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2016 Valedictorian, Salutatorian Excel in Sciences, the Humanities

April 13, 2016 — Law, linguistics, optometry, epidemiology and computer science are just a few of the interests Nathanael Rodriguez explored as a student at Southern Virginia University.

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Senior Takes First Place at History Honor Society Conference

April 12, 2016 — Rex Winslow, a graduating senior at Southern Virginia University, recently took first place at a regional conference of Phi Alpha Theta, an American history honor society with more than 350,000 members.

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Creativity, Core Values in the Classroom

March 24, 2016 — Professor Jane Harrington first entered the world of children’s literature as she raised her own children.

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Alumna Balances Life as Dual-Immersion School Teacher, Musician

March 14, 2016 — Running a robotics club, planning school assemblies, assembling third-grade units in two languages and adjudicating at Washington All-State harp auditions are normal parts of the day for alumna Julie Jarvis (’08), a teacher at Jing Mei Elementary School.

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Students to Exhibit Artwork at Lexington’s Nelson Gallery

Feb. 2, 2016 — Every day, Gustavo Ramos, an art major from Southern Brazil, spends at least four hours drawing or painting in his studio space in a corner of the Tucson House — the art studio at Southern Virginia University.

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Professor, Artist Barbara Crawford Receives Elton Award

Dec. 5, 2015 — In the last forum of the semester, Southern Virginia University Provost Madison U. Sowell announced that Barbara Crawford, professor of art, is the recipient of the 2016 Michael and Kay Elton Lectureship for Outstanding Teaching and Scholarship.

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2015 Distinguished Service Award Recipients Announced

Dec. 4, 2015 — Southern Virginia University Provost Madison U. Sowell today announced the recipients of the 2015 Ed and Chieko Okazaki Distinguished Service Award.

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Students Teach, Serve Through New Program at Local School

Nov. 18, 2015 — This semester marked the creation and launch of the BEST program, an initiative led by Southern Virginia University and the Buena Vista School System to create a community learning center at Enderly Heights Elementary School.

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New Volunteers Serve Southern Virginia

Nov. 4, 2015 — During the past two decades, Southern Virginia University has regularly benefited from the dedicated, qualified and seasoned individuals who have volunteered as staff and faculty members.

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Students Travel to Temple, Give Service on 10th Service Day

Oct. 23, 2015 — More than 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 tenth Service Day last week.

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New VP Brings His ‘Service Orientation’ to Student Life

Oct. 9, 2015 — After nearly 40 years in academia, Dr. Charles E. Bowen’s career has led him to serve at Southern Virginia University as vice president of student life.

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The Fading Point Performs National Anthem at Yankees Game

July 15, 2015 — The Fading Point, Southern Virginia’s premier a cappella group, performed the U.S. national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner," to a crowd of nearly six million at a New York Yankees game at the Yankee Stadium May 27.