News

Governor's School course on water

Governor's School 2012

About 155 of the state's top high school students will be studying website design, astronomy, and anatomy at LC.

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Olsen in Hall of Fame

Women's soccer head coach Dr. Todd Olsen was inducted June 25 into the Capital One CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame.

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Emmy Winner

Historic Sandusky won three regional Emmy® awards for its documentary film, "Hunter's Raid: The Battle for Lynchburg."

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North-South All Star

Former women's lacrosse attack Lesley Buckingham scored three times in the North-South Senior All-Star Game.

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STEM workshop

LC is hosting a two-day workshop for 100 area fourth- and fifth-grade teachers thanks to a math/science grant. Read More
Patrick McCleary in Uganda

Eye-opening Study Abroad

Naomi Tice '14 saw how Costa Rica prizes its natural resources; Shelby Kienzle-Poppalardo '13 learned that Ugandans value relationships.

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Summer Leadership Institute

Judith Gallegos '14, Samantha Chapman '14, and Megan Hunt '13 presented at the National Bonner Conference.

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Richard Palase

Hornet drafted by majors

Richard Palase was drafted June 6 by the Seattle Mariners during the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

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Professor researches race

Dr. Ashley Thompson is profiled in The News & Advance for her research on what southerners think about race.

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Students volunteering

Volunteering 70,648 hours

LC students, faculty, and staff contributed 70,648 hours to a variety of volunteer efforts during the 2011-12 academic year.

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Fellowship to aid science education

Dr. Woody McKenzie has been awarded a Mednick Memorial Fellowship to help improve science education in St. Lucia.

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Upcoming Events

Sunday, June 2, 2013
2 p.m. Children's Art Workshop at the Daura Gallery
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
8 a.m. Conference on Aging: Aging Well in Mind, Body, & Spirit
Monday, June 10, 2013 to Friday, June 28, 2013
Second Summer Term
Monday, June 10, 2013
4:30 p.m. Graduate Studies Information Session - 6/10
Friday, June 14, 2013
9:30 p.m. Observatory Open House: 6/14/13

LC in the News

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.

Jillian McGarrity '14 is the only college student on Gov. Bob McDonnell's Task Force on School and Campus Safety. Check coverage in The News & Advance and on WSET and WDBJ7.

Helen Mundy Witt '67,  '78 MEd, the first African-American to graduate from LC, is profiled in The News & Advance and her talk is covered by WSET.