Kathrine Switzer, the runner who broke the gender barrier at the Boston Marathon 52 years ago, will give the keynote address at the University of Lynchburg’s undergraduate Commencement ceremony at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 18. About 480 students will graduate in the ceremony in front of Hopwood Hall. Another 370 graduate students will graduate in […]
Coretha Loughridge ’80 will speak at 2019 Baccalaureate
The University of Lynchburg will hold the 2019 Baccalaureate, a worship service to uplift and inspire the graduating class, at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 16, in Snidow Chapel. The Rev. Coretha Loughridge, transitional regional minister for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Virginia, will be the Baccalaureate speaker. As a lifelong Disciple, she grew […]
Local CFO, Board of Trustees member to address Graduate Commencement
Bob Lemon ’98 MBA, a member of the University of Lynchburg Board of Trustees, will speak at Commencement for graduate students at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 17, in Turner Gymnasium. The University of Lynchburg is holding separate ceremonies for graduate and undergraduate students this year as the number of graduates increases. More than 370 graduate […]
Lynchburg advances to National Bioethics Bowl semifinals
The University of Lynchburg Ethics Bowl team earned a spot in the National Bioethics Bowl semifinals in Mobile, Alabama, earlier this month. The team went undefeated in all preliminary rounds, beating schools such as Bowling Green State University and Georgetown University. In the semifinal round, they lost by only four points to the University of […]
Donna Hemans to present work from forthcoming novel in April 17 reading
Donna Hemans, the inaugural Anne Spencer House Fellow at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, will present a reading at the University of Lynchburg at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, in Hopwood Hall room 14. A complimentary reception will follow the reading, and copies of Heman’s novel, River Woman, will be available for purchase. […]
Swing dance fundraiser will benefit University of Lynchburg music programs
The University of Lynchburg Community Big Band invites music lovers and dancers to the Spring Swing Fling, a swing dance with live music from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday, May 11, in Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center. The band will play swing-era favorites by Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, and others. Hors d’oeuvres will […]
NSF grant will help University of Lynchburg prepare STEM teachers
The National Science Foundation has awarded the University of Lynchburg a $1.4 million grant to help prepare science and math teachers who can reach more students. The grant, part of the NSF Robert Noyce Scholarship Program, will provide scholarship money and institutional support for 22 undergraduate students who will major in biology, chemistry, physics, environmental […]
Lynchburg team competing in Innovators Cup
If you’d like to spend less time in the doctor’s waiting room, three Lynchburg students and their marketing professor are on your side. And you may want to cheer for them in a statewide innovation competition this week. Niko Louvros ’21, from Manassas Park, Virginia; Claudia Lopez Perez ’22, from Madrid, Spain; and Stephanie Quaranto […]
Westover Honors students visit Disney World with academic angle
Walt Disney World might be a common place to visit for spring break. But Nick Prechel ’22 and his fellow Westover Honors classmates enjoyed the experience as part of an academic project. Prechel, for example, was making observations about how people reacted to waiting in lines for rides and how their attitudes changed based on […]
Jazz concert will honor founder of University’s concert band
The Richmond-based jazz quintet Solver will bring its music to the University of Lynchburg for a concert honoring the founder of the University’s first concert band next weekend. Solver will play at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 6, in Memorial Ballroom in Hall Campus Center. The event is free and open to the public. Solver is […]
