2017 News & Articles
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17 Memorable Moments of 2017 as Seen on Social Media
December 31, 2017
As we say hello to 2018, here are just a few of the memorable social media posts from the Longwood community over the past year.
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Longwood nursing graduates earn back-to-back 100 percent pass rate on licensure exam
December 14, 2017
For the second straight year, Longwood University nursing program graduates have reached rarefied air by recording a 100 percent pass rate on their first attempt at the required licensure exam, an accomplishment few schools can boast.
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High school musicians to perform at annual Longwood Honors Bands event
December 12, 2017
The 23rd annual Longwood Honors Jazz Ensemble and the 27th annual Honors Concert Band performances will be held on Friday, January 12, at 7:30 p.m. in Jarman Auditorium at Longwood University.
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Giving Farmville’s regards to Broadway: Longwood professor and student made Kris Kringle The Musical shine
November 27, 2017
Black Friday was an intense, stressful and rewarding day for Longwood theatre professor Scott Chapman, but not because he was looking to score the best shopping deals. Instead, Chapman was in New York serving as lighting designer for the Big Apple premiere of Kris Kringle The Musical at The Town Hall theater just off Broadway.
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Corncob discovery leads to statewide research award for Longwood archaeology students
November 15, 2017
As Longwood students Olivia Mehalko and Cameron Reuss knelt in the dirt and carefully unearthed the remains of a 1,000-year-old Native American hearth, they came across what would seem to be a common find.
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Noted political journalist Jamelle Bouie to speak on race and democracy Nov. 29
November 13, 2017
In sharp, daily columns and on network television news roundtables, Slate’s Jamelle Bouie has emerged as one of the few political journalists breaking through the hurried day-to-day and delivering in-depth historical perspective and critical thought.
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Cyber security and computer science programs increase collaboration to help graduates compete in expanding job
November 07, 2017
When Dr. Darrell Carpenter and Dr. Robert Marmorstein sat down to assess the ways the cyber security and computer science programs at Longwood could collaborate more, they decided they needed to do some rewiring—literally.
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LCVA exhibition takes on divisive issues, kicks off four months of special programming
November 03, 2017
A stunning and thought-provoking collection of artwork that tackles some of the most divisive issues in the country—civil rights, equality and injustice—will debut at the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts tomorrow, Friday, Nov. 3.
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Chang-rae Lee wins 2017 Dos Passos Prize for Literature
November 02, 2017
Celebrated fiction novelist and Pulitzer Prize finalist Chang-rae Lee has been named the winner of the 2017 John Dos Passos Prize for Literature, a premier literary award given annually by Longwood University.
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Following the water, immersing in the arts: new Brock Experiences explore civic issues
November 01, 2017
Two new Brock Experiences are the latest in a growing series of immersive, citizenship-focused courses at sites around the United States.
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Bestselling illustrator to launch newest Lumberjanes graphic novel at VCBF
October 11, 2017
In the world of graphic novels, stories of adventure and wonder are commonplace, and the best-selling book Lumberjanes is no different.
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Walkathon will raise scholarship funds for new Andy Taylor Center
October 10, 2017
As the Taylor Center opens its doors and welcomes its first group of students, organizers are raising tuition-assistance funds for families of students.
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Meet Kate Colley: scholar, star field hockey midfielder, Rhodes Scholarship nominee
October 06, 2017
It’s been a busy fall for Kate Colley ’18. A full courseload for the chemistry major from Fredericksburg with a 3.92 GPA. Research work with her professor. And countless hours on the field hockey field, where the star midfielder has helped lead Longwood to a 10-2 start, the best in program history.
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Virginia Children’s Book Festival plans exciting, interactive programming with star-studded author lineup
September 28, 2017
The 2017 Virginia Children's Book Festival will again bring some of the most acclaimed authors and illustrators of children's and young adult books to Longwood University on October 19-21.
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NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik to speak at Longwood Oct. 11 on the media’s role in democracy
September 26, 2017
National Public Radio’s David Folkenflik, the four-time winner of the Arthur Rowse Award for Press Criticism from the National Press Club, will speak Wednesday, Oct. 11, at 7:30 p.m. in Longwood University’s Wygal Hall on “Believe Me: The Media, The Public and The Presidency in the Trump Era.”
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Longwood 2017-18 theater season begins with a Shakespeare classic, culminates in a Pulitzer Prize-winner
September 25, 2017
It’s a season full of sound, fury and a lot of laughs as the Longwood University theater department gets ready to kick off 2017 with a trip to 12th-century Scotland—where murder, war and madness rule the day in Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
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Three Caldecott-Winning Illustrators Join for Keynote Conversation at 2017 Virginia Children’s Book Festival
September 15, 2017
Three of the nation’s most sought-after illustrators—each of them recognized with a Caldecott Medal in the last three years—will appear together for the first time at the 2017 Virginia Children’s Book Festival.
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Longwood climbs again in latest national rankings
September 12, 2017
Longwood is rising in national prominence, with increased application numbers and graduation rates among the factors helping to fuel a jump in two important new national rankings.
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Portrayal of disabilities in children’s Halloween books researched by student
September 07, 2017
One of the most popular Halloween characters, a pirate, is often portrayed with an eye patch, a peg leg or a hook in place of a hand. But good luck finding characters with real disabilities in children’s books on the holiday—just ask Brooke Parsons ’19.
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Longwood aids state agency in assessing erosion threat to coastal archaeological sites
August 30, 2017
Two prehistoric camps—one dating from as early as 16,000 BC—are among more than 150 archaeological sites on the Chesapeake Bay that could soon disappear due to coastal erosion and sea-level rise, according to a study conducted by the Longwood Institute of Archaeology.
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Student’s research takes him to Caribbean island
August 29, 2017
Research doesn’t always take place in a laboratory reeking of formaldehyde or a dusty room in a library. Sometimes the backdrop is clear blue waters and palm trees.
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Distinguished alumna Megan Clark ’05 to speak at convocation – Pres. Reveley’s message to campus
August 28, 2017
This year's keynote speaker for Convocation will be Prince Edward Commonwealth’s Attorney Megan Clark ’05
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American Shakespeare Center to present free performance of "The Taming of the Shrew" at Longwood on Sept. 19
August 25, 2017
The American Shakespeare Center (ASC) will present a free performance of The Taming of the Shrew in Longwood University’s Jarman Auditorium on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m.
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Moton story inspires scholarship winner to start campus diversity conversation
August 24, 2017
In recognition of his efforts to help his fellow students learn from one another, Longwood has awarded Mikah HoSang ’18 one of its highest honors – the 2017 Moton Legacy Scholarship.
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Move-in Day for the Class of ’21 [VIDEO]
August 18, 2017
As family members said their tearful goodbyes and offered their final words of advice, the Longwood freshman class settled into the first day of the next four years of their lives.
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Student’s computer science research may yield “real-world” health benefits
August 15, 2017
Matthew Dyer ’18 is crunching a dizzying amount of data this summer with the hope that his research could one day help in combatting lung cancer.
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President Reveley’s message to campus about Charlottesville violence
August 13, 2017
As school begins this year, from around the world each news story of alarm and chaos seems to outpace the next, now even here in Virginia.
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Andy Taylor Center for Early Childhood Development to welcome first group of children October 2
August 10, 2017
At the Andy Taylor Center for Early Childhood Development, the classrooms have taken shape: fresh coats of paint are up on the walls and multicolored carpet is being laid on the floors.
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Biology students studying gene mutations in cancer-related research project
August 09, 2017
What Barry Manchester ’19 and Kaitlyn Myers ’18 are doing this summer has been compared to studying recipes in a cookbook with 30,000 recipes.
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Secret Service honors LUPD with highest award for outstanding work during 2016 VP Debate
August 08, 2017
Calling the operation “seamless,” the Secret Service recognized the Longwood Police Department with the highest and most exclusive honor given by the organization for its work on the 2016 U.S. Vice Presidential Debate.
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Longwood science departments to host solar eclipse watch party, distribute free solar glasses for safe viewing
August 07, 2017
In the early afternoon on Monday, Aug. 21, the skies will darken over Farmville and much of the rest of the United States as the moon moves in front of the sun for a rare solar eclipse.
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Smaller and smaller: Biology student pushes electronic devices to molecular level
August 04, 2017
John Brumfield’s notebook looks like some kind of movie prop: pages and pages filled with molecules drawn out in hexagons and lines, each carefully marked with individual atoms neatly labeled.
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Longwood, Farmville group announce forums on potential downtown market
August 02, 2017
As Longwood and Farmville planners have been forging their common future, it's been on almost everyone's wish list: a boutique market, focused on selling fresh food, and situated within easy walking distance of campus and Main Street.
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Longwood music department unveils sensational fall performance lineup
July 31, 2017
Music lovers in Southside Virginia are preparing for another spectacular fall performance lineup at Longwood University.
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Social media use by Black Lives Matter and Occupy Wall Street focus of student’s research
July 27, 2017
Black Lives Matter and Occupy Wall Street have used social media to engage people in their movements. Katie Kinsey ’18 is researching exactly how they have used it.
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Summer residency for MBA program builds relationships, momentum for nationally-ranked degree
July 26, 2017
Longwood University’s nationally ranked MBA program is online, but over a long weekend every summer students gather on campus.
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Students tackle challenge of Lorentzian geometry in research project
July 19, 2017
So far there are no fatalities, but the research two math students are undertaking this summer may leave them “gasping for air” before it’s all over.
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Freshman English major ponders graphic novels’ place in the classroom
July 13, 2017
Keane’s goal: to prove that the graphic novel Watchmen belongs in the same conversation with classics like Grapes of Wrath and Pride and Prejudice.
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Gift from 1967 alumna establishes early-intervention preschool at Longwood SHLS
July 11, 2017
A gift from Carole ’67 and Rich Kraemer will expand Camp JumpStart, a summer literacy program for young children, to include two 12-13-week sessions and welcome those with language delays and disorders.
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Five authors shortlisted for 2017 Dos Passos Prize for Literature
July 05, 2017
Five authors have been shortlisted for the 2017 John Dos Passos Prize for American Literature, given annually by Longwood University.
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In summer chemistry fellowship, student seeks to improve the safety of parabens
June 30, 2017
Katelyn Jones is halfway through a paid summer research fellowship at Longwood, where she is investigating parabens—antibiotics that are used in everything from makeup to sunscreen to shampoo.
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Images in 19th century Spanish journal focus of student’s research
June 28, 2017
Claudia Castro ’18 is spending a lot of time this summer looking at pictures in a magazine, but she’s not idly thumbing through the pages of Vanity Fair. She’s doing research related to a 19th-century Spanish journal.
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Student researcher gets down to the DNA of developing zebrafish
June 23, 2017
Collecting samples of coliform bacteria in local waterways, spending hours every day with her eyes glued to a microscope, examining hours-old zebrafish as they develop—what’s not to like?
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Healthy, tasty “throwback” recipes using authentic ingredients from centuries ago are part of research project
June 21, 2017
Original recipes are part of a summer research project that links a healthy diet with American Indian history and authentic ingredients.
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Longwood announces plans to renovate Curry and Frazer residence halls
June 15, 2017
At 45-plus years old, the 10-story Curry and Frazer towers are showing their age, but that's about to change in spectacular fashion.
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Books for beginning readers merit scholarly attention
June 12, 2017
When your kids start to read independently, don’t expect to find the “See Spot run!” dialogue of an earlier generation of children’s books.
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Autism Institute at Longwood offers first two-day training session
June 09, 2017
More than 1 million children in the U.S.—one in 45—have been diagnosed with autism, a growing number that impacts educators, counselors, speech learning pathologists and millions of parents across the country.
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Longwood sets tuition, continuing commitment to limited increases
May 22, 2017
Longwood University’s Board of Visitors has approved tuition and fee rates for the next academic year that will continue the university’s 4-year trend of holding annual cost increases well below recent statewide averages.
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History is always unpredictable, prominent historian tells Longwood University graduates
May 20, 2017
Longwood University graduates were encouraged to shape history rather than just accept it during commencement ceremonies Saturday.
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Three-Peat Possible as Lancers Host 2017 Big South Championship
May 09, 2017
Beginning Wednesday, May 10, Longwood softball will play host to a milestone event, as the Big South Conference brings its postseason softball tournament to Lancer Field for the first time.
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Negative social media use tied to negative personality traits, Longwood study finds
May 08, 2017
A creep is a creep is a creep—whether in person or on social media, according to a Longwood University study that examined the link between social media behavior and personality.
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Physics majors modeling white dwarf stars gain understanding of the ultimate fate of the earth’s sun
May 03, 2017
Laura Deale ’17 and Bob Highley ’18 have always been intrigued by the universe. In a research project this semester, they are not just gazing at the stars but making their own.
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First two Brock Experience courses will explore Chesapeake Bay, immigration
May 01, 2017
Late last year, the largest gift in Longwood’s history kick-started an engine to create immersive, citizenship-focused courses at sites around the United States – the kinds of unique experiences that students won’t find at any other institution
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Seniors Speak!
April 27, 2017
With Longwood’s Commencement ceremony just one month away, we asked seniors to share some final thoughts about their time at Longwood.
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As Weyanoke Hotel and other projects take shape, Farmville builds on momentum
April 25, 2017
Just steps across High Street from Longwood’s historic campus, the steady thrum of construction marks the latest sign of Farmville’s momentum as a destination college town: the new upscale boutique Hotel Weyanoke, set to welcome visitors starting early next year.
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Historian Edward Ayers and business leader Gil Bland to speak at Longwood Commencement
April 24, 2017
Edward Ayers, one of the nation’s most accomplished historians and university presidents, and noted entrepreneur and Commonwealth civic leader Gil Bland will address Longwood University’s graduating students during commencement weekend May 19-20.
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For Longwood police, commitment to community runs deep
April 20, 2017
It’s Thursday—the unofficial first night of Spring Weekend—and just before 9 p.m., two hours into his all-night shift, Sgt. Greg Giuriceo has his first potentially serious call of the blustery spring night.
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Introducing Dr. Timothy O’Keefe - new dean of the College of Business and Economics
April 19, 2017
During nearly two decades at the University of North Dakota, Tim O’Keefe helped elevate a business school to the national stage, helping to establish the second school of entrepreneurship in a public university and building an online MBA program that rose to a top-30 national ranking.
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Dr. William F. Dorrill, Longwood’s 23rd president, passes away at age 85
April 18, 2017
Dr. William F. “Bill” Dorrill, who brought an international perspective to Longwood University and expanded global partnerships during his eight-year tenure as president from 1988-1996, died Tuesday, April 18. He was 85.
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Students to share research in Spring Presentation of Undergraduate Research
April 14, 2017
Alan Creager’s fascination with World War II began in third grade, when he read a National Geographic article about the Battle of Midway.
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Longwood professor named Virginia Social Science Scholar of the Year
April 12, 2017
Longwood University anthropology professor Dr. James Jordan recently received the 2017 Virginia Social Science Scholar of the Year Award.
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Longwood physics professor, longtime benefactor establish award for environmental research
April 10, 2017
In the photos, it looks like paradise: palm trees and white sand beaches surrounded by clear blue Atlantic water. But for residents of the island where nearly every day is sunny and bright, there’s a hidden cost: electricity.
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Holocaust survivor, portrait photographer to speak at Longwood during Holocaust remembrance events
April 10, 2017
More than 70 years after the liberation of concentration camps marked an end to the European theater of World War II, Longwood is partnering with the Virginia Holocaust Museum to remember the Holocaust and draw lessons from its lingering effects.
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Annual Raft Debate: Philosopher wins survival with humor, ponderable questions
April 06, 2017
A philosopher, a social scientist and a mathematician are stranded on a raft with enough supplies for only one to survive. Which one—and, by association, which field of study—deserves to make it?
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Longwood ceramic artist chosen for prestigious craft show
April 04, 2017
Work by Longwood University ceramic artist Adam Paulek will be featured in one of the nation’s most prestigious craft shows.
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Longwood professor to brief legislators on opioid epidemic
March 30, 2017
Dr. Kevin Doyle, associate professor of counselor education in the College of Education and Human Services at Longwood University, will be one of five featured speakers on Capitol Hill next week discussing the ongoing opioid crisis that kills nearly 100 Americans each day.
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Retiring Longwood faculty members honored at reception
March 24, 2017
Eight retiring Longwood University faculty members were honored March 23 at a campus reception.
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Longwood to participate in Virginia BioBlitz 2017, set for April 1 at Lancer Park
March 23, 2017
You don’t always need to be a botanist or zoologist to contribute to science. Thanks to Longwood University’s Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences participation in BioBlitz, anyone can play the role of scientific observer.
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Songwriter and writer David LaMotte to speak at Longwood, March 28
March 17, 2017
Songwriter, author and peace activist David LaMotte will speak Tuesday, March 28, at 7 p.m. in Longwood University’s Wygal Auditorium on “Worldchanging 101: Challenging the Myth of Powerlessness.”
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Entrepreneur, philanthropist Macon Brock to speak, sign books at Longwood
March 15, 2017
First, they reshaped the American retail industry; now they are helping to reshape the Longwood experience.
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Longwood to hold Virginia’s only animation-specific film festival, March 24
March 14, 2017
If you think animation is only for kids, the upcoming Longwood Animation Film Festival will make you think again. A wide range of subjects for all ages will be showcased in what is believed to be the only film festival in Virginia devoted completely to animation.
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Flaying not a common practice in Middle Ages, says new book by Longwood medieval expert
March 01, 2017
Dr. Larissa “Kat” Tracy edited and is among the contributors to Flaying in the Pre-Modern World: Practice and Representation, the latest of numerous books she has published on torture, brutality and violence in the Middle Ages.
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In a Richmond office building, the story of Virginia
February 24, 2017
In a ceremony Thursday, the Ninth Street Office Building that is home to the Virginia Office of the Attorney General will be formally renamed in honor of Barbara Johns.
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MBA program, real estate department recognized among the best
February 24, 2017
Longwood’s College of Business and Economics continues to rack up accolades with a recent spate of rankings that places the online MBA program and real estate department among the best in the country and world.
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Longwood announces 2016 Dos Passos Award Winner
February 22, 2017
Danzy Senna, a novelist and short story author who burst onto the American literary scene in 1998 with her critically acclaimed first novel Caucasia, will be awarded the John Dos Passos Prize for Literature this spring at Longwood University.
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‘This American Life’ producer to recount an election year on the road in talk at Longwood
February 19, 2017
On Tuesday, Zoe Chace will share lessons learned from a year on the road in an election year at Longwood University in a talk presented by the Office of Alumni and Career Services, and the departments of Sociology and Communication Studies.
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Longwood student leader to compete for national Truman Scholarship
February 17, 2017
Junior kinesiology major Kevin Napier has been nominated by Longwood University for the prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship.
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Students search for the homeless during effort to ensure accurate representation
February 15, 2017
Longwood students search for the homeless during census effort to ensure accurate representation of this ‘invisible’ population.
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Virginia native excited to return home as Longwood’s new dean of admissions
February 07, 2017
After five years leading the admissions department at University of North Texas-Dallas, Jason Faulk has found in Longwood a university that shares his recruiting philosophy
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Q&A: Brock Experiences begin to take shape as program director named
February 03, 2017
Three months ago, Longwood announced the largest gift in its history, a nearly $6 million donation by Joan ‘64 and Macon Brock to establish a signature transformational learning program.
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A Great Opportunity for Farmville
January 27, 2017
In 2017, Longwood and Farmville have a tremendous opportunity to advance our strong partnership, working together to improve the intersection at Griffin, High and Oak.
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First woman to row unassisted across Atlantic Ocean brings message of courage, perseverance to Longwood
January 27, 2017
Tori Murden McClure, the first woman to row unassisted across the Atlantic Ocean, will bring her story of courage, perseverance and determination—mixed with a lot of humor—to Longwood University on Thursday, Feb. 9.
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12th century mercenaries faced greater condemnation than today
January 23, 2017
Mercenaries in the 12th century faced widespread condemnation—some of it well-deserved, said Dr. Steven Isaac, a specialist in medieval military culture.
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Provocative journalist headlines Longwood’s annual MLK Week
January 18, 2017
One of the most recognizable pundits in America, Roland S. Martin, will deliver the keynote address at Longwood University’s annual weeklong celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Longwood alumna endows early childhood development center with million-dollar gift
January 17, 2017
Dr. Jane Richardson Taylor's feelings are so strong about early childhood education that she has now committed $1 million to establish an early childhood development center at Longwood University, which will open this year.
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Richmond Symphony to perform Feb. 3 at Longwood
January 11, 2017
The Richmond Symphony will perform in Longwood University’s Jarman Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 3, at 7:30 p.m.
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Longwood Music Department to present spring concerts
January 05, 2017
Music lovers have a wide variety of Longwood Music Department-sponsored concerts from which to choose this spring.