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Five Reasons to Fall in Love with Southern Virginia University

Feb. 14, 2020 — This Valentine’s Day, we asked on social media why members of our campus community first fell in love with Southern Virginia University.

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Students Share Faith, Testimonies through Performance at Annual Festival of Lights

Dec. 10, 2019 — Taking time from classes the week before finals, the Southern Virginia University Chamber Singers drove to the Washington D.C. Temple Visitors Center to share their testimonies through performance as a featured ensemble in annual The Festival of Lights hosted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Ensembles Perform Christmas Music at Holiday Forum

Dec. 6, 2019 — Per holiday tradition at Southern Virginia University, ensembles from the music program performed at the last forum of the fall semester giving the campus community a preview of their upcoming concert: “Christmas on the Hill.”

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Six Students Recognized at Southern Virginia University’s Inaugural Model U.N. Conference

Dec. 5, 2019 — Following their inaugural Model United Nations competition in the Appalachia Regional Model Arab League on November 4-6, members of Southern Virginia University’s newly formed Model U.N. team were awarded Best Delegation and Distinguished Delegation.

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The Professors of the Semester Fall 2019

Nov. 22, 2019 — Southern Virginia University students nominated Assistant Professor of Music Mackenzie Romriell and Associate Professor of Economics Zebulen Riley as the Fall 2019 Professors of the Semester.

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Welcoming Southern Virginia’s Largest Student Body Ever

Aug. 30, 2019 — At Friday’s Welcome Back Forum, President Wilcox kicked off the new academic year by welcoming Southern Virginia University’s largest student body ever.

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Dr. David Cox Wins Book of the Year Award

July 10, 2019 — Written by Southern Virginia University Visiting Professor of History Dr. David Cox, “Lee Chapel at 150,” earned the Silver Medal for Best Regional Non-Fiction Book for the Year in the Independent Publisher Book Awards.

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Graduate (’19) Bound for UVA Law: “Attending Southern Virginia was the Best Decision”

June 11, 2019 — Class of 2019 graduate Phil Soelberg is certain that his acceptance to the University of Virginia School of Law—a top-ten nationally ranked law school and Soelberg’s top choice—will open many doors for him.

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Knights Awarded Best Domain at NCSU Hackathon

May 15, 2019 — Competing in their first ever hackathon at the North Carolina State University ‘Pack Hacks’ event, four Southern Virginia University computer science students earned Best Domain honors for their app, Vicinia— a localized chat service that connects friends within a close radius.

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Music Ensembles Perform at Spring Forum

April 19, 2019 — The Southern Virginia University music ensembles performed for the last forum of the 2018-19 academic year on April 19.

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The Professors of the Semester Spring 2019

April 5, 2019 — Southern Virginia University students and faculty nominated psychology professor Jeff Batis, Spanish professor Arlene Fuentes, and music professor Kyle Nielsen as this semester’s “Professors of the Semester.”