Dear friends,
We celebrated the Class of 2023 with all the pomp and circumstance they deserve on Saturday, May 13, which featured a keynote address from Hilary Harp Falk, President and CEO of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Commencement Weekend events also included our Baccalaureate Service, featuring Bishop Sue Haupert-Johnson; the Batten Honors College Capstone Ceremony; and a special reception at DeFord Manor for our first four students from our collaborative campus in Tokyo to graduate.
Our students won a variety of national accolades in extracurricular activities, including 19 awards in the annual Society for Collegiate Journalists National Contest. Our work with the NOAA grant-funded "shared waters" project continues. In athletics, Geni Roberts '23 earned his eighth All-American honor at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, and VWU softball won the NCAA Regional Tournament.
We honored retiring faculty and staff and celebrated those reaching anniversary milestones in their VWU careers. We were delighted to see nine members of VWU leadership named to the Inside Business Power List.
Congratulations to all, especially to the resilient Class of 2023! We wish them the very best as they pursue meaningful personal and professional goals in their lives.
Sincerely,
