"As you gaze toward the horizon, Class of 2016, I would urge you to choose optimism," Peace Corps Director and Keynote Speaker Carrie Hessler-Radelet told graduates during Virginia Wesleyan College's 47
th Commencement Ceremony on May 14. "Choose to look at the world as it is, and believe in what it can become."
Although the world headlines of the past year can prompt anything but optimism sometimes, we can all feel good about where our newest Virginia Wesleyan alumni, and those who are following them, are headed.
Having impact in countless ways, The Excellence Fund supports scholarships, experiential learning, student research, internships, and the many programs that contribute to our excellent academic reputation. It's a direct investment in programs that foster student leadership, achievement, lifelong learning, and contributing, engaged citizenship.
Please consider making a tax-deductible gift by June 30--the close of the current fiscal year--at
www.vwc.edu/giveonline. Together, we can build resources that go directly to work benefiting our students' experience and strengthening VWC's competitive advantage as an institution well into the 21st century.
