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November - 2024
January - 2025
Jan 3 - 24 |
2025 January Term |
Jan 14 |
Linked Into the Digital Job Market Lunch & Learn with Career Development Clarke Hall, The Lighthouse - Common Area 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Lunch & Learn about being "Linked Into the Digital Job Search". You will have an opportunity to take a professional headshot and learn how to use technology in your job search. This series of events will be held it the Lighthouse in Clarke Hall and is open to all students, alumni faculty & staff. You can register through Handshake to reserve your seat. This series is funded in part by Title III grant from the US Department of Education |
Jan 16 |
Pop-In Resume & Interview Tips Lunch & Learn with Career Development Clarke Hall, The Lighthouse - Common Area 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. This is part of our J-Term Career Week. You are invited to Lunch & Learn focused on Resume & Networking Tips. You will have an opportunity to learn how to create a successful resume that will impress employers and practice your 30-second commercial and other key networking strategies that you can use to stand out from the crowd. This series of events will be held at the Lighthouse in Clarke Hall and is open to all students, alumni faculty & staff. You can register through Handshake to reserve your seat. This series is funded in part by Title III grant from the US Department of Education |
Jan 20 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (No classes meet, Faculty offer alternative assignments) |
Jan 21 |
Linked Into the Digital Job Market Lunch & Learn with Career Development Clarke Hall, The Lighthouse - Common Area 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. This is part of our J-Term Career Week. You are invited to Lunch & Learn about being "Linked Into the Digital Job Search". You will have an opportunity to take a professional headshot and learn how to use technology in your job search. This series of events will be held at the Lighthouse in Clarke Hall and is open to all students, alumni faculty & staff. You can register through Handshake to reserve your seat. This series is funded in part by Title III grant from the US Department of Education.
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Jan 21 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Week: Native wildflower seed bomb making Lighthouse 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. The campus community is invited to The Lighthouse to make native wildflower seed bombs in support of Hoffler Creek’s gardens. The documentary “King: Man of Peace in a Time of War” (2007) will be showcased at this time. |
Jan 22 |
VWU Career Networking and Social Hour 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. This is the final session of our J-Term Career Week programming, and an opportunity to utilize all of the networking skills you developed as you enjoy appetizers and win some prizes and connect with local employers as well as VWU faculty and staff. This is a great opportunity to demonstrate what you learned about how to stand out in your job search and what businesses look for in new hires. This event will be held in Brock Commons and is open to students, faculty & staff. Maximum Attendees: 50 Register through Handshake to reserve your seat. This series is funded in part by a Title III grant from the US Department of Education. Employers interested in participating should reach out to Andrea Grant, Coordinator of Student Professional Development at agrant@vwu.edu. |
Jan 22 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Week: Paracord lanyard and thank-you card making Lighthouse 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Students, faculty and staff will gather in The Lighthouse to create paracord lanyards and thank-you cards for Operation Gratitude. These handmade items will be sent to deployed troops to show appreciation and support from the VWU community. |
Jan 22 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Week: Seats at the Table film screening and discussion The Lighthouse OR Room 118, Clarke Hall 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. A screening of “Seats at the Table,” a documentary film that tells the story of a college class which brings together students and juveniles at a maximum-security correctional center, will be screened. |
Jan 23 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Week: Incarceration to Transformation: Education as a Catalyst for Change Brock Commons 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. The Robert Nusbaum Center will host “Incarceration to Transformation: Education as a Catalyst for Change” in Brock Commons. Keynote speaker Darryl Byers- Robinson will further share his experiences as an incarcerated individual who earned his bachelor’s degree. |
Jan 24 |
New Student Orientation |
Jan 24 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Week: Banner signing Lighthouse 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Members of the campus community are invited to gather in The Lighthouse to honor Dr. King’s legacy by pledging to give back to the community through service. Participants will have the opportunity to sign a banner, making a commitment to volunteer and support unity and social justice. |
Jan 27 |
Day, Evening and Online Term 1 Classes begin |
March - 2025
Mar 3 - Apr 4 |
Advising Weeks for Fall Registration |
Mar 17 - 21 |
Spring Break |
April - 2025
May - 2025