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 ...
This weekend brought more than tricks or treats as Longwood University students celebrated Halloween. Chief of the Farmville Police Department (FPD) Doug Mooney reported on any incidents that occurred over the course of the weekend, but despite any of the following incidents he commented on, he said, ...
Voters readied their ballots this past Tuesday at Virginia’s General Elections. The nominees for Virginia’s GubernatorialElection included Democrat Terry McAuliffe, Republican Kenneth Thomas “Ken” Cuccinelli II and Libertarian Robert Christopher Sarvis. ThenomineesforVirginia’s LieutenantGovernor ...
With the current transition from film to digital projection, the Keysville Drive-In Theatre has two choices after this season. According to Keysville Drive-In Owner Mark Frank, the options are either to “go digital or go dark.” The Keysville Drive-In is roughly a half hour drive from Longwood’s ...
After a nearly 15-year partnership with Dell Corporation, the Longwood University User Support Services staff have decided not to renew the contract with the company in December. This means that User Support Services will no longer work with Dell to provide specific laptop models to interested students. According ...
The Student Government Association (SGA) meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 29 began with breaking news about the future of on-campus housing news from Jean Wilwohl, Residential and Commuter Life associate director of occupancy management. Wilwohl first informed the Senate of the mid-year intentions ...
The Longwood University Police Department (LUPD) recently released a new website that will allow better communication on emergencies, weather events and other vital information. The website is alerts.longwood.edu, and is linked to the current campus alert system, e2campus. The e2campus alert system ...
One of President W. Taylor Reveley IV’s goals is to improve the graduation and retention rates at Longwood University. Already, faculty and staff are on the move to do so through the usage of data-mining techniques to compile student information to find out how to know what kinds of students are most ...
