2007 News Releases (Entries marked with * contain photos.)

December 2007

• Leader of historic protest to speak at Longwood*
• Longwood Student-Athletes Volunteer For Extreme Makeover: Home Edition*
• Longwood students donate tricyclesto local Head Start program*
• Longwood dedicates the John H. and Karen Williams Chichester Science Center *

November 2007

• Rodney Williams selected Dance Professional of the Year by state organization*
• Virginia Tobacco Commission awards funding to Longwood to develop bachelor's degree nursing program
• Economics major is Longwood's McGowan Scholar for 2007-08*
• Longwood student participates in statewide program for nonprofit leadership*

October 2007

• Longwood's Therapeutic Recreation program celebrates 25th anniversary
• African official to speak at Longwood*
• Longwood names science building for John and Karen Chichester*
• Novelist Kent Haruf to receive Longwood’s Dos Passos Prize for Literature*
• Announcement: MRSA Facts and Preventive Measures
• Multicultural education expert to speak at Longwood, Nov. 1*
• New Longwood police chief has wealth of experience*
• LCCLL class to focus on adults with hearing loss*
• Oktoberfest 2007 Photo Slideshow (Photo Album)
• Oktoberfest 2007 Schedule
• Chandler named director of Call Me MISTER*
• Longwood initiates water conservation efforts
• Longwood commercials to air on MTV and VH-1 in Northern Virginia*

September 2007

• Col. Matthew Bogdanos to speak at Longwood*
• Beale Plaza dedicated, friends recall Lynne O'Steen Beale, Class of 1964
• Lund to address Dickens' Pickwick Papers and Route 66 in Library Lecture
• Longwood seniors urged at Convocation to be environmentally aware*
• Writer Dinah Lenney to read from her works at Longwood Sept. 24*
• Barnes & Noble at Longwood announces grand opening celebration
• Program on Latin America set for Longwood
• Philip Morris executive to be Executive-in-Residence speaker at Longwood*
  

August 2007

• Longwood debuts new Health and Fitness Center*
  Longwood Welcomes Freshman Class of 2011
• Longwood ranks with the best in national college reports*
• Fundraising executive to be Longwood's Vice President for University Advancement*
• Longwood participating in statewide Tobacco Use Control Project
• Longwood University launches new emergency communication plan
• Longwood’s new Health & Fitness Center to be dedicated on August 28*
• Campus smoking policy changes as Longwood moves toward tobacco-free environment
• Dr. Kerstin Soderlund to be Longwood’s Dean of Students
• Longwood cancels plan to close Johnston Drive

July 2007

• Longwood opens new Barnes & Noble bookstoreat Midtown Square
• Safety concerns prompt closing of Longwood's Johnston Street
• Longwood University receives NCAA Approval for Official Division I Certification and Eligibility

June 2007

• Marge Connelly elected rector of Longwood University Board of Visitors, other officers elected
• Longwood honored with six public relations awards
• Director of Longwood Small Business Development Center named best in the state
• Longwood offering course in school safety

May 2007

• Longwood faculty recognized for excellence
• Camp JumpStart offers learning and fun for preschoolers
• Board of Visitors approves tuition increase and new Barnes & Noble Bookstore at Longwood Landings
• Summer dig by Longwood Archaeology Field School to again be open to public
• Commencement 2007: Longwood University awards 776 degrees*
• Thirteen locals recognized as "Professionals Who Make a Difference"*
• Longwood/Prince Edward County Relay raises more than $33,000

April 2007

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• Longwood men’s rugby team finishes third in nation
• Longwood literary press to present award
• Author Henry Wiencek to speak at Greenwood Library
• A Moment of Remembrance - Virginia Tech Tragedy*
• GreenCampus events scheduled for April 19-21
• Longwood Tutoring Corps earns state approval under NCLB Act
• Three Longwood students arrested
• Walter R.T. Witschey to speak at Longwood commencement, May 12
• Electronics recycling to be offered at PE Natural Resources Building
• Medieval Research Conference to be held on campus
• Longwood honors area educators for integrating technology into the classroom *
• Longwood/Prince Edward County Relay to be held April 20-21*

March 2007

• Longwood breaks ground for Center for Communication Studies and Theatre*
• Greenwood Library opens new Special Collections Room
• Dr. Ken Perkins to lead Longwood’s “student success” effort*
• Journalist to speak at Longwood on “Future of News Media”
• Longwood student chosen for internship in state government*
• Founder of AIDS Memorial Quilt to speak at Longwood
• Documentary playwright/filmmaker to speak at Longwood*
• Petersburg branch of Longwood Small Business Development Center receives Cameron Foundation grant*
• Music researcher/author to speak at Longwood
• Author of When Religion Becomes Evil to speak at Longwood
• Northwestern Mutual Financial Network managing partner to be executive-in-residence at Longwood
• Farmville fire results in four injuries and two fatalities
• Longwood grant will provide interactive game design and training for middle school students
• LCVA receives art collection from Richmonder*
• Longwood’s “Shining Stars” hailed at annual employee banquet*

February 2007

• Longwood group to host choral concert at Richmond church
• Pierson selected for the national Voluntary System of Accountability Project *
• LCCLL open house introduces the Tutoring Corps*
• Longwood takes top award for multimedia program
• Longwood launches the Tutoring Corps for K-12 students

January 2007

• Bank executive to be Executive-in-Residence at Longwood*
• Author to speak at Longwood for African-American History Month*
• Former U.S. Poet Laureate to give reading at Longwood*
• Director of Science Museum of Virginia to teach at Longwood upon retirement*
• Former U.S. Ambassador to speak at Longwood*
• Fontbonne University presents honorary degree to Dr. Cormier
• Richard Holbrooke to address “America and the World’s Crisis”*
  

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