Holiday Greetings

at Stafford County biz appreciation lunch BOS Chair Susan Stimson thanked Germanna for being great partner

at Spotsylvania's Biz Appreciation Lunch County BOS Chair Ann Heidig thanked Germanna for contributing to economic & workforce development

Another side of the Civil War story
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Can entrepreneurship be taught? vabizwiz
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Entrepreneur Express - Stafford
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Startup Weekend for developing entrepreneurship vabizwiz
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Kauffman Foundation grants $1 million for community college entrepreneurship vabizwiz
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The bedrock of entrepreneurship is now more networks, relationships, regional human ecosystems than about institutions vabizwiz

Ational resource for community college entrepreneurship vabizwiz
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Average age of American entrepreneurs is 39 vabizwiz

Entrepreneurship for Academics vabizwiz
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A model for community college entrepreneurship education vabizwiz
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Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 12-18, 2012 vabizwiz
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Jonathan Ortmans advocates for entrepreneurship vabizwiz
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Germanna congratulates all area graduates and welcomes those like Adam Williams & Elena Dibiasi
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Germanna's Jennifer MilHalcoe & Ben Herman talk workforce development
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Germanna congratulates new Spotsy Schools Superintendent, Scott Baker
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Germanna VP Ann Woolford spells it like it is
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Happy birthday Walt
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Germanna's Workforce Development reskills citizens for now and future
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Farewell Doc
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Congratulations Germanna student Javan Harrell
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Germanna Professors Lisa Murphy and Russell Carter's op/ed:
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We wish the best of luck to Germanna alum Daniel Rodriguez:
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Remember
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Congratulations Germanna graduate Daniel Reichwein
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Congratulations Germanna alum Jeff Dodson
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Congratulations Barbara Kane, a member of the Germanna Educational Foundation Board
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Sierra Club recognizes Germanna's new bulding:
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Congratulations Carolyn Bynum from Germanna, John Brining, & all the graduates
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LEED recognizes Germanna's new building
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News about Germanna student John Tyler
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News about Germanna alum, George Christoforatos
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Video in case you missed the ribbon-cutting at Germanna's new building
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2012 Germanna President's Leadership Academy class has graduated

listening to service learning project presentations by teams at the graduation of Germanna's President's Leadership Academy

Virginia Community College State Board increases tuition by lowest amount in decade. Full time Germanna student will pay $165 more per year
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new Germanna Police Officer Chris Anderson won 2 firsts & 1 third in his Academy class

attending Police Academy graduation of Germanna officer Chris Anderson

For those who like good beer
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Coverage of Germanna's 2012 Commencement
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More coverage of Germanna's new building
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Coverage of Germanna's ribbon cutting ceremny
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They did write great songs!
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SemperGreen in Culpeper-where Germanna's new building got its green roof:
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Congratulations To Colin& Paul Krueger, the latter a future Germanna student
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I am honored to represent Germanna's Veterans' Association in laying a wreath on Memorial Day
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A beautiful day to open a new building at Germanna. Thank you Rob Wittman, Ann Heidig, Glenn DuBois, Jill Johnson, Morgen Jones, & guests.

welcoming attendees at the VIP reception in Germanna's new building

Germanna's Early College program begun in Caroline High School is one example of what this legislation supports
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Thanking Germanna's faculty at their spring meeting and answering their questions

The Chicago Tribune picks up a story on Germanna's new building
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at the Spring 2012 Germanna Nursing Pinning Ceremony

News about Germanna alumnus, Jonathan Wiegel
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Germanna Middle College students graduate with newfound success
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Germanna's Commencement Wednesday May 9
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More on Germanna student Chanelle Felder.
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Germanna is proud of all our graduates. Chanelle Felder's story is as inspiring as that of so many of our students.
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presenting my report to the community for the Orange County Board of Supervisors

New jobs for tomorrow---closing the skills gap:
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Happy Nurses Week. Have you thanked a nurse today?
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A highly educated workforce fo the future
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more coverage if Germanna's new building
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Germanna seeks to meet the nation's and Virginia's great challenge
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Virginia Tops again!
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presenting a report to the community to the Culpeper Board of Supervisors

Germanna's Intelligence & Homeland Security jobs summit a hit
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presenting a report to the community for the King George County Board of Supervisors

Welcoming speakers and attendees at the Germanna Intelligence & Homeland Security jobs summit at our Culpeper Center

presenting a report to the community for the Madison County Board of Supervisors

Germanna offers Homeland Security Summit:
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Germanna Today TV show on Dual Enrollment opportunities
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Germanna is proud to be part of Virginia's community college system
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Germanna graduates can get money for tranfser to a university:
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at Germanna Academic Awards for tribute to Professor LaZalia Richardson

at the Riverside Theatre for Germanna's Academic Awards Ceremony

Germanna thanks The Rappaport Companies for their generous donation and support:
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Germanna will host an Intelligence & Homeland Security Summit from 8:45 a.m. to noon on May. 1 at GCC’s Daniel Center in Culpeper
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Coverage of my remarks at the Fredericksburg City Council meeting Tuesday
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The poem in my pocket today, Carry a Poem in Your Pocket Day
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Congratulations to Germanna Assistant Professor, Sunithi Gnanadoss, on her becoming a US citizen on April 25

Thank you Stafford EDA
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More coverage of Germanna Foundation's successful Monte Carlo fundraiser
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doing a report to the community at the Fredericksburg City Council

“Wherever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings."
- Heinrich Heine

Chelli Palomino and I are recording 3 episodes if Germanna Today in the new building at our Fredericksburg Area Campus

Coverage of Germanna's new green building
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Another Great Monte Carlo at Germanna. Thank you Clarissa Berry and all the volunteers.
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Fascinating photo-documentary of Amercan life
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record attendance & donations at Germanna Foundation Monte Carlo

Goodbye to Levon Helm
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Germanna to host Homeland Security and Intelligence Summit
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Congratulations to Germanna's Academic All-Virginia Team students: Stephanie Durand, Amber Garbee, Jessica Perez

at luncheon honoring Academic All Virginia community college students including 3 from Germanna

Germanna thanks all the volunteers, donors, and sponsors of our Monte Carlo for scholarships
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Germanna will miss Bill and thanks him for all he has done to support the College & our Foundation
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There's still time to join the fun and support Germanna students at this Saturday's Monte Carlo
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Germanna gratefully celebrates th Stafford County EDA's ongoing support
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attending weekly Orange Rotary meeting

Come celebrate the opening of Germanna's new building complex at the Fredericksburg Campus on May 11
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More than $98,000 has been raised towards scholarships thus far for the 2012 Germanna Foundation Monte Carlo but the goal is $120,000

Germanna is proud of student Jonathan Hollingsworth
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attending induction ceremony for Psi Beta psychology honor society at Germanna

Germanna and other Virginia community colleges offer online learning opportunities
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Donley's wins recognition for Germanna construction and other higher eduction construction
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For friends of Rick Brehm
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Notes from the 2012 Germanna Workforce Advisory Forum
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More good news for Virginia
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exploring Germanna's new Science & Engineering/Information Commons Building

meeting Germanna students at open forum at the Fredericksburg campus

meeting students at an Open Forum at the Germanna Daniel Center

at Germanna Culpeper for Thomas Jefferson Partnership for Economic Development presentation on Target markets

Come, have fun, and support Germanna's students
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attending monthly board meeting for Career Partners in Culpeper

Thank you Jim Charapich of the Culpeper Chamber or his column
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Germanna seeks outstanding candidates committed to the community college movement for two Dean positions
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Germanna and VCCS experiment with ways of improving success in math
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More coverage of Germanna's Workforce Summit
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Fredericksburg still growing
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The Virginia Wizard can help middle and high school students in Germanna's service area plan for careers
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Good economic news from economist Chris Chmura at Germanna's annual workforce development conference
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Germanna and the VCCS helping foster care you find and achieve their dreams
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More coverage of Germanna's Nuring Idol
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Linda and I are at Chuckie Cheese with the grandkids

Germanna and all Virgina community colleges have great & guranteed transfer agreements
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Coverage of Germanna's Nursing Idol competition
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Congratulations to Orange Schools Superintendent Bob Grimesey
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Germanna provides Career Coaches to help high school students plan for their futures
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Happy April Fool's Day
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April is National Poetry Month
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Good news for history
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Congratulations Krystal Todd & Amber Groves for winning Germanna Nursing Idol

judges deliberating for winners at Germanna Nursing Idol

the judges ask tough questions at Germanna Nursing Idol

RN finalists are done. LPN finalists now presenting at Germanna Nursing Idol

Amber Groves just got the first standing ovation at Germanna Nursing Idol

finalists for Germanna Nursing Idol are making their presentations

announcing the semifinalists for Germanna's Nursing Idol competition

Adrienne Rich, rest in peace
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Germanna Professor Cory MacLauchlin is signing his book Saturday March 31
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Germanna Professor Cory MacLauchlin's book published
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Thank you Culpeper Chamber for this morning presenting me with $5000 sponsorship for Germanna's Monte Carlo

Germanna Professor Cory MacLauchlin's article on John Kennedy Toole
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NH12 attending session on Oral Communication Competency assessment by Germanna's Chelli Palomina & Cynthia de Riemer from J Sarge

NH12 attending session on hybrid classes led by Germanna's Miguel Lechuga

Germanna faculty & staff are presenting 10 sessions at New Horizons hie year!

NH12 VCCS Consortium for Quality Wiki for imprving courses
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NH12 attending Cheryl Huff's session on alignment of course outcomes, strategies & materials

NH12 attending session by Germanna's Maria Dursa & Deborah Burdin on managing the teaching workflow

NH12 Germanna's sesion on iPad apps by Julie Mersiowsky & Joan Osborne from NVCC is SRO

NH12 this is great. She knows iPads but cannot get magazines to work
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NH12 web site for The Horizon Project
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NH12 at luncheon session with guest speaker Laurence Johnson on the Horizon Project on technology

NH12 at session on serving online students with psychological disorders by Germanna's Gretchen Warren & Wytheville's Lorrie Coe-Meade

NH12 attending session on Germanna's quake response & recovery by Deb Brock and Bill Fiege

NH12 attending session by Diane Critchfield & Leigh Hancock on engaging students thru online discussion boards

30 Ways in 30 Days
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Congrtulations to former Germanna administrator, Dr. Hortense Hinton-Jackson
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Good news for Virginia
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In addition to the many Germanna has with universities, the VCCS has over 30 system-wide guaranteed transfer agreements
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Germanna is proud of our students Brian & Kimberlie Morris
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Germanna thanks Culpeper Regional Health System for a great partnership & their ongoing investment in our Nursing Program
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attending Germanna Foundation scholarship reception for student scholars & donors

attending Culpeper Chamber State of the Community luncheon

Germanna student & vet chases his dream
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A war we seem to have forgotten:
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At Verdun Adventure Bound facilitating Career Partners Board in strategic planning

A great way for a great man to end a great career:
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"Preserving a sense of purpose helps one take setbacks and failures in stride. Leadership requires the courage to face failures daily. Otherwise, one cannot take corrective action."
Ronald A. Heifetz

"Listening is a trial-and-error process of making an interpretation.... To listen, one has to live with doubt."
Ronald A. Heifetz

Germanna's updated President's web page
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Our region gained jobs even during the downturn
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Congratulations to the Brainstream Media team from The Free Lance-Star & Germanna thamks the Spotsy Lions
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Check out the new web page for the Germanna Educational Foundation
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Attending regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Germanna Educational Foundation

For those who wondered:
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attending meeting of Culpeper Chamber of Commerce

Don't drive drowsy. If you need to, take classes starting late morning.
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Geologists find the August quake was 4 in 1
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attending regular board meeting for the Thomas Jefferson Partnership for Economic Development

At Germanna's Culpeper Daniel Center for a Leadership Team retreat

my thanks to the Germanna students who went to Richmond with me today & to the Delegates & Senators who gave time to meet with them

Still one of my favorite poems and readings of it
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in Richmond with 11 Germanna students visiting our Delegates & Senators and being introduced from both floors

More reasons to stay in school:
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Are you the orthographobic, the dyslexic, and the cacographist? Maybe. maybe not. But can you spell them?
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Richmond Times on Germanna's quake repairs:
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Thank you Spotsylvania Lions Club
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We are proud that Germanna employees finished 6th of all state agencies in the percent contributing to the Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign

Progress at Germanna's Fredericksburg Campus--a new building and quake repairs
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Universities seek new models to mprove success in math & science
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An opportunity for Germanna law enforcement students
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Linda & I saw the Lion King- a great spectacle
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Attending ribbon cutting at UMW Dahlgren

Can you spell "Success" for Germanna's students?
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speaking to Spotsylvania Lions Club

Met with Mayor David Storke and Town Manager Stephen Manster in Bowling Green

Attending bimonthly meeting of Virginia Community College Presidents with Chancellor

attending the Virginia Community College reception for Delegates and Senators

Stafford County 7th wealthiest in US
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A nod for the Governor's reinvestment in higher education
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at 4pm presenting report to Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors

Congratulations to Germanna student John Tyler who has been selected 2011-2012 Terry O’Banion Student Technology Champion
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Congratulations to Germanna's Registrar, Mike Donlan & his wife, Amber, on the birth of baby girl, Dorothy Elizabeth Donlan Friday, Feb. 10

We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it. - Lincoln

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My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.
-Lincoln

If you call a tail a leg, how many legs has a dog? Five? No, calling a tail a leg don't make it a leg.
- Lincoln

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.
- Lincoln

I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.
- Lincoln

I can make more generals, but horses cost money.
- Lincoln

He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.
- Lincoln

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.
- Lincoln

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
- Lincoln

Ballots are the rightful and peaceful successors to bullets.
- Lincoln

As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.
- Lincoln

More coverage of Fred Rankin as Germanna Educational Foundation Distinguished Person of 2012
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Germanna honors Fred Rankin for ‘leadership, generosity and service’
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welcoming attendees at the Culpeper Chamber's Professional Development Day in partnership with Germanna at our Daniel Center

Jobs at Germanna
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My presenttaion to the Stafford Board of Supervisors for February 2012
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Germanna student-veteran Frank Beamer to appear on Dan Rather TV show:
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An account of my presentation to the Stafford County BOS yesterday
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Film retells Lovings’ love story - The News Desk http://ping.fm/1yhys

Let's not forget
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Let's not forget
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The Culpeper Chamber hosts a Proessional Development Conference at Germanna's Daniel Tech Center
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Congratulations to Germanna student Devon Bowling for being named the Orange County High School Angler of the Year.
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With deepest gratitude, Germanna is proud to recognize Fred Rankin as our 2012 Distinguished Person of the Year
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Thank you Linda and Joe Daniel
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Germanna thanks & honors Joe and Linda Daniel for their long commitment to the college and its students
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today we are talking about student success at Germanna's Employee Learning Day with Terry O'Banion as keynote speaker

attending the monthly meeting of County Administrators and City Manager from our eastern service area

Terrible news. David will be sorely missed. Our thoughts and prayers go to his family and members of ther UVA-Wise community:
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this morning I attended the Board meeting of Culpeper's Career Partners, sponsors of eSquared

Congratulations to Germanna student Devon Bowling
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attending Kickoff of eSquared entrepreneurship program for Culpeper high school students at Germanna's Daniel Center

Congratulations to Doris Buffett for a much deserved honor
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Speaking to the VCCS Technology Committee on emergency management & response

A dual purpose
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Germanna congratulates those honored by the Federicksburg Area Chamber
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This is hilarious
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2000 seek a healthier life & benefit Germanna's nursing program
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A good day for health and for health care education
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attending the Fredericksburg Chamber Gala

enjoyed today's College Council meeting

Thank you Chancellor DuBois for your testimony supporting the Governor's reinvestment in higher education
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chairing regular meeting of the Germanna Leadership Team

attending meeting of Culpeper Chamber where Germanna student Sarida Saadeh received Butch Davies scholarship

attending monthly meeting of state college & university presidents

Germanna is pleased to be a partner and supporter of Culpeper's E-Squared
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Germanna tries to help close the skills gap
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more on Germanna student Melissa Eadie
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speaking to this year's class of Leadership Fredericksburg

My column in today's Free Lance-Star
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A bill that could help transfer students
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Good work by one of Germanna's part-time professors, James S. Price:
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Another Germanna student, Melissa Eadie, makes proud and humbled
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"Tell me, what is your plan to do/with your one wild and precious life?" Mary Oliver

A great story about a great young man who is also a Germanna student
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Yesterday I facilitated a planning session for the Culpeper Career Partners Board at Verdun Adventure Bound

Germanna students visit their representatives:
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Germanna's Director Mike Farris answers questions about financial aid
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My column in today's Culpeper Star Exponent:
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Fastest-Growing Jobs During The Economic Downturn (2007-2011)
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vccs With Germanna students visiting our Delegates and Senators in Richmond, & being introduced from the floors of both houses

Germanna & other Virginia community colleges scire well in Digital Community Colleges survey by e.Republic's Center
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"To do two things at once is to do neither." Publilius Syrus

Congratulations to Germanna student Kayla Michelle Ennis
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Thank you Rev. Lawrence Davies for a life of service & congratulations on your retirement
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Stafford County's Tim Baroody touts education and Germanna as key factors in economic development
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