Coastal Virginia’s Premier University of the Liberal Arts and Sciences

Last night I hosted a large gathering of faculty and staff on campus to share important updates about the future of our institution. After much careful thought and discussion, and following an extensive review and approval process, I am pleased to share that our Virginia Wesleyan College has been authorized by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to become Virginia Wesleyan University. The transition process will begin right away and our new name will take effect with the start of the 2017-2018 academic year. This adjustment in who we are has been natural outgrowth of the inevitable changes in our stature and standing as a higher education institution of quality, dignity, and destiny—as “Coastal Virginia’s Premier University of the Liberal Arts and Sciences.” Let us celebrate how far we have come and, even more important, where we want and need to go.

Photo by Dr. Taryn Myers, Batten Associate Professor of Psychology