Archive for the Alumni News Category

Averett to Host Autism Transition Planning Town Hall

Posted on July 15th, 2015 by Emily Tomlinson

Autism Speaks, the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization, will be at Averett University in the Violet T. Frith Fine Arts Center for a Transition Planning Town Hall on […]

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Every Wish Fulfilled on AU Trip

Posted on July 7th, 2015 by Emily Tomlinson

by Paul Lash Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board. – Zora Neale Hudson Preparing to embark on the River Discovery II with the 2015 Averett Alumni […]

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Creasy Appointed Managing Director

Posted on May 22nd, 2015 by Emily Tomlinson

Ross Creasy, who received his MBA degree from Averett in 1999, has been appointed Managing Director at MorganFranklin Consulting, a D.C.-based, strategy and execution-focused business consulting firm and professional advisor. […]

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Gale Named Vice President of Nuclear Operations

Posted on May 20th, 2015 by Emily Tomlinson

Darren Gale has been named vice president of nuclear operations at Day & Zimmermann. Prior to joining Day & Zimmermann, he spent more than 30 years working in various roles […]

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Averett Celebrates Success of its First Comprehensive Capital Campaign

Posted on April 23rd, 2015 by Emily Tomlinson

On Thursday, April 23, Averett University announced the success of its first comprehensive capital campaign. The campaign started July 1, 2010 and will officially end June 30, 2015. Our goal […]

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Student Accepted into Doctoral Program

Posted on December 12th, 2014 by Travis Dix

Senior Shayna Keen has been accepted into the Doctor of Occupational Therapy program at the Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences at Mary Baldwin College. Upon graduation from Averett, she […]

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Military Advanced Education Names Averett a Top School

Posted on December 12th, 2014 by Travis Dix

Military Advanced Education (MAE) has awarded Averett University the designation of a Top School in its 2015 MAE Guide to Colleges & Universities, measuring best practices in military and veteran education. […]

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Averett’s Intercollegiate Dressage Association Team Wins at Saint Andrews

Posted on December 12th, 2014 by Travis Dix

By Jessica Stipic On Saturday, Nov. 22, Averett University’s IDA (Intercollegiate Dressage Association) team A — which is comprised of Micah Andrews, Hannah Walters, Sydney Owen and Jessica Stipic — […]

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Averett University Recognized for Online Learning Excellence

Posted on December 12th, 2014 by Travis Dix

Affordable Colleges Foundation, a leading resource for online learning and college affordability information, has ranked Averett University 12th in the U.S. among the Best Online Christian Colleges for 2015. The […]

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Student Club Raises Money for Lifestraw

Posted on December 12th, 2014 by Travis Dix

The Enactus chapter of Averett University recently celebrated a successful fundraising effort to give children in third-world countries access to cleaner, healthier drinking water. The money the Averett students raised […]

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