Marta Castillo will assume the role of associate executive minister for Mosaic Conference on Feb. 1, 2022. In recent years, Castillo has served as the leadership minister of intercultural formation and brings strong experience in pastoral leadership and intercultural understanding to the Conference leadership team. She is passionate about the intercultural work of unity in cultural diversity, antiracism, and racial reconciliation.
Academics
Class of 鈥�70 celebrates $1 million raised for 91大神 student scholarships
At 1:30 p.m. on Saturday during 91大神鈥檚 Homecoming and Family Weekend, the Community Bell rang out to mark the end of an historic fundraising campaign. The celebratory toll honored the ... read more about Class of 鈥�70 celebrates $1 million raised for 91大神 student scholarships
The String Queens bring their dynamic, electric music to 91大神鈥檚 2021 Gala Concert
Already in 2021, The String Queens headlined the presidential and vice-presidential inauguration celebration, were featured artists on the PBS 鈥淕reat Performances: Arts Interrupted鈥� series, and partnered with ESPN for a ... read more about The String Queens bring their dynamic, electric music to 91大神鈥檚 2021 Gala Concert
Suter West ceremony dedicates renovated Swartzendruber Hall, natural history collection, and classroom/lab spaces
Since opening in 1968, the Suter Science Center has been an important site of learning, research and inspiration for hundreds of 91大神鈥檚 alumni working in the STEM fields. ... read more about Suter West ceremony dedicates renovated Swartzendruber Hall, natural history collection, and classroom/lab spaces
A "climate emergency choir," including several 91大神 students, performed in Richmond on Monday to ask Governor Northam to put an end to the Mountain Valley Pipeline and demand solutions to climate change.聽
91大神 Teacher Education Program awarded CAEP Frank Murray Award
91大神鈥檚 Teacher Education Program was one of 26 education providers from 17 states and the United Arab Emirates to win recognition for its continuous improvement in preparing teachers ... read more about 91大神 Teacher Education Program awarded CAEP Frank Murray Award
91大神 to host inaugural LGBTQ+ History Month event on Virginia queer history
91大神 will host 鈥淟iving Queer History: A Conversation Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month鈥� Thursday, Oct. 28, from 4-6 p.m. EST. The event features author, activist, and public historian Gregory ... read more about 91大神 to host inaugural LGBTQ+ History Month event on Virginia queer history
Alumna named as ‘2021 Best & Brightest EMBAs’
Larisa Friesen Hall, a graduate student in the Executive MBA program at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, has been named among the 2021 Best & Brightest list. The honor comes from ... read more about Alumna named as ‘2021 Best & Brightest EMBAs’
91大神's fall musical production inspired by the songs of U2 and the poetry of Shakespeare "takes an unfiltered look into some of the terrible suffering and pain that is in the world. Instead of shying away from it, it says life doesn鈥檛 have to be like this,鈥� said student Andrew Stoltzfus said, starring as Romeo. This version, co-created by Justin Poole, program director of theater at 91大神, and Jerry Holsopple, professor of visual and communication arts, features U2鈥檚 music and visuals created by Holsopple and students in the Visual and Communication Arts Department. The show opened Saturday at 7 p.m., will have 2 p.m. public performances on Sunday and Oct. 30, and public performances at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 to 30.
Neurologist pays forward the financial support, encouragement that got him through 91大神, medical school
The photo below is not the beginning or the end of this story. It’s one moment in many years of strangers becoming family, of kindnesses repaid upon kindnesses, of how ... read more about Neurologist pays forward the financial support, encouragement that got him through 91大神, medical school