Center for Community Development & Justice

The Center for Community Development and Social Justice (CCDSJ) supports sustainable community outreach and advocacy initiatives between the University of Lynchburg and the greater Lynchburg area that focus on social justice issues in the city’s neighborhoods. The center was established in 1996 through an endowment by Rosel H. Schewel ’71 MEd, ’83 EdS, and Elliot S. Schewel.

Center for Economic Education

The Center for Economic Education, a collaborative program with the Virginia Council for Economic Education, promotes economic literacy with a special emphasis on educating and supporting K-12 teachers. Innovative, SOL-compliant economic education resources and training opportunities are provided for teachers to develop students into competent, productive participants in the local and global economies.

Center for Family Studies & Educational Advancement

The Center for Family Studies and Educational Advancement offers parenting and family education programs to University of Lynchburg students, private and public schools, and parents throughout Central Virginia. Parents learn positive discipline skills, methods to encourage their children, and enhanced communication skills. The center also provides a variety of special programs of interest to families.

Center for Innovation and Strategic Partnerships

The Center for Innovation and Strategic Partnerships provides support, advising, and infrastructure to all faculty, staff, students, and alumni, allowing perpetual innovation to enhance the student experience at the University. The center assists in navigating the process from concept to creation.

Center for Leadership

The Center for Leadership focuses on developing and sustaining a recommitment to public education. The center provides opportunities for student and community engagement through various initiatives: Lynchburg Together, The Leadership Institute for Neighborhood Engagement, and A Breath of Fresh Air.

Center for Professional Communication

The Center for Professional Communication is a unique, community service-oriented program that provides affordable, interactive seminars on a variety of topics to help businesses, nonprofits, and individuals communicate clearly and confidently in every situation. Seminars are designed and facilitated by Dr. Paula Youra, center director and a professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Lynchburg.

Center for Water Quality

 The Center for Water Quality, located along College Lake, provides educational, consulting, and management services to Central Virginia and other locations, nationally and internationally. It specializes in the following areas: watershed management; reservoir water quality; stream ecology and management; environmental health, policy, and sustainability; and stormwater management. The center also provides internship opportunities to rising juniors and seniors.