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Great Decisions 2011
Two members of the LC community will discuss global challenges that the Foreign Policy Association sees as among the most significant and far-reaching for 2011 during Great Decisions Lecture Series each Thursday in February at the Lynchburg Public Library Community Room. The lectures begin at 3 p.m., following light refreshments at 2:30 p.m.
Dr. Marek Payerhin, LC associate professor of political science and international relations, will launch the series on Feb. 3 with "Germany Ascendant."
Read MoreCommuning with the Arctic
Three LC environmental studies majors received scholarships to attend the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 50th Anniversary Symposium held in January at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, W.Va.
Leadership and athletics
LC President Kenneth Garren was the only Division III president on a panel discussion at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national convention in San Antonio, Texas, on "Presidential Leadership and Athletics."
Dr. Garren was one of four presidents selected to join the panel discussion on the need for strong leadership connecting academics and athletics.
Read MoreMusic for piano
The Music Department will present its fourth Esther C. Olin Lecture Recital Series on Piano Performance January 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Sydnor Performance Hall, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall.
Read MoreCommunity support for DPT
The Greater Lynchburg Community Trust and the Bedford Community Health Foundation recently made awards to Lynchburg College's doctor of physical therapy program to provide training equipment.
Read MoreCome learn about DPT
LC's Doctor of Physical Therapy program will host an information session at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, at the Capps Building, 300 Monticello Ave., Suite A.
The session will inform prospective students about the entry-level program and make practicing clinicians aware of post-professional training opportunities. RSVP to dpt@lynchburg.edu or call 434.544.8885 for more information.
Read MoreWhat's that hearse doing on campus?
A lavishly decorated hearse, created by New Orleans artist Kelly Israel, will be parked in front of LC's Daura Gallery on Wednesday afternoon.
The hearse, on loan for a few hours from its eight Lynchburg owners, is designed to draw interest in the 4 p.m. opening of an exhibition of American folk art in the Daura Gallery.
Allies one and all
For the second year in a row, Lynchburg College students are participating in a program aimed at fostering inclusion.
The Allies Institute is the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities' signature higher education program. WSET visited the program at Eagle Eyrie in Bedford County Wednesday night. Check out the coverage.
Read MoreRemembering MLK
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, LC will celebrate Living the Dream in 2011 at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17 in Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center.
The Rev. James E. Coleman Jr., a local pastor, Anne Gibbons, LC associate chaplain, and Whitley Elmore, a senior at LC, will share reflections. Groups performing include LU Praise, the RAMP Church, Diamond Hill Baptist Church Praise Dance, and a children's praise dance team.
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Whimsical, raw art
A leaping frog and flowers in a tea cup are among the 41 works of American folk art on display at LC's Daura Gallery through March 4, 2011. An opening reception will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19.
Yearning to Breathe Free: Contemporary Self-Taught Art from the Collection of Baron & Ellin Gordon examines both the art - spiritual, whimsical, and raw - and the collectors themselves, whose passion and vision have resulted in a world-class collection.
Read MoreMen's lacrosse in top 20
The Lynchburg College men's lacrosse team is ranked in the Division III top 20 of the two major pre-season polls, and two Hornets were listed as pre-season All-Americans.
The Hornets are listed at #11 in Inside Lacrosse top 20 poll and #13 in Lacrosse Magazine. Lynchburg plays five ranked opponents this season, including old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) foes Roanoke and Hampden-Sydney colleges and non-conference opponents Stevenson University, Salisbury University, and Cabrini College. Salisbury and Stevenson are ranked in the top five of each poll.
Read MoreMen's lacrosse in top 20
The Lynchburg College men's lacrosse team is ranked in the Division III top 20 of the two major pre-season polls, and two Hornets were listed as pre-season All-Americans.
The Hornets are listed at #11 in Inside Lacrosse top 20 poll and #13 in Lacrosse Magazine. Lynchburg plays five ranked opponents this season, including old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) foes Roanoke and Hampden-Sydney colleges and non-conference opponents Stevenson University, Salisbury University, and Cabrini College. Salisbury and Stevenson are ranked in the top five of each poll.
Read MoreCounseling kudos
Dr. Jeanne Booth, associate professor of counselor education, has been elected president of the Virginia Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors, and will begin a two-year term in that office on July 1, 2011.
Dr. Booth and Dr. Mandy Perryman, assistant professor of counselor education, will be presenting a three-hour Learning Institute at the American Counseling Association's National Conference to be held in New Orleans in March of 2011. Their session is titled "Childhood Obesity: Counseling Interventions for Children and Families."
Read MoreHolocaust expert
Dr. Brian Crim, assistant professor of history, was accepted for the 2011 Jack and Anita Hess Seminar for Faculty: "Teaching about the Holocaust through Eyewitness Testimony: Using Interviews and Memoirs in the Classroom," in January at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
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