Campus Initiatives

A small sampling of masks that were sewn by "Sewcial Hornets" volunteers

President Alison Morrison-Shetlar holds up a T-shirt she was given at Samaritan's Feet International at the Building Our Community Together event on Aug. 1, 2020.

Samaritan’s Feet International

President Morrison-Shetlar’s first official day on Aug. 1 was spent volunteering in downtown Lynchburg with her favorite nonprofit, Samaritan’s Feet International. Along with faculty and students in the Master of Nonprofit Leadership Studies program at the University of Lynchburg, the president handed out shoes and socks to 400 local children.

• ‘Servant leader’ to launch presidency with acts of service | July 30, 2020
• New president shares passion for service with students at Aug. 1 event | July 15, 2020

Sewcial Hornets

A passionate servant leader, President Morrison-Shetlar wasted no time getting involved on campus. With Prof. Price Blair and hundreds of “Sewcial Hornets” from across the country, she helped sew 10,000 face masks for students, faculty, and staff in June and July 2020.

• Lynchburg community sewing masks for ‘family’ | July 10, 2020