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Career ChoICE Youth Expo - 10 Years of Imagining, Connecting and Exploring with Students Oct 16, 2023

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The "Inside IALR" team highlights the impact of the recent Career ChoICE Youth Expo events in Farmville and Chatham. This special edition episode features a conversation with IALR Advanced Learning Program Manager Jessie Vernon, Janet Davis of Danville Utilities and Karen Oakes from Averett University School of Nursing. They each give insight into their organization's participation over the years, explain how the event and individual activity stations have evolved, tell stories of memorable student interactions and share the impact the expo makes both for the employers and organizations who provide activity stations and for the students who participate. Over its 10-year history, 36,710 students have participated in this event.

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CEA Summit East - Bringing Industry and Academia Together Oct 02, 2023

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The eighth episode of “Inside IALR” focuses on the recent Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Summit East event. This special edition episode features interviews with Virginia Secretary of Forestry and Agriculture Matthew Lohr (2:11), IALR's Dr. Scott Lowman (9:05), AeroFarms' Guy Blanchard (21:49), Virginia Tech's Dr. Kaylee South (30:34), Indoor Ag-Con's Brian Sullivan (40:27) and Virginia Tech's Dr. Michael Schwartz (45:50). Each interview provides unique insights into the growth and potential of the CEA industry and highlights the impact and significance of events like the CEA Summit East for the industry.

The Institute Conference Center: Modern and Timeless Sep 18, 2023

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The seventh episode of “Inside IALR” focuses on the Institute Conference Center (ICC) with Leslie Dobbins, Vice President of the ICC. Boasting dynamic, flexible spaces, the ICC can support events of all types and sizes, ranging from a single meeting with a handful of people to a multi-day conference with hundreds of people. Other services included wrap-around support amenities like catering, technology offerings and event planning. While sharing stories from her 20-year career with the ICC, Leslie explains how the Institute Conference Center contributes to IALR's mission of economic transformation.

AmeriCorps - Giving Back to Your Community Sep 04, 2023

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The sixth episode of “Inside IALR” focuses on two AmeriCorps programs facilitated by our Advanced Learning division: the Dan River Year and REACH programs. Advanced Learning Program Manager, Dana Silicki, provides insight on what AmeriCorps is, the background on IALR's involvement with AmeriCorps, what these programs set out to accomplish, and their impact on the community and program members. Both the REACH (Public Health) and Dan River Year (STEM/Literacy Education) AmeriCorps programs are seeking members.

Economic Development - Transforming a Region Aug 21, 2023

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The fifth episode of “Inside IALR” focuses on economic development with Linda Green, Vice President, Economic Development and Executive Director of the Southern Virginia Regional Alliance (SVRA). She defines economic development, emphasizing that it is not a simple, short-term or one-size-fits-all approach. Linda shares how her team works to recruit companies and promote growth for existing industries, highlights the selling points they make to companies, and explains what economic development looks like in Southern Virginia.

Controlled Environment Agriculture and a Bridge Between Sectors, Academia and Industries Aug 07, 2023

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The fourth episode of “Inside IALR” focuses on some of the research offered by the Applied Research division with Dr. Scott Lowman, Vice President, Applied Research. Along with the overview, Dr. Lowman gives an in-depth view of the Virginia Tech-IALR Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Innovation Center, the CEA Summit East and the growth of the CEA industry in Virginia and around the world.

The Center for Manufacturing Advancement: Technology, Partnerships and Impact Jul 24, 2023

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The third episode of “Inside IALR” focuses on some of the programs offered by the Manufacturing Advancement division with Todd Yeatts, Executive Vice President of Manufacturing Advancement. Along with the overview, Todd gives an in-depth view of the new Center for Manufacturing Advancement (CMA) on IALR's campus. While highlighting the CMA's purpose and capabilities, Todd focuses on the facility's technology, partnerships, innovation and impact.

STEM Capacity, Connecting Students to Careers, and Lifelong Learning Jul 10, 2023

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In the second episode of “Inside IALR,” learn about the many programs and focus areas of the Advanced Learning division from Julie Brown, Vice President of Advanced Learning. Dr. Brown provides an overview of everything Advanced Learning, including the three primary focus areas: expanding STEM capacity, connecting students to careers and promoting lifelong learning and service opportunities. Learning and development opportunities are available to benefit people of all ages, interests and skill levels.

IALR: Who We Are and What We Do Jun 20, 2023

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In the first episode of "Inside IALR," President Telly Tucker breaks down our mission statement and how it informs all of our initiatives. IALR is a collaborative organization by design, and Tucker provides an overview of some of our partnerships and programs. Tucker, who just completed his one-year anniversary with IALR, also shares some notable accomplishments from the past year.

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