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MEDIA CONTACT:<\/strong>
Susan Pollard
Asst. Vice Chancellor for Strategic Communications
spollard@vccs.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RICHMOND, VA \u2013 <\/strong>Dr. David Dor\u00e9, Chancellor of the Virginia Community College System (VCCS), announced today that he has appointed Dr. Robert Brandon to become the seventh president of New River Community College (NRCC). Brandon\u2019s selection concludes a search that attracted 70 candidates nationwide. His service as president at New River will begin January 1, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0excited about Robert\u2019s appointment,\u201d said Dr. Dor\u00e9. \u201cI am confident he will build on New River\u2019s outstanding history of serving\u00a0its communities and its diverse student populations and will lead NRCC into a new era as Virginia\u2019s Community Colleges embark on a system-wide transformation to serve more learners in new ways.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur months-long search yielded exceptional candidates and we are grateful to all of the talented educators who expressed interest in the New River presidency,\u201d Dor\u00e9 added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brandon currently serves as vice president of Academic and Student Services at Southwest Virginia Community College (SWCC) in Richlands, Virginia, a position he has held since 2018. Previously, Brandon served as dean of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education at Cleveland State Community College in Cleveland, TN. From 2005 to 2013, he served as an associate professor of English at Rockingham Community College in Wentworth, NC. where he would also chair both the English and Student Success Departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brandon earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in English at Virginia Intermont College in Bristol, VA, a master\u2019s degree in English at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, TN, and a doctorate in English at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Greensboro, NC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bill Cunningham, Chair of NRCC\u2019s College Board, expressed confidence in Dr. Brandon\u2019s leadership. \u201cI would like to congratulate Dr. Brandon on being named the seventh president of New River Community College. I would also like to thank Chancellor Dor\u00e9 and the search committee as well as our local board for their involvement and commitment shown to the presidential selection process. We look forward to working with Dr. Brandon in continuing to build on the strength of New River Community College\u2019s core values and the solid foundation we have built over the years.   We are pleased to welcome him to our college family and our community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For his part, Brandon is eager to take the reins, emphasizing that his leadership style will be one that\u2019s grounded in collaboration and empathy. \u201cI believe it is the responsibility of everyone in a leadership role to build the kind of professional relationships that allow people to be put in the position to reach their maximum potential,\u201d said Brandon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brandon added that he takes pride in his commitment to student success and looks forward to building on the college\u2019s reputation for unrivaled service. \u201cNew River Community College is the jewel of the valley; its track record of changing lives for the better is unparalleled. I\u2019m extremely excited for the college\u2019s future and for the students who look to us to for help in realizing their potential.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brandon succeeds Dr. Pat Huber who announced her retirement earlier this year after more than three decades of service at NRCC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About New River Community College
<\/strong>New River Community College is a two-year institution of higher education under the statewide Virginia Community College System. NRCC\u2019s service area includes the City of Radford as well as the counties of Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, and Pulaski. NRCC is located in the New River Valley of Virginia with a campus in Dublin and a site in Christiansburg.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Virginia\u2019s Community Colleges<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 1966, Virginia\u2019s Community Colleges have given everyone the opportunity to learn and develop the right skills, so lives and communities are strengthened. By making higher education and workforce training available in every part of Virginia, we elevate all of Virginia. In AY 2024, Virginia\u2019s Community Colleges served more than 232,000 students across 23 schools throughout Virginia. For more information, please visit <\/em>www.vccs.edu<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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