Exhibits open August 27 to highlight Jim Owens folk art collection, works by Daura and Warhol
Two art exhibits will open on Monday, August 27, in the University of Lynchburg’s Daura Gallery. One is comprised of artwork from the gallery’s permanent collection. The other is made up of items bequeathed to the University by longtime history professor Dr. Jim Owens. “Becoming a Museum: Selections from the Collection” includes work by gallery […]
PT students, faculty helping local athlete get back on track
The Lynchburg News & Advance recently told the story of a former high school sprinter whose life is literally getting back on track, thanks in part to students and faculty from University of Lynchburg’s physical therapy program. You can read the story here.
University trains teacher mentors
The University of Lynchburg is developing a new, first-of-its-kind teacher education program that will help students become successful educators. It involves pairing students with mentors who will support them from their early days on campus through their first years as full-time teachers. The mentors are local teachers whom the University is training in the practices that best […]
The Princeton Review honors Lynchburg as one of the ‘Best-Run Colleges’
University of Lynchburg is ranked No. 12 in “Best-Run Colleges,” according to the 2019 edition of The Princeton Review’s college guide, The Best 384 Colleges. Lynchburg was one of only two Virginia institutions on the “Best-Run” list. The Princeton Review, an education services company, selects institutions for The Best 384 Colleges based on data from […]
Nursing student collaborates with professor on termite research
It’s a midsummer afternoon in a biology lab on the third floor of Hobbs-Sigler Hall and Mandy Larsen ‘19 is standing over a Petri dish full of termites. The tiny, off-white creatures are yellow-footed reticulated termites — Reticulitermes flavipes, to be exact — and Larsen has spent much of her summer trying to find out […]
City drains College Lake to relieve flood worries and establishes Lakeside Drive detour
The City of Lynchburg began draining College Lake the morning of Saturday, August 4, to relieve worries about flooding and the stability of the dam. The water level has fallen significantly, exposing the lake bed in much of the area. The city has asked the public to stay away from the stream area near the […]
College Lake dam deemed stable, but monitoring continues
Informational resources about College Lake Lakeside Drive detour information Information on the draining of College Lake, added August 4, 2018 Westover Honors thesis by Michael Dunmyer ’18 about College Lake issues and flood scenarios Lynchburg, Virginia, is in national news after a public safety alert Thursday night warned about the “imminent failure of College Lake […]
Opening and Check-In Information: August 2018
The University of Lynchburg welcomes students to campus in just a few weeks. Check this schedule for dates and times based on student group. Check-in will be in Schewel Hall. New Student Convocation will happen on August 22 at 9 a.m. in the Dell, followed by a University Day Celebration at 4:30 p.m. Check-In, Schewel […]
New study abroad in Bolivia results in new partnership for University
A group of 13 students and three faculty members recently spent three weeks in Bolivia on a new study-abroad trip offered by the University of Lynchburg’s Criminology program. The opportunity was conceived by Criminology and Spanish faculty as an alternative to the England-Scotland study abroad.
Criminology major learns what it’s like to be ‘on the job’ with Raleigh P.D.
Kyle Brumbaum ’19, a criminology major at University of Lynchburg, spent much of his summer break in North Carolina doing an internship with the Raleigh Police Department. During the two-month internship, Brumbaum explored various areas of law enforcement, from traffic enforcement to narcotics.
