2024

Spotlight

Brotherhood and a Record-breaking Year: Inside Men’s Volleyball’s Undefeated Success

April 4, 2024 — Undefeated and currently ranked number one in the nation by AVCA/NVA Division III, the Southern Virginia University men’s volleyball team is shattering program records as they battle their way through the 2023-24 season. 

News Release

Preview: Southern Virginia University Theatre Brings Beloved Musical Classic “Cinderella” to the Stage

April 4, 2024 — The Southern Virginia University Theatre program is pleased to present the Broadway adaptation of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II’s “Cinderella,” a classic story of dreams, love, and new beginnings, on April 11, 13, and 19–20 in the Performing Arts Center.

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Dryden Named Vice President of Advancement & Development

April 3, 2024 — Buena Vista, Va. — President Bonnie H. Cordon has named Deidra Dryden Southern Virginia University’s new vice president of advancement and development, effective immediately.

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Southern Virginia University Remembers Ardeth Greene Kapp

April 2, 2024 — Southern Virginia University is saddened by the passing of former Young Women General President Ardeth Greene Kapp, a beloved friend and long-time supporter of our institution.

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Chamber Singers to Perform in Holy Week Celebration at the Washington D.C. Temple Visitors’ Center 

March 18, 2024 — On Easter Sunday, March 31, the Southern Virginia University Chamber Singers will perform selections of sacred music as the final ensemble in the first Holy Week Easter Celebration held at the Washington D.C. Temple Visitors’ Center.

Campus Voices

Little Monumental Moments

March 14, 2024 — The following essay was shared by the author at Southern Virginia University's Inaugural Founder's Day forum on March 8.

Campus Voices

The Biggest Miracle

March 14, 2024 — The following essay was shared by the author at Southern Virginia University's Inaugural Founder's Day forum on March 8.

Speeches

Inaugural Founder’s Day Forum Celebrates Glade Knight and Southern Virginia University

March 13, 2024 — Wearing crimson and white, the Southern Virginia University community gathered on Friday, March 8, for the inaugural Founder’s Day Forum to celebrate founder Glade Knight and the continued growth and impact of the university on students’ lives.

Spotlight

Alum Ricardo Jensen (‘10) Appointed Superior Court Judge for North Carolina 6th District

March 6, 2024 — A 2010 graduate of Southern Virginia University, Ricardo Jensen was recently appointed as Superior Court Judge in North Carolina for the 6th District of New Hanover/Pender counties to fill the remainder of the judicial term of the previous judge, Phyllis Gorham.

Speeches

Peacemakers Through Civic Discourse with Social Studies Expert David Blankenhorn

Feb. 28, 2024 — On Feb. 23, the Southern Virginia University community gathered for an Honors Forum to hear David Blankenhorn, founder and president of Institute for American Values and co-founder of Braver Angels, a grassroots organization that addresses political polarization, speak on being a peacemaker through civic discourse.

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An Exercise in Civic Discourse: Honors Program Hosts Intercollegiate Debate with Braver Angels

Feb. 27, 2024 — On Thursday Feb. 22, Southern Virginia University’s Honors Program hosted its first intercollegiate debate, welcoming Washington and Lee University, the Virginia Military Institute, and Mountain Gateway Community College to campus. Chaired by Doug Sprei, who leads Braver Angels’ College Debates and Discourse Alliance, students from each institution debated the topic, “Should Americans Receive Universal Basic Income (UBI)?”

Spotlight

Discovery-driven, Aesthetic, Spiritual: Moriah Salins’s Artistic Journey at Southern Virginia University

Feb. 22, 2024 — When Moriah Salins (‘25) first started at Southern Virginia University, like many students, she wasn’t sure what she wanted to study. After taking psychology, art, philosophy, and music classes, she decided on an art major and a double minor in philosophy and music. It was during this process of exploration that she discovered an intense love of learning.