Following the Jan. 21 inclement weather cancellation, the Student Government Association (SGA) reconvened on Tuesday, Jan. 28 in the BC rooms of Lankford Student Union. SGA President Haley Vest swore in Senator Amanda Chappel and Junior Auditor Darius Christian to begin the meeting. The Big Event ...
Longwood University’s Office of University Advancement continues to face transition with the departure of Dr. Bryan Rowland, former chief development officer, and the office’s new focus on the Annual Fund. In a Jan.17 email sent to faculty and staff regarding Rowland’s resignation and the Office ...
French Residence Hall has been on Longwood’s campus since 1923. It has been known, in recent years, as a place where students found sanctuary. Now, French Hall is being renovated in order for different departments to gain more space for the students. According to Chief Information Officer for Longwood ...
As the fall semester begins, students have to begin thinking, not only about how to balance their homework, but also their health. In the previous semester, I spoke with Director of the Counseling Center Dr. Maureen Walls- McKay on the different concerns there are for the Counseling Center, including ...
1. Title: More TV Channels anda Wireless Internet Feature Available with Shentel Partnership According to an email sent out to the student body on Jan. 7 by Director of User Support Services Kim Redford, Longwood University partnered with Shenandoah Telecommunications Company and Internet and TV service ...
This Thursday, the Longwood Leadership Forum will officially begin and the Longwood University community can expect a lot more “friendraising” in the coming months. According to the Office of Commonwealth Relations page on the Longwood University website, the Longwood Leadership Forum is a speaker ...
On Tuesday, Nov. 19, 52-yearold Darryl Elmore’s indictment was presented to the grand jury with a trial date set with his attorney, M. Kevin Bailey. Elmore is currently charged with second-degree murder of John “Jay” Robles, 46, of Mechanicsville. Elmore was originally charged with voluntary ...
Longwood University has experienced significant growth to its almost five-year-old nursing program. The program began in fall 2009, and the first graduates to receive their Bachelors of Science in Nursing from Longwood University graduated in May 2013. It is hard to miss the growing number of nursing ...
The Longwood University community welcomed the institution’s 26th president this Friday, Nov. 15 at the inauguration ceremony of President W. Taylor Reveley IV on Lancaster Mall. Reveley, previously the managing director of the University of Virginia’s Miller Center, began his tenure at the university ...
Assistant Director of Student Activities Bryan Bristol will be leaving Longwood University on Nov. 26 to take up the position as a Hall Director at the University of Michigan. Bristol began working in his position in June 2012, as an advisor to Lancer Productions. Bristol will begin his position at ...
The six organizations that currently operate off Longwood University’s campus may be welcomed onto campus in the near future. Tau Kappa Epsilon, Alpha Chi Rho, Delta Tau Chi, Zeta Chi Alpha, Alpha Beta Psi and Gamma Psi are currently the six organizations not recognized by the university that Longwood ...
Director of Student Health & Wellness Margo Potts said, “We want to have Longwood become known as a university that values wellness.” “Well U at LU” is the Health & Wellness Center’s current initiative. It was put in place to encourage better health and wellness for Longwood students ...
TheTuesday, Nov. 19 meeting of Longwood University’s Student Government Association (SGA) began with a visit from Susan Sullivan, director of the Student Union and Student Activities. Sullivan informed students about LancerAds, Longwood’s branch of OrcaTV, which students can use to advertise for ...
For this semester’s group of students registering for classes in the spring 2014 semester, there were over 1,000 more students enrolled within the first 15 minutes of registration compared to last semester. Director of Application and Computer Engineering Services (ACES) R. Terry McGhee described ...
On April 6, 46-year- old John “Jay” Robles of Mechanicsville was found dead in a construction site trailer at Lancer Park. Darryl N. Elmore, 52, of Hurt was charged with voluntary manslaughter, reckless handling of a firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. Elmore worked for English ...
The Office of Diversity & Inclusion (ODI) will experience numerous changes in the coming spring 2014 semester, including an office relocation, a new director and enhancements to pre-existing programs. This past spring semester, Dr. Jamie Riley, previous director of the ODI, left his position ...
Longwood University is currently in the works of forming a partnership with one of its closest neighbors, the Robert Russa Moton Museum. Currently, there is no estimated date as to when plans for the partnership will be finalized. The Moton Museum is a national historic landmark, known for its preservation ...
Tuesday, Nov. 5, the Student Government Association (SGA) meeting began with a presidential inauguration announcement from Dr. Larissa Fergeson, associate professor of History. She reported that the ceremony, which will take place on Lancaster Mall at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15, will be open to all ...
The community at Longwood University not only exercised their right to vote on Tuesday, but their right to influence others to vote as well. From 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., volunteer faculty and staff took students to Y their polling places during the General Election. Around 15 to 20 student volunteers ...
With the demolition of the Cunningham Residence Halls, the renovations to Stubbs Hall, the construction of an Alumni Center and current plans for a new residence hall, as well as a new academic building, there is a lot to expect for Longwood University in the next few years with the VIsion 2020 Comprehensive ...
