In the Nov. 29 Student Government Association (SGA) meeting, Dr. Larissa Fergeson, professor of history and associate provost for outreach programs and initiatives, presented an outline of the new core curriculum that would commence for the upcoming freshmen of Fall 2018. The SGA members then had the ...
The renovation of the historic Hotel Weyanoke is set to begin in December, according to building co-owner Ross Fickenscher. With this renovation, the Town of Farmville expects to gain to more hotel bed space for tourism, new restaurants and a new location for social gatherings, according to town officials. Farmville ...
Longwood alumna Joan Brock and her husband Macon Brock Jr., co-founder of Dollar Tree, donated $5.9 million to the university toward the creation of more “place-based” immersive learning experiences for students, announced Longwood University’s Office of Public Relations on Thursday, Nov. 17. The ...
After pleading guilty to a felony ammunition charge in March 2015, Wesley Hadsell, the stepfather to Anjelica (AJ) Hadsell was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Over a year and a half ago, Hadsell plead guilty to the charge after police found the incriminating ammunition in Hadsell’s ...
An annual survey was sent out by Longwood Dining and food supplier Aramark to students on Oct. 10 and received feedback until Nov. 4. The survey included questions about students’ areas of concerns about all of the dining services. “We survey our customers once per year to get feedback and information ...
Longwood Ambassadors $2,250.80 • Funds will be used for an upcoming conference in Florida for three nights • Asked the Admissions office for funds but was declined • Four executive members would be attending The SFC did not approve the allocation. Student Diversity & Inclusion Council (SDIC), ...
In the Nov. 15 meeting for the Student Government Association (SGA), Susan Sullivan, director for university center and student activities, presented to the senators the outline for the upcoming university center. Sullivan mentioned that the first floor will consist of food courts such as Au Bon Pain ...
“Love not hate, love not hate, love not hate,” chanted a crowd of approximately 50 students on the steps of their student union. Students start "Love not hate" chant on steps of Stu; organized by @Longwood_Dem, HLA, & @LU_BSA #RemainStrong pic.twitter.com/TAo5AOqmLB — Halle Parker (@_thehalparker) ...
Longwood University has seen progress made with construction around campus, in particular with the new Student Success Center and Upchurch University Center. In addition, both Sharp and Register residence halls have been officially opened and now have students occupying them. Willett Hall, that was ...
On Oct. 4, 2016, the Vice Presidential Debate was hosted at Longwood University. In preparation for the debate, much construction was completed, as well as IT infrastructure improvements. The university also had many classes related to the debate with hopes of leaving a lasting impact on the curriculum. ...
Student Diversity and Inclusion Council (SDIC) $12,500 • Funds will be used for the annual MLK Celebration Week during the first week of January • Requested the allocation of $12,500 as a whole, including $10,500 to have keynote speaker Roland Martin speak at the event. The SFC tabled the allocation ...
Within the past month, the Longwood University Police Department has received five reports of sexual assault. In 2016, the department has accrued a total of 15 sexual violence reports - sexual battery, sexual assault, rape - on Longwood-owned property. The current number of reports has already surpassed ...
On Oct. 4, Longwood University hosted the Vice Presidential debate. A survey was conducted to find what the students thought of the debate after the fact. Three questions were asked on the survey: If the debate was good for students, if the debate was good for the school, and if they would like to see ...
On Mar. 2, 2015, freshman Longwood University student Anjelica “AJ” Hadsell was reported to have disappeared while being home during spring break and was pronounced missing by Norfolk police the next day. The days following her disappearance were filled with searching and interrogation of those ...
In this month’s Faculty Senate meeting held on Nov. 3, the faculty senate passed the 2018- 2019 undergraduate new core curriculum. Phil Cantrell, associate professor of Asian history and African history, proposed that the faculty senate vote via secret ballot rather than hand count. Both David Gill, ...
In this week’s Student Government Association (SGA) meeting, B.J. Keefer, advisor for the SGA at Lynchburg College, Wyatt Weaver, member of Lynchburg College's SGA and conduct board, Lauren Farrell, also a member of their SGA and Lindsey Van Zile, their senior class coordinator visited the Longwood ...
Believed to be due to a decreased student activity fee, a smaller freshmen enrollment and unauthorized spending of reserve funds, the Student Government Association (SGA) began the 2016-17 school year with over $150,000 less to allocate to Longwood’s students clubs and organizations, according to ...
Temporary fitness location to be opened up for business to purchase Longwood Real Estate Foundation purchased the ground floor of the Longwood Landings in the early months of 2016. In order to accommodate for the VP debate, Longwood moved the Health and Fitness Center to a temporary location at Midtown ...
As of Oct. 8, Walker’s Diner, located in downtown Farmville, has issued a for sale sign on the front of the building. The diner is listed at $250,000 through State Wide Realty, according to Margaret Atkins, a State Wide Realty realtor. The listing on State Wide Realty’s website states that the equipment ...
