Education and the Community

Within the community, I have found that many scholars and graduate students have found their assistantships that were consistent with community awareness and help.

I know specifically, one of the COMM graduate students participates in an inner city education program in Blacksburg. He helps with mentoring and guiding young students to a promising future by leading them to go to college, or at least finish high school. This impact plays a significant role and further proves that ideals that the university does care about the community around them.

Additionally, there are also some summer programs in Blacksburg that helps younger (middle school) people how to use design techniques and can produce things like yearbooks. This concept of layout can help build a students imagination and can help with future careers and interest. All in all, there are definitely programs within the COMM dept. itself in helping the community around the university