{"id":9189,"date":"2026-02-25T15:41:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T20:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/health-equity\/?page_id=9189"},"modified":"2026-03-10T10:01:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:01:28","slug":"earn-to-learn-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/health-equity\/the-commonwealths-earn-to-learn-program\/earn-to-learn-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Earn to Learn Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-9189\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-9189-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-9189-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-9189-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-9189-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-d06761606ee8-9189\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Earn to Lean Spotlight <\/h3><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"2026\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-2026\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-2026\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-2026\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-2026\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stepintoblacksburg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/nrcclogo.jpg?fit=1920%2C607&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"New River Community College - Step Into Blacksburg\" width=\"411\" height=\"130\" \/>March 2026<br \/>\nPresenters: Debbie Bond<\/p>\n<p>New River shared an overview of their Earn-to-Learn activities, including program developments and strategies to enhance student support and workforce readiness. We value their partnership and dedication to strengthening healthcare pathways across the region.<\/p>\n<p><strong data-start=\"689\" data-end=\"803\">View their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/Presentation-for-ELT-Meeting-March-6.pptx\">presentation here <\/a>to learn more about their program approach, student experiences, and key outcomes. View the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0-9nfcW4ka0\"> recording here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.virginiawestern.edu\/marketing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2023\/06\/Virginia-Western_Gold.png\" alt=\"Official VWCC Logos - Virginia Western Marketing &amp; Communications\" width=\"388\" height=\"118\" \/><\/p>\n<p>February 2026<br \/>\nPresenters: Whitney Bowles<\/p>\n<p>Virginia Western Community College shared valuable insights into their Earn-to-Learn program, highlighting strong student engagement and continued progress in preparing future healthcare professionals. We appreciate their time, collaboration, and ongoing partnership in advancing workforce development and supporting student success through the ETL initiative.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"689\" data-end=\"803\"><strong data-start=\"689\" data-end=\"803\">View their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/ETL-VDH-Presentation.pptx\">presentation here<\/a> to learn more about their program approach, student experiences, and key outcomes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 data-start=\"689\" data-end=\"803\"><\/h1>\n<p data-start=\"689\" data-end=\"803\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQRGL6wvj0gvgCn41iETT8gu4NqUz4Psb-vgg&amp;s\" alt=\"WTOP: Marymount U. to return to in-person learning in fall | Marymount University\" \/>January 2026<br \/>\nPresenters: Lisa Steeves and Terri Gaffney<\/p>\n<p>Through productive discussions, Marymount University highlighted their continued work under the Earn-to-Learn program, including student outreach, coordination efforts, and progress toward workforce outcomes. We are grateful for their collaboration and shared commitment to student success.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"689\" data-end=\"803\"><strong data-start=\"689\" data-end=\"803\">View their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/ETL-VHC-Health-MU-Spotlight-2026-1-3.pdf\">presentation here<\/a>to learn more about their systems, student feedback, and program outcomes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"2025\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-2025\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-2025\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2025\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-2025\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-2025\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/jobs.chronicle.com\/_\/imagexr\/format_webp,animated_true\/_\/jobseekers-frontend\/image\/c91545bf-5054-4748-ba96-2783ea5e96ce\" alt=\"History Teaching Faculty job with Rappahannock Community College | 37941906\" data-wp-editing=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>December 2025<br \/>\nPresenters: Dr. Becky White, Nursing Program Head Stacie Wind, Healthcare Recruitment &amp; Development Manager<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"507\">Rappahannock Community College and Virginia Western Community College provided thoughtful updates on the implementation of their Earn-to-Learn programs, outlining key milestones and ongoing efforts to support students entering the healthcare workforce. 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