Working as a respiratory therapist while attending Lynchburg College, Mike Davis ’08 learned to balance classes and work productively. Those lessons came in handy when he co-founded a respiratory therapy school in Liberia while in graduate school.
Second-year SuRGE comes to Lynchburg
University of Lynchburg is introducing a new program to help students find success in their second year at Lynchburg. Second-Year SURGE (Succeed, Reflect, Grow, Engage) is a series of events that give students opportunities to engage and reflect in their second year experience. Students who engage with the program will learn how to reach a […]
Herbarium goes online
Thousands of plant specimens from University of Lynchburg’s herbarium have gone online. Dr. Nancy Cowden, biology professor, worked with paid student interns and Virginia Master Naturalists to digitize the Virginia specimens contained in the Ramsey-Freer Herbarium earlier this year. The Ramsey-Freer Herbarium contains nearly 60,000 botanical specimens, many of which are rare, threatened and/or endangered […]
Cross-country cyclists stop by Lynchburg while raising money and awareness
The cross-country Journey of Hope made its annual stop at University of Lynchburg this week. Thirty cyclists and eight crew members, all members of Pi Kappa Phi, are traversing the U.S. to benefit the fraternity’s national philanthropy, The Ability Experience. The Ability Experience, founded in 1977, raises funds and awareness for people with disabilities. Journey […]
Pathway 2+2 gives guidance to community college students
A new partnership between University of Lynchburg and Central Virginia Community College will help students in business fields finish their degrees faster. The Pathway 2+2 program provides several “Pathways” for students who are attending CVCC before transferring to University of Lynchburg. The Pathways indicate which classes students should complete in each semester at CVCC to […]
Internships help Bonner Leaders learn about poverty, nonprofits
Thanks to their summer internships, two of Lynchburg’s Bonner Leader students have a better understanding of poverty and how to help people out of it. For eight weeks, Marissa Bucklew ’18 worked with the Atlanta Community Food Bank and its many community gardens, while Elise Togbe ’18 spent her summer in Louisville, teaching refugees and […]
The Princeton Review honors Lynchburg as one of the best
Students praise University of Lynchburg for its welcoming atmosphere, dedicated professors, and vibrant campus life in “The Best 382 Colleges,” the 2018 edition of The Princeton Review’s flagship college guide. University of Lynchburg is one of only 16 Virginia colleges and universities featured in the book, which went on sale today. The book includes about […]
Faculty, students, and alumni contribute to special education publications
Several members of the University of Lynchburg community are sharing their expertise on special education with professionals around the world this year. Pearson recently released the 11th edition of Strategies for Teaching Learners with Special Needs, a book that Dr. Edward Polloway first published in 1976. The book also features two alumni; Dr. Wendy Bailey-Joseph’08 […]
Lynchburg welcomes families for Virginia Private College Week July 24-29
Future college students and their families can get a glimpse of University of Lynchburg and other schools throughout the state during Virginia Private College Week from July 24 to 29, 2017. The annual event is designed to encourage high school-age students to tour several campuses to learn about the benefits of attending a private college […]
Historic marker will honor former LC music professor
Helen Wood, an accomplished singer who taught music at University of Lynchburg for 22 years, will be honored with a Virginia historic highway marker later this year. In June, the Virginia Department of Historic Resources approved the marker, which will be dedicated near Wood’s former Fort Avenue home in a ceremony this November. Wood taught voice […]
