The University of Lynchburg is expanding its graduate offerings with three new education graduate programs. Starting in fall 2024, students can enroll in the Master of Education in Instructional Design and Technology, the Gifted Education Certificate, or the Pre-K-12 Administration and Supervision Certificate.
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Academic awards presented at annual ceremony
Students, faculty, and staff were recognized at the 2024 Academic Awards Ceremony on Friday, April 19, in Turner Gymnasium.
Alumna and first-year teacher named ‘Novice Outstanding Educator of the Year’
Less than a year after graduating from the University of Lynchburg with a bachelor’s degree in special education — general curriculum (K-12), Mia Sullivan ’23 was named “Novice Outstanding Educator of the Year” at her school.
Schewel lecture series welcomes disability advocate Alycia Anderson
Award-winning TEDx speaker Alycia Anderson will visit the University of Lynchburg at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 20, in Hall Campus Center’s Memorial Ballroom. The event is part of the annual Rosel Schewel Lecture in Education and Human Diversity.
Lynchburg alums leading National Blue Ribbon Schools
Two Pittsylvania County, Virginia, elementary schools, both led by University of Lynchburg graduates, have been named 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education.
Best-selling author and illustrator Jan Brett to ‘cozy up’ at Lynchburg on Nov. 28
Jan Brett, internationally acclaimed children’s book author and illustrator, will visit the University of Lynchburg at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, in Hall Campus Center’s Memorial Ballroom. The reading is part of Brett’s Winter Wonderland Bus Tour, her first one since 2019.
University launches Call Me MISTER Program for aspiring teachers
A popular, highly competitive scholarship program for aspiring teachers is coming to the University of Lynchburg this fall. Call Me MISTER is designed for male students from diverse, underserved, or socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds. The program includes a scholarship of $5,000 that is renewable each year.
University launches Hornets in Recovery with $50K grant
The University of Lynchburg has received a $50,000 grant, paid out over two years, to launch Hornets in Recovery, a program that will help students living in recovery from substance use disorders.
A deep desire to educate neurodivergent students: Meet Laurence Walker ’24
Special education major Laurence Walker ’24 is a parent, a stroke survivor, and a cancer patient. He’s also a poet, the student representative for the Neurodiversity Alliance, and previously earned a degree in divinity.
Students travel to South Korean ‘sister school’
For Sykethia Findley ’19, who goes by the nickname “Keke,” going to South Korea was a dream come true. “Studying abroad has always been a dream of mine, ever since I found out what ‘study abroad’ meant,” Findley wrote in an application to the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges, who awarded her a $2,000 Experiential Learning Scholarship for the trip.
