School of Professional and Applied Sciences
School of Professional and Applied Sciences
School of Professional & Applied Sciences
Real expertise starts here.
Here, we build principled professionals who drive innovation and shape the future for good.
Message From the Dean
Welcome to the University of Lynchburg's School of Professional and Applied Sciences!
Here, learning extends far beyond the classroom. Continue Reading
- Timothy L. Schauer, DBA
Inspiring Futures Together
Teachers First, Mentors Always!
"We are friends with our students for life. This is not a home for four years. This is a community for the rest of your life. We go to our alum's weddings. They become our contacts in industry, for us and for our students. We hold their babies. Those babies grow up and come here."
Explore the School of Professional & Applied Sciences
Choose from 52 majors, minors, and graduate programs.
What's Happening
Comm studies professor honored for service by YWCA, VCIC
Dr. Ghislaine Lewis, an associate professor of communication studies at the University of Lynchburg, has been honored this spring by ...
Crime Scene Day puts lessons, hands-on experiences to the test
It’s a Wednesday afternoon in early April, and foul play is afoot at Criminology House ...
Alumnus, board member creates scholarship honoring his parents
The Lester M. Bell ’76, ’81 MAd and Audrey Dodd Bell Scholarship Fund supports students in Lynchburg’s business and nursing ...
Comm studies professor hits 5,000-student mark
Dr. Mike Robinson, chair of the University of Lynchburg’s communication studies department, has crossed a career milestone: He’s taught 5,000 ...
Criminal forensics major ‘bridging the gap between the crime scene and the sciences’
Enrollment in the University of Lynchburg’s criminal forensics major, which was launched this past March, is off to a fast ...
Business administration and English double major named Sommerville Scholar
Megan Stiffler ’26, a Westover Honors Fellow from New Freedom, Pennsylvania, has been named the 2025-26 Sommerville Scholar, the highest ...
- University staffers honored by College Sports Communicators
- It’s a three-peat: NACUFS once again recognizes Burton Dining Hall for excellence
- PDI expands access to Rum & Sugar Cane Spirits certificate through partnership with Scottish college
- University hosts ‘Bricks Without Straw: Virginia’s Finest’ on July 6
- Jonathan G. Harris, ʼ02, EdD, MEd
