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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. Join us in the Lighthouse to make native wildflower seed bombs to support the Hoffler Creek’s gardens. We will also be showcasing the documentary King: Man of Peace in a Time of War (2007). |
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. Join us 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 our appreciation and support. |
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 from the University of Virginia and juveniles at a maximum-security correctional center. In the semester-long course, Books Behind Bars, university students and young correctional center residents meet once a week to analyze and discuss the works of Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and other Russian authors, with an aim toward exploring the urgent life questions these works elicit: What makes for a happy life? How can I be true to myself? What is my responsibility to others? Given that I’m going to die, how should I live? The literature is the prism through which the classmates share their most intimate human stories and discuss their lives openly and honestly. The film explores the relationship between education and transformation, revealing the humanity behind institutional stereotypes, both collegiate and correctional. Each group learns from the other and cultivates a much more nuanced understanding of the other. The classmates come away transformed by the educational experience, empowered to pursue lives of greater purpose and inspired by the discovery of their shared humanity. Following a screening of the film, Darryl Byers-Robinson will share insights and lead discussion. While serving time at the Eastern New York Correctional Facility, Darryl Byers- Robinson participated in the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI). It changed his life forever. He now travels the country speaking to students, communities, and legislators about criminal justice issues and prison education reform. He currently serves as the Assistant Program Director at a therapeutic youth program for victims of abuse and works as an advisor to Pennsylvania colleges and universities on their higher education in prison programs. Byers-Robinson is Virginia Wesleyan’s keynote speaker for the University’s 2025 MLK Commemoration Program. |
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. When incarcerated individuals earn a bachelor’s degree, it’s not just a piece of paper. It’s a key to breaking the cycle of incarceration, reducing recidivism, and unlocking new economic opportunities. Education can be a catalyst for life-changing, transformative growth. Virginia Wesleyan University is proud to launch a groundbreaking initiative, bringing university courses and degree programs to incarcerated individuals at St. Brides and Indian Creek Correctional Facilities in Chesapeake, VA. VWU is the first university in the state to offer such degrees. As part of this effort, we’re excited to welcome Darryl Byers Robinson, whose life was forever changed by the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) during his time at the Eastern New York Correctional Facility. His testimony asks you to rethink justice, second chances, and the impact of education in even the most unlikely places. Following his talk, Dr. Susan Larkin, VWU Provost, and Mr. Gil Bland, President of the Urban League of Hampton Roads, will share on the vision behind the groundbreaking collaboration designed to change lives and create opportunities for those transitioning out of incarceration. On this special day, as we honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we’ll also celebrate a student whose dedication to justice and education exemplifies Dr. King’s ideals by awarding them the university’s annual Mavis McKenley ’11 Award. Be part of a conversation that challenges stereotypes, reshapes futures, and celebrates the transformative power of education. |
Jan 24 |
New Student Orientation |
Jan 24 |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Week: Banner signing Lighthouse 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Join us in the Lighthouse to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy by pledging to give back to our communities through service. Sign a banner to make your commitment to volunteer and support unity and social justice. Don’t forget to drop off your shoe donation for Winter’s Place! |
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