Thank you for the many comments, phone calls, and messages of support in response to last week’s exciting campus announcement
on becoming Virginia Wesleyan University. Your enthusiasm and support
are greatly appreciated as we continue our transition to becoming
“Coastal Virginia’s Premier University of the Liberal Arts and
Sciences.”
To keep this process moving smoothly, I have
designated a preliminary University Transition Team made up of the
Cabinet and other members of the administration. The group is already
outlining necessary steps and protocols to keep all of us informed on
what changes will be needed, and when. Additional details will be
forthcoming. In the meantime, I ask that all questions are directed to
immediate supervisors, who will in turn seek appropriate guidance and/or
recommendations from the transition team.
As I shared
previously, this adjustment in who we are has been a natural outgrowth
of the inevitable changes in our stature and standing as a
higher-education institution of quality, dignity, and destiny. I thank
you for your continued support and ask for your patience as we move to
the next steps in raising our profile and maximizing our potential.
Finally,
in case you missed it, we've received much positive coverage from the
local media about our transition to University status. The news was
highlighted in a Virginian-Pilot article and a video segment on WAVY-TV featuring students Amber Gaines and Alana Peters and members of the Virginia Wesleyan softball team.
