The School of Engineering and Know-how at Virginia State College
A whole lot of scholars at Virginia State College will obtain funding for his or her research in science, know-how, engineering and math, due to a $2.75 million grant from Dominion Vitality. VSU is one in all 11 traditionally black faculties and universities benefitting from Dominion Vitality’s six-year “HBCU Promise.” This system will assist endowments, capital tasks, working bills and academic packages in clear power at HBCUs in Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina and South Carolina. A big portion of the grant – $1.8 million – will likely be used to endow VSU’s “Dominion Vitality Science and Engineering Scholarship,” which is able to present help to upperclassmen majoring in laptop science or laptop engineering. A further $650,000 will likely be used to develop the VSU Summer season Bridge Program from 15 college students at present to 100 college students over the following six years. The summer season residential pre-college program will likely be supplied to incoming freshmen keen on STEM majors with the aim of bettering their educational efficiency in arithmetic and science, in addition to growing pupil retention and commencement from VSU’s Laptop Science & Engineering packages. A portion of the grant additionally will assist pupil analysis and attendance at skilled conferences over the following six years. Dominion Vitality additionally has dedicated $10 million in scholarships to help African American and different underrepresented minority college students who reside within the firm’s service space. College students can be taught extra and apply at dominionenergy.com/equityscholarships.
Authorities
The Chesterfield County Police Division’s alarm registration and false alarm program is now obtainable on-line. New residential and industrial alarm programs could be registered on-line at crywolfservices.com/chesterfieldcova. Central Sq. Applied sciences LLC, utilizing its proprietary CryWolf software program, will take over alarm registration, false alarm notifications, billing and collections for the county. Residents may also be capable to pay false alarm costs and/or submit requests to attraction these costs on-line. Residents preferring to debate their account through phone can achieve this by calling the seller at 855-694-8279 throughout regular enterprise hours. The county’s alarm system ordinance has not modified. When you’ve got an alarm system and an energetic allow, no motion is required; you’ll obtain a letter from the seller with login data to the brand new citizen portal. For extra details about the county’s alarm system ordinance and the transition to the net registration system, go to chesterfield.gov/989/alarm-system-permits-false-alarms.
The Henricus Basis lately acquired grant awards that may assist additional their mission of offering academic, cultural and leisure alternatives by way of preservation, reconstruction and interpretation of early Virginia historical past. Common Leaf Basis has awarded a $5,000 grant as a legacy accomplice in selling the historic story of tobacco cultivation in Virginia. These funds will help with cultivating tobacco, offering wanted tools for interpretive and education schemes, and offering discounted packages for Title I grades pre-Okay-12 faculty teams. Dominion Vitality and Dominion Vitality Charitable Basis have awarded the Henricus Basis with a $20,000 grant related to the corporate’s environmental schooling and stewardship initiative. These funds will additional the inspiration’s academic and outreach efforts at Henricus Historic Park.
Schooling
To finest serve households whereas college students are away from faculty in an all-virtual studying surroundings, Chesterfield County Public Colleges’ Meals and Diet Companies has added offsite meals distribution places and reopened many faculty places for curbside pickup. For distribution websites and instances, go to mychesterfieldschools.com/category/coronavirus_information/food_service_updates.
Neighborhood
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The Drive-Via Tour is again on the Metro Richmond Zoo. The tour is an approximate one-hour, narrated expertise by way of most elements of the zoo, which is dwelling to over 2,000 animals from all over the world. Friends will see and study giraffes, cheetahs, kangaroos, monkeys, chimpanzees, orangutans, penguins, and plenty of extra animals. For the winter season, the drive-thru tour will happen on Mondays and Tuesdays solely. The common, walkin zoo will likely be open Wednesdays by way of Saturdays. These seasonal operations are anticipated to finish Feb. 27, 2021. Operations are topic to vary because of new COVID restrictions. Tickets for the drive-thru tour are $60 per car and have to be bought on-line at metrorichmondzoo.com/drive-thru-tour/. Visits have to be scheduled since capability is restricted.
Coping throughout COVID
This vacation season, make it a precedence to test in your stress degree and attain out for assist in the event you want it. Beneath is an inventory of sources for you and your family members:
24/7 Suicide Hotline: 800-273-8255
24/7 LGBTQ+ Trevor Line: 1-866-488-7386
Substance Use Heat Line Quantity: 1-833-473-3782
Psychological Well being Heat Line Help: 1-866-400-6428
24/7 Chesterfield County Psychological Well being Disaster Line: 804-748-6356
Chesterfield Psychological Well being Identical Day Entry: 804-768-7318, chesterfield.gov/898/adult-services
Chesterfield County Division of Social Companies: 804-748-1100
Chesterfield County Police Non-Emergency Line: 804-748-1251
Chesterfield County’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak: chesterfield.gov/coronavirus
Chesterfield County Chesterfield County Psychological Well being Help Companies and the Chesterfield County Police Division contributed to this itemizing.
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