LCSR Program Director
Dr. David Freier
freier@lynchburg.edu
434.544.8083
LCSR Assistant Director
Professor Nina Salmon
salmon@lynchburg.edu
434.544.8275
Steering Committee
Dr. Lesley Friedman (Philosophy)
Dr. Katherine Gray (English)
Dr. Maria Nathan (Business)
Dr. Elizabeth Farnsworth (Education & Human Developement)
Professor Marleen DeLauder (Nursing)
Dr. Will Briggs (Computer Science)
Dr. Delane Karalow (Art)
The LCSR Program
What is LCSR?
The Lynchburg College Symposium Readings (LCSR) program aims to enhance students' reading, writing, speaking, and critical thinking skills using the Senior Symposium Readings. Since 1989 Lynchburg College has extended the use of the symposium readings in undergraduate classes. Now most majors include at least one LCSR course, and students may encounter these texts in their freshman through senior years.
What classifies as an LCSR course?
An "LCSR course" is a regular Lynchburg College course in which at least 20 percent of the grade is based on written and oral communication related to reading assignments from the Lynchburg College Symposium Readings. These assignments will vary by class and may be closely linked to the major, or they may be interdisciplinary as they draw from other disciplines to address issues.
What are the goals of the LCSR program?
•To encourage interdisciplinary study
•To encourage students to read from, to write, and to speak about the classics in the context of contemporary society throughout their four years
•To encourage students to take responsibility for their learning
•To create an atmosphere of shared learning within the College and beyond, therein fostering an academic climate conducive to teaching and learning
The Agora
The Agora, an on-line publication of Lynchburg College specializing in student responses to the great books, has become a national journal of undergraduate academic writing for institutional members of the Association for Core Texts in Courses (ACTC).
