Speeches

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Elder Callister Encourages Students to Remember Their Eternal Identities

April 18, 2018 — Elder Douglas L. Callister, emeritus General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, spoke to students, faculty and staff members at Southern Virginia University Friday.

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Southern Virginia Professors Teach About the Meaning of Easter in 2018

April 3, 2018 — Southern Virginia University students prepared for Easter weekend during a special convocation last Friday, where Professors David Cox and John Armstrong taught about the meaning of Christ’s resurrection for people today.

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Elder and Sister Dudley: Priorities for a Leading a Blessed Life

March 6, 2018 — Elder Michael M. Dudley of the Sixth Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and his wife, Michelle Dudley, taught students about principles for prioritizing their lives during University Convocation on Friday, March 2.

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Tom Christofferson and Dave Checketts: How Inclusion Leads to Christ

Feb. 23, 2018 — “There were parts of my journey that were solitary,” Tom Christofferson said. “But it is a journey towards Christ, and that’s not solitary.”

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President Reed and Diane Wilcox: Lessons from Africa

Feb. 16, 2018 — Before becoming president of Southern Virginia University, Reed N. Wilcox’s career took him across the globe.

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What is Love? Dr. Ariel Rodriguez on How to Build a Lasting Relationship

Feb. 13, 2018 — The Southern Virginia community gathered Friday for University Convocation, where Dr. Ariel Rodriguez, professor and coordinator of Southern Virginia’s Family and Child Development Program, taught about love and the creation of lasting relationships.

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Southern Virginia Psychology Professors: Seven Suggestions for Beating the Winter Blues

Feb. 6, 2018 — In light of Punxsutawney Phil’s recent prediction that we are in for six more weeks of winter, Southern Virginia Dean of Students Michael Gibbons and Professor of Psychology Chad Kelland offered students seven suggestions, backed by science, to beat the “winter blues.”

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Ahmad Corbitt Speaks About Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Book of Mormon

Jan. 22, 2018 — Ahmad Corbitt, former director of the New York Office of Public and International Affairs for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, spoke on Friday to Southern Virginia students, faculty and staff at a special University Convocation commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Alex Boyé Speaks, Performs at University Convocation

Oct. 20, 2017 — Alex Boyé spoke and performed at Southern Virginia University this morning during University Convocation in the Knight Arena.

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Deseret News Head Digital Officer Outlines Three Habits for Maintaining a Balanced Life

Oct. 6, 2017 — Burke Olsen, head digital officer at Deseret News, spoke Friday morning in the Knight Arena at Southern Virginia University’s Homecoming Convocation.

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Students Celebrate the Value of Southern Virginia Education at Annual Academic Convocation

Oct. 3, 2017 — Students rose to their feet Friday morning as Southern Virginia faculty members, arrayed in full academic regalia, marched into Knight Arena for this year’s Academic Convocation.

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University Leaders Teach the Power of Personal Branding

Sept. 26, 2017 — Students gathered in Knight Arena for the University convocation Friday morning to hear University leaders speak about the role of social media and personal conduct and appearance in creating a personal brand.