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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Southern Virginia University</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Southern_Virginia_University.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7e/Seal_of_Southern_Virginia_University.png/250px-Seal_of_Southern_Virginia_University.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7e/Seal_of_Southern_Virginia_University.png/300px-Seal_of_Southern_Virginia_University.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7e/Seal_of_Southern_Virginia_University.png 2x" data-file-width="316" data-file-height="316" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Former names</div></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Bowling Green Female Seminary (1867–1920)<br />Southern Seminary (1920–1992)<br />Southern Virginia College (1992–2001)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Motto</th><td class="infobox-data">Learn that Life is Service</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Private_university" title="Private university">Private</a> <a href="/wiki/Liberal_arts_colleges_in_the_United_States" title="Liberal arts colleges in the United States">liberal arts college</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1867<span class="noprint">; 158 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1867</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Higher_education_accreditation" title="Higher education accreditation">Accreditation</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Association_of_Colleges_and_Schools" title="Southern Association of Colleges and Schools">SACS</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Financial_endowment" title="Financial endowment">Endowment</a></th><td class="infobox-data">$1.96 million (2021)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/University_president" class="mw-redirect" title="University president">President</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bonnie_H._Cordon" title="Bonnie H. Cordon">Bonnie H. Cordon</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Academic staff</div></th><td class="infobox-data">165<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Students</th><td class="infobox-data">967 (Fall 2023)<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div style="display:inline" class="locality"><a href="/wiki/Buena_Vista,_Virginia" title="Buena Vista, Virginia">Buena Vista</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="state"><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="country-name">United States</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Campus</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rural_area" title="Rural area">Rural</a>, 155 acres (0.63 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/School_colors" title="School colors">Colors</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Crimson and White <br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#892333; color:white;"> </span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959" /><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#ffffff; color:black;"> </span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Athletic_nickname" title="Athletic nickname">Nickname</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Virginia_Knights" title="Southern Virginia Knights">Knights</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Sporting affiliations</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_III" title="NCAA Division III">NCAA Division III</a> — <a href="/wiki/USA_South_Athletic_Conference" title="USA South Athletic Conference">USA South Athletic Conference</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.svu.edu">www.svu.edu</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Southern Virginia University</b> (<b>SVU</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Private_college" class="mw-redirect" title="Private college">private</a> <a href="/wiki/Liberal_arts_college" title="Liberal arts college">liberal arts college</a> in <a href="/wiki/Buena_Vista,_Virginia" title="Buena Vista, Virginia">Buena Vista, Virginia</a>. The college, though not officially affiliated with a particular faith, embraces the values of <a href="/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a> (LDS Church). It was founded in 1867 as a school for girls and is now a private four-year coeducational institution. The <a href="/wiki/Carnegie_Classification_of_Institutions_of_Higher_Education" title="Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education">Carnegie Classification</a> categorizes it as a very small baccalaureate-only college with an arts & sciences focus.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Virginia_University&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The school was founded as a <a href="/wiki/For-profit_higher_education_in_the_United_States" title="For-profit higher education in the United States">for-profit institution</a> in 1867 during Virginia's <a href="/wiki/History_of_Virginia#Reconstruction" title="History of Virginia">post-Civil War era</a> when Alice Scott Chandler established the Home School for Girls in <a href="/wiki/Bowling_Green,_Virginia" title="Bowling Green, Virginia">Bowling Green, Virginia</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> later renamed the Bowling Green Female Seminary.<sup id="cite_ref-History_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1883, Edgar H. Rowe purchased the school and operated it with Mrs. Chandler as principal. Dr. Rowe moved the school to Buena Vista in 1900, and changed its name to Southern Seminary. It was located in the splendid Buena Vista Hotel, which had been built 10 years earlier to accommodate the large numbers of land speculators investigating the town's <a href="/wiki/Iron_ore" title="Iron ore">iron ore</a> deposits. The iron boom was short-lived, however, and Rowe purchased the hotel. The original hotel still serves as Main Hall, the university's principal building, and holds a place of distinction on the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a>, on which it is listed as the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Seminary_Main_Building" title="Southern Seminary Main Building">Southern Seminary Main Building</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-History_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1919, <a href="/wiki/Robert_Lee_Durham" title="Robert Lee Durham">Robert Lee Durham</a>, former dean of Martha Washington College (which merged with <a href="/wiki/Emory_and_Henry_College" class="mw-redirect" title="Emory and Henry College">Emory & Henry College</a>),<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> bought a half-interest in Southern Seminary and became the resident head of the school. An educator, lawyer, engineer, author and inventor, Durham strengthened the school's academic program. In 1922, Durham's daughter, Margaret, married H. Russell Robey, who purchased Rowe's remaining interest in the school and became its business manager and treasurer. Durham and Robey added college-level courses to the school's curriculum, and the first class of the new junior college program graduated in 1925. The period of greatest physical growth of the school, by then called Southern Seminary and Junior College, occurred during the presidency of Margaret Durham Robey, who succeeded her father upon his retirement in 1942. Facilities for art, early childhood education and home economics were added.<sup id="cite_ref-History_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1959, the Robeys turned over the ownership of the college to a board of trustees and the institution changed from proprietary to nonprofit status. In 1961, the school ceased offering high school courses, and the name of the institution was changed to Southern Seminary Junior College.<sup id="cite_ref-History_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The academic program was expanded to allow students to begin careers after their two years at the school or to transfer to four-year colleges. "Sem" became a nationally recognized competitor in intercollegiate riding, winning numerous state, regional and national equestrian competitions. To avoid confusion, the name was again changed to Southern Virginia College for Women, which was shortened to Southern Virginia College in 1994 when male students were admitted. </p><p>In the late 1980s and early 1990s enrollment began to slip and the college became financially unstable, which led to a loss of regional accreditation in 1996. </p><p>In the spring of that year, Southern Virginia College's board of trustees transferred the school's assets and liabilities to a new board, many of whom were members of the LDS Church. The main figure in this reorganization was <a href="/wiki/Glade_Knight" title="Glade Knight">Glade Knight</a>. In 2000 the school was accepted into pre-accreditation status by the <a href="/wiki/American_Academy_for_Liberal_Education" title="American Academy for Liberal Education">American Academy for Liberal Education</a> (AALE), which is separate from accreditation bodies, and was renamed Southern Virginia University in April 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2003 it was granted full accreditation by the AALE.<sup id="cite_ref-History_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In June 2010 the Commission on Colleges of the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Association_of_Colleges_and_Schools" title="Southern Association of Colleges and Schools">Southern Association of Colleges and Schools</a> awarded initial candidacy to SVU.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two years later, in June 2012, the university received full regional accreditation. </p><p>On August 9, 2017, Southern Virginia University officially changed its school colors from green to crimson. On June 11, 2020, Southern Virginia University removed the name of Durham from its main academic building in the wake of the <a href="/wiki/George_Floyd_protests" title="George Floyd protests">George Floyd protests</a>, citing Durham's racist views.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the interim before a new name is chosen, that building has been temporarily titled the Academic Center.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Campus">Campus</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Virginia_University&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Campus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Southern_Virginia_University.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Southern_Virginia_University.jpg/260px-Southern_Virginia_University.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="202" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Southern_Virginia_University.jpg/390px-Southern_Virginia_University.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Southern_Virginia_University.jpg/520px-Southern_Virginia_University.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="796" /></a><figcaption>Main Hall</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SVU_Durham.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/SVU_Durham.jpg/260px-SVU_Durham.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/SVU_Durham.jpg/390px-SVU_Durham.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/SVU_Durham.jpg/520px-SVU_Durham.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="680" /></a><figcaption>Academic Center</figcaption></figure> <p>SVU's campus consists of twelve main buildings, including Main Hall (the most visible building on campus, used for administrative offices), the Kimball Student Center, the Knight Sports Arena, the Stoddard Center, the Von Canon Library, Landrum Hall, Robey Hall (men's residence hall), Craton Hall (women's residence hall), The Lofts (men's and women's residence hall), Walnut Avenue Apartments (men's and women's residence), Academic Center (the main academic building), and Chandler Hall (theatre and music).<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The campus area also includes several homes that are used for additional student housing and office space. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Academics">Academics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Virginia_University&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Academics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>SVU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.<sup id="cite_ref-svu.edu_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-svu.edu-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> SVU offers seventeen different majors and eighteen different minors.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other programs include Health Pre-Professionals, Army ROTC and Teaching Licensure.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Student_life">Student life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Virginia_University&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Student life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Religious_activity">Religious activity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Virginia_University&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Religious activity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>LDS Church principles and activities are fully integrated into life and education at SVU. An LDS Church <a href="/wiki/Institute_of_Religion" title="Institute of Religion">Institute of Religion</a> is operated on campus. Once each semester, SVU cancels classes for a service day on which the local LDS <a href="/wiki/Stake_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Stake (Latter Day Saints)">stake</a> organizes an optional trip to the <a href="/wiki/Washington_D.C._Temple" title="Washington D.C. Temple">Washington D.C. Temple</a>, where students perform service on the temple grounds and participate in temple ordinances.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Students are not required to enroll in religious classes.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Code_of_Honor">Code of Honor</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Virginia_University&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Code of Honor"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>SVU has a code of honor,<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated3_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated3-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> intended to help students live by its core values, which includes the following guidelines: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li>Honesty in academic and personal behavior</li> <li>Living a chaste and virtuous lifestyle</li> <li>Abstinence from alcohol and tobacco</li> <li>Respect for the rights and property of others</li> <li>Obedience to law and university policies</li> <li>Observation of university dress and grooming standards</li></ul> </div> <p>An ecclesiastical endorsement to live the code of honor is part of the application process. This consists of students signing a compact in conjunction with their respective ecclesiastical leader.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Performing_arts">Performing arts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Virginia_University&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Performing arts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>SVU offers several performing arts sections to its students, including its premier choir Chamber Singers, a women's choir (Bella Voce), Men's Chorus, opera workshop, and a contemporary a cappella group Accolade (formerly The Fading Point). There is also a university Dance Company, which performs many different styles of dance at different functions throughout the year, including jazz, ballet, hip-hop, lyrical, modern, Irish and other ethnic styles. Music programs consist of an orchestra and flute choir. The theatre program has performed <i>The Diary of Anne Frank, The Sound of Music, The Importance of Being Earnest, Seeking Higher Ground,</i> and <i>Beauty and the Beast,</i> among many others. Another option for participation in theatre is the Shenanigans Comedy Troupe, an improv comedy group.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Athletics">Athletics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Virginia_University&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Athletics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Southern_Virginia_Knights" title="Southern Virginia Knights">Southern Virginia Knights</a></div> <p>Southern Virginia athletic teams are the Knights. The university is a member of the <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_III" title="NCAA Division III">Division III</a> level of the <a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">National Collegiate Athletic Association</a> (NCAA), primarily competing in the <a href="/wiki/USA_South_Athletic_Conference" title="USA South Athletic Conference">USA South Athletic Conference</a> for most of its sports since the 2021–22 academic year; while its men's volleyball team competes in the <a href="/wiki/Continental_Volleyball_Conference" title="Continental Volleyball Conference">Continental Volleyball Conference</a> (CVC) and it’s men’s wrestling team competes in the <a href="/wiki/Old_Dominion_Athletic_Conference" title="Old Dominion Athletic Conference">Old Dominion Athletic Conference</a> (ODAC). The Knights previously competed in the <a href="/wiki/Coast_to_Coast_Athletic_Conference" title="Coast to Coast Athletic Conference">Capital Athletic Conference</a> (CAC; now known as the <b>Coast to Coast Athletic Conference</b> (<b>C2C</b>) since the 2020–21 school year) from 2013–14 to 2020–21; as well as a provisional <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_III_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division III independent schools">NCAA D-III Independent</a> during the 2012–13 school year. They also competed in the <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics" title="National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics">National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics</a> (NAIA) and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="United States Collegiate Athletic Association">United States Collegiate Athletic Association</a> (USCAA) from 1998–99 to 2012–13. </p><p>Southern Virginia athletes compete in 30 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, swimming, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track & field, volleyball, and wrestling; and co-ed sports include cheerleading, dance and eSports. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="History_2">History</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Virginia_University&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>SVU began its athletic program in the fall of 1997, one year after it became a four-year liberal arts college. In 1998, the Knights joined both the NAIA and the USCAA. The 2012–13 school year was SVU's first year as a provisional NCAA Division III member; it joined the Capital Athletic Conference, now known as the <a href="/wiki/Coast_to_Coast_Athletic_Conference" title="Coast to Coast Athletic Conference">Coast to Coast Athletic Conference</a>, on July 1, 2013, and became eligible for conference championships in 2014–15.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After four successful provisional years, the Knights became a full NCAA Division III member on September 1, 2016. On December 11, 2019, Southern Virginia announced it would join the USA South Athletic Conference, effective beginning in the 2021–22 academic year.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Southern Virginia University officially joined USA South on July 1, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Virginia_University&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Southern_Virginia_University_people" title="List of Southern Virginia University people">List of Southern Virginia University people</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Faculty">Faculty</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Virginia_University&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Faculty"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Benedict" title="Jeff Benedict">Jeff Benedict</a>, sports writer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orson_Scott_Card" title="Orson Scott Card">Orson Scott Card</a>, science fiction author (<i><a href="/wiki/Ender%27s_Game" title="Ender's Game">Ender's Game</a></i>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Mulitalo" class="mw-redirect" title="Ed Mulitalo">Ed Mulitalo</a>, former <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> player who played in <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXV" title="Super Bowl XXXV">Super Bowl XXXV</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Ravens" title="Baltimore Ravens">Baltimore Ravens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Debra_H._Sowell" title="Debra H. Sowell">Debra H. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 13,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Code+of+Honor&rft.pub=Southern+Virginia+University&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.svu.edu%2Fhonor&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASouthern+Virginia+University" class="Z3988"></span> See <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101125180351/http://svu.edu/pdf/admissions/ecclesiastical-endorsement.pdf">"Archived copy"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.svu.edu/pdf/admissions/ecclesiastical-endorsement.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on November 25, 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 28,</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Archived+copy&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.svu.edu%2Fpdf%2Fadmissions%2Fecclesiastical-endorsement.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASouthern+Virginia+University" class="Z3988"></span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_web" title="Template:Cite web">cite web</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_archived_copy_as_title" title="Category:CS1 maint: archived copy as title">link</a>)</span> (<a href="/wiki/PDF" title="PDF">PDF</a>) for full text of the pledge.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://svu.edu/pdf/admissions/ecclesiastical-endorsement.pdf">Student Pledge & Ecclesiastical Endorsement</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110206031306/http://svu.edu/pdf/admissions/ecclesiastical-endorsement.pdf">Archived</a> February 6, 2011, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Southern Virginia University form</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://svu.edu/campus-life/arts/">Overview of Fine and Performing Arts at Southern Virginia</a> Southern Virginia University. Retrieved January 22, 2015.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation pressrelease cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cacsports.com/general_releases/gen1112/CAC_adds_PSH">"Capital Athletic Conference Adds Penn State-Harrisburg; The Lions Join CNU & SVU As New Full Members in 2013–14"</a> (Press release). Capital Athletic Conference. July 26, 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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(May 24, 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sltrib.com/ci_9363275">"A bastion of Mormonism in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Salt_Lake_Tribune" title="The Salt Lake Tribune">The Salt Lake Tribune</a></i>. (<a href="/wiki/Religion_News_Service" title="Religion News Service">RNS</a>).</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Salt+Lake+Tribune&rft.atitle=A+bastion+of+Mormonism+in+Virginia%27s+Blue+Ridge+Mountains&rft.date=2008-05-24&rft.aulast=Banks&rft.aufirst=Adele+M.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sltrib.com%2Fci_9363275&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASouthern+Virginia+University" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFCard2005" class="citation journal cs1"><a href="/wiki/Orson_Scott_Card" title="Orson Scott Card">Card, Orson Scott</a> (May 16, 2005). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100526065445/http://ldsmag.com/articles/050516whyteach.html">"Why I am Teaching at SVU...And Why SVU is Important"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Scot_and_Maurine_Proctor" title="Scot and Maurine Proctor">Meridian Magazine</a></i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ldsmag.com/articles/050516whyteach.html">the original</a> on May 26, 2010.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Meridian+Magazine&rft.atitle=Why+I+am+Teaching+at+SVU...And+Why+SVU+is+Important&rft.date=2005-05-16&rft.aulast=Card&rft.aufirst=Orson+Scott&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fldsmag.com%2Farticles%2F050516whyteach.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASouthern+Virginia+University" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFClark2008" class="citation news cs1">Clark, Cody (May 9, 2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.heraldextra.com/lifestyles/virginia-is-for-leaders/article_5be2fe4c-df57-53cb-b026-d6f468c7c5a7.html">"Virginia is for Leaders"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Daily_Herald_(Utah)" title="Daily Herald (Utah)">Provo Daily Herald</a></i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Provo+Daily+Herald&rft.atitle=Virginia+is+for+Leaders&rft.date=2008-05-09&rft.aulast=Clark&rft.aufirst=Cody&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldextra.com%2Flifestyles%2Fvirginia-is-for-leaders%2Farticle_5be2fe4c-df57-53cb-b026-d6f468c7c5a7.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASouthern+Virginia+University" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation journal cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/pdf/104-67-77.pdf">"Faux BYU's: The Making of Two Independent Mormon Colleges"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i><a href="/wiki/Sunstone_(magazine)" title="Sunstone (magazine)">Sunstone</a></i> (104): <span class="nowrap">67–</span>68. December 1996.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Sunstone&rft.atitle=Faux+BYU%27s%3A+The+Making+of+Two+Independent+Mormon+Colleges&rft.issue=104&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E67-%3C%2Fspan%3E68&rft.date=1996-12&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sunstonemagazine.com%2Fpdf%2F104-67-77.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASouthern+Virginia+University" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Southern_Virginia_University&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.svu.edu">Official website</a></span></span></li> <li><a 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of William & Mary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Virginia_Medical_School" title="Eastern Virginia Medical School">Eastern Virginia Medical School</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Mason_University" title="George Mason University">George Mason University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Madison_University" title="James Madison University">James Madison University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joint_Forces_Staff_College" title="Joint Forces Staff College">Joint Forces Staff College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longwood_University" title="Longwood University">Longwood University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marine_Corps_University" title="Marine Corps University">Marine Corps University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norfolk_State_University" title="Norfolk State University">Norfolk State University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Old_Dominion_University" title="Old Dominion University">Old Dominion University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Radford_University" title="Radford University">Radford 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and State University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_State_University" title="Virginia State University">Virginia State University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia%E2%80%93Maryland_College_of_Veterinary_Medicine" title="Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine">Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Private</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Appalachian_College_of_Pharmacy" title="Appalachian College of Pharmacy">Appalachian College of Pharmacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Appalachian_School_of_Law" title="Appalachian School of Law">Appalachian School of Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_University" title="Atlantic University">Atlantic University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Averett_University" title="Averett University">Averett University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bluefield_University" title="Bluefield University">Bluefield University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bon_Secours_Memorial_College_of_Nursing" title="Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing">Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bridgewater_College" title="Bridgewater College">Bridgewater College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christendom_College" title="Christendom College">Christendom College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeVry_University" title="DeVry University">DeVry University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Divine_Mercy_University" title="Divine Mercy University">Divine Mercy University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Mennonite_University" title="Eastern Mennonite University">Eastern Mennonite University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ECPI_University" title="ECPI University">ECPI University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Via_College_of_Osteopathic_Medicine" title="Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine">Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emory_and_Henry_University" title="Emory and Henry University">Emory and Henry University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferrum_College" title="Ferrum College">Ferrum College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampden%E2%80%93Sydney_College" title="Hampden–Sydney College">Hampden–Sydney College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampton_University" title="Hampton University">Hampton University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hartland_Institute" title="Hartland Institute">Hartland College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hollins_University" title="Hollins University">Hollins University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_College_of_Health_Sciences" title="Jefferson College of Health Sciences">Jefferson College of Health Sciences</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Leland_Center_for_Theological_Studies" title="John Leland Center for Theological Studies">John Leland Center for Theological Studies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberty_University" title="Liberty University">Liberty University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/University_of_Lynchburg" title="University of Lynchburg">University of Lynchburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Baldwin_University" title="Mary Baldwin University">Mary Baldwin University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marymount_University" title="Marymount University">Marymount University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Henry_College" title="Patrick Henry College">Patrick Henry College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randolph_College" title="Randolph College">Randolph College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randolph%E2%80%93Macon_College" title="Randolph–Macon College">Randolph–Macon College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regent_University" title="Regent University">Regent University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roanoke_College" title="Roanoke College">Roanoke College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shenandoah_University" title="Shenandoah University">Shenandoah University</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Southern Virginia University</a></li> 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