“IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO BE COMPASSIONATE. YOU MUST ACT”. (Dalai Lama)

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Hello, Parents!

First of all, I want to welcome all of you who are new to Parent Pipeline, especially those of you who joined after attending orientation.

I can tell from the posts on the Facebook page for Longwood parents that many of you who will be moving a student to campus for the first time this fall are getting a head start on sorting out the logistics of that task. I am honestly impressed with the level of detail in the questions you’re asking, and it’s great to see parents who have “been there, done that” sharing their experiences and advice. The Lancer Family in action is a beautiful thing.

I hope you’ll also be able to find some helpful information in Parent Pipeline this year.

HELPFUL INFO FROM THE PIPELINE ARCHIVES

I’ll get started with a link to a post I wrote this past spring that answered some common questions from parents (all dates mentioned are 2021). And here’s another post that provides some information about services and activities that are available to students at no extra charge. If your student is new to Longwood, you might want to share this information with them.

SHIPPING A PACKAGE TO YOUR STUDENT

If you’d like to ship a package to your student’s PO box, you can do that through the U.S. Postal Service.

If you’d like to ship via UPS or FedEx (neither of which will ship to a PO box), you can use this address:
Student Name
Longwood University
201 High Street
6-digit number of your student’s PO box (include ONLY the numbers; don’t include the words PO Box)
Farmville, VA 23909

SAVE THE DATE! FAMILY WEEKEND SEPT. 17-19

Finally, I’m hoping you’ll save the date for Family Weekend, which is coming up Sept. 17-19. You’ll get to see how your Lancer is adapting to college life as well as explore campus and Farmville. And with so many other parents on campus, your student will feel like part of the crowd having you here.

If you’re wondering about where to stay, there are a lot of options in Farmville and in the surrounding area. Here’s a list with descriptions and contact information.

You can find more information about Family Weekend on the registration page and on the Family Weekend webpage. You can also download the Guidebook app, which will have a more robust schedule as plans are finalized and will be updated if changes are made.

Here are some of the highlights:
—Everyone who attends Family Weekend needs to register. Base tickets are $10 for family members age 5 and older. Base tickets for Longwood students and children under 5 are free, but they still need to register.
—This year’s Family Weekend coincides with the Heart of Virginia Festival on Saturday, Sept. 18, an all-day, downtown street fair with food, games, vendors, live music and more.
—Activities and events included in the base ticket include an outdoor concert at Riverside Park in downtown Farmville, family game night and a yoga class.
—A painting class ($35) and The Great Dubois variety show ($5) are also on the schedule for an additional fee. Longwood students are admitted free to the variety show with their Lancer IDs but they’ll need a ticket for the painting class. The painting class isn’t suitable for very young children; those 5 and older require a ticket.

—Sabrina Brown

My name is Valerie Shough. I am currently a senior at Longwood University. I plan to graduate in May 2022 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work. I hope to have a career working with foster children because I have always had a passion to help children who are going through difficult situations.

“During your life, never stop dreaming. No one can take away your dreams.” -Tupac Shakur –

“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.”
— Maya Angelou –

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.
– Helen Keller –

Making good on Longwood’s commitment to affordability, the Board of Visitors (the university’s governing body) decided at their most recent meeting that there would be no increase in tuition this year, making this the second time in three years that Longwood’s budget has not included a tuition increase.

Longwood’s average percentage increase in tuition over recent years is one of the very lowest among Virginia public universities—an average of 3 percent per year since 2014.

Overall, we hope this is good news for your family.

Specifically, annual in-state, full-time tuition (12-18 credit hours per semester) in 2021-22 will be the same as in 2019-20 and 2020-21:
In-state annual tuition
$8,180

The university has restructured full-time, out-of-state tuition for 2021-22 (12-18 credit hours per semester), resetting both tuition and scholarship award amounts. The net result of this adjustment is that out-of-state, full-time tuition costs, with scholarship awards taken into consideration, will remain flat in 2021-22 as well.
Out-of-state annual tuition
$20,000

There will be a small increase in the comprehensive fee for next year, 3.14 percent, for both in-state and out-of-state students. This fee funds auxiliary operations including health services, student activities, career services and recreation opportunities.

Costs for meal plans and housing were set earlier this year.

The 2021-22 academic year includes substantial support for the financial needs of students, addressing a need for families impacted by Covid-19. More than $17.5 million will be given to students in financial support in the 2021-22 academic year.

“Longwood recognizes the impact the last year has had on family budgets, and we maintain our commitment to keeping college affordable,” said President W. Taylor Reveley IV. “We have examined every area of the university for savings and efficiencies with the goal in mind of keeping tuition flat again for our students. With support from the governor and General Assembly, we’ve made real progress and will continue to work on our students’ and families’ behalf on college affordability.”

—Sabrina Brown