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This photo consists of each color of the rainbow found and photographed in various places around campus. Equality and pride are very significant values of mine and I use them to influence my everyday life. Coming to Longwood University has been a journey, but most everyone I have met here has helped and supported me along the way.
Hello and welcome to my ePortfolio! I have created this blog to show different aspects of my personality and humor while also staying relevant to the assignment. Things I have incorporated are geese, song lyrics from my favorite musical artist, and topics that best fit my personal interests. I consider this my safe haven because it is very personal to me and I put a lot of time and effort into creating it while also having fun.
Some fun facts about me to give context to who I am outside of class:
Students’ success in their academic programs is, of course, important to Longwood faculty and staff—and even alumni—but our commitment doesn’t stop there.
Students’ success after graduation is high on the Longwood community’s list of priorities, as well.
Longwood puts significant resources into providing students with the guidance, experience and skills they need to conduct successful job searches and establish meaningful careers.
These efforts are ongoing throughout the year, but one of the biggest events is happening next week. Career Week is set for Oct. 16-19, and it’s not just for seniors. Any student would benefit from participating. It’s never too soon to start sharpening the skills that can help your student land their dream job or put them solidly on that path.
An encouraging word from you might be all that’s needed to get your student to take advantage of this incredible opportunity. Here are just a few activities coming up next week and what your student can gain from them.
Resume and Cover Letter Workshops
—Learn how to present their experience and skills to best advantage
—Get tips on writing a cover letter that will get noticed
Mock Interviews
—Practice answering common job interview questions
—Get feedback on the impression they make
The Career, Internship and Engagement Fair gives students the opportunity to speak with potential employers about jobs and internships, and university representatives about graduate programs.
LinkedIn and Networking Workshop
—Learn how to build a professional, engaging LinkedIn profile
—Find out how to increase their visibility with employers
Networking Event with Alumni and Employers
—Practice speaking with potential contacts in an informal setting
—Make networking connections
—Find out about career pathways in their fields of interest
Career, Internship and Engagement Fair
—Have a professional head shot photo taken (free)
—Speak with employers (including those offering internships)
—Find out about graduate school programs
For more information, check out the full schedule of Career Week activities.
—Sabrina Brown
Standard (300 hours/semester), Fall 2023 & Spring 2024
This graduate assistant position is funded by a mental health awareness training grant. The primary, defined task will be social media management targeted to promote suicide prevention efforts, create awareness of available trainings, and disseminate anti-stigma messages and community outreach activities. This includes the responsibility of tracking the utilization/ visit rate/responses to the social media platforms. Additional tasks and duties will include general support such as document organization, records management, and training session preparation.
Questions can be directed to Dr. Jen Gerlach, gerlachjm@longwood.edu
Standard (300 hours/semester; $3,000 in tuition coverage and a $4,500 stipend)
Academic/Research Position
College of Education, Health & Human Services
Funding Source: Grant
Status: Closed
Note: Today’s post is from Waleed Ahmed, associate director of enrollment management and student success at Longwood.
Fall break starts this evening, and I’m sure every freshman is looking forward to taking a deep breath after the last few months that have been packed with a lot of “firsts.”
All of those “firsts” typically cause a whirlwind of emotions—some positive and some challenging—and, as a parent, it’s not always easy to know how to help your student handle the newfound independence of college life and the challenges of higher-level classes.
I’d like to share some resources with you that may help as you welcome your freshman back with loving arms and support them over the break.
If your child is experiencing a lot of emotional and psychological strains, please encourage them to contact Longwood Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) when they return next week. CAPS is a valuable resource dedicated to providing support for students in need.
—Waleed Ahmed
I’ve been working on a new story over the last few months. Have you ever woken up with a complete story in mind? I have and that’s what I’ve got coming down the pike. This is one of those stories that simply came out of my head and onto the computer without much in-between. I’m working through the edits now, but I should have something pretty soon.
Has your student mentioned anything about Oktoberfest?
If not, I thought you might like to know a little about one of Longwood’s favorite annual traditions. With a Farmaritaville theme this year, Oktoberfest is a week of events that kicks off this Sunday, Sept. 24, and concludes with a full day of events on Saturday.
Oktoberfest is a refresher for students at about the midpoint of the semester. Here’s what your students will be experiencing next week:
—Bonfire, the traditional kickoff to Oktoberfest, is on Sunday
—Spirit activities Monday through Friday, including Beach Day (imagine the campus full of students dressed as if they’re on a tropical vacation) and a Pink Out, where everyone wears pink to kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month
—Service Walk on Thursday
—Color Wars on Friday (more about this class-based “paint war” further down)
—Saturday, the main event: student organization booths, the Oktoberfest procession followed by the Klown dance and spirit leader performance (in lederhosen, of course), student entertainment and an evening concert featuring four live bands
Bring in the Klowns! It’s a time-honored part of Oktoberfest.
Student organizations set up booths to promote awareness and raise money.
Color Wars, which is part of Oktoberfest, is a tradition on its own, pitting the green classes (students who entered in odd years/freshmen and juniors) against the red classes (students who entered in even years/sophomores and seniors). Most students wear a white T-shirt to this “battle,” which involves slinging as much paint as possible on your opponents, resulting in a unique memento of the event. A winner is usually declared, but it really doesn’t matter which team gets the most paint on the other because “red + green = blue!”
Color Wars is a friendly “battle” of red and green paint.
Oktoberfest is organized by the Longwood Geist Chapter of Mortar Board, a national union of senior honor societies whose mission includes recognizing and encouraging leadership and establishing opportunities for a meaningful exchange of ideas.
—Sabrina Brown
For the eighth straight year, Longwood has been named a top-10 regional public university in the South in the U.S. News & World Report rankings, which were released today.
Over the last decade, Longwood has secured a place in the upper echelon of the regional collegiate rankings. This year, Longwood is ranked No. 8 among all regional public universities in the South.
Also notable in the rankings this year: Longwood is among the top 25 public and private universities in the South (for the fifth straight year) and has climbed a total of 17 spots over the past three years on the Best Value in the South list.
Other U.S. News shoutouts this year went to the nursing, psychology and undergraduate business programs.
In addition, Money magazine’s 2023 rankings named Longwood as one of America’s Best Colleges, and Niche.com included Longwood in its Best College Dorms and Best Value Colleges lists.
The full story from Longwood’s website is below.
Happy Monday!
—Sabrina Brown
P.S. It was great to see so many families here for Family Weekend! I hope all of you who made the trip to Farmville had a great time and, most of all, a meaningful visit with your Lancer.
For the eighth straight year, Longwood University is a top-10 regional public university in the South, according to the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings out today.
Over the last decade, Longwood has secured a place in the upper echelon of the regional collegiate rankings. This year, Longwood is ranked No. 8 among all regional public universities in the South. This year also marks the fifth straight year of Longwood’s being ranked in the top 25 public and private universities in the South, as well as a climb of 17 spots over the past three years on the Best Value in the South list.
The rankings rise coincides with a continued investment in small classes taught by full-time professors, a course of action few public universities have taken. More than two-thirds of Longwood classes have 20 or fewer students, the highest percentage of any Virginia public college or university. Civitae Core Curriculum classes, the foundational courses that all students take as they develop into citizen leaders, are capped at 25 students.
“The source of our strength is our small classes taught by full-time faculty, individual attention for students, and the opportunities for personal and professional growth that can only be found in a residential academic community,” said President W. Taylor Reveley IV. “Rankings can never paint a complete picture of life on campus, but they can reflect the kind of meaningful investments in academics and faculty that we have made over the past 10 years at Longwood.”
Longwood’s latest U.S. News ranking—used by millions of high-schoolers and families to make decisions about higher education—is bolstered by a climb in the rankings on its Best Schools for Social Mobility list. U.S. News announced that their ratings formula changed this year, favoring metrics like prestige of faculty publications over past measures like alumni donation rates.
The nursing program, which was named the Best BSN Program in the Southeast for 2022 by NursingProcess.org, again made the nationwide U.S. News list, bolstered by its near-perfect pass rate on nursing licensure exams over the past seven years. Longwood’s psychology and undergraduate business programs are also highlighted on nationwide lists.
“I’m particularly proud of our measurement on social mobility,” continued Reveley. “We have always considered it a great strength of Longwood that students from all walks of life—from those for whom college is a given to those who thought it was out of reach—don’t just earn a degree at this university, they flourish as people. I’m proud of our continued investment in them and in programs that support their success.”
Longwood was also named one of America’s Best Colleges by Money magazine and is featured on Best College Dorms and Best Value Colleges by Niche.com.
Have you ever wondered about how college students on campus who have Celiac Disease are affected? You probably haven’t, but thats okay! That is why this blog was created, to be able to educate on what the disease is and create awareness of the possible struggles of this disease on college campuses. It is important to be aware of other people and their possible limitations and create competence in as many issues as possible so that everyone can be including of those around them!
Feel free to browse through the blog website and educate yourself on the disease and its affect on college students!
