Reach
Education and Human Services
Reach LLC is a community dedicated to engaging students who are pursuing, or contemplating, a major that seeks to serve others through careers in education or human services. Individuals who choose these careers directly affect the lives of others and are personally and professionally changed for the better through that service.
Reach is an interdisciplinary community of learners, who share the common purpose of dedicating their life in service to others.
Reach is located on floors 11 and 12 of Slusher Tower.
Here in the Reach community, you can expect a variety of weekly and monthly socials designed to cultivate a community that strives to celebrate each other's unique passions and talents. Additionally, by being in Reach you can look forward to community outreach and professional networking opportunities that are individualized to your interests. The hope of our community is that individuals feel a sense of belonging and connectedness to better support their current and lifelong goals at Virginia Tech and beyond. Some come REACH for the stars with us!
Because everything we do in the human services and education career paths is founded on relationships, Reach LLC students are strongly encouraged to take Healthy Relationships (EDCO 2004, 3 credits). The class is included in Pathway Concept Areas:
- 3. Reasoning in Social Sciences
- 7. Identity & Equity in U.S.
- 11. Intercultural & Global Awareness
This course is in high demand and Reach LLC students will be given the special opportunity to have priority enrollment in either the Fall or Spring.
This course is highly recommended for all first-year program participants and is strongly encouraged for returning students.
Everything about the Reach LLC is tailored toward finding how the characteristics that make you, uniquely you, can be applied to serving others and helping them to improve their lives. As students move forward in their studies and anticipate the beginning of their careers in education or human services fields, we believe that deliberate attention to issues that help each of us understand our own strengths, motivations, passions, and more, will result in a more meaningful educational experience while at Virginia Tech, and a deeper sense of purpose and vitality in the work they do moving forward. That is where the power of this community is so evident.
For additional information, contact us at livinglearning@vt.edu.