Uknighted: Orientation 2010
Do you have photos you took at orientation? Email them to scoop@svu.edu and they could be published on this very blog.Photos and Post by Leah Sidwell
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Aug 12
Student Ward Boundaries
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Wondering which student ward you’ll be in this fall? It’s based on where you live. See the information in this PDF.
Call one of the bishops if you have any questions.
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Aug 11
Dining Hall Renovations Update
Dining Hall renovations are wrapping up as the university prepares for fall semester. (Photo and Post by Leah Sidwell)
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Aug 3
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Student Medical Mission to Guatemala
In June, a group of Southern Virginia University students traveled to Guatemala to serve a medical mission. While there they provided humanitarian aid at medical and dental clinics, built wood stoves, worked in orphanages, trained local EMTs and helped respond to emergencies.
Watch the video below to see them in action and see photos and read more about their trip in our news story. Or visit the group's Facebook page.
(Post by Burke Olsen)
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Jun 24
Initial Candidacy for Regional Accreditation
President Smith gathered faculty and staff together today within minutes of receiving word that Southern Virginia University has been granted initial candidacy by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The university adds that distinction to the rigorous national accreditation it has held for a decade.
Read the news release. Faculty and staff who gathered were given small goodie bags as a token of thanks for their hard work that contributed to today’s decision and announcement. 
(Photos and post by Burke Olsen)
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Jun 23
Dining Hall Renovations Update
A lot of progress has been made in the last week.
The damaged floor was repaired and a new, level subfloor was added. Now the tiles are beginning to go in. Here’s a sneak peek.
And the new entrance has been framed. The doors and windows will be a little larger once the plywood is trimmed.
(Photos and post by Burke Olsen)
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Jun 15
Dining Hall Renovations
Work crews are busy making some improvements to the campus Dining Hall. New Entrance
The new entrance will allow Dining Hall patrons to enter from the backside of Main Hall, near the Student Center. Workers cut out the asphalt, added a drainage system and poured a concrete foundation for the new entrance. Next they will build the entrance and then remove the windows and add a double door. When the renovations are complete, patrons will swipe their dining cards at the new entrance.
New Floor
The rickety and uneven floor is being removed. A new solid (and level) subfloor will be added and then a new tile floor will be laid.
We will add more photos throughout the process. (Photos and post by Burke Olsen)
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Jun 12
Big Wind
A thunderstorm knocked out power for a few Buena Vista residents also took out a large tree on the hill leading up to campus this afternoon.
No one was injured. Not counting the tree.
Photos and Post by Leah Sidwell
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Jun 8
A classical education and the liberal arts
Two pieces in The New York Times this week focus on the merits of a classical education and studying the humanities—two important aspects of the core curriculum at Southern Virginia University. And Apple CEO Steve Jobs reemphasized this week the integral part the liberal arts play in his company’s success. Stanley Fish
“In short, get knowledgeable and well-trained teachers, equip them with a carefully calibrated curriculum and a syllabus filled with challenging texts and materials, and put them in a room with students who are told where they are going and how they are going to get there.” (Full article.) David Brooks
"Studying the humanities improves your ability to read and write. No matter what you do in life, you will have a huge advantage if you can read a paragraph and discern its meaning (a rarer talent than you might suppose). You will have enormous power if you are the person in the office who can write a clear and concise memo." (Full article.) Steve Jobs
Apple’s Steve Jobs concluded his WWDC keynote address this week, in which he introduced the iPhone 4, by showing an image of two street signs—the intersection of technology and liberal arts. “Apple’s not just a technology company, even though we have and invent some of the highest technology in our industry. It’s more than that. It’s the marriage of that plus, if you will, the humanities or liberal arts, that distinguishes Apple.” (Keynote address.) (Post by Burke Olsen)
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Jun 8
Education Conference Speakers Urge 'Be of good cheer'
The 14th annual education conference at Southern Virginia University kicked off June 4 with a keynote address by Sister Ann M. Dibb, second counselor in the Young Women general presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and daughter of President Thomas S. Monson. Read a summary of the first day’s talks at MormonTimes.com.
Read a summary of the second day's talks at svu.edu.
Listen to the talks at svu.edu/speeches.
(Post by Burke Olsen)
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