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TORN-ADO: Barbara Crawford Art Installation Opens Mar. 21 at Southern Virginia University

March 7, 2017 — Beginning Mar. 21, Professor Barbara Crawford and a team of contributing artists will open a stunning art installation entitled TORN-ADO in the Stoddard Center at Southern Virginia University.

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Professor Card and Professor Stoddard Give Forum on Overcoming Trials and Achieving Success

March 3, 2017 — Orson Scott Card — a Hugo and Nebula Award winning author who has written over 80 publications in the young adult, contemporary fantasy and religious genres — and Robert Stoddard — Theatre Program Coordinator and Associate Professor of Theatre at Southern Virginia University — spoke about the importance of creating art in the LDS community at a casual forum with of gathered students, faculty, and staff.

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Professors Card and Stoddard to Give Joint Forum on Mar. 3

March 2, 2017 — Southern Virginia University professors Orson Scott Card — a Hugo and Nebula Award winning author who has written over 80 publications in the young adult, contemporary fantasy and religious genres — and Robert Stoddard — Theatre Program Coordinator and Associate Professor of Theatre — will deliver a joint forum address entitled “Mormon Art from The Student Heart” on Friday, March 3 at 11 a.m. in the Stoddard Center.

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Emmy-Award Winning Screenwriter Delivers Personal Insight on Career

Feb. 28, 2017 — Emmy-Award winning screenwriter, Adam Mazer, spoke to Southern Virginia University students, faculty, and staff during a special interview-style forum conducted by Jeff Benedict, New York Times best-selling author and Director of the Institute for Writing and Mass Media.

Campus Voices

“Winter Blahs? Winter Ahhs!”

Feb. 22, 2017 — There is a very small room, about 7 x 9 feet in size, off the kitchen. The room is positioned to catch the morning and evening sun, and so is bathed in light almost all day.

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Emmy-Award Winning Screenwriter Adam Mazer to Give Forum on Feb. 24

Feb. 22, 2017 — Emmy-Award winning screenwriter Adam Mazer will speak at Friday Forum on Feb. 24, at 11 a.m. in the Stoddard Center as part of Southern Virginia University’s Institute for Writing and Mass Media lecture series.

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Faculty, Professional Staff to Speak on Concentrations at Forum on Feb. 17

Feb. 17, 2017 — Four distinguished members of the Southern Virginia University faculty and professional staff, President Reed N. Wilcox, Interim Provost Scott Dransfield, Dr. Jeremiah John and Cameron Crowther, will deliver a forum on Friday, Feb. 17, centered on academic concentrations.

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Thoughts On Love From Students, Faculty, and Professional Staff

Feb. 15, 2017 — As we celebrate Valentine’s Day today, and watch the Southern Virginia University Theatre Department’s production “Romeo and Juliet” on the stage, love is in the air and on our minds.

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Family and Child Development Faculty Deliver Forum on Healthy Relationships

Feb. 12, 2017 — Southern Virginia University’s Family and Child Development faculty, Dr. Anne Waddoups and Dr. Ariel Rodriguez, delivered messages on the topic of healthy relationships to gathered students, faculty, and staff at a special Valentine’s Day Forum.

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Dr. Rodriguez, Dr. Waddoups to Present Valentine’s Day Forum on Healthy Relationships

Feb. 9, 2017 — Southern Virginia University’s Family and Child Development faculty, Dr. Ariel Rodriguez and Dr. Anne Waddoups, will speak on the topic of healthy relationships at a special Valentine’s Day forum this Friday, Feb. 10, at 11 a.m. in the Stoddard Center.

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Dr. MacDonnell, Dr. Cox Deliver Civil-Rights Addresses at Forum

Feb. 7, 2017 — On Friday, Feb. 3, two distinguished Southern Virginia University’s faculty members, Dr. Francis MacDonnell and Dr. David Cox, delivered addresses in honor of Black History Month outlining the heroism of the Civil Rights leaders Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Johnathon Daniels.

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Olivia Ekberg and Bethany Anderson Share Experiences at Annual Honor Forum

Feb. 7, 2017 — Southern Virginia University’s annual Honor Forum was delivered by current student Olivia Ekberg, a freshman who qualified for the Rio Olympic Games in synchronized swimming, and alumna Bethany Anderson, an ’07 graduate and licensed clinical social worker.