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Inclusive Mission, Inclusive Music: The Virginia Mountain Music Festival
Boo Browning March 2006
Volume: 1 Issue: 3
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Almost heaven. At least, that's what folks attending the annual Virginia Mountain Music Festival near Richlands, Virginia, are inclined to think. The festival, a 30-year-old tradition, is held on the campus of Southwest Virginia Community College, nestled at the foot of the Clinch Mountains on 185 acres of hills and rolling valleys.
Tags: Economic Development, Administrative Services, Alternative Funding, Innovations
The Crile Archives: From a Closet to a Center for History Education
James Banks, Al Zavar February 2006
Volume: 1 Issue: 2
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In the Spring of 1944, the U.S. War Department opened Crile General Hospital on a 150-acre campus in the village of Parma, Ohio. It would be one of 60 such general hospitals in "the zone of the interior." The hospital was named in honor of General George Washington Crile (1864-1943), a pioneering surgeon and officer in the Army Medical Corps. General Crile took the first American surgical team to France during World War I. Upon returning from war and as a result of these experiences, he and three colleagues founded the now world famous Cleveland Clinic.   
Tags: Innovations
Showcasing Innovation in the Community College
League for Innovation January 2006
Volume: 1 Issue: 1
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Community colleges are responsible for some of the most innovative programs and practices in higher education. As community college educators, we believe this claim when we hear it, and some of us have even been known to make the claim ourselves. With this new monthly publication, the League seeks to showcase these innovative programs, particularly those that focus on the community aspect of the work we do.
Tags: Innovations

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