Hannah King and Travis Lott

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Dr. Scott A. Dransfield to Give Elton Lecture March 21

March 14, 2014 — Dr. Scott A. Dransfield, Elton Awardee and professor of English at Southern Virginia University, will give the 2014 Elton Lecture, titled “Jane Austen and the SVU Core Values,” on Friday, March 21, at 11 a.m. in the Stoddard Center at Southern Virginia.

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Student Places Second in National History Society Conference

March 11, 2014 — Southern Virginia University senior Pamela Gilmer received second place at a regional conference of the national history honor society Phi Alpha Theta last week — making 2014 the third year in a row that a Southern Virginia student has placed first or second at the conference.

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Students, Faculty Travel to the Temple on 8th Annual Service Day

Feb. 25, 2014 — Nearly 200 Southern Virginia University students, faculty and staff attended the Washington D.C. Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on the university’s eighth annual Service Day last week.

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Founder of Award-Winning Volunteer Project to Speak Feb. 28

Feb. 24, 2014 — Dr. Francis G. Serio, founder and co-director of the Dominican Dental Mission Project, will give a forum address on Friday, Feb. 28, at 11 a.m. in Chandler Hall at Southern Virginia University.

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Authors of ‘My Name Used to be Muhammad’ to Give Devotional Feb. 21

Feb. 17, 2014 — Tito Momen and Jeff Benedict, authors of the new book “My Name Used to Be Muhammad: The True Story of a Muslim Who Became a Christian,” will give a devotional address on Friday, Feb. 21, at 11 a.m. in the Stoddard Center at Southern Virginia University.

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Assistant Church Historian to Give Devotional Feb. 14

Feb. 11, 2014 — Richard E. Turley Jr., assistant church historian and recorder for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will give a devotional address titled “By Study and By Faith” on Friday, Feb. 14, at 11 a.m. in the Stoddard Center at Southern Virginia University.

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Fall Semester 2013 President’s and Provost’s Lists

Feb. 6, 2014 — Southern Virginia University President Paul K. Sybrowsky is pleased to announce the recipients of the President’s and Provost’s List honors for students who excelled academically in fall semester 2013.

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Southern Virginia Presents ‘Our Town’ Feb. 14-15, 21-22

Feb. 5, 2014 — Southern Virginia University Theatre will present Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Our Town,” on Friday and Saturday, Feb. 14 and 15, and the following weekend, Feb. 21 and 22, at 7:30 p.m. in Chandler Hall.

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Former LDS Mission President to Give Devotional Feb. 7

Feb. 3, 2014 — James Ritchie, former president of the Ghana Missionary Training Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will give a devotional address titled “Make Yourself Indispensable” on Friday, Feb. 7, at 11 a.m. in the Stoddard Center at Southern Virginia University.

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Southern Virginia to Hold Honor Forum Jan. 31

Jan. 28, 2014 — Southern Virginia University will hold its annual Honor Forum on Friday, Jan. 31, at 11 a.m. in the Stoddard Center.

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Alumnus Receives Prestigious Fulbright Grant

Jan. 28, 2014 — Eric Griffin (’12) recently received a Fulbright Grant to teach English as a second language to university students in Argentina beginning in March 2014.

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VP of Operations, Student Services to Give Address Jan. 24

Jan. 23, 2014 — Vice President of Operations and Student Services Scott Y. Doxey will give the annual state of the university address on Friday, Jan. 24, at 11 a.m. in the Stoddard Center at Southern Virginia University.