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Campus News
- Virginia Wesleyan honors Women's History Month with "A Celebration of Women's Voices" and Nan Byrne, feminist and Irish-heritage poet
- "Caught On Camera" Opens At Virginia Wesleyan March 7
- Marlins Advance To Round Of 16 In NCAA Tourney!

- Tickets Are Now On Sale For Ninth Annual Empty Bowls
- Hospitality Suite Named For Raymond D. Pearce
Upcoming Events
- March 7 - April 5 - Caught on Camera
- March 8 - International Skit Evening
- March 9 - Wellfest
- March 9 - "Sing Out, Spirit!"
- March 9 - Going to College with the Adult Studies Program
- March 10 - Celebration of Women's Voices
- March 14 - Alumni and Parent Lunch and/or Reception in Northern Virginia
- March 14 - Nan Byrne, Feminist, Irish-Heritage Poet
- March 17 - Empty Bowls Charity Dinner
- March 18-26 - Spring Break: NO CLASSES
- March 27 - NEXUS: Growing Into Wisdom
- March 28 - The Elizabeth River Theatre Company
- March 29 - VWC Abroad in Berlin
- March 30 - "Confronting Our Contradictions: Public Responses to Civil Liberties for Muslims"
Features
- Alumnus gives whole new meaning to "Going Greek"
- From sniffles and sneezes to the sun and the sea
- Teaming up with Eastern Virginia Medical School
- ROTC program teaches leadership and discipline as well as military tactics
- Going once, going twice… Get ready for the Alumni Association's 6th Annual Auction & Party Wednesday, April 26 at the Virginia Beach Convention Center! This year's event is bigger and better than ever with lots of great items to bid on. Want to take a trip? We've got Southwest Airlines tickets! Need a relaxing weeklong get-away? We've got a vacation home in Duck, N.C.! Want Botox or spa treatments? We've got a $500 gift certificate to the Mladick Center for Cosmetic Plastic Surgery! Sign up today!
- Seniors and Class of 2002-2005 alumni: Hats off to
you! Are you coming to the party? The Top Hat Ball, that is! Mark your calendars for April 6 at Jillian's Waterside in Norfolk, Va. There will be free food and drinks, a hat decorating contest with prizes, music, dancing and much more! Just $10 per person! Click here to register online. - Do you live in the metropolitan D.C. area? Don't miss this opportunity to visit with Virginia Wesleyan staff and hear the Vision of the College, as well as network with other alumni, parents and friends! Tuesday, March 14 – two opportunities: Lunch at Old Ebbitt Grill in D.C. at 1 p.m. and a reception at Maggiano's Tyson's Corner at 6 p.m. Click here to RSVP for the lunch. Click here to RSVP for the reception.
- From the Career Services Center: Learn about Job Fairs, recruiters on campus, seminars, career panels, workshops, and more! The Instant.Messenger is published three times each semester. Click here to view it.
- Attention all alumni! The Alumni Association is seeking nominees for the Alumni Awards program. Alumni can self-nominate or be nominated by someone else for two awards: the Distinguished Alumnus Award and the Alumni Service Award. Click here for details. Nominations are due by March 27, 2006.
- Get more out of life -- get involved! If you would like to get more involved in the College, consider applying to become a member of the Alumni Association's Board of Directors! You can apply online! Please submit an application by March 15, 2006 to be considered for the 2006-2007 Board of Directors.
- The Annual Fund for Academic Excellence helps to provide the best education and experience for all Wesleyan students by supporting student scholarships, computer lab additions, technology upgrades, library resources and critical needs as they arise on campus. Here is what Kellee Amburn '06 had to say about receiving an Annual Scholarship through the Annual Fund for Academic Excellence: "I have been able to attend the College of my dreams due to receiving my scholarship. I chose to come to Virginia Wesleyan College because of the size. I learn better in a smaller environment. If I had not received my scholarship, I would be attending a state school. I am so happy to be at Virginia Wesleyan and would not change it for anything!" To view the honor roll of donors, click here. To support students by making a gift to the Annual Fund for Academic Excellence, please click here.
Sports Briefs

- Men's Basketball - (26-3 overall, ranked 8th nationally) clinched the 2006 Old Dominion Athletic Conference championship title with an 81-78 overtime win over the Yellow Jackets of Randolph-Macon College; defeated the Rams of SUNY-Farmingdale in the second round of the NCAA Tournament after receiving a first-round BYE to extend winning streak to 24 consecutive games -- the longest in Division III; will host the NCAA Tournament Sectionals on March 10-11. Head Coach Dave Macedo named 2006 ODAC Coach of the Year; junior forward Brandon Adair named 2006 Player of the Year.
- Women's Basketball - (17-9 overall) enjoyed their best year since 1993-94 season, setting a program record with 14 regular-season ODAC wins, including a 10-game winning streak (the second longest in program history); Head Coach Stephany Dunmyer named ODAC Coach of the Year.
- Baseball - (2-8 overall; 0-2 ODAC) lost to #30 Salisbury University 9-2 @ SU; lost to #5 Rowan University 10-8 @ RU; lost to North Carolina Wesleyan College 7-6 @ NCWC; lost to #2 Cortland State 11-5, 2-1 and 17-8 @ CSU; defeated Christopher Newport University 4-3 @ home; defeated Averett University 5-2 @ Averett; lost to #12 Hampden-Sydney College 5-4 and 8-7 at home
- Softball - (3-1 overall) defeated McDaniel College 3-2 at the Atlantic vs. East Challenge; defeated Albright College 6-5; defeated Polytechnic University 9-0; lost to #11 Emory University 1-0
- Men's lacrosse - (2-1 overall) lost to #1 Salisbury University 16-4 @ SU; defeated Goucher College 12-10 at home; defeated Misericordia College 21-6 at home
- Women's lacrosse - (2-1 overall) lost to #3 Salisbury University 16-4 @ SU; defeated Sweet Briar College 12-7 @ SBC; defeated Frostburg State University 10-4 at home
- Men's tennis - (5-1 overall; 2-1 ODAC) defeated Virginia Union University 7-0 at home; lost to Washington and Lee University 4-3 at W&L; defeated Emory and Henry College 6-1 at W&L; defeated Lynchburg College 5-2 at home; defeated Randolph-Macon College 7-0 @ R-MC; defeated St. Mary's College (Md.) 7-0 @ R-MC
- Women's tennis - (4-2 overall; 1-2 ODAC) defeated Virginia Union University 9-0 at home; lost to Washington and Lee University 9-0 @ W&L; lost to Emory and Henry College 5-4 @ W&L; defeated Lynchburg College 8-1 at home; defeated Randolph-Macon College 8-1 at R-MC; defeated St. Mary's College (Md.) 8-1 @ RM-C
- Golf
- Outdoor Track
Alumni Announcements
- Michael Kaplan '97, M.D. recently opened his own urgent care facility, Lake Area Urgent Care, in Montgomery, Texas. He and his wife, Tara, welcomed 9-pound 2-ounce Aiden Michael Kaplan on December 20, 2005. Aiden joins siblings Cameron, Zachary and Delaney.

