2012

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From Researching Colbert to Interning on Capitol Hill: A Senior’s Story

April 24, 2012 — For Whitney Reed, walking up the steps of Main Hall at Southern Virginia University to receive her diploma on Saturday morning will mark the completion of her undergraduate education in only two years — during which time she wrote a 22-page senior paper on “The Colbert Report” and “The Daily Show,” and landed a summer internship on Capitol Hill.

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Senior Wins Second Place at History Society Conference

April 17, 2012 — Four Southern Virginia University students presented papers at a regional Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society conference in Lynchburg, Va., where one of them — Eric Griffin — received second place in one of the two undergraduate categories.

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David C. Clark to Speak at Commencement April 28

April 16, 2012 — David C. Clark will address graduates, families, friends and the faculty and staff of Southern Virginia University at the 2012 commencement exercises on Saturday, April 28, at 10 a.m. in front of Main Hall.

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First YSA Stake Outside of Utah, Idaho Serves Southern Virginia University

April 16, 2012 — A young single adult stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was last night formed at a special stake conference in Lexington, Va.

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Texas Stake President and Wife to Give Special Reading Day Devotional April 20

April 16, 2012 — Jonathan Schmitt, president of the Friendswood Texas Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and his wife, Alexis, will give addresses entitled, “’When are You Going?’ An Invitation to Go, Do and Become” and “Keeping Life’s Demands in Balance,” at a special reading day devotional on Friday, April 20, at 11 a.m. in the Ballroom at Southern Virginia University.

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Autism Foundation Co-Founder to Speak at Forum April 13

April 6, 2012 — JaLynn Rasmussen Prince, co-founder and president of the Madison House Autism Foundation, will give an address entitled, “Beyond the Classroom,” at a forum on Friday, April 13, at 11 a.m. in the Stoddard Center at Southern Virginia University.

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Franklin Covey Co-Founder to Speak at Devotional April 6

April 2, 2012 — Hyrum W. Smith, co-founder of the Franklin Covey Company, and his wife, Gail, will give addresses at a devotional on Friday, April 6, at 11 a.m. in the Stoddard Center at Southern Virginia University.

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Employment and Graduate School Rates High for Southern Virginia Alumni

March 30, 2012 — In a recent survey of Southern Virginia University alumni, of all those who sought full-time employment, nearly nine-in-ten were employed within 12 months of graduation.

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Spring Break Southern Virginia Style

March 29, 2012 — Each year about this time, thousands of college students can hardly wait for what many see as a rite of passage — the notorious spring break.

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Concert Chorale to Perform at 2012 W&L ChoralFest March 29

March 27, 2012 — The Southern Virginia University Concert Chorale, the Washington and Lee Chamber Singers and two other choral groups will perform at the 2012 W&L ChoralFest on Thursday, March 29, at 8 p.m. in Jackson Hall at the Virginia Military Institute.

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Holocaust Scholar to Present Forum March 30

March 27, 2012 — Dr. Ilona Klein, associate professor of Italian at Brigham Young University, will give a forum entitled, “A Witness to the Holocaust," on Friday, March 30, at 11 a.m. in the Stoddard Center at Southern Virginia University.

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Popular LDS Speaker to Give Devotional March 23

March 19, 2012 — Hank Smith, a popular Latter-day Saint speaker, will give a devotional address entitled, “Run with Patience the Road that is Set Before Us,” on Friday, March 23, at 11 a.m. in the Stoddard Center at Southern Virginia University.