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Longwood LIFE student designs Christmas card for Virginia’s first family
December 20, 2022
When First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin visited Farmville to tour the “My Ukraine” exhibition at the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, she had no idea she would find the artist for her and Governor Glenn Youngkin’s official Christmas card.
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Longwood English professor finds value in Fulbright international connections
December 15, 2022
Dr. Jennifer Miskec’s face lights up and she gets visibly animated when she starts talking about the Fulbright Program and the valuable international connections she has made over the past three years.
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Greenwood Library partners with area counterparts to increase access to information
December 15, 2022
Today an ambitious partnership that will increase access to resources became a reality in Farmville.
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Longwood’s CAPS team awarded $135,000 state grant for mental health services
December 07, 2022
The Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) office at Longwood has been awarded a grant totaling $135,625 through the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) in partnership with the Virginia Health Care Foundation (VHCF).
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Joe Gills '15 Recognized for Work in Iraq
December 06, 2022
For Joe Gills '15, a computer scientist at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), it was an email that popped into his inbox that shifted his focus, enabling him to pursue new opportunities around the world.
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Longwood alum Travis Lyles ‘15 named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list
December 02, 2022
Travis Lyles '15, deputy social director at The Washington Post, recently was named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List, which recognizes trailblazing innovators across North America.
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Yearly kiln firing brings Longwood pottery community together
November 28, 2022
Tucked in the woods just outside of Farmville is perhaps the best-kept secret of the arts community at Longwood: a wood-fired kiln large enough to turn hundreds of clay pots, sculptures, vases, and mugs into ceramics at once.
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41st Annual Dos Passos Prize Finalists Announced
November 16, 2022
Longwood University is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2022 John Dos Passos Prize, the oldest literary award given by a Virginia college or university, which honors one of America’s most talented but underappreciated writers.
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‘Generation gap’ disappears as therapeutic recreation class brings students and older adults together
November 15, 2022
Encouraging students to get to know older adults like these women is a key component of Longwood’s Leisure and Aging class, which is part of the therapeutic recreation program.
