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"What really caught my eye was that the Virginia Coastal Policy Center was the only policy and law center in the region in a law school. It was not a litigation clinic; it was a policy center... So I could build trust with government agencies, NGOs, [the] private sector, and develop connections for our students and also develop more full-bodied, fully fleshed out solutions from consulting all sides." -- Elizabeth Andrews on joining the Virginia Coastal Policy Center as its director.
Council Spotlight Award, presented to the Virginia Coastal Policy Center by Hampton City Council in 2022. Wolf Law Library Archives, LSA.2013.001
Originally created as a clinic upon its inception in 2012, the Virginia Coastal Policy Center (VCPC) was re-named as a center shortly before Elizabeth Andrews arrived as its director in 2016. This award reflects the policy-focused mission of the VCPC that was unlike the litigation-focused clinics more commonly found at law schools. Its unique purpose helped Andrews develop stronger relationships with government agencies, NGOs, and the private sector to provide science- and research-based solutions to environmental issues faced by local governments like that of Hampton.