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Student’s love for baseball leads to internship, career goals

Shea Alheit ’21, ’23 MSAT has always loved baseball. “When I was playing Little League, I refused to switch from baseball to softball,” the second-year Master of Science in Athletic Training student from Chesapeake, Virginia, said. “I used to dream I would be the first girl in Major League Baseball.”

Lynchburg’s youngest grad student gets it done in the classroom and at the barbecue pit

Ali Curcio ’23 MEd doesn’t have a lot of what you’d call down time, but she’s OK with that. The teenage graduate student — we’ll get to that in a minute — is taking a full load of classes in the Master of Education in Science Education program. She also works 40 to 45 hours a week managing the front of house and catering for County Smoak, a local barbecue restaurant owned by her parents.

‘Be bold’: Four ceremonies celebrate graduates in Lynchburg’s master’s and doctoral programs

University of Lynchburg Commencement festivities culminated this past weekend in a series of graduate ceremonies. With temperatures in the mid-90s, Friday evening’s master’s ceremony was moved indoors. 

Dr. Emma Savage-Davis named dean of the College of Education, Leadership Studies, and Counseling

“I am excited to be joining the University of Lynchburg family. I already feel like a member of the family from all of the welcome emails to colleagues across campus that also offered support and encouragement as I begin this journey,” she said.

‘Suit Yourself’ helps University of Lynchburg students put their best foot forward

Students at the University of Lynchburg have a new resource that will help them be better prepared for job and graduate school interviews. It’s “Suit Yourself,” a clothes closet on the third floor of Schewel Hall, where students can “shop” for interview attire at no cost to them.