Video Premiere: The Genius of Small

As a thank you to our faithful (and growing) audience at scoop.svu.edu, we're giving you the first peek at our new videos. The primary audience for these six segments is prospective students, but we hope you all enjoy them.

It's impossible to convey everything about the university in just a few minutes, but we hope we were able to paint a rough picture with some broad brush strokes.

Campus Life

LDS Environment

Supportive Faculty

Liberal Arts

Extracurricular Activities

Travel Study

As always, drop us a comment and let us know what you think.

(Post by Burke Olsen)

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Suds for SACS

Braving the "Blizzard of '10" dozens of students, staff and volunteers joined together today to make the campus sparkle. Despite the driving snow everyone was happy to be there and make the most of a day of canceled classes, snowy roads and of course, chilly weather in preparation for next week's visit from a site team from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

Thanks to all who helped out today!

                             

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2010 viewbook focuses on "the genius of small"

We've just published a new version of our viewbook—a brochure that helps prospective students become acquainted with Southern Virginia University.

Feel free to share it with someone who might be considering Southern Virginia.

And be sure to let us know what you think.

(Post by Burke Olsen)

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Successful Entrepreneur Talks With Students About Investing

The SVU Management Society hosted the event "Investment Challenge" with speaker Russell Tompkins. Tompkins, a businessman from New Jersey who recently relocated to Buena Vista gave advice on stocks, bonds and all things investments in the ballroom last night to interested students and community members.

Did you miss it? Be sure to check http://www.calendar.svu.edu for upcoming events!

(Photos and Post by Leah Sidwell)

       

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Before you stay in your PJs all day...

Perhaps you have already heard the announcement that Punxsutawney Phil calls for another six weeks of white stuff and generally low temperatures; by the looks of our campus, Phil is spot on. The news is calling for more snow this week, especially this weekend. What does that mean for Southern Virginia students, faculty and staff?

  1.      BE SAFE. Keep driving to a minimum, bundle up and have a plan in case we temporarily lose electricity.

2.      For those of you who anxiously check the blog/website for closure information please know that we will only post announcements if there WILL be changes to our operating schedule. If you don’t see anything on the website/blog that means “business as usual.”

3.      Enjoy! We are not used to snow like this in these parts so take advantage of it! Go for a walk outside. Find a safe sledding spot. Make a snowman. Take a lot of pictures. You may even want to post them to prove that yes, we do get snow in the south, sometimes.

(Photos and Post by Leah Sidwell)

     

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Guess that candy bowl!

What better way to thicken your body’s insulation against the elements this winter than to take a field trip to sample the candy bowls of Main Hall?  Can you identify each candy bowl? You'll be surprised to know who has a talking head candy bowl in their office, who has Godiva in their stash and who stocks the best seasonal candy.

  Leave a comment with your answers. We’ll post the correct answers on Friday. The person with all the correct answers will get the candy of their choice, after all, they already know where to find it.

  DISCLAIMER: This is not an all-inclusive collection of candy dishes of Main Hall. We are well aware of the fact that Professor Brotherson’s bowl is legendary but he was unavailable for this project.  If the need arises we may follow up with a tour of the rest of campus. Let us know with a comment. If you have a candy bowl photo you’d like to submit feel free to email it to scoop@svu.edu .

  No candy bowls were harmed in the making of this segment, but they were unloaded a bit.

(Photos and Post by Leah Sidwell)

                       

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First Snowfall of Year Enjoyed by Visitors and Students

Southern Virginia welcomed visitors from around the country and several inches of snow to this weekend’s admissions open house. Though the forecast did call for snow, we still find it hard to believe this area is receiving so much white stuff.

  Students jumped at the chance to enjoy the white blanket that is keeping most of the Rockbridge County indoors today. What is the forecast for the rest of the day?

Temperature: 20 Degrees
Wind: 11mph for NNF
Humidity: 75%
Chance of  Fun: Likely

  (Photos and Post by Leah Sidwell)

                 

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Graduation Fair

Graduating seniors gathered in the ballroom yesterday afternoon to attend the graduation fair in preparation for 2010 Commencement. Kayla Carter, a graduating senior said "This is weird . . . to be graduating already. It doesn’t feel like I have been here that long."

Students thumbed through yearbooks, class ring catalogs and checklists to be sure all their ducks are in a row before their many approaching deadlines.

Commencement will take place Saturday, May 1 at 10 a.m. in front of Main Hall. This year's speaker is Elder Robert C. Gay. Read more at http://svu.edu/news/archives/2010/elder-gay-commencement-speaker.aspx.

               

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Today's Temperature

It's a great day to be a Knight!

(Posted by Burke Olsen)

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Highlights From the Dining Hall on a Thursday Afternoon

The Southern Virginia Dining Hall is a venue not to be missed. Each dining experience is a creative wonderland where your choices surpass your stomach capacity. Here are five reasons to come back again and again to the dining hall.

  1 - Delicious Panini
2 - Fresh cut pineapple
3 - A floor sign with a sense of humor
4 - Ice cream of unparalleled greatness
5 - Colby Creations: chocolate ice cream, skim milk & Cheerios
6 - Friendly dishwashers

  What have you created at the dining hall?

(Post and Photos by Leah Sidwell)

           

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