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Campus News
- Virginia Wesleyan mourns loss of former College President Lambuth
M. Clarke - Virginia Wesleyan announces its $65 million Key To The Future Campaign
- College begins search for new Vice President For Academic Affairs
- Virginia Wesleyan to build new lacrosse, field hockey and intramurals stadium
- Steinway Piano donated to Virginia Wesleyan's music department
Upcoming Events
- October 9-13 - Tidewater 20
- October 13 - Fall Break
- October 15 - Conservation of Butterflies & Moths
- October 18 - Black Face/White Face
- October 19 - Legislative Prayer, Pledging "Under God," and other "Ceremonial" Public Religious Expressions
- October 23 - Stuntkid: Jason Levesque: Opening Reception
- October 26 - Martin Marty: "Theo-cracies, Demo-cracies and Other-cracies"
- October 27 - "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown"
- October 31 - Haunted VWC
- November 2 - Going to College with the Adult Studies Program
- November 2 - Basketball Pre-season Sneak Peek
- November 3 - Damian the Hypnotist
- November 11 - VWC Day
Features
- View the Key to the Future Campaign video.
- Biology honor society donates microscopes to primary school in
Trinidad and Tobago: Members of Beta Beta Beta raised enough funds to donate eight light microscopes and other science equipment to the Brasso Seco RC Primary School in Brasso Village, Brasso. - New televisions on campus promote student events and activities. In addition to information about events sponsored by RecX and WAC, the televisions also show advertisements from companies that may be of interest to students.
- Virginia Wesleyan proudly recognizes a new class of Batten Professors, honored for their excellence in teaching and scholarship, their contributions within the community and their passion for inspiring excellence in others.
- 2006-07 Virginia Wesleyan College Concert Series: The Virginia Wesleyan College Concert Series offers opportunities for the campus and local community to hear live performances by exceptional musicians on the Virginia Wesleyan College campus.
- Alumni Travel Opportunities! Two Virginia Wesleyan professors are planning study abroad trips for Winter Session 2007 and have limited spaces available for interested alumni. Dr. Vic Townsend will be leading a trip Jan. 1-10 to various sites in Belize, including coral reefs and tropical rain forests. If you are interested, please contact Dr. Townsend at vtownsend@vwc.edu. Dr. Sara Sewell will be leading a trip entitled "History of the European City" Jan. 5-20 to Berlin, Germany. If you are interested, please contact Dr. Sewell at ssewell@vwc.edu.
- Volunteer opportunities with the Career Services Center and the Alumni Association! Are you interested in providing internship opportunities for Virginia Wesleyan students? Or maybe you would rather assist with alumni events? Simply print this document, complete it and fax or mail it back to the Alumni Office. Volunteers are needed to serve on career panels, assist with mock interviews and greet fellow alumni at Alumni Association events. No previous experience or involvement is required!
- Got Names? Send them our way! If you have the name and address of a high school student (relative, friend, neighbor) who might be interested in attending Virginia Wesleyan College, contact the Admissions Office at admissions@vwc.edu or 757.455.3208 or 800.737.8684. We're always looking for intelligent, outgoing students to share in the Virginia Wesleyan experience!
- From the Career Services Center: Learn about Job Fairs, recruiters on campus, seminars, career panels, workshops and more! The Instant.Messenger is published weekly throughout the semester and informs students, faculty and administrative staff about upcoming events and activities sponsored by the Career Services Center and other Hampton Roads businesses. Click here to view it.
- Back in Action – The Annual Fund for Academic Excellence Student Phonathon: Virginia Wesleyan College's student-based Phonathon will begin its third year of operation on Oct. 9. There are seven students eager to call alumni, parents and friends of the College. Please welcome their phone calls and feel free to ask the student that calls you about his or her experience at Wesleyan. For more information about the Phonathon, click here. To make a gift to support students at Virginia Wesleyan, please click here. To view the Annual Fund honor roll of donors, please click here.
Sports Briefs
- Fall sports in progress! Check out the fall schedules and latest results:
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Alumni Announcements
- Jason Morey '02 and his wife, Emma, welcomed their first child, 6-pound, 2-ounce Imogen Anne Morey, on August 19. The Moreys reside in Dunedin, New Zealand.
- Catherine Giordano '90 received the Fast 5 Award from Women Impacting Public Policy, a national bipartisan public policy organization. Catherine is president and CEO of the Knowledge Information Systems technology firm in Virginia Beach, Va.