Chronological Schedule of 2008 Professional Development Events
(last updated August 18, 2008)

The VCCS now offers peer group meetings throughout the year, with timing to be determined by a quorum of the planning committee of the group.  If you would like to volunteer to be on a planning committee, please contact Nancy Harris at the email address below and she’ll put you in touch with your peers. We look forward to working with you to make sure your meeting is a success on all counts and hope to hear from you soon.

:::A note to planning committees::: To learn more about peer groups, go to http://www.vccs.edu/FacultyStaff/ProfessionalDevelopment/PeerGroupMeetingsAPrimer/tabid/121/Default.aspx.

To get on the schedule, please contact Nancy Harris (nharris@vccs.edu) with:
1) three meeting dates listed in order of preference,
2) three preferred regional locations, 
3) the expected number of attendees and,
4) any special needs your group may have.

As we work more closely with peer groups, the calendar becomes more dynamic, with new information added as it becomes available. Please check back frequently.

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February 2008
February 1	Chancellor’s Professorship and Fellowship Applications due
February 7-8	Speech/Drama/Music Peer Group Meeting, Staunton, VA
February 15	Summer 2008 Professional Development Grant and Workshop Mini-grant Electronic Applications due
April 2008
Early April	Chancellor's Teaching Excellence Award reminder is available at New Horizons.
April 8-9	Teacher Education Peer Group Meeting, Roanoke, VA
April 9 -11	VCCS New Horizons Conference, Hotel Roanoke & Convention Center
April 15	Fall 2008 Professional Development Grant and Workshop Mini-grant Electronic Applications due
April 25	Nominations for Chancellor's Teaching Excellence Award are due to the VCCS Director of Professional Development
April 25	Institutional Research and Assessment Peer Group Meeting, Blacksburg, VA
April 30	Inquiry 2008 Issue – The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges Submissions due
June 2008
June 10-13	Classified Staff Leadership Academy, Holiday Inn Select, Koger South Conference Center, Richmond
June 19-20	New Horizons 2009 Planning Committee Meeting, System Office, Richmond
September 2008
September 11-12	Professional Development Committee Meeting, JTCC Chester Campus
September 25-26	Admissions & Records and Financial Aid Peer Group Meeting, Doubletree Hotel, Virginia Beach
September 25-26	New Faculty Seminar, Virginia Crossings Resort, Glen Allen
September 30 - October 3	Faculty & Administrative Leadership Academy, Sheraton Richmond West, Richmond
October 2008
October 1	Spring 2009 Professional Development Grant and Workshop Mini-grant Applications due
October 9-10	Allied Health & Nursing and Physical Education Peer Group Meetings, Hotel Roanoke & Convention Center
October 15-16	Student Services Peer Group Meeting, Stonewall Jackson Hotel, Staunton
October 16-17	Early Childhood Peer Group Meeting, Stonewall Jackson Hotel, Staunton
October 23-24	Social Sciences / Humanities Peer Group Meeting, including: Anthropology, Foreign Language, Geography, History, International Education, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Public & Human Services, Religion, and Sociology, Sheraton Richmond West, Richmond
October 30-31	English and ESL Peer Group Meeting, Sheraton Richmond West
November 2008
November 7-8	Natural & Physical Sciences Peer Group Meeting, Wintergreen
November 13-14	IT Peer Group Meeting, Southwest Higher Ed Center, Abingdon
December 2008
December 4-5	ADJ & "First Responders" Peer Group Meeting, TBA
January 2009
February 2009
February 1	Summer 2009 Professional Development Grant and Workshop Mini-grant Applications due
February 1	Chancellor's Faculty Professorship nomination materials due to System Office
February 1	Chancellor's Faculty Fellowship applications due
April 2009
April 1-3	VCCS New Horizons Conference, Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center
April 15	Fall 2009 Professional Development Grant and Workshop Mini-grant Applications due
April 15	Chancellor's Fellowship for Classified Staff applications due