Stephanie Brown ’22 was named first runner-up in the statewide Miss Black and Old Gold pageant held January 31 in Charlottesville. The scholarship pageant was sponsored by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., a national fraternity that has a chapter at the University of Lynchburg.
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Lynchburg’s first Miss Black and Old Gold competes for state title January 31
This past fall, for the first time in its history, the University of Lynchburg’s Sigma Pi chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. had seven members — the same number of African American college men who founded the national fraternity at Cornell University in 1906.
Reality
By Bryan Gentry Back in January, Kip Campbell ’04 collected three Golden Moose Awards — “redneck Oscars,” as he calls them — for “Red Arrow,” a reality hunting show that […]
Faculty, students putting new ‘creation space’ to good use
There’s a new “creation space” at Schewel Hall, where faculty and students can create online lessons, presentations, and even parts for telescopes. The space, located in Schewel 342, was a training lab for Lynchburg’s Office of Information Technology and Resources until Charley Butcher, an instructional technology specialist with ITR, thought it could be more than that.
Lynchburg students take on England, Iceland
A group of Lynchburg students and faculty recently returned from a 10-day trip to England and Iceland. The trip was led by faculty members Dr. Barbara Rothermel and Dr. Jimmy Roux and focused public relations practices, cultural heritage, and tourism.
Communication studies students ‘test drive’ new equipment
Communications studies majors have new, state-of-the-art tools at their disposal now that much of the equipment at the Rex Mix Television Studio has been upgraded. Among other things, standard-definition studio cameras were replaced with three Sony 4K digital cinema cameras.
Professor discusses ‘Black Panther’ movie in news appearances
University of Lynchburg communication studies professor Dr. Michael Robinson has looked forward to the debut of Black Panther for years. The movie lived up to his expectations, both in terms […]
Doctor Who, science fiction, superheroes subjects of lecture
Dr. Michael Robinson will present a lecture, “Doctor Has No Gender in English: Character Change in Popular Science Fiction and Superhero Texts,” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 7. The event, which is part of the Westover Honors lecture series, will be held in the newly renovated Memorial Ballroom at Hall Campus Center.
Graduate shares love for riding, writing, and Lynchburg
In the dozen years since she graduated from University of Lynchburg, Cira Pace Malta ‘05 has continued her communications career as well as equestrian competition. This fall she has qualified […]
From history major to Nat Geo WILD producer
As an executive producer for the Nat Geo WILD cable channel, Ted Duvall ‘83 is a storyteller. He’s in charge of “The Incredible Dr. Pol,” a reality show about a […]