Photographer Anna Kaarina Nenonen works in series that often span decades. Her current series, Romancing the Thoroughbred, is an in-depth study of equines initially inspired by Eadweard Muybridge’s studies of animal and human movement. It dwells on the very ontology of the horse, examines the horse as a mythical animal, […]
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Cooking Along the Crooked Road is a culinary program at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center. The classes are taught by local chefs and accomplished cooks. These noncredit, hands-on enrichment, and stand-alone classes are open to the public. Adult and youth classes are available and meet in the culinary kitchen […]
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The Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center is hosting the ninth annual STEM Conference on Friday, November 21, 2014, for over 700 sixth-grade girls and their teachers from the counties of Washington , Smyth and Russell, and the City of Bristol. The purpose of the STEM Conference is to introduce sixth […]
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The Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center is hosting the Southwest Virginia First LEGO® League (FLL) Regional Tournament on Saturday, November 15, 2014 beginning at 9:00 AM and ending around 5:00 PM. The general public is invited to attend and admission to the event is free. First LEGO® League is a […]
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Soup Season Begins! Monday, October 27, 2014 6-9 pm Melissa Gleason of Me and K’s It is the beginning of soup season and Melissa Gleason, 1st place winner of our Great Winter Soup Cook Off, will share new recipes for some of her most popular soups. The class will learn […]
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The College for Older Adults (COA) at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center announces the fall term for noncredit classes beginning Tuesday, September 9, 2014 and ending October 16, 2014. Classes are scheduled on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays beginning at 10am with special classes and field trips offered on Mondays […]
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Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center is opening up the fall culinary series with a special knife skills class on Monday, September 8, 2014 from 6-9 pm. During this class, taught by Chef Jennifer Raichlin, students will learn to become friends with their own kitchen knives as they learn proper skills […]
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Thursday, August 21st 2014 5:30PM-7:00PM SWVA Higher Education Center Room 222 Virginia Commonwealth University is now offering a B.S. degree program in Clinical Laboratory Sciences at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center. This program combines the use of real-time distance learning and on-site education. A representative will be available to […]
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The University of Virginia’s College at Wise Office of Economic Development will offer Managing Generations on Tuesday, August 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, One Partnership Circle, Abingdon, VA. Today one of the most important “differences” in the workplace is generational. For […]
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Cooking Along the Crooked Road, a culinary program at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, announces the Fall 2014 cooking classes. Culinary classes are taught by local chefs and accomplished cooks. These noncredit, hands-on enrichment classes are open to the public. Adult and youth classes are available and meet in […]
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