Alumna Mavis McKenley announced as Keynote Speaker for December Commencement
Mavis McKenley, a 2011 adult studies graduate, the former Alumni Council Chair, and current Board of Trustees member, will serve as the speaker at the first formal Commencement Ceremony Virginia Wesleyan has held mid-year.
Watch the ceremony live on Saturday, December 18th at 10:00 a.m. via the VWU Digital Broadcasting Network. 

McKenley has been influential on and off-campus through her philanthropy and involvement in the community. As a former member of the University's Alumni Council from 2015-2019, she then served as chair of the council from 2016-2018. McKenley also serves on the board of trustees for the Norfolk Public Library and previously served as president for her local estate planning council and as board president for Samaritan House, an area nonprofit that provides advocacy and services to victims of domestic violence and homeless families. In addition to those roles, she now serves as secretary of the VWU Board of Trustees.
Read more about McKenley and the December commencement ceremony here.
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