Unsung Heroes
Alumna’s new book reveals the stories of African-American physicians who volunteered to serve in World War I
The Crucible
15 years after the Great Fire, a visionary new master plan builds on the Longwood that rose from the ashes
Connect, Contribute & Celebrate
A new leader of Longwood’s alumni office brings a surge of energy and a bridge to career services
The pair of lead stories in this issue of the magazine connects and commemorates two deeply consequential times in the history of Longwood’s campus. The first is the “Great Fire”...
books by alumni, faculty, staff and friends Fight Like the Devil by Dan Davis ’05, Chris Mackowski and Kristopher White Part of the Emerging Civil War Series, this book examines...
On Point
Project on private Caribbean island among first for Institute of Archaeology Giving students hands-on experience, literally uncovering history and providing job opportunities for Longwood graduates are just three of the...
Science, music come to life for middle-schoolers in unique outreach program Three middle-schoolers crowded around a trough of mud in the middle of a lab in Chichester Hall. As if...
Alumna honors sister killed at Virginia Tech by advocating for mental health services
On April 13, 2007, Erica Hilscher, then a Longwood junior, was eagerly looking forward to a visit from her parents and her sister, Emily, who would be arriving on campus...
Scholarship sends student on research quest to Peru Honors student Keaton Unroe ’17 had never been abroad until earlier this year. Now, as part of a research project related to...
Parents Council grants reach all-time high in 2016
Kits for AIDS caregivers, “smile bags” for kids in developing nations after undergoing surgery for cleft lip and cleft palate, and a theatrical production that educates about and advocates for...
Student-aided research hopes to shed light on poison dart frogs’ powerful defense mechanism Every morning at 8 o’clock last semester, even weekends, one of five students from a Longwood ecology class...
With décor and cuisine invoking its Southern Gothic theme, the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts’ February gala drew a full house of nearly 600 revelers ready to heat up the...
Real estate faculty, online MBA program rank among the best
Longwood’s real estate faculty and its MBA program have earned recognition in recent months, one internationally and the other nationally. The real estate faculty has earned the university a top...
Partnership with Holocaust Museum gives professor the chance to be part of ‘life-changing’ program Longwood’s collaboration in a professional development program for teachers this summer is the first step in...
$366,000 investment funds Longwood-led program designed to strengthen struggling schools An innovative new program designed to build teams of leaders in struggling school districts across the state launched in February...
Former poet laureate to speak April 13 at library/LCVA event
Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda, a former poet laureate of Virginia who also is an artist and lifelong educator, will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, at the Longwood Center for the...
Study shows Longwood’s economic footprint is growing—a boon to area communities New data show Longwood’s total impact on the surrounding community and state economies has increased 28 percent in the last...
Management 495: Strategic Forecasting Instructor Dr. Steven Samaras, assistant professor of management Lessons learned In this course, taught for the first time in fall 2015, students learned how to predict the...
Moves on chessboard and in life are part of connection forged by dean, student It doesn’t hurt to be friends with the dean— until you start checkmating him regularly. Alex Morton...
Students rack up awards for future teachers of English, foreign language
Longwood must be doing something right in preparing English and foreign-language teachers, if the number of awards students are collecting is any indication. In the last five years, all but...
Lancer Update
Longwood honors 2016 Hall of Fame class A 23-year coaching veteran, an All- American golfer, a career .419 hitter and Longwood’s first College World Series team, 21 members strong, were...
After championship 2015 season, softball team faces big job in 2016 Coming off a banner season in 2015 that included Longwood’s first NCAA Tournament win of the Division I era, expectations...
Right fielder juggles academics, baseball, firefighting and policing “Man, that’s a tough one,” Janos Briscoe says as he ponders the latest question: What makes him more nervous—facing a left-handed pitcher...
Women key in on patience, consistency Development has been the name of the game for women’s golf during the two-year tenure of head coach Shannon Briggs, and the Lancers are...
Seniors to lead way for lacrosse in 2016
Following the graduation of seven core seniors, Longwood’s women’s lacrosse squad will look much different in 2016. But despite the exodus of a senior class that made up nearly half...
Men energized by first-year coach For a program that spent the summer without a head coach, the Longwood men’s tennis team has come a long way in seven short months...
Community college is proving ground for basketball forward For Longwood forward Eboni Gilliam ’17, the drive to play Division I basketball outweighed the difficulty of the long path ahead of...
Alumni News
Longwood community members flocking to multipurpose network to find connections, advice, jobs It’s part career hub, part social network and part events calendar—and all about Longwood alumni and students connecting with...
Alumni Awards honor 6 men and women who have made their marks Alumni and friends gathered on campus March 18 to recognize six men and women who have used their Longwood...
Joan ’64 and Macon Brock receive national philanthropy award
Joan ’64 and Macon Brock have received a national award for their longtime philanthropic efforts. The Virginia Beach couple were honored in November 2015 as the nation’s Outstanding Philanthropists by...
Alumnus leads Washington and Lee football team to best season in 123-year history of program Person of Interest In 1991, Scott Abell ’92, was starting catcher on the record-setting Lancer baseball...
Alumna named to lead University Career Services
Ashley Jarrett Crute ’10 is the new associate director of career services. Crute had been an assistant director in George Mason University’s school of business since June 2012. Her first...
Two alumnae make history by winning top prosecutor jobs
Two alumni recently made history by being elected the top prosecutor in their localities. Megan Clark ’05 is the first African-American and the first woman to serve as commonwealth’s attorney...
Friends turn caring into a career with business devoted to adults with intellectual disabilities Persons of Interest As students at Longwood, Jessee Helbert ’04, M.Ed. ’05, and Wendi Strickland ’04,...
Professional baseball serves as backdrop for upcoming alumni events
If you enjoy the national pastime and getting together with fellow alums, two upcoming events are made for you. Longwood Alumni Day with the Washington Nationals will be held at...
Alum’s gift in memory of son will help other children with developmental delays Children with developmental delays who seek help from Longwood’s Speech, Hearing and Learning Services (SHLS) have a...
1960s Edith Withers ’67 was named Volunteer of the Year by the Northumberland Family YMCA in March 2015. She was recognized at the Peninsula Metropolitan YMCA’s annual dinner in Hampton....
LISTED IN ORDER OF CLASS YEAR Maude Beckham Foster ’38 Oct. 3, 2015. Mildred Gibboney Horner ’38 Jan. 3, 2016. Ivey Hale Lewis ’41 Jan. 16, 2016. Lena Butterworth Harper...
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Our sense of well-being often is linked to places that have deep personal meaning and history by Elizabeth S. Kostelny ’81 "Sense of place gives equilibrium; extended, it is sense...