{"id":49876,"date":"2021-07-20T08:41:53","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T12:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=49876"},"modified":"2021-07-29T08:23:19","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T12:23:19","slug":"emu-hosts-virginia-private-college-week-july-26-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2021\/emu-hosts-virginia-private-college-week-july-26-31\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Private College Week is July 26-31"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eastern Mennonite University invites students to visit the campus in person or virtually during the state\u2019s annual <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/admissions\/vpcw\">Virginia Private College Week from July 26-31<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The university is among 23 schools participating in the event, sponsored annually by the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cicv.org\/Our-Colleges\/Virginia-Private-College-Week.aspx\"> Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia<\/a> (CICV).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any students who visit EMU can apply for free.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EMU will offer daily campus tours and information sessions about admissions, financial aid and academic programs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In-person tours and info sessions <\/strong>will be offered the following days and times:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Daily, from Monday, July 26 to Friday, July 30, at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.<\/li><li>On Tuesday, July 27, at 7 p.m.<\/li><li>On Saturday, July 31, at 9 a.m.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Virtual tours and info sessions <\/strong>are scheduled for one day only: Tuesday, July 26, at 9 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cVirginia Private College Week is a great opportunity that provides prospective students and their families the chance to easily visit multiple schools over a few days and get a head start on the college search process,\u201d said<a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/faculty-staff\/?show=mrr829\"> <strong>Matt Ruth<\/strong><\/a>, director of undergraduate admissions. \u201cWe\u2019re very excited to welcome students and their families for these special sessions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cVisiting campuses in person is one of the most important steps in the college search process,\u201d said Robert Lambeth, president of the CICV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CICV was founded in 1971 to promote the interests of nonprofit, independent higher education in Virginia. 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