2018 Alumni Awards Recipients Announced  
 
Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ President Scott D. Miller has announced the  2018 Alumni Awards recipients--Joe Ruddy '83, Chief Innovation Officer at The Port of  Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ (Distinguished Alumni Award), Clayton Singleton '94,  Artist/Teacher at Norfolk Public Schools (Alumni Service Award), and  Alisa Crider '10, Public Relations Coordinator at Hampton Roads Transit  (Graduate of the Last Decade Award). The awards recipients will be honored during the annual Founders Day  festivities on September 6.  More
  
 
 
 
Summer Scholars   
 
Twenty-two rising ninth-grade girls were on campus July 23-27 to participate in VWU's first Environmental Institute: Summer Scholars Program. The residential environmental science  program enabled the girls to participate in authentic environmental  science, technology, engineering, and math (E-STEM) experiences. More  
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Hultgren to Highlight Founders Day Festivities     
 
Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Wesleyan's longest-tenured faculty member, Larry Hultgren, will  serve as keynote speaker at the Founders Day Convocation on Thursday,  September 6, at 11 a.m. in Convocation Hall of the Jane P. Batten  Student Center.  More   
 
 
 
 
Passing of Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Wesleyan Trustee Anne B. Shumadine  
Longtime Trustee Anne B. Shumadine passed  away on July 24. Shumadine joined the Board of Trustees in 2005. Her mother, Helen  Ballard Hoffman, also served on the Board for more than 35 years, and her son, Jim Shumadine, recently joined the Board,  representing three generations of service to Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Wesleyan. More     
 
 
 
 
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 Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Wesleyan Again Named a "Best College" by The Princeton Review 
The Princeton Review has again selected Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Wesleyan as one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduate education. The University is featured in the 2019 edition of its college guide, "The Best 384 Colleges." The rankings are based on surveys of 138,000 students at 384 top colleges that includes a wide representation by region, size, selectivity and character. In its profile on Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Wesleyan, The Princeton Review praises the institution for being "the quintessential small liberal arts university, providing undergraduates with a close-knit community where one can easily build strong relationships." More 
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VWU News and Media
  
AFP to Honor Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Wesleyan as  Outstanding Non-Profit in Fundraising; Troy DeLawrence '93, Kevin Otey '05 to Lead  VWU Alumni Council; Batten Associate Professor of Mathematics Audrey Malagon quoted in  Bloomberg Businessweek in ""; VWU Alumna Michelle Rogerson '99 featured in ; President Miller's guest column in  The Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµn-Pilot, "."  
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 Campus Events   
  
May 29 - August 24 
 August 24   SmartFlower Solar Ribbon Cutting  Batten Honors College Matriculation Ceremony     
August 26-28 
Marlin Nation Orientation   
  
August 29 
Classes Begin for Fall Semester 
  
September 6 
Founders Day  
  
 
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Each August, prior to the start of the fall semester, VWU President Scott D. Miller delivers a State of the University  address to the campus community. The address includes highlights,  initiatives, and significant accomplishments from the past year,  recognition of faculty and staff, points of pride, recent University  news and information, current campus projects and direction for the  future of the University. The 2018 State of the University Address will  be  on Friday, August 24 at 12:15 p.m. 
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 Make Your Homecoming and Family Weekend Plans Today!  
  
Friday, October 5 
 - Homecoming Parade, 2:30 p.m.
 - VWU Friday Night Flights at ShoreBreak Pizza, 5:30 p.m.
  Saturday, October 6  
- Homecoming FinFest, 11-3 p.m.
 - 2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off, 12 p.m.
 - Athletic Events and Alumni Games
 - Campus Tours
  
Sunday, October 7  
- Interdenominational Worship Service, 10 a.m.
  
  
See the full, fun-filled schedule on our website. We hope to see lots of alumni, family, and friends there!  
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Your Chance to Connect with President Miller      
 
VWU Alumni from cities around the country connect with Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ  Wesleyan University's President Scott D. Miller on his travels through a  series of special events.   
View upcoming Presidential events dates and cities. For more information or to schedule an event in your area, please email alumni@vwu.edu or call 757.233.8786. 
 
 
 
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