NEWS AND EVENTS AT VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE // APRIL 8, 2016
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VWC, EVMS
Sign Admission Agreement
Early Assurance Program creates enhanced opportunity for Virginia Wesleyan students to attend graduate school. More
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College Hosts Model NATO Challenge
Virginia Wesleyan partnered with Norfolk NATO Festival for the annual mock global crisis simulation on March 23. More
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Works in Progress Returns to Wesleyan
Faculty and students share work in all stages, focused on women's and gender issues, at regional conference on April 2. More
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Think Globally, Teach Locally
College's first Symposium on International Education, held April 1, highlights challenges facing students and educators worldwide. More
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Eric Mazur, Gloria and David Furman Professor of Judaic Studies and Center for the Study of Religious Freedom Fellow, was featured in Jewish News on Feb. 22 for a presentation he was scheduled to give March 6 at the Jewish Museum and Cultural Center. His talk was titled "The S.S. Quanza: Jewish Refugees and the Port of Norfolk." Mazur was also a guest on WHRV's talk radio show Another View on April 1, where he and Barbara Hamm Lee discussed "Race, Religion, Relationships and (Hopes for) Redemption." Recreation and Leisure Studies professor Wayne Pollock was a guest on WHRV's HearSay with Cathy Lewis March 23. He discussed the community partnership that has developed between Westminster-Canterbury, Eastern Virginia Medical School and VWC as a result of The Birdsong Initiative, a recent study of the impact of computer technology among dementia patients. Virginia Wesleyan's new EVMS Early Assurance Program was highlighted in the Virginian-Pilot on March 24. Terry Lindvall, C.S. Lewis Endowed Chair in Communication and Christian Thought, was quoted in an April 4 Washington Post article about The Babylon Bee, a Christian news satire website described in the article as "The Onion for the godly."
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Alumni News & Events
Upcoming Events
Wesleyan Wednesday: Graduation Edition
Wednesday, May 11
5-8 p.m.
ShoreBreak Pizza
2941 Shore Dr., Virginia Beach
Come welcome the Class of 2016 to the Marlin Alumni Nation. Drink specials will be offered and food provided.
Save the Dates
Wesleyan Wednesday
Wednesday, August 10
Homecoming & Family Weekend
October 7-9
2016 Alumni Awards
Nominations Due May 15
If you know an alumnus or alumna who is doing great things, nominate him or her for the Distinguished Alumni Award; Alumni Service Award; or GOLD Award (Graduate of the Last Decade). Nominations due May 15.
Take us to the Top
Increase VWC's national standing with your gift to The Excellence Fund
Did you know that the percentage of alumni who give back to VWC impacts our national rankings in publications like U.S. News & World Report? It's true. And each time your alma mater is recognized nationally, the value of your degree increases. Take us to the top of the national rankings by making a gift today to The Excellence Fund. Whether you give $5 or $500, all gifts, of all sizes, make a difference. Gifts can be made online at www.vwc.edu/giving.
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Class Notes
George Dow (1975) passed away unexpectedly on March 9. More
Rod Bennett (1996) was named the 2016 Gloucester Daffodil Festival Print Artist. More
Vanessa Castaneda (1999) was recently hired as reservations manager overseeing resort sales at Palmetto Dunes Resort on Hilton Head Island. She previously worked for group manager at Heritage Golf and has a range of experience in retail, luxury home building and golf. A native of Hamden, Connecticut, Castaneda, her husband, and their two young daughters, moved to Hilton Head Island from Michigan.
Thomas Taylor (2000), the Superintendent of Middlesex County Public Schools, was named Regional Superintendent of the Year for Region III, which is comprised of school divisions spanning from Gloucester to Fredericksburg in Virginia.
Dr. Adam Rosenbaum (2002) published his first book, Bavarian Tourism and the Modern World, 1800-1950 (Cambridge University Press, February 2016). He is an assistant professor at Colorado Mesa University and received his Ph.D. from Emory.
Erica (Clarke) Tachoir (2005) married Evan Tachoir on March 5 in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She is the director of Career Services and instructor of communication at The Pennsylvania State University, Greater Allegheny Campus. Her husband is a recording artist and battle rapper. The newlyweds honeymooned in Las Vegas. Photo
Ali Southard (2008) was selected as Teacher of the Year at Flat Rock Elementary School in Powhatan County, Virginia, where she's taught for four years. She will soon be interviewed by the district superintendent in consideration for Countywide Teacher of the Year. |
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