2008-09

Lynchburg College is pleased to announce the hiring of Kevin Brueilly, P.T., Ph.D. as founding chair of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program scheduled to begin in the fall of 2010.... [More]

Lynchburg College will host an information session for prospective graduate students on Tuesday, May 12, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Alumni House Lounge.... [More]

Sarah Peters needs a list to keep track of all the awards she has received at Lynchburg College, including the Robert L. Hill Distinguished Senior Award.... [More]

A total of 551 students graduated from Lynchburg College Saturday, May 16. Randi Alper Pupkin, a 1984 graduate of LC, was the commencement speaker.... [More]

Stephanie McLemore has been named the new chaplain and director of church relations for Lynchburg College.... [More]

The Omicron Sigma Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha was just named Undergraduate Chapter of the Year in the Mid-Atlantic Region, while the Virginia Theta Chapter of Phi Delta Theta was named the Chapter of the Year at Lynchburg College for the first time.... [More]

The new flu bug that's spreading rapidly around the world is a source of focus here at Lynchburg College. We want you to have the facts from the national experts at the CDC.... [More]

The first LC Graduate English Conference, which allows students to present their work in a format resembling that of a professional academic conference, will be Saturday.... [More]

The School of Business and Economics at Lynchburg College has been accredited by the ACBSP, a national accrediting agency that places primary emphasis on teaching excellence.... [More]

Two Lynchburg College students are currently traveling the country to draw attention to the abduction of children in Uganda and demand political action.... [More]

An open house for prospective transfer and Access students will be held Friday, May 1, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Room 231, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall.... [More]

The Lynchburg College softball team earned its third straight Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championship with a 4-1 defeat of seventh seeded Eastern Mennonite University.... [More]

The LC Choral Union and Chamber Orchestra will perform "Judas Maccabaeus," a celebration of one of the most courageous heroes in Jewish history, at 7:30 p.m. May 2.... [More]

Freshman rider Kelly Gerland was a reserve champion at the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association National Championship Thursday, the highest finish LC has ever had.... [More]

The Lynchburg College Concert Choir and Chamber Singers will present a spring concert April 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Snidow Chapel.... [More]

Lynchburg College's Daura Gallery will present a photographic exhibition, "20th Anniversary: The Fall of the Berlin Wall," to run April 20 through May 9.... [More]

The Lynchburg College Wind Symphony will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of West Side Story with a performance of Symphonic Dances Thursday at 7:30 p.m.... [More]

The LC men's track and field team captured the ODAC championship Saturday, and Dr. Jack Toms was named conference Coach of the Year.... [More]

LC students have planned a week of activities to conclude the Year of the Citizen, including a talk about Sudan by a local legislator and an Earth Day celebration.... [More]

The 2009 Prism: Literary Magazine of Lynchburg College debuts with a celebration from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. Monday, April 20 in the Alumni House Lounge.... [More]

A delegation of 20 LC students won the Distinguished Award for Position Papers and an Honorable Mention Award for the Delegation at the National Model United Nations.... [More]

Dr. Laura Long, assistant professor of English, will read from her first book, "Imagine a Door: Poems," at Riverviews Artspace at 7:30 p.m. April 16.... [More]

Lynchburg College Theatre will present "Eurydice," an adaptation of the classic myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, April 16-18 at 7:30 p.m. and April 19 at 2 p.m.... [More]

Does easy access to voter registration improve turnout? How can we reduce obesity among children? Find out at the Twelfth Annual Student Scholar Showcase on Wednesday.... [More]

A symposium sponsored jointly by Poplar Forest and Lynchburg College on April 25 will examine Andrea Palladio's influence on Thomas Jefferson.... [More]

The men's outdoor track and field team was recently slotted sixth in the Division III rankings by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.... [More]

Dr. Kirt von Daacke has received a $2,000 Mednick Fellowship to work on his book, Freedom Has a Face: Race, Community, and Identity in Jefferson's Albemarle.... [More]

Junior Ashley Schmidt is one of 15 students in the U.S. named a History Scholar at the Gilder Lehrman Institute in New York City.... [More]

Freshman rider Kelly Gerland will advance to the National Championship in Nashville, Tenn., April 23-26 in intermediate fences after placing second in Zone Finals.... [More]

The Greek community collected nearly $1,000 worth of canned food for the Lynchburg Area Food Bank on Friday to kick off Greek Week at Lynchburg College.... [More]

The National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) will be doing workshops at Lynchburg College all day Thursday, April 9. The classes are free and open to the public.... [More]

Four LC history majors recently participated in the Virginia Social Sciences Association's 2009 Annual Meeting with two placing in the best paper competition.... [More]

Three Lynchburg College art majors and a professor lobbied Congress on Tuesday to increase federal funding for the arts.... [More]

Twenty LC students will be traveling to New York City to take part in the National Model United Nations simulation April 4-9.... [More]

"Fostering a Healthy Body Image in Kids" is the subject of a free workshop for parents by Dr. Mandy L. Perryman at 7:15 p.m. Thursday in Hopwood Hall, Room 14.... [More]

Denise Scruggs, director of the LC Beard Center on Aging, has become a certified dementia practitioner through the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners.... [More]

LC's Beard Center on Aging, in partnership with the CVAAA, recently received a $10,000 grant to help establish an Aging & Caregiving Resource Center.... [More]

SOLD OUT! All tickets are gone for the public debut at the Belk Observatory on April 3 and 4 at LC's Claytor Nature Study Center in Bedford County.... [More]

Thanks to the efforts of the student-led Alliance for Energy Awareness, Lynchburg College is a Flagship Campus for Earth Hour at 8:30 p.m. Saturday.... [More]

The German "Frankfurter Kammertrio" will present a chamber music concert featuring works by Beethoven, Bruch, and Glinka at Lynchburg College on Friday at 7:30 p.m.... [More]

Kimberly Land '96 will talk about NASA's strategic communications plan for engaging the general public in its current missions at 4 p.m. Friday in Hopwood Hall Auditorium.... [More]

"International Citizenship: Appreciating Self and Others in a Multicultural World" is the subject of the Ida Wise East Memorial Lecture by Dr. Robert Eldridge '90 at 7:30 p.m. March 26.... [More]

"Communicating with Teenagers: Practical Tips" is the subject of a talk by Dr. Tim Rambo, assistant professor of counseling, at 7:15 p.m. Thursday, March 26 in Hopwood Hall.... [More]

Senior Brandon Edwards and junior Ricky Flynn recently earned All-American honors at the 2009 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Terre Haute, Ind.... [More]

LC senior and English major Laura Bianca recently won first place for original poetry at the 2009 Poetry Symposium, held at Virginia Military Institute.... [More]

Dr. Kevin Peterson, associate professor of mathematics, will talk about the decline of oil and how to prepare for it at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in Hopwood Auditorium.... [More]

The Paschall Brothers, a gospel quartet from Chesapeake, Va., will give a free concert at 7 p.m. March 21 at the Dillard Fine Arts Center.... [More]

"The Place of The Waltons and Earl Hamner Jr. in TV History" is the subject of a Select Sunday lecture at the Daura Gallery by Dr. Woody Greenberg at 2 p.m. March 22.... [More]

Seniors Matthew R. Vickers and Peter J. DeVall won LC's First Annual Concerto Competition and will perform with the Lynchburg College Orchestra on March 20 at 7:30 p.m.... [More]

"The Pedlar River Institute: local issues, local actions," is the subject of a talk to be given on Thursday March 19 at 7 p.m. in Schewel Hall, room 232.... [More]

The impact of immigration on local communities is the subject of the Rosel Schewel Lecture in Education and Human Diversity on March 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Ballroom.... [More]

The author of 16 books will read selections from his works Wednesday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Daura Gallery, Dillard Fine Arts Center.... [More]

"Vector" will perform chamber music, country and western, big band and Dixieland jazz, Broadway show tunes, and Top 40 hits at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 18.... [More]

"The Mountaintop Removal Road Show" will come to LC Wednesday, March 18 to increase awareness of mining in the southern Appalachians and its human and environmental toll.... [More]

"Living Dolls: Barbie, G. I. Joe, and Media Images of Unattainable Perfection" is the topic of a lecture at 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 17 in Sydnor Performance Hall.... [More]

Lynchburg College will host an information session for prospective graduate students on Monday, March 16, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Alumni House Lounge.... [More]

Local education leaders will convene March 10 at Lynchburg College for a daylong summit in Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall aimed at preventing students from dropping out of high school.... [More]

A semester-long course called "Couscous and Paella" will take 25 Lynchburg College students to Morocco and Spain from March 5 to 16.... [More]

LC hosts the Gifts for Gulu Sports Festival March 14, featuring races and soccer clinics, and to raise funds for a well for a village in northern Uganda.... [More]

The Black Theatre Ensemble of Lynchburg will stage "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf" on March 6-8 in Hopwood Hall Auditorium.... [More]

"James Madison's Political Philosophy: Angels, Philosophers, and Machines" is the subject of the Turner Lecture at 8 p.m. on Tuesday in Sydnor Performance Hall.... [More]

LC men's indoor track and field team dominated the Old Dominion Athletic Conference championship meet, notching the second most points in meet history.... [More]

Thirty-three Lynchburg College students will join an expected 10,000 other students from around the nation this weekend at Power Shift 2009, the national youth summit on the climate crisis in Washington, D.C.... [More]

Martin Marty, distinguished professor emeritus, University of Chicago, will deliver the Jennie Cutler Shumate Lecture on Christian Ministry at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Snidow Chapel.... [More]

Lynchburg College Theatre will present the musical adaptation of the 1957 film, February 26-28 at 7:30 p.m., and March 1 at 2 p.m. in Dillard Theatre.... [More]

Janet Sylvester, Thornton Writer-in-Residence at Lynchburg College, will read from her work February 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Alumni House Lounge.... [More]

Fresh on the heels of a Hornet record in the 5,000-meter run, junior Ricky Flynn is now LC's all-time record holder in the mile.... [More]

Two former members of Congress will talk about the role of public service in citizenship at 7:30 p.m. Monday, February 23 in Sydnor Performance Hall.... [More]

The Lynchburg College Orchestra and Wind Symphony will present a concert of movie music favorites on February 19 and 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Sydnor Performance Hall.... [More]

Beginning in fall 2009, Lynchburg College will offer a new Master of Science in Nursing for students who have graduated from accredited baccalaureate nursing programs.... [More]

Nearly 700 students contributed 48,000 hours in 2007-08 to earn Lynchburg College a place on the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for 2008.... [More]

LC will host an information session for prospective graduate students interested in the new Doctor of Physical Therapy program on Tuesday, February 17, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.... [More]

Actor Greenfair Moses III will help celebrate Black History Month with a performance of his one-man play, "Let Freedom Ring," at 6 p.m. Thursday.... [More]

One Night, One Voice: A national advocacy night to end violence against women in Darfur will be observed by LC's Stand at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11.... [More]

In keeping with the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment, LC has hired Ameresco to do a comprehensive energy audit of the campus.... [More]

To better understand the global challenges we face, don't miss the 2009 Great Decisions Lecture Series that begins on Thursday with Dr. David Richards.... [More]

Alliance for Energy Awareness and other campus organizations are taking 16 students to Wise County to see the destructive results of Mountain Top Removal.... [More]

If pre-season predictions have merit, this spring could be a record-breaking campaign for the athletic teams of Lynchburg College.... [More]

The Beard Center series on healthy aging gets under way Thursday with a lecture by Dr. Todd Olsen on lifestyle choices.... [More]

Eva Mozes Kor, a victim of medical experimentation performed on twins by the Nazis, will share her story at 7 p.m. Feb. 5 in the Memorial Ballroom.... [More]

Three lectures during the week of February 9 relate to evolution and caring for the Earth as a matter of faith.... [More]

"Violence and Compassion: The Human Lot," a lecture by Dr. Mark Edmundson, has been postponed until 5:30 p.m. Thursday, February 5 in the Alumni Lounge.... [More]

The second Esther C. Olin Lecture Recital Series on Piano Performance will be held January 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Sydnor Performance Hall.... [More]

Lynchburg College is offering a series of water quality talks this semester beginning Thursday evening with a program on water monitoring.... [More]

The first two African Americans to integrate E.C. Glass High School in 1962 will give the keynote address at LC's annual MLK Celebration at 6 p.m. Jan. 19.... [More]

Prospective students and parents are invited to meet with President Kenneth Garren at 10 a.m. Jan. 24 for a special session about the value of an LC education.... [More]

Thirty-two of Queena Stovall's 48 paintings are on display at Lynchburg College's Daura Gallery through April 12, along with a display on Earl Hamner and The Waltons.... [More]

Douglas Drysdale of Charlottesville, co-founder of the Caplin & Drysdale law firm, has been named to the Lynchburg College board.... [More]

The Lynchburg College Alumni Association has honored eight alumni with awards recognizing outstanding service to community, church, and alma mater.... [More]

With a future shortage of physical therapists predicted across the country, Lynchburg College plans to launch a DPT program in the fall of 2010 in partnership with Centra.... [More]

The Lynchburg College athletic program currently ranks 31st overall in the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup Standings, the all-sports trophy for Division III athletics nationwide.... [More]

Forty-five LC students will span the globe during winter break on two of several study-abroad options available this academic year. Others include China, Spain and Morocco, Ireland, and St. Lucia.... [More]

Lynchburg College ranks well above the national average of U.S. colleges and universities in student engagement, according to the 2008 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE).... [More]

The Lynchburg College Wind Symphony will present a winter concert on Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Sydnor Performance Hall, Elliot & Rosel Schewel Hall.... [More]

The LC Theater Department will present a Festival of One-Act Plays in the Studio Theater of the Dillard Fine Arts Center Dec. 11, 12, and 13.... [More]

The Lynchburg College Concert Choir and Handbell Choir will present a program of seasonal readings and music, on Monday, December 8, at 7 p.m. in Snidow Chapel.... [More]

Nineteen students from Lynchburg College recently participated in the Mid-Atlantic European Union Simulation in Washington, D.C.... [More]

Journalist, historian, and author Marc Leepson will give a talk on "The American Flag: A Biography" for Senior Symposium at noon Monday, Dec. 8 in the Memorial Ballroom.... [More]

The Lynchburg College Choral Union and Festival Orchestra will present its seventh performance of Handel's Messiah on December 13 at 7:30 p.m. and December 14 at 3 p.m. in Snidow Chapel.... [More]

The Theatre and Music Departments will present the opera by Gian Carlo Menotti on December 5 and 6 at 7:30 p.m. in Sydnor Performance Hall, Schewel Hall.... [More]

Richard Danker of Middleburg, Va. and Tucker Withers '69 of Aldie, Va. have been named to the Lynchburg College Board of Trustees.... [More]

Dr. Kenneth R. Garren recently received the Silver Patrick Henry Medallion for patriotic achievement for establishing a tuition-free benefit for veterans under the new GI Bill.... [More]

The Lynchburg College handbell choir and brass ensemble will present a holiday concert on November 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Snidow Chapel.... [More]

Lynchburg College Dance Works fall revue will be held November 21-22 at 7:30 p.m. and November 23 at 2 p.m. in the Dillard Fine Arts Center Theatre.... [More]

Students, faculty, and staff will be doing a balancing act Wednesday when Dining Services removes trays from the cafeteria during Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week.... [More]

In these challenging economic times, the CHALLENGE Job and Internship Fair attracted about 50 Lynchburg College students and as many employers to the Nov. 13 event.... [More]

Sophomore forward Katie Santos scored the only goal in the 1-0 win Sunday over Emory University in the second round of the 2008 Division III Tournament.... [More]

John L. Walcott, Washington bureau chief of McClatchy Newspapers, the nation's third-largest newspaper company, will speak on "The Media and Democracy" Monday at noon.... [More]

LC defeated visiting Sewanee 4-0 in the first round of the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament, while women's soccer plays host to tourney action this weekend.... [More]

Nancy Schneider, professor of accounting at Lynchburg College, has been named a "Super CPA" in the November 2008 issue of Virginia Business magazine.... [More]

LC's field hockey team will host first-round NCAA Tournament on Wednesday, while the women's soccer team will host first- and second-round action Saturday and Sunday.... [More]

English M.A. student Jim Cox will present "A Night of Ray Bradbury" followed by the film Fahrenheit 451 at 7 p.m. Thursday in Hopwood Auditorium.... [More]

The soccer team won its second-straight ODAC title, while field hockey posted its third consecutive championship win and a chance to move on to the NCAA Division III Tournament.... [More]

The chief political officers of the British and German embassies will address "Global Challenges and the Future of U.S.-European Relations" at Lynchburg College Saturday.... [More]

Richard Pumphrey's sculpture will be dedicated during the National D-Day Memorial's Veterans Day observance, which begins at 11 a.m. on Tuesday.... [More]

The team, ranked third regionally, claimed its first Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) championship since 2002. Junior Ricky Flynn was the top finisher.... [More]

Fifty houses on the south side of campus recently received recycling containers for aluminum cans, as Lynchburg College continues to expand its recycling efforts.... [More]

The Lynchburg College Choral Union will present a free concert of favorite selections by American composers on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. in Snidow Chapel.... [More]

Three new exhibitions will be on display at the Daura Gallery through Dec. 12, including Jacob Lawrence's Legacy for the Generations.... [More]

More than 100 pairs of boots will fill the Lynchburg College Dell on Friday to commemorate each Virginia military casualty in the Iraq War.... [More]

"Coping with the Past: World War II in German Film" will be the theme for a Film Festival at Lynchburg College October 22-25.... [More]

Erica Weatherford, a senior history major, is among 30 young people chosen to participate in the Southern Reproductive Justice Leadership Institute, sponsored by Choice USA.... [More]

Prospective graduate students are invited to attend an information session on October 16 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.... [More]

"Appalachia's Steinbeck" will read from her work on Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Alumni House Lounge with a book signing and reception to follow.... [More]

Dr. Casey Clabough has published his fifth book, "Gayl Jones: The Language of Voice and Freedom in Her Writings," and is an award finalist for two previous books.... [More]

Lynchburg College Theatre presents "The Man Who Came to Dinner" at 7:30 p.m. October 10-11 and at 2 p.m. Oct. 12 in the Dillard Fine Arts Center Theatre.... [More]

Bob Barr, the 2008 Libertarian nominee for president of the United States, will speak at Lynchburg College from 3 to 5 p.m. on Monday, October 13.... [More]

Lynchburg College students will join more than 1,000 students from universities across Virginia for Virginia Power Shift 2008.... [More]

Marco Antonio Velázquez Navarrete, a sociologist from the Mexican Action Network on Free Trade (RMALC), will speak on "Roots of Migration."... [More]

Students at Lynchburg College and other Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges will have a chance to blog with Fortune 1000-level corporations during CAREER15 Corporate Connections Week Oct. 6-10.... [More]

The Thompson Education Building at Lynchburg College will be rededicated as Thompson Hall at 4 p.m. on October 3.... [More]

The open house, set for Saturday, September 27, at 8 a.m. in Memorial Ballroom, will feature a campus tour, academic sessions, and a financial aid session for parents.... [More]

Mark Salzman, author of the acclaimed novel Iron and Silk and star of the movie by the same name, will give a talk at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 2.... [More]

Faculty, staff, and students are invited to work at Lynchburg Grows, mulching and cleaning greenhouses, from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, September 27.... [More]

Carlos M.N. Eire, Riggs Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale University, will speak at 8 p.m. Sept. 29 in Sydnor Performance Hall.... [More]

Stuart C. Fauber takes the helm of the Board of Trustees, while Steve Crank and Kathy Pumphrey become trustees.... [More]

Acclaimed fiction writer Robert Olmstead will read from his work on Monday, Sept. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Alumni House Lounge.... [More]

What happens if three college girls and a young couple with a child redecorate each other's houses? Find out this weekend.... [More]

Lynchburg College will launch its Year of the Citizen in the Dell from 3 to 7 p.m. Friday with a voter registration drive, a civic engagement fair, music, and food.... [More]

Cinema Politico is one of three new exhibitions at the Daura Gallery Sept. 1 - Oct. 12 in conjunction with Lynchburg College's Year of the Citizen.... [More]

Welcome to Lynchburg College! Students will begin arriving for the fall semester on August 27, but may not check in before their designated times.... [More]

"America's Best Colleges 2009" ranks Lynchburg College in the top tier of southern colleges that offer a full range of undergraduate programs and master's degrees.... [More]

More than 60 incoming freshmen will attend the Summer Transition Program (STP) at Lynchburg College August 22-27 to get a jump on adjusting to college life.... [More]

Lynchburg College is one of only two institutions offering up to 90 percent off the cost of tuition for coursework leading to an Early Childhood Special Education endorsement.... [More]

Congressman Bob Goodlatte is hosting a Seniors Conference open to the general public at Lynchburg College on Monday, August 11 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Memorial Ballroom of Hall Campus Center.... [More]

Lynchburg College is one of the nation's "Best 368 Colleges," offering a solid liberal arts education that helps prepare students for life.... [More]

The World Vision Korea Children's Choir will perform Tuesday, August 12 at 8 p.m. in Snidow Chapel as a special stop during the choir's U.S. tour.... [More]

The LC Summer Choral Union practicum choir will present a summer concert on Monday, July 28, at 8 p.m. in Snidow Chapel to highlight the work of the first two participants in the College's Master of Arts in Music choral conducting program.... [More]

Two international relations majors, Megan Celuck '10 and Chelsea Parker '09, attended the Third Annual Global Forum at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington, D.C., July 9-11.... [More]

Dr. Scott Amos was among only 23 faculty selected nationwide to participate in a seminar sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges and the Center for Hellenic Studies of Harvard University.... [More]

Lynchburg College has created a new Veterans Award which will enable all eligible veterans to attend the college tuition-free.... [More]

High school students and their families are invited to Lynchburg College and 24 other institutions during Virginia Private College Week July 28-Aug. 2.... [More]

Travis Wray, Scott Decker, and Ricky Flynn were named to the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division III Men's Academic Track and Field Team.... [More]

The Altavista Area Chamber of Commerce Scholarship Fund and the Beverly W. Powell Scholarship Fund are available to Altavista area educators during the upcoming school year.... [More]

Two quilts made by Lynchburg College faculty, staff, students, and alumni have been acquired by the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City.... [More]

The Center for Economic Education at Lynchburg College is a co-sponsor for blue KIWI (Kids in the Workforce Institute) day-camps for children ages 8 to 12.... [More]

More than 140 of the state's top high school students are attending the 2008 Governor's School for Math, Science and Technology at Lynchburg College.... [More]

The Virginia Theta Chapter of Phi Delta Theta at Lynchburg College was recently honored with four national awards at the Phi Delta Theta General Convention.... [More]

Lynchburg College pole vaulter Scott Decker '08 (Clifton, VA/Robinson) was recently named the co-Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Men's Track and Field Athlete of the Year.... [More]

A more open, updated layout at the Lynchburg College Bookstore in the Burton Student Center is getting rave reviews from visitors.... [More]