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• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1067-5-million-pledged-gift-to-visionary-career-center"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/454,0,2592,2136/7156_John_van_Vlissingen_1.rev.1573651870.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/454,0,2592,2136/7156_John_van_Vlissingen_1.rev.1573651870.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/454,0,2592,2136/7156_John_van_Vlissingen_1.rev.1573651870.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/454,0,2592,2136/7156_John_van_Vlissingen_1.rev.1573651870.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/454,0,2592,2136/7156_John_van_Vlissingen_1.rev.1573651870.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/454,0,2592,2136/7156_John_van_Vlissingen_1.rev.1573651870.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/454,0,2592,2136/7156_John_van_Vlissingen_1.rev.1573651870.jpg" alt="John van Vlissingen honored during commencement." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/454,0,2592,2136/7156_John_van_Vlissingen_1.rev.1573651870.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/454,0,2592,2136/7156_John_van_Vlissingen_1.rev.1573651870.jpg 3x" data-max-w="2138" data-max-h="2136" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1067-5-million-pledged-gift-to-visionary-career-center">$5 Million Pledged Gift to Visionary Career Center Announced</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Emory & Henry College announced at its fall Board of Trustees meeting that it received a gracious gift of $5 million from The van Vlissingen Student Foundation to create The van Vlissingen Center for Career and Professional Development at Emory & Henry College. <a href="/live/news/1067-5-million-pledged-gift-to-visionary-career-center" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/1317-lee-svete-named-new-director-of-the-van-vlissingen"><picture class="lw_image"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2449/8360_Svete2020-Edit.rev.1594731497.webp 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2449/8360_Svete2020-Edit.rev.1594731497.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2449/8360_Svete2020-Edit.rev.1594731497.webp 3x"/> <source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2449/8360_Svete2020-Edit.rev.1594731497.jpg 1x, /live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2449/8360_Svete2020-Edit.rev.1594731497.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2449/8360_Svete2020-Edit.rev.1594731497.jpg 3x"/> <img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2449/8360_Svete2020-Edit.rev.1594731497.jpg" alt="Lee Svete" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2449/8360_Svete2020-Edit.rev.1594731497.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2449/8360_Svete2020-Edit.rev.1594731497.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2449" loading="lazy"/> </picture> </a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/1317-lee-svete-named-new-director-of-the-van-vlissingen">Lee Svete named new director of The van Vlissingen Center for Career and Professional Development</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"> Emory & Henry received a gracious gift of $5 million, through annual installments, from The van Vlissingen Student Foundation to create The van Vlissingen Center for Career and Professional Development which will support the College’s new strategic initiatives, “Pivot Toward the Future” 2020-23. <a href="/live/news/1317-lee-svete-named-new-director-of-the-van-vlissingen" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>