https://history.nvcc.edu/files/original/9120a87854ae657cbf6d28c22eb721cc.jpg ddfa6a68bffb80d9e8ace05c592b8271 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource <h2>Alexandria Campus Collection</h2> Description An account of the resource <h2>About this Collection</h2> This collection of student publications, photographs, Campus Council minutes, event programs and other historical documents comes from the archives of the Alexandria Campus Library. Most of the items in this collection were digitized from 2009-2011. Student publications include some of only local reporting on events at the Alexandria Campus throughout its history. Our collection of photographs includes administrators and faculty at the Alexandria Campus and photographs and early sketches of campus buildings. <div class="s-lg-box-wrapper-28173418"> <div class="s-lib-box-container"> <div class="s-lib-box s-lib-box-std"> <h2 class="s-lib-box-title">Alexandria Campus History</h2> <div> <div class="s-lib-box-content pad-left-none pad-right-none"> <div class="clearfix"> <div> <p>In 1965, Northern Virginia Technical College opened for classes with 761 students in the Carlyn Springs Road warehouse, located in Bailey’s Crossroads. To accommodate an ever-growing student body, the college purchased 78 acres in Annandale in 1966 to build the first campus site. The following year saw the opening of the new building on the Annandale campus and the purchase of three more campus sites in Sterling, Manassas and Woodbridge. In 1969, the college purchased 22.5 acres in Alexandria for $450,000.</p> <p>Originally known as the Eastern Campus, the Alexandria Campus began construction of the Bisdorf Building in 1971. In the summer of 1973, classes were moved from the original Bailey’s Crossroads warehouse to the Alexandria Campus. By the fall quarter, more than 6,000 students were registered for classes.</p> <p>Today, the Alexandria Campus has the second-highest enrollment at the college and boasts four buildings, including the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, which opened in the fall of 2001. The campus offers more than 70 programs and degrees, including nine foreign languages and an ESL program.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Donald Bisdorf, 1975 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1975 Subject The topic of the resource People Photographs Alexandria Campus Description An account of the resource Dr. Donald Bisdorf, Provost, Alexandria Campus. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Northern Virginia Community College Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Northern Virginia Community College Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context alslide0085 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria Campus Library Archives Language A language of the resource English