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Meeting and Greeting Community Partners
Representatives from more than 25 organizations network with VWU faculty and staff
Featured News | May 18, 2018
Virginia Wesleyan hosted a Meet and Greet for campus partners on May 18 in Pearce Hospitality Suite. The event was coordinated by Brian Kurisky, director of Wesleyan Engaged: Center for Civic Leadership and Service Learning.
Representatives from more than 25 organizations attended the informal social event to meet members of the VWU community and discuss what they do and how VWU faculty and students can collaborate with them through volunteerism and other mutually beneficial projects.
“There are so many opportunities for Virginia Wesleyan to engage with our community partners,” said Kurisky. “Civic engagement is an important aspect of our students’ experience and my hope is that faculty and staff will take advantage of this chance to learn more about these organizations and their needs so that we can build even stronger relationships for the benefit of both organizations.”
Representatives from the following organizations attended the event:
- Bayside Middle School
- Big Brothers/Big Sisters Military Mentoring
- Bridge Builders of Hampton Roads
- Chesapeake Bay Academy
- Cypress Point Civic Association
- Gates of Heaven Church
- Heritage UMC
- Horizons - Hampton Roads
- LIFE Fitness Foundation
- Luxford Elementary School
- Norfolk Botanical Garden
- Promethean Group (Medical focus)
- Seniors Unlimited Lifestyles, Inc.
- Tidewater Collegiate Academy at VWU
- Union Mission Ministries
- Virginia Beach Community Development Corporation
- Virginia Beach Court Appointed Special Advocates
- Virginia Beach Department of Housing and Neighborhood Preservation, Homeless Services Division
- Virginia Beach Department of Human Services - Behavioral Health Division
- Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation Youth Opportunities Office
- Virginia Beach Public Library
- Virginia Beach City Public Schools Office of Community Engagement
- VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads
- Zeiders American Dream Theater
For more information about Wesleyan Engaged, Center for Civic Leadership and Service Learning contact Brian Kurisky at bkurisky@vwu.edu.