-96 Virginia Community College System Administrative Leadership Seminar participants accepted a challenge to come up with a theoretical framework to reinvent the community college for the 21st century. They formed groups to address five major areas of educational change: teaching/learning, instructional/student…

Asserts that, over the next decade, there will be gradual but significant changes in student population and that community-college professionals need to recognize the differences that exist between the generations to relate to the new students. Suggestions for undertaking a "philosophical shift" to address change are included. Contains 11…

Researches the history of the Virginia Plan for Dual Enrollment, reconstructing the evolution of dual-credit courses in Virginia. Traces the rationales for these programs, attempts to determine why certain decisions were made for the program in Virginia, and explores the impacts that the plan has had on students, faculty, and educational…

Discusses the importance of urban forests and the urban forestry (arboculture) career study certificate program at Blue Ridge Community College in Virginia, which begins in fall 2002. (Contains 19 references.) (NB)