
Bridgewater College to host Virginia Private College Week July 23-28
Bridgewater College will welcome prospective students and their families for Virginia Private College Week, which will be observed July 23-28.

Bridgewater College will welcome prospective students and their families for Virginia Private College Week, which will be observed July 23-28.

A total of $59,000 in funding for faculty-student summer research projects has been awarded to 17 Bridgewater College students who will live and work at the college throughout the summer.

The board of trustees at Bridgewater College has approved the establishment of the college’s second master’s degree program—the interdisciplinary master of arts in digital media strategy.

Gregory Pardlo, who won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, will speak at Bridgewater College May 18 at 8 p.m. in Cole Hall as part of the Bridgewater College International Poetry Festival.

The multi-million dollar transformation of Bridgewater College’s Alexander Mack Memorial Library into a state-of-the-art learning commons was celebrated May 4, with a groundbreaking ceremony.

Approximately 398 Bridgewater College seniors received degrees on May 5, in a ceremony on the campus mall. The degrees were conferred by Dr. David W. Bushman, president of Bridgewater College.

Bridgewater College has received a $750 Walmart Foundation Community Grant that will help fund the college’s sustainability efforts. The Walmart Foundation awards funds through its local, national and international giving programs to support community-based projects and programs.

Kirsten Lambert and Philip Meador were presented the Outstanding Senior Award from the department of communication studies and Angela Tolomei received the Outstanding Theatre Artist Award at Bridgewater College during the college awards ceremony on April 22.

The Bridgewater College Alumni Association recognized a number of students in the campus community at the annual college awards ceremony on April 22.

The George S. Aldhizer II Department of Economics and Business at Bridgewater College recognized students for excellence during the annual college awards ceremony on April 22.
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