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Big Turnout for Homecoming
Tradition, togetherness, and team spirit were front and center during Virginia Wesleyan's 2018 Homecoming and Family Weekend. Marlins came home October 5-7 to celebrate the University with three days of events. View the photo gallery and read all about the big weekend.
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Focus on Faculty:
Deirdre Gonsalves-Jackson
Associate Professor of Biology and Director of Winter and Summer Sessions at ²Ê°ÔÍõÁùФ feels most at home on campus in a lab in the Greer Environmental Sciences Center. Her love of teaching and mentoring students shines through all she does.
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Lifelong Learning Institute Offers Variety of Courses this Fall
The adventure of learning continues at Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay, a Virginia Beach life-care community for active retirees. This fall, members can once again engage in Virginia Wesleyan course offerings in religion, history, political science, and more through the Westminster/Wesleyan Lifelong Learning Institute.
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Congressional Candidates Speak at ²Ê°ÔÍõÁùФ in October
Congressional candidate Elaine Luria and Congressman Scott Taylor visit Virginia Wesleyan in October to meet members of the ²Ê°ÔÍõÁùФ community, deliver remarks, and answer questions. The visits were coordinated by Wesleyan Engaged and the Departments of Political Science and Recreation and Leisure Studies in an effort to prepare students for election day on November 6.
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October 5 Declared as Energy Efficiency Day at Virginia Wesleyan
President Scott D. Miller declared October 5 at ²Ê°ÔÍõÁùФ. ²Ê°ÔÍõÁùФ joins dozens of cities, states, companies, and government agencies nationwide in this effort, but is only the second college or university in the country-the first in the Commonwealth-to make this proclamation for 2018.
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Newly Released Book Co-edited by Professor Kathy Merlock Jackson Includes Chapters Written by ²Ê°ÔÍõÁùФ Professors
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers have announced that "Shapers of American Childhood," a book of essays on visionaries from L. Frank Baum to Dr. Spock to J.K. Rowling, is new on bookshelves. Several members of the Virginia Wesleyan faculty-including Kathy Merlock Jackson, Kathy Stolley, Susan Larkin and Lisa Lyon Payne-have written chapters in the book.
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In the Media
President Scott D. Miller's monthly guest column, "," in
The Virginian-Pilot; Cameron Evans '21 interviewed for PBS News Hour's ";" Chris Taylor '06 featured on pilotonline.com in the article ";" Freshman Sarah Stermer 's feature "," appeared in Green Schools Catalyst Quarterly.
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Fall For Virginia Wesleyan
There's no better time to support Virginia Wesleyan students than right now! Just as the leaves turn colors, we turn to our community of alumni, parents, and friends to support students through gifts to . The Excellence Fund helps to provide students with high-impact academic and student life programs, annual scholarships, and opportunities in undergraduate research, internships, and study-away courses. It's your turn to be a part of this incredible time at ²Ê°ÔÍõÁùФ. Fall for Virginia Wesleyan and to The Excellence Fund today.
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Campus Events
Through November 2
Neil Britton Art Gallery Exhibition
Diane Edison: Black and White
October 15-16
Fall Break
October 18
Congressman Scott Taylor
October 18
The Creativity Workshop: Identity
October 24-28
The Tempest by William Shakespeare
October 25
On Deck Speaker Series: Doug Seroff
October 25
The American Civil Rights Movement and the Women Who Started It
October 27
One Love Festival
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Wesleyan to Host Scholarship Fair October 13
Scholarship Sharing, a nonprofit dedicated to connecting Virginia students to resources for funding higher education, will host its at ²Ê°ÔÍõÁùФ on October 13 from 12-5 p.m. in the Jane P. Batten Student Center.
Students of all ages are welcome for presentations on finding and applying for scholarships and federal aid. Free professional headshots will be offered for portfolios and scholarship applications.
General admission is free and tickets will be available at the door, but pre-registration is recommended to avoid lines. Register today at .
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²Ê°ÔÍõÁùФ Photo Galleries
Check out the latest campus happenings in our . View photos from recent events like Homecoming and Family Weekend 2018 and much more.
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Your Chance to Connect with President Miller
²Ê°ÔÍõÁùФ alumni from cities around the country connect with Virginia Wesleyan University President Scott D. Miller on his travels through a series of special events.
View upcoming Presidential events . For more information or to schedule an event in your area, please email alumni@vwu.edu or call 757.233.8786.
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