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NEWS AND EVENTS AT VIRGINIA WESLEYAN COLLEGE  //  MARCH 4, 2016 



A Semester in Sevilla  
Kirstin Sessoms' dreams came true when she was selected to study abroad as part of VWC's Global Scholars Program.
"Urinetown" Raises Sustainability Questions  
Panel discussion explores environmental issues raised by spring theatre production.
Art in Motion     
Mariam Eqbal's intermedia installation "Amplifications and Measures" on display through April 8 in VWC's Neil Britton Art Gallery.
Education Professor Brings Science to Life     
Bill McConnell uses 3D printer to teach fourth graders about adaptation, part of effort to expand academic partnerships.
VWC in the Media  
The Virginia Wesleyan College Concert Series' upcoming Indian dance presentation by Padmarani Rasiah Cantu (March 31) is featured as an Editors' Pick in the February/March edition of Coastal Virginia Magazine. VWC President Scott D. Miller's monthly Virginian-Pilot opinion column was published on Feb. 28, titled ""; Wesleyan education professor Bill McConnell was featured in the Feb. 28 for his 3D printing work with students at Cedar Road Elementary School in Chesapeake; Rabbi Michael Panitz, an adjunct professor of history and religion at VWC, was featured in the Feb. 29 for a presentation he gave at the Jewish Museum and Cultural Center on the evolution of burial practices in Jewish culture. The talk was part of the museum's annual lecture series, "From Here to Eternity." Eric Mazur, Gloria and David Furman Professor of Judaic Studies and Center for the Study of Religious Freedom Fellow, will close out the series March 6 with his discussion on the plight of Jewish refugees that arrived in Norfolk in 1940.
VWC Headlines   
Marlins Go Green with RecycleMania; Planned Giving Society Renamed to Honor Lambuth and Alice Clarke; Board of Trustees Approves Faculty Tenure, Promotions; Greer Environmental Sciences Center Time-lapse Webcam Now Live.  
Upcoming Events
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Class Notes   
Thomas Taylor (2000) was named Regional Superintendent of the Year for Region III, which comprises school divisions spanning from Gloucester to Fredericksburg in Virginia's Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck. Taylor is the superintendent of Middlesex County Public Schools.  
Ryan Monastra (2009), a former VWC cheerleader, was named Baltimore Ravens Cheerleading Rookie of the Year. He says: "Thank you Virginia Wesleyan College cheerleading. It has been an incredible journey indeed, and I would never have had this opportunity without your support...Go Marlins!"
Save on Taxes and Make What Matters Count 
As 2015 Tax Day approaches on April 15, it may seem like you have all the time in the world before you need to start thinking about your 2016 taxes. The truth is, it's never too early to get organized and put a plan into place that includes Virginia Wesleyan College. By investing a little time now, you may be able to save BIG later.

Making a charitable gift can lead to favorable tax benefits. And by making a financial investment in Virginia Wesleyan, you're also providing meaningful support for a young person's future.

For a confidential conversation about a gift to Virginia Wesleyan or about including the College in your estate plans, please contact Lori L. McCarel '94, Director of Corporate Relations, at 757.233.8786 or lharris@vwu.edu.





 
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