Professional Development in Virginia's Community Colleges

This vibrant state-wide program was started in 1992-1993 to promote faculty development in the following areas:

• Discipline development - builds knowledge and skills within the academic discipline or professional specialty.
• Instructional development - improves classroom teaching, learning, and assessment techniques.
• Career development - provides tools for effective personal planning to improve the quality of work and life.
• Organizational development - enhances administrative and leadership skills to fulfill the institutional mission of the community college.

Please take a moment to look through our offerings listed on the left and see what the system can do for you.

Click here for all you need to know to become a peer group for the 2011-2012 academic year and beyond!

2007 VCCS Office of Professional Development Assessment

We invite you to click here to read the Final Report Executive Summary. If you have any questions, contact Nan Ottenritter, Director of Professional Development.

VCCS Faculty Learning Community Initiative

The Office of Professional Development is proud to announce a new initiative for the 2011-2013 academic years – the VCCS Faculty Learning Communities Initiative. Last year the VCCS offered a hybrid faculty learning community, attended by ten faculty from throughout the system and focused on good teaching and learning. Their thoughts:

“Keep growing them, like mushrooms.”

“I think we all benefited by participating. I think others should have the same opportunity.”

“The notion that we could all grow in our own ways while all contributing to one single whole was a highlight. “

Stay tuned for more information about how you can become trained as a facilitator or participate in this renewing learning opportunity for faculty.

VCCS Office of Professional Development e-News

Check out our latest issue!
May 1, 2012 - Volume 4, Issue 1

Past Issues

September 1, 2011 Volume 3, Issue 3

May 1, 2011 Volume 3, Issue 2

February 1, 2011 Volume 3, Issue 1

September 1, 2010 Volume 2, Issue 2

February 1, 2010 Volume 2, Issue 1

August 24, 2009 Volume 1, Issue 3

May 1, 2009 Volume 1, Issue 2

February 1, 2009 Volume 1, Issue 1