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Dean's Office
Message from the Dean
Longwood University has educated Virginia undergraduates since 1839 with graduate education beginning in 1954. Longwood is known for its quality graduate programs and quality graduates who are in high demand in education and professional settings.
Longwood has expanded its graduate offerings that now include Master's degrees in Education, Business Administration, Sociology/Criminal Justice, English, and Communication Sciences and Disorders. These five degree majors include 23 degree programs and 4 licensure-only programs. Graduate programs are flexibly scheduled with the adult student in mind: evening and weekend classes, locations around the Commonwealth of Virginia, and a growing list of online courses and programs.
The Master of Science in Education emphasizes field experiences, as well as advanced training, in fourteen areas of concentration. Offerings include initial licensure programs in Elementary Education, Special Education, School Library Media, and Modern Languages, including English as a Second Language, for those without a teacher's license. For licensed teachers there are endorsement programs in Educational Leadership, K-8 Mathematics, Literacy and Culture (Reading Specialist/Coach), Modern Languages, Music, School Library Media, and Special Education, Community and College Counseling, and Guidance and Counseling programs are also available. Courses are offered in many off-campus locations including the Southside Virginia Higher Education Center in South Boston, the Longwood Powhatan Center, the Retail Merchants Association Building in or near Richmond and in many school divisions around the state.
Summer Spanish Language Institutes are offered each summer in places such as Mérida, Venezuela, or Valencia, Spain.
The Master of Science in Sociology/Criminal Justice is offered at the Central Virginia Criminal Justice Academy in Lynchburg. In addition, a certificate in Social Policy and Administration is available.
The Master of Arts in English has four concentrations: Creative Writing, English Education & Writing, Literature, and 6-12 initial licensure.
The MBA program has three concentrations, Accounting, General Business, and Retail Management with classes offered on-campus and at the Longwood Retail University Center in Richmond.
The Master of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders includes an on-campus Master's program as well as two online programs. The SLPOnline program offers the eight undergraduate courses required to be eligible for admission to a Master's program. It is designed for career switchers. The online Master's program is a collaborative program with three other Virginia universities, each of whom admits six students into an online cohort of 24 students who are instructed by professors from each of the four institutions. The online students are required to come to campus in the summer to participate in a clinical practicum.
To discover the power in you to increase your knowledge and skills, to prepare for a career change or new professional challenge, or to continue your life-long learning, choose Longwood Graduate Studies, a stable, quality choice for more than 50 years.
~Dr. Anthony A. Koyzis, Dean of Graduate and Extended Studies
About the Dean
Dr. Anthony A. Koyzis, formerly of Wayne State College (WSC) in Nebraska, is Longwood University's new dean of Graduate and Extended Studies.
Koyzis, who started September 10, had been the dean of the School of Education, Consulting and Graduate Studies at WSC where he was responsible for all on-campus and off-campus academic programs within the School. He previously chaired the Department of Educational Foundations in the College of Education and Human Services at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, where he also served as president of the faculty senate in 1997-98.
In addition to his strong background in management and educational leadership, Koyzis has a wide range of academic experience that includes teaching, research, international education and cross-cultural involvements. At Wayne State College, he supervised new educational delivery systems including distance education, online programs, international delivery, and learning communities. He has implemented new programs including a cooperative Doctorate in Education program offered by WSC and the University of South Dakota and a new M.S. in educational leadership, using a learning community delivery format. Half of WSC's 4,600 students are graduate students.
Koyzis had been at Wayne State College since June 2005. He was at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh for 15 years, during which he was director of international education and programs before chairing the Department of Educational Foundations. Koyzis, a fluent Greek speaker, has been a consultant to the Greek Ministry of Education and has taught as an adjunct and visiting professor at universities in Greece and Cyprus.
He has a B.A. in economics, political science and history; an M.A. in international comparative studies; and a Ph.D. in educational policy studies, all from the University of Iowa. A Greek who grew up on the island of Cyprus, he immigrated to the United States as a teenager. His parents and other family members now live in the Hampton Roads area. He and his wife, Cheryl, have two grown children.
Koyzis, selected following an intensive national search, replaces Dr. Sue McCullough, who left in late February to become director of the University of Maine's Hutchinson Center. Dr. Sherry Sandkam, associate dean of Virginia Commonwealth's University Graduate School, served as interim dean.
Anthony A. Koyzis
Dean of Graduate & Extended Studies
434.395.2012
koyzisaa@longwood.edu
Jeannine R. Perry
Interim Assistant Dean for Programs
434.395.2012
perryjr@longwood.edu
Kathy Charleston
Assistant Dean
434.395.2707
charlestonke@longwood.edu
Susan Finch
Administrative Assistant
434.395.2707
finchsg@longwood.edu