"Great Expectations" for foster care youth:
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yesterday: meeting of college Leadership Team on planning for "Challenge and Change"

More coverage of our Win-Win grant:
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Germanna's having a birthday:
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North Stafford center 'bulging at the seams'
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attending the monthly College Council meeting and doing a presentation on "Challenge and Change" and the VCCS reengineering task force

attending the bimonthly board meeting of the Thomas Jefferson Partnership for Economic Development

meeting with senior staff and consultants from Hanover Grants to improve our success rates at earning grants funding

GCC has been selected to participate in project “Win-Win,” an effort to contact current or former students in completing associates degrees.

coaching a recent Germanna graduate on how to become a college teacher

greeting the Small Business Sales Growth seminar attendees at the Fredericksburg Area Campus

meeting with and then speaking to full-time faculty in their first meeting of the new academic year

Good news---GCC has received a Chancellor's Award for Career Coaches & therefore we are expanding our program to serve Orange High School

presiding over this week's Orange Rotary Club meeting

last night's part-time faculty convocation was attended by 200 - I enjoyed meeting and talking with these valued teachers

enjoyed a spirited President's Council meeting today followed by lunch with Charlie Payne

Congratulations to Tom Blalock
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with team from GCC, attending Chancellor's annual planning retreat

with team from GCC, attending Chancellor's annual planning retreat

Great news for Caroline County:
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had a great meeting yesterday w/Anthony Romanello and Tim Baroody of Stafford Cty and Rick Hurley of UMW on needs for higher ed. in Stafford

attending meeting of the Community Impact Task Force for Rappahannock United Way

Getting ready to talk with the Fredericksburg Chamber's Next Generation leaders group:
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Two Germanna leaders named to 2011 Class of Leadership Fredericksburg.
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Germanna Leaders Named to 2011 Class of Leadership Fredericksburg

My congratulations to the members of the 2011 Class of Leadership Fredericksburg and to Germanna's own, Russell James and Win Stevens.

This announcement acknowledges that all of you are already leaders and that you are recognized by your colleagues and the Chamber as people well worth investing in.

From the annoucement:
The Leadership Advisory Board is pleased to announce the Leadership Fredericksburg 2011 Class Fellows:

Rob Adams – Stafford County Public Schools
Brandon Bailey – Union First Market Bank
Mike Bielinski – M & T Bank
Sara Branner – Spotsylvania County Public Schools
Michael Colangelo – Johnson Realty Advisors, Inc.
Terry Cunningham – Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center
Eric Fletcher – Mary Washington Healthcare
Jennifer Hawkins – Stevenson Ridge
Russell James – Germanna Community College
Tony Kala – Courtyard by Marriott
Ellen Killough – Fredericksburg Area Museum & Cultural Center
Amy Lamb – Mary Washington Healthcare
Dermaine Lewis – Wachovia Bank
Matt Mitchell – Virginia Commerce Bank
Allyson Moerman – University of Mary Washington
Mary Parnell – Rappahannock Region Small Business Development Center
Krystal Sams – PBGH, LLP
Mike Smith – Stafford County Government
Terria Spencer – Union First Market Bank
Win Stevens – Germanna Community College
Eric Stohr – BCI, Inc.
Amy Thamvanthongkham – SunTrust Bank
Leigh Anne Van Doren – Fredericksburg Parent Magazine
Sarah Walsh _ Rappahannock United Way
Kara Ward – Vanderpool, Frostick, & Nishanian
Beth Williams – Hilldrup Moving & Storage
Whit Yelverton – Mary Washington Healthcare