Bridgewater College

402 East College Street, Bridgewater, VA 22812-1599 -  View Map

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• The curriculum of a liberal arts college, considered in the broadest sense, is a course of study planned and organized for the purpose of leading a student to a definite educational objective. The curriculum, however, is only one of several essential components of a higher education; the other important constituents are the student, the professor, co-curricular programs, and the physical and intellectual environment.
• We build breadth through the liberal arts foundation; depth, through the student's academic major; and distinction, through elective courses that are tailored to individual interests. The last of these, however — discovery — cannot be packaged, for it describes the spirit in which students and faculty come together.
• Convocations at Bridgewater College serve an integrative function in the general liberal arts educational program. This purpose reflects the desire of the College to emphasize an interdisciplinary approach to issues in all academic fields. Diverse media such as lectures, films, art, drama, and music are used to achieve those educational goals.
• Bridgewater College's campus is located in the heart of the beautiful and historic Shenandoah Valley, seven miles south of Harrisonburg, Virginia. The College is an easy 2-hour drive from the educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities of Washington, D.C., Richmond, and Roanoke.
• Bridgewater College has been cited by the John Templeton Foundation as a "college that encourages character development." Especially noteworthy are our Personal Development Portfolio Program (1 of 60 colleges to be recognized for first-year programs) and our Academic Integrity - Honor Code (1 of 35 colleges to be recognized).
• Profile last updated: 05/04/2010.

In the News:

• Bridgewater hires international education director (The Staunton News Leader)
  posted on July 19, 2011 at 06:48:40 am
  BRIDGEWATER — Looking to expand its presence internationally, Bridgewater College has hired a new director of international education.
• Bridgewater College announces new riding director (The Staunton News Leader)
  posted on July 15, 2011 at 12:00:12 pm
  BRIDGEWATER — Bridgewater College President George Cornelius and director of athletics Curt Kendall have announced the hiring of Gerard “Jerry” Schurink as the college’s director of riding.
• Bridgewater has new director of riding (The Staunton News Leader)
  posted on July 14, 2011 at 01:00:02 pm
  BRIDGEWATER – Bridgewater College has hired a new director of riding, Gerard “Jerry” Schurink.
• Bridgewater recruits new women's golf head coach (The Staunton News Leader)
  posted on July 14, 2011 at 06:48:22 am
  BRIDGEWATER – Bridgewater College President George Cornelius and director of athletics Curt Kendall have announced the hiring of Tarah Miller as the college’s first head coach for women’s golf, a program that will begin play in the fall of 2012.
• Lynchburg Post 16 rallies past Big Island Post 217 in ninth (WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke)
  posted on July 1, 2011 at 06:23:15 am
  Dustin Arrowood was having a terrible game for Lynchburg Post 16’s baseball team in its first meeting of the American Legion baseball season against Big Island Post 217, Thursday night at Liberty University’s Worthington Stadium. The Rustburg graduate and rising junior at Bridgewater College struck out in his first three ...

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