News Releases

Four Lynchburg College students will present their research at the Virginia Council of Graduate Schools' Fifth Annual Graduate Student Research Forum on February 10.... [More]

Lynchburg College will host an information session for prospective graduate students interested in the new Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program on Tuesday, February 9.... [More]

Three LC professors are guest speakers in the 2010 Great Decisions Lecture Series held each Thursday in February in the Lynchburg Public Library Community Room.... [More]

Sherron Watkins, the woman who blew the whistle on Enron, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9 in the Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center.... [More]

Lynchburg College will host an information session for prospective graduate students on Tuesday, February 2, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Alumni House Lounge.... [More]

A photographic magazine produced by four LC students received entry into an exclusive art exhibition to take place in Leipzig, Germany in May 2010.... [More]

Julie Rivett, granddaughter of Dashiell Hammett, will discuss "The Maltese Falcon" at 7:30 p.m. Monday, February 1 in the Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center. Please enter from the Dell.... [More]

The Lynchburg College men's basketball team and Chaplain's Office are sponsoring events to raise money for earthquake relief in Haiti.... [More]

The Music Department will present its third Esther C. Olin Lecture Recital Series on Piano Performance on January 28 at 7:30 p.m. in Sydnor Performance Hall.... [More]

"Peace Warriors and Solitudes: Recent Photographs by Carl Chiarenza" opens at the Daura Gallery at Lynchburg College with a reception at 4 p.m. Jan. 20.... [More]

Soccer midfielder Ashley Hoath has been named Virginia Player of the Year, while Dr. Todd Olsen was named women's soccer Coach of the Year.... [More]

About 40 Lynchburg College students and 10 faculty and staff members will attend a retreat this week to discuss types of prejudice.... [More]

Prospective graduate students can explore degree programs and financial aid options during individual information sessions on Monday, January 11, and Tuesday, January 12.... [More]

LC coach Chris Yeager earned his second All-State College Division Men's Soccer Coach of the Year Award from the Virginia Sports Information Directors.... [More]

Nearly 60 Lynchburg College students will be studying abroad during winter break in a variety of cultures and climes.... [More]

New freshman, Access, transfer and graduate students, as well as those returning from abroad and leave, may check in Jan. 14 and 15, 2010.... [More]

While snow is in the forecast, exams must go on; however, the College will remain open to keep students from getting stranded.... [More]

Lynchburg College will spend $4.65 million in energy improvements over the next several years, which should reduce its utility bills by more than a third.... [More]

Lynchburg College has been approved by its accrediting agency, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, to offer degrees at the doctoral level.... [More]

Lynchburg College's athletic department ranks ninth in the recent Division III Learfield Directors' Cup standings after one of its most successful fall seasons.... [More]

Abe Garang '10 recently received the Thomas J. Kirkpatrick Award for his volunteer work with youth at the Jamerson YMCA.... [More]

LC senior midfielder Ashley Hoath was just named a first-team All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America for the second-straight season.... [More]

LC's Holiday Bash begins at 6 p.m. Thursday, December 10 with a tree lighting ceremony between Snidow Chapel and Montgomery Hall.... [More]

The LC Orchestra and Wind Symphony will present a holiday concert on December 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Sydnor Performance Hall, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall.... [More]

The Lynchburg College Ethics Bowl Team placed fifth at the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl in Richmond, Va., against much larger competitors.... [More]

Economics major Jackie Sitathammavong '09 and music major Matthew Booth '09 took home gold in the 2009 Concerto Competition.... [More]

Carmen Johnson '11 was named Outstanding Youth Philanthropist by the Virginia Piedmont Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.... [More]

Lynchburg College students, staff and faculty teamed up during Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week in November and raised more than $2,700 for those less fortunate.... [More]

The underdog Lynchburg College women's soccer team will make its first-ever appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament's Final Four.... [More]

Ricky Flynn blew past the competition at the NCAA Division III Men's Cross Country National Championship meet to become Lynchburg College's first-ever cross country national champion.... [More]

Brandon Hunter '10 and Jake Mace's graphic design work won merit awards in the FLUX AIGA student competition.... [More]

Eighteen Lynchburg College students will represent Poland for the second year in a row during the Mid-Atlantic European Union Simulation Nov. 19-21 in Washington, D.C.... [More]

For the third straight season, the lady Hornets advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament with a 16-3-3 record.... [More]

Government officials, educators, business leaders, service providers, and interested citizens will learn more about the pending 2030 Age Wave Friday at LC.... [More]

Lynchburg College will host an information session for prospective graduate students on Tuesday, November 17, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Alumni House Lounge.... [More]

A 5k run/walk around the Lynchburg College Dell on Sunday, Nov. 15 will benefit The City of Joy, a center for women seeking refuge in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.... [More]

The Lynchburg College Choral Union and Concert Choir will present a concert on November 14 at 7:30 p.m. to benefit the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank.... [More]

Lynchburg College athletic teams brought home two Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) titles Saturday... [More]

Lynchburg College will host an information session for prospective graduate students interested in the new Doctor of Physical Therapy program on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.... [More]

W. George Jameson, former Central Intelligence Agency senior attorney, will speak at 8 p.m. Nov. 11 in the Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center.... [More]

A new Lynchburg College, Centra consortium received $200,000 from the Virginia Tobacco Commission to create a lab for students in nursing and other health fields.... [More]

The men's and women's cross country teams won Old Dominion Athletic Conference titles with senior Ricky Flynn and junior Jennie Pernisi taking first place.... [More]

About 20 Lynchburg College students are sleeping outside in the rain November 9-14 as part of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.... [More]

A German Film Festival commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall will be held November 5-9 at Lynchburg College.... [More]

Thirteen Lynchburg College students will join hundreds of young people this weekend for the "Virginia Power Shift '09" conference at George Mason University.... [More]

Come enjoy the Ad Astra Trio of Lynchburg College and the Passacaglia Quintet of Central Virginia on October 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Sydnor Performance Hall.... [More]

Farnoosh Moshiri, award-winning author of novels and short-story collections, will read from her work at 7:30 p.m. October 28 in Hopwood Hall Auditorium.... [More]

The 10th Annual Hike With Haiti is Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. in support the Matenwa Community Learning Center in Lagonav, Haiti.... [More]

"Reconstructing Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest Landscape" will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 21, in the Sydnor Performance Hall, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall.... [More]

"Making Sport of Physics" is the topic of a Science Gang Lecture by Dr. Eric Goff, associate professor of physics, at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.... [More]

Twenty rock and roll posters take a fun look back on fifty years of rock music in the Daura Gallery with an opening reception Tuesday.... [More]

At Lynchburg College, students will learn to: Inquire, Explore, Conclude, Persuade, Engage. These are the five goals of a new initiative adopted by LC faculty.... [More]

Dustin Sanders '10 and Thomas Coles '12 were selected as 2009-2010 George C. Marshall Undergraduate Scholars, two of 15 students chosen this year.... [More]

One of three women scheduled to speak on peace in the Middle East at LC tonight has been denied a visa by the U.S. government, but the talk will proceed.... [More]

Anahi Martinez, a junior international relations major from Woodbridge, Va., has been selected to represent Lynchburg College on a statewide advisory council.... [More]

LC's Music Department has teamed up with The Ellington and the Jubilee Family Development Center to provide music lessons to children who could not otherwise afford it.... [More]

"Jerusalem Women Speak: Three Women, Three Faiths, One Shared Vision" is the subject of a Gender Studies Program lecture at 7 p.m. Oct. 12.... [More]

Six male Lynchburg College students and a neighboring couple will redecorate a room in each others' houses the weekend of Oct. 9-11.... [More]

Nicaraguan Enrique Gutierrez Zavala is visiting Lynchburg College at 11:30 a.m. October 8 to talk about helping farmers in Central America rise out of poverty.... [More]

Allie Weir scored four times Saturday in a 12-0 win over Sweet Briar College to break the 33-year-old NCAA Division III career record for goals.... [More]

Lynchburg College Theatre will present "The Tempest," William Shakespeare's final play about revenge, romance, and reconciliation, on Oct. 8 - 10 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 11 at 2 p.m.... [More]

"Claiming Kin," a first novel by Laura Marello, associate professor of English, is being published this month by Guernica Editions in Toronto, Canada.... [More]

"Full Circle: Memories of Lynchburg College and Beyond," a memoir by Dr. M. Carey Brewer '49, LC's seventh president, is available in time for Homecoming weekend.... [More]

Poet and novelist Jennifer Clement will read from her work on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Hopwood Auditorium.... [More]

Friday is the deadline to register for a free, three-hour workshop offered by the Virginia Autism Council to be held at LC on Oct. 5 from 9 a.m. to noon.... [More]

On Sept. 30 Trent Wagler and Jay Lapp will perform a concert of innovative American music, all the more enterprising because they carry their instruments via two ordinary bicycles.... [More]

The author of "Iron and Silk" will talk about "My Year of Diversity: A Tragicomedy" at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28 in Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center.... [More]

Australia, India, Uganda. These are just some of the study abroad options available at LC this year. Learn more at the Study Abroad Fair on Sept. 24.... [More]

The Lynchburg College Orchestra and Wind Symphony and the Concert Choir will present concerts Friday, Sept. 18, for Parents and Family Weekend.... [More]

Solo pianist David Nevue will perform on Saturday, September 19, at 7 p.m. in Sydnor Performance Hall to benefit a local soup kitchen.... [More]

Allie Weir '10 is the Lynchburg College all-time goals and points career leader in field hockey, surpassing legend Phebe Phelps' record set in 1984.... [More]

Once dubbed "the winningest coach ever in college soccer" by Sports Illustrated, William H. "Bill" Shellenberger, Lynchburg College's legendary soccer coach, died Sept. 7.... [More]

Lynchburg College is offering Central Virginia Community College students an opportunity to purchase student activities passes to join in our student events.... [More]

Lynchburg College seniors performed 42 percent better than their peers at other four-year institutions in a four-year Collegiate Learning Assessment.... [More]

If you're landlocked in Lynchburg, don't despair. You can take scuba lessons at Lynchburg College. For real.... [More]

Lynchburg College's women's soccer team is No. 10 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/Adidas Pre-Season Poll.... [More]

Nearly 600 freshmen enrolled at Lynchburg College this fall, along with 115 transfers and a record number of honors students.... [More]

US News & World Report ranks Lynchburg College in the top tier of southern colleges that offers a full range of undergraduate programs and master's degrees.... [More]

"Working together to appreciate our differences" is the slogan for the 2009-10 academic year at Lynchburg College.... [More]

Internationally known Iranian artist Haydar Hatemi will be at the Daura Gallery Tuesday, Sept. 1 to attend the opening reception of an exhibition of his work.... [More]

More than 70 incoming freshmen will attend the Summer Transition Program (STP) at Lynchburg College Aug. 14-19 to get adjusted to the college scene.... [More]

The Beard Center on Aging at Lynchburg College is co-sponsoring a workshop focused on the challenges of aging on Thursday, August 20 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Bentley Commons.... [More]

Prospective graduate students interested in the new Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program are invited to attend an information session on Tuesday, August 11.... [More]

Lynchburg College is one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review's 2010 edition, "The Best 371 Colleges."... [More]

A tuition reduction program is being offered to LC alumni who have completed a graduate degree at the College and are interested in pursuing additional graduate training.... [More]

A student from Greece is among three conductors at a summer choral concert Sunday, August 2, at 7:30 p.m. in Lynchburg College's Snidow Chapel.... [More]

Lynchburg College will receive $118,731 from the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges for scholarships, capital improvements, and other needs.... [More]

High school students and their families are invited to Lynchburg College and 24 other institutions during Virginia Private College Week July 27- Aug. 1.... [More]

For the seventh summer, the Center for Economic Education at Lynchburg College is a co-sponsor of entrepreneurial day-camps for children ages 8-12.... [More]

LC's partnership with St. Lucia continues to grow with LC professors providing training this summer to all 120 principals and nearly 900 teachers on this Caribbean island nation.... [More]

Suzanne Farmer Flynn '80 has been named to LC's Board of Trustees. She worked for MetLife in New York City, becoming director of information technology.... [More]

Dr. Atul Gupta has been inducted into The Business Strategy Game Hall of Fame as a "Master Professor" and senior Reese Thompson III was named a Grand Champion.... [More]

About 160 of the state's top high school students will attend the 2009 Governor's School for Math, Science, and Technology at Lynchburg College.... [More]

Four LC players were named to the College Division All-State baseball teams Thursday by the 2009 Virginia Sports Information Directors.... [More]

Lynchburg College has been awarded a $126,036 grant from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to offer teachers specialized training and licensure renewal.... [More]

Barbara Rothermel, director of the Daura Gallery/Museum Studies Program, was recently elected to the Council of the Virginia Association of Museums.... [More]

The Lynchburg College basketball program, led by head men's coach Hilliary Scott III, will run a series of summer basketball camps in Turner Gymnasium.... [More]

A monument will be dedicated Saturday at 11 a.m. in honor of the 12 Union soldiers who died on ground which became part of the Lynchburg College campus.... [More]

Taylor Walker was named the softball All-State College Division Rookie of the Year while Head Coach Dawn Simmons garnered co-coach of the year honors.... [More]

Lynchburg College's Ricky Flynn recently took home the ODAC Men's Track Athlete of the Year awards in an annual selection of the league's coaches.... [More]

Drainage issues have resulted in the second extreme makeover for Shellenberger Field in the past two years.... [More]

About 55 LC students will be studying abroad this summer in China, Turkey, Greece, South Korea, and St. Lucia.... [More]

Aging fearlessly and coping with depression are two of the themes of the 2009 Annual Conference on Aging on Tuesday, June 9.... [More]

Four Lynchburg College professors have been recognized for excellence in teaching, scholarship, advising, and citizenship.... [More]

Lynchburg College will hold an open house for prospective transfer and Access students on Friday, May 29, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Room 231, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall.... [More]

James A. Huston, former dean of Lynchburg College, will receive the French Legion of Honor on Friday, June 5, in a ceremony at the Invalides in Paris.... [More]

A. Boyd Claytor III, who donated his land to Lynchburg College for the Claytor Nature Study Center and was a member of the LC Board of Trustees, died Saturday at age 83.... [More]

LC will offer a three-credit hour summer course in astronomy taught by Dr. Neal Sumerlin, who spearheaded the effort to establish the Belk Astronomical Observatory.... [More]

Long distance standout Ricky Flynn earned his second All-American honor Saturday in the 5,000-meter run at the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.... [More]

Eleven Lynchburg College employees spent a recent day painting, washing windows, and planting at a local preschool as part of the United Way Day of Caring.... [More]

Lynchburg College will host an information session for adult students age 25 and older on Thursday, May 21, at 6 p.m. in Sydnor Performance Hall, Schewel Hall.... [More]

Dr. Dan C. Messerschmidt has been selected as the 2008-09 recipient of the Sydnor Professorship Award for Teaching Excellence in LC's School of Business and Economics.... [More]

Twenty-three Lynchburg College students will be traveling to St. Lucia this summer, but they won't be hanging out at beach resorts.... [More]