Leaders from Central Virginia businesses and nonprofits met at the University of Lynchburg for a community conversation on homelessness Monday. Nat Marshall ’83, chair of the University’s Board of Trustees, spearheaded the event to help business leaders understand issues surrounding homelessness so they can make changes to help ensure fewer people experience homelessness. The University’s […]
University of Lynchburg joins the ranks of Purple Heart Universities
The University of Lynchburg is now a “Purple Heart University.” The designation, awarded by the Military Order of the Purple Heart, recognizes the University for its support of veterans wounded in combat. Dr. Kenneth R. Garren, president of the University of Lynchburg, issued a proclamation today to make the designation official. “The University of Lynchburg […]
University of Lynchburg announces delayed new residence hall move-in schedule
After being on schedule for most of the summer, construction of the new residence hall at the University of Lynchburg experienced some delays in recent weeks. Because of these delays, students who registered to live in the new building will live in another location at the beginning of the semester. Dr. Aaron Smith, vice president […]
Student and professor look upstream for the dirt on Leesville Lake
It was a gorgeous day to be on Leesville Lake — the thermometer read in the low 80s, and the sky was clear. A motorboat zipped out onto the lake not far from the dam. When it paused, Ethan Batchelor ’20 looked below the surface. The University of Lynchburg environmental science major dunked a tube […]
Lynchburg professors published in new nature writing collection
Two University of Lynchburg professors have their creative writing published in a new collection of nature writing. “Mountains Piled upon Mountains: Appalachian Nature Writing in the Anthropocene” features poetry, fiction, and literary nonfiction by nearly 50 writers. It includes a poem by English professor Dr. Laura Long and an essay by environmental science professor Dr. […]
Moon landing anniversary sparks NASA memories for University of Lynchburg president
If the Apollo 11 astronauts had run into major trouble shortly after launching toward the moon, they could have returned safely to Earth, thanks in part to a young mathematician named Kenneth Garren. Now president of the University of Lynchburg, Dr. Garren worked in the Apollo program for five years in the 1960s. One of […]
Summer internship expands student’s interest in lost languages
This summer, Ashani Parker ’21 is fulfilling a dream of helping preserve endangered languages and cultures. She’s an intern at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in a program called Recovering Voices, which helps indigenous people preserve their native languages and cultures. Parker has wanted to work with this program for a long time. […]
Physics professor explains foul ball flight speeds for NPR and other media
A foul ball from a powerful slugger doesn’t give fans much time to react, and it can hit them with the force of a bowling ball dropped from 11 feet high. That’s according to Dr. John Eric Goff, a University of Lynchburg physics professor. In recent weeks, The Washington Post, CBS, and NPR’s All Things […]
Lynchburg alumna, HUD leader receives Miriam’s House Award
Home is an important concept to Krista Mills ’88 MEd. For more than 25 years, she has influenced policies and carried out programs to help people get stable, affordable housing — homes they can count on. For the past few months, she’s held a top post in the U.S. Housing and Urban Development headquarters. She’s […]
New College Writing Workshop means smaller classes, faster feedback, and active learning
For the past two weeks, the University of Lynchburg’s incoming first-year students have been signing up for their classes during summer orientation. This includes the first classes offered from the new DELL general education program. That means they’re signing up for classes like “How Does Music Start a Revolution?” “Humans vs. Robots: A Survival Guide,” […]
