Thank you for visiting our website. We hope to give you some insights into who we are as an academic community and how we are committed to providing our students with an excellent liberal arts education in an 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. While some students thrive at large religious or state institutions, Southern Virginia is a good fit for 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. 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

Named one of the 50 top All-American Colleges by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 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.

Building confidence

College students have never been less sure about the future than they are today. Southern Virginia provides its graduates with the confidence to pursue their ambitions. A carefully structured liberal arts education helps our students to be adaptable and successful in the workforce and graduate and professional schools. In short, a Southern Virginia education is a launching pad for the next generation of leader-servants.

Learn how you can be a part of Southern Virginia University: apply, volunteer (as faculty or staff) or give today.

Sincerely,

Rodney K. Smith, President