Thank you to the following individuals and organizations who made
the 2007 Build It Campus-Community Fair a success!

Tara Sulzen - Jennifer Becker - Alexis Duda - Jill Eisenberg - Amanda Harvey - Jonathan Hempel - Margaux LeSourd -
Rorie Norton - Sarah Singletary - Kate Degategno - Anthony Allen and the staff of the Hotchkiss Field Community Center -
Amy Howard - Gail Oliver - Bettie Clarke - Cindy Stearns - Julie Tea - Stacy Adams and Reach Out and Read Virginia - Biz Bowen and Pi Beta Phi - Susan Stokes and Overby-Sheppard Elementary School - Alease Johnson and Chandler Middle School -
Todd Elliott and the youth in Finding Your Way and the William Byrd Community House Teen Center - Len Bullock, Megan Rollins,
Charles Satchell, Kevin Panicker, Dwight Claxton and others at Boaz & Ruth - Sally Ribiero, Bernice Duncan and others
at Partnership for Families Northside - City of Department of Richmond Parks, Recreation and Community Facilities -
Mark Naylor and the UR Office of Admission - Michelle Bhatta and the UR Office of Financial Aid - Alpha Chi Omega - Delta Gamma - Maria Hickman and the UR Women's Basketball Team - Katybeth Driesbach, Joe Testani and the UR Career Development Center - Henry McLaughlin and Marilynn Goss at Central Virginia Legal Aid - Marilyn Metzler and Mary Moore at Cross Over Ministry -
Shana Middleton, Stephanie Li and the UR D-Squad - Global House - Laura Kindig and Robert Baskerville at the Highland Park Community Development Corporation - Kirk Randolph at US Realty - the Jepson Student Government Association - Dan Fabian and Pi Eta Sigma - Kenny Adcock and the URPD - Sarah Potter, Keturah Edwards and others at National Student Partnership -
Craig Kinsley and his students - Malcolm Hill and his students - Dominique Gunst and Omicron Delta Kappa - Rebecca Bruening and the UR Student Sierra Club - UR Young Democrats - UR College Republicans - Jeff Becker - the WILL Program -
LaFonde Jones and others at The Hope Center - Shelley Briggs and Books on Wheels - Diamond White and the Virginia Eye Institute - Annie Coleman and the Sister's Network - Donald Barrow and Optima Health - FAMIS
UR Bluegrass Ensemble - Choeur du Roi - Roscoe Burnems - Highland Park Divas - Mykale Adam AKA "Kid" - Richmond All-Stars Majestic Spartans Marching Band - No BS Brass Band - University of Richmond Bossa Nova Ensemble - DJ Tiger and Power 92.1 - Emily Acqua - Andrea Adams - Torera Akinola - Patricia Allen - Dani Amarant - Xavier Belcher - Matt Bellinger - Kristen Bennett - Jess Bergeron - Tom Borwick- Dale Bostwick - Kyndra Brown - Rebecca Bruening - Ramon Bullard - Kim Burns - Sarah Burwell - Julie Busch - Katie Buskirk - Ashley Catlett - Brooke Christofferson - Mary Churchill - Victoria Cimino - Erica Coleman -
Lillie Colombo - Nicole Conner - Lisa Crabtree - Jeremy Crawley - Elizabeth Danka - Katherine deJesus -
Jena DeScioli - Kristen DiGirolamo - Jenna Downey - Rachel Doyle - Andrea Dupee - Allison DuVal - Megan Embrey - Matt Fanelli - Kevin Farrelly - Katie Fischer - Katie Fishman - Cloe Franko - Becca Frazier - Jen Fuchs - Nicole Gaffen - Meredith Gleason -
Ashley Graham - Janine Guastamacchia - Dominique Gunst - Nicola Hart - Jessica Hasday - Jennifer Hoff - Meredith Kamis -
Matthew King - Andrew Loftus - Nyketha Lyken - Dolores MacNeilly - Theresa Maiello - Neil Maneck - Sara McGanity -
Michelle McKee - Jackie McMahon - Keylin Mejia Tavarez - Shana Middleton - Lisa Miles - Andrew Miles - Kevin Miller - Jessica Miller - Kat Miner - Christine Mullaney - Laura Musser - William Myers - Diana Naidoo - Dora Newman - Dinh Ngo - Kelly Norman -
Danielle North - Sheri Notte - Corinne Nunez - Caitlin O'Donnell - Jenny Patchen - Sharon Petway - Maggie Place -
Jamie Poveromo - Rob Pressly - Bailey Price - Lauren Pryor - Luke Purcell - Katie Riedo - Monica Rocha - Kelly Roche -
Kamol Saliev - Jamie Sasser - Amy Saucier - Kara Schultz - Lauren Sekowski - Miriam Sincell - Lisa Sinkovitz - Katherine Snell - Heather Strickland - Barbara Terry - Jessi Thaller - Giles Thomson - Terance Trammell - Mai-Anh Tran - Eric Van Der Hyde -
Lindsay Vang - Carly Vendegna-Ramirez - Diana Vincelli - Sam Vortherms - Sheena Walker- Lindsay Ward - Rachel Wildfeuer -
Kelly Wilkerson - Jennifer Williams - Andrea Willis - Avrell Young - Chandler Whitman - Laurie Knies - Erin Brady - Chris Yates -
Salmaan Ayaz - Rebecca Wolpert - Jasmine Fryer - Elleni Ghebremicael - Councilwoman Ellen Robertson - Carla Shriner -
Jana Ross - John Sheffield - Greg Hofbauer - Kate O'Dwyer Randall - Michael Redwine - Roberta Oster Sachs - Scott Tilghman -
Jen Kramer - Megan Karonis - Lochrane Smith - Emily Rottier - Erin Kendlehart - Maria Ribas - Jordan Headlee - Kendra Lahue -
Lauren Jennings - Katie Lydon - Margaret Keliher - Becca O'Neal - Sarah Musselwhite - Christine Bequai - Kelly Hughes -
Mallory Montgomery - Lucy Hester - Liza Zimmerman - Glyn Hughes - Neal Bowens and Ajai Blue-Saunders at Community in Schools - Ginny Carlson and the UR School of Continuing Studies - the UR Bookstore - Modlin Center for the Arts - Betsy Curtler - Theatre IV - Science Museum of Virginia - Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens - Visual Arts Center of Richmond -
Children's Museum of Richmond - the UR Print Shop - Phyllis Andrews at Commonwealth Events
and many, many others

Your efforts make a difference!

please see photos from the Fair here

Building Relationships for Social Change

Build It is the University of Richmond’s largest community engagement initiative, designed to connect students, staff and faculty to each other and the residents of metropolitan Richmond through service, education, and other community involvement.  Together, Build It participants develop and implement projects that address pressing needs Richmond neighborhoods while providing continuing “real-world” experiences for students that deepen their engagement with academic work. While students currently make up the majority of Build It volunteers, every member of the University community is invited to participate in ongoing service activities, educational programs, or the building projects that take place each year. The University has demonstrated its support for staff involvement by offering individuals the opportunity to work on Build It projects for up to eight hours annually during their regular paid work day.   

The current Build It partner community is the Northside of the City of Richmond, including Highland Park and nearby neighborhoods.  With its historical and cultural richness, recent economic and educational revitalization, and active local citizens and organizations, this area is an excellent fit for the Build It initiative. The University of Richmond, through the Build It initiative, has committed to work in this area over a multi-year period.

To learn more about the Build It community engagement initiative, please see this article from the December 2006 - January 2007 issue of RichmondNow or explore our web site. Build It also welcomes your ideas for how we can continue to improve and enrich this initiative.