This spring, theatre professor Christopher Otwell is teaching students how to do this in a 3D printing class, offered for the first time at Lynchburg. Using open-source software, including Tinkercad and Simplify3D, Otwell’s five students — all theatre majors — are learning to make things with the department’s MakerGear M2 3D printer.
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Bonner program expands
Lynchburg College will expand its service-focused Bonner Leader Program to a four-year program in the fall of 2018. The expansion will increase the total amount of time Bonner students spend in service activities, impacting the students as well as the community.
Exhibition highlights local high school artists
A new art exhibition at University of Lynchburg shines a spotlight on excellent high school artists in Central Virginia. The show includes 53 works of art from students at eight […]
PA and DMSc students serve more than 400 patients in the Dominican Republic
A group from University of Lynchburg’s physician assistant medicine program recently spent a week providing medical care to more than 400 people in the Dominican Republic. In their third-annual medical […]
You can help Historic Sandusky diary win conservation grant
Ada Hutter’s diary and its unique glimpse of Civil War history is fading fast, but Lynchburg College students and Historic Sandusky staff could receive grant money to conserve the diary thanks to an online contest with public voting. Visit www.vatop10artifacts.org to vote daily from January 15 through January 24.
Making sure future health care providers work as a team
Lynchburg nursing, PA, and DPT students work together in healthcare simulations, part of an interprofessional education program designed to make sure future clinicians can work together seamlessly and provide better patient outcomes. Future collaborations between these programs will involve students in athletic training, mental health, and special education and involve community service, seminars, and clinical experiences.
Lynchburg earns Apple Distinguished School title for iON Nursing program
University of Lynchburg has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for 2017-2019, recognizing the excellence of its iON Nursing program. The iON nursing program integrates iPad and other Apple […]
From history major to Nat Geo WILD producer
As an executive producer for the Nat Geo WILD cable channel, Ted Duvall ‘83 is a storyteller. He’s in charge of “The Incredible Dr. Pol,” a reality show about a […]
Alumni create public art at Lynchburg street festival
Two University of Lynchburg art alumni recently worked with each other, and artists of all experience levels in Lynchburg, to create a community art project at Get Downtown, a Lynchburg […]
New trading room brings Wall Street to Lynchburg
Lynchburg College students in business, finance, and economics programs now have a Bloomberg Terminal, which puts cutting-edge financial data at their fingertips. Meanwhile, they’re managing the investment of $100,000 from the Lynchburg College endowment, giving them hands-on skills and the experience of dealing with real markets. Two recent graduates say the experience has already helped their careers.
