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Spotlight

Music Department Presents Christmas Devotional

Dec. 6, 2016 — The Southern Virginia University Music Department presented a special Christmas-themed musical devotional to kick off the holiday season on Friday, November 2, at 11 a.m. in the Stoddard Center.

News Release

Southern Virginia Music Department to Hold Musical Christmas Devotional

Dec. 1, 2016 — The Southern Virginia University Music Department will present a special Christmas-themed musical devotional to kick off the Holiday season on Friday, November 2, at 11 a.m. in the Stoddard Center.

Speeches

Forum Recap: An Interview with the Hartford Courant Opinion Editor

Nov. 28, 2016 — Jeff Benedict, Director of the Institute for Writing and Mass Media at Southern Virginia University, conducted an interview-style forum with special guest Carolyn Lumsden, opinion editor of The Hartford Courant, in front of an audience of students, faculty and staff gathered in the Stoddard Center.

Campus Voices

Behind the Scenes: The Ones Who Make the Limelight

Nov. 28, 2016 — As Southern Virginia University students file out Chandler after another spectacular theater production, it is possible that most of the audience may have missed a significant part of the show.

News Release

Editorial Page Editor of the Hartford Courant to Give Forum Interview

Nov. 17, 2016 — Jeff Benedict, New York Times best-selling author and director of Southern Virginia University’s newly founded Institute for Writing and Mass Media, will conduct an interview-style forum with special guest Carolyn Lumsden, opinion editor of The Hartford Courant, on Friday, November 18, at 11 a.m. in the Stoddard Center.

Speeches

Forum Speakers on Finding Beauty, Seizing Opportunity

Nov. 8, 2016 — James Lambert, assistant professor of English and the director of the Writing Center, and Edwin Mulitalo, defensive line coach for the football team, addressed students, faculty and staff gathered in the Stoddard Center on Friday, Nov. 4, about the value of education, serving others, and seizing opportunities.

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Shakespeare Scholar, Super Bowl Champion to Speak at Friday Forum

Nov. 3, 2016 — Dr. James Lambert, assistant professor of English and the director of the Writing Center, and Edwin Mulitalo, former NFL offensive lineman and current defensive line coach at Southern Virginia University, will speak at forum at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, in the Stoddard Center.

News Release

Southern Virginia Theatre Presents “Steel Magnolias” Nov. 4-5, 11-12

Nov. 3, 2016 — The Southern Virginia University Theatre Program will present Robert Harling’s Broadway and movie favorite, “Steel Magnolias” on November 4–5 and 11–12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center.

Speeches

Forum with Executive Editors at Sports Illustrated, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Nov. 1, 2016 — Jeff Benedict, Director of the Institute for Writing and Mass Media at Southern Virginia University, conducted an interview-style forum with special guests B.J. Schecter, Executive Editor at Sports Illustrated, and Rick Wolff, Senior Executive Editor at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing, in front of an audience of students, faculty and staff gathered in the Stoddard Center.

News Release

Executive Editors at Sports Illustrated, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to Give Forum Interviews

Oct. 26, 2016 — Jeff Benedict, New York Times best-selling author and director of Southern Virginia University’s newly founded Institute for Writing and Mass Media, will conduct an interview-style forum with special guests B.J. Schecter, Executive Editor at Sports Illustrated, and Rick Wolff, Senior Executive Editor at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing, on Friday, Oct. 28, at 11 a.m. in the Stoddard Center.

Spotlight

Alumnus Studies Optometry, Earns Army’s Health Professions Scholarship

Oct. 13, 2016 — After discovering a passion for optometry at Southern Virginia University, Michael Goering (’15) is well on his way to achieving his career goals — having recently begun his second year at Marshall B. Ketchum University’s optometry program and been commissioned as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army.

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University Leaders Speak on the Importance of Institute at Forum

Oct. 10, 2016 — President Reed N. Wilcox, along with other university leaders, addressed students, faculty and staff gathered in Southern Virginia University’s Stoddard Center on Friday, Oct. 7, about the benefits of attending Institute of Religion — part of the Church Education System of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.