News Releases
May Term travel courses at Bridgewater College offer a study abroad experience in a few short weeks during which students gain first-hand knowledge of another culture while traveling with a BC professor and fellow students. The intensive three-week classes held…
Three Bridgewater College students were presented the John W. and Lurene M. Durna Award for Excellence in Pre-Law Studies. The John W. and Lurene M. Durna Endowed Scholarship Fund memorializes the affection that John ’39 and Lurene ’40 had for…
The Dean’s List for the spring 2022 semester at Bridgewater College has been announced by Dr. Leona A. Sevick, provost and executive vice president. More than 550 students were named to the list. Students on the Dean’s List have attained…
The Bridgewater College community suffered a tragic loss on Feb. 1, 2022, when two of our family members—Campus Police Officer John Painter and Campus Safety Officer Vashon “J.J.” Jefferson—were shot and killed on campus while protecting the lives of others.…
Bridgewater College’s Teacher Education Program recognized five seniors for excellence in the field of education. The Virginia Scholars Award was presented to Katherine Baker, an English major from Evington, Va. The award honors an outstanding woman at each of Virginia’s…
Bridgewater College’s Department of Biology has recognized six seniors for their accomplishments in biology and environmental science. Colton Allison, Lauren Witmer and Britney Young received Excellence in Biology awards. The award is presented to graduating seniors who place in the…
Bridgewater College has selected two new faculty directors within the College’s Center for Engaged Learning (CEL). Benjamin Erickson, senior instructor in the Department of Communication Studies, has been selected as the inaugural Director of Community Engagement. Erickson’s service began on…
Bridgewater College junior Seth Spire received the Esther Mae Wilson Petcher Memorial Scholarship for the 2022-23 academic year. The $3,500 scholarship is named in memory of Esther Mae Wilson Petcher, a member of the Bridgewater class of 1944 and a…
The George S. Aldhizer II Department of Economics and Business at Bridgewater College recognized nine students for excellence during the 2021-22 academic year. Mellser Aguilar Lopez, Evan Gagne, Cesar Martinez and Anna Woodward received the Robert L. Hueston Endowed Scholarship.…
The American Council on Education (ACE) announced Dr. Jamie Frueh, Bridgewater College Associate Provost and W. Harold Row Professor of International Studies, has been named an ACE Fellow for academic year 2022-23. Following nomination by the senior administration of their…
