June 17, 2016
It's been a busy summer week on campus. We've been
working to establish a relationship with a new auditing firm. The
College's new auditing firm is KPMG, a national
certified public accounting firm with an office in Norfolk. KPMG will
conduct
our external financial statement audit, as well as the audit of our
federal
financial aid and grants programs and retirement plans. KPMG will also
prepare
our annual federal and state tax returns. We look forward to a long
relationship with KPMG.
Many members of our community and beyond will visit the
College this summer. We recently hosted 45 participants in the United
Methodist Licensing School on our campus from Friday, May 27, 2016 until
Friday, June 3. We are also pleased to be hosting about
100 college baseball players from across the country on campus this summer.
They are participating in the Virginia Beach Collegiate Baseball League for six
weeks. The five teams in the League play 40 games per week, most of them at
Virginia Wesleyan.
On June 23, we will host Reinvent Hampton Roads for a briefing and discussion on a regional industry cluster analysis. The goal of the analysis is to pinpoint specific growth targets and needs for the region’s existing industry clusters within a five year period. At the meeting, Stephen S. Fuller of George Mason University and Larry “Chip” Filer of Old Dominion University will review accomplishments to date, highlight the requirements for regional economic growth, and present a draft action plan to address the requirements.
And, at the end of June, we will host the Norfolk Neighborhood Planning and Development group, which will bring about 250 people to Virginia Wesleyan for a meeting and lunch.
On June 23, we will host Reinvent Hampton Roads for a briefing and discussion on a regional industry cluster analysis. The goal of the analysis is to pinpoint specific growth targets and needs for the region’s existing industry clusters within a five year period. At the meeting, Stephen S. Fuller of George Mason University and Larry “Chip” Filer of Old Dominion University will review accomplishments to date, highlight the requirements for regional economic growth, and present a draft action plan to address the requirements.
And, at the end of June, we will host the Norfolk Neighborhood Planning and Development group, which will bring about 250 people to Virginia Wesleyan for a meeting and lunch.
I’ve recently met with several city leaders. I had an
enjoyable visit with the Mayor-elect of Norfolk, Kenny Alexander, and the Vice
Mayor of Virginia Beach, Louis Jones. I am appreciative of both of them for
their continual interest and support of Virginia Wesleyan College.
I’m pleased to announce that Virginia Wesleyan’s Faculty Athletic
Representative (FAR), Dr. Larry Hultgren, Professor of Philosophy and Director
of Portfolio, has been selected as a 2016 NCAA Division III FAR Fellow. The FAR
Fellows Institute was launched in 2010 and aims to increase the effectiveness
of Division III FARs at the campus, conference and national levels. Dr.
Hultgren will participate in a three-day professional development program at
the NCAA national office in Indianapolis from Friday, October 14 to Sunday,
October 16.
Finally, I’ve attached my monthly column in the Virginian-Pilot entitled “Why Arts
Education Matters.”
