Tom and Betty Broyles Field at TowneBank Park (2019) This new field is the home of Virginia Wesleyan’s two-time NCAA Division III national championship softball program. Named in honor of Trustee Emeritus Thomas C. Broyles and his late wife Betty, Broyles Field features a new scoreboard, dugouts, stands, fencing warning tracks, field, bullpens, batting cages, press box, grandstand, and auxiliary building. Susan S. Goode Fine and Performing Arts Center (2019) This 23,200-square-foot facility features the impressive glass-enclosed Eleanor and Henry Watts Grand Lobby and Gallery and the 325-seat Joan and Macon Brock Theatre. Support spaces ring the stage, including a scene shop, dressing rooms, green room, costume, prop, and equipment storage. A plaza for outdoor programming overlooks the Susan Beverly Grand Terrace and Pond. The center serves as a unique venue for student productions, visiting artists and speakers, community performances, conferences, and awards ceremonies. Coastal 61 at Oxford Village (2020) This nine-building, 244 luxury-apartment community opened in 2020 on the north side of Wesleyan Drive. A publicprivate partnership between Virginia Wesleyan and The Franklin Johnston Group, the community is open to the public and also provides living space for upper-level and graduate students, faculty, and staff. Malbon Center for Technology (2020) Located in Pruden Hall, the Malbon Center is named for Trustee John Malbon to honor his strategic leadership of technology initiatives at Virginia Wesleyan. The Malbon Center is home to campus Information Technology Services. TowneBank Arena in the Jane P. Batten Student Center (2020) This nearly 2,000 seat arena is the home of Marlin volleyball and basketball, and also hosts a wide range of other events for both the campus community and coastal Virginia. Named for sponsor TowneBank, renovations added new seating and expanded arena capacity, provided access to the hospitality suite, and refurbished the Donald M. Forsyth Court.
Virginia Wesleyan University 2021 - 2022 Academic Catalog
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