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Key to the Future Campaign Update

Number 10, June 2008

Library Transformed to Become Student Information Center

The Henry Clay Hofheimer II Library opened in 1970 and sits at the center of campus.  The College will establish a modern and enhanced Student Information Center by renovating and expanding the existing library.  The transformation will result in a campus hub that regularly attracts students for study and research as well as to relax and socialize.

Modernization Provides Dynamic New Spaces

Students will benefit from new spaces provided in the Student

“Academic life at a college rotates around the library like the planets around the sun.”

--Dr. Timothy O’Rourke, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Kenneth R. Perry Dean of the College

Information Center such as the addition of a 24-hour study hall, a lounge with flexible seating, and an art gallery (see attached first floor plan).  On the second floor, a technology classroom, two new computer classrooms, team study rooms, a seminar room, and an archives room will be added.

Modernization’s Academic Impact

Creating a Student Information Center has been identified as vital to the College’s efforts to reach Phi Beta Kappa status. 

Hofheimer Library Temporarily Relocates to Village II

To accommodate the modernization project, the library will be temporarily housed in Village II Commons, where services for students and faculty will include:

  • A small collection of academic, recreational reading, and reference books
  • Reserve materials
  • A selection of DVD movies
  • Some current magazines and journals
  • Computers for Virginia Wesleyan community use (no public access computers)
  • Study and work space for students
  • All online databases and resources remain fully available and remotely accessible, including journals and a 50,000-volume electronic book collection
  • Full offering of library research and assistance from library staff
  • Arrangements with other libraries for borrowing necessary materials
Modernization Timeline
February R.D. Lambert & Sons was awarded the contract for the modernization.
March - May Faculty encouraged to work with library staff to prepare for research needs for summer and fall classes.
May A Magic Mover, a local company, packed, moved and stored building’s contents at an off-site location.  All books were packed so they may be placed back on the shelves in proper order.  A total of 3,887 boxes of books were packed.
Summer Temporary library operations moved to Village II during the summer.
Summer Archivist Steve Mansfield will work from a space in the Business Office.
Summer Student study and outreach points to be designated for fall semester.
June - Oct. Student Information Center construction
Nov. - Dec. Student Information Center move in
Jan. 2009 Student Information Center dedication
Collection Expansion

During the creation of the Student Information Center, the College continues pursuit of its goal to add 50,000 volumes to the collection.  Using the “Best Books for Academic Libraries,” 10,600 have been added to date.  More books will be ordered over the summer.

Progress Toward Our Goal

As of June 9, 2008, the Key to the Future Campaign has raised $50 million, 77% of the $65 million goal. 

Each endowment, each capital improvement and every Annual Fund dollar supports the drive to be a Phi Beta Kappa-caliber college.

Campaign Leadership Gifts

Virginia Wesleyan College dedicated three residence halls in its newest residential village, Village IV, to honor Betty and Thomas Broyles, Nancy and Robert DeFord and Roy Hendrix. The dedication was held on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at Village IV on the campus of Virginia Wesleyan College.

These three families have made combined gifts totaling $3.2 million to the Virginia Wesleyan College Key to the Future Campaign.  In total, they have volunteered as Board members for over 63 years.

FACT: There have been 53 gifts of $100,000 or more made to the Key to the Future Campaign.

Broyles Hall is named in honor of Betty and Thomas Broyles, of Virginia Beach, Va., parents of Virginia Wesleyan graduate Elizabeth Page Ambrose ’79.  Mr. Broyles has served on the Board of Trustees for more than 25 years and is a senior attorney with Kaufman & Canoles.

DeFord Hall is named in honor of Nancy and Robert DeFord, Jr., of Virginia Beach, Va., vigorous proponents of education.  Mr. DeFord has served on the Board of Trustees for 35 years and is owner of a development company, DeFord, Ltd.  Mrs. DeFord served as superintendent of Park City School District, Utah.

Hendrix Hall is named in honor of Roy E. Hendrix, of Virginia Beach, Va., a veteran, retired civil servant and community leader. Mr. Hendrix has established an endowed scholarship in Business at Virginia Wesleyan and serves on the Board of Trustees.