Author Archives: Sabrina Brown

Career Week Oct. 17-20 Will Give Your Student a Head Start on Their Job Search

Coming up the week of Oct. 17 is Longwood’s Career Week. It’s a week full of helpful job search-related workshops, opportunities to network with alumni and a career fair. I was surprised to hear in a meeting this week that … Continue reading

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High Five! Longwood moves into top 5 of U.S. News’ regional public universities in the South

Here’s some happy news! For the first time, Longwood is a top-five regional public university in the South, according to the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings released on Sept. 12. Over the last decade, Longwood has charted a steady climb … Continue reading

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Upcoming Programs Focus on Well-being: Journaling, crocheting and dealing with a crisis

What do Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Frida Kahlo, Leonardo da Vinci and Frederick Douglass all have in common? Each of these famous figures kept a journal or diary to record their experiences, thoughts or feelings. What do Longwood’s Greenwood Library … Continue reading

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Back-to School Photos: Your Lancers are off to a great start

Your Lancers have had a busy week and a half, but so has our university photographer, Courtney Vogel. Take a stroll through these galleries on Facebook, and you just might see a familiar face—most likely lit up with a big … Continue reading

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Work orders, email/text alerts and Family Weekend

work orders and housekeeping issues We just sent the following information to students about some unexpected issues that you have let us know about. If you or your student are experiencing an issue, please encourage them to submit a work … Continue reading

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Fall Is Here: Encourage your Lancer to dive in

I hope the move-in process has gone well for everyone so far. Classes will be starting on Aug. 22, but campus is already buzzing. There’s so much for students to do and so many ways to get involved! I know … Continue reading

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Family Weekend and Heart of Virginia Festival team up Sept. 16-17

Longwood’s Family Weekend is teaming up with Farmville’s Heart of Virginia Festival on Sept. 16-17 for a weekend of delicious food, live music and a variety of other events. It will be the perfect time to check in with your … Continue reading

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Answering your Covid-19 questions for this fall

You may be wondering how Covid-19 will impact your student’s experience at Longwood this fall. The university has updated its guidelines for students, faculty and staff, and visitors, and you should be able to find the answers to your questions … Continue reading

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The Circle of (College) Life: Seniors graduate, new freshmen get oriented

First of all, a belated—but no less heartfelt—congratulations to all of you whose Lancers graduated in May! I personally know what it’s like to have a child complete their college degree, and there aren’t many occasions that are happier. You … Continue reading

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Move-Out: Important Info About Departing Campus

It’s hard to believe the 2021-22 academic year is almost in the books. We sincerely hope your student had a great year. And we hope the information below will make the moving-out process a little easier for those of you … Continue reading

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