Dr. Tommy Wright, Dr. Glenn DuBois, Dr. N.L. Bishop, Susan Lowe<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe College anticipates students moving in by August 1, 2022, in time for the Fall 2022 semester. The rooms will be double-occupancy and each room has an attached bathroom. Each four-bedroom apartment will have a shared living room, kitchen, laundry, and deck. Kitchen appliances as well as washer and dryer are included. Rent is expected to be $600 a month, per student, which includes internet, electric, water, sewer, and trash pickup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brody Caton, a student athlete who moved to the area from northern Virginia to play baseball at Southwest, said that between the price and how close it is to the college, the student housing would be a great place to live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andrea Laney, a student and employee of Southwest, said that student housing will be a great resource for all students who have nowhere else to go, especially former foster youth who have aged out of the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Southwest Foundation is working with Bundy Architecture & Engineering out of Abingdon, Virginia for site and building designs, Twin Enterprises, Inc. out of Richlands, Virginia for construction, and Russell County PSA and Tazewell County for utilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis truly is a groundbreaking event for our college,\u201d said Susan Lowe, Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the Educational Foundation for Southwest Virginia Community College, \u201cI would like to thank our state, local, college, and Foundation boards for supporting this project, as well as all of our donors who contributed to make student housing a reality. I would like to recognize our students who are the catalyst for all that we do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Current plans allow for an additional three buildings. There is room to add more buildings if there is enough demand.
Additional information about student housing for Southwest Virginia Community College can be found at https:\/\/sw.edu\/edfoundation\/housing\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among those in attendance were Virginia\u2019s Community College (VCCS) Chancellor, Glenn DuBois, Vice Chancellor of VCCS, Dr. Ellen Davenport, state board chair, Dr. ML Bishop, members of Russell and Tazewell County Boards of Supervisors, members from Russell County PSA, members from the Southwest local college board and Southwest Educational Foundation Board, builders with Twin Enterprise, architects with Bundy Engineering, Janine Israel and Courtney Joseph representing Senator Travis Hackworth\u2019s office, members of First Bank & Trust, community members, Southwest employees, and Southwest students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Picture 1:
Row 1
\u2022 Andrea Laney, Southwest student and employee
\u2022 Matt Bundy, Bundy Architecture & Engineering
\u2022 Jason Meadows, Twin Enterprises
\u2022 Brody Caton, Southwest student and baseball player
\u2022 Ann Eliese, Southwest student and SGA senator
\u2022 Skyler Vance, Southwest student, SGA senator, and Cross-Country runner
\u2022 Dr. N.L. Bishop, Chair of the State Board for Community Colleges
\u2022 Dr. Glenn DuBois, VCCS Chancellor
\u2022 Sam Amos, Southwest student
\u2022 Dr. Tommy Wright, President Southwest Virginia Community College
\u2022 Andy Hrovatic, Tazewell County Board of Supervisors
\u2022 Aaron Gillespie, Tazwell County Board of Supervisors
\u2022 Bruce Russell, Southwest Local Board member
\u2022 AJ Robinson, Southwest Local Board member
\u2022 Lynn Keene, Southwest Educational Foundation Board member
\u2022 David Eaton, Russell County Board of Supervisors
\u2022 Susan Lowe, Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of Educational Foundation for Southwest Virginia Community College<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Row 2
\u2022 Courtney Joseph, Senator Travis Hackworth\u2019s office
\u2022 Jeneane Israel, Senator Travis Hackworth\u2019s office
\u2022 Dr. Robert Brandon Vice President of Academic and Student Services
\u2022 Randall Rose, Interim Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services
\u2022 Erin Hoffman, First Bank & Trust
\u2022 Brent Dyson, First Bank & Trust
\u2022 Kim Steiner, Associate Vice President of Human Resources at Southwest Virginia Community College<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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