"Virginia Wesleyan is the Institution to Watch"
Enrollment at 菠萝大人版约炮 is the highest it has been in its 58-year history, President Scott D. Miller told guests at his August 24 in the Jane P. Batten Student Center on campus. Overall headcount for the 2017-18 academic year reached 1,660, a five percent increase over the previous year.
"Our future is more promising today than at any time in memory," he said. "Virginia Wesleyan is the institution to watch, as within the next few years, we continue to make history."
Dr. Miller shared several initiatives and goals for the future and highlighted the University's accomplishments from the past year, including a new academic-based strategic plan; two national-niche programs-the award-winning Greer Environmental Sciences Center and the Batten Honors College; forthcoming completion of the Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center (March 2019); strong early enrollment for the University's online programs and other offerings within University College; a new softball complex at TowneBank Park, the new Betty S. Rogers Track and Field Center, and numerous other improvements of campus athletic facilities; record fundraising as well as recognition of VWU this fall by the Association of Fundraising Professionals as Outstanding Non-Profit in Fundraising; and a strong intercollegiate athletic program highlighted by back-to-back, NCAA Division III national softball championships. More
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Virginia Wesleyan Welcomes Second Batten Honors College Cohort
Shortly after their arrival on campus August 24, the second cohort of 菠萝大人版约炮's Batten Honors College convened in the award-winning Greer Environmental Sciences Center for their formal Matriculation Ceremony. More
Solar SmartFlower Blooms at Virginia Wesleyan
菠萝大人版约炮 is now home to a new type of flower--a solar SmartFlower--and it is only the second college campus in the country to have one. The University held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on August 24 for its new photovoltaic system, and fittingly, the ribbon was cut by a beam of concentrated sunlight focused by a Fresnel lens. More 
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Welcome Aboard, Class of 2022
Virginia Wesleyan's newest Marlins arrived with a splash for Marlin Nation Orientation August 26-28. VWU welcomed 437 first-year students to campus for the second session of Marlin Nation Orientation, a series of events that acclimates new students to campus and marks the beginning of their lives as Marlins. A welcome assembly took place in the Convocation Hall inside the Jane P. Batten Student Center Sunday, where students were greeted by VWU President Scott D. Miller. More |
Dominion Energy Supports Environmental Education at VWU
A $15,000 grant from the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation helped create a memorable educational experience this summer for pre-service (student) teachers from Virginia Wesleyan and their young charges. The grant helped fund programming and activities for an outdoor Environmental Explorers camp held in August at VWU in partnership with the YMCA of South Hampton Roads' Camp Red Feather. More |
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Wonder Woman: A New Kind of Leader
Virginia Wesleyan's Center for the Study of Religious Freedom has released its fall 2018 publication of Understanding Religious Freedom, announcing a diverse calendar of events for the fall semester. The publication supports CSRF's vision of informing, transforming, and equipping individuals to be engaged leaders and citizens, as they increasingly understand why religious freedom is a basic human right of daily significance. Programming and partnerships for fall 2018 include a focus on women as agents of change. As such, Wonder Woman, a harbinger of a different kind of leader, visionary, and change agent, provides an apt symbol for this semester's events. More
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VWU News and Media
Virginia Wesleyan adds SmartFlower solar panel system to campus on ; VWU Associate Professor of Biology Deirdre Gonsalves-Jackson featured in a front page story about women in STEM careers in ; Associate Professor of Political Science Leslie Caughell quoted in the , "More than 50 Virginia Beach sheriff's employees signed to get independent on congressional ballot;" President Miller's guest column, "Keeping the pressure on a free press," in and the
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Campus Events
September 1 - November 2
Neil Britton Art Gallery Exhibition -
DIANE EDISON - "Black and White"
September 6
September 13
On Deck Speaker Series:
DIANE EDISON - "Black and White"
Sound & Symbol Lecture Series - Here Comes the Bride
Weddings and Marriage in the Hindu Tradition,
Dr. Raji Kaloji
Puppy Love, Dr. Kathy Stolley
Life Matters - Jason Seward '01
September 19
American Red Cross Blood Drive
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Hultgren to Highlight Founders Day Festivities
Professor of Philosophy Larry Hultgren, Virginia Wesleyan's longest-tenured faculty member, will serve as keynote speaker for Founders Day. The Founders Day Convocation will be held on Thursday, September 6, at 11 a.m. in Convocation Hall of the Jane P. Batten Student Center. More
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The 2018 Alumni Awards celebration will be held on Thursday, September 6, during our third annual Founders Day.
Celebrated for their outstanding professional and personal accomplishments, this year's honorees are Joseph P. Ruddy '83 - Distinguished Alumnus Award, Clayton J. Singleton '94 - Alumni Service Award, and Alisa W. Crider '10 - Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award. Read more about these exceptional Marlins. 
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View photo galleries from recent events such as President Miller's State of the University Address, Marlin Nation Orientation, SmartFlower Ribbon Cutting, Environmental Explorers Summer Camp, Wesleyan Wednesday, and more.
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Your Chance to Connect with President Miller
VWU Alumni from cities around the country connect with Virginia Wesleyan University's President Scott D. Miller on his travels through a series of special events.
View upcoming Presidential events dates and cities. 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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