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Sharon Hutcheson
Virginia Community College
System
101 N.14th Street, 15th
Floor
Richmond,
VA 23219
Telephone: 804-819-4910 Fax: 804-819-4761
Email: shutcheson@vccs.edu |
Last year the VCCA celebrated its first 25 years. This year it
is a new season, a time when we look to the future, for new growth; new
enthusiasm; an awakening; a chance to refresh and renew our mind and spirit.
Some may say that each of us is like a ripple within the river of the world.
Together we are like a wave that washes on shore. The VCCA members, each a
ripple, will come together as a wave at the 2008 Annual Convention,
Turning Ripples into Waves! Be a part of that wave.
Despite the difficult budgetary times experienced across the Commonwealth and at
our colleges, I urge you to come to Virginia Beach in October to be renewed and
refreshed. Together we are an amazing force moving like a wave that carves a
channel into rock. At the 2008 VCCA Annual Convention, you will
join other VCCA members in a wave of renewal and professional development, and
gain new perspectives and new practices. Be a part of that energy,
Turning Ripples into Waves!
The VCCA Convention will be at the beautiful Founders Inn and Spa, located at
5641 Indian River Road in Virginia Beach. With free parking, the Founders Inn
and Spa also offers the finest accommodations and has a reputation as being one
of the best Virginia Beach resorts. It is centrally located with the Virginia
Beach oceanfront, the nightlife of Norfolk and the historical triangle of
Williamsburg all nearby.
http://foundersinn.com/
Dr. Harriette Arrington, storyteller extraordinaire, will be our opening
speaker. Her presentation at last year’s convention was excellent and she has
agreed to get us started on a positive note this year. From Paul D. Camp
Community College, Dr. Arrington will enlighten, motivate and entertain you.
Following a day filled with extraordinary concurrent sessions, the VCCA will
present the 2008 Showcase and Excellence in Communications awards on Friday
afternoon. Join us as we salute these outstanding individuals who have been
selected by their colleagues to receive these awards.
Donna Tyson will be our entertaining banquet speaker Friday night. Residing in
South Carolina, she is an author and renowned motivational speaker. Her
Riding the Crest presentation compares the cycles of our professional and
personal lives to that of a wave’s natural cycle. She will motivate you with her
unique, enthusiastic and dynamic style.
On Saturday, we conclude with the award-winning Richmond columnist and author of
How to Work Like a CAT (Willow Creek Press, 2006), Karen Wormald. A
successful entrepreneur, she left Corporate America in 2002 and has put her
feline strategies into practice by launching Kew Publications.
Make your plans now. Submit that travel request. Send in your registration. Make
your hotel reservations. Grab your sunglasses and sunscreen. Join us at the
Founders Inn and Spa on October 2-4, 2008 for the 26th Annual VCCA Convention!
Catch the wave with the VCCA as we TURN RIPPLES INTO WAVES.
Sharon Hutcheson, VCCA President
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