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Full Circle
"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.
Dr. Brewer will be selling and signing books on Friday, Oct. 2, from 3 to 5 p.m. in the Daura Gallery. The books is also available in the LC Bookstore, and proceeds of each sale are going to a scholarship fund in Dr. Brewer's name.
Read MoreThe Poison That Fascinates
Poet and novelist Jennifer Clement will read from her work on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Hopwood Auditorium. The event, sponsored by the Richard H. Thornton Endowment and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, is free with a reception and book signing to follow.
Clement is the fall 2009 Thornton Writer-in-Residence at LC, and is teaching a creative writing workshop. She has published eight books of fiction, poetry, and memoir, including The Poison That Fascinates.
Read MoreAsperger Syndrome workshop offered
Due to the overwhelming response to the first, three-hour workshop on Asperger Syndrome offered by the Virginia Autism Council, Lynchburg College will hold a second free conference on Monday, Oct. 5 from 9 a.m. to noon in Sydnor Auditorium, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall.
Learning, Living, and Working with Asperger Syndrome is designed to introduce educators, parents and service providers to the characteristics of Asperger Syndrome and several effective strategies that can be used to assist these individuals.
Read MoreSpokesongs Tour wheeling to LC
Musicians Trent Wagler and Jay Lapp are biking their way to the Lynchburg College Pavilion for a Sept. 30 concert of innovative American music, all the more enterprising because they carry their instruments via two ordinary bicycles. The 7:30 p.m. event, sponsored in part by Lynchburg College, is free and open to the public.
Read MoreMark Salzman's encore
Changes can occur at any time in a person's life. Sometimes they are welcome and sometimes they aren't. Mark Salzman will discuss three recent and hugely unwelcome life-changes that taught him important lessons about hope, free will, and what happens when you feed a dog something that it can't digest properly.
Salzman will talk about "My Year of Diversity: A Tragicomedy" at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28 in Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center at Lynchburg College. Tickets are free.
Read MoreMore than 700 news students join LC
Lynchburg College received a school-record 4,500 applications for the freshman class this year. Nearly 600 freshmen enrolled this fall, along with 115 transfers and a record number of honors students.
The freshman class hails from 23 states and 16 percent are multicultural. The academic strength of the freshman class continues with a 3.16 GPA.
Read MoreWhere will you go?
Australia, India, Uganda. These are just some of the study abroad options available at Lynchburg College this year. To whet your appetite, the Center for Global Education will host a Study Abroad Fair on Thursday, Sept. 24 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Memorial Ballroom.
Nearly 30 representatives from study abroad service providers and other colleges and universities will attend the event to speak with students and promote their overseas study opportunities.
Read MoreConcerts on tap for weekend
The Lynchburg College Orchestra and Wind Symphony and the Concert Choir will present concerts Friday, Sept. 18, for Parents and Family Weekend. Both concerts are free and open to the public.
Read MoreConcert to benefit Daily Bread
Solo pianist David Nevue will perform on Saturday, September 19 at 7 p.m. in Sydnor Performance Hall, Schewel Hall. The concert, sponsored in part by Lynchburg College, will benefit the Daily Bread, a local soup kitchen.
Read MoreWeir breaks 25-year-old record
Allie Weir '10 is the Lynchburg College all-time goals and points career leader in field hockey, surpassing legend Phebe Phelps' marks of 106 goals and 227 points set in 1984.
A senior nursing major, Weir (Richmond, Va./James River) was also named the field hockey Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Athlete of the Week. Weir had a record-setting week for the Hornets, with 108 goals and 230 points throughout her tenure at LC. She scored eight goals and assisted on two others for a total of 18 points.
Read MoreCoach Shellenberger dies at 88
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, 2009 at age 88. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in Snidow Chapel with the Rev. Pete Warren, professor emeritus of education and human development, officiating.
Visitation will be at Tharp Funeral Home, 220 Breezewood Drive, from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. A graveside service, open to the public, will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Cemetery behind Rivermont Avenue Baptist Church.
Read MoreUpcoming Events
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| 2 p.m. | Children's Art Workshop at the Daura Gallery - 6/23 |
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LC in the News
Graduate students in history are unearthing relics at Historic Sandusky. Check out front-page coverage in The News & Advance.
The Beard Center's Annual Conference on Aging received extensive coverage in The News & Advance, including a sidebar, as well as a spot on WSET.
The Washington Post picked up The News & Advance story about LC's partnership with Centra to create a nursing simulation lab, which was also covered by WSET.
LC and CVCC sign a dual enrollment agreement, covered by The News & Advance and WSET. It also elicited a local editorial.
The rain held off for commencement. Check coverage in The News & Advance and on WSET.
Check out local news stories on 2013 graduates Natalie Lombardo and John Pastorius.
Dr. David Perault weighs in on Lynchburg's excellent air quality. Check the WSET story.
The upcoming golf tournament to honor Frazier Sizemore '52, '81 MEd is featured in The Altavista Journal.
LC breaks ground on a new, expanded Student Center. WSET does preview; check out coverage in The News & Advance.
Break the Chains: Human Trafficking Awareness Week is featured in The News & Advance and on WDBJ7 and WSET.
LC's Bonner Leaders are the backbone of Puppets Alamode. Check out the story in The News & Advance.
Climate scientist Dr. Michael Mann spoke at LC April 8. Check out coverage in The News & Advance and on WSET.
Civil War historian Dr. Bud Robertson will speak at LC April 1. Check out this preview in The New & Advance.
Children's author Julia Cook gave the Rosel Schewel Lecture in Education and Human Diversity on March 21. Check out this article in The News & Advance.
Drs. Clifton and Bundy Potter received Mayor's Awards of Excellence for their work to bring the history of Lynchburg to life. Read The News & Advance story.
Pulitzer Prize winning author Douglas Blackmon's talk on the continuation of slavery after the Emancipation Proclamation was covered in The News & Advance.
President Kenneth Garren struts his stuff to engage students. Check out this WDBJ7 report.
Dr. Gerald Prante, assistant professor of economics, was quoted in The New York Times for his study on marginal tax rates for all 50 states. He was previously interviewed by The Sacramento Bee and on Sacramento Public Radio.
