ASPA is pleased to join Virginia Commonwealth University in announcing that Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has appointed ASPA President Susan Gooden to the State Board for Community Colleges. Gooden was appointed to a four-year term to the 15-member board, which oversees the state’s community college system.

McAuliffe announced appointments on Monday, June 13, to fill four-year terms on the governing boards of the state’s public colleges and universities. The appointments are effective July 1 and members are eligible to serve two consecutive four-year terms.

"I speak personally with every person I appoint to serve our college and university system, and I ask each one to use his or her knowledge and experience to foster innovation at their institutions, to keep the burden of tuition as low as possible and to emphasize access and completion for every student," McAuliffe said in a statement.

"Virginia has one of the best higher education systems on the globe and I am confident that these leaders will keep their schools moving forward as we work together to build a new Virginia economy."