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Rising Scholar of Mormonism to Teach Class at Southern Virginia

Aug. 30, 2012 — Dr. Matthew Bowman, a rising scholar in the growing field of Mormon studies, will teach a class titled “Mormonism and the American Experience” at Southern Virginia University this fall.

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Southern Virginia University Launches $50 Million Capital Campaign

Aug. 27, 2012 — Southern Virginia University is nearly halfway toward the $50-million goal for its first-ever capital campaign, which was publicly launched last week at two gala events in Utah.

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Humanities Professor Excels in her Field and in the Classroom

Aug. 6, 2012 — While fans from all over the world cheer on athletes at the Olympic Games in London this summer, Dr. Debra Sowell — who has completed multiple scholarly publications and other projects in the past academic year — compares Olympic athletes to scholars, who both must obey “the law of the harvest” in order to excel.

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Alumna Named Virginia Teacher of Promise

Aug. 2, 2012 — While pursuing a graduate degree at Marymount University — where she graduated with a 4.0 grade-point average in May — Southern Virginia University alumna Holly Burningham (’09) was named a Virginia Teacher of Promise, a distinction given annually to top students in Virginia’s 37 teacher education programs.

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Southern Virginia Provides Housing for More Than 100 Linemen in Wake of Storm

July 6, 2012 — In the wake of a devastating East-coast storm that knocked out electricity for more than three million households, Southern Virginia University housed workers from Dominion Virginia Power this week to help restore electricity for citizens of Buena Vista, Va.

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Southern Sem History on Display in Fawson Alumni House

June 25, 2012 — An exhibit featuring Southern Seminary history titled, “All That Linger Here: A Pictorial History of the Campus,” is on display in the Fawson Alumni House at Southern Virginia University until Sept. 15.

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Southern Virginia University Receives Regional Accreditation

June 21, 2012 — The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges — the oldest, largest and most prestigious accreditor of colleges and universities in the southern United States — today awarded regional accreditation to Southern Virginia University.

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Alumnus Gains and Loses 75 Pounds on Purpose

June 8, 2012 — While many Americans struggle to become thin, one Southern Virginia University alumnus, Drew Manning, received international media coverage for spending six months of the past year struggling toward a different goal — getting fat.

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Coming to Know Christ, His Prophets, His Holy House

June 6, 2012 — The second day of the 16th Annual Education Conference at Southern Virginia University on Saturday, June 2, featured presentations on the journey to know Christ personally, and to learn from his plan, his prophet on the earth today and his holy temples.

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A ‘Journey to Higher Ground’ at 16th Annual Education Conference

June 4, 2012 — In an effort to follow the words of Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin and “journey to higher ground,” hundreds of Latter-day Saints gathered to be uplifted and receive doctrinal instruction on how to come to Christ at the 16th Annual Education Conference at Southern Virginia University on Friday, June 1, and Saturday, June 2.

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Spring Semester 2012 President’s and Provost’s Lists

May 30, 2012 — Southern Virginia University Acting President Richard G. Whitehead is pleased to announce the recipients of the President’s and Provost’s List honors for students who excelled academically in spring semester 2012.

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Professor and Student Get Bylines in Sports Illustrated Cover Story

May 25, 2012 — Southern Virginia University Professor Jeff Benedict wrote this week’s Sports Illustrated cover story about high school basketball star Jabari Parker.