The Board of Visitors (BOV) revisited the Vision 2020, The Comprehensive Campus Master Plan to add plans for constructing two wings to ARC Residence Hall, an expansion of the lumber yard at Lancer Park, as well as the construction of a new residence hall across from ARC Residence Hall, according to ...
The President’s Office has experienced a number of staff changes this semester as W. Taylor Reveley IV begins his first academic year as president of Longwood University. Three new staff members in the President’s Office include Executive Assistant Kay Stokes, Chief of Staff and Advisor to the President ...
The Student Government Association (SGA) addressed a variety of topics during the Tuesday, Oct. 22 meeting, including a referendum to support the undergraduate diploma printing process and longer hours for Longwood- managed apartment community facilities. This week’s open forum began with discussion ...
The inauguration and celebration of W. Taylor Reveley IV, Longwood University’s 26th president, is set for Friday, Nov. 15. According to the official inauguration web page, the day will kick off with a continental breakfast for faculty and staff in Dorrill Dining Hall’s (D-Hall) Nance Room from ...
The bowling alley, located in the ground floorofLankfordStudent Union, will be open again within the next two weeks with a new facelift and a new name, as reported by the Director of the Student Union and Activities, Susan Sullivan. According to an article printed in The Rotunda on Feb. 20, 2013, the ...
After nearly three years as a Downtown Farmville business, the owners and manager of Poplar Hall Antique Center, LLC and Flea Market are expanding the store’s operations to include a café. According to Dianne Bozarth, who owns the building and business with her husband Nathan, plans for The Café ...
Securing the Human (STH) is a third party information security awareness service provided by the SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security (SANS) Institute, a cooperative research and education organization. STH provides security training and security certification through various video modules. The video ...
The Student Government Association (SGA) started off their Oct. 7 meeting with visitors from the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) Working Group and the Registrar’s Office. Dr. Jake Milne, QEP working group member and assistant professor of sociology, explained the QEP to the Senate. In order to receive ...
During the month of October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Heart of Virginia Free Clinic is offering 141 free mammograms thanks to a grant from Susan G. Komen for the Cure. The Heart of Virginia Free Clinic is a private, independent non-profit corporation and has been offering free mammograms ...
History was made on the campus of Longwood University on Oct. 10, 1984 by seven minority male students. These students, Thurman Richards, Novey Wiley, Reginald Thompson, Gary Cason, Timothy Walker, Gary Callis and Albert Van Graves, would come together to charter the first National Pan-Hellenic ...
From 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Centra Southside Community Hospital hosted a book sale on Tuesday, Oct. 8 in the administrative building in the quad of the hospital. The book sale was put on in conjunction with the company “Books are Fun.” The book sale involved discounted books and gift sets. Guests ...
As part of Longwood University’s Academic Strategic Plan (ASP), the university is set to perform a general education curriculum review in the near future. Dr. Ken Perkins, vice president for Academic Affairs, said the ASP is a “guiding document for a number of goals and objectives for the academic ...
A female Longwood University student was injured on Sunday, Sept. 29 when she reportedly hit a Farmville Area Bus (FAB) on her skateboard around 8:50 p.m., reported Doug Mooney, Chief of Police of the Farmville Police Department (FPD). Mooney said that the incident occurred at the intersection of Buffalo ...
The Student Government Association (SGA) held a special topic forum during the Senate’s Tuesday, Oct. 1 meeting to address students’ questions and concerns regarding campus parking and public transportation. Longwood University Police Department (LUPD) Chief of Police Bob Beach, Farmville Police ...
H.O.P.E. stood for Heartland Opportunities for Partnerships and Empowerment; it was a non-profit organization that recently was de-designated as a community action program by the Virginia Department of Social Service. According to the H.O.P.E. Community Services webpage, H.O.P.E.’s mission was to ...
The spirit of Longwood was alive and well at Professor of Anthropology Dr. Jim Jordan’s annual bonfire Monday night, marking the beginning of Oktoberfest week activities. Despite the chilly weather, crowds of students and faculty headed to Iler Field to gather around the roaring fire and hear the ...
Student Government Association (SGA) President Haley Vest began the Senate’s Tuesday, Oct. 1 meeting with the swearing in of Tristan Cunninghman as Residential and Commuter Life Advisory Board representative. The SGA then went into a special open forum regarding parking and transportation ...
Sunchase, a Farmville apartment community located at 501 Sunchase Blvd., is slated to feature a new addition called The Townes at Sunchase. According to Trey Steigman, vice president for development of Management Services Corporation (MSC), Sunchase’s developer and residential and commercial property ...
Over 50 citizens in the Town of Farmville enrolled in a 20 to 30 year study conducted by the American Cancer Society on Sept. 19 and 21. Applications were accepted to participate in the Cancer Prevention Study-3 (CPS-3) at the Historic Farmville Train Station. To enroll in the study, one had to complete ...
The Rochelle Mountain Bike Trail System opened Saturday, Sept. 28 on National Public Lands Day (NPLD). The grand opening commenced with a brief ceremony held at 9 a.m. NPLD is the largest, single-day volunteer effort for public lands where volunteers collect invasive plants, build and maintain trails, ...
