The NRV Experience, hosted by Onward NRV, is an eight-week summer program designed to help interns discover whether the New River Valley is a natural fit for them after graduation. Participants build professional skills, connect with others, and experience the vibrant community that makes the NRV a great place to call home.
While employers show interns what it’s like to work in the NRV, we show them what it’s like to live here.
Connect With Other Interns
Strengthen Professional Skills
Experience Community Excursions
Kick-Off Event: Wikiteria Cafe
Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Pulaski County Excursion: Rock House Marina
Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Giles County Excursion: Mountain Lake Lodge
Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Virtual Lunch and Learn: Zoom
Thursday, June 26, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Young Professionals Pop-Up Event: Rising Silo Brewery
Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Montgomery County Excursion: Game Time at the Superbowl
Tuesday, July 8, 2025, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Floyd County Excursion: Floyd Center for the Arts
Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
City of Radford Excursion: Bisset Park
Tuesday, July 22, 2025, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Wrap-Up Event: Long Way Brewing
Thursday, July 31, 2025, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Ana, Celanese Intern, NRV Experience 2020 Participant
Radford, VA – Recently featured in the Valley Business FRONT magazine, Radford’s Oransi is making headlines. Oransi, founded in 2009, started as an online HEPA
New River Valley, VA – Virginia’s New River Valley (Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford MSA) recently ranked #63 out of 200 mid-sized metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for its talent
Montgomery County, VA – Prestar Packaging recently won 1st Place and earned the title of The Coolest Thing Made in Virginia in the 2025 Virginia
We’d love to talk to you about all NRV has to offer you and your business.
Email us today to learn more about how NRV can support your goals.
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