Josh Meyer
Students at Virginia Western
Teaching STEM in a pandemic By Nanette Levin
Virginia Western Community College’s STEM program responds to changing needs. On the heels of the grand opening of Virginia Western Community College’s $37 million, 72,000-square-foot STEM building, the world turned upside down. “It’s an odd time to talk about STEM because much of what we do, and most of what our new building is about, is face-to-face experiences,” explains Amy White, Dean of STEM, Center for Science and Health Professions at
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Virginia Western Community College. “We’ve been really creative and have found some great options this period that we’re going to move forward with.” In fact, she believes Virginia Western’s STEM students are ideally poised to help with solutions to current pandemic challenges. Curriculum Advisory Committees draw from leaders in
