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Show Page ampus ews October 21, 1998 jpeltzinfowest.com Editor: Jennifer Peltz SVC: an LBS 2 East Coast Alternative College After Dixie College , students must confront a major issue: Where do I go from here? By the college is committed to the moral standards and educational philosophy espoused by the LDS Ashleigh Millgate ashleigk infowest. com "We prayed for a miracle. It is that miracle," said Jim Jeffenes, Mayor of Buena Vista, Virginia, about Southern Virginia College be spiritually, academically, (SVC). socially. "A light on the hill" is a phrase that the community as well as students and faculty of SVC have adopted for their school. SVC is a pri- vate, indepenbaccalaureate dent, four-yeainstitution of higher education dedicated to assisting individuals to live in harmony with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Although neither owned nor operated by The Church ot Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS), r, church. SVC is committed to helping each student become all they can and Each year, approximately 100,000 LDS high school seniors graduate in North America, in addition to the 100,000 LDS students outside the country that reach college age. An estimated 11,000 of that number are admitted into church owned colleges and universities, leaving the other 189,000 to find other alternatives. SVC is just that alternative. SVC's intent is not to compete with such colleges as BYU, BYU Hawaii, Rick's College, or LDS Business College, but to complement their efforts by providing an option in the East for LDS students seeking higher education in an environment supportive of their standards. There are other main attractions besides the religious atmosphere at SVC. The location is by far one of the most important. While all other LDS colleges are in the West, SVC is located on the East Coast. The college is located in Buena Vista, Virginia by the Blue Ridge Mountains, right in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. SVCs main hall stands on a hill overlooking Although it's a small town with approximately 6,000 year, approximately 20 percent of residents, Buena Vista offers great SVC students were married or all of them sealed in the opportunities: engaged, Part of the reason for temple. skiing, biking, a camping, and such high temple marriage rate is the Honor Code. other outdoor The Honor Code helps stuactivities. dents at SVC focus their energies Seventy percent of the on worthwhile activities: Student students at SVC Government, International study, are from east of theater, choir, athletics, newspathe Mississippi, per, year book, and various other and 30 percent clubs. "You don't feel like an numare from the one student that West. Only 10 ber," said are attends SVC. percent Unlike the other main LDS from Utah. colleges that offer classes that are Ninety-seve- n g with students, percent of the SVC's class size is 15 stuaverage students are members of the dents to one instructor, allowing close interaction. LDS church. SVC is a technology-enhance- d liberal arts institution over-flowin- Last SUN NEWS SERVICES the town of Buena Vista. where you can obtain either a bachelor or an associate's degree in a variety of areas. More than 60 percent of the faculty alone holds a doctorate or a terminal-leve- l degree. Beginning Aug. 1, SVC's athletic teams (except for riding) will in National the compete Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Approximately 50 percent of the student body participate in college sports. The sports offered at SVC range from to equestrian. The uniqueness that SVC offers in the equestrian program is that they also offer Western style riding as well as the more common English style. For additional information about SVC, access their web site on the Internet at cross-count- ry From Last Weeks Campus Security Incident Reports. There were no citations issued for the week of Oct. 14 |