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Spotlight

Michael Myers to Serve as Student Body President in 2018–19

April 27, 2018 — Michael Myers, a rising junior from Medford, Oregon, won the recent election to serve as student body president at Southern Virginia University during the 2018–19 academic year.

Speeches

Elder Callister Encourages Students to Remember Their Eternal Identities

April 18, 2018 — Elder Douglas L. Callister, emeritus General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, spoke to students, faculty and staff members at Southern Virginia University Friday.

News Release

Southern Virginia Hosts Fifth Remote Area Medical Clinic

April 12, 2018 — Southern Virginia University hosted a clinic run by the Remote Area Medical (RAM) of Virginia on its campus last month, where people from the surrounding area received free dental, vision and general medical care.

Speeches

Southern Virginia Professors Teach About the Meaning of Easter in 2018

April 3, 2018 — Southern Virginia University students prepared for Easter weekend during a special convocation last Friday, where Professors David Cox and John Armstrong taught about the meaning of Christ’s resurrection for people today.

Spotlight

New Statue Unveiled at Southern Virginia’s Knight Stadium

March 30, 2018 — Helmet open and lance pointed to the sky, Southern Virginia University recently unveiled a new golden-bronze Knight statue at the Knight Stadium.

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Graduate Kailey Simmons Lands Professional Performing Role at Tuacahn

March 30, 2018 — At the audition she attended in Salt Lake City last December, Southern Virginia alumna Kailey Simmons (’17) was one of the only hopeful performers who had not majored in theatre or music during college.

News Release

Professor Francis MacDonnell to Speak at Southern Virginia University Commencement

March 20, 2018 — Southern Virginia University President Reed N. Wilcox today announced that Professor Francis MacDonnell will be the University’s commencement speaker on Friday, May 4, 2018, at 10 a.m. in the front of Main Hall.

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Dana Oaks To Be Appointed New Executive Vice President and Chief Advancement Officer

March 16, 2018 — Southern Virginia University President Reed N. Wilcox announced Monday that Dana Oaks, currently CEO of University Hospital and Medical Center, a major acute care hospital and medical center complex near Fort Lauderdale, will join Southern Virginia this summer as Executive Vice President and Chief Advancement Officer.

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Steve and Bobbie Sandberg to Speak at University Convocation on March 9

March 7, 2018 — Steve Sandberg, deputy general counsel for Brigham Young University, and his wife, Bobbie Sandberg, will speak at University Convocation on Friday, March 9 at 11 a.m. in the Knight Arena.

Speeches

Elder and Sister Dudley: Priorities for a Leading a Blessed Life

March 6, 2018 — Elder Michael M. Dudley of the Sixth Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and his wife, Michelle Dudley, taught students about principles for prioritizing their lives during University Convocation on Friday, March 2.

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Elder and Sister Dudley to Speak at Southern Virginia University on March 2

Feb. 26, 2018 — Elder Michael M. Dudley and his wife, Michelle Dudley, will speak at University Convocation this Friday, March 2 at 11 a.m. in Southern Virginia’s Knight Arena.

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Tom Christofferson and Dave Checketts: How Inclusion Leads to Christ

Feb. 23, 2018 — “There were parts of my journey that were solitary,” Tom Christofferson said. “But it is a journey towards Christ, and that’s not solitary.”