Virginia Union University President Hakim J. Lucas announces the university’s first expansion in more than 40 years during a news conference on Tuesday on campus. He is joined by, seated from left, Gregory Lewis, VUU senior vice president and chief financial officer; City Councilman Chris A. Hilbert; Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, chairman of the VUU Board of Trustees; and Dr. Allia Carter, VUU’s chief operating officer.
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VUU acquires motel property for expansion project
Virginia Union University has purchased a nearby motel property in undertaking its first expansion in more than 40 years.