Germanna Community College Begins Strategic Planning Process

With a kickoff during the all-college in-service on August 20, Germanna Community College began a strategic planning process that will review and renew its mission, develop a shared vision of what the college needs to be in 2 or 3 decades, develop shared values to guide how we treat students, our community and each other, and develop a set of major strategic initiatives as first big steps.

All full-time faculty, many adjunct faculty, and all full- and part-time employees gathered at Germanna's Daniel Center for Advanced Technology in Culpeper, and began the process during roundtable discussions.

During the fall, members of the communities we serve will be invited to participate in this process through open forums, by-invitation meetings, feedback forms on the college web site, and other communications. Check this blog and the president's page on our internet site for further details.

Samantha Wilson Earns MSN Degree

Congratulations to Assistant Professor Samantha Wilson of Germanna's Nursing faculty for having earned a Master's of Science in Nursing degree from Old Dominion University, graduating this August 2007. Her hard work as a student is equaled only by her hard work as a valued teacher of future nurses.

Germanna Nursing Program Reaccredited

We are proud to celebrate the reaccreditation of Germanna Community College's Nursing program by the National League for Nursing -Accrediting Commission during its July 2007 meeting. GCC's nursing program has been continuously accredited by the NLNAC since 1976. While Germanna's nursing program is certified by the Commonwealth of Virginia and accreditation by NLNAC is not required, continuing accreditation is a hallmark of the quality and success of our program, our faculty, and our students.

According to their web site (http://www.nlnac.org/home.htm), "NLNAC supports the interests of nursing education, nursing practice, and the public by the functions of accreditation. Accreditation is a voluntary, self-regulatory process by which non-governmental associations recognize educational institutions or programs that have been found to meet or exceed standards and criteria for educational quality."

Congratulations to our Nursing Program faculty and administration for their dedication, hard work, and quality teaching.