Real world experience starts here.
The Mary Virginia Terry Center (The Terry Center) brings students, faculty, and community partners together through meaningful hands-on learning experiences. By serving as VSU's centralized hub for internships, undergraduate research, service learning, study abroad, and other forms of applied learning, YOU build real-world skills, strengthen relationships, and are prepared for lifelong success after graduation.
The Terry Center offers:
- Student Experiential Learning Programs
- TrailBlazer: Experiential Learning in Curriculum
- Community Learning Programs
- Community Partnerships
Student Experiential Learning Programs
Students who engage in applied learning experiences demonstrate higher retention rates, improved academic performance, and greater post-graduation success.
Experiential Learning in Curriculum
VSU's QEP Trailblazing: Shaping the Undergraduate Experience through Experiential Learning features many experiential learning (EL) opportunities for students to deepen their level of learning. The QEP Team coordinates with Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and the University Advising teams to identify appropriate student opportunities. Some EL activities occur in courses, while others are embedded in co-curricular activities and student organizations such as the Student Government Association (SGA).
Students who complete experiential learning opportunities are known as . . .
Community Learning Programs
Our community learning programs extend the Mary Virginia Terry Center's outreach beyond current VSU students.
Community Partnerships
Our community partners play a critical role in helping us achieve our goals here at the Mary Virginia Terry Center.
Experiential learning in action . . .
VSU Community Partnership on Affordable Housing
The Terry Center Team
Dr. Anne Price, Executive Director of the Terry Center; Chair of Blazer Summer Research Institute
Sue Bailey, Administrative Coordinator, Learning in Retirement and the Terry Center
Dr. David Starling, Director of Global Initiatives
Dr. Irina McClellan, Assistant Director of International Programs
Dr. Denise Reid, Chair, Student Research Council; Professor of Mathematics
Dr. Charles Talor, Co-Chair of Blazer Summer Research Institute; Professor of Psychology
The Mary Virginia Terry Center
- Current Location
University Center, Room 3103
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta, GA 31601
The Center's permanent home will be Martin Hall once renovations and upgrades are completed there. - Mailing Address
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta, GA 31698