Longwood University's Relay for Life nets $68,445 in donations

September 8, 2011

The American Cancer Society recently notified Longwood University that its 2011 Relay for Life event raised $68,445 in donations. Relay for Life at Longwood has achieved significant increases every year since its inception with fundraising for the 2011 event exceeding the 2010 total by more than $18,000.

Dr. Maureen Walls-McKay, associate director of Longwood's Counseling Center, advises the student committee that organizes the Relay for Life each year. "Relay is truly a campus and community event that involves partnership with the Student Union and Involvement, Public Safety, Facilities, the Town of Farmville, and local businesses," said Walls-McKay.  "Fifty-four teams, involving 948 participants, took part in the 2011 Relay for Life event at Longwood.  This type of result is one of the many reasons why Longwood is indeed a special place."

Plans for the 2012 Relay for Life event, scheduled for April 20, are underway. To learn more and get involved, contact Walls-McKay at wallsmckaymj@longwood.edu or 434.395.2409.

Research Presentation at ACHA Conference

Dr. Stephanie Buchert (Professor of Psychology) and Dr. Maureen Walls-McKay (Psychologist) presented their research on "The Study of Microaggressive Behavior Within Higher Education" at the 2011 American College Health Association conference in Phoenix, AZ.  Dr. Don Fleming (Professor of Education) is the third collaborator on the study.

A.C.T. Group

This group was started as an office collaboration between the Counseling Center and Office of Disability Resources in the Fall '09 and has continued into the current Fall '11 semester. The group is open to any student who has officially registered with the Office of Disability Services. The group meets in the Office of Disability Resources conference room every Thursday from 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM.

Advocacy, Communication, and Transition are at the core of what we discuss in this support group format. The students who have dedicatedly committed to each other for once a week for the better part of two semesters have found the group to be therapeutic and comfortable enough to openly discuss ideas and conflicts in their lives and process them with each other.

For more information contact the Office of Disability Resources