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Thank you for visiting my e-portfolio!

I am a senior undergraduate student double majoring in Criminal Justice and Sociology with a concentration in Family Studies at Longwood University with high intentions of starting a career within a victim/witness advocacy unit specifically concerning child sexual assault cases.

While navigating this e-portfolio, you’ll find research related to COVID-19 completed on Longwood University’s campus during the Fall 2020 semester under the research evaluation tab. This includes my original survey question and hypothesis, my evaluation research with graphs depicting original data, quantitative and qualitative findings, and a reflection on my experience completing academic research. Found under the statistical analyses tab, the research completed on COVID-19 was analyzed with the computer application of its quantitative and statistical techniques to sociological data. There was an emphasis on questionnaire construction, coding, sampling, building and maintaining data sets, probability, statistical distributions, hypothesis testing, and theoretical modeling. Under the FLE Community Education tab, there is information regarding family violence prevention that includes my product proposal, a product mock-up, and a reflection on family violence. Lastly, under the Family Engagement tab, there is information and research on a Family Engagement project completed in the Fall 2021 semester.

I also plan on using this platform as a reflection tool to document and present my trials and experiences throughout my time as a student as they relate to my immediate future. Thank you for stopping by my e-portfolio and I hope you enjoy your time here!

In order to bring you new and fun recreational reads, the Greenwood Library participates in a book leasing program through McNaughton. These titles are shelved on the small bookcases in the middle of the Atrium and are designated with green labels. You can browse the entire collection here and if you’re interested in what’s new, look out below!

Characterization of cellular targets and derivatization of a choline-appended Pt anticancer therapeutics.

If you’re like me, you can only guess at the meaning of those words. But Keira Naff ’21, a chemistry major, knows exactly what they mean—and a lot more.

She’s one of more than 400 students who are presenting the results of their research or creative endeavors this week in Longwood’s Fall Student Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry. Held virtually this year, the showcase features the work of students in disciplines from mathematics to marketing and nursing to neuroscience.

Starting Saturday, Nov. 21, you can take a look at their work online at https://symposium.foragerone.com/lufssrci20. This includes pre-recorded presentations, videos and artwork. The oral and poster presentations are organized in random order on the event site, but you can search by student name, discipline, project type, class name or keyword. Each pre-recorded presentation is set up to allow you to leave questions and comments for the student presenters. Questions and comments are encouraged.

There’s also a live Zoom presentation session set for 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday featuring students who are taking this semester’s Elementary School Literacy Instruction course. You can access that session through the main link (above). And you can browse through the showcase program, available now online, to see if your student participated.

“It’s really important for students to get hands-on experience, to understand that learning by listening is not enough. These students who are presenting their projects went above and beyond this semester and I am happy to highlight their impressive work at the Fall Student Showcase,” said Dr. Amorette Barber, director of the Office of Student Research.

So if you have a few spare minutes this weekend, take a look. I think you’ll be impressed with what your Lancers have been up to this semester.

—Sabrina Brown

Hey there! My name is Liza Elkins in May 2021 I graduated from Longwood University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice and a minor in Sociology.  I am a lover of true crime podcasts, the gym, and painting. Some of my strengths include communication, fast learning, excellent listening skills, and being able to empathize with others around me. I have an interest in the Innocence Project, which is a nonprofit organization that helps those who were wrongly convicted and incarcerated get the justice they deserve. 

I am a senior, Criminal Justice major at Longwood University. I am the President of the Omicron Rho chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated, whilst also being a member of other clubs and organizations. This portfolio consists of some projects conducted in my Sociology 345, Sociology 346, and Sociology 351 classes.

Hey, all! Welcome to CryptoCL.

Over the past several days, I had tried to develop the new cryptographic hash. However, with being very busy with other assignments, I was unable to get very far in my efforts. I kept getting stuck on mistakes that I think a more fresh eyes and fingers could fix much more quickly than I could.

However, that isn’t to say I’m not proud of my work. I was able to strive to develop something new — something that might have not been made before. Although I couldn’t finish, I am certain that it would help me in the long run.

With this experience nearly wrapping up, I have to present my findings in a presentation. I found that it is possible to implement OpenCL into BLAKE2, but doing so with greatly affect the performance of the hashing algorithm. Moreover, the OpenCL standard would not be fully utilized — as BLAKE 2 is sequential in nature.

By the end of the week, I will post my next, and final, post to this blog. I will discuss in greater detail my findings and thoughts on this project.

Thank you for reading!

Kyle Jenkins

Time spent today: 4 hours 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 hours 30 minutes

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and we’re still here. Not all universities can say that.

I don’t think anyone in the world would say their fall this year has been perfect, but I’m hoping that, as I do, you feel thankful for the things that went right at Longwood this semester.

I’m thankful for the Longwood leadership team that came up with a workable plan. And most of all, I’m thankful for our students—the young people you guided to this point in their lives—who took the situation seriously and, for the most part, followed the guidelines. Again, not all universities can say that.

The last day of undergraduate classes is Nov. 24, and most students will soon head home for Thanksgiving break. Most exams will be proctored online, and we anticipate that many students will choose to take their exams from home. For safety reasons, students who plan to return to Longwood-managed housing (on-campus residence halls, Lancer Park or Longwood Landings) for any length of time after Thanksgiving need to let us know by filling out an Intent to Stay form by 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16.​

Your student has received the information below about opening and closing dates, but I thought it might be helpful to pass it along to you as well.

Please note that the winter break information is different for students living in Longwood Landings and Lancer Park apartments.

Thanksgiving Break

Residence Halls, Longwood Landings and Lancer Park
Housing Closes: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24
Food Outlets Open: None
Deadline to Submit Intent to Stay Form: 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16
If your student plans to stay in Longwood-managed housing during this period, they need to fill out an Intent to Stay form, available through the Housing Gateway.

Exam Period

Residence Halls, Longwood Landings and Lancer Park
Housing Opens: Noon Sunday, Nov. 29
Housing Closes: Noon Saturday, Dec. 12
Food Outlets Open: Yes (limited hours and outlets)
Deadline to Submit Intent to Stay Form: 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16
If your student plans to stay in Longwood-managed housing during this period, they need to fill out an Intent to Stay form, available through the Housing Gateway.

Winter Break

Residence Halls
Housing Closes: Noon Saturday, Dec. 12 through noon Saturday, Jan. 9
Housing Re-opens for Spring Semester: Noon Saturday, Jan. 9

Winter Break

Longwood Landings and Lancer Park Apartments
If your student will be occupying the same apartment in spring 2021, they may occupy their apartment over the winter break. However, they must fill out an Intent to Stay form by 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16. The form is available through the Housing Gateway.

Whatever your Thanksgiving celebration looks like this year,  I hope you have a safe and happy holiday.

—Sabrina Brown

Mr. Roebuck here! Welcome to my blog, we will each create one in class and use this for a good portion of the school year to write some awesome stories!

As I walked into school this morning, I saw an angry Armadillo parked in the way of the double doors. He refused to move, so I had to call fo backup from another teacher inside to convince him to let me pass. Without any turning signals, an armadillo cannot tell me which direction he wants to go, maybe he wanted to come to class today. After a while convincing the armadillo to leave the school grounds, he curled into a ball, and rolled down the hill at the front of the school. I wonder if he will be back tomorrow.

Hello 4th grade! Mr. Roebuck here!!!! Beginning with A and ending with Z, you will create a 4-6 sentence short story about each letter of the alphabet, the main character or whatever is being talked about must begin with the letter you are on, and you should write in complete sentences that make sense together. These will be completed weekly and we will see the progression of your writing throughout the assignment. This will take most of the school year, and there may be specifics requested in later assignments such as using vocabulary we are learning in class or practicing different types of writing in your short stories.