Hannah King and Travis Lott

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Spring Semester 2014 President’s and Provost’s Lists

May 15, 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 spring semester 2014.

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Former Young Women General President Addresses Class of 2014

May 9, 2014 — More than 1,000 alumni, students, faculty, staff, graduates and their families, and community members gathered on the lawn in front of historic Main Hall in Buena Vista, Va., for Southern Virginia University’s 146th annual Commencement exercises.

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Southern Virginia to Host 18th Conference, Spiritual Retreat June 20-21

May 7, 2014 — The 18th Annual Education Conference, a spiritual retreat at Southern Virginia University, will feature a keynote presentation by Elder Spencer J. Condie, an emeritus general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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UVA Mormon Studies Professor to Give Devotional April 18

April 14, 2014 — Kathleen Flake, the Richard Lyman Bushman Professor in Mormon Studies at the University of Virginia, will give a forum address on Friday, April 18, at 11 a.m. in the Stoddard Center at Southern Virginia University.

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Elaine S. Dalton to Speak at Commencement May 8

April 9, 2014 — Elaine S. Dalton, former Young Women General President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will speak at Southern Virginia University’s 146th Commencement ceremony on Thursday, May 8, at 10 a.m. in front of Main Hall.

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Virginia Stake President to Give Devotional March 28

March 26, 2014 — Keith A. Davey, president of the Mount Vernon Virginia Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will give a devotional address on Friday, March 28, at 11 a.m. in the Stoddard Center at Southern Virginia University.

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Concert Chorale Performs at 60th Anniversary Roanoke Symphony Concert

March 24, 2014 — The Southern Virginia University Concert Chorale joined with the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and several choral ensembles for a special Roanoke Symphony 60th Anniversary Season performance last week.

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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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Southern Virginia, RAM Serve Community With Free Medical Care

March 7, 2014 — Remote Area Medical returned to Southern Virginia University for the third time last weekend to hold a free health clinic that served nearly 600 community members.

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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.