Corporate sponsors enjoy many benefits from their association with UVA including prominent placement in all advertisements and publications, a link on UVA's Web site, an information table at the seminars, guaranteed seating at all three events, and more. Sponsorship opportunities are limited and available only through September 25, 2000. Although seats are no longer available in e-commerce, Web content, information technology, and urban planning classes, students may still register for classes offered in the areas of education, public relations, health care, procurement and contracting, accounting, human resources management, publishing, and technology leadership. In order to ensure that this initiative is successful, we need the support of Northern Virginia's business and technology community. Funds are needed to advertise and grow the Pathways program and provide seed money for new programs targeted toward improving education through teacher development.
All donations are tax-deductible.
This fall, the University of Virginia has expanded its lineup of Internet classes offered through our virtual campus. Eight Procurement and Contracts courses are now offered online and can be used to build new business skills and satisfy the credit requirements often needed to move ahead in careers with the government or private sector. This innovative, one-day program is designed to prepare individuals without teaching experience to feel comfortable in the classroom as substitute teachers. School districts are encouraged to take advantage of this professional development opportunity and send their substitute teachers for formal training. On Saturday, October 14 from 9am-noon, Dr. Barbara Penn will discuss the expectations and challenges of adjunct teaching, review the specific needs of adult learners, and share valuable information about syllabi development and grading.