Virginia Wesleyan University is Coastal Virginia's premier university of the liberal arts and sciences

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Career Development

Participate in internships and externships with prominent organizations, including the Port of Virginia, Fortune 500 companies, recreation and tourism industries, government agencies, and the arts.

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Begin your experience at Coastal Virginia's premier university of the liberal arts and sciences.

42majors

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31minors

19pre-professional tracks

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$23 Million

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300

beautiful park-like acres

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$2,500

earn while you learn

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Spotlight on VWU

Features

VWU Students to Deliberate Pandemic Ethics

VFIC and Wells Fargo sponsor the 22nd annual statewide collegiate Ethics Bowl January 30-31

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News

Westminster/Wesleyan Lifelong Learning Institute: Spring 2022 Schedule

Colby DelBene Named Head Cross Country Coach/Assistant Director of Track & Field

MLK Day Commemoration: Now a Virtual Event

New Agreement with Chatham University’s Falk School of Sustainability and Environment

Fall 2021 President’s List and Dean’s List Announced

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President’s Blog

A daily blog by President Scott D. Miller

Congratulations to Erin Highsmith '22, our 2022 Mavis McKenley '11 Award recipient. The award was...

Events

January

January Term 2022
January 3 - 21

January

Spring Semester 2022 Begins

January

Virtual Wesleyan Wednesday: New Faces of Marlin Athletics
12:00 p.m.

January

Ethics Bowl Demonstration: Pandemic Ethics
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

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Digital Broadcasting Network

The VWU Digital Broadcasting Network is a media production unit serving the Virginia Wesleyan University community by recording and broadcasting a wide-range of institutional, educational, cultural, and athletics programs.

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Our Coastal Edge

VWU is situated in world-famous Virginia Beach, part of a metropolitan region of 1.7 million people.

With the University’s close proximity to the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. You’ll find yourself in the midst of a thriving urban area with many opportunities for fun and adventure. You’ll be strategically positioned to participate in externships and internships with Fortune 500 companies, state and national government agencies, and arts facilities.

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