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.
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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.
Nikole Hannah-Jones to speak on ‘Truth, History, and The 1619 Project’ at Lynchburg
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones will present the 2022 Schewel Lecture at the University of Lynchburg. She will speak on “Truth, History, and The 1619 Project” at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 24, at Turner Gymnasium.
University of Lynchburg receives national award for music education
The University of Lynchburg has been awarded the 2020 Collegiate Chapter of Excellence Recognition in the Professional Development category by the National Association for Music Education (NAfME).
Music education students explore professional development amid pandemic
While the COVID-19 pandemic imposed many restrictions on how the University of Lynchburg operates, it also opened up opportunities for student professional development in music education.
Grad student wins statewide fellowship named for former Lynchburg professor
Baylee Worth ’21 MEd never met Pete Warren, but she’s honored to have won a Virginia Counselors Association Foundation fellowship named for the longtime counseling professor at University of Lynchburg.
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.
Grant will have ‘huge’ impact on School of Education, Leadership Studies, and Counseling
Lynchburg College will revamp its teacher education programs by the fall of 2019, becoming the first higher education institution in the country to integrate a mentor/coaching model championed by the New Teacher Center of Santa Cruz, Calif. The Jessie Ball DuPont fund recently awarded an $86,500 grant to the Lynchburg College School of Education, Leadership Studies, and Counseling to help redesign the teacher preparation programs and integrate evidence-based practices using the New Teacher Center model.
Faith-based leadership institute will provide training for solving community problems
Download the Leadership Institute for Faith-Based Community Engagement registration form. University of Lynchburg and a group of local ministers and activists are organizing a leadership institute to help leaders of […]
Lecture will encourage creativity and technology in schools
George Couros will deliver the 2016 Rosel Schewel Lecture in Education and Human Diversity on March 17 at 7 p.m. in Memorial Ballroom, Hall Campus Center. The event is free and open to the public. His topic, “The Innovator’s Mindset,” will focus on the integration of technology and encouraging creativity.
