Saturday, February 11, 2017
Batten Honors College Competition Continues
Dr. Joyce Easter, Dean of the Batten Honors College, addresses potential Batten Fellows and Shumadine Scholars in Blocker Hall.
Friday, February 10, 2017
Wonderful Social at Slover
With
David Black (Counsel to the President) & Mort Gamble (Senior Vice
President) at tonight's Batten Honors College social at the Slover
Library.
Batten Honors College Competitors Visit Slover Library
Honors student Alex McComb speaks to guests at tonight's Batten Honors
College social on the sixth floor of Slover Library in downtown Norfolk.
Joining Higher Education Leaders to Oppose Travel Ban
Proud to join with nearly 600 universities and colleges across the country to voice concerns about the recent executive actions banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries: http://www.vwc.edu/news-a-events/news-briefs/358
VWC News and Events
Catch up on the latest VWC news and events in this week's edition of "@vawesleyan": http://conta.cc/2lw2iH4
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Welcoming Future Batten Fellows
Welcoming students to Virginia Wesleyan's first Batten Honors College competition. Tonight’s reception was held at the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center.
Inaugural Batten Honors College Competition Begins
A wonderful evening at the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center for the opening reception of the inaugural Batten Honors College competition. Pictured here with Dr. Timothy O'Rourke, Provost and Vice President, Dr. Joyce Easter, Dean of the Batten Honors College, and Steve Pinto, Director of Enrollment for the Batten Honors College.
Nota Bene: Inaugural Batten Honors College Competition
I am both proud and excited
to share that 38 prospective freshmen—one all the way from France—will
arrive in Coastal Virginia today to take part in our inaugural Batten Honors College
competition (February 9-11). I had the privilege during my State of the
College Address in August to introduce the Batten Honors College, which
is named for Virginia Wesleyan College Trustee Emerita and dedicated
friends of the institution, Jane P. Batten H’06 and her late husband,
Frank Batten, Sr.
The competition will get underway with a welcome reception at the Virginia Aquarium and will continue Friday and Saturday with various interviews, campus tours, and panel discussions. Participating students and their parents will also attend a second reception at Slover Library in downtown Norfolk.
Students will be contending for a place in the very first cohort of the Batten Honors College. Twenty students will be selected to receive the Batten Fellowship, a prestigious scholarship renewable for four years and covering the full amount of tuition—$36,010 for the 2017-2018 academic year—plus funding for an international study-away experience during their junior or senior year. Further, the Batten Honors College will recognize the academic merit and leadership potential of another 20 students by admitting them to the Honors College as Shumadine Scholars. Shumadine Scholarships will have a value in an amount equal to two-thirds tuition—$24,000 during the 2017-2018 academic year.
Through small class sizes, personalized instruction and especially vigorous faculty-student interaction, the Batten Honors College will inspire, engage, and prepare academically-talented students to become impactful leaders and environmental stewards in our global community.
It is sure to be an exciting few days here on our campus. Many thanks to all who have worked hard to make this inaugural competition a truly special occasion for our participants. If you see Batten Honors College competitors on campus, be sure to give them a warm Wesleyan welcome and wish them well in their pursuits.
The competition will get underway with a welcome reception at the Virginia Aquarium and will continue Friday and Saturday with various interviews, campus tours, and panel discussions. Participating students and their parents will also attend a second reception at Slover Library in downtown Norfolk.
Students will be contending for a place in the very first cohort of the Batten Honors College. Twenty students will be selected to receive the Batten Fellowship, a prestigious scholarship renewable for four years and covering the full amount of tuition—$36,010 for the 2017-2018 academic year—plus funding for an international study-away experience during their junior or senior year. Further, the Batten Honors College will recognize the academic merit and leadership potential of another 20 students by admitting them to the Honors College as Shumadine Scholars. Shumadine Scholarships will have a value in an amount equal to two-thirds tuition—$24,000 during the 2017-2018 academic year.
Through small class sizes, personalized instruction and especially vigorous faculty-student interaction, the Batten Honors College will inspire, engage, and prepare academically-talented students to become impactful leaders and environmental stewards in our global community.
It is sure to be an exciting few days here on our campus. Many thanks to all who have worked hard to make this inaugural competition a truly special occasion for our participants. If you see Batten Honors College competitors on campus, be sure to give them a warm Wesleyan welcome and wish them well in their pursuits.
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