Longwood Magazine 2018 Fall

Comprising 84,000 square feet and standing three stories tall, the Upchurch University Center (distinguishedby itsredroof) is a testament to the importance of student life at Longwood. Story on Page 20. Photo by Ted Hodges '85.

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New faculty are eager to findout what makes campus tick I16I O&A: The Court as Classroom

Men's and women's basketball coaches reveal their game plans for on and off the court I

Alumnus keeps the wheels turning for the commonwealth of Virginia

Three women appointed to top leadership positions, Brock Experiences take students 'on location' (Page 4), new initiativecelebratescontributions of alumnae, and more

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Baseball team gets into Halloween spirit, women's soccer celebrates 25 years (Page 38), student-athleteshelp with disaster relief, and more

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How Civitae, Longwood's core curriculum, will impactstudents and shape their roles ascitizen leaders

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A MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY

FALL 2018

Publisher

Longwood University FoundationInc.

MichaelLewandowski,President

Editor

SabrinaBrown

CreativeDirector

Rachael Davis

AssociateEditors

GinaCaldwell,MatthewMcWilliams,LaurenWhittington

SportsEditor

ChrisCook Photographer

CourtneyVogel

Contributors

EricAdler,KentBooty, CrystalBroussard, HibaAbouChabke'19, DIA, Ted Hodges'85, MeridithDeAvilaKhan,JamieKrogh'07, Mike Kropf '14,Ryan Mau,ParkerMichels-Boyce,Linda Norris'81,JustinPope, MelissaRhoten, ElizabethSeaborn,JasonSnyder

AdvisoryBoard

RyanCatherwood,Larissa Fergeson,Courtney Hodges, VictoriaKindon, DavidLocascio,JustinPope

BoardofVisitors

Marianne MoffatRadcliff '92,Rector,Richmond

Eileen MathesAnderson '83, GlenAllen

Katharine McKeown Bond '98, Mechanicsville

MichaelA. Evans, Mechanicsville

Steven P. Gould, Danville

David H. HallockJr,Richmond

Eric Hansen, Lynchburg

Colleen McCrink Margiloff '97, Rye, N.Y.

Nadine Marsh-Carter, Richmond

Larry I. Palmer, Richmond

Polly H.Raible '91, Midlothian

RicshawnAdkinsRoane, Great Falls

LuciaAnna "Pia"Trigiani, Alexandria

FROM THE PRESIDENT

Elsie

At thededicationceremonyfor thenew Norman K. and Elsie Stossel Upchurch University Center in October, I welcomed the hundreds of students, alumniand great friends of the alma mater inattendance by calling the occasion one of the great moments in Longwoodhistory, in line with ourfounding in 1839, the completion of the Rotunda in 1907 and the opening of Brock Commons in 2005.

Withinjust days of its doors opening, itbecame clear justhow enormous an impact Upchurchwill have on ouridentityand on theexperiencesof our studentsfor generations to come.

That is partlya function of its size, elegance andarchitectural fit rightin the center of campus, at the intersection of Wheeler Mall and Brock Commons. Buteven more important is what will happen inside-how the purpose and soul of this beautiful new structure reinforce so powerfully whatis best and most distinctive about Longwood, most especially our deep culture of extracurricular activity and our sense of community.

Upchurch, like Longwood itself, will be a place where people gather face-to-face to build friendshipsand-through the work of organizations including The Rotunda and,SGA, as well as just over meals in the food court-learn the habits of democ\ racy: teamwork, conversation, debate and civil disagreement.

In that way, the building will serve not only to connect our current and future students with one another butalso with those who have come before. That is why it was so wonderful to have so many students and alumni present together at the dedication. But best of all was the presence of Elsie Upchurch '43, vibrant at age 97, whose generous $4 million gift catalyzed the endeavor. Her close friends at Longwood included my grandmother Marie Eason Reveley '40. I noted that our current seniors will themselves be age 97 in the year 2094 or 2095, and I believe the Upchurch University Center will bea beacon thenjust as now.

Elsie hasbeentheembodimentof acitizenleaderduringherlongcareerin education andthrough her philanthropy, withher late husband, Norman. Atthe dedication, she was soimmensely proud to seea building thatembodiesso much of whatshe and others love about Longwoodcome tolife, knowinghow meaningful it will be throughout generationsto come. She, andallofyou who support Longwood, make a profounddifferencein the life of the alma mater andhave our deepest gratitude.

W. Taylor Reveley IV President

Stossel Upchurch '43 with her brotherin-law, Robert H. 'Bob' Upchurch (left), and President Reveley

A Longwood Triumvirate

3womenmoveintotopleadershippositionsthisfall

■Threewell-knownfiguresoncampus withlongexperienceattheuniver- ,; sityhavetakenonthebiggestroles oftheircareers,joiningthepresident'scabinet andassumingamantleofleadership.

"Eachofthesewomenhasstoodoutover theyearsforherdedicationtoLongwoodand commitmentcobuildingasuccessfulcampus community,"saidPresidentW.TaylorReveley IV"Iknowchatthethreecriticalareasnow undertheirleadershipareingoodhands."

Dr Larissa Smith Fergeson, Provost andVice President for AcademicAffairs

Widelyadmiredasareacher,Fergesonhas maintainedapresenceintheclassroomas shehastakenonadditionaluniversirywide responsibilities,themostrecentofwhichwas herappointmentasprovostandvicepresident foracademicaffairsinAugust.

CoincidingwiththerolloutofCivicae,the newcorecurriculumsheparticipatedindeveloping,Fergeson'sappointmentwasanendorsementoftheworkshehaddoneintheposition onaninterimbasissince]anuary2018,aswell asofhercontributionstoLongwoodsinceshe joinedthefacultyin2000asahistoryprofessor. AmongFergeson'smanyrolesattheuniversity,shehasservedasliaisontotheRobertR. MotonMuseum,thebirthplaceofthestudent-ledcivilrightsmovement,andasassociate provostforoutreachprogramsandinitiatives.

"Laraisoneofthehardestworkingandmost respectedfacultymembersatLongwood," saidReveley."Throughhercapableleadership, Civicaeisbeingsuccessfullyimplemented,our partnershipwiththeMotonMuseumcontinues togrowandmanyotherstrategicinitiativesare movingforwardwithtremendousmomentum."

Michelle Meadows Shular, Interim Director of Athletics

MeadowsShularwasappointedinterim athleticsdirectorinSeptember,thelateststep uptheladderinher13-yearcareeratLongwood.Duringthattime,shehasrisenfroma complianceofficertothedepartment'sdeputy directorandchieffinancialofficer,whileraking onaslateofprominentleadershiprolesboth regionallyandnationally.

MeadowsShularwillserveasinterimathletics directorthroughtheendofthe2018-19academicyear.ShefollowsTroyAustin,whoafter 13yearsatLongwoodreturnedtohisalmamater,DukeUniversity,toserveasseniorassociate directorofathletics.

'Tmincrediblyhumbledandhonoredthat PresidentReveleyaskedmetoserveinthis role,"MeadowsShularsaid."Idofeelit'sanincredibleresposibilitytocontinuethepositive momentumwe'vebeenbuilding."

MeadowsShularhasbeenanarchitectof numerousimpactfulathleticsinitiatives,witha

bodyofworkconnectedbyacommonthreadof efficiency,collaboration,and,mostimportantly, unwaveringdedicationtofacilitatingapositive student-athleteexperience.

LouiseWaller, InterimVice President for Administration and Finance

Waller,MBA'10,whowasraisedatHampdenSydneyandgraduatedfromPrinceEdward CountyHighSchool,hasalwayshadaspecial placeinherheartforLongwood.

"Ir'strulymyhome,"shesaid.

InSeptember,Wallerwasnamedinterimvice presidentforadministrationandfinance,steppingintoacabinet-levelroleafrerspendingthe last13yearsrakingonmorecomplexchallenges.

ShebeganatLongwoodin2005asaspace planningandrealpropertymanager,andwas namedexecutivedirectoroftheLongwood RealEstateFoundationeightyearslater,where shemanagedamulcimillion-dollarbudgetand oversawconstructionprojectsbothonand offcampus.Twoyearslater,shewasnamed associatevicepresidentforcampusplanningand construction,workingcloselywiththeprevious vicepresident,KenCopeland.

"Oftenaskingprobingquestionsandchallengingplannerstothinkoutsidethebox,but alwayswithrelentlesspositivityandhumor, Louiseisanindispensablepartofcampus," Reveleysaid.

Dr. LarissaSmith Fergeson

Michelle Meadows Shular

Louise Waller

Issues in 3D

Brock Experiences give students an 'on location' look at immigration, stewardship

TheBrockExperiences'firstyearwas impactfulandinspiringforthe37studentswhosetoutchispastsummerto takeathree-dimensionallookatimmigration andstewardshipofpubliclandsandwaterways.

WithLongwood'ssignaturecoursein YellowstoneNationalParkservingasamodel,thetwonewcoursesthissummerwere centeredinTucson,Arizona,andVirginia's ChesapeakeBay.

1heArizonacoursewastheresultofacollaborationbetweenDr.ReneeGutierrez,associate professorofmodernlanguages/Spanish,and Dr.ConnieKoski,assistantprofessorofcriminologyandcriminaljustice.ThesyllabusstarredwithatriptoRichmond,wherestudents merwithimmigrantsandimmigrationexperts. ThenextstopwasTucson,wherestudentsdug intoissueswithmembersoftheimmigrant population,BorderPatrolagentsandother citizenleadersinthearea.

"Webelieveinthetransformativepowerof askingstudentswithinourdisciplinestospeak tothosewhodonotlooklikethem,actlike them,talklikethem,orsharetheircultures," Gutierrezwroteintheproposalforthecourse. ''Allstudentsbenefitfromrecognizingtheadvantagesandchallengeschatimmigrantsbring toU.S.society."

Studentswhoseinterestsdrewchemtothe

courseinChesapeakeBayrookabroadlookat issuesofsustainability,economicsandpublic policysurroundingthebayTheymetwith residentsoftheareawhomaketheirlivingin thewatersofthebay,includingthosewholive ontinyTangierIsland.Headquartersforthe coursewasLongwood'sHullSpringsFarm, whichhasservedasalaboratoryforstudents formanyyears.

"TheChesapeakeBay,NorthAmerica's largestestuarysystem,isacasestudyinthe connectionsbetweenscienceandcivicengagement,thepowerofsciencetoprovidekey insightsintochallengingissuesandthelimita-

tionsofsciencetoeffectchangeincontested civicspheres,"Dr.MelissaRhoten,professor ofchemistry,andDr.MarkFink,associate professorofbiology,wroteintheirproposalfor thecourse.

ReAectingonhisexperience,astudentin theChesapeakeBaycoursesummedupexactly howalltheBrockExperiencesareintended toimpactstudents:"Youhavetounderstand theseissuesthroughmultiplelensesandfrom multipleperspectivestomakeadifference."

Nextyear,twoadditionalcourseswillbe offered:oneinBostonandtheocheroutWest.

InBoston-acitywithworld-classartmuseums,performingartsvenues,historicalmonumentsandmuseums-onegroupofstudents willexplorehowtheartsshapeacommunity anddivedeeplyintothecomplexcivicdebate overhowbesttofundthem.Anothergroup ofstudentswillsetoffonamultiweekintensivelearningexperiencebeginningnearthe headwatersoftheColoradoRiver-themost importantsourceofwaterintheregion-and followingitscoursesouthwestthroughArizona,talkingtostakeholdersalongthewaywho oftenhavecompetingideasaboutwhoowns thewaterandhowitshouldbeused.

TheBrockExperiencesaremadepossibleby a$5.9milliongiftfromJoanBrock'64and herlatehusband,MaconBrock.

Students who participated in the Borderlines course traveled toArizona to explore immigrationissues.

WalkingTall

Hard work, determination andlistening to her mom set the pathfor Moton Legacy Scholarship recipient

DanyelleHenderson'20hasnevershiedaway fromachallenge,nomatterhowbig.

Whenshegraduates,she'llbelookingfor anotherchallenge:ajobinastrugglingschool district,teachingstudentswhoseexperiences mirrorherown.

Thechildofasinglemotherwhoworked longhourstomakeendsmeet.Thefirstpersoninherfamilytogotocollege.Astudent who'shadtoholddownmultiplejobstopay hertuition.

She'scometounderstandthateducationis worththesacrificeandthat-aswasthecase forherteachersofteninspiretheirstudents toreachbeyondthemselvesandsetgoalsthat seemunattainable.

Inrecognitionofherdedicationtoeducationanditsabilitytohelppeopleriseabove theirbeginnings,HendersonhasbeenawardedoneofLongwood'shighesthonorsforstudents:the2018MotonLegacyScholarship.

Thescholarshipisawardedannuallytoa Longwoodstudentwithgreatpromisefora lifeandcareerofcitizenleadership,advancing inacontemporarycontextrheidealsespoused bythosewhofoughtforequalopportunityin Longwood'shomecommunitiesofFarmville andPrinceEdwardduringthecivilrightsera. Ircoversfulltuitionforoneyear.

"Danyelleisoneofthehardest-working

studentsI'veencountered,"saidDr.David Coles,professorofhistory,whonominated Hendersonforthescholarship."Whenshe setshersightsonagoal,shedoeswhatever ittakestoattainit,andshewillmakefora wonderfulreacherwhenshegraduates."

Henderson'sjourneytoacollegedegreehas beendifficult,tosaytheleast.Fallingbackon aworkethicimpartedtoherbyhermother, shehasworkedmultiplejobs-includingtutoringfellowstudentsanddeliveringpizzaswhilemaintaininga3.86GPAduringher firstthreeyears.Sheisalsoamemberofthe CormierHonorsCollege,inPhiAlphaTheta andPiSigmaAlphahonorssocieties,andhas earnedseveralacademicmerit-basedscholarshipsforherclassroomachievements.

"Mymotherworkedseveraljobstomake endsmeetandalwayspushedmetoworkat myeducation-sheknewitwasimportant," Hendersonsaid."Irwasmyteachers,though, whotaughtmethatschoolcouldbereally enjoyable.Allofthemchangedmylife,and, ifitweren'tforchem,Iprobablywouldn'tbe onthispath.Iwanttobethatforfuturegenerationsofstudents."-MatthewMcWilliams

Tofindouthowyoucanhelpadeservingstudent,pleasecontactInstitutionalAdvancement atgifts@longwood.edu.

Longwood continues its upward momentum in U.S. News rankings

Forthethirdstraightyear,Longwoodhas movedupthechartsinthe U.S. News & World ReportBestCollegesguide,continuingthe sharpestascentintheregionalrankingsover thattimeofanyVirginiapublicuniversity.

Thelatestrankings,releasedinSeptember, showtheuniversityoverallmovingupone spottoNo.8amongthebestpublicuniversitiesinthemagazine'sSouthernregional universitiescategory-andalsomovingupto crackthetop25amongalluniversities,both publicandprivate,inthatcategory.

Newthisyear:Longwooddebutsinthetop 20inanewcategorythatidentifiesinstitutions ineachregionwiththestrongestcommitment

In its broader overall category, Longwood is upsix spotsinjust threeyears.

toprofessorsteachingintheclassroom.Longwoodhasthehighestpercentageofstudents taughtbyfull-timefacultyofanypublicuniversityinVirginia.

Whileyear-to-yearrankingssometimes jumparound,thefocusgenerallyfallson longer-termtrends.Since2014,Longwood hasascendedfromNo.12toNo.8among regionalpublicuniversitiesintheSouth.In itsbroaderoverallcategory,Longwoodisup sixspotsinjustthreeyears.NootherVirginia publicuniversitiesinthatcategory-andin factonlyatinyhandfulofinstitutionsnationallyinanycategory-haverisensofarduring thattimeperiod.

ThisyearLongwood'soverallrankingbenefitedfromasubstantialjumpofeightspots inits"peerranking"-animportantpartofthe formulathatmeasureshowotherinstitutions viewapeerinstitution'sreputation.

"I'mespeciallypleasedtoseeourcommitmenttofacultyteachingintheclassroom beingrecognized,"saidLongwoodPresident W.TaylorReveleyIV."Longwoodhassuch greatmomentuminsomanyareas-ournew Civitaecorecurriculum,committedprofessors andanarrayofgreatnewbuildingsopening oncampus.Wearen'tdoingthosethingsto moveupintherankings,andnorankingcan fullycaptureauniversity.Butit'sheartening tosee,overtime,moreandmorepeoplenoticingus."

After graduation, Danyelle Henderson '20 plans to look for a position as a teacher in a struggling school district.

CrashCourse

Behavior Management: Special Education 565

Instructor

Dr.ChristopherJones'93,M.S.'94,associate professoranddirectorofspecialeducation

Deep Dive

Inthisgraduate-levelcourse,futureteachers workone-on-onewithK-12studentsengagingindisruptiveclassroombehavior.The Longwoodstudentspinpointreasonsforthe behavior,developandprovidetheclassroom teacherwithanalternatebehaviorplanforthe student,anddocumenttheeffectivenessoftheir recommendations.Repeatedobservationsof thestudentaswellasinterviewswithteachers, principalsandparents,andanarchivalrecords reviewarepartoftheirwork."Thisisadeep dive.Ourstudentsgettheirhandsdirtycollectingdata,"Jonessaid.

Influence, Not Control

"We'retryingtoavoidcontrollingstudents' behavior-usuallydonethroughpunishment, whichcontrolsitonlytemporarily-andinstead tryingtopositivelyinfluencetheirchoices throughencouragingthechildtoselecta'replacement'behavior,"saidJones.

A Deal Breaker

Thecoursewasoriginallytaughtprimarily throughlecturesandreading.Jonesshiftedthe emphasistohands-onexperiencewithchildren intheclassroommorethan10yearsago."If youcan'tmanagetheclassroom,you'regoing toleavethefield,"hesaid."Whiletheoryisimportant,youhavetobeabletodothejobfrom dayone-likeasurgeon."

Everyone Wins

Thisfall,11ofthe26Longwoodstudentsare workingwithstudentsinCharlotteCounty,one offourparticipatingschoolsystems.Atleast11 schooldivisionshavepartneredwiththecourse.

Suggested Reading

Discipline inthe Secondary Classroom: A Positive Approach to Behavior Management(third edition),RandyStrick,JohnWiley&Sons,2013.

Written in Stone

Farmville Freedom Monument honors localhistory

-InaceremonyinSeptember, LongwoodUniversityunveileda newmonumentchatcelebrates theconsequentialhistoryofFarmvilleand itssurroundingcommunities,aswellasthe peoplewhofoughttoexpandAmerican libertyand,intheprocess,helpedshapenot onlyFarmville'spowerfulstorybutalsothat ofthenation.

It'saremarkablegroup,spreadoverthe centuriesandeachpersonfightingfor freedomindistinctiveways:foundingfather PatrickHenry,chefreed-slavecommunityof IsraelHillandcourageouscivilrightspioneer

W.TaylorReveleyIVsaidaccheceremony. "Itisaglorytoseethismonumenttoday." TheideaforamonumenttohonorFarmville'shistoryandthosewhosacrificedinthe causeoflibertywasannouncedduringConvocationceremoniesin2017-thetradicional startoftheacademicyear.Oneyearandone daylacer,cheFarmvilleFreedomMonument wasunveiled.

Thesiteonwhichthemonumentstands alsosharesacloseconnectiontoLongwood's past.ProfessorGordonMoss,whosecourage andbraveryduringthepublicschoolclosings inPrinceEdwardCountyfrom1959-64 BarbaraJohns, alongwiththe generationof studentswho sacrificedyears ofpubliceducationintheir

This monument honors all in our community throughout these centuries who have labored and sacrificed to bring forth, in Lincoln's words, "a new birth of freedom." It marks inspiredmany Longwood studentsand community members,lived inahousethat oncestoodon cheproperty. legalfightto defeatschool segregation.

also our commitment to honor their struggles by serving as a beacon of education and of leadership forged in reconciliation, and marks our resolve to pass a still finer ideal of liberty to generations to come.

Inamessage tocampusinvitingstudents, faculty andstaff Themonument,a 16-foot-tall

From the inscription on the Farmville Freedom Monument

obeliskonastonebasesurroundedbyalow brickwall,standsjustacross HighStreetfrom Longwood'ssignatureRuffnerHallandin frontofanewadmissionsbuilding,setto openinfall2019,thatwillfeaturehistorical exhibitstied,tothemonument.

"Wecommemorateandcelebratethis crossroadsofAmericanhistory,"President

Marianne Radcliff '92 (right), rector of Longwood's Board of Visitors, opened the dedication ceremony, and fellow board member Nadine Marsh-Carter (left), daughter of civil rights leader andformer state Sen. Henry Marsh, gave the invocation. President W. Taylor Reveley IV also spoke about the significance of the monument.

toattendthe unveilingalongwithchebroadercommunity, Reveleynoted,"Monumentssendapowerful message,ofrenlessabouttheirsubjectsthan aboutthetimeandplacetheyarebuilt.Inour choicesofwhomtohonorandhow,wemake astatementofvaluesthatwillcarryintothefar future."

Answering the Call

A distinguishedlawprofessorwithaclosefamilytietoLongwoodjoins BoardofVisitors

InSeprember,rhenewesrmemberofrhe LongwoodBoardofVisitors,LarryPalmer, underwentaninitiationofsorts.

Asoneofhisfirstofficialacts,hedonned adecoratedConvocationcap-hewasthe "O"asmembersoftheboardspelledout LONGWOOD-foroneofthemostbeloved traditionsoncampus.Thenextmorning, Palmerattendedtheunveilingofamonument onHighStreetdedicatedtogenerationsof freedomfightersfromtheregion.

"Whatapoignantandmemorabledayfor chisuniversityandcommunitythatIhave cometoknowandlove,"saidPalmer."111ehistoryofthisplaceisonethataffectsmedeeply, andI'msopleasedtoseethestorybeingtold frequendyandwell."

Gov.RalphS.NorthamappointedPalmer,a retireduniversityprofessorandadministrator, cotheLongwoodBoardofVisicorsinJune, andreappointedmembersEileenAnderson '83,ofGlenAllen,andPiaTrigiani,ofAlexandria.Trigianiisthecurrentboardsecretary.

"Larryisawonderfullyinsightfulperson andagreatadditiontoourBoardofVisitors," saidPresidentWTaylorReveleyIV"Ihave

Digital Memories

foundhimareliablesourceofwisdomand discernmemonmanymatters.Hehasakeen understandingofLongwood-whatmakesthis suchaspecialplaceandwherewewillcarve outourplaceinrhedecadestocome."

AfterreceivinghislawdegreefromYale, PalmerclerkedforHon.A.LeonHigginbothamJr.,thenthefirstAfrican-Americanjudgeof theU.SDistrictCourtfortheEasternDistrict ofPennsylvania,whowemontoserveaschief judgeforthe3rdU.S.CircuitCourtofAppealsandtobeawardedaPresidentialMedal ofFreedom.PalmertaughtatRutgers-Camden UniversitySchoolofLawbeforejoiningthe

CornellLawSchoolfacultyin1975,specializinginthelegalandpolicyimplicationsofmedicine.HeservedinmanycapacitiesatCornell, includingviceprovostandvicepresidentfor academicprograms.

HisappointmenttotheLongwoodboard isahomecoming:Palmer'swife,SuzySzasz Palmer,wasthedeanofGreenwoodLibrary from2011-16,andthecouplekeptanapartmentinFarmville.Larrywasafamiliarsight aroundtown,oftenridingtheroadsandHigh BridgeTrailonhisbicycle. Thecouplenowlivein Richmond. Access

Foralumniwhowouldlikesome"aidedrecall" abouttheirdaysatLongwood,agemofaresourceisavailablemroughGreenwood Libraiy.

KnownastheDigitalCommons,this onlinearchivecontainsmorethan4,000 documentsaccessibleonline,including

• 96 copies ofthe Virginian,Longwood'syearbook,fromtheearly1900s throughthe2000s

• 2,197 issues ofTheRotundafrom 1920to2017

• 215 otherstudentpublications

•Morethan 300 photographs

Accesstothedocumentsisfree.

"BeforeIstartedthisjob-Iamalsoanalum-

na-Ilearnedaboutthedigitalyearbooks,"said Ja111ieKrogh'07,whoworksinArchivesand SpecialCollectionsatthelibrary."Idefinitely wentbackandreminiscedalittlelookingthough theyearbookand TheRotundaarticlesfrommy yearsatLongwood."

Gocodigitalcommons.longwood.edutosee what'savailable.Yearbookscanbefoundat digitalcommons.longwood.edu/yearbooks; issuesof TheRotundaareatdigital commons.longwood.edu/rotunda.

"Ihopealumniwillexploremecollections intheDigitalCommons,"saidKrogh."We arecontinuingtoworkondigitizing,soalumni shouldbesuretocheckbackperiodicallycosee whatnewthingsare added."-SabrinaBrown

Larry Palmer (third from left), the newest member of Longwood's Board of Visitors, gets into the spirit of Convocation with President W. Taylor Reveley IV (left) and fellow board members Ricshawn Adkins Roane, Nadine Marsh-Carter and David Hallock Jr.

Stars inTheir Eyes

VirginiaChildren's Book Festivalputs biggestnamesin children's literature within reachofyoungfans

TwoCaldecottwinners,NewYorkTimes best-sellers,andEzraJackKeatsandCoretta ScottKingawardshonoreesentertainedand inspiredthousandsofyoungpeopleatthe5th annualVirginiaChildren'sBookFestival,held ontheLongwoodcampuslastmonth.

The2018VCBFlineupwasawho'swhoof themostcelebratedandbelovedauthorsand illustratorsworkinginchildren'sliterature today,drawingmorethan7,000elementary,

middle-andhigh-schoolstudentsfordozens offreepresentationsandworkshops-and, forsome,unforgettableone-on-oneinteractionswiththeirliteraryidols.

TheVirginiaChildren'sBookFestivalis thecommonwealth'spremierliteraryevent forchildrenandoneofthelargestchildren's festivalsinthenation.Ithasbeen heldon theLongwoodcampuseveryyearsinceit beganin2014.

0 Children help paint this year's mural project, which was led by artists Monty Montgomery '98 and LeUyen Pham. f9 Gordon C. James, illustrator of Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, collaborates with festivalgoers. @} LeUyen Pham, who has visually brought to life Vampirina Ballerina and many other beloved characters, drew a crowd-and an impromptu illustration-in Blackwell Ballroom. 0 The festival bookstore, run by volunteers, does a 1 brisk business. @ Book lovers who flock to Longwood for the festival every October range from toddlers to high-school students to grandparents. These Prince Edward County High School students participated in a special workshop by Nie Stone, author of Dear Martin.

Honoringthe Past, Shapingthe Future

Longwood celebrates alumnae with new Women & Philanthropy initiative

-Nearlytwocenturiesago,Longwood

wasfoundedasaplaceforwomento ,, earntheircollegedegrees-arevolutionaryideaatthetime.NowLongwoodwill honoritsmorethan20,000womengraduates withanewWomen&Philanthropyinitiative.

TheinitiativewillshowcasethephilanthropicimpactalumnaehavehadonLongwood throughoutitshistory.

"Ouralumnaeareapassionate,engaged groupofwomenwhohaveaccomplishedmuch throughoutthegenerations,manyofthemas dedicatedteacherswhogaveyearsofservicein frontofaclassroom,"saidCourtneyHodges, vicepresidentforinstitutionaladvancement.

Tokickofftheprogram,Longwood's developmentofficeplanstoinvolve180new andrenewedalumnaedonorstobepartof Women&Philanthropybyspring2019.This newlyformedcoalitionwillcelebrateboththe

1 It is especially meaningful to be part of an initiative that is focused on alumnae sharing their time, talents and resources forthe benefitof both students and alumni.'

-ELLEN MASTERS POSTEL '97

university's180thyearandthelastingimpact ofnearlytwocenturiesofwomengraduates.

Anyalumnawhohasmadeagiftofany amountfromJuly1,2018,throughJune30, 2019,willbeinductedasafoundingmember ofWomen&PhilanthropyAllfoundingmemberswillbeinvitedtotheinauguralWomen &PhilanthropySummitheldonLongwood's campusinfall2019.

"Wewantstudents,parentsandfriendsto seewomencommittedtobuildingLongwood forfuturegenerations.Thisinitiativeinvites womentocometogetherandshowthepower ofaLongwoodeducation,"Hodgessaid.

TheWomen&Philanthropyinitiativehas threemajorcomponents:

CelebratetheaccomplishmentsofLongwoodalumnaebyrecognizingphilanthropy andprovidingopportunitiesfordonorsto engagewiththeuniversityandothers.

Connect Longwoodalumnaetotheuniversitybygivingthemaccessroresourcesand opportunitiesforleadershipgrowth,andby spotlightingwomen'sleadershipactivities.

EngagewithLongwoodalumnae,providingmentorshipopportunitiesforcurrent donorsromeetLongwood'sup-and-coming womenphilanthropists;encouragingtheleadershipdevelopmentofyoungalumnaewhoare alreadygiving;andconnectingthemwitheach otherthroughsharedprofessionalfields,philanthropicareasofinterest,degreesandmajors, andboardservice.

Aspartoftheinitiative,aWomen& PhilanthropyLeadershipCouncilhasbeen

WOME PHILANTHRO

LONGWOODUNIVERSITY formedofgenerousanddiverseLongwood alumnaewhowilladvisetheeffortandserveas ambassadorsforalumnaeacrossthecountry.

"WhenaskedifIwouldconsiderbeingpart oftheWomen&Philanthropyinitiative,I didn'thaverochinktwice,"saidEllenMasters Postel'97,amemberofthecouncilanda formerlongtimeLongwoodstaffmember."It's especiallymeaningfultobepartofaninitiative thatisfocusedonalumnaesharingtheirtime, talentsandresourcesforthebenefitofboth studentsandalumni.Ir'sawin-win."

Formoreinformationabouthowtobecome involvedinthisnewinitiative,contactJill Manning,leadershipgiftofficer,at434-3952127ormanningj@longwood.edu

Federal grant expands Moton's ability to engage children and createtools forteachers

TheRobert Russa Moton Museumwasrecently awardeda $162,000federalgrantfrom the Instituteof Museumand Library Servicestosupport themuseum'seffortsto engageyoungvisitors, especially schoolchildren.

"The Motonstoryteachesvisitorsaboutthe capacity ofeveryday,localpeopletousetheir constitutionalrightstocreatelastingsocial change," said Moton Museum Director Cameron Patterson '10, M.S. '17. "Through thisproject, Motonwillbeableto engagevisitorsmore deeply inthecontent weshareandmeetthe learning needsofvariousagegroups."

The grant wasawardedaspartofthe 2018 MuseumsforAmericaprogramsponsoredby IMLS. Fundingwill beusedto

• Developaneweducationsection forthe museum's website.

• Creategrade-appropriatelesson plans and onlinecontentthat isaligned with Virginia'snewlyrevised K-8 Standardsof Learning (SOL).

• Develop newprogramsandactivitiesfor peoplewhovisitthe museum-both physicallyandvirtually.

• Createprofessional development opportunitiesforteachers.

"Now thatthe Motonstoryispartofthe Virginia SOLs, this grant will helpthemuseum more effectively reacha broaderaudiencethat is hungryforeducational materials," said Longwood ProvostandVice PresidentforAcademic Affairs Dr. Larissa Smith Fergeson, who isalsoa residenthistorian atthe Moton Museum.

Thenewsofthegrantawardcomesonthe heelsof Moton'sinclusion ina new initiative thatconnectsAfrican-Americanmuseums aroundthecountry-ajointprojectofthe SmithsonianNational MuseumofAfrican American Historyand CultureandtheAmerican Association for State and Local History. Moton wasselectedthroughacompetitiveprocessto beoneofsevenmuseums in the inaugural cohort.-Lauren Whittington

Longwood's newest faculty members are eager to accept challenges, find out what makes campus tick

BY MATTHEW McWILLIAMS

sDr.KimLittlewalkedontocampusonanunseasonably warmfalldayinOctober,passingbannersproclaiming Longwood'sfoundingin1839,shereflectedonhistory.

"AsIapproachedStevensHall,Ithoughtofthehistoryournursingdepartmentiscreatingeverydaywith ourgraduates,"shesaid."We'veachievedaremarkablefeatinthelast threeyears,atestamenttothecollaborativeeffortourfacultyputforth bothinandoutoftheclassroom."

Thatfeat:threestraightyearsofa100percentpassrateforLongwood nursinggraduatesontheirlicensureexam,aclaimnootherfour-year programinVirginiacanclaim.

"Longwoodtakesprideindevelopingfuturenurseswhoareprepared toprovidethehighestqualityofcaretothoseinneed,"saidLittle,"andI amextremelyproudtobepartofthatteam."

Little,thenewchairoftheincreasinglyelitenursingprogram,isoneof thenewfacultymembersjoiningtheLongwoodfamilythisfall.Shecomes intoadepartmentthathasreachedheightsinthenineshortyearssinceits foundingthatwouldmakemanyolderprogramsenvious,andfacultyare eagertokeepthemomentumgoing.

"It'sanincredibleachievement,"Littlesaidofthethree-yearpassrate onthelicensureexam."It'soneofthethingsthatattractedmetoLongwood.Thattrackrecordisnosmallfeat:Everysinglestudentforthree yearswhohasgraduatedandtakentheexamisnowalicensednurse.It's ahighstandardtouphold,butwhathasimpressedmemostaboutthe facultyinchisdepartmentistheyarenotjustreadytoworktowardthat rateagain,theyareeagertofindnewchallengestotackle."

Ifanyoneknowsaboutnewchallenges,it'sLittle.Shebuiltanimpressiveresumeinherpreviousroleaschairoftheonlinenursingmaster's programatnearbyLibertyUniversity,growingthatprogramfroma fledglingstartuptoanationallyrecognizedprogram.

TheothernewmembersoftheLongwoodfacultyarefacingtheirown challenges:aswifi:transitionintotheclassroomasprofessorsandanequally swiftimmersionintoLongwoodculture,wheretheyarethestudents.Most findvaluablementorsinveteranmembersoftheirdepartmentsandquickly findtheirway:learningwhatCHIis,whethertheyareteamredorteam greenduringColorWars,andwhatLongwoodmeansbycitizenleadership.

Amongthenewcomersare13tenure-trackfacultywhoareasdiverse asanyintherecentpast.TheyhailfromasfarawayasGermanyand haveearneddegreesfromtopschoolsaroundthecountry.

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Portland, Oregon

Ph.D., University of Oregon

What is your primary field of study?

Asachemicalbiologist,Iaminterestedinapplyingchemistrytechniques toanswerquestionsandsolveproblemsinbiologicalsystems.Specifically, Iaminterestedinstudyingdifferencesbetweenmetabolismsincancersso thatwecandevelopmoreeffectivetherapeuticsthattargetthesedifferences.Weaimtodevelopeasierandmorepracticalmethodsofdetectingtheseimportantdifferences.Also,Iaminterestedinstudyinghow platinumanti-cancerdrugsaremetabolizeddifferentlybydifferentcancer cells.Bylearningmoreabouthowcellstakeupandprocessthesedrugs, wecanprovidedrugdeveloperswithmoreofthecrucialinformation theyneedtodesignbettertherapeutics.

What excites you most about studying microbiology? Ihavealwaysfoundhowsuchsimple,smalldrugmoleculesinteract incomplexwayswithlargebiologicalsystemstobefascinating.I developedaninterestincancerbiochemistrywhilestudyingplatinum anti-cancerdrugsformythesisresearch.Thecancerfieldisrapidly changingandevolving,buttherestillexistsagreatneedforchemists andchemicalbiologiststocreatenew"tools"thathelpresearchers studyandlearnaboutthedisease.

Which class are you most excited about teaching? Why?

WhileIlovebiochemistry,Iverymuchlookfo1wardtoteachingFundamentalsofChemistry.It'salwaysafunandrewardingexperienceto teachfirst-yearcollegestudentsandbeapartoftheirnewexperiences.

What has surprised you the most about Longwood so far?

Ihavebeenimpressedandhumbledbythekindnessofmycolleagues andocherindividualsIhavemetoverthepastweeks,aswellasthe friendlinessshowntowardeachocher.

Are there any campus traditions that you're looking forward to seeing/being a part of?

Althoughnota"special"tradition,Ienjoythepompandcelebrationof graduationeveryspring.Withthemoreintimatenatureofamid-sized institutionlikeLongwood,itonlymakesitthatmuchmorespecialto shareinthecelebrationandrecognitionofstudents'yearsofhardwork.

Dr. Kim Little (front row, center), who arrived at Longwood this fall as chair of the nursing department, gathers with department faculty and staff in the Clinical Simulation Learning Center.

Lexington, North Carolina

Ph.D., North Carolina State University

What is your primary interest in your field or area of study? IstudyLeibnizalgebras,whicharegeneralizationsofLiealgebras.Inparticular,IstudythepropertiesofderivationsofLeibnizalgebras.

What drew you into your field of study? What excites you most about it?

Liealgebrashavebeenawidelyresearchedareaofmathematicssince the1930s,andhaveapplicationsinquantummechanicsandparticle physics.Leibnizalgebraswereintroducedinthel990s-it'sveryexciting tobeworkingonmathematicsthatissonew.Mathematicsresearchis likethefinalfrontier-weponderquestionsthatnoonehasthoughtof beforeandworktoprovenewmathematicalpropertiesthathelpadvance thefield.ItisalwaysinterestingwhenwediscoverwaysinwhichLeibniz algebrasaredifferentfromLiealgebras.Thesecharacteristicshelpus distinguishbetweenthetwofieldsandprovideuswithnewavenuesro exploreinourresearch.

Which class are you most excited about teaching? Why? IammostexcitedtobeteachingMATH175:DiscreteMathematicschis semester,becauseIdiscoveredmyloveformathematicswhiletakinga similarcourseasanundergraduate.Thiscourseprovidesstudentswith anintroductiontomathematicallogicandprooftechniques,andisone ofthefirstcoursesinwhichstudentsconsidermathematicsassomething beyondequationsandgraphs.Mathematicsistraditionallytaughtin highschoolthroughabarrageofplug-and-chugformulas,whichleaves littleroomforcreativityandmathematicalthinking.InMATH175, Ihopemystudentswillreframethewaysinwhichtheythinkabout mathematics,andIamexcitedtohelpthemappreciatethebeautyinthe structureofmathematicallogic.

What has surprised you the most about Longwood so far? IhavebeensurprisedbyhowmuchthereisrodoinFarmville.Itseems thereisalwayssomethinggoingoninthecommunityoroncampus.

Are there any campus traditions that you're looking forward to seeing/being a part of?

IhaveheardalotaboutColorWars.IwasdisappointedthatImissed ouronseeingthemthisyear,buritsoundslikealotoffun.Ialsohaven't heardofotherschoolsdoanythinglikeColorWars,anditwouldbecool toexperienceatraditionthatisuniquetoLongwood.

What is your primary interest in criminal justice? Myprimaryareaofexpertisein myfieldissexcrimes.

What drew you into your field of study? What excites you most about it? Asastudent,Iwasoriginallyonapathtobecominga psychologist.Idevelopedan interestinabnormalpsychologyandmentaldisorders, whichthenledmetostudying criminals.Theexcitingthing aboutcriminaljusticeisthe diversityofstudywithinthe field.Whenyousay"criminaljustice"topeople,their immediatethoughtispolicing, butthere'salotmoretoitthan that.It'spolicing,courts,cor-

DR. COREY CALL Assistant Professorof CriminalJustice rections,theory,victimization Richmond andmanytypesofspecificcrime Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth areas(suchassexoffending) University thatyoucanfocuson.Ir'salso veryeasytobringocherfields ofstudyintothisfieldsuchas psychologyandsociology.

'When you say "criminal justice" to people, their immediate thought is policing, butthere'salotmore toitthan that.'

-DR.COREYCALL,CRIMINALJUSTICE

Which class are you most excited about teaching? Why? Inthespring,I'llbeteachingaspecialtopicscoursespecificallyonsex crimes.Anytimeyoucanteachsomethingspecificallyinyourareaof interestandexpertise,italwaysmakesforanexcitingclass.

What has surprised you the most about Longwood so far? Longwoodisasmalleruniversityinsize,butyouwouldn'tknowthat fromtheamouncofthingsgoingonaroundcampus.

What campus tradition has most drawn your interest so far? 0ktoberfest.

What drew you into communication studies?

I'mmostinterestedintheintersectionofrhetoricandculturalstudies andcivicdiscourse.Igrewupvacillatingbetweentwocultures,and developedanearlyperceptionofandfascinationwithculturallyvariant andrhetoricallyreproducedmeaningsandrealities.Sincethen,I'vefelt anurgetoresuscitateandre-createcivicdiscourseintheageofdigital mediaandglobalproblemsbysearchingfortimelyappropriatemodels (myresearch)andbyteachingitinclass.

Which class are you most excited about teaching? Why?

ScienceandRhetoricofClimateChange.Iamparticularlypassionate aboutaddressingstudentsascivicagentsandempoweringthemto mindfullyreflectonandprudentlyrespondtorealpublicproblems.I believethisclassisvaluableinthesensethatitteachesstudentsafundamentalunderstandingofscience'sroleinciviclifeandpublicargument, whichisimportanttotheirdevelopmentintocivicleaders,especiallyin timesof"fakenews"andsocialmedia.

What has surprised you the most about Longwood so far? IworkedatLongwoodasalecturerfortwoyearsbeforethis,soIhave hadmoretimetoobservethings.I'mmostsurprisedbyhowsweetand respectfulstudentsare,andhowrarelytheycomplainaboutlowgrades.

Asheville, North Carolina

Ph.D., North Carolina State University

What is your primary interest in sociology? Iamafamilysociologist,andmyinterestprimarilyliesinstudyingwork andfamilydynamicsandthehouseholddivisionoflabor.I'vealsodone researchintohowraceandfamiliesintersect.

What drew you into your field? What excites you most about it? IhavepersonalconnectionstothethingsIresearch.IwasalreadymarriedwhenIwasworkingonmyPh.D.,andmywifewasthebreadwinnerIrwasunfamiliarterritory-Iwasdependentonherandinitially somewhatuneasyaboutthatdynamic.AsIreflectedonwherethose feelingscamefromandstartedtolookatitfromasociologicalperspective,Ifoundthere'snotalotofqualitativedata,especiallyonmen's perspectivesonthisdynamic.BeforeImetmywife,Iwasinalong-term interracialrelationshipthatledmetoexploreresearchthatsuggestsinterracialmarriagesexhibithigherdivorceratesthansame-racemarriages.

Berlin, Germany

Ph.D., University of Georgia

Are there any campus traditions that you find particularly interesting?

ColorWars-butIthinkIpreferseeingratherthanbeingapartofit.

What's the class you're most excited about teaching? Why? I'malwaysexcitedtoteachIntroductiontoSociology.WhatIhopeisthat, evenifpeoplearen'tsociologymajors,theyleavemyclasstakingwhatwe learnedandapplyingittotheirlives.Itmaysoundpie-in-the-sky,butI thinkthatifpeoplecouldapplyasociologicalperspectivetotheircareers andpersonalrelationships,theworldwouldbeabetterplace.

What has surprised you the most about Longwood so far? There'sasenseofcommuniryatLongwoodthathasbeensurprising. WhenIwalkaroundcampus,itseemsthateverybodyknowseverybody here.Ihavebeenatlargeuniversities,andthereisn'tthatsenseofcollegialiry.Irmakesmeveryexcitedcoseecolleaguesfromotherdepartments onBrockCommonstalkingaboutthepossibilitiesofworkingwitheach otheroncross-disciplinaryteachingorresearchprojects.

[M]y interest primarily lies in studying work and family am ,�ai e householddivuionof/a,bor.'

-DR.

SCOTT GRETHER, SOCIOLOGY

Are there anycampus traditions that you're looking forward to? I'mstilllearning,burIfindtheCHIandPrincepssymbolsonthe sidewalksfascinating-onebeinggoodlucktosteponandtheocherbad luck.I'mtryinghardnottogetthemmixedup!

Las Vegas/Saarbrucken, Germany

Ph.D., Washington University in St. Louis

What are your primary interests in your field or area of study?

Iammostinterestedinquestionsrelatedtoculturalanimalstudies,scientificandethicalhistoryoflate19th-andearly20th-centuryEurope, folkandfairytales,andtheevolutionofthecontemporaryGerman (animal)detectivenovel

What excites you most about studying German language and culture?

MyfamilyisprimarilyfromGermany/Austria,soIhavealwaysfelt drawntothelanguageandculture.Ineverintendedtomakeacareer ofthelanguage-Iwenttouniversitytostudycreativewritingand music-butonceIstartedGermanclasses,Ineverstopped.Iowethatin largeparttomyprofessors,whowereveryskilledmotivators,encouragersand,attimes,guilters.

Which class are you most excited about teaching? Why?

It'sdifficulttochoosejustoneclass.I'vebeenatLongwoodforthreeyears

Virginia Beach Ph.D.:·Virginia Commonwealth University

What are your primary interests in nursing?

'I have amazingly kind, caring students, fantastic colleagues, abeautifu_lcampusaround meandalovelytown tocall myhome.'

-DR. SARAH VARELA, GERMAN

andloveintegratingperformanceintosurveyclasses-andmysenior-level classonfairytaleswasahoot.Buthonestly?I'malways,alwaysexcited toteachGerman110/111courses-ourbeginners.It'satrulyfuntime helpingstudentsnewtoGermanbecomeexcitedbythelanguageasthey growtheirknowledgeandcommunicationskills.I'llalwayshaveanextra softspotforthestudentsjuststartingtheirlanguagestudy.

What has surprised you the most about Longwood so far?

IthinkwhatsurprisesmemostishowmanythingsIloveandthatfeel newtomeeachday.Ihaveamazinglykind,caringstudents,fantasticcolleagues,abeautifulcampusaroundmeandalovelytowntocallmyhome.

ButIguessIhavetoadmitthatthere'sonetrulysurprisingthing aboutLongwood,oneIdon'tthinkI'lleverfindmyselfnumbto.Every yearI'mmoresurprisedthanthelastattheheightandtheweightbearingcapabilitiesoftheConvocationcaps.AndI'mastoundedatthe artisticskillofthecappersandtheneckstrengthofourseniorsasthey balancethesemightytributestothem!

Are there any campus traditions that you're looking forward to seeing/being a part of?

What'sreallyspecialisseeingtheloving,sillyexcitementthatcomes withwearingConvocationcapsinSeptemberturntoprideinwearinga lessdecorated,butnolessamazing,capinMayatCommencementon WheelerMall.That'sevenbetter.

Anesthesiaandpatientsafetyin crisiss1tuat1ons.

What's the class you're most excited about teaching? Why?

MedicalSurgicalNursingbecause itiswheremanynursingconcepts cometogether.Iloveworkingwith studentsinaclinicalsettingand watchingastheylearnanddevelop confidenceintheirdecision making.

What has surprised you the mostabout Longwood so far? Itisnotasurprise,butitisalways wonderfultoteachmotivatedand talentedstudents,andmyclassroomisloadedwiththem.

Richmond Ph.D., University of Connecticut

What are your primary interests in mathematics? Approximationtheoryandinterpolation.

Richmond Ph.D., University of Virginia

What is your primary interest in education? Curriculumandinstruction,specificallyCriticalLiteracyandWriting Workshop.

What drew you into studying education? Iamdyslexicandstruggledtolearncoreadandwriteasachild.Thanks tothecareofstrongteachersandmentors,Icametoseeliteracyasacool ofempowermentandwantedcohelpteachersgivethatsamegifttothe studentstheywillteach.

Which class are you most excited about teaching? Why? Forsureit'sEDUC261:IntroductioncotheTeachingProfession.Ilove introducingstudentstothejoysofteachingandgettingchemexcited aboutallofthepossibilitiesandopportunitiesforteachingandlearning besidetomorrow'sleaders.

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What has surprised you the most about Longwood so far? Peopleareauthenticallykindandhelpful.Mycolleaguesareasourceof constantcareandsupport.ThestudentsIteachareintellectuallycurious andexcitedabouttheworldaroundchem.

Are there any campus traditions that have drawn your interest? IwasreallycouchedbytheHonorandIntegriryCeremonyledbythestudents.Itwasapparentchatchisisacommuniryofcrustandcompassion.

What are your primary interests in your field? Elementaryeducation,literacyandchildren'sliterature.

What drew you into your field of study? What excites you most about it? Iloveteachingchildren howtoread.Thereis nothingmorethrillingthan whenastudentsounds outthewordsoftheirfirst book,beginningalifelong loveofreading.

Which class are you most excited about teaching? Why? Iammostexcitedabout teachingmyelementary literacyclass.I'mexcitedco

'I was really touched by the Honor and Integrity Ceremony... . It was apparent that this is a comn 10 . ,compassion.

-DR. DOROTHY SUSKIND, EDUCATION

Winchester Ph.D., Virginia Tech passonmyloveofliceracyandtowatchmystudentsteachreading lessonsinthefield.

What has surprised you the most about Longwood so far? Everyonehereissokindandsupportive.Itisaverywelcomingand collaborativeenvironmentchatfeelslikehome.

Are there any campus traditions that you were looking forward to seeing/being a part of? ColorWars!

Johnson City, Tennessee Ph.D., East Tennessee State University (December 2018)

What are your primary interests in your field of study? Neuromuscularfatigue,periodizacionmodels,repeatedsprint performance.@

THE COURTAs CLASSROOM

New basketball coaches reflect on what they hope to teach their players on and off the court

BY CHRIS COOK

GriffAldrichand RebeccaTillettmay havetakentwovery differentpathstoLongwood, buttheyshareonepowerful mission:developingyoung peopleasstudents,leadersand peoplethroughthegameof basketball.

Longwoodintroducedits twonewheadbasketball coachesinApril,announcingAldrichasheadcoachof men'sbasketballandTillett asheadcoachofthewomen'sprograminajointpress conferenceandreceptionthat drewmorethan100peopleto theMaugansAlumniCenter.

Sincethen,bothAldrich andTilletthavegottento workassemblingtheirstaffs andbringingintheirfirstrecruitingclasses-eachtaking thefirststepstowardrealizing theirvisionfortheirrespective programs.

You've both taken unique career paths to becoming college headcoaches. CoachAldrich, you had a successful career inlaw, private equity and the energy industry while also coaching AAU basketball on the side. Coach Tillett, you really went into the family business, following bothyourparents in becoming a teacherand a highly successful high-school coach in Virginia before making thejump to college sports at Navy. Why did each of you decide to make your respective switches, and how did those previous careers prepare you to be asuccessfulcollegecoach?

GA:I'dgottentoa pointinlifewhereI wascoachingurban youthinHouston, andeverydayit wasthehighlight ofmyday.WhileI hadanexcitingand enjoyablecareerat thetimeinprivateequity,Iwasstillwakingup everymorningthinkingaboutcoachingand basketball.Thegamehasalwaysbeenamajor partofmylife,and,asIevolvedoverthepast severalyears,I'dbeenchinkingabouthowI wantedtospendmytimeandmylife.Ultimately,investinginyoungmenthroughthe sportofbasketballcametotheforefront.

Thoseearlierexperiencestaughtmehow tobehighlyintentional,goal-orientedand cask-oriented.Inmypriorcareerinlawand finance,youreallyneededtoknowwhereyou

weregoingandyourstrategytoachievesuccess. Whetherthatwascultivatingmoreclientsor securingadealintheprivateequityrealmor buildingtherightportfolioofassets,youhad tohaveastrategy,andthenyouhadtoputthe processtogethertoexecutethestrategyand achieveyourvision.

RT:Ilovedbeinga teacher.Ihadawide varietyofsubject areasItaught,bur myfavoritesubjectis basketball.Tospend alldaythinking aboutandplanning basketball,andtouniteocherwomenwhoare passionateaboutitandgivethemopportunities toachievetheirgoals,that'sadreamcometrue. There'salotofsimilaritybetweenteaching andcoaching,too.Wesayinmyownfamily, Thecourtisourclassroom.'Havingthatbackgroundasareacher,yourendtolookatyour playersonthecourtasstudentsinaclassroom. You'reteachingthemtheoffense,teachingchem thedefense,and,asyouwouldasateacher,you havetoassesswheretheyare.Youhavetoknow howandwhentointervenetospeedupthat processoflearning.Ifyourteam'snordoing wellatsomething,youhavetoreflectasacoach andregroup Ir'sthesamethinginaclassroom. Ifyourwholeclassdoespoorlyonarest,then yourinstructionneedstoimprove.Icrytolook aritthroughcharlens.

Graduate School

Grit

RebeccaTillettbeganhercareerasanawardwinningteacherandsuccessfulhigh-school coachinVirginia.ShecomestoLongwoodfrom theU.S.NavalAcademy,where,asassociate headcoach,shehelpedleadthewomen'steam toarecord-settingseasonin2017-18.

Coach Tillett, what do you feel your student-athletes can learn on the courtbeyond simply learning how to play the game better?

RT:Withourteamrightnow,wedefinitelyuse theword'tough.'Ikeepencouragingthemthat theyaretoughwomenandthatthey'recapable ofsomuch.Throughsportyou'repushedto whatyouperceiveyourlimitstobe,andthen youhavesomanyopportunitiespresented toyoutopushbeyondthat.That'sdefinitely wherewearerightnowwithourteam:What areourperceivedlimits?Andthen,asastaff,it's ourjobtopushthempastthat.

Lessonsinsportstranslatetoeverythingwe doinourlives.Thethingsthatwe'reworking onandtalkingaboutinpracticehelpourplayers becomesuccessfulmothers,businesswomen, sisters,friends;allofthosethingstranslateto morethanjustbasketball.

CoachAldrich, how do youapproach decision making forthe men's program?

GA: Ithinkwithourstaffandourprogram, wereallytriedtoestablishearlyonwhowe wanttobeandwhatwewantourculturetobe. Onceyouhavethatvision,it'seasiertomake decisions.Ischistherightstaffmember?Are thesetherightplayerstobringin?Dotheyfie? Arethesetherightactivitiesfortheprogramto undertake?Th�seareeasierdecisionswhenyou knowwhoyouareandwhereyouwanttogo.

Developingcitizen leaders is a crucial piece of Longwood's missionas an institution. What does that term mean to you, andhow do you contributeto that universitywide mission through basketball?

GA: Acitizenleadertomeissomebodywho's apartofacommunity Theyareacitizenfirst,

' Lesso�s in sp?rts translate to everything we do 1n our hves. The things that we're working on and talking about in practice help our players become successful mothers, business women, sisters, friends; all of those things translate to more than just basketball.'

-Rebecca Tillett, HeadWomens Coach

andtheyunderstandthey'reapartofsomething greaterthanthemselves.Forourbasketball team,it'simportantforeachofourplayersto understandthey'repartofabroaderuniversity communityandabroaderFarmvillecommunity.Theyhaveanobligationandaresponsibilitytocontributetothose.

We'reallleadersinourownright.Weall havespheresofinfluence.Theseyoungmen,as DivisionIbasketballplayers,havealargerplatformthanmanyotherstudents.Theyneedto understandthatnotonlyaretheyapartofthe community,buttheywieldinfluencethroughoutthecommunity notjustthroughtheirplay onthecourtbutalsointheirinteractionswith students,faculty andpeoplearoundFarmville andoncampus.Wetalkaboutthat,andwe talkabouttheimportanceofrepresentingthemselves,theteamandtheuniversitywell.

RT:Ithinkcitizenleadershipiscritical,especiallyatthistimeinhistory.ThefactthatLongwoodisattheforefrontofthatandmakesit suchabigpartofwhatwedohereisinspiring. Inourprogram,we'veimplementedourLeadershipCouncil,whichissomethingIstartedasa high-schoolcoach.It'sbeensoimpactfuleverywherewe'vebeen,andwestilldoittoday.It's ateamcentricleadershipdevelopmentprogram thatrequiresourplayerstoapplyandinterview aspartoftheselectionprocess.Theysubmit

a resume and a cover letter, and they sir down with the staffto tell us why they should be a part ofit. Not eve1ybody is selected, but we put thosewhoarethroughsome really impactful leadership training.

This yearwe hadeightwomenapply, and we selected four: KristinaAnronenko, Stephanie Guihon, MalloryOdell andKateSpradlin. They're going to delve into ideas ofleadership and servingour team, which is asmall case study ofwhat Longwood's bigger picture mission of citizen leadership. I'm reallygrateful thatwe had eight playersapplyand take that risk. I've never had that manypeople be interestedyear one.

You've both been here for a full preseason, and you're on the cusp of your first games as college head coaches What have been your priorities since you arrived, and what progress have you made with your teams so far?

RT: I thinkthebiggest prioritythe first few months was getting a really talented, committed staffin place. I'm really, reallythrilled about the women we have leading our team They'veall accomplished a lot in their careers, and they all have a commitment to making Longwood great.

Another priority definitely has been establishing the culture ofour program. Some of that comes from what I was talking about earlierwhen I mentioned roughness. Wewant to have that mind-set of, "Let's be strong,

rough women who can handle a lot ofthings." During the preseason,weput in Marine Corps training, and that's allowed ourwomen to complete mental and physical challenges with a

with the players and trying to get to know them. I wouldsaythat, as far as the player relationships, it's always easierwith some and harder with others, but we are continuing to get to

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For our basketball team, it's important for each of our players to understand they're a part of'a broader university community and a broader Farmville community. They have an obligation and a responsibility to contribute to those.'

-GriffAldrich, HeadMen's Coach

local sergeant in Farmville. You can already see those things translate to practice, so that was a big priority for us.

We've also made a commitment to getting out in the community, and it's all contributed to developing this culture offamilywith our women, ofsupporting one another and of achieving and competing.

GA: For us, our main priorities are two-fold. One is beginning to establish the culture that we believe is able to build a sustainable and successful program. Two is developing relationships

know the guys more and more. I thinkwe're reallyblessed that all ofourguys are really wonderful young men whom I genuinely enjoy spending rimewith.

I also think it's been reallyhelpfulwith the staffwehaveinplace. That's intentional, because,whenwebuilt our staff, itwas important thatwe brought in individuals who genuinely enjoy beingwith the players. The reason they're coaching is to impact young men and invest in them. I think that has helped us forge relationships more quickly than it could be done otherwise. �

AstheLongwoodcommunitygathered togetheronaFridayafternooninlate OctoberfortheNormanH.andElsie StosselUpchurchUniversityCenter's officialgrandopening,thenewbuilding alreadyfeltbothmagnificentlynew-and likesomethingthathadalwaysbeenapart oftheuniversity.

Itisamodernmarvel-ahigh-tech, state-of-the-arthomeforLongwood's distinctivecultureofcommunityand studentengagementinthe21stcentury. Yetontheoutside,thenewbuilding's statelybrickarchitectureandelegantwhite columnsfirseamlesslyintotheclassical surroundingsofitscentrallocationatthe intersectionofWheelerMallandBrock Commons.

Andontheinside,justdaysafterthe doorsfirstopened,studentshadquickly claimeditastheirown-movingboxesin asstudentorganizationofficescametolife, stakingoutfavoritenewstudynooksand excitedlydevouringnewdiningoptionsincludingPandaExpress.Therewasnoneed forawarm-upperiod.Fromthemoment thedoorsopened,Upchurchtookitsplace asahubofstudentlifeatLongwood,vibrantfromtheearlymorningcoffeehours throughlateatnight.

TheUpchurchCenteristhenew anchorofstudentengagementatLongwood-aspacedesignedcocarryforth thestrongtraditionsofself-governance andactivecampusinvolvementtofuture generations.Itslocationattheve1ycenter ofcampusisnoaccident.

"Thisbuildingisamanifestationof citizenleadership,studentself-governance andstudentlearning,"saidDr.TimPierson,vicepresidentforstudentaffairs."It's aphysicalembodimentofthefactthat Longwoodisnotapassiveplace-it'san engagedplace.Asmuchasitisabeautiful buildingontheoutside,theactivitiesthat gooninsideitswallswillmakeallthe differenceintheworldtoourstudents."

Upchurchisnowhometomorethan 175studentorganizationsthatarecentral

toLongwood'scoremissionofpreparing citizenleaders.Amajorityofstudentsare activelyinvolvedinoneormorestudent organizations,atraditiondatingback generations.

Longwood'svibrantstudent-lifeculture hadlongoutgrowntheLankfordStudent Union,whichlackedbothversatilespace andtheamenitiesthatservebothtoattractstudentsandmakethemfeelvalued.

"Ifyoulookatstudentcentersacross thecountry,theyreallyaretheliving roomofacollegecampus,"saidSusan Sullivan,directoroftheuniversitycenter andstudentactivities."Lankfordreally wasn'tservingthatpurposeanymore.We hadoutgrownthemeetingroomsand neededmorespaceforcampusevents. Plus,therewasnorealspaceforstudents togatherandhangout."

OnUpchurch'sopeningday,asstudentslineduparoundthefoodcourtand lookedsoateaseusingthespaceitwasas iftheyhadneverknowncampuswithout it,tearswelledupinSullivan'seyes.

"Whetherit'stomeetforcoffee,hang outinalounge,playpool,haveastudent organizationmeetingorlistentoapoeton theperformancestage,studentsnowhavea placewheretheycangather,"Sullivansaid. "It'sdefinitelybringingthecampuscommunitycloser.It'saconvenientnonacademic spacewherestudentscanlearnandgrow."

Attheribbon-cuttingceremonyonOct. 26,withhundredsofdignitariesandstudentsinattendance,PresidentW.Taylor ReveleyIVpaidtributetoElsieStossel

'The outside looks like Longwood-it's very traditionalbut the inside is modern enough to meet the needs of today's students and those in the future.'

-Susan Sullivan, Director of the University Center and Student Activities

(above) The new university center is named for Elsie Stossel Upchurch '43 and her late husband, Norman. Elsie Upchurch attended the grand opening celebration and ribbon-cutting on Oct. 26, when the couple's portrait in the new center was dedicated. (opposite page) Students were excited to be the first inside the new Upchurch University Center when the doors opened on Oct. 17

istrativeoffices.Itprovidesmuch-neededcommonspaceforstudentstohangout,studyandmeet.(oppositepage,top)TheStudentGovernmentAssociationSenatemeets weeklyintheWilsonChamber,astatelyspacewithtieredseatingthatcanalsobereservedbystudentorganizations.

'This building is a manifestation of citizen leadership, student selfgovernance and student learning.'

-Dr.TimPierson,VicePresidentfor StudentAffairs

Upchurch '43, the building's namesake, whose $4 million gift help make it possible.

"When I chink ofthe beating heart of Longwood, I chink ofpeople like Elsie, who came here as students, were educated, inspired and transformed, and went out i1vo the world to do great good in a career and life ofcitizen leadership," Reveley said. "In making chis building possible, she has ensured chat councless students here on campus now and into the far future will come to love Longwood as she has and be engagedfully in the viral culture ofstudent life chat is so distinctive here in building the habits ofdemocracy."

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Ar 84,000 square feet, Upchurch is the third-largest building on campus-only the high-rise residence halls Curry and Frazer are larger. Ir's more than double rhe size ofche Lankford, whichwas formally dedicated 50 years ago.

When Lankford opened, it had a bowling alley and pool tables for enter-

cainment. The mailroom was also located there for years.

Upchurch houses student organizations, meeting rooms, lounge spaces, a gaming area, food court, a large ballroom event space and administrative offices.

While plans for rhe building evolved over time, the core vision stayed rhe same: to serve as a hub ofstudent involvement on a diverse, residential campus, and to foster cirizen leadership.

''There's no doubt char the academic experience is what prepares a student to be ready for the real world," said Dean ofStudents Larry Robenson '90. "But it's the co-curricular experiences and the opportunities to interact with people who have different opinions or different ideas or different experiences chat truly create a college experience."

Recent National Survey ofStudent Engagement (NSSE) results show chat Longwood studentsseekour more leadership roles and are engaging in collaborative learning more than their peers ar ocher universities. The survey data also show a large majority ofLongwood students have fequent discussions with

(above)TheUpchurchUniversityCenterhousesstudentorganizations,meetingrooms,loungespaces,agamingarea,afoodcourt,SozaBallroomeventspaceandadmin­

othersofdiversebackgrounds.

Theprofessionalofficeslocatedin UpchurchincludeCitizenLeadershipand SocialJusticeEducation,thedeanofstudentengagement,theUniversityCenter andStudentActivities,andFraternityand SororityLife.

Onegoalofthenewcenteristo facilitateinterpersonalexperiencesand exchangesinanagewhenface-to-face communicationhasrapidlydeclineddue totechnology.

"Studentlearninghappensatalllevels butengagementisthedifferencebetween beingpassivelearnersandbeingengaged learners,"Piersonsaid."Beinginvolvedin someoftheseorganizationsthatstudents findatUpchurchwillbethewaytheyfind outwhattheywanttodowiththeirlives."

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Speakingonbehalfofthestudentbody attheribbon-cutting,KellenSpradlin'19 saidstudents'excitementaboutthebuildinggoesbeyondthenewfoodoptions.

"Asamemberofanumberofcampus organizationsthatwillhavetheirhomes hereinthisbuilding,Ihavelearnedso manyskillsthathavehelpedmegrowand developintowhoIamtoday,"shesaid. "WithUpchurchbecomingthenewfocus ofstudentlife,wewillnowhaveallthe resources,suppliesandspacesweneedto leadourstudentclubsandorganizations tothenextlevel."

Particularstandoutsarethenewspaces fortheStudentGovernmentAssociation; TheRotunda,Longwood'sstudentnewspaper;andLancerProductions,which overseesmajorcampuseventsincluding SpringWeekend.Priortotheopeningof

Amongthe student organizations that have prominent officespaceinthenewcenteris The Rotunda, Longwood'sstudentnewspaper. Previously, thenewspaperstaffmostlyworked remotelybecausetheirold officewas cramped and antiquated. Upchurch,thoseorganizationsweremeetingatdifferentlocationsacrosscampus becausetheylackedcentralizedspacethat mettheirneeds.

"TheRotundaisgoingintoits100th year.Thisnewspacereflectsourstature andsignalsthatweareanestablishedand

importantpartofcampus,"saidChristineRindfleisch'19,editor-in-chief.The newspaper'sstaffpreviouslyoftenworked remotelyortriedtofindspacetoworkin thelibrarybecausetheirbasementoffice inLankfordwascrampedandantiquated. NowTheRotundaisinaspaciousspotwith itsownentranceoffofBrockCommons.

"Ithinktheuniversitydidagoodjob oftakingintoconsiderationwhatstudents needwiththestudyspaces,withthefood choicesandwiththespaceforcollaboration.Iamsoexcitedtobeinhere-allthe time,"Rindfleischsaid.

Meanwhile,atthegrandopening,as alumniandspecialguestsmarveledatthe studentspacesandsparklingnewamenities,theWilsonChamber-thestately roomwithtieredseatingwheretheSGA Senateandotherstudentorganizations nowmeet-drewaudible"wows."

TheSGAatLongwoodcontinuesthe traditionofalargeandactivemembershipthatworkscloselywiththefaculty andadministrationonarangeofissues. Upchurchwillonlyfurtherincrease theorganization'svisibility,saidSGA PresidentJoshDarst'19.Sincethenew buildingopened,Darstsaidstudentsare pokingtheirheadsinandaskingtolearn moreaboutSGA.

"Thesespacesareimportantbecause theyaren'tjustsomeroomswhereyou candohomeworkandsomeroomswhere meetingscanbeheld,"Darstsaid."They areopportunitiesforstudentstogrowand learnstudentadvocacy."

PresidentReveleydeliveredasimilar messagetotheroughly40members

OThefoodcourtareafeaturesPandaExpress,AuBonPainandFarmGrill,aswellasampleseating.@Among thosejoiningPresidentW.TaylorReveleyIVfortheribbon-cuttingwereRobertH.'Bob'Upchurch(left), brother-in-lawofElsieStosselUpchurch'43(secondfromleft),andBoardofVisitorsmemberColleenMcCrink Margiloff'97,whowasrectoroftheboardwhengroundwasbrokenforthenewcenter.@)Thoseonhandfor theribbon-cuttinganddedicationofLankfordStudentUnion50yearsagoincludedFred0.Wygal(second fromleft),Longwoodactingpresidentfrom1962-63and1967-68,andRuthB.Wilson(secondfromright),then deanofwomen.0Thecenterhousesafull-serviceStarbucks.@TheN.H.'Cookie'ScottMulticulturalCenteris apopulargatheringplace.©SusanEddySoza'62(center)isflankedbyherdaughters,ElizabethStewart(left) andStephanieMarsh,atthededicationoftheSusanSozaBallroom,whosehardwoodfloorswerereclaimed fromtheNorthCunninghamresidencehallbuiltin1928.6ThelatePhyllisMable,belovedvicepresidentfor studentaffairsrom1982untilherretirementin2001,inspiredmanyatLongwoodtorecognizetheimportance ofextracurricularactivitiesinacollegeeducation.

who attended SGA's first meeting in the Wilson Chamber. Among the agenda items were the approval oftwo new student clubs and a discussion ofhow SGA successfully sought a change in the food service hours in Upchurch to better meet students' needs.

"An education at Longwood is not just about learning howto have a career, but really learning how to live a life, particularly learning how to be a citizen leader in ademocracythat desperately needs you all. It needs the habits that you learn and practice in this room. It makes myheart sing to see you all sitting in here," Reveley told the group.

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A new student center was identified as a priority among building projects in the Longwood capital campaign that concluded in 2013. An idea to renovate the old student union had proved cost-prohibitive. The Campus Master Plan completed in 2008 called for the new university center to be built in the center ofcampus at the location ofthe old Cunningham residence halls, which were found to be decrepit beyond use and repair. The Upchurch Center honors the Cunninghams through the hardwood floors in the Susan Soza Ballroom,whichwere reclaimed from the North Cunningham residence hall built in 1928.

IThe process ofdetermining what the newstudent center should be involved the entire Longwood community, including students.

'Now I get to watch current students use this building tofindtheir passions and bloom.'

-AshleyCrute'10,LongwoodDirectorof Scholarships,whohelpedwithplanningfor thenewcenterwhenshewasastudent

"I blossomed intowho I am through my Longwood experience," saidAshley Crute '10, director ofscholarships at Longwood, who, as a student, took part in the discussions and planning, including looking at other facilities across the state for ideas about the details students would mostvalue and appreciate. 6

'...[l]t's the co-curricular experiences andthe opportunitiesto interact with people who have ... different ideas or different experiences that truly create a collegeexperience.'

-LarryRobertson'90,DeanofStudents

"Being on SGA and havingthe opportunity to join all these different organizations-I wouldn't change it for the world," she said. "Now I get to watch current students use this building to find their passions and bloom."

Longwood's emphasis on student engagement goes back much longer than the planning process for the new building. One ofits greatchampionswas the late Phyllis Mable, a beloved former vice president and a national leader in the student affairs field.

"Generations ofstudents called her 'Aunt Phyllis' because she always genuinely cared about them and their needs," said Pierson, who was hired by Mable to be dean ofstudents in 1992. "She always challenged students to live, love, learn and leave a legacy. She had a genuine interest in watching students grow."

Today it's Pierson, Sullivan, Robertson-and many ochers-who are carrying that torch, challenging students to consider their legacy at Longwood, in their communities and in the world.

"This buildingis truly dedicated to providing opportunity for students to interact, to havegood conversations and at the same timejusthavefun," Sullivan said. "It is important for students to know that theyare caredabout, and this new universitycenter trulyis asymbolreflectingthat."

And as she pulled open the doors and students began to stream inside for the first time, Sullivan greeted them with two words that said it all: "Welcome home."@

Meet the man whose skil ls, level-headed ness and devotion to the commonwea lth of Virginia keep the wheels turning

BY LAUREN WH ITTINGTON PHOTOS BY PARKER MICH ELS-BOYCE

JoeDamico'85likestogeerorheofficear6:30a.m.-before Virginia'sCapirolSquareandsurroundingofficebuildingsare bustlingwirhscareemployees,legislatorsandvisirors.

Inthequietoftheearlymorning,withhisLongwooddegreehangingprominentlyabovehiscomputerandhisofficewindowframinga viewofthestateCapitol,hereads,answersemailsandtriestoprepare asbesthecanforthecascadeofunknownschatwillbethrownathim thatday.

After16yearswithVirginia'sDepartmentofGeneralServices-the last11monthsasdirector-he'sgrownaccustomedtotheunpredictabilityofhisjob.

"IfindIgetmostofmyworkdonebeforethesunrisesandpeople startcomingtothesquare,"saidDamico,whowasdeputydirecror untilhisappointmentasdirectorbyGov.RalphNorthambecameeffectiveinJanuary."Thenfromtherethingscanchangeinamoment.

Wehavetoreactroanissueandresolveitasquicklyaswecan.It makesitexcitingtocomeintoworkeveryday."

Damicoistheembodimentofacitizenleader,andhisjobis amongthemostimportantbehindthescenesinstategovernment. AlthoughthedirecroroftheDepartmentofGeneralServicesishardlyahouseholdname,theworkoftheeightbusinessunitsheoversees iscrucialtotheday-co-dayfunctionsofstategovernmentandthe commonwealthwritlarge.

Heprovidesoversightoftl1ecommonwealth'smorerhan$1billion annualconstructionfundingprocessandoverseesthe7milliontests conductedeachyearinrhestate'spublichealthandenvironmentallabs. Heholdsthekeystothestate'sfleetof4,000vehicles-theones withthebluelicenseplaces-andacesasthestate'srealestateagent, trackingmorethan11,000commonwealth-ownedfacilitiesand administeringmorethan500leaseagreements.

AroundtheCapitolSquarealone,hemanagesmorethan6.5million squarefeetofofficespace.UpkeepoftheCapitolgroundsandGovernor'sMansionisonhislistaswell,andheservesasthecommonwealth's chiefprocurementofficer.OtherDGSunitsheoverseesprovideawide varietyofservicesforotherstateagencies,localgovernmentsandcitizens,includinggraphiccommunications,surpluspropertymanagement andstaremailservices.

And,ifyou'veeverwonderedwho'sresponsibleforthepompandcircumstanceofputtingonthenewgovernor'sinaugurationeveryfouryears, nowyouknowthebuckstopswithDamico.

Beingaproblem-solverandatroubleshooterispartofwhatDamico lovesmostabouthisjob-andthefactthatnotwodaysareeverthesame.

"Isitarainydayandthere'saroofleakinginastatebuildingthatneeds togetfixed?Hasastatevehiclebeeninanaccidentandweneedtofigure outhowtorecoverthevehicle?Doesthewhitepowderfoundinapost officeneedtobetestedatthestatelab?

"Dowehaveanissuewithalandlordataleasedproperty?Istherea constructionhiccupatthenewGeneralAssemblyBuildingconstruction site?"hesaid,tickingoffjustafewexamplesoftheissueshemightencounterduringthedailycourseofbusiness.

WORKING ON A BU ILDING

Onethingthat'skeepingDamicobusythesedaysisanoverhaulofthe CapirolSquarecomplexthatinvolvesseveralhigh-profilecurrentand futureconstructionprojects.TheoldGeneralAssemblyBuilding(GAB), whichhousedtheofficesofstatelawmakersaswellascommitteerooms, legislativeagenciesandsupportoffices,wasdemolishedlastyearexcept forthe1912historiclimestonefa<;:adeontwosides.Anewbuildingwill bebuiltwiththesamefootprint-thefirstnewofficespaceconstructed ontheCapitolSquareindecades.ThenewGABconstructionproject comesalittlemorethanadecadeafterthestateCapitolunderwenta majorrestorationandexpansion.

"Wetakegreatsatisfactioninbeingresponsibleforthefacilitieswhere \ thepeople'sworkisconductedandwherecitizensofthecommonwealth cancomeandmeettheirlegislatorsandseedemocracyinaction,"Damico said."Thosefacilitieshavetobeinviting,andDGSisresponsibleforthat."

OtherfutureprojectsaroundtheCapitolgroundsincludetherenovationofOldCityHall,a19th-centuryGothicNationalHistoricLandmark;constructionofanewparkingfacilitydowntown;andrenovationof Morson'sRowhistorictownhomesonGovernorStreet.

Damicoisalsoinchargeofoverseeingtheconstructionoftwonew monumentsontheCapitolgrounds.Mantle,atributeroVirginiaIndians, isalreadycompleteandwasdedicatedearlierthisyear.WorkrecentlybeganonVoicesfromtheGarden-thefirstmonumentinthenationtohonor thecontributionsofwomentotheirhomestate.HisagencyalsoisrenovatingtheVirginiaWarMemorialCarillon,aNationalHistoricLandmark thatmemorializesWorldWarI,andtheVirginiaWarMemorial.

WhiletheconstructionaroundtheCapitoltendstogetmoreattention becauseofthehistoricnatureofthebuildings,thevolumeofconstruction thatDamicooverseesaroundthestateisequallyimpressive.

"Peopleareoftensurprisedwhentheyrealizethescopeofthebuilding thatoccursonstatepropertythroughoutthecommonwealthandthat DGShasresponsibilityforthat,"Damicosaid,addingthathisdepartment reviewsthedesignofstatebuildingsandensuressafetycodecompliance.

NO TASK TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL

DamicohasbeenwithDGSsince2002,whenhewashiredasthedeputy director.HecametothatpositionarmednotonlywithhisLongwood degreeinmathematicsandcomputersciencebutalsowithalmost15years ofcombinedactiveandreserveserviceintheU.S.Army,includingastint duringthefirstGulfWarwhenhewasstationedinNuremburg,Germany, atamedicalholdfacilityfortroopsinjuredintheconflict.

Hismilitarytraininghasstuckwithhimandinformsthewayhe approacheshisjobatDGS.Caseinpoint:Someoneneededtoshovelthe snowoffsomestepsleadingtotheCapitolduringa2016snowstorm.An AssociatedPressphotographercaughtDamico,thendeputydirector,in theactofclearingthesteps,shovelinhand.

DGSandtheCapitolPoliceoftenworktogetheroninitiativesandactivitiesthattake placeonstateproperty,includingthestateCapitol,framedhereinDamico'soffice window.Damico(left)andMaj.MarkSykesdiscussanupcomingevent. ►

"Onethingyoulearnquicklyinthemilitaryisyoushouldbeableco performthedutiesandresponsibilitiesofyourteam,"hesaid."Whether itisshovelingsnow,assistingwithanOnTheSquareeventorhelpingwith crowdcontrolataprotestattheBellTower,I'mhappycohelpwithany ocherdutiesasassigned."

Damico'sserviceasastateemployeedatesbackto1994,whenhewentco workfortheDepartmentofBehavioralHealthandDevelopmentalServices. Hefirstworkedasabuyerandthenasdirectorofadministrativeservices. WhileemployedatBehavioralHealthandDevelopmentalServices,Damico earnedtwomaster'sdegreesfromVirginiaCommonwealthUniversiry-one inpublicadministrationandoneinhealthadministration.

"DGSisauniqueagencythatprovidescriticalservicescobothgovernmentandthepublic,"saidKeyannaConner,Virginia'ssecretaryofadministrationandDamico'sboss."Joe'sdedicationtosupportinghisteam, customerserviceandprovidingvaluetothecitizensofthecommonwealth isvalued."

LessthanayearaftercakingoverasDGSdirector,Damicohasalready hadanimpact.Oneofthefirstchangeshepushedforwasincreasingthe availabiliryofstatelaboratorytestingfornewbornsfromfivedaysaweek coseven.Previouslyifababywasbornoveraweekend,thetestswouldn't beprocesseduntilthelabopenedonMonday.

"That'sgoingcobenefitnewborns,newmothersandnewfamilies becausewearegoingcobeturningaroundtheresultsofchattestingmore quickly,"DamicosaidofthechangethatwasmandatedbytheGeneral Assemblyduringthe2018session.

DamicoandDGSarealsomanagingOnTheSquareVA,aGov. NorthaminitiativechataimscomaketheCapitolSquareaninvitingand enjoyableworkplaceforstateemployees.OnTheSquareVAeventsincludea weeklyfoodtrucklunchgathering,firnessandyogaclassesontheCapitol groundsandlargereventssuchastheinauguralGovernor'sCapitolClassic CarShow,a5Krunandarecentfishingtournament.

Damicoalsocontinuestostriveforbettertransparencyinprocurement sochattaxpayershaveeasyaccessroinformationregardingwhatstate 'I agenciesarepurchasingwiththeirtaxdollars.

"It'sveryrewardingrobeableroseehowthedecisionsyouragency makesimpactthecitizensofthecommonwealth,"Damicosaid."Ichink chat'swhatdrivesmeandthededicatedstaffatDGS.Weareallmotivatedcodowellbythecitizensandstateagencieschatweserve.That'swhat keepsmeinstategovernment."

A LANCER FOREVER

DamicoremainsappreciativeofhowhisyearsatLongwoodshapedhim personallyandprofessionally.

OriginallyfromFairfax,hewasrecruitedroplaysocceratLongwood. Ultimately,hedecidedcoplayattheintramurallevel,buthefellinlove withthesmallcommuniryfeelandindividualizedattentionchatLongwoodofferedassoonashesteppedonrocampus.LikemanyLongwood alums,hemadelastingfriendshipsduringhisyearsoncampus.Infact, hisfreshmanroommateishisoldestdaughter'sgodfather.

Andnowit'shisturncorecommendLongwoodcoprospectivestudents.

"Ihavefriendswhohavekidswhoarelookingforaschoolchatfocuses onthestudent,andI'mthefirstcorecommendLongwood,"hesaid."The academicscancompetewithjustaboutanyschoolacrossthestate."

AndheoftenusestheframedLongwooddiplomahangingonhisoffice wall,withthegrandcolumnedporticoofthestateCapitolreflectedinits glass,asaconversationstarter.

"Oh,youwantcoknowaboutLongwood?"hesaid,mimickinghis pitchwhensomeonecomestohisofficeandmakesnoteofhisalmamacer. "It'saspecialplace."@

NOVE MBER

through Nov. 25

Exhibition: There'sNoSuch ThingAsLittle, illustrationsbyLeUyenPham.LongwoodCenterforthe VisualArcs.Information:434-395-2206.

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Concert: DepartmentalRecital.3:30p.m.,Wygal HallAuditorium.Information:434-395-2504oremail music@longwood.edu.

30- Dec. 1

Holiday Dinner and Concert. 6:30p.m.,Dorrill DiningHall.Ticketsandinformation:434-395-2504 orlongwoodcickecs.com.

DECEMBER

1

Free Family Workshop: WinterWonderland. 10:30a.m.,LongwoodCenterfortheVisualArcs. Information:434-395-2206.

1

Women's Basketball: vs.SaintFrancis.Noon, WillenHall.Informationandtickets: longwoodlancers.com/cickets.

1

Men's Basketball: vs.VMI.3p.m.,WillettHall. Informationandtickets:longwoodlancers.com/cickecs.

7

Seasonal Wine and Brew 5p.m.,Longwood CenterfortheVisualAns.Information:434-395-2206.

MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

DEC. 1

LONGWOOD ON ICE

DEC. 9

8

Holiday House Tour: HomesandocherbuildingsinFarmville,includingLongwood'sRuffnerHall, showofftheirholidaydecor.IOa.m.-3p.m.,starting from900HighSt.ThetourbenefitscheFarmville AreaChamberofCommerceandPiedmontSenior Resources.Ticketsandinformation: farmvilleareachamber.org.

9

Alumni Event: Longwoodonlee.9a.m.,MacArthur Center,Norfolk.Registrationis$1O;freeforchildren ages18andunder.Registrationandinformation: longwood.edu/alumni.

JAN UARY

10

Men's Basketball: vs.UNCAsheville.7p.m., WillettHall.Informationandtickets: longwoodlancers.com/cickecs.

11

Concert: LongwoodHonorsBand.7:30p.m.,Jarman Auditorium.Information:434-395-2504or music@longwood.edu.

12

Women's Basketball: vs.CharlestonSouthern. Noon,WillenHall.Informationandtickets: www.longwoodlancers.com/cickecs.

12

Men's Basketball: vs.CharlestonSouthern.3p.m., WillettHall.Informationandtickets: longwoodlancers.com/cickecs.

13

Greek Event: CollegePanhellenicCouncil(CPC) Walk.5p.m.,LankfordMall.Allarewelcome.Information:434-395-2119orgreeklife@longwood.edu.

19

Women's Basketball: vs.Radford.3p.m.,Willen Hall.Informationandtickets:longwoodlancers.com/ tickets.

21

Men's Basketball: vs.Radford.7p.m.,WillenHall. Informationandtickets:longwoodlancers.com/cickecs.

24

Men's Basketball: vs.HighPoint.7p.m.,Willett Hall.Informationandtickets:longwoodlancers.com/ tickets.

25- March 31

Exhibition: Eva O'Leary: SpittingImage. Aseriesof photographsandvideosthatdocuments,througha two-waymirror,thereactionsof11-to14-year-old girlstotheirownreflections.Openingreception: 5:30-8p.m.Jan.25.LongwoodCenterfortheVisual Arts.Information:434-395-2662.

25- March 31

Exhibition: Morgan Everhart:FlowersformyFailures. Anintrospectiveexhibitionofpaintingsthatcultivate feelingsandmemoriesofpeople,placesandexperiences. Openingreception:5:30-8p.m.Jan.25.Longwood CenterfortheVisualAns.Information:434-395-2662.

29

Women's Basketball: vs.Campbell.7p.m., WillertHall.Informationandrickets: longwoodlancers.com/rickets.

30

Men's Basketball: vs.Hampton.7p.m.,Willett Hall.Informationandtickets:longwoodlancers.com/ tickers.

FE BR UAR Y

1

Greek Event: Inter-FraternityCouncil(IFC)Walk. 5p.m.,LankfordMall.Allarewelcome.Information: 434-395-2118orgreeklife@longwood.edu.

MORGANEVERHART: FLOWERS FORMY FAILURES

JAN. 25 - MARCH 31

2

Women's Basketball: vs.Gardner-Webb.3p.m., WillettHall.Informationandrickets: longwoodlancers.com/rickets.

5

Chamber Music Series: TheTurrleIslandQuarter.7:30p.m.,WygalHallAuditorium.Information: 434-395-2504ormusic@longwood.edu.

9

Free Family Workshop: ArctoYourHeart'sContent.10:30a.m.,LongwoodCenterfortheVisualArts. Information:434-395-2206.

12

Mathematics and Computer Science Colloquium: "AnIntroductiontoQuantumWeakValues," featuringGarrettJosemans'144p.m.,Ruffner356. Information:434-395-2189.

15

Seasonal Wine and Brew. 5p.m.,Longwood CenterfortheVisualAm.Information:434-3952206_

20 -24

Theatre: A MasterpieceofComic Timing!7p.m. Wednesday-Saturday,2p.m.SaturdayandSunday; CenterforCommunicationStudiesandTheatre. Ticketsandinformation:434-395-2643or longwoodtickets.com.

27

Concert: WindSymphonywithFuquaandPrince EdwardCountyHighSchoolBands,featuringguest composer/conductorOmarThomas.7:30p.m., JarmanAuditorium.Information:434-395-2504or music@longwood.edu.

MARCH

15

Seasonal Wine and Brew. 5p.m.,Longwood CenterfortheVisualArts.Information:434-3952206_

16

Alumni Association Board Meeting. 8a.m., MaugansAlumniCenterMartinelliBoardRoom. Information:longwood.edu/alumni.

16

Ring Ceremony. 12:30p.m.,RuffnerHallRotunda. Information:longwood.edu/alumni.

21

Mathematics and Computer Science Colloquium: 'TheTravelingSalesmanProblem,"featuring Dr.SarahLoeb.4p.m.,Ruffner356.Information: 434-395-2189.

27

Fourth Annual Day of Giving/Love Your Longwood Day Makeagiftonlineat give.longwood.edu.Information:434-395-2032.

Al(eventsareji-eeandopen to thepublic 11nle.,s costs, tickets, regist/'fltion, etc. rm: ,wtrd. Alleventsaresubject tomncellationandchallge. Pleaseuisitww1u.longwood.edu forupdatedinformrttion. Persow withdisabilities who wish to arrange11cco11w10dationsormr11erir1!in an r1!ternatiuejim11t1tmayCid!434-395-239r (uoice) or 7!! (TT).

Morgan Everhart, Formymotherandmirrors, 2016, mixed mediaon two panels, 48 x 48 inches, private collection

IIOIPRINTI

books by alumni, faculty, staff and friends

An Architectural History of Halifax County, Virginia by Margaret "Peggy" Jones Crews '69, M.S. '80; Andrew Bohannon, M.S. '79; Barbara Bass; Jane Edmunds; Ginger Gentry; Joe Graves; Peggy Hammond; and Donna Strange

Thiscoffeetablebook, whichfeatures 1,300blackand-whitephotographsandan eight-pagecolor section,highlightsproperties withsignificant historicand architecturalattributes.Crews wasamongsixwriters,andBohannononeof twophotographers(thecoverphotoishis), whocontributedtothebook.Bothareretired teachers(eachtaughtfor39years,allinHalifax County) andboardmembersoftheHalifax CountyHistoricalSociety.'Thiswasalotof workbutthemostfunIhaveeverhad,"said Crews. PublishedbytheHalifax CountyHistoricalSociety, hardcover, 508pages

The First-Year English Teacher's Guidebook: Strategies for Success by Dr. Sean Ruday, associate professor of English education

GURDJEBOOK

StrategiesforSuccess

Thebook,Ruday's eighth,offerspracticaladviceand recommendations tohelpnewEnglish teachersthrivein theclassroom.Each chapterintroduces aconceptcrucial toasuccessful firstyearofreachingEnglishand discusseshowtoincorporatethatconcept intodailyclassroompractice.Topicsinclude

instructionalstrategies,assessmentstrategies, work-lifebalancestrategiesandresources. PublishedbyRoutledgeEyeonEducation, hardcover, 168pages.

Unlocking Student Talent: The New Science of Developing Expertise by Dr. Gene Kerns '90, M.S. '96; Robin Fogarty; and Brian Pete

An"extensiononideas"fromMalcolmGladwell'sbest-sellingbook Outliers, whichexaminedthefactorsthatcontributetohighlevels ofsuccess,Kernscalledthisthefirstbookwrit-

UNLOCKING STUDENT TALENT

tenspecificallytohelpK-12teachersensure thatalloftheirstudentsachievetheirfullest potential. "Despitethewidespreadperception thatthetalentofgeniuseslikeBeethovenwas innate,researchshowsthattalentexplainsonly 10or15percentofone'ssuccess,"saidKerns, vicepresidentandchiefacademicofficerfor RenaissanceLearning.'Theother85percent ishardwork,opportunities,andteachersand coachesyouencounteredalongtheway."In hisforeword,K.AndersEricsson,aninternationallyrecognizedresearcheronexpertiseand humanperformance,saidthebookoffers"revolutionaryproposalsfortransforminggeneral education." Publishedby Teachers CollegePress, softcover, 168pages.

To Hazard All: A Guide to the Maryland Campaign, 1862 by

Rob Orrison '98 and Kevin Pawlak

AGuidetothe MarylandCampaign,I862 Orrison'sfourth book,andthird ontheCivilWar, examinesthecampaignthatclimaxed atthebattleofAntietam,thebloodiestsingledayof rheCivilWar.Like hisotherbooks,he hopesitencourages '"""'"if"""" readerstovisitthe sites,therebysparkinganinterestinhistory.'Thesebooksaimto notjusttellthestoryburalsotoshowpeople wheretheycanseewherehistoryhappened Historicpreservationistheultimategoal,"said Orrison,historicsiteoperationssupervisorfor PrinceWilliamCounty. PublishedbySavas Beatie, softcover, 192pages.

A Guidebook to Prayer: 24 Ways to Walk with God

by Dr. MaryKate Morse '70, professor of leadership and spiritual formation at Portland Seminary at George Fox University

Drawnfromher "20-plusyears ofteachingand talkingabout prayer,"thebook consistsofwhat Morsecalled "short partsofmorethan 100prayerstories ofpeoplefromall overtheworld.I wantedtoshare ordinarypeople'sstoriesandtomakeprayer accessible.IalsowantedtohighlightthecharacterofGod.Iconnectacharacterquality ofGod,andJesus,witha prayerpractice. In otherwords,'Howwouldyoupraytoexperiencethat?,'whichsetsitapartfromother prayerbooks." PublishedbyInterVarsityPress, softcover, 251pages.

ROBIN J. FOGARTY / GENE M. KERNS / BRIAN M. PETE

FOREWORDBYK.ANOERSERICSSONANDROBERTPOOL

RobertOrrison,1n<l Kc'"in R.. Pawlak

Scream in the Park

LongwoodbaseballhitsanotherhomerunwiththirdannualSpookySlugfest

CowboysandMinionsandDeadpool, ohmy.

HalloweencameearlytoLongwood chisyearastheLancerbaseballteamhostedits thirdannualSpookySlugfescatBuddyBolding StadiumonOct29.

gametoasoundcrackofHalloweenhiesand announcingbyMichael"Squines"Palledorous, playedbyT.Wengert'20,acommunication studiesmajor.

"Weenjoyprovidinganentertainingevent andasafecrick-or-creatingenvironmentforthe community,"Mausaid."Ourplayersandstaff continuetostepuptheircostumeselections everyyear,whichiswhatmakeschiseventthe growinghitithasbecome.Thegameisfunfor ourplayersandhumorousforthespectators."

Thecommunityeventdrewmorethan300 people,including100costumedchildren,co Longwood'shomefield,breakinglaseyear'sattendancerecord.TheHalloween-themedscrimmage hasgrowninpopularityeachyearsinceitbegan in2016andhasbecomeastapleinthecommunityservicecampaignchatisoneofthehallmarks ofRyanMau'stenureasheadcoach.

Thisyeareverymemberofthebaseballteam andcoachingsea.ffdonnedcostumesrangingfrom BuddycheElfandBlackPanthercoErikKillmongerandtheWackyWavingInflatableGuy.

MauwentallinasJohnnyDepp'sMad Hatter,whileassistantcoachC.J.Rhodes pitchedasDavidS.Pumpkinsandassistants DanielWoodandGarrettLovornwentheadco-headascoachesSumoWrestlerandCrash TestDummy.Thecapacitycrowdcookinthe

TheGhoulsdefeatedtheGoblins7-6inthe seven-inningscrimmagethankstoagameeyinggrandslaminthefinalinningfromEric "AceVentura"Crain'19,abusinessadministrationmajor.ThehitearnedCrainahomeplatemobbingfromacastofteammateschat includedasquirrel,adinosaurrider,Thorand Waldo,amongmanyochers.

Followingthegame,theteaminvited childreninattendanceontothefieldforan around-the-basesversionofcrick-or-creating, wherethecostumedLancershandedoutmore than2,000piecesof candy.-Chris Cook

0Baseballteammembersgetintothespiritofthe eventwithcostumesrangingfromBuddytheElfto Thor.49BryanGolnick'22findsoutit'sdefinitely hardertogetonbasewhenyou'rewearingaunicorn costume.@}Morethan100childrenturnedoutto watchthescrimmageandtotrick-or-treataroundthe basesafterthegame.Teammembers,includingMike Esposito'22,handedoutmorethan2,000piecesof candy.

Citizen Leaders atWork

Student-athletes pitch in to help with local, national disaster-relief efforts

■Asmultiplemajorstormsbattered theEastCoastthisfall,Longwood's studhi•d•·d ent-atetesJUmpemtoa1 withrecoveryefforts.

ExemplifyingLongwood'smissionofcitizen leadership,theLongwoodbaseballteam,led byheadcoachRyanMau,andtheLongwood StudentAthleteAdvisoryCommittee(SAAC), astudent-runorganizationmadeupentirely ofstudent-athletes,engagedintwoservice campaignsthatassistedwithdisasterreliefboth locallyandnationally

Thebaseballteamtookpartinamonthlong volunteereffortattheFACESfoodpantryin Farmville,aidingnotonlyinprovidingfood andsuppliestolocalfamiliesinneedbutalso assistingthenonprofitorganizationinsaving severaltonsoffoodfromfloodingbroughton byHurricaneMichael.

Meanwhile,SAACpartneredwiththeBig SouthConferenceandthenonprofitGleaning ForrheWorldtocollectfood,suppliesanddonationsforvictimsoftherecentmajorstorms. "Communityservicehasbeenapriorityof

LongwoodUniversityforaslongasthisinstitutionhasexisted,"saidLongwoodInterim AthleticsDirectorMichelleMeadowsShular.

"Burit'sevenmoreimpacrfulwhenit's Longwoodstudentswhoraketheinitiativeand pursuethatworkthemselves,andthat'swhat wesawthisfall.You'retalkingaboutstudent-athletesengaginginimpactful,meaningfulworkthatsignificantlybenefitedthousands ofpeopleinneed.Ifthat'snottheembodiment ofcitizenleadership,I'mnotsurewhatis."

MembersoftheLongwoodbaseballprogram spenttheentiremonthofSeptembermakingmultipletripseachweektoFACES,the Farmville-basedfoodpantrythatdistributes groceriesandsuppliestolocalfamiliesinneed. Student-athletesassistedtheorganizationwith itsweeklyunloading,packaginganddistributionoffood.

Theymadesuchanimpressiononthe FACESstaffthat,whenforecastscalledfor HurricaneMichaeltobringdamagingfloodwaterstoFarmville,theorganization'sfirstcall forhelpwastothe34-manLancerbaseball team.Theyoungmenansweredthecall,pitchinginwithmovingdozensofpalletsandchest freezerstohigherground.

"TheseyoungmenandtheircoachesexemplifytheverybestofLongwood,"saidDr.Wayne McWee,retiredLongwoodfacultymemberand administratorwhonowservesontheFACES boardofdirectors."Workingwiththeseyoung menandcoacheshastrulybeenapleasure."

1Theseyoungmenand theircoachesexemplify the very best of Longwood.'

-DR. WAYNE McWEE, FACES FOOD PANTRY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Followingthebaseballteam'seffortswithrelieffromHurricaneMichael,LongwoodSAAC rookthebaronandputtogetherafundraiser forrelieffromHurricaneFlorence.Underthe directionofLongwoodlacrossejuniorand SAACpresidentDanaJoss'20,ahistorymajor, thegroupencouragedLancerfanstobring cannedgoods,toiletries,monetarydonations andevenstuffedanimalstoseveralfallathletics eventstohelpGleaningFortheWorldprovide necessitiestocommunitiesaroundthenation affectedbydisasters.

Thateffortwaspareofabroaderinitiativeby theBigSouthConference,whichchallenged SAACgroupsateverycampustopartnerwith anorganizationtoassistwithrelieffromHurricaneFlorence.LongwoodSAACcollected morethan100itemsand$100inafive-day span.

The Roar ofthe Crowd

Longwood community sets NCAA field hockey attendance record atThe G.A.M.E.

Forchepasteightyears,TheGreatestAthletics MarchEver-betterknownacLongwoodas TheG.A.M.E.-hasmarkedthebeginningof anotheracademicandathleticsyear.

Theuniversicywideevencbeganin2010and hasexpandedoverthepastnineyearscoafull day'sworthofactivities,includingapeprally, cheunveilingofcheannualLongwoodscarf, amarchthroughthetownofFarmvilleand finallyanathleticsshowdownhostedbyoneof Longwood'sfallsports.

AsbigasTheG.A.M.E.hasbecome,the 2018editionofthecownandcampuscelebrationbroughtawholenewmeaningco"Lancer pride."OnAug.24,cheLongwoodcommunitysecanNCAADivisionIrecordwhen2,073 peopleturnedoutforthefieldhockeyteam's thrilling2-1winoverBucknell.Itwasthe highestrecordedattendanceforaregularseasonfieldhockeygamesincetheNCAAbegan trackingsuchstatisticsin2006.

ElizabethBurgerJacksonField,namedfor legendaryLongwoodfieldhockeyplayerand facultymemberDr.Elizabeth"Libby"Burger Jackson,waschesiteofthehistoricoutpouringofsupport,whichshatteredtheprevious regular-seasonNCAAfieldhockeyattendance record-1,788-setnearlyadecadeagoina matchupbetweentheUniversityofCalifornia, Berkeley,andUniversityofthePacific.

Longwood'srecordcrowdisevenmore impressiveconsideringthemajorityofLancer fansmadeictochegameonfoot,takingpart inthemarchfromthemaincampustothe

AthleticsComplexthatcoversmorethan1.5 milesthroughFarmville.

"Wejustwamedtosaythankyoutoche fans,andahugethankyoutoeveryonewho stayedthroughout,"saidfieldhockeyteam captainKatieWyman'18,akinesiologymajor. "IrreallyhelRedusalong.Wefelt[checrowd's] energy,and�eplayedwiththatenergy."

SusanSullivan,direccoroftheuniversity centerandstudentactivitiesandakeyorga-

nizerofTheG.A.M.E.for2018,wasthereto witnessLongwood'srecord-settingattendance.

"Itwassogreatcoseesomanystudentsparticipatinginthisyear'sFirstFridayBackand TheG.A.M.E.Ilovedseeingallthestudents marchupLongwoodAvenuecotheAthletics Complex.Thisisagreateventthatkicksoff chesemesterandbringsthecampustogether. Ir'salsoawonderfulcollaborationbetween Longwoodandthe cown."-Chris Coale

Disorder on the Court

MembersoftheLongwoodcommunitygatheredinWillettHalllastmonthtokickoffthe 2018-19men'sandwomen'sbasketballseasonwithLongwood'sannualLancerMadness. Membersoftheteamscompetedagainststudentsineventsincludinga3-pointshootout andalipsynccontest,andtheysailedT-shirts intothecheeringcrowd

SilverAnniversary Lining

Women's socceralumnae give $16,000tocreate scholarship honoringprogram's andheadcoach's 25 years

Anathlete'ssuccesscanbemeasuredby awealthofstatistics:wins,losses,goals, assists,savesandmanymore.However, therehasyettobeametriccreatedthatcangauge theimpactofawell-runathleticsprogramona student-athlete'slife.

ThealumnaeofLongwoodwomen'ssoccer didtheirbesttoquantifythatimpactinSeptember,whentheymadethetriptocampusforthe program's25-yearanniversarycelebrationand surprisedheadcoachandprogramfounderTodd Dyer'93withascholarshipdonationofmore than$16,000.

Thatmoneywascrowdsourcedentirely throughthewomen'ssocceralumnaenetwork andwillprovidethefoundationforanendowed scholarshipchatisthefirstofitskindforLongwoodwomen'ssoccer.

Andwhilethescholarshipisafittingtributeto thestrongemotionalconnectionthathundreds ofcurrentandformerwomen'ssoccerplayers havewiththeprogram,manynoteditwasjustas muchanhonortoDyer,whohasservedashead coachandmentorforthemall.

"Thiswasn'taboutjustcelebrating25yearsof

Longwoodwomen'ssoccer,itwasaboutcelebrating25yearsofcoach,"saidAmyKennedy Camblos,a2000graduatewhohelpedorganize thescholarshipdonations."That'swhatmakes thissospecialforallofus."

Cambloswasoneofmorethan70Longwoodwomen'ssocceralumnaewhoreturned toLongwoodalongwiththeirfamiliesforthe anniversarycelebrationonSept.29,which saw,fittingly,the2018versionoftheLancers takedownBigSouthfoePresbyterian2-0.The groupcelebratedthatwin,andthemorethan 250otherstheprogramhastallied,afterwards atareceptionwherethegrouppresentedthe $16,431checkroashocked-and,inhisown words,humbled-Dyer.

1hesocceralumnaeinattendancerepresented threedecadesofLancers,rangingfrommembers oftheinaugural1994teamrolastseason'sBig SouthConferencerunner-upsquad.Among thecrowdwasDyer'sdaughter,Kylie,a2015 graduatewhoorganizedtheeventinherroleas assistantdirectorofathleticsengagement.

ToddDyer,whobegantheprogramshortly afterhisgraduationfromLongwoodin1993,has

wonmorethan55percentofhisgamessince. ButchatstatistictellsonlyhalfofthesroryDyer's Lancershaveperformedatalevelacademically chatisamongthebestofLongwood'steams eachyear.Theprogramhasproduceddoctors, teachers,valedictorians,AcademicAll-Americans andevenochercoaches,manyofwhomdrawon lessonstheylearnedunderDyer'sleadership.

"Ourcoachingstyleisrobringcharfamilyatmosphere,andchat'swhatcoachDyerembodies everysingleday,"saidAmySherrill'08,whowent ontopursueacoachingcareerofherownafter graduationandisnowheadcoachatAlbemarle HighSchoolalongsidefellowLancersAnne Whitmore'08andKatieDevlinCarpenter'12.

"He'salwaysbeenaboutthatsenseofunity, puttingeverybodyonthesameplayingfieldand makingitknownthatwe'reallinthesamefight together.Youcanseeithappeningthroughout everysingleteamthat'sbeenoutthere.Ir'sreally coolroseethroughtheyearshowhehasn'twaveredinhismethodsorhiscoaching."

It'saformulachathasproducedaprogramchat after25yearsisstillontherise,andthenumbers prove ir.-Chris Cook

AmyKennedyCamblos'00 (left),whoorganizedthe scholarship

Something Old, Something New

Class rings, relocations and desire to bring together generations inspire traditions

-Longwood'snewesteradicions _ share cwocommongoals-connecrmg Lancersandcreatingmemorieschar willlasealifetime.CoordinatedbyAlumniand CareerServices,chenewcradicionscomplemencLongwood'slongstandingcradicionsand aresurecobecomerime-honoredfavorites.

Welcome to the City Adjustingcolifeaftergraduationinanewciry canbeanintimidatingexperience.Geeting seededinanewjobinadditioncolocatingche bestplacescoexercise,shoporageeagreat mealcanbeachallenge.

That'swhereWelcomecotheCiryevencs comein.HeldeachAugustinVirginia'sthree largestmetroareas(Richmond,Northern VirginiaandHamptonRoads),Welcomeco cheCiryevencsarehappyhoursocialsdesigned cobringtogetherLongwood'snewestgraduates withalumnialreadyestablishedinthearea. Theeventsnoronlyhelpnewgraduatesmeet membersoftheirlocalalumninetworksbur alsogetinsideinformationontheirnewciry.

Ring Ceremony

Puttingyourcollegeclassringonyourfinger forthefirstrimeisanimportantandsymbolic moment,andLongwood'srecendyrevived RingCeremonymarkstheoccasionwichthe emotionalrichnessitdeserves.

Thedaybeforecheceremony,chealumni direccorplacestheclassringsinatreasure chestdesignedanddecoratedbymembersof CHIandPrinceps.Thechestremainsinthe Romndaforchenightunderthewatchfuleye ofJoanie.

Duringtheceremonythenextday,students arepresencedtheirringsastheyhearfrom Longwood'spresidentandthepresidencand vicepresidentoftheAlumniBoard.Following theceremony,studencsandtheirguestsare invitedcoaluncheonwiththeAlumniBoard ofDireccors.

"Theceremonyisatimeforjuniorsand seniorsandtheirfamiliescocelebratereceiving theirLongwoodclassrings,whicharealasting symbolofLongwoodandareminderofexcitingandmeaningfulyearsspentoncampus,"

1Theceremonyisatimeforjuniors andseniorsandtheir families tocelebratereceivingtheir Longwood class rings,which are a lastingsymbolofLongwoodanda reminderof excitingandmeaningfulyearsspenton campus.'

-RYAN CATHE RWOOD, ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT FOR ALUMNI AND CAREER SERVICES

saidRyanCatherwood,assistantvicepresident foralumniandcareerservices.

AlumniWeekend

Unlikereunioneventscharfocusonasingle class,AlumniWeekendhasabroaderfocus andconnectsalumniacrossdecades,providingopportunitiesforaffinirygroupsandclass reunions.

Thethree-daycelebration,heldtheweekendafterMemorialDay,isfilledwithdecade receptions,livemusic,analumniversionof ColorWars,LareNightBreakfast,andmany oppormniciescorelaxandcelebrateoldand newfriendships.It'salsoagreattimecoexplore Farmvilleandallthenewrestaurants,nightspotsandshopsthathaveopenedrecendy -Gina Caldwell

Sarah Wright '19 and Dustyn Hall '18 showofftheir Longwood classrings with thetreasurechest where theywere placed tospend the night in the Rotunda.

On the Fly

Program provides flags, rewards alums who show their blue andwhite spirit

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1970s

Mary Boyd Swann '72joined Buchanan&EdwardsInc.,anArlington-basedinformationtechnologyconsultingfirm,asdirectorof businessdevelopment,foreignaffairs, inAugust.SheworkedfortheU.S. ScaceDepartmentinpublicaffairsfor 35yearsbeforeretiringin2008,then heldITpositionsintheprivatesector forthelase11years.Swannlivesin Haymarket.

Judith Nance Ligon '73 wasguest artistatCrozecArtisanDepotin June.Amonthlongshowandsale featuredLigon'sjewelry,treasure boxes,ornaments,champagneflutes andbowlscreatedfrompolymerclay. Ligon,whosince1975hasrunher ownbusiness,LigonArc,became hookedonpolymerclayin2003after manyyearsofworkingwithenamels andmixedmetals.AHarrisonburg residentwhoisajuriedmemberof theArtisansCenterofVirginia,she participatesinfineartandcraftshows acrossthestate.

OLDEST Peace Palace in Holland (completedin1913) COLDEST 18

hetheryou'reonvacation,ataconferenceorjusthangingoutwithother Lancers,whatbetterwaytoshowyour LongwoodspiritthanbyraisingaLongwoodflag? TheFlagRaisercomponentofthe1HourAMonth programmakesiteasyandfuntocompleteyourone hourandearnLongwoodgear.

TorequesttheAag,justgotolongwood.edu/ alumniandclickonthe1HourAMonthiconto

\inTakonta,Alaska. ', Theflageven \ flewinthelditarod , SledDogRace. I

anddescriptionofthephototoalumni@longwood. eduandrµailbacktheAagforthenextLancertouse.

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"TheFlagRaiserprogramisafantasticwayto promotealumniloveforLongwoodwhilethanking theuniversity-anditscurrentfaculty andstaff-for continuingtopreparestudentsforcareersandtobe citizenleaders,"saidLindaNorris'81whodisplayed theLongwoodflagwhilehikingtheBrisdeconePine TrailinNevada'sGreatBasinNationalPark."Not

1The Flag Raiserprogramisafantasticwaytopromote alumni lovefor Longwoodwhile thankingthe universityandits currentfacultyandstaff-forcontinuingtoprepare students forcareers andto

-LINDA NORRIS '81

findtheflagraiserprogramandAagreservation form.Afteryoureceivetheflaginthemail,takea picturewiththeflagataninterestinglocationor withfellowLongwoodalumni.Thensendacopy

be citizen leaders.'

onlywasitfunformetoshowmyloveforLongwood,butmanytravelerswhosawussettingupthe photoswereimpressedwithsuchagreatideafor alumstopromoteschoolspirit,"shesaid.@

Pamela Bessler Phillips '79 in Julywasnamedexecutivedirector oftheRenaissance,amemory-care communityinAnnandalescheduled toopeninearly2019.Phillipsran abusinessinFairfaxCountyfor17 yearsinwhichshecaughtmusicfundamentalstochildrenuptoage7. Sheswitchedcareerstoseniorcarein 2012afterhermother'sstrugglewith Alzheimer's.Amonghermanyprofessionalcertificationsarerecognition asacertifieddementiapractitionerby theNationalCouncilofDementia Practitionersandasalong-termcare administratorbythecommonwealth ofVirginia.Forthelastfiveyears, shehadbeenexecutivedirectorof ArdenCourts,a60-bedmemorycare facilityinAnnandale.Phillips,whose backgroundisinvocalmusic,sings inacontemporaryworshipbandat LordofLifeLutheranChurchin Fairfaxandhasparticipatedinmusicaltheater.

Susan Delong Smith '79 has beeninvitedtospeakatthelditatod WinterConferenceforEducatorsin Anchorage,Alaska,inFebruary2019 AresidentofTakoma,acheckpoint communityforthelditatodSledDog Race,shewillgiveinsightonwhatit isliketoliveinInteriorAlaskaandin afavoritecheckpointforracerscaking theirmandatory24-hourlayovers. Smith,anationalboard-certified

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teacher,isinhersecondyearasprincipal/reacherforherK-12schoolof 23students.Sheisinherfourthyear ofreachinginAlaska.

1980s

J. Harold Hatchett Ill '83was hiredaspresidentandCEOofTier OnePropertyServices,LLC,inJune. HeworksintheHoustoncorporate officeofrheminority-ownedfacility servicesproviderofcommercialjanitorial,buildingmaintenanceandspecialtypropertyservices.Mostrecently hewasthegroupmanagingpartner forOCTCETInc.,aprivatelyheld energycompanyinHousron.He previouslyservedinavarietyofsenior executiveroleswithRoyalDutch Shell,includingvicepresidentof invesrorrelationsforNorthAmerica, vicepresidenrandheadofexternal engagementforStrategyAmericas, chiefoperatingofficerforShellFinanceServicesandchieffinancial officerforUpstreamAmericas.He ismarriedroCharleaseMcCauley Hatchett'87.

JefferyLewis'86waspromotedin JanuarytoseniorassociareatDewberryandisdirectorofthefirm'sIT enterprisesolutionssystemsgroup initsFairfaxheadquarters.Lewishas workedsince2004forDewberry, whichprovidesengineeringand architecturalprofessionaldesignservices.HealsohasheldITpositions withCan-AmericaRealtyCorporation(2001-04),KPMG(I990-2001) andMerck&Co.Inc.(1987-90)

HehasanMBAfromJamesMadison University.

Robert Liessem Jr. '87 washired asnationalsalesdirecrorbySelect CapitalCorporationinMay.Hehas previouslyheldotherfinancialsales roles,mostrecentlywithSCD1smbutorsandalsowithLincolnFinancial, CNAandSunAmerica.

Betty Knott Spiers'88waspromotedinAugusttothenewposition ofinstructionalspecialistforinnovationanddevelopmentfortheDinwiddieCountyschools.Spiers,herschool division's2019TeacheroftheYear, hadbeenaninstructionaltechnology resourceteacher(ITRT)arDinwiddie CountyHighSchool.Shehasbeen withtheDinwiddieschoolsfor28 years,thelast15yearsasanITRT afterteachingelementaryschool.A third-generationLongwoodalumna, shehasamaster'sfromVirginiaTech.

1990s

Dr. Kurt Kreassig '90waspromotedfromdepartmentchairro deanofRegentUniversity'sSchoolof EducationinJuly.ARegentfaculty membersince2013,hereceivedthe CollegeofArtsandSciencesDean's AwardforoutstandingChrist-centeredexcellenceandsteadfastcommitmenttothecollegein2017He chairedtheelementaryeducation, secondaryeducationandearlychildhoodeducationprogramsbefore becomingdean.Priortojoiningthe Regentfaculty,hewasprincipalof ChurchlandMiddleSchoolinPorcsmourhforfiveyears.Afterworkingin thebankingindustryforsevenyears andreceivingamaster'sfomOld DominionUniversity,heswitched careersandin1997beganteaching scienceatPrincessAnneHighSchool inVirginiaBeach.Hehasadoctorate fromGeorgeWashingtonUniversity.

Dr. Asia Jones '91, M.S. '99, was promotedtoassistantsuperintendent ofpupilservicesforrheLoudoun CountyschoolsinAugust.Shehad beenthatschooldivision'sdirector ofhumanresourcesandtalentdevelopmentsince2013.Jonesbeganher careerasaspecialeducationteacher inLunenburgCounty,thenwent intoschooladminisrrarioninRoanoke,servingasassistantprincipalar HurtParkElementarySchool,principalarOaklandIntermediateand BreckinridgeMiddleschools,andas executivedirectorforstudentsupport services.Shehasadoctoratefrom VirginiaTech.

Charles Brown '93wasn;'medthe boysvarsitybasketballcoachatYork HighSchoolinYorktowninMay. Hehadbeentheboy'sjuniorvarsity coach.Asthegirl'svarsitybasketball coachatLafayetteHighSchoolin Williamsburgfrom2006-09,hewas theBayRiversDistrictCoachofthe Yearin2007,andhis2008team sharedadistricttitle.HeplayedbasketballatLongwoodforthreeyears.

Sheri Daulton Culbreath '93was promotedfromassistantprincipalto principalofSouthsideElementary SchoolinDinwiddieCountyinJuly. Shealsohasbeenaclassroomteacher, readingfacilitatorandinstructional specialist,servingatMidwayElementaryandDinwiddieMiddleSchool, andalsotaughtinChesterfield County.Shehasamaster'sfrom WaldenUniversity.

Kyle Weaver '93 becamethe presidentandCEOoftheRocky

MountainElkFoundation(RMEF) inJuly.BasedinMissoula,Montana, andfoundedin1984,theRMEFhas morethan227,000membersandhas conservedmorethan7.3millionacres forelkandotherwildlife.Weaverisa foundingboardmemberandcurrent chairmanoftheFathersintheField mentoringministry.

Pamela White '93, acontrollerfor CherryBekaert,LLP,oneofthenation'sleadingpublicaccountingand consultingfirms,wroteanarticlethat waspublishedinJulyinAccounting Today, anonlinepublication.The articleistitled"Acallforaccountants togopaperless."White,whoworks atCherryBekaert'sheadquartersin Richmond,overseesthefirm'saccountspayable,payroll,andinternal andsubsidiaryaccounting.Shejoined thefirmin2000asaninternalstaff accountantandservedasaccounting manageruntilassuminghercurrent positionin2016.

Adrienne Thornton Blanton '94waspromotedfromassociate principaltoprincipalofLloydC. BirdHighSchoolinChesterfield CountyinAugust.AlsoatBird,she wasassociateprincipalforoneyear, assistantprincipalforsixyearsand deanofstudentsforthreeyears.She previouslycaughtmathfor12years atSalemChurchMiddleSchool,also inChesterfield,duringwhichshewas theschool's2008teacheroftheyear andchairedthemathdepartment. Shehasamaster'sfromVirginia CommonwealthUniversity.

Terry Inge Maddox '94wasappointedvicepresidentandregional managerfortheLynchburgregionfor MemberOneFederalCreditUnion inJuly.Maddoxbeganhercareer withMemberOnein1998;sheled theTimberlakeRetailCenterand helpedopentheLakesideCrossing andForestlocations.Sherecently receivedprofessionalcertification throughtheSocietyforHumanResourceManagement.

Steve Amigone '95 wasnamed thePraxityParmeroftheYearin October2017byPraxity,analliance ofindependentaccounting,taxand businessconsultingfirmslocated inmorethan100countries.Allof the40,000peoplewhoworkfor Praxity-memberfirmsworldwideare eligiblefortheaward,whichhonorsa partnerwithan"exemplaryd�ive"to serveandlead.Amigone,apnnc1pal atDixonHughesGoodman(DHG) andleaderofthefirm'stransfer pricingservicesgroup,hasheld

numerousleadershiproleswith Praxity,includingchairoftheNorth AmericaTaxandFiscalGroupfrom 2014-17.ThisJunehewaselected presidentoftheGlobalTaxand FiscalGroup.AresidentofWinstonSalem,NorthCarolina,Amigone hasworkedforDHG,atop-20U.S. publicaccountingfirm,for1Iyears andwasnamedaprincipalin2012 Hepreviouslywasanengineering consultantforthepowerindustryfor sixyears.HehasanMBAfrom VanderbiltUniversity.

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Classof2018membersBiancaAcosta (left),HaleyLaFemina,LouisaMauck andMaryCharlotteSavageallare nationalrecruiters.

4 business grads in Class of '18 are IT recruiters at Richmond firm

Bianca Acosta '18, Haley Lafemina '18, Louisa Mauck '18 and Mary CharlotteSavage'18, who hadnumerousclassestogetherinthe CollegeofBusinessandEconomics, nowarecoworkersatApexSystems, anIT-focused,Richmond-basedstaffingfirm.Theywerehiredsoonafrer commencementasnationalrecnuters.

Inrecruitingvarioustypesof!T professionals,muchoftheirtimeis spentmakingphonecallsanddo111g keywordsearches,andsometimes Skyping,tryingtomatchcandidates withjobspecifications."Typically, wecansendacandidateoverto ourclient[company]within24 to48hours,"saidSavage."Our services-forcandidatesaswellas clients-includecoachingand resumepreparation."

SavageandAcosta,whowere sororitysistersalongwithLafemina inAlphaDeltaPi,aremembersof thesameworkteam,whichisfocused onfinanceandinsurance.Inother LongwoodconnectionsatApex,one oftheleadersofMauck'steamis professionalrecruiterAlison Parrish Andrews '12. Katie Selfridge Bassemier '14, MBA '16, also worksatApexasaprofessional recruiterfocusedonenergyandother industries.

Seeking ajob? Employees?

Attenda campus job fair

If youarean employer recruiting new employees or if youare seeking a new position for yourself, youare invitedto attend threeupcomingcareer fairs.The eventsare hosted by the OfficeofAlumniand Career Services and will be held on campus.

Speech-Language Pathology and Counseling Fair

Monday, Jan. 14, 2019

Career Fair

Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019

Education Recruitment Day

Friday, March 8, 2019

For more information, contact Teresa Dodson, assistant director of network events and internship services, at dodsonts@longwood. edu or 434-395-2445.

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Dr. Jeffrey Garrett '95washiredas principalofE.C.GlassHighSchoolin LynchburginAugust2017.Hebegan hiscareerinhisnativeAppomattox County,wherehespent13yearsasa teacher,coachandadministrator.Later heservedinCharlotteandBuckinghamcountiesasanassistantprincipal, athleticsdirectoranddirectorofcareer andtechnicaleducation.HehasadoctoratefromVirginiaCommonwealth Universityandamaster'sfromthe UniversityofVirginia.

Melissa Kraft '96 isaseventh-grade languageartsreacheratFluvanna MiddleSchool,whereshebeganchis fall.PreviouslyshetaughtinSpotsylvaniaandPrinceWilliamcounties.

Dr. Amy Owen Cashwell '97 was

Alumna is one of 104 teachers to get Presidential Award

Julia Neri Young '01, afifthgradescienceandmathreacherat E.W.ChittumElementarySchool inChesapeake, inJune received aPresidential Awardfor Excellence inMarh\emarics andScienceTeaching,consideredthe nation'stophonorformathand scienceteachers.Asthewinner oftheawardforK-6science, shereceivedacitationsignedby PresidentTrumpanda$10,000 awardfromtheNationalScience Foundation(NSF).Shewasone ofonlytwoVirginiateachersand 104educatorsfromacrossthe U.S.toberecognizedinthisprogram,administeredbytheNSFon behalfoftheWhiteHouseOffice ofScienceandTechnologyPolicy. Anationalboard-certifiedreacher, Younghaspresentedprofessional developmentforherschooldivisionandhaswrittenandreceived severalgrantsfortechnologyand manipularivesintheclassroom. Shehastaughtfor17years,allof itinhernativeChesapeake.She hasamaster'sfromOldDominionUniversity.

sworninasHenricoCounty'sschool superintendentinJuly.Cashwell, Henrico'sfirstfemalesuperintendent, hadbeenchiefacademicofficerfor reachingandlearningwiththeVirginiaBeachschoolssince2013.She beganhercareerasanelementary schoolreacherandalsoservedasan assistantprincipalandprincipal,all inVirginiaBeach.Cashwellreceived the2016OutstandingLeaderofrhe YearAwardfromtheVirginiaSociety forTechnologyinEducation,and infall2017shewasnamedoneof theCenterforDigitalEducation's Top30Technologists,Transformers andTrailblazersinK-12education nationally.Bothhonorsrecognizeher workinleadingapilotstudyof15 schoolstodetermineandimplement bestpracticesindigitallearning.She hasamaster'sandadoctoratefrom GeorgeWashingtonUniversiry.

Sharon Gibbs '98 waspromoted fromcounselortoassistantprincipal ofDinwiddieCountyHighSchoolin July.Previouslyshetaughtelementaryschool.Shehasamaster'sfrom VirginiaStateUniversity.

Monty Montgomery '98, anartist basedinSanDiego,donatedoneof hismuralstoPrinceEdwardCounty MiddleSchoolinJune."TheWild Robot"waspaintedwiththehelp ofmorethan800youngstersatthe VirginiaChildren'sBookFestival (VCBF)atLongwoodinOctober 2017Themuralisnamedfora best-sellingmiddle-gradenovelofthe samenamewrittenandillustratedby PeterBrown,whocollaboratedon themural.

Todd Bryant '99 wasnamedmanagedcareombudsmanfortheState CorporationCommission'sBureau ofinsuranceinSeptember.Hewasa seniorinsurancen1arketexarninerin theombudsman'sofficeforthepast sixyears.HejoinedtheSCC'sBureauofInsurancein1999.

2000s

Alison Hill '00 wasappointeda schoolcounseloratGreenRunHigh SchoolinVirginiaBeachinJuly.She hadbeenacounseloratthesixthgradecampusofBaysideElementary School,alsoinVirginiaBeach. Previouslyshetaughtinchatschool divisionandatCurrituckMiddle SchoolinCurrituckCounty,North Carolina,whereshealsowasacounselorandvolleyballcoach.

Nathan Dolan '01 isassistantchief operatingofficerforHealthLinc,a

federallyqualifiedcommunityhealth centerinValparaiso,Indiana.After workingintheeventmanagement fieldfor10years(hebecameoperationsmanagerforParryPerfect;in Richmond),hedecidedtoswitchto hea1rhcareadministration.Dolan earnedamaster'satValparaisoUniversiryin2013,thenworkedfora mentalhea1rhorganizationandtwo ochercommunityhealthcenters beforeassuminghiscurrentposition inApril2017HealrhLinc,whose missionistoexpandhealthcareaccessforuninsured/underinsuredand underservedpopulations,annually servesmorethan25,000patientsat sevenprimarylocationsinnorthwesternIndiana.DolanwasmarriedFeb. 16toTinaD'Azzena.

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Book on AfricanAmerican doctors in World War I earns national award

Joann Buckley '66 andcoauthor DougFisherwereawardedthe 2018InternacionalAAHGS(AfroAmericanHistoricalandGenealogicalSociety)BookAwardinthe Non-fiction:Militarycategoryfor theirbookAfricanAmericanDoctors ofWorldWorI: TheLivesof104Volunteers. Theaward,whichhonors outstandingauthorswhoseliterary workspromoteAfrican-Americanhistoryandgenealogy,was presentedOct.11duringthe organization'sannualmeetingin ValleyForge,Pennsylvania.Buckley andFisher'sbook,publishedin December2015,chroniclesthe physicianswhoenlistedinthe92nd and93rdDivisions,theArmy's onlyblackWorldWarIcombat units. (A Longwoodmagazinearticle on the book can befoundonlinein thespring2016issueat magazine.longwoodedu).

Inasoloproject,Buckleyiscontinuingtowriteshorterversionsof thebiographies("aboutoneevery othermonth")forDr.HenryLouis GaresJr.'sAfricanAmerican NationalBiography, aseriesofvolumes producedbyHarvardUniversity andOxfordUniversityPress.

Interestingly,Buckleymet AAHGSleaderAlicePalmeratone oftheorganization'smeetingstwo yearsago.Sheisthegranddaughter ofJosephHenryWard,oneofthe doctorsinBuckley'sbook.

Analyze This Determination scores careerin sports-data analysis forformer soccer star

KelseyMcDonald'15doesn'tsettle.

Shedidn'tsettleforbeinganaverage athlete-shewasastarplayeronLongwood's soccerteam.Shedidn'tsettleforbeingsecond inhergraduatingclass-shewasvaledictorian.

Andshedidn'tsettleforthegood-butuninspiring-jobshelandedrightoutofcollege asadataanalystforanoilandgascompanyin herhometownofPhiladelphia.

PersonofInterest

"Itwasn'tagoodfit,"McDonaldsaidofthat firstjob."IfI'mlookingatdata,Iwantittobe incerestingdata.Oilandgaspricesdidn'tdo icforme.Iscanedchinkingandaskingmyself whatIlikeddoing.I'velovedsportsmyentire life,soIsaid,OK,howdoIgetacareerin chac?"

Likeanygoodstory,McDonald'shastwists andturns,alittleangstandahappyending that,forher,includesajobthattappedinto herpassion-conductingsophisticateddata analysisforseveralhigh-levelsportsfranchises, leaguesandsportsindustryleaders,including chePhiladelphia76ers.

SheworksforKrafrAnalyticsGroup (KAGR),acompanythatprovidesadvanced

analyticsandstrategicconsultinginthesports andentertainmencindustryAsamemberof KAGR'sanalyticsteam,McDonaldworks closelywithclientstohelpthemmakemore informedbusinessdecisions.Forexample, KAGRcanhelpteamspredictwhichseason ticketholderswillrenewtheirmemberships fromoneyearrothenext,resultinginthousandsofdollarsofretainedrevenue.

McDonaldsayscheworkisfascinating,and, thoughshedidn'trealizeicatthetime,shewas setonthepathroKAGRduringhersenior yearatLongwoodwhensheattendedacampus presentationbyBillJames.Jamesisknownin sportscirclesaschefatherof"sabermetrics,"a uniqueapproachtoanalyzingsports-centric statisticsanddatathathasbeenadoptedin somecapacitybynearlyeverysportsfranchise inthecountry

"Iwroteaboutthatinallmyessaysabout whyIwantedtogobacktoschoolformymaster's-thatmeetinghimatLongwoodthatday wasthebeginningofthisentirepassion,"said McDonald,whocompletedhermaster'sdegree inbusinessanalyticsfromDukeUniversity's FuquaSchoolofBusinessin2017.

Sheknewforsureshehadchosentheright fieldduringwhatshecalledan"NBAhack-a-

chon"wichherclassmatesacDuke."lesounds likethenerdiestthingintheworld,"shesaid. "Westayedupallnightandcoded,bucitwas themostfun24hoursever.Yes,Iwasdoing thesamethingasmyoldjob,diggingthrough numbersanddata,buttimewasflyingbecause thethingsIwasfindingweresointeresting."

ShethenmetKAGRCEOJessicaGelman atcheMITSloanSportsAnalyticsConference, anannualgatheringofindustryprofessionals todiscusstheroleofanalyticsintheglobal sportsindustry

"IwasblownawaybyJess,herinsightinto wheretheindustryofspores-dataanalysisis headedandwhatshesharedaboutKAGR," McDonaldsaid."IknewthatwasaplaceI wantedtowork."

McDonaldlatchedonwithKAGRshortly aftergraduationfromDuke.SheviewsGelman asarolemodelandhopestoonedayrisetoa similarposition.

"Iwouldbethrilledtoonedayendupina positionlikeJess'swhereI'mmanagingdatafor anentirefranchiseorleague,"McDonaldsaid. "Therearealotofwomenwhohaveclimbed theladderinthisfield."

Ir'sunlikelyshe'llsettleforanythingless.

Kelsey McDonald '15 conducts sports-data analysis for severa high-level sportsfranchises in herjob with Kraft Analytics Group (KAGR). Her officeis in Gillette Stadium, seen here in the background,which is located in Foxborough, Massachusetts, and a partofKAGR.

BackWhere She Belongs

New staffmember is ready toconnectwith alumni-and gladto be home

ForAmberLitchford'I7,returningco campusasastaffmemberinAlumniand CareerServicesisahomecoming."The Longwoodspirithasneverleftme.Thisjust feelsright,"saidLitchford,whoisseedingimo hernewroleasprogramspecialiseforalumni engagement.

Asascudem,shevolunteeredinthecommunity,servedasanAmbassador,workedin ResidenceLifeandwasaleaderinZeraPhi BetaSorority,Inc.In2016,shereceivedthe MoronLegacyScholarshipdueinpartcoher passionforinspiringfellows(Udentscohelp makepositivechangesintheworld.

Hergoalnowiscocontinueinspiring studentstobecomeactiveandengagedalumni whilealsoworkingwithestablishedalumnito strengthentheirconnectionstoLongwood.She feelschatherexperiencesasarecentLongwood S(Udent,anewalumnaandnowasraffmember willhelpherreachthosegoals.

What are you most excited about in your new role?

Thechancecoengagewithalumniaswellas withcurrentstudentswhoareaboutcobecome alumniisveryexcitingtome.Ifeelchatreachingouttojuniorsandseniorsnowwillleadco strongeralumniconnectionslacer.I'mlooking forwardtogeninginvolvedoncampusand becomingafaces(Udencsrecognizesothey'll wamcoimeraccwithmeaftertheygraduate andbecomeactivealumni.

Why is it important for alumni to return to campus?

Visitingcampusisthebestwayforalumni coconnectcoLongwoodandcoseeallofthe changescharhavetakenplace.Assomeone whoarrivedoncampusin2013,I'veseenthe emirecransicionfromtheCunninghamsto Upchurch.Seeingcharprojectcomefullcircle hasbeenamazing.It'snotthesametosee photosonFacebook-youreallyneedcoseeit inperson.

Are there any programs that you'd like to see expanded?

I'mlookingforwardtoworkingontheRing Ceremony.It'sanoldtradition,anditcame backlaseyear,soI'dliketomakeitbiggerand beneranddevelopitintoariteofpassage.I

alsochinkit'simporcamtogetyoungeralumni backforouron-campuscelebrationssothey canconnectwithalumniinotherdecades.It's imponamchatalumnicomebackcocampus forthefirsttimesoonerratherthanlatercosee what'sgoingonandmeettheseniorswhoare here.It'salsoagreatnetworkingopportunity forseniorswhoareabouttograduate.

You were very involved as a student at Longwood How will your experiences help you in this new role?

Ihavemaimainedconnectionswithseveral groupsthatIwasinvolvedwithduringmy timeatLongwood.I'mexcitedroreachourco

chemcolearnwhattheywantfromAlumni andCareerServices.I'malsolookingforward toconnectingwithmyclassmatesandencouragingchemcocomebackcocampus.

What is your favorite Longwood tradition?

LateNightBreakfastalwaysprovidedamomem cobreathebeforeexamsandlaughwithfriends. Ialwaysappreciatedthefacultyandstaffmemberswhoservedthebreakfast,andnowIhope cobechatpersonwhomakessomeonelaughor letsthemknowthatit'sgoingcobeOKIwant cobechatsmilingface.

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necrionofcheHeartlandprogram arLongwood,wasreappointedby Gov.RalphNorthamcotheVirginia TnceragencyCoordinatingCouncil inJune.

Michael Magruder '02 joined KinsaleInsuranceCo.,basedinRichmond,asnetworkmanagerearlier chisyear.Hehasamaster'sdegree fomAvererrUniversity.

Stephen Witt '02 washiredasa seniorvicepresidentforAccessNationalBankinJuly.Heservesasa commercialrelationshipmanagerro assistcommerciallendingexpansion inPrinceWilliamCounty,ofwhich heisalongtimeresident.Previously hewasaseniorvicepresidentwith FreedomBankandVirginiaCommerceBank,andavicepresidentwith WashingtonFirstBank.

Lisa Shepherd '03 joinedKinsale InsuranceCo.asaclaimsexaminerin September.

Natalie Shaban Bare '04 became principalofW.W.GordonElementarySchoolinChesterfieldCountyin July.Shehadbeenassisranrprincipal foroneyeararWinterpockElementarySchool,alsoinChesterfield,and wasassociateprincipalofLaburnum ElementaryinHenricoCountyfrom 2014-17SheraughrinHenricofrom 2004-12,duringwhichshewassummeracademycoordinatorin2012and 201I,andinAlexandriafrom201214.Barehasamaster'sdegreefrom VirginiaCommonwealthUniversity.

Garrett Green '04 istheownerof GreenFirnessandWellnessinFredericksburg.GreenFirness,whichhe openedin2009inthe600-square-foor basemenrofhisfather'soldrealestate office,movedin2016intoanewly renovatedfirnessstudioinahistoric buildingindowntownFredericksburg rhathasmorethan3,000squarefeer. ThestaffhasgrownfromjustGreen coeighrpersons,includingrwochiropractors,amassagetherapistandfour trainers,andirsworkloadhasincreased fromseeinglOhoursofclientsper weekromorerhan120hours.

Kristie Helmick Proctor '04 has beenexecurivedirecroroftheCenter forRuralVirginia,basedinRichmond, sinceDecember2017.Shealsohas beenseniorgrassrootsmanagerforrhe NationalFederationoflndependenr Business(20I0-17)andapublicaffairs specialistforTransurbaninAlexandria

(2007-10)andAAAMid-Arlanricin Richmond(2007-08).Procror,who hasamaster'sfromRegentUniversity, wasfearuredasa"DecisionMaker"in theRichmondTimes-Dispatch'sMetro BusinesssectioninJune.

Lori Donovan, M.S. '05, presenred aprofessionaldevelopmentsession inAugustrelatedcothenewVirginia Libra1y/MediaStandardsatLord BorerourrHighSchoolinBotetourt County.Donovanisanational board-certifiedlibrarianandisthe K-12libraryservicesspecialistfor theChesterfieldCountyschools. AformerpresidentoftheVirginia AssociationofSchoolLibrarians, shecoauthoredPowerResearchers: TransformingStudentLibraryAides inroActionLearners.

April Elliott Myers '05 wasselected rhe2018TeacheroftheYearforthe HalifaxCountyschoolsinMay,rhe secondrimeshehasgarneredchis honor.Herfirstteacherofcheyear awardforherschooldivisionwasin 2008.Shehasbeenasecond-grade teacheratMeadvilleElementary Schoolsince2005.Threeofherrelativesarefellowalums:sisters-in-law LoriMyersAshwell'OJandKassie BrownMyers'05,andbrother-in-law BrentMyers'07.

Renata Shaffer-Gottschalk Nijiya '06 isboxofficemanagerfor TheaterLarreDaatrheRitzTheater inMinneapolis,whereshemoved aftergraduatingfromLongwood. Shebeganhercareerbyworkingas acostumedesignerforeightyears withseveralcompanies,including withthefirstregionalproduqionof AvenueQatcheMixedBloodTheatre.Nijiyawasacompanydancer forthenow-defunctBaileeofthe Dollsfrom2010-15anddirecrorof audienceservicesfortheRitzTheater from2011-14(TheaterLarreDa,a musicalthearercompany,boughtche RitzTheater-oneofMinneapolis' oldestcheaterbuildings,datingcothe l920s-in2017.)Alifelongdancer, shediscoveredapassionforburlesque dancing("awonderfulcelebration ofalldifferentbodytypes")in2010 andperformsthroughoutrheTwin Citiesas"QueenievomCurves."She andEmiNijiyaweremarriedSept. 24,2017.

Karen "Beth" Reynolds Bayer '07andherhusband,John,welcomedtheirfirstchild,Michael,on Jan.13.Theboy'sgodmother,SamanthaSoukupShain'07,wasBeth's roommateatLongwoodduringtheir juniorandsenioryears,andtheywere

suiremaresassophomores.Bayeris themusicreacheratTannersCreek ElementarySchoolinNorfolk(her fourthyeararrharschooland12th inrharschooldivision);Shainisa mathreacherarOscarF.SmithHigh SchoolinChesapeake.Bayer,who hasamaster'sinvoicefromOld DominionUniversity,sangwiththe VirginiaSymphonyOrchestraChorusforIOyears.

Chris Hobeck '08 begananew positioninAugustasanequipment technicianarMicron,amulrinarional semiconductormanufacturerwitha plantinManassas.

Ashley Ayash '09 joinedrheEnglish facultythisfallarLibertyHighSchool inBealeton,wheresheteachesEnglish 9honorsandEnglish10.Shereceived amaster's,withinitialteacherlicensuretoteachsecondaryEnglish,from theUniversityofMaryWashingronin 2017,thentaughtEnglish9and12as along-termsubsrirureatKettleRun HighSchoolinNokesvilleduringthe 2017-I8schoolyear.

Roxanne McCrickard Collins '09 waspromotedrovicepresidentand direcrorofcareertraininganddevelopmentwithCarterBank&Trust inSeptember2017.Alsorecently, shewasrecognizedbyBYSPerformanceSolmions,atrainingprogram developerchatworkswirhfinancial institutions,forhercommitmentto trainingexcellence.Collins,wholives inMartinsville,whereCareerBank &Trustisheadquartered,rejoined thebankin2015asatrainingofficer afterworkingtherefrom1984-2009, duringwhichshebeganasarelierand endedasacertifiedcommunitybank internalauditor.AreacheratPatrick HenryElementarySchool(third gradeforallbmthefirstyear)from 2009-15,shewastheMartinsville schooldivision'steacheroftheyear in2013-14.ShereceivedthePatrick HenryCommunityCollegeDistinguishedAlumniAwardin2015

Melissa Lowe '09 waspromotedro humanresourcesmanagerofPowhatanCountyinMay.Lowehasworked forPowhatansince2009,spending nearlyfiveyearsinrhecountyadminisrraror'sofficebeforeswitchingto theHRoffice,asananalyst,in2013

Susan Revels-Parker '09, M.A. '13,startedworkinginSeptemberat theU.S.CoastGuardtrainingcenter inYorktown,wheresheleadsaream ofanalystswhoaredevelopingtrainingforactive-dutyCoastGuardpersonnel.Forthepreviousthreeyears,

shehadbeenaninstructionalsystems specialistattheCoastGuardtraining centerinPetaluma,California.Before workingforcheCoastGuard(she isacivilianemployee),shewasan English,historyandhealthteacherat TwinHillsCharterMiddleSchoolin Sebastopol,California,fortwoyears.

John Rosenstock '09, aformer Longwoodgolfer,wonthe2018 SleepyHoleAmateurgolfcournamenr inSuffolkinJuly.HewonthePorts-

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HistoricBoxwoodInn

Inn with a past getsTLC and new life

Lisa Llewellyn

Murray '95 and herhusband,J.J., ownandoperatethe HistoricBoxwood lnn,alatel9thcenrnryhomenearWilliamsburgchat isontheNationalRegisterofHisroric places.Ir'saplacewithapastguests haveincludedW.CFieldsandGen. John"BlackJack"Pershing-andrhe Murrayswantedro"preserveitshistoricalintegrity"whentheypurchased thepropertyatauctioninNovember 2017

Afteranextensiverenovation, whichincludedredecoratingthe interiortoreflecttheVictorianera, Lisaandherhusbandbeganoperating rhehouseasanAirbnbandaspecial event/weddingvenue.Builtin1896, irislocatedintheLeeHallareaof NewportNews.

Theinncanalsocomeinhandy duringhurricaneseason.WhenLisa andJ.J.wereevacuatedfromtheir homeinYorkrownduringHurricane FlorenceinSeptember,rheystayed attheinnforfournights."Wedidn't wanttomovebackhome,"shesaid withalaugh.

LisacomesfromamultigenerarionalLongwoodfamily:Hermother, Bonnie Gentry Llewellyn '64, andhergrandmother, Ruby Walton Gentry '24, borhprecededherat Longwoodasdidhersecondcousin, rhelate George P. Elliott '56, M.S. '60, whowasalongtimeeducation professorarLongwood.Hersister, Laura Llewellyn Staul '92, isalso analun1na.

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Graphic design alums still 'joined atthe hip' in creativejobs with self-help enterprise

Emma Beckett '16 and Melissa Cacho Poe'16,friendssincetheir freshmanyearatLongwood,work togetherasgraphicdesignersfor entrepreneurRuthSoukup,whose businessesincludeseveralbiogs,a motivationalpodcast,numerousbooks andotherproductstohelpwomen,in thecompany'swords,"eliminateoverwhelmandcreatealifeyoulove."

BeckettandPoeworkalongside eachotherasthecompany'smain graphicdesigners.Theirprojects includecreatingonlinesocialmedia graphicsaswellastheLivingWell Planner,describedasa"toolrohelp withtimemanagement,budgeting andachievinggoals."Beckettjoined theSoukupteamfirst,in2016,then recommendedPoethenextyearwhen theworkloadbecameroomuchforher tohandlealone.

"Oh,Iknowtheperfectperson," Beckettsaidwhenaskedifshelmew adesignerwhomightbeinterestedin thenewposition."MelissaandIwork smoothlytogether,andIknewitwould beagoodfir."BothsheandBeckett workfromhome:PoeinColonial HeightsandBeckettinRichmond. They'repartofthecompany's15-memberteamscatteredaroundthecountry.

AtLongwood,thewomenbothlived inSouthCunninghamandsharedan apartmentatLancerPark.AfterBeckett persuadedPoetoswitchhermajorfrom businesstographicdesign,therwo appliedatthesametimeforDesign Lab,wheretheyworkedtogetherfor fivesemesters."Thejokewaswewere joinedatthehip.Ifaprofessorsawone ofus,theywouldsay,'Where'stheother one?,"'saidBeckettwithalaugh.

Thesedays,theircoworkers,like theirLongwoodfriends,alsothinkof themtogether."They'vecombinedour namesatworkasajoke.Theycallus 'Melma,"'saidBeckett.

mouthCityAmateurgolfrournament in2017and2016.Heisasales accountrepresentativewithAnthem inVirginiaBeach.

2010s

Dr. Katie Bartoszek '11, aphysical therapistatOrrhoVirginia'sbranch inMechanicsville,wasfeaturedinan articleinthe'TopDoctorsof2018" sectionoftheApril2018issueofRichmondMagazine, whichsingledherour for"specialhonors."Aftergraduating fromLongwoodandbeforereceiving adoctorateinphysicaltherapyat ThomasJeffersonUniversityinPhiladelphiain2016,sheworkedasaphysicaltherapytechnicianinoutpatient orthopedicsfortwoyears.

Crystal Tucker-Oberlin '11 joined thefacultyatWareAcademy,aprivateschoolinGloucester,asamusic teacherinJuly.Shealsoisavocalist andvocalmusicteacherwithMist MusicMinistries.

Kelsey Odom Willey '11 isa probateattorneyandafounding partneroftheWilleyLawFirmin Charleston,SouthCarolina,formed in2015.ThisJune,shewasonthe ballotintheDemocraticprimaryfor CharlestonCountyprobatejudgebut wasunsuccessfulinthatrun.Shehas practicedinmorethanhalfofSouth Carolina's46probatecourts.Willey isa2014graduateoftheCharleston CollegeofLaw,whereshewaspresidentoftheChildren'sAdvocacyand FamilyLawSociety,aStudentBar Associationsenatorandamemberof PhiDeltaPhihonorsociety\

Lauren Irby '12, acommunications specialistatSouthsideElectricCooperative(SEC)inCrewe,recentlymet therequirementstobecomeaCertified CooperativeCommunicator.Sheis currentlyoneofonly233activeelectric cooperativecommunicatorstohave attainedthisstatus,whichisthrough theNationalRuralElectricCooperative Association(NRECA).Alsothisyear, 1rby'sworkfortheSECwasrecognized withaGoldAwardinBestDigital Stotytellinginthe2017Spotlighton Excellencenationalawardsprogram sponsoredbytheCouncilofRural ElectricCommunicatorsandNRECA. Theawardwasfora"DayintheLife ofaLineman"realityshowvideo,for whichIrbycoordinatedthescheduling, filmingandproduction.Sheaccepted theawardonbehalfoftheSECata conferenceinTampainMay.

Ashley Agee '13 and Clayton Fishback '13weremarriedMay5.

Thecouple,wholiveinCulpeper, metinayoungadultliterature classtheirsenioryear.Heisamiddle-schoolEnglishteacher;sheisa middle-schoolmathteacher.

Sean Berberich '13 istheathletic trainerfortheReadingRoyals,a minor-leaguehockeyteamthatisthe ECHLaffiliateofthePhiladelphia FlyersandtheLehighValleyPhantoms.Herecentlycohosredapodcast thatpreviewedtheream's2018-19 season,whichbeganinOctober.Berberich,anationallycertifiedathletic trainer,joinedrheteaminSeptember 2016.Previouslyhewastheathletic trainerfortheEvansvilleIcemen, alsooftheECHL,andbeforethat heworkedwithseveralathletics programsatPresbyterianCollegein SouthCarolina.Hehasamaster's degreefromCaliforniaUniversityof Pennsylvania.

Claire Williams '13 iseventplanningmanageratrheHyattRegency Reston,whereinJuneshewasnamed managerofthequarterforthesecondquarter.Shehasworkedthere since2013,startingasgroupsales managerandswitchingtohercurrent positioninOctober2017Williams wasmarriedSept.30,2018,toMetin Celik.TheweddingtookplaceatThe PenthouseatLaVie,arooftopevent spaceattheWharfinWashington, D.CThecoupleplanadelayedhoneymoontoEuropeinMay2019.

Quaid Anderson '14washiredin Februaryasacoachatlronbridge BaseballAcademyinChesterfield County.Inthispart-timeposition, hegivesprivate,one-on-onelessons asacatchingcoachandcoachesthe "showcase"reamcomprisingplayers whowillgraduatefomhighschool in2021.HeplayedbaseballforLongwood'sclubteamandatPowhatan HighSchool.Anderson,wholivesin PowhatanCounty,isasoftwareengineerforGeneralElectricDigital.

BlakeCarter'15wasnamedthe golfcoachatPatrickHenryCommunityCollegeinMartinsvilleinJune. AfterplayinggolfatLongwoodfor fouryears,heplayedonthePGA TourCanadafromJune-September 2017(withAdam Webb '10, currentlyontheWeb.comTour). Carter,wholivesinBassett,isacareeragentwithMassMurual Commonwealth.

CarlyAdams '16,aformerLongwoodsoftballstandout,playedprofessionalsoftballthissummerafterbeing drafted31stoverallintheinaugural

draftoftheAmericanSoftballAssociation.Adams,asecondbasemanat Longwood,playedforareamcalled OurkastinaseasonthatranfromJune 15-July31;thegameswereplayed nearMobile,Alabama.Adamsisan assisranrsoftballcoachatLongwood andworksparttimeintheuniversity's InstitutionalAdvancementofficeasa biographicalrecordsclerk.

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Workinspecialeducation earns alum recognition locally, internationally

Philippe Ernewein '94 received 1nternarional,state andlocal recognition lastyearfor hisefforrs inteaching students withlearningdisabilities.Ernewein, directorofeducationatDenverAcademy,receivedthe2017 ProfessionaloftheYearAward fromtheColoradoCouncilfor LearningDisabilitiesinMay2017 TheninOctoberhewasRownto BaltimoretoreceivetheFloydG. HudsonServiceAwardfomthe CouncilonLearningDisabilitiesat rhe39thInternacionalConference onLearningDisabilities,atwhich hewasapresenter.Afewdayslater, hewashonoredbyDenver'smayor withaproclamationfromthecity andcountyofDenvernamingOct. 13asPhilippeErneweinDay.

"Ihaveneverencounteredamore passionate,professionalanddedicatededucator,"saidMarkTwarogowski,headmasteratDenverAcademy, whereErneweinhastaughtsince 1997.Themostcommondisabilitiesamongthe400studentsatthe independentschool(grades1-12)are dyslexiaandattentionissues.Inadditiontohiscurrentposition,which hehasheldsince2013,Erneweinhas beendeanoffaculty,adivisionhead andaclassroomreacher.

AnativeofBelgiumwhoimmigratedtotheU.S.atage8,hedecidedonhiscareerfieldafterserving asaspecialeducationteacherinthe TeachforAmericaprogram-the firstLongwoodalumtodosofrom1994-96atadisadvantaged highschoolinNewOrleans.A presenreratnationalconferences andworkshops,Erneweinhasa master'sdegreefromtheUniversity ofColorado.

EmmaBeckett'16(left)andMelissa CachoPoe'16

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Alexis Blake '16 washiredinJuly asaprojectmanagerinthegovernmentspecialtygroupofCBREIRichmond,acommercialrealestate servicesproviderincentralVirginia. Shehadbeenaresearchassociate withCoStar,alsoacommercialreal estatefirm.

Amanda Herring '16 isanart teacheratFluvannaHighSchool, whereshebeganworkingthisfall.

Caitlin Mazura '16 directedthe SeptemberproductionofLucky Charms bytheWaterworksPlayers, acommunitytheatergroupinFarmville. Randall Linkins '18 wasthe lightingdesignerfortheproduction, whosecastincluded Greg Tsigaridas '94 and Charlotte Trant '11. lucky Charmsconsistsofseven 10-minuteabsurdistplayswrittenby Dr.BrettHursey,professorofEnglishatLongwood.

Sally Wilson '16, M.S. '18, publishedanarticleintheAugustissue ofTheASHA Leader, themonthly journaloftheAmericanSpeechLanguage-HearingAssociation (ASHA).Thearticle,"Makea Career-LongConnection,"about establishingarelationshipwith mentorsandsupervisors,canbe readatImps://leader.pubs.asha.org, aswellasontheASHAFacebook page.Wilson'stwo-yeartermonthe executivecounciloftheNational StudentSpeech-Language-HearingAssociation(NSSLHA)ended inJune.Aprovisionallylicensed speech-languagepathologist,she iscurrentlycompletinga36-week clinicalfellowshipataskillednursing facilityinSouthHill.Thefellowship isexpectedtoconcludeinApril 2019,afterwhichWilsonwillbefully certified.

Kristin Aitken, M.S. '17, isafirstyearguidancecounseloratHalifax CountyHighSchool,whereshe workswithjuniors.ShewasaguidancecounseloratLancaster(County) HighSchoolduringthe2017-18 schoolyear.

Ri'Shawn Bassette '17 joinedthe newsreamofTVstationWALBin itsValdosta,Georgia,bureauasa multimediajournalistinAugust.He hadbeenaproductiontechnicianfor WTKRNews3inNorfolk.

• Jason Clark '17, graduateprofessionalendorsement,wasnamed TeacheroftheYearfortheAppomattoxCountyschoolsinMay.Clarkhas beenacomputersystemstechnology instructoratAppomattoxCounty HighSchoolsince2014.Healsohas taughtintheLynchburgareaand workedfortheVirginiaDepartment ofEducation.

Jami Curry, M.S. '17, isalibrarian atFluvannaMiddleSchool,where shebeganworkingthisfall.PreviouslyshetaughtEnglishinLouisa Countyfor15years.

Katy Petchenick '17 beganreachingfifthgradeatCedarLaneElementarySchoolinAshburnthisfall.She isanalumnaoftheschool.

Christin Searcy '17 isasecondgradeteacheratCentralElemenra,y SchoolinFluvannaCountyShe beganteachingtherethisfall.

Edel Nyland '18, aformerfield hockeystaratLongwood,competed inJulywirhtheIrelandNational U23reamatthe6NationsTournamentinAntwerp,Belgium.ltwas herthirdnationalteamappearance: ShecompetedintheEuropeanJunior ChampionshipwiththeU21reamin August2017andontheUl6squad beforebecomingaLancer.Nylandis fromTipperary,Ireland.

Angela Cambria '18 isafifth-grade scienceteacheratFluvannaMiddle School.

Autumn Childress '18 joined WHSV-TV,theABCaffiliateiq Harrisonburg,asareporterinJune. Sheplayedbasketballallfouryears atLongwoodandledtheBigSouth Conferenceinreboundingduringthe 2017-18season.

Chelsea Smith '18 washiredasthe from-endcoordinatoratProgressive TherapyinFarmvilleinAugust.

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InMemoriam

LISTED IN ORDER OF CLASS YEAR

MaryTaylor Shirkey '26 Aug. I, 20I8

Sarah Hodges Chisholen '27

Aug. 1, 2018

Gwendolyn Bell Orr '37 April6,2018

Grace Pittard Sydnor '38 Feb. 26, 20I8

Sarah Hayes Armistead '39

March 28, 2018

Lina Hale Ore '39 April 3, 2018

Dorothy Davis Bowles '40 Feb. 18, 20I 8

Helen Seward Dallen '41 March 30, 2018

LucyTucker Held '41 May 26, 2018

Mary Hille McCoy '41 April 13, 2018

Martha Cottrell Harwood '42

June 27, 2018

MaryWills Purviance '42 April 22, 2018

Mildred SavoryAnderson '43

April 26, 2018

Eleanor Folk Canter '43 July 24, 2018

Anne Price Paist '43 Feb. 25, 2018

Jacqueline Hardy Rives '43 June 11, 2018

Margaret Lawrence Grayson '44

April 9, 2018

Ruth Dugger Sanders '44 March 7, 2018

Florence Porter Cottrell '45

March 29, 2018

Betty Davey Brown '47 Aug. 21,2018

Maria Addleman Hurt '47 May I, 2018

Mabbot PerkinsWarren '47 Feb. 18, 2018

LouiseWatson Angel '48 March 19, 2018

Louise Elder Davenport '48 July 16 2018

Elizabeth Motley Lentz '48 July 3, 2018

Sue Underhill Flansburg '49

Sepe. 11, 2018

Louanne Mears Fletcher '49

Aug. 21, 2018

DorothyWinton Minick '49 Feb. 14, 2018

Fanelle Pickeral Polen '49 June 17, 2018

Martha Moore Showalter '49

March 9, 2018

Virginia Burnette Johnson '50

March 22, 2018

Iva Jones Seward '50 Feb. I6, 2018

MarilynWheeler Spillman '50

May 2, 2018

Jane SmithTindall '50 July 6, 2018

RuthWalker Dameron '51 Aug. 10, 2018

JeanWatkins Saunders '51 June 28, 2018

Lucy Morton Clark '52 April 6, 20I8

Ida Mims Lambeth '52 Aug. 14, 2018

May Henry Sadler Midgett '52

May 22, 2018

Elizabeth Harman Moody '52

Feb. 20, 2018

Anne Motley Ryland '52 Sept. 6,2018

Catherine AlexanderYarbrough '52

June 9, 2018

Sarah Jones light '53 June 23, 2018

Virginia Mclean Pharr '53

March 13, 2018

Helen MinorTanner '53 Aug. 19, 2018

Betty StanleyAkers '54 Sepr. I0, 2018

Fay Greenland Campbell '54

July 28, 2018

Patricia Altwegg Fitzgerald '54

May 8, 2018

Virginia King Barlow '55 June I0, 2018

Betty Persinger Breedlove '55

Sepr. 6, 2018

Mary Ellen Booth Hornsby '55

June 15, 2018

CarolynWatson Yeatts '55 July 29, 2018

Gloria Anderton Wallace '56

April 20, 2018

Rheta RussellWood '56 June8, 2018

Judith Shields Durham '57 Feb. 13,2018

Mary Cook Pegram '57 June2, 2018

Patricia CarolWolfe '58 Feb. 11, 2018

Virginia PriceWoods '59 July 24, 2018

Nancy Olinger Caudill '61

March 3,2018

Mary Robbins Simmons '61

March I, 2018

Mary Carol Mulvany '63 March 22, 2018

Rita KyleYager '63 Feb. 17, 2018

Jean Cralle Sisson '64 March 28, 2018

Elizabeth WrightAllman '65 Aug. 3, 2018

Virginia Petty Douglass '65 July4, 2018

MildredWoodward Olson '65

March 7, 2018

Peggy ParksWilson '65 July l, 2018

Jacqueline Andrews Carey '66

March 10, 2018

Dana SlusherAntin '67 March 19, 2018

Victoria Diane Jeter '67 April 20, 2018

Linda New Oliff '67 July I4, 2018

NancyAtkins Bailey '70 Aug. 29, 2018

JoyceTerry Blevins '70 March 15, 2018

HenryJ. Featherston '71 May8,2018

AnneAllen Montaigne '71 Aug. 18, 2018

Nellwyn Elaine Skinner '72

March 25, 2018

Betty Coley Neal '73 June 26, 2018

Betty Carter Billingsley '74 Feb. 18, 2018

Katherine JohnsonYoung '75

April 8, 2018

Judith Marlene Ellis '76 Aug. 25, 20l8

Deborah Jean Bailey '77 July23,2018

Dolores SkinnerTuohey '79

March I, 2018

Margrethe E.Warden '79 June 24, 2018

Wendy Oliver Montini '80 Sepr. 12,2018

Martha BarrettThompson '82

Aug. 7, 2018

Suzanne Carter Sanderson '89

Feb. 10, 2018

Paul Edward Doyle '91 Aug. 19, 2018

Philippia Happy Hull Kyte '91 Feb. 25, 2018

Edwin Lynn Robertson '91 April4, 2018

Delmartri PageWomack '92

March 18, 2018

Richard HarrisonYowell '92 July7, 2018

HeatherAnne MacGonigal '96

March 20, 2018

MeredithTanner Smith '00

March 17, 2018

Daniel ChrisWeis '00 March 30, 2018

Deborah Hood Hackney '01 Feb. 25, 2018

Steven Joseph Eiler '11 Sepr. 6, 2018

Michelle CrowderVest '13 July2, 2018

John Alexander Blanton '17

July 14, 2018

Jacob Max RytermanTaccardi '17

March 26, 2018

Denise Jolie Martin '18 June 27, 2018

FACULTY, STAFF AND FRIENDS

Billy Stuart Batts July 24, 2018

Nancy P. Bell-Strole March 17, 2018

Patrick Finnegan July 2, 2018

William L. Frank March 20, 20I8

Richard Glenn Fuller Feb. 28, 20I8

Francis A. Lunney May 21, 2018

Doris M. Lynch March I, 2018

Neilson Jay November March 6, 2018

Willie Oertel Sept. 13 2018

Blake F. Putney June 19, 2018

Howard Franklin Simpson Feb. 13, 2018

John D. Slade May 13, 2018

Charles Redford Stone June 15,2018

Eric AmosTinnell Feb. 12, 20I8

Marvin Whirley Aug. 22, 2018

Edna C.Wood July 26, 2018

Delivering on Our Mission

Longwood's new core curriculum comesata criticaljuncture, preparing students for citizenship andfuture success

by Dr. Melissa Rhoten

Chemistryisasciencecharexploreshow matterinteracts,combinesandchanges. Asachemise,Iconductexperiments basedonobservationsandcarefulplanningchar leadroquantifiableoutcomes.Ialsoknowrhe classroomitselfisakindoflaboratory-one thatrewardsrhoughrfulexperimentationand innovation.

Thisyear,ourfaculrybeganimplementinga carefullyconstructed-andgenuinelyinnovative-educationalinitiative:theCivirae(pronouncedSIV-ih-ray)corecurriculum.

Acorecurriculumistheacademicworka universityrequiresofallstudentsregardlessof major.Armanyinstitutions,itbecomessimplya seriesofboxestocheck,butLongwoodhasbuilt somethingspecial.Developedoverfiveyears

solving,collaborationandreflection.

Thisyear'sfreshmenarethefirsttofullyexperienceCivitae,thoughupperclassmenarealso benefitingfrommanyofthenewcourses.As thedirectorofCivicae,Iworkcloselywiththe facultyimplementingchisinnovativeapproach. Ihavebeenimpressedbytheirenthusiasmfor bringingittolife.

Dr.KrisPaal,assistantprofessorofcommunicationstudies,describestheimplementation ofCivitaeasa"massivecask"forthefaculty,bur onechatis"wellworththeeffort."

'Thefocusoncivicengagementandcivildialoguewillempowerstudentstoseethemselves asagentsofchange,transformationandeven reconciliationintheirrespectivecommunities," hecoldme.

inconsultationwithfaculry,students,alumni, businessleadersandparents,Civitaewillbecomecentraltoourstudents'experience.Ir affirmsLongwood'scommitmenttodeveloping citizenleaderswhoarealsopreparedforarapidlyandever-changingprofessionallandscape.

ThenameCivitaetranslatesessentiallyto"the courseofthecitizenleader."Its"civic"root underscoresLongwood'smission."Vitae"-familiarfromtheLatinphrase"curriculumvitae," astandardsynonymforresume-reinforcesthat thecurriculumservesaspreparationforbotha lifeandacareer.Takenasawhole,Civitaehelps studentsdevelopskillsessentialbothtoprofessionalsuccessandtoengagedcitizenshipafter college-skillsinwrittenandspokencommunication,criticalandcreativethinking,problem

Civiraebuildsthroughoutstudents'timear Longwood.Irscaresfreshmanyearwithcourses builttoinspirecuriosityandtoequipstudents withfoundationaldisciplinaryknowledgewhile requiringchemropracticeamodeofcommunication(writing,speakingorartisticexpression)-somechingemployerssaytheyhighly value.Meanwhile,inadditiontoaWriting andRhetoriccourse,all-firstyearstudentstake anInquiryintoCitizenshipcoursewhererhey beginexploringcivicissuesinadisciplinaryway. ExamplesofnewcoursesincludeTheEconomicallyInformedVoter,andTheGood,rheBad andtheInconsistent.AllCitizenshipclassesask studentstoidentifyanddescriberelationships betweencitizens'individualrightsandtheir broaderresponsibilirytorhecommongood.

Nextcomesaseriesofcoursescharchallenge studentstointegrateknowledgeanddevelop andarticulateinformedperspectivesessentialto participationincivicandgloballife.

Dr.DavidShoenrhal,aprofessorofmathematicswhoreachesanappliedstatisticscourse atchislevelofCivirae,explainshowfaculty translatethisforstudents:"Whatskillsetdoesa citizenleaderwhoalsohappenstobeamathematicianbringtobearonissuesoftheday,and howcanchatpersonworkcowardthecommon goodbothasanindividualandasamemberofa team?[Faculty]mustimplementstrategiesthat motivatestudentstofindcreativeandworkable answerstothosequestions."

Finally,acapstonecourseinthesenioryear entitledSymposiumontheCommonGood engagesstudentsincriticaldeliberationsofthe issuescitizensfaceintheircommunities.

Forme,whatmakesCivicaetrulyexceptional ishowitbringstolifeLongwood'smissionof educatingcitizenleaders,whichissorelevantto ourtime.AndI'mnottheonlyonewhofeels thatway

Dr.EvanLong,anassistantprofessorofeducationwhojuststarredhissecondyearofreaching,believesLongwood'smission"reallydoes driveevetythingthathappenshere.Asmanyof ournation'scitizensandleadershavebecome increasinglyunableorunwillingtoparticipate positivelyinciviclife,Longwood'smissionis moreimportantthaneverbefore."

AsIlooktothenextfewyears,whentoday's freshmenwillwalkacrossthestageatcommencementhavingcompletedallofCivicae's components,Ifeelimmenselyhopefulaboutthe impactchecurriculum will havehadonthem, andabouttheimpacttheywillhaveintheir communitiesandonourcountry.@

Dr.MelissaRhoten, professorofchemistry,joinedthe Longwoodfaculty in2000.Shewas nameddirectorof thenewcorecurriculumin2017

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