A Tale of Two Lancers
A journey of triumphs and challenges brings standout duo of basketball recruits to Longwood
City of Hope
Many have given up on the East St. Louis schools, but a Longwood professor is among those still fighting for change
Story Time
Chi, contraband candy and ‘All My Children’— alumni share their memories as part of the continuing 175th Anniversary
There’s a lot of talk these days about drastic change in higher education, that bricks-and-mortar college campuses will soon go the way of the corner record or book store—unsustainable spaces...
About The Magazine Publisher Longwood University Foundation Inc. Bart Mitchell ’90, President Editor Sabrina Brown Creative Director David Whaley Associate Editors Kent Booty, Matthew McWilliams Photographer Andrea Dailey Contributors Richard...
On Point
Full slate of alumni elected to leadership positions on Board of Visitors; campus mourns loss of Jane Maddux
The Longwood University name got a big boost this summer when the town of Farmville emblazoned its new 127-foot-tall water tower with the university’s logo. Though it is several blocks away, the...
New LCVA director’s plans include student advisory group and a more dynamic Main Street presence
Where in the World is the Longwood Scarf? In Nepal.
A faculty-led study abroad course this summer took a group of Longwood students to Nepal for a trip ‘chock full of service, adventure and cultural experiences,’ said Dr. Rená Koesler (front...
People in their 70s twice as likely to own guns as those in their 20s
Grandma and Grandpa are twice as likely to be packing heat than their 20-something grandkids, but that’s not the only surprising finding from a recent Longwood study. The study also...
Master’s degree in reading launched in fall semester
A Master of Education degree program in Reading, Literacy and Learning is being offered at Longwood for this first time this fall after gaining approval from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia this spring....
Info systems students benefit from relationship with top grad program
Longwood’s information systems and security (ISYS) students are benefiting from a relationship with one of the world’s best graduate programs in their field. Four Longwood students—all of those who applied—have...
65 graduate students travel to conferences
The 2013-14 academic year was a busy one for Longwood’s graduate students. Sixty-five students from the following programs visited 11 professional state and national conferences with the support of their...
Two alumni appointed by governor to new Virginia SOL committee
Two Longwood alumni, Dr. Jenny Sue Glasco Flannagan ’92 and Dr. Laurie McCullough ’76, have been appointed by Virginia Secretary of Education Anne Holton to Virginia’s Standards of Learning Innovation Committee. The...
WMLU wins top prize for sports coverage
WMLU, the Longwood campus radio station, has for the sixth consecutive year won the top prize for outstanding sports coverage for a station in its category from the Virginia Association of Broadcasters....
Anthropology professor receives honor from Board of Visitors
The Longwood Board of Visitors has distinguished longtime professor Dr. Jim Jordan with the highest honor the governing body can bestow upon a faculty member: the Board of Visitors Distinguished...
Lancer Update
First season as high-school soccer coach, math teacher yields success for former Longwood player
40 wins, player honors mark 2014 softball season
Fresh off of a record-setting season and claiming Longwood’s first Big South Conference Championship, expectations were sky-high for Kathy Riley’s Lancers. For the second consecutive year, Longwood won 40 games, marking the 10th time...
Men’s soccer carries momentum into 2014 season
2013 was an exciting year for the Longwood men’s soccer program. After a tough inaugural campaign in the Big South, the Lancers were picked to finish eighth in a preseason...
Field hockey program joins Mid-American Conference
Longwood’s field hockey team is competing as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) as of this fall. Longwood is the seventh field hockey team in the league, joining Miami...
Alumni News
Alumna starts tidal wave of holiday cheer that has spread from Virginia to New York and Florida
1960s Shirley Powell McPhillips ’62 is the author of Poem Central: Word Journeys for Readers and Writers, a book for educators in grades 5-12, literacy leaders, and students studying and preparing for a teaching...
Maugans Alumni Center to open in spring 2015
The Maugans Alumni Center is expected to be ready for occupancy by spring 2015. The project involves an extensive renovation of Blackwell Hall’s lower level. Work will include new insulated...
Mike Porter ’90 and his son, Jeffrey, who has cerebral palsy, competed in April 2014 in their first Boston Marathon. The Porters have run about 50 races together over the...
End Paper
Business school commits to educating values-based leaders from elementary school to MBA program