Bridgewater College Offers New AI Certificate

The Nolen School of Business and Professional Studies at Bridgewater College will launch a new 12-credit certificate in artificial intelligence literacy in fall 2026. Pending approval by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, BC’s accrediting organization, this program will be offered to current BC students through a partnership with Rize Education. […]

Memorials, Spring 2026

See memorial archive here. Search By Decade 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 1940s Roberta Kinzie Bigler ’48, of Roanoke, Va., died on April 10, 2025. Wendell C. Eller ’48, of Bridgewater, Va., died on April 6, 2026. Charlie Ann Flora Oliver ’49, of Roanoke, Va., died on August 22, 2022. Leon W. Rhodes ’48, of Bridgewater, Va., […]

BC Graduate Returns Home to Teach Young Musicians

Later this summer, Bridgewater College alumna Kalia Page ’22 will start a new job as Band Director for Wilson Memorial High School in nearby Fishersville, Va. The percussionist and music educator has spent the past two years in Philadelphia studying for her master of music in instrumental conducting at Temple University, one of the top […]

Class Notes, Spring 2026

Class Notes, Spring 2026

We love hearing from you! Let us know your latest news — new jobs, degrees, children, marriages, recognitions and achievements — by submitting a class note. See notes submitted in previous years here. Search By Decade 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 1950s 1951 Galen H. Dellinger celebrated his 100th birthday on October […]

Students Receive Funding to Research AI and More

Eighteen Bridgewater College students have been awarded funding to conduct fulltime research this summer under the mentorship of faculty members. Among the areas of study are the impact of artificial intelligence, limb regeneration in axolotls and stories from the North River watershed. Funding was provided by the Dr. John W. Martin Summer Science Research Institute […]

Bridgewater College Announces Spring 2026 Dean’s List

The Dean’s List for the Spring 2026 semester at Bridgewater College has been announced by Associate Provost Dr. Rob Hammill. Approximately 580 students were named to the list. Students on the Dean’s List have attained a 3.4 or better grade point average of a possible 4.0. The following students have been named to the 2026 […]

Enyew Analyzes Data to Make Virginia’s Wine Taste Better

This spring, Saron Enyew ’26 completed an internship with the Virginia Winemakers Research Exchange in partnership with the Virginia Tech Research Center, in which she studied data on chemical compounds in wine. “Winemakers add a lot of things to make the wine better, so what we were trying to study is, are the things they’re […]