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in the Community
Richmond/Moorefield
Students, faculty, and staff
rolled up their sleeves to
donate blood for Virginia
Blood Services.
Web Development student
Andrew Scholtes
Richmond/Moorefield
– The
Criminal Justice Club hosted a
bake sale with all proceeds being
donated to the Richmond Fisher
House which provides lodging to
the families of veterans who are
receiving treatment at the Mc-
Guire VA hospital.
Students David Cofer and William Gray
Richmond/Moorefield
– A
local Girl Scout Daisy troop
toured the campus and par-
ticipated in technical demon-
strations to earn their Technol-
ogy Badge.
Newport News
– Faculty and students spent a morning at
Kiln Creek Elementary School making presentations and an-
swering questions for Career Day.
Newport News
Campus leaders
teamed up with the
Peninsula Council for
Workforce Develop-
ment to host more
than 40 young ladies
from Hampton’s
Bethel High School for an event called “Girls Get IT,” a program
designed to expose teenage girls to careers in information tech-
nology and engineering.
Newport News
– Members of the
Physical Therapy
Assistant program
held a variety of
fundraising events
and raised more
than $2,700 for the
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). They also sent a large
contingent to MDA Summer Camp to assist with activities.
Virginia Beach
– Campus faculty and staff have completed
their fourth year of participation with Junior Achievement.
Volunteers go to
elementary school
classes throughout
Virginia Beach to
teach young people
about financial
literacy.
Student Services Advisor Randi Price and Online Instructional Designer Lauren
Franza with Ms. Thompson’s 3rd grade class at Woodstock Elementary School
Virginia Beach
– The Healthcare Administration Association
(HCAA) collected iTunes gift cards
and used iPods for the Music and
Memory program at Pacifica Assist-
ed Living which provides music to
residents with Alzheimer’s disease
and memory illnesses.
Healthcare Administration student Abbey Gialenes
presents donation to HCAA CEO Tom Delio
Virginia Beach
ECPI University
sponsored the
Virginia Beach
Public Schools
STEM Robotics
Challenge. Hun-
dreds of students
were tasked with
building a robot that performs a community service and posi-
tively impacts the watershed environment.
Richmond/Moorefield
– The
Criminal Justice Club partici-
pated in the Dinwiddie County
Relay for Life.
Criminal Justice students
Louis Speed, David Cofer,
and John Hall