SVU announces changes in returned missionary grants

BUENA VISTA, Va. — Southern Virginia University has announced a change in the way its returned missionary grant will be awarded by removing the residential housing requirement and extending a flat grant of $2,000 per year to all returned missionaries enrolled at the university.

Returned missionaries who attended Southern Virginia prior to their missions will continue to receive an additional $1,000 grant per year, bringing the total returned missionary grant for them to $3,000 per year.

�We want to recognize the significant contribution returned missionaries made in the mission field in addition to the spirit, leadership and maturity they bring to campus,� said Walter E. Ralls, Jr., vice president of student life and enrollment at Southern Virginia. �The returned missionary grant reflects our continuing commitment to recognize the service of missionaries and to help them receive an exemplary liberal-arts education.�

The change will be effective fall semester 2008 for all new and current students.

Southern Virginia University is an independent liberal arts college primarily for Latter-day Saints. Its mission is to prepare students to become leader-servants, equipped to lead and ready to serve. By providing rigorous instruction in the letters, arts and sciences, Southern Virginia provides an ideal learning atmosphere characterized by intensive student-faculty interaction, engaging educational experiences and a supportive campus environment. You can learn more about SVU here.