Thank you for visiting our website. We hope to give you some insights into who we are as an academic community and information about our commitment to provide our students an excellent liberal arts education
in a wholesome environment that embraces the values of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Let me outline for you three ways in which Southern Virginia University provides students with unparalleled opportunities.
Offering choice
We offer our students the choice of attending a small and highly participatory liberal arts college for Latter-day Saints and all who embrace our standards. Students who want to know and be known by their professors and want to be in an environment that is designed to strengthen their faith will find that Southern Virginia is the perfect fit. This is a place where students are highly engaged spiritually and intellectually in the classroom and have multiple opportunities to participate in extracurricular activities ranging from the arts to athletics.
Providing quality
Southern Virginia University faculty members provide a high-quality education as they challenge students to prepare for their classes, think on their feet and speak and write with clarity. Our liberal arts curriculum leads students on a path of knowledge and understanding as they study the work of the finest philosophers, scientists, artists and historians in the world. It is no wonder we were named one of the 50 top All-American Colleges by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.
Building confidence
College students today are very concerned about what the future will bring them. Southern Virginia provides its graduates with the confidence needed to be successful as they pursue their goals and ambitions. Our carefully structured liberal arts education helps our students to be adaptable and successful in the workforce and in graduate and professional schools. In short, a Southern Virginia education is a launching pad for the next generation of leader-servants.
Sincerely,
Dr. Richard G. Whitehead
Acting President