HEP alum Dr. Meredith Aquila presented her dissertation research at the New Horizons conference and was promoted to Associate Professor at Northern Virginia Community College. The New Horizons conference is "the premier teaching and learning conference of the Virginia Community College System, annually attracting more than 900 attendees including faculty, staff, and administrative leaders...the single largest professional gathering of the system." Dr. Aquila is an associate professor of Communication Studies and Theatre at NVCC.