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Virginia Wesleyan College

1584 Wesleyan Dr, Norfolk, VA 23502-5599 -

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School Notes Overview:

Virginia Wesleyan College engages students of diverse ages, religions, ethnic origins and backgrounds in a rigorous liberal arts education that will prepare them to meet the challenges of life and career in a complex and rapidly changing world. In this endeavor, the college employs a wide range of approaches to teaching and learning and provides opportunities to connect the study of the liberal arts with practical learning experiences on campus, in the Hampton Roads region, and throughout the world. In accord with our United Methodist heritage, Virginia Wesleyan aspires to be a supportive community that is committed to social responsibility, ethical conduct, higher learning and religious freedom.

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School Overview:

	Virginia Wesleyan College
County	Norfolk City County, VA
Title IV Eligible	Yes
Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges I
Institution Level	4 or more years
Institution Control	Private, non-profit
Full-Time Undergraduate	1,121 students
Part-Time Undergraduate	271 students

Total Enrollment	1,392 students
Total Dormitory Capacity	695 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	97%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants	25%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received	$3,463
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants	64%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received	$2,369
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants	91%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received	$6,981
% Students Receiving Loans	57%
Avg. Amount Of Loan Received	$3,009

School Notes:

Virginia Wesleyan College is a small, four-year liberal arts college bordering Norfolk and Virginia Beach. Our undergraduate program offers diverse majors, including criminal justice, liberal arts management, languages and computer science. Wesleyan not only offers education inside the classroom, but also allows learning opportunities outside the classroom through internships, fieldwork, community service and study abroad programs.
A young college, Virginia Wesleyan was chartered in 1961 with support from the United Methodist Church. In 1966, a small group of 75 pioneering students started at the new four-year, private college – the first of its kind in South Hampton Roads.
Virginia Wesleyan campus has grown rapidly in recent years with new and exciting facilities, including high-tech classrooms, the one-of-a-kind Jane P. Batten Student Center and a variety of new programs. Virginia Wesleyan’s 300-acre campus is a refreshing oasis on the border of Virginia Beach and Norfolk.
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Arbutus resident in ethics contest (Arbutus Times)
posted on March 2, 2011 at 03:38:58 am
Arbutus resident Shannon Harris participated in the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges' 12th annual Wachovia Ethics Bowl Feb. 13-14 at Virginia Wesleyan College, Norfolk, Va. Her five-member team from Mary Baldwin College competed against 14 other schools, debating case studies highlighting privacy-based dilemmas. Representatives from the fields of business,...
Pastor, professor finds his two lives intersect - www.roanoke.com (Roanoke Times)
posted on November 28, 2010 at 11:19:19 am
Virginia Wesleyan's Craig Wansink is also the senior pastor of Second Presbyterian Church in Norfolk. VIRGINIA BEACH -- One early Wednesday morning at Virginia Wesleyan College, Craig Wansink prepared his world religions class for an upcoming exam. "What was the Jewish group that hated the Romans? What group liked the Romans? What Jewish group became the rabbis?" Wansink fired in rapid succession.
Teaching, preaching: Norfolk man has two callings (The Virginian-Pilot)
posted on November 27, 2010 at 03:40:34 am
NORFOLK One early Wednesday morning at Virginia Wesleyan College, Craig Wansink prepared his world religions class for an upcoming exam. "What was the Jewish group that hated the Romans? What group liked the Romans? What Jewish group became the rabbis?" Wansink fired in rapid succession.
Campbell honored by alma mater (The Staunton News Leader)
posted on October 23, 2010 at 06:53:13 am
NORFOLK — Heather M. Campbell of Washington, D.C., was awarded the 2010 Distinguished Alumnus Award from Virginia Wesleyan College. The award is given to an alumni who has exemplified outstanding professional achievement.
'Officer Wally' remembered while murder remains unsolved (13 News, WVEC Hampton Roads)
posted on October 12, 2010 at 03:49:08 am
NORFOLK -- "Every time that phone rings, every time, I keep thinking it's gonna be the police calling, saying that, you know, that they have that person," Mary Ann Zakrzewski tells 13News. Zakrzewski has been waiting and hoping for the call for four years. On October 11, 2006 someone stabbed her husband to death. Wally Zakrzewski was a security guard at Virginia Wesleyan College. The 57-year ...