Virginia Community Colleges Association

<body stylesrc="vccaentr.html" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">  <div align="center"><center> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td><img src="escc.jpg" alt="Eastern Shore Community College" width="175" height="75"></td> <td><img src="pvcc-sm.jpg" alt="Piedmont Virginia Community College" width="119" height="75"></td> <td> <img src="tcc-sm.gif" alt="Tidewater Community College, Chesapeake Campus" width="100" height="75"></td> <td> <img src="nv-wb-sm.gif" alt="Northern Virginia Community College, Woodbridge Campus" width="202" height="75"></td> </tr> </table> </center></div> <p align="center"> <img src="vcca6.gif" alt="Virginia Community Colleges Association" width="300" height="131"></p> <p align="center"><img src="line.gif" width="600" height="4"> </p> <div align="center"><center> <table border="1" cellpadding="10" width="500" style="border-collapse: collapse" bordercolor="#000080" cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" class="style8"><p align="center" class="style11"><font face="Arial"><strong style="font-weight: 400">Brief Announcements</strong></font></p> <center> <center> <hr color="#000080" size="1"> <table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="style5" style="width: 500px"> <tr> <td class="style7"><span class="style3"><span class="style4"><strong>Mark Your Calendars Now<br> for the 2008 VCCA Annual Convention</strong><br> October 2-4, 2008, at The Founders Inn<br> Virginia Beach, VA</span></span><font face="Arial" size="2"><b><br> </b>See the <a href="meetings.html">Conferences and Meetings Section</a><b><br> </b>for Information and the Registration<br> and Concurrent Session Proposal Forms<b><span class="style3"><span class="style4"></span></span><br> <br> 2007 VCCA Convention </b><strong>Highlights</strong><br> See the <a href="meetings.html">Conferences and Meetings Section</a></font><br> <br> <b><font face="Arial" size="2">2007 Convention Photo Collection<br> </font></b><font face="Arial" size="2">See the <a href="meetings.html">Conferences and Meetings Section</a></font></td> <td valign="top" class="style6"><font face="Arial" size="2"> <img alt="VCCA Logo" src="2007-vcca-logo-100-w.jpg" width="100" height="238" class="style1"></font></td> </tr> </table> <hr style="height: 1px" class="style10"> <p class="style11"> <font face="Arial">Join the VCCA</font></p> </center></center> <p><span class="style3"><span class="style4">It’s that time again…time to renew your Virginia Community College Association membership. <br> It’s that time to take the first step ….. become a member of the Virginia Community College Association.<br> No where else can you gather with others who believe as you do, who believe in the mission of the community colleges in Virginia, and who seek to gain new perspectives in their professional development. <br> The VCCA is an organization of like minded individuals who believe in the value of higher education and the value that an educated populace brings to their colleges, communities, and to the state as a whole. The Virginia Community College System is a vital component of the economic wellbeing of the Commonwealth. The VCCA is the only organization within the System that is open to any one who shares in the commitment to the community colleges, be they administrators, faculty, classified staff, part-time employees, students, or just friends of Virginia’s community colleges. <br> Stop and <strong>join or renew</strong> today. Don’t wait. Just do it.<br> Then plan to join your fellow VCCA members at the Annual Convention on October 2-4, 2008, at the Founders Inn in Virginia Beach.</span></span></p> <p class="style7"> <font face="Arial" size="2"><b> 2008-09 Membership Application</b></font><br> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <a target="_blank" href="documents-web/2008-09%20Membership%20Application%20form.doc">Microsoft Word Format</a></font><br> <span class="style2"> <a target="_blank" href="documents-web/2008-09%20Membership%20Application%20form.pdf"> PDF Format</a></span><br> <span class="style2">(Each opens in a new window)</span></p> <center> <center> <hr style="height: 1px" class="style10"> <p><font size="2" face="Arial">Read the papers from the past editions of <em><strong>Inquiry</strong></em> and from the former <em>VCCA Journal </em>on the Internet. <a href="inquiry/inquiry.html" target="_top"><em>Inquiry Electronic Edition</em></a> is sponsored by the Virginia Community Colleges Association.</font><br> </p> </center> </center></td> </tr> </table> </div> <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="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"></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="35"><a href="about-va.html"> <img src="mv.gif" align="middle" border="0" width="32" height="32"></a></td> <td width="150"><font size="2" face="Arial"><a href="about-va.html">Membership</a><br> <a href="about-va.html">Information</a></font></td> <td width="400"><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="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><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 convention. Each commission has a special focus: black concerns, faculty/instructional affairs,learning resources, legislative action, research and publications, student services, and support staff.</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="35"><a href="news.html"> <img src="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><font size="5">E</font><font size="2" face="Arial">ach autumn, the VCCA holds an annual convention. 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 convention, see "News and Announcements."</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" width="35"><a href="publish.html"> <img src="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><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="about-pg.html"><img src="av.gif" border="0" width="32" height="32"></a></td> <td width="150"><a href="about-pg.html"><font size="2" face="Arial">About this Web Site</font></a></td> <td></td> </tr> </table> </center></div> <p align="center">  </p> <div align="center"><center> <table border="0" cellpadding="4" width="600"> <tr> <td align="center" width="60"><a href="vccalink.html"> <img src="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><font size="6">V</font><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="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><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> </center></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="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="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">© 1997-2006 Virginia Community Colleges Association</font></p> <p><font size="2" face="Arial">Contact Webmaster Robert J. 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