Summer 2016 Issues

Students donate thousands of books

Summer 2016

When members of a Longwood student volunteer group learned that many children in the region have very few or no books of their own, they sprang into action. The group,…

Julie Dayton ’81 in a 1992 photo when she was a coach at UVa.

Lacrosse alumna earns national honors

Summer 2016

Former women’s lacrosse All-American and Longwood Hall of Fame member Julie Dayton ’81 will be inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame on Sept. 10. As one of this…

Read the Fine Prints

Summer 2016

Analyze your fingertips—not your palms—to see if diabetes is in your future, study shows Fingerprints are known to be important clues in solving crimes—but in predicting and preventing disease? That’s…

Golfers place in top 10 in Big South tournament

Summer 2016

Longwood’s men’s and women’s golf teams both placed golfers inside the top 10 at the Big South Championships to earn a pair of matching sixth-place team finishes. Men’s freshman Jordan…

The Hokule’a’s visit provided international visibility for Longwood’s research and sustainability efforts.

Fantastic Voyage

Summer 2016

Traditional Polynesian sailing vessel drops anchor at Hull Springs, draws a crowd A Polynesian voyaging canoe in the middle of a three-year trek around the world without modern technology stopped…

Russell Reed ’16, an anthropology major from Onemo, clears dry brush at Grand Canyon National Park.

Grand Canyon provides a different kind of break

Summer 2016

Eleven Longwood students participated in a service-learning project at Grand Canyon National Park over spring break in March. Students in the Alternative Breaks student organization worked with Grand Canyon staff…

Shiloh McKenzie ’16 (left) netted Co-Defensive Player of the Year honors in the Big South.

A Strong Finish

Summer 2016

Record-setting lacrosse seniors cap 2016 with multiple awards Longwood lacrosse will look much different in 2017 as the program bids farewell to a senior class that left its mark as…

Kinesiology majors Chris Thornton ’16, of Richmond, and Samantha Byers ’16, of Toano, paint the state of Louisiana yellow on the U.S. map Longwood students created at Bacon District Elementary in Charlotte County. Courtesy of Dr. ‘Vonnie’ Colvin

Border Patrol

Summer 2016

Longwood students paint U.S.maps at 10 local elementary schools To students in Longwood’s Department of Health, Athletic Training, Recreation and Kinesiology, Virginia is neither a blue state nor a red…

Longwood men’s basketball head coach Jayson Gee is the subject of an inspirational documentary and accompanying book, titled The Battle for Brandon: How a Coach Fought to Bring His Son Home, that premiered in May.

Against All Odds

Summer 2016

Inspirational documentary details head basketball coach’s fight to overcome his son’s mental illness Longwood men’s basketball head coach Jayson Gee is the subject of an inspirational documentary and accompanying book,…

Vote of Confidence

Summer 2016

National Science Foundation invests $650,000 in teaching science the Longwood way Personal support and mentoring from faculty. Special opportunities inside and outside the classroom. The kind of supportive and nurturing…