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Friday, June 30, 2017
Beautiful Day at VWU
Beautiful summer day at Virginia Wesleyan University overlooking the Jane P. Batten Student Center and Monumental Chapel. This photo was taken from the top of our new Greer Environmental Sciences Center. Those are YMCA Camp Red Feather campers playing in the quad.
Nota Bene: Administrative/Staff Holiday Calendar 2017-18
For planning purposes, below is the 2017-18 Administrative/Staff
Holiday Calendar. For the most part, the University will be closed for
business on these dates. Offices and departments that have critical
deadlines and responsibilities during these times may adjust work
schedules accordingly. I hope this is helpful to you as you plan ahead
for the upcoming academic year.
Nota Bene: New Hires, Advancements and Transitions
Everything
we achieve at Virginia Wesleyan is possible because of our employees
and their dedication to our purpose and mission. Our faculty and staff
are the driving force behind our success, and for that, I say thank you.
Today I’d like to share the addition and advancement of several employees and the transition of others into new roles that better serve the institution from an efficiency and budgetary standpoint.
New Hires and Advancements
Takeyra Collins, currently Visiting Instructor of Recreation and Leisure Studies, will advance to the rank of Assistant Professor following the completion of her Ph.D. at Old Dominion University this summer.
Lauren Frantz (M.Ed., University of Maryland) began service as University Advising Coordinator on June 5, serving alongside and learning the ropes from Genai Hill who retires from the same position this month. Lauren was formerly a Learning Specialist for men’s and women’s basketball at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Shawn Frazier (M.S., Applied Mathematics, Old Dominion University) joins the Mathematics Department as Visiting Instructor, filling the position of the late Linda Partridge. Shawn previously taught in Virginia Beach and Norfolk public schools.
Margaret “Maggie” Henderson (M.L.S., University of New York at Buffalo) joined Hofheimer Library as a Research Librarian on June 23. Previously Librarian/Assistant Professor at Pensacola State College in Florida, Maggie fills the vacancy left by Patty Clark’s departure.
Katrina Henry is completing a Ph.D. in physics at New Mexico Tech and will defend her dissertation in July. A specialist in hydrology, Katrina will be Assistant Professor of Physics and Earth and Environmental Sciences, beginning in the fall. She replaces the retiring Dr. Garry Noe.
Dr. Jeffrey Toussaint (Ph.D., Sociology, Virginia Tech), currently a visiting faculty member, becomes tenure-track Assistant Professor of Sociology/Criminal Justice this fall, filling the position left open when Dr. Alison Marganski departed.
Dr. Michelle Vachris (Ph.D., Economics, George Mason University) will assume the position of Professor of Management, Business, and Economics this fall, replacing Dr. Cheul Kang, who retired after the spring semester. Currently Professor of Economics at Christopher Newport University, Michelle has worked for the International Monetary Fund and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Transitions
Kelly Cordova, formerly Director of Corporate Relations in the Center for Advancement, has filled the vacant role of Assistant Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations. Kelly also serves as Coordinator of the Robert F. Boyd Institute.
Kristi Lafoon, formerly Administrative Assistant to the Registrar, has moved to the Office of Financial Aid to serve as Loan Coordinator/Financial Aid Counselor. She fills the open position left behind by Elizabeth “Betsy” Payne.
Christine Pritchard, previously Administrative Assistant to The Lighthouse, has filled the role of Administrative Assistant to the Birdsong School of Social Science, taking over for Jane Kiefer, who retired at the end of May. Christine also provides administrative support to Hofheimer Library.
Please join me in welcoming our newest faculty and congratulating those who are advancing, and wishing our transitioning staff well in their new roles. Should you have any questions, feel free to contact me directly.
Today I’d like to share the addition and advancement of several employees and the transition of others into new roles that better serve the institution from an efficiency and budgetary standpoint.
New Hires and Advancements
Takeyra Collins, currently Visiting Instructor of Recreation and Leisure Studies, will advance to the rank of Assistant Professor following the completion of her Ph.D. at Old Dominion University this summer.
Lauren Frantz (M.Ed., University of Maryland) began service as University Advising Coordinator on June 5, serving alongside and learning the ropes from Genai Hill who retires from the same position this month. Lauren was formerly a Learning Specialist for men’s and women’s basketball at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Shawn Frazier (M.S., Applied Mathematics, Old Dominion University) joins the Mathematics Department as Visiting Instructor, filling the position of the late Linda Partridge. Shawn previously taught in Virginia Beach and Norfolk public schools.
Margaret “Maggie” Henderson (M.L.S., University of New York at Buffalo) joined Hofheimer Library as a Research Librarian on June 23. Previously Librarian/Assistant Professor at Pensacola State College in Florida, Maggie fills the vacancy left by Patty Clark’s departure.
Katrina Henry is completing a Ph.D. in physics at New Mexico Tech and will defend her dissertation in July. A specialist in hydrology, Katrina will be Assistant Professor of Physics and Earth and Environmental Sciences, beginning in the fall. She replaces the retiring Dr. Garry Noe.
Dr. Jeffrey Toussaint (Ph.D., Sociology, Virginia Tech), currently a visiting faculty member, becomes tenure-track Assistant Professor of Sociology/Criminal Justice this fall, filling the position left open when Dr. Alison Marganski departed.
Dr. Michelle Vachris (Ph.D., Economics, George Mason University) will assume the position of Professor of Management, Business, and Economics this fall, replacing Dr. Cheul Kang, who retired after the spring semester. Currently Professor of Economics at Christopher Newport University, Michelle has worked for the International Monetary Fund and the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Transitions
Kelly Cordova, formerly Director of Corporate Relations in the Center for Advancement, has filled the vacant role of Assistant Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations. Kelly also serves as Coordinator of the Robert F. Boyd Institute.
Kristi Lafoon, formerly Administrative Assistant to the Registrar, has moved to the Office of Financial Aid to serve as Loan Coordinator/Financial Aid Counselor. She fills the open position left behind by Elizabeth “Betsy” Payne.
Christine Pritchard, previously Administrative Assistant to The Lighthouse, has filled the role of Administrative Assistant to the Birdsong School of Social Science, taking over for Jane Kiefer, who retired at the end of May. Christine also provides administrative support to Hofheimer Library.
Please join me in welcoming our newest faculty and congratulating those who are advancing, and wishing our transitioning staff well in their new roles. Should you have any questions, feel free to contact me directly.
Thursday, June 29, 2017
Throwback Thursday: Student Orientation 1997
We just wrapped up orientation here on campus for the incoming Class of 2021. Here’s an orientation throwback to 1997—20 years ago—with a group shot of the “Student Orientation Staff,” or S.O.S. volunteers.
Norfolk Premium Outlets Opens
With Dennis Manning, Headmaster of Norfolk Academy, and Gary Bonnewell, VWU Trustee, at the grand opening and ribbon cutting for Norfolk Premium Outlets this morning.
Wednesday, June 28, 2017
New Views of the GESC
Our beautiful new Greer Environmental Sciences Center as seen from sidewalk outside the Jane P. Batten Student Center, and front and rear landscaping progress pictured below.
Blacktopping on the Avenue of the Sciences
Virginia Paving Company finished blacktopping today on the new Avenue of the Sciences, connecting Honors Village and the road to Godwin Hall going past Blocker Hall. The project has been completed by Hourigan Construction, Chesapeake Bay Contractors, and Virginia Paving Company.
Photo Gallery: New Student Orientation
Welcome Class of 2021! Incoming freshmen, parents and family got to know Virginia Wesleyan University during New Student Orientation on June 23 and 26. View the photo gallery: https://goo.gl/uPjZQz
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
GESC and the Avenue of the Sciences
Exterior signage is up behind the Greer Environmental Sciences Center and at the Wetland Garden, and work is underway on the Avenue of the Sciences. The new road will run by Blocker Hall and connect the Honors Village parking lot back to the main road to Godwin Hall.
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