Bridgewater College to Host Virginia Private College Week July 15-20, 2024
Bridgewater College will welcome prospective students and their families to campus for Virginia Private College Week, which will be observed July 15-20, 2024. Prospective students – including transfer students – and their families are invited to sign up for a session to visit the College and learn more about Bridgewater’s offerings. The program is sponsored […]
Rediscovering an Historic Birding Journal
From the Robert R. Newlen ’75 & John C. Bradford Special Collections Archives hold fascinating stories, many forgotten and later retold. This was the case with a simple birding notebook uncovered in Bridgewater’s John Kenny Forrer Learning Commons (FLC). Through this unassuming ledger, mysteries unfolded to reveal connections to people of the past and inspire […]
Grad Student Housing Now Available
Six graduate students are now living in Bridgewater College on-campus housing for the first time since the College launched new graduate programs in 2017. A College-owned cottage has been refurbished into three single and two double rooms for the students. The fully furnished house includes a living room, two kitchens, a large back yard and […]
IRS Academy Challenges Students to Solve a Financial Crime
The set up: a mom-and-pop ice cream shop has been put up for sale for far more than the business appears to be worth. The cast of characters: a disgruntled ex-employee, an evasive accountant and a pair of sketchy small business owners. The mission: determine if some form of financial crime has been committed and, […]
BC Professor Sets Up Shop in Art Gallery
Art can be found in many places on Bridgewater College’s campus, but its hub is arguably the Beverly Perdue Art Gallery in the John Kenny Forrer Learning Commons. There, rotating exhibitions showcase works produced by visiting artists and members of the BC community, including students and faculty. Yet this summer, from June 6 through Aug. […]
Alumna Uses Law to Serve her Community
When Abigail Cromer ’17 was growing up in Churchville, Va., the conversations around the dinner table often ranged from current events to topics relating to law enforcement. Her mother is a public-school teacher, her father a police investigator. Cromer knew that she wanted to pursue a career in a service field, but neither of those […]
Bridgewater College Seniors to Display Works in Group Exhibition April 22-May 3
More than a dozen Bridgewater College art and digital media art majors will showcase their works in a senior art thesis exhibition on display in Bridgewater College’s Beverly Perdue Art Gallery and various locations on campus from Monday, April 22, through Friday, May 3. The exhibition of artwork is created by graduating senior art majors […]
Bridgewater College Recognizes Outstanding Alumni
Bridgewater College honored three alumni at the College Awards ceremony on Saturday, April 20, for their professional achievements and humanitarian service. The 2024 Distinguished Alumnus Award was presented to D. Kirk Ways of Winchester, Va., class of 1973; the 2024 Young Alumna Award was presented to Micaela Weaver of Chambersburg, Pa., class of 2009; and […]
BC Launches Public Phase of $35 Million Campaign
BRIDGEWATER, Va. – Bridgewater College has launched the public phase of a $35 million fundraising campaign. According to BC President Dr. David Bushman, the College has already reached more than 85 percent of that fundraising goal through the contributions of more than 800 donors. “We are thrilled to have this level of support from our donors, […]
Bridgewater College Chorale to Perform at Carnegie Hall on June 9
Bridgewater College’s Chorale will sing at Carnegie Hall in New York City at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 9. The Chorale will join choirs from around the world in performing music by Grammy-winning composer Christopher Tin. The concert is presented by Distinguished Concerts International New York and will feature Tin as a conductor. Works by […]