Mallory Yowell ’22 is the recipient of the Robert L. Hill Distinguished Senior Award. The honor was announced at the 2022 Academic Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 22, in Turner Gymnasium.
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Lynchburg announces 2022 Commencement speakers, schedule
The University of Lynchburg will celebrate the Class of 2022 over several days, with Commencement ceremonies scheduled for May 19-21.
Lynchburg hosts honors students for 2022 VCHC Spring Conference
Dozens of honors students from colleges across the state and West Virginia gathered at the University at Lynchburg over the weekend for the Virginias Collegiate Honors Council 2022 Spring Conference: “Reconnecting.”
University holds ceremony to acknowledge Monacan land, announce special scholarship
During a ceremony on Monday afternoon, University of Lynchburg officials formally acknowledged that the campus sits on land once belonging to the Monacan Indian Nation. They also announced a special scholarship for incoming students who are members of the Monacan tribe.
Study abroad to resume as registration opens for summer school classes at Lynchburg
Registration for Summer School 2022 is now open to students from the University of Lynchburg and other colleges. Sessions begin May 23 and end July 22. The biggest news: Study abroad is back.
University opens registration for upcoming J-Term
As the fall semester comes to a close, the University of Lynchburg is preparing for the start of J-Term, which runs through winter break.
Lynchburg recognized as a Phi Kappa Phi Circle of Excellence Silver Chapter
The University of Lynchburg chapter of Phi Kappa Phi was recently recognized as a Circle of Excellence Silver Chapter by the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi — the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
Lynchburg lauded for best value, nursing program, and social mobility in U.S. News’ 2022 Best Colleges rankings
The University of Lynchburg is once again noted among U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges. Lynchburg’s 2022 rankings include a 21st spot among regional universities in the South — up one from last year — and a 23rd place for Best Value in that category. Among Best Colleges for Veterans, Lynchburg ranked No. 35 and on the Top Performers on Social Mobility list, the University ranked 62nd. Lynchburg also was included on a new list that ranks the best Undergraduate Nursing Programs in the country.
‘Risk for what you want’: New Hornets celebrate Convocation
Turner Gymnasium was brimming with excitement on Sunday afternoon as faculty lined the entrance inside to welcome new students to the University of Lynchburg. Outside, scents of candy and bubble gum floated through the hot August air as the Class of 2025, most wearing their black class T-shirts, waited to get in.
Hill Award winner worked hard to ‘be as involved as I could be’
Ellen Druebbisch ‘21 is this year’s Robert L. Hill Distinguished Senior Award winner.