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April 12, 2011 — Dr. Madison U. Sowell, former director of the Brigham Young University honors program, today was appointed provost at Southern Virginia University.

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Orchestra and Choir to Present Easter Concert at D.C. Temple Visitors’ Center

April 11, 2011 — The Southern Virginia University Orchestra and Concert Chorale will present an Easter concert at the Washington D.C. Temple Visitors’ Center on Easter Sunday, April 24, at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend, free of charge.

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“Secretariat” Author to Speak at Forum April 15

April 8, 2011 — William Nack, author of “Secretariat: The Making of a Champion,” will give a forum address entitled, “Secretariat’s Rise as a Cultural Icon,” Friday, April 15, at 11 a.m. in the Stoddard Center at Southern Virginia University.

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Deidra Dryden Appointed to USCAA Championship Committee

April 6, 2011 — Southern Virginia University Acting Athletic Director Deidra Dryden was appointed to the United States Collegiate Athletic Association’s championship committee.

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Mormonism in Western Society Topic of Forum April 8

April 4, 2011 — Fred Gedicks, Guy Anderson Chair and Professor of Law at Brigham Young University’s J. Reuben Clark Law School, will give a forum address entitled, “Mormonism in Western Society: Three Futures,” Friday, April 8, at 11 a.m. in the Stoddard Center at Southern Virginia University.

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Student Elections Participation at Record High—77 percent

April 1, 2011 — More students participated in student association elections this year at Southern Virginia University than any year previous.According to Joseph Bouchelle, associate dean of students, 77 percent of Southern Virginia students voted in the student elections this year. This high percentage is unheard of at most other universities.

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Elder Nolan D. Archibald to Speak at Commencement April 30

March 30, 2011 — Southern Virginia University President Rodney K. Smith today announced that Elder Nolan D. Archibald will be the university’s commencement speaker on Saturday, April 30, 2011, at 10 a.m.

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“Looking For the Lord’s Hand” Topic of Devotional April 1

March 30, 2011 — Nate Quigley, the CEO and co-founder of Folkstory.us, a family-oriented personal history site, will give a devotional address entitled, “Looking for the Lord’s Hand,” Friday, April 1, at 11 a.m. in the Stoddard Center at Southern Virginia University.

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Dr. William John Silverman, Jr., Hired as Assistant Professor of English

March 28, 2011 — Dr. William John Silverman, Jr., has been hired as an assistant professor of English at Southern Virginia University.

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Students and Faculty Showcase Art at D.C. Temple Visitors’ Center

March 22, 2011 — Five Southern Virginia students and Art Professor Douglas Himes had works accepted into Fulfill the Vision, an exhibit at the Washington D.C. Temple Visitors’ Center on display until March 27.

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LDS Church’s D.C. Public and International Affairs Director to Speak at Devotional March 25

March 18, 2011 — Lance Walker, the director of public and international affairs for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Washington, D.C., will give a devotional address entitled, “A Friend to All Nations,” Friday, March 25, at 11 a.m. in the Stoddard Center at Southern Virginia University.

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America’s Grace and Latter-day Saints Topic of Forum March 18

March 15, 2011 — David Campbell, the John Cardinal O’Hara Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, will give a forum address entitled, “A Peculiar People? Does America’s Grace Extend to Latter-day Saints?” Friday, March 18, at 11 a.m. in the Stoddard Center at Southern Virginia University.