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NEWS AND EVENTS AT VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE  //  JULY 8, 2016 
Welcome Aboard, Class of 2020!
Approximately 350 new Marlins arrived with a splash June 24 and 27, as the 91直播 Wesleyan College Class of 2020 set sail on their VWC journey with a nautical-themed New Student Orientation (NSO). 91直播 College anticipates welcoming nearly 500 new students when classes begin in August.

Following a welcome from VWC President Scott D. Miller, new students and their families were encouraged to create their own orientation journey by choosing which information sessions and special "destinations" they'd like to visit. Students also met with advisors to build their fall class schedules. A Marlin Celebration capped off the day with music and dancing, sand volleyball, raffle prizes, snow cones, and a dunk tank that drenched Dean of Freshmen Jason Seward '05.

91直播Class of 2020 will return to campus Aug. 24 for Marlin Days.  

Board of Trustees Elects New Chair, Officers   
91直播 Wesleyan President Scott Miller announces new Board leadership.

New Leadership for Annual Giving, Alumni Relations    
Lori L. (Simpers) McCarel '94 appointed Executive Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations.
VWC in the Media  
91直播Beacon's "Community Scene," a section of the reflecting moments of life in 91直播 Beach, featured a photo of the June 21 for the Greer Environmental Sciences Center. A powerful new poetry collection by 91直播 Wesleyan Professor of English Vivian Teter, titled "Breath Enough," was featured in the July 3 in an overview written by VWC Professor Emeritus Bill Ruehlmann.
VWC Headlines   
Chesapeake Bay Trust Grant Supports Summer Biology Course for Chesapeake High School Students; Reinvent Hampton Roads Holds Industry Cluster Analysis Briefing on Campus June 23; Board Recognizes Trustees Emeriti.
Upcoming Events
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August 24-28  

Summer Sports Camps

 
Thank You For
Giving Back
Thank you to 91直播 Wesleyan's community of alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and friends who contributed to 91直播Excellence Fund during the 2015-2016 fiscal year. Your gifts have provided VWC students with opportunities that will shape their lives forever. 

As Peace Corps Director and 2016 Commencement Speaker Carrie Hessler-Radelet advised, "Believe in what [the world] can become." Your support of 91直播Excellence Fund has actualized this belief for 91直播 Wesleyan students by creating annual scholarships, new research projects, unique academic programs, study away experiences, and internship opportunities. These benefits contribute to the success of our students as well as the College's excellent academic reputation.

If you missed the opportunity to contribute, it's never too late to begin giving back to 91直播 Wesleyan. Learn more about , make a gift, and be counted! #VWCBeCounted

Pictured: Taylor Hannon '17 presents her research on "War Hysteria" as part of the College's 2016 Academic Fair. 91直播interdisciplinary showcase is held annually following Spring Honors Convocation.
Class Notes    
Two 91直播 Wesleyan alumni are continuing their careers in leadership positions in the United Methodist Church. Ted Smith (1984), who has served as District Superintendent in the Fredericksburg District, has been put forth by the 91直播 Annual Conference for United Methodist Bishop at the upcoming Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference on July 13. Scott Davis (1984) was recently appointed District Superintendent of the Lynchburg District.   
Heather Baker Weidner (1989) published her debut novel, Secret Lives and Private Eyes, in June. Learn more at .

Michelle (Meesh) Peters (1992) received the 2015 Rotary Women in Action Award for Rotary District 7610 for her service in Swaziland and South Africa in training educators that work with students with disabilities. 





 
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