Student Government As-sociation (SGA)- The Student Government Association’s board meeting began with the conduct board officially sworn in. President Gills then moved to reviewing the bylaws of the Student Government’s Bylaws of Longwood’s Constitution, voting on changes for articles in SGA’s ...
Deconstruction on the Cunninghams (Hams) began alongside the beginning of the 2014 fall semester. The project for the Hams has taken underway, as it has been fenced off from the public, in preparation for the Upchurch University Center. The University Center construction plans began in 2011, thanks ...
“Get Involved.” That was the theme this year at Longwood University’s First Friday Back. Longwood University’s annual event took place on Aug. 29, on Iler Field and started at 4 p.m. Traditionally hosted by the Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC), First Friday Back experienced huge changes this year. Instead ...
Longwood University recently opened the new and improved French Hall and Stubbs Residence Hall. After being emptied and remodeled over the summer, the Stubbs Residence Hall has many new features, such as brand new rooms and fully functioning air conditioning systems. They have many improvements to the ...
At the young age of 23, Longwood University lost alumna, Melissa Haislip. She passed away June 18 in a fatal car crash on the 5000 block of Osbourne Turnpike in eastern Henrico, according to police. That Saturday evening, June 21, a candle vigil was held in her memory. ...
WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement on Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring’s announcement today that Virginia students with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) status, or DREAMers, are eligible for in-state tuition at Virginia’s public community ...
This spring saw the retention of more than one thousand members of the freshman class. This retention was the largest in Longwood’s history. Over the years there has been an incremental increase according to Dr. Jennifer Kingsley Green, associate vice president for Enrollment Management and Student ...
My freshman year, Becca Lundberg tried to get me to attend the newspaper meetings. However, I could never go because I had to work during that time every week. Besides, I never thought I would have any interest in journalism, especially writing it. Then, sophomore year, Becca was Copy Editor and one ...
The final Student Government Association meeting was held Tuesday, April 22, 2014 in Lankford Student Union’s BC room. The new advisory board opened with the new members; President Joe Gills, Vice President Adam Fletcher, Treasurer Jessica Darst, Historian Ellen Kensey and newly sworn in Secretary ...
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, will serve as the 2014 commencement speaker, as the university celebrates its 175th anniversary. According to a Longwood issued press release, more than 900 undergraduate students will receive degrees at the commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 10 and more than 150 students ...
The sun shined brightly over Lancaster Hall this Monday as the new members of Longwood University’s Student Government Association (SGA), Conduct Board and Honor Board were welcomed and honored before beginning their duties for the upcoming academic year. Vice ...
Longwood President, W. Taylor Reveley, is coming up on his first year in office. Reveley said, “It’s hard to believe it’s been a year already.” Taking office in June, Reveley has spent time, “focusing on the extent to which Longwood is known.” “Places like Longwood energize the American ...
At the recent campus reception, five of Longwood’s Theatre and Art Department faculty members were honored due to their upcoming retirement at the end of the school year. Pam Arkin, associate professor of Theatre, has been the program coordinator for the theatre department, teaching voice, acting ...
The idea to begin a Boys and Girls Club here for the surrounding children and students of Farmville began around January/February 2013. Three Longwood University students knew that they do not need to be Farmville locals in order to help change the community around them. Sophomores Amelia McConnell, ...
Two assaults occurred in Farmville during Longwood University’s Spring Weekend. The Farmville Police Department is still investigating and gathering the facts quickly. According to Chief of Farmville Police Doug Mooney in an official press release, Farmville Police responded to Southside Community ...
While the Student Government Association (SGA) initially planned to hold the Tuesday, April 15 meeting on Brock Commons, the Senate moved the meeting indoors to the usual location of Lankford Student Union’s BC rooms due to inclement weather. The meeting began with open forum. Senator and Lancer Park ...
Public Institutions are no longer allowed to restrict students on the time, place and manner of student speech by the use of “Free Speech Zones,” according to a bill signed by Governor Terry McAuliffe, effective July 1, 2014. “A student complained about an issue at a certain college to Delegate ...
The Longwood University student body has elected the next generation of Student Government Association (SGA) leadership. Polls closed on Sunday, March 30, with results released to the student body on Wednesday, March 2. The installation of the 2014-2015 Executive Board, Honor Board and Conduct Board ...
Unlike past and current Spring Weekend plans, next year’s 2015 Spring Weekend ideas might possibly have a different take on the main events. As it currently stands, Spring Weekend begins Friday evening and then continues throughout Saturday, but there are plans ...
The Tuesday, April 8 Student Government Association (SGA) meeting began with an open forum session. A student in the gallery asked if the SGA could help fraternities and sororities who will lose their storage space when the Cunningham Residence Halls are ...
