
African Graduate Students' Organization at Virginia Tech
About
African Graduate Students' Organization at Virginia Tech (AGSO-VT) provides a bridge connecting current VT graduate students with incoming students from the African continent, thereby easing the process of new students integrating into the VT community. AGSO-VT also offers a supportive community to existing graduate students, while also providing a platform and a purposeful community for alumni and community members who are interested in careers and service opportunities in Africa
AGSO-VT also provides a purposeful community to facilitate the need of giving back to communities in the United States and maintaining ties to the alumni who have returned to their countries of origin and raise awareness of cultural and contemporary issues in Africa. Aside from meeting and sharing experiences as a community, AGSO-VT is committed to the outreach to incoming students and alumni. The members of AGSO-VT are students, parents, and alumni from Africa and those interested in serving in Africa.