VIU Student Service seeks to integrate students into a university community and to support and complement student learning inside and outside the classroom.

Shopping and Local Amenities
Less than a mile from campus, there is two large shopping centers (Fair Oaks Mall & Fairfax Corner) with a wide variety of stores where students can find virtually any goods or services they need. For rest and relaxation, there are parks and recreation areas in and around the city where students can go fishing, golfing, boating, and swimming. Camping facilities are also available for public use. Pedestrian and bicycle trails connect the city's parks, schools, shopping centers, and residential areas.

Arts and Entertainment
As one would expect from a major capital city, the Washington Metropolitan Area boasts one of the most exciting arts and entertainment scenes in America. You can choose from, among other attractions, live theater; classical, popular, and ethnic music concerts; the ballet and opera; historical and cultural museums; and world-class art galleries.

Extracurricular Activities
In addition to the above activities and organizations, VIU offers a variety of other exciting educational activities involving day or overnight travel to off-campus sites. Short trips include all the popular sightseeing destinations in Washington, DC. Longer excursions include such destinations as the Patuxent National Wildlife Refuge Research Center, the U. S. Department of Agriculture's Beltsville Agricultural Research Service, Historic Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, Shenandoah National Park in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, and Assateague Island National Seashore. Students also have the opportunity to watch NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB games. 

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