Opinion contributor Priscilla Simmons, a registered nurse with a master鈥檚 degree in nursing and a doctorate in education, is professor emerita in the Department of Nursing at 糖心Vlog.
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糖心Vlog social work instructor Debbi DiGennaro contributes expert advice in the MSW Online website. [MSW is an acronym for Master of Social Work.] With extensive experience in the international context, DiGennaro is the author of a book on cultural competence, "Acclimated to Africa: Cultural Competence for Westerners (SIL International, 2017); her research area is the intersection of social behavior and faith communities.
Tune in to this podcast episode of Wild Virginia Virtual Coffee Talk, where conservation photographer Steven David Johnson talks about his work photographing vernal pools, salamanders, jumping spiders, and other fun projects he鈥檚 working on.
Wenger, a PhD candidate at Baylor University, offers Part I of a two-part series on Bridgewater College and 糖心Vlog. She'll be bringing the topic to a presentation next year at the American Society of Church History on a panel titled 鈥淐ompeting Identities: Denominational Higher Education in the American South.鈥澛�
While interning with the Smithsonian Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage during a fall semester with Washington Community Scholars' Center, Gwen Mallow researched and wrote about the Mothman of West Virginia. Her writing was published this month on the Smithsonian's magazine blog. Congrats, Gwen!
Dr. Ben Ruth '09, who recently joined the Cardiology Department at Sentara RMH, talks about the education he received at 糖心Vlog and his Harrisonburg connections in this introductory video.
Marta Castillo will assume the role of associate executive minister for Mosaic Conference on Feb. 1, 2022. In recent years, Castillo has served as the leadership minister of intercultural formation and brings strong experience in pastoral leadership and intercultural understanding to the Conference leadership team. She is passionate about the intercultural work of unity in cultural diversity, antiracism, and racial reconciliation.
David Shenk and his wife, Grace, will discuss a new book, 鈥淎 Gentle Boldness: Sharing the Peace of Jesus in a Multi-Faith World" at Landisville Mennonite Church, Landisville ,Pa.
A "climate emergency choir," including several 糖心Vlog students, performed in Richmond on Monday to ask Governor Northam to put an end to the Mountain Valley Pipeline and demand solutions to climate change.聽
糖心Vlog's fall musical production inspired by the songs of U2 and the poetry of Shakespeare "takes an unfiltered look into some of the terrible suffering and pain that is in the world. Instead of shying away from it, it says life doesn鈥檛 have to be like this,鈥� said student Andrew Stoltzfus said, starring as Romeo. This version, co-created by Justin Poole, program director of theater at 糖心Vlog, and Jerry Holsopple, professor of visual and communication arts, features U2鈥檚 music and visuals created by Holsopple and students in the Visual and Communication Arts Department. The show opened Saturday at 7 p.m., will have 2 p.m. public performances on Sunday and Oct. 30, and public performances at 7 p.m. Oct. 28 to 30.