The Virginia Education Wizard is featured in Campus Technology magazine this month as one of 11 winners of the 2009 Campus Technology Innovators award.

The awards, chosen from 350 nominations, recognize higher education institutions that “take technology investment to new heights.”

Craig Herndon, director of the Wizard project, is featured on the cover of the print version of the magazine.  A feature on the Wizard appears online this weekend.

At the 23-school Virginia Community College System, an old cliché has proven true: Sometimes the best ideas are conceived on the back of a napkin….

the article begins, citing Chancellor Glenn DuBois’ original idea that planning for college and careers should be as easy as booking a vacation on a travel site.  More than 100,000 visitors have now accessed the Wizard, with more expansion on the way.