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Campus News
Sonny Travis
- An era ends as Travis resigns as Athletics Director and Soccer Coach
- President Greer appointed to the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Foundation Board
- Dr. Eric Michael Mazur named the Gloria and David Furman Endowed Chair in Judaic Studies
- Virginia Private College Week
- Men's basketball alumnus to begin professional career in Germany
Upcoming Events
- August 8 - Wesleyan Wednesday
- August 9 - Rising Senior Day
- August 14 - Rising Senior Day
- August 23 - 27 - New Student Orientation Scene II
- August 27 - Classes begin
- August 29 - Welcome Back Concert
- August 30 - Fall Honor Convocation
- September 4 - November 2 - Art Faculty Exhibition
- September 6 - Dr. Eric Michael Mazur Inaugural Address
- September 6 - "The First Decades of the Established Church"
- September 7 - Lake Taylor Music Festival
- September 8 - One Love
Festival - A World Peace International Music & Arts Extravaganza
Make plans now for Homecoming & Family Weekend 2007 from Oct. 5 - 7. For more information contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 757.455.3298 or alumni@vwc.edu.
Features
- Alumni redefine giving back
- YMCA Camp Red Feather
- Junior Koren Robins experiences Buddhism
- Dr. Stephen Mansfield
preserves history
- Senior Nate Swann '08 has spirit! Do you? The "Get the Spirit" Drive now has more than 800 students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of the College signed up with FREE Decals. Members of the Spirit Squad are featured on the College Web site. Take action and join today!
- Join us for Wesleyan Wednesday! Unwind at an after-work party with scenic views of the Chesapeake Bay at the Ocean View Pier in Norfolk. Register online for a fun evening with hors d'oeuvres and a complimentary drink coupon from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 8. Get Directions.
- Have you signed up
for the FREE Alumni online community - FishNet? With just
a click of a mouse
alumni can search for old friends, post alumni announcements such as marriages, births and employment updates and view photographs - all from the convenience of their personal computers.
- Thanks to the 2,063 alumni, parents, friends, faculty, staff, churches, corporations and foundations that supported the Annual Fund for Academic Excellence during the 2006-07 year, the goal of $1,365,408 was achieved for the fourth consecutive year. Gifts to the Annual Fund support scholarships, technology upgrades and additions, undergraduate research, faculty recruitment and development and critical needs as they arise on campus. View the honor roll of donors or make a gift to support the 2007-08 Annual Fund.
Sports Briefs
- High honors across the Board in 2007: 54 athletes named to All-ODAC teams, 32 athletes were named to All-Virginia teams, nine athletes were named to All-Region teams, three athletes were named All-Americans, and two Marlins were named Virginia Rookie of the Year for 2007.
- Fall sports kick off soon! Check out the fall schedules:
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Alumni Announcements
Featured Alumnus: Brian Kirwin '91
Brian as McCue in The Front Page, a production
by the Little Theater of Virginia Beach.
Brian Kirwin '91 is director of media relations for Rourk Public Relations, based in Virginia Beach, Va. He is also a political consultant who has lent his expertise to more than 18 state and local campaigns. Brian previously worked for the Muscular Dystrophy Association where he helped promote special events in Hampton Roads that raised more than $1 million annually for three consecutive years. In his free time, Brian enjoys acting and has appeared in a dozen plays throughout Hampton Roads.