2008 News Releases (Entries marked with * contain photos.)

May 2008

• Cocrane receives White House flag*
• Longwood Board of Visitors approves 3.7% tuition increase
• Commencement 2008: Longwood graduates urged to take advantage of opportunity provided by U.S. citizenship
• LCCLL to offer free speech-language and hearing screenings

April 2008

• Longwood to receive over $30 million for major construction and renovation projects
• Longwood’s Health and Fitness Center earns LEED gold rating*
• Recent Longwood graduate selected a finalist in international photography competition*
• Criminal justice majors gain job interview experience*
• Troy Austin Named Director of Athletics*
• Longwood Supervisor of the Year and Student Employee of the Year chosen*
• Longwood launches journal for undergraduate research*
• Longwood ROTC alumna to speak at commencement*
• "Our World is a Global Village" - Academic day camp teaches global economic lessons
• Director of Danville office of LSBDC receives statewide SBA award*
• Longwood intensifies efforts to promote environmental sustainability
• Longwood-affiliated Briery Creek Press awards Liam Rector poetry prize to Amy Tudor*
• Camp JumpStart offers learning and fun for preschoolers*
• 2006 Longwood graduate wins national talent contest, performs on A Prairie Home Companion*
• CEHS presents its annual "Professionals Who Made a Difference" awards
• Dr. Cormier to serve as Longwood's President through 2010
• Spring Weekend 2008 Schedule*
• Longwood's recreation center recognized for energy savings*
• Longwood research uses Wii bowling to study arthritis in older adults*
• Lecture will address Oral Histories of Black Education in Jim Crow Virginia
• Photos by two Longwood students chosen for national photographic competition*

March 2008

• VCU administrator appointed to Longwood post*
• Longwood receives grant to expand opportunities for math and science teachers
• Longwood University to test new Siren Alert System: Thursday, April 3 at 3:30 p.m.*
• Longwood senior dies from injuries sustained in rugby match*
• Cris Arbo to speak at Longwood University
• Prince Edward County Relay to be held April 4-5
• Longwood SBDC to host series of open forums for small business owners
• LCCLL class to focus on adults with hearing loss

February 2008

• Longwood recognizes faculty & staff at annual employee banquet*
• Social work professor to give Sankofa Lecture at Longwood*
• “World’s most creative man” to speak at Longwood*
• Expert on Asian foreign policy to speak at Longwood about globalization*
• Human rights activist to speak about Darfur at Longwood
• President & CEO of Retail Merchants Association to be Executive-in-Residence at Longwood*
• Longwood named one of Kiplinger’s “100 Best Values in Public Colleges”
• Longwood to offer free financial aid workshop

January 2008

• Longwood Greenhouse Reopens in the Chichester Science Center*
• Paul Fox honored for contributions to Longwood's College of Business & Economics*
• Longwood Theatre presents The Exonerated - A Docudrama about Capital Punishment
• Longwood to offer French film festival
• Dead Man Walking author to speak at Longwood*
• Accreditation affirmed and renewed for Longwood's College of Business & Economics
  

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