The Wesleyan Review - April 17, 2020

Virginia Wesleyan Goes Global with Tokyo Campus

Virginia Wesleyan University and Lakeland University of Plymouth, Wisconsin, have reached an exclusive agreement to jointly operate a campus in Tokyo with the name "Lakeland University Japan and Virginia Wesleyan University Global."

TowneBank Arena Coming to Batten Student Center

Generous gift from TowneBank funds renovation to Virginia Wesleyan's Convocation Hall

VWU Receives COVID-19 Emergency Funds from VFIC

Funds provide short-term relief and assistance for students of 15 member schools

VWU GOES REMOTE: Professor John Rudel

This series explores innovative ways faculty are adapting instruction for remote delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic

Ashley Roehrman '21 Named Newman Civic Fellow

Campus Compact selects the VWU junior as part of its 2020-21 cohort

Coronavirus/COVID-19 Information

Please refer to this site for information and updates as new developments about the COVID-19 outbreak become available.

News Briefs

Summer Session at VWU; The Pharos: April 2020 - Faculty and Staff Achievements and Best Practices; SportSplash: April 14, 2020; VWU's ALL IN Action Plan Selected as Top Plan; Kudos to the VWU Theatre Department; Learning Landscapes: Greer Environmental Sciences Center; Updates on Campus Construction; Newest Marlins Welcomed to VWU Softball and Baseball;

SportSplash: March 24, 2020; Governor Northam Commends VWU for Carnegie Engagement Classification; Batten Honors College Newsletter: Spring 2020

More News

Marlins in the Media

"Virginia Wesleyan University receives COVID-19 emergency funding," featured on WAVY-TV10; "Virginia Wesleyan's Convocation Hall under renovation, will become TowneBank Arena" featured on WTKR; VWU alumnus Brandon Adair '07 featured on WVEC-TV 13NewsNow segment, "NBA official Adair donates to local restaurant to help friend & his employees;" VWU mentioned in The Virginian-Pilot article, "Doctors are seeing patients online during coronavirus –and it could change medicine forever;" Virginia Wesleyan featured in the Tech Shout article, "How Birdsong Tablet is Different from Other Tablets for Seniors?"

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