• The future is bright for alumni, students engaged with Facebook initiative

    July 01, 2019

    Want to help graduating seniors connect with future employers or gain insight into a career field?

  • Welcome

    Rolling out the red carpet for alumni newcomers

    July 01, 2019

    Longwood’s newest graduates moving to Virginia’s three largest metro areas can fast-track their way to new friends in the alumni family this August.

  • Horse

    Lassoing a Cure

    July 01, 2019

    The horses may be decked out in tulle, ribbons and sparkly pink paint, but the young riders are all business. Spurred on by adults hollering “Push!” they dig their heels into their horses’ sides, willing their four-legged partners to go faster around the barrels set out in the ring.

  • Class Notes

    July 01, 2019

    Dr. Betty Lou Weaver ’67, M.S. ’73, published her fourth book, "Poured Out Wine", which she called a “day-by-day inspirational devotion,” in March.

  • In Memoriam

    July 01, 2019

    Louise Brewer Moore ’27 March 1, 2019

  • Caroline Carter ’19 (center) spent a day immersed in the Washington, D.C., political scene while shadowing Kaitlin Owens ’16 (right), a criminal justice reform and policy analyst with the American Conservative Union Foundation. They met James Scribner ’17, regulatory affairs specialist at the National Mining Association, for lunch following a tour of the Capitol.

    Me and My Shadow

    April 01, 2019

    It’s just another day at the office for Longwood students who participate in the new work shadow program run by Alumni and Career Services.

  • Current freshman Heather Waldo; her grandmother, Donna Carr (right), who purchased the sweatshirt nearly 30 years ago; and Heather’s mom, Tamara Smith Waldo ’90 (Photo courtesy of Ted Hodges ’85)

    The Magic of the Traveling Sweatshirt

    April 01, 2019

    Two of my grandmother’s three children were attending the same school, and she consequently felt compelled to get some form of Longwood merchandise to show her support. She chose a sweatshirt.

  • Becky Schnekser stages a 360- degree camera to collect images and videos of Shanay-Timpishka, a boiling hot thermal river in the Peruvian rainforest. (Photo courtesy of Wesley Della Volla)

    Super Natural Experiences

    April 01, 2019

    For many teachers, “professional development” takes the form of attending a class, workshop or conference.

  • Ashley Jones ’12  strategizes content for Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

    Living the Brand

    April 01, 2019

    Ashley Jones ’12 is one of many Longwood alums inspired by the late Dr. Bill Stuart, professor of communication studies, who was known to respond to almost any greeting with the same phrase: “Living the brand.”

  • Going Viral

    April 01, 2019

    When a social media campaign focused on Longwood alums who are teachers went viral last August, staff in Alumni and Career Services knew they were onto something.