Virginia Community Colleges Association

<body stylesrc="vccaentr.html" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">  <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr class="style14"> <td valign="top">  </td> <td valign="top">  </td> <td> <img alt="" class="auto-style4" height="164" src="Vcca%202012%20(3)%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="204" /><img alt="" height="171" src="Vcca%202012%20(16).jpg" width="224" /><img alt="" height="162" src="Vcca%202012%20(72).jpg" width="222" /></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p align="center"> <img src="images/vcca6.gif" alt="Virginia Community Colleges Association" width="324" height="155"/></p> <p align="center"><img src="images/line.gif" width="600" height="4"/> </p> <table align="center" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="width: 411px; height: 237px;"> <tr> <td class="style7" colspan="2" valign="top"><font face="Arial"><strong style="font-weight: 400"> <p> </p> </strong></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="style7" valign="top" style="width: 87px"> <img alt="VCCA" height="208" src="photogallery/logo-drop.jpg" width="104" /></td> <td class="style7" valign="top"><p> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <span class="Arial-Med"><em><strong>Brief Announcements</strong></em></span></font></p> <p> <em><strong> <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dDhQeUc1aHdrSWY0YXh4enV6Si1tZGc6MA" target="_self"> Call for proposals for 2013 Conference at<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> The Holiday Inn Virginia Beach-Norfolk Hotel and Conference Center in Virginia Beach, VA</span></a></strong></em></p> <p class="style15"><em><a href="2012_conference_at_the_homestead.html"> <strong>2012 Conference Highlights and Pictures </strong></a></em></p> <p class="style12"> <o:p> <strong> <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dDhlSk1Hd3p4WnN4cmJ0V1Y1MGphZFE6MQ" target="_blank"> <em>Lifetime Member Award<span class="auto-style5"> (google form</span></em></a>)</strong></o:p></p> <p class="style12"> <o:p> <em><strong> <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dEZXMlpWdUZtOU55anV3SnZyY19aS3c6MA" target="_blank"> Excellence in Education Award (google form) </a></strong></em></o:p> </p> <p class="style12"> <o:p> <em><strong><a href="vcca_commissions.html">Commissions</a></strong></em></o:p></p> <p class="style12"> <o:p> </o:p> <font face="Arial" size="2"><font face="Arial"> <strong style="font-weight: 400"><span class="Arial-Med"> <br /> <a href="2013/SP13%20VCCA%20Newsletter.pdf">VCCA Newsletter - Spring 2013 Edition<br /> (PDF<span class="auto-style3"> file - opens in new window) </span></a></span></strong> </font></font></p> <p class="style12"> <font face="Arial" size="2"><span class="Arial-Med"><strong><em> <a href="newsletter_archives.html">Newsletter Archives</a></em></strong></span></font></p> </td> </tr> </table> <div align="center"><center> <table cellpadding="6" bordercolor="#000080" cellspacing="0" class="style16" style="width: 550px"> <tr> <td valign="top" class="style8"> <center> <center> <p class="style12">  <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Virginia-Community-Colleges-Association/263963810293601" target="_blank"><img alt="" class="auto-style2" src="imgB.jpg" width="80" height="60" /></a> (Opens in new window)                                                                           <br/> </p> </center></center></td> </tr> </table> <p> </p> <div align="center"><center> <table border="0" cellpadding="4" width="600"> <tr> <td align="center" width="35"><a href="pres.html"> <img src="images/pv.gif" border="0" width="34" height="32"/></a></td> <td width="150"><a href="pres.html"><font size="2" face="Arial">Message from the President</font></a></td> <td width="275" class="style8"><span class="style21">W</span><span class="Arial-Sm">elcome to the Virginia Community Colleges Association!</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="35"><a href="minutes-web/about-va.html"> <img src="Misc/mv.gif" align="middle" border="0" width="32" height="32"/></a></td> <td width="150"><font size="2" face="Arial"><a href="minutes-web/about-va.html">Membership</a><br/> <a href="minutes-web/about-va.html">Information</a></font></td> <td width="400" class="style14"><font size="5">T</font><font size="2" face="Arial">he association's members - faculty, staff, students, and colleges - provide a strong, unified voice in support of the community college mission, programs, and services. Besides taking an active role in the identification and examination of changing needs, the VCCA is an agent for professional development, sponsoring small and large group events designed to increase one's knowledge and to improve one's skills.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="35"><a href="direct.html"> <img src="images/dv.gif" align="middle" border="0" width="32" height="32"/></a></td> <td width="150"><font size="2" face="Arial"><a href="direct.html">Directory of</a><br/> <a href="direct.html">Association Officers</a></font></td> <td width="400" class="style14"><font size="5">T</font><font size="2" face="Arial">he executive committee and the officers for the association's seven commissions are elected at the annual conference. Each commission has a special focus: black concerns, faculty/instructional affairs, learning resources, public relations and marketing, student services, and support staff.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="35"><a href="news.html"> <img src="images/nv.gif" align="middle" border="0" width="32" height="32"/></a></td> <td width="150"><a href="news.html"><font size="2" face="Arial">News and Announcements</font></a></td> <td width="400" class="style14"><font size="5">E</font><font size="2" face="Arial">ach autumn, the VCCA holds an annual conference. The workshop format provides members with the opportunity for communication on subjects ranging from broad philosophical issues to the more pragmatic aspects of educational programs and services. For information on the next conference, see "News and Announcements."</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="35"><a href="publish.html"> <img src="images/pv.gif" align="middle" border="0" width="34" height="32"/></a></td> <td width="150"><font size="2" face="Arial"><a href="publish.html">Publications</a> </font></td> <td width="400" class="style14"><font size="5">T</font><font size="2" face="Arial">he association, in a joint project with the Virginia Community College System, publishes a hard-copy, professional journal, <i>Inquiry</i>. In addition, the VCCA newsletters are available on-line.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="images/about-pg.html"><img src="images/av.gif" border="0" width="32" height="32"/></a></td> <td width="150"><a href="images/about-pg.html"><font size="2" face="Arial">About this Web Site</font></a></td> <td></td> </tr> </table> <p align="center">  </p> <div align="center"> <table border="0" cellpadding="4" width="600"> <tr> <td align="center" width="60"><a href="vccalink.html"> <img src="images/boat.gif" align="middle" border="0" width="55" height="32"/></a></td> <td width="150"><a href="vccalink.html"><font size="2" face="Arial">Web Port</font></a></td> <td class="style14"><span class="style15">V</span><font face="Arial" size="2">isit a community-college web site in Virginia.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="60"><i> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.vccs.edu"> <img src="images/back1.gif" align="middle" border="0" width="32" height="32"></a></i></td> <td width="150"><font size="2" face="Arial"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.vccs.edu">Virginia Community College System Home Page</a></font></td> <td class="style14"><font size="5">F</font><font size="2" face="Arial">ind just about anything about Virginia's community colleges at the home page of the system office.</font></td> </tr> </table> </div> <p align="center"> <font face="Arial" size="2"><a target="_top" href="index.html">Home</a> / <a href="pres.html">President</a> / <a href="minutes-web/about-va.html">Membership</a> / <a href="direct.html">Directory</a> /  <a href="news.html">News</a> / <a href="publish.html">Publications</a> / <a href="vccalink.html">Web Port</a> <br/> <a href="documents-web/professional-development/prof-development.html">Professional Development</a> / <a href="meetings.html">Conferences & Meetings</a> / <a href="documents-web/documents.html">Documents</a> / <a href="minutes-web/minutes.html">Minutes</a></font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" size="2">© 1997-2012 Virginia Community Colleges Association</font></p> <p> </p> <p align="center"><img src="images/line.gif" width="600" height="4"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center"> </p>  </body>