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

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Greer Environmental Sciences Center

This award-winning, state-of-the-art facility offers unprecedented opportunities and sets Virginia Wesleyan apart as a national leader.

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Career Development & Internships

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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Live and learn...Batten Honors College

Our nationally prominent Batten Honors College annually awards 20 new full-tuition fellowships and 20 two-thirds tuition scholarships with an academic emphasis on the environment, leadership, and global study.

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

35majors

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30minors

12pre-professional tracks

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$23 Million

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300

beautiful park-like acres

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1,500

engaged students

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Spotlight on VWU

Features

PGMS Salutes Virginia Wesleyan for Grounds Management Excellence

VWU recognized for sixth consecutive year in Green Star Awards Competition

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Susan S. Goode
Fine and Performing Arts Center

VWU Prominently Featured in Teagle Foundation Report

VWU Teams Up for American Heart Association Walk on Nov. 3

VWU Alumni Council Welcomes New Leadership, Members

On Shelves Today! Book Co-edited by Professor Kathy Merlock Jackson

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President’s Blog

A daily blog by President Scott D. Miller

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Events

November

American Red Cross Blood Drive
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

November

Winds, Strings and More
7:30 p.m.

November

Neil Britton Art Gallery Exhibition - Clayton Singleton
November 15 - January 17

November

Sound & Symbol Lecture Series - Here Comes the Bride
11:00 a.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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