Summer 2016
In This Issue
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...
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...
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...
Price increases held to historic lows for third straight year
Longwood has established itself as the unquestionable leader within the commonwealth when it comes to holding down cost increases. In April, the university’s Board of Visitors made Longwood the first...
Board of Visitors selects alumnus as rector; 3 new members appointed by governor
Robert S. Wertz Jr. ’85, a former member of the Longwood University Foundation Board and past president of the Longwood Alumni Association, has been selected rector of the Longwood University...
One of the great joys of watching Longwood thrive in recent years has been to observe how powerfully a new and extraordinarily diverse generation of students has embraced our most...
German 402: Advanced Conversation and Phonetics Instructor Dr. Brett Martz, assistant professor of German The play’s the thing The major focus of this course, taught every other spring, is a...
Fellowship helps veteran teacher reach goal of becoming a reading specialist Natasha Haskins discovered her love of kids when she was selling them Little Debbie cakes and slushies— nothing that...
Show and Tell: Graduate students present their research in annual symposium
Students at Prince Edward County Middle School who had been struggling readers improved their SOL reading scores in spring 2015 thanks to a reading intervention plan designed and implemented by...
Study finds widespread evidence of questionable research methods in management field A surprising number of researchers in the field of management are framing their results to make their work appear...
Longwood at Yellowstone project focuses on issues facing national park’s ecosystem The federal government this spring announced a controversial proposal to drop endangered species protection for grizzly bears around Yellowstone...
More than 100 members of the Longwood-Farmville community spent an afternoon this spring exploring what might be considered part of their own backyard—and what they found was surprising. Longwood’s Lancer...
Students donate thousands of books
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,...
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...
Grand Canyon provides a different kind of break
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...
A Want of Vigilance:The Bristoe Station Campaign by Rob Orrison ’98 and Bill Backus The Bristoe Station campaign in the fall of 1863 is often overlooked because it occurred after...
Historic spring postseason ratchets up reputation, awareness of Longwood and Longwood athletics May 2016 was a month for the record books, but the stats weren’t just about Longwood softball’s winning...
3 Lancers pursuing big league dreams Three former Longwood baseball players are inching closer to the big leagues this summer. Former Lancer aces Mark Montgomery and Aaron Myers ’16 and...
Athletics department creates organization to introduce students to careers in sports industry Part of Longwood’s mission and vision is to help its students become leaders who are prepared to make...
Lacrosse alumna earns national honors
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...
Golfers place in top 10 in Big South tournament
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...
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...
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,...
What Can You Do in 60 Minutes?
Alumni asked to give time to Longwood community Want to enhance the Longwood alumni experience? All it takes is one hour a month. Alums who want to help can do...
Class of 1966 gives $2.5million,meets participation goal Members of the Class of 1966 like to say that the “Red Class always wins,” so it’s not surprising that their recent fundraising...
Chris Davis ’09 of Richmond, Linda Norris ’81 of Ellicott City, Maryland, and Rob Postel ’96 of Stafford joined the Alumni Board on July 1. Each will serve a three-year...
Regional events welcome new alumni to metro areas throughout the state
All alumni are invited to regional events planned beginning in August to welcome graduates of the Class of 2016 to the alumni family. These casual “welcome to the city” events...
LISTED IN ORDER OF CLASS YEAR Elizabeth Tarpley Pollok ’31 April 28, 2016. Murkland Dressler Turner ’35 May 8, 2016. Doris Trimyer Gresham ’39 April 24, 2016. Evelyn Timberlake Saunders...
Presidential election debates shut out campaign noise and allow voters to hear the candidates’ ideas by Dr. William Harbour As Longwood prepares for the 2016 U.S. Vice Presidential Debate, the...
Alumna’s work critical to organization focused on protecting human rights in Africa Anna Prow ’88 developed an affinity for Africa when she worked as a Peace Corps volunteer in Madagascar....
Activities, Academic Programs and Planning Are Ramping Up As Oct. 4 Nears
Students document experiences of community members forever changed by school closings—and find themselves transformed as well
Boost in self-confidence is side effect of free speech therapy Kazakhstani woman received at Longwood
In the face of trends and tough competition, Longwood's longtime values appeal to a new generation
Distinguished scientist, veteran administrator to lead Cook-Cole College of Arts and Sciences
Soccer standout excels in academics to land Big South graduate fellowship Olivia Colella ’16, a four-year starter on the women’s soccer team and a member of the Cormier Honors College,...
Baseball’s future is bright after breakout 2016 season
Thirty-two wins, a second-place finish in the Big South regular season, a trip to the Big South Championship semifinals and a program- best 14-10 conference record stood out on a...
Alumnus sets his sights on writing and directing while learning the ropes of the film industry Tyler Fruge´, M.A. ’14, can’t wait for the film The Magnificent Seven to open...
Athletics office snags district writing award
For the second straight year, the Longwood athletics communications office received recognition in the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA)’s Fred Stabley Sr.Writing Contest. The feature story “Longwood Alum...
Athletics recognizes excellence, commitment with 2015-16 awards
Longwood athletics held its annual awards banquet in April, recognizing the outstanding achievements of the university’s student-athletes and their teams during the 2015-16 season. The hour-and-a-half celebration brought together 200-plus...
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