Tomorrow
is Marlin Spirit Day! As we gear up for Homecoming and Family Weekend
on October 6-8, I encourage you to get in the Marlin spirit by sporting
your Virginia Wesleyan gear and decorating your room, office, car, pet,
baby, and more in all things VWU—hats, shirts, mugs, scarves, blankets,
diplomas—all day tomorrow, October 4.
Be sure to snap a photo and share it with the hashtag #MarlinSpiritDay and tag Virginia Wesleyan University’s official Facebook, Alumni Facebook, Twitter (@vawesleyan), and Instagram (@vawesleyan) pages. You can also send your photos directly to the Office of Marketing and Communications at communications@vwu.edu and they'll do their best to post them for you on our University pages.
The
Office of Student Activities will also host a Marlin Spirit Day Office
Decorating contest on campus with a theme of “Blast From the
Past/Decades.” In the running for “Best Door” and/or “Best Lobby” are
John Aird in the Office of Information Technology Services, the Center
for Enrollment Services, Center for the Study of Religious Freedom,
Chaplain's Office, Evening and Weekend Program, Hofheimer Library,
Office of Finance and Administration, Scribner Bookstore, and Office of Student
Activities. Winners will receive goodie trays, framed certificates, and
bragging rights!
The Marlin spirit will continue tomorrow evening with a Wesleyan Wednesday Singles Mingle from 5-7 p.m. at Mix
It Up in Virginia Beach (co-owned by former VWU student Amberly
Carter). Friday through Sunday festivities will include the annual
Homecoming Parade, the Friday Night Flights Alumni Social at ShoreBreak
in Virginia Beach (co-owned by JB Maas '01),
the Homecoming Tailgate, inaugural Chili Cook-off, alumni and varsity
athletic games, tours of the Greer Environmental Sciences Center, the
Class of 2017 Tree Planting Ceremony, an interdenominational worship
service, and more. View the complete schedule on the Homecoming and Family Weekend webpage.
Congratulations
to this year’s Homecoming Court, seniors Wynter Bond and Armon Ardila,
juniors Terra Caple and AJ Ramirez, sophomores Jayla Cross and Joshua
Roth, and freshmen Cydni Young and Ryan Baldwin. These class
representatives were nominated by their peers, and winners will be
announced during the Homecoming Parade on Friday.
I encourage you
to get in the Marlin spirit and participate in these exciting events. I
look forward to seeing your photos Wednesday and visiting with you in
person throughout the week and into the weekend.
