Longwood Magazine 2014 Spring

Men'sbasketballheadcoach JaysonGee'sfirstclassofrecruits ispoisedtoreplaceveteran playerslikeseniorguardTristanCarey'14, shownhereasheslamshometwopoints againstBigSouthrivalRadfordUniversity. ThedunkwasfeaturedasoneofESPN SportsCenter'sTop10playsoftheday inFebruary2014.

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ON THE COVER

Preparing for a ceremony in the temple at the base of the Gomateshwara statue in Shravanabelagola, India. Photo by Eamon Brockenbrough '15. Story on Page 24.

COVERSTORY

I 24 J Frames of Reference

Students expand their worldviews-and their photography skills--in study abroad course in India.

FEATURES

I 12 1 Higher Ambitions

Longwood alumni hold leadership positions in colleges and universities across the nation.

I19I Matters that Matter

Students and fnculty explore the importance of music, history, liternt1He and art.

I 34 I Alumni Awards

Longwood Alumni Association honors three outstanding individuals.

longwood A MAGAZINE FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY

SPRING 2014

Publisher

Longwood University Foundation Inc.

Robert BurgerJr.,President

Editor

Sabrina Brown

CreativeDirector

DavidWhaley

AssociateEditors

Kent Booty, MatthewMcWilliams

Photographer

Andrea Dailey

Contributors

KevinBryant'05, David Driver, DianeEaster, Patrick Folliard, Richard Foster, Mike Kropf'14, Greg Prouty,RedRocket Photos, AshleyRobbins, ElizabethSeaborn

AdvisoryBoard

Larissa Fergeson,Franklin Grant'80,Victoria Kindon, Suzy Szasz Palmer, Kenneth Perkins, NancyShelton'68, BennieWaller'90, ElizabethPower-deFur

BoardofVisitors

MarianneMoffatRadcliff'92, Rector,Richmond

Edward I. Gordon, Farmville

Eric Hansen,Lynchburg

Thomas A.Johnson, Lynchburg

Judi M. Lynch '87,ViceRector,Richmond

Jane S. Maddux, Charlottesville

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

StephenMobley '93, Mclean

Brad E. Schwartz '84, Chesapeake

ShelbyJ.WalkerM.S.'93,CharlotteCourthouse

LacyWardJr., Farmville

RobertS.WertzJr.'85, Leesburg

Ronald DlswynWhite, Midlothian

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FROM THE PRESI DENT

One of the delights of my first year at Longwood has been a steady stream of occasions that energize and excite me about both the traditions of this place and its future. Prominent among them was our annualAlumni Association awards dinner in February,where Iwaspleased tohelphonorthreegraduates: the Hon. Richard Blanton'75, Col. Jay Poole '82andTammyWhitt Chitwood '68. Each is the embodiment of a citizen leader. Even on the sad occasion of mourning the loss of the inimitable John Cook '52, who was both a dear friend and among Longwood's most exceptionally loyaland gener ous supporters, I wascomforted by many reminders of the spirit that this place instilled in him, andwhich I know it instills in you.

As thecalendar moves to spring, my thoughts have turned to focusing the Longwood community-students, faculty, staff, board members and alumni-on the years ahead. We celebrate our 175th anniversary this year.What will advance Longwood as we look ahead to its thirdcentury?

In the coming months, we will be working as a community toarticulatea strategic direction that will answer that question and guide our progress. Key themes are already beginning to emerge.

First, most important is what will not change: the essence of the Longwood experience. Educating citizen leaders is our enduring mission.The academicenterpriseteachingand learning on a human scale, from engaged faculty on a residential campus-is the heart of the university.We will be energized and enriched byour traditions, our setting and our camaraderie. At a time when it sometimes seems the whole world is moving online, the placeof Longwood in fact will matter more than ever.

Of course, we cannot sit still. A keyarea where I believe we must act is improving retention-ensuring that more of the students who come to Longwood complete a degree.'The obligation is a moral one, to ourstudentsand the families who supportthem. It is also imperative, along with philanthropy, tosecuringLongwood'sfinancial future. Also of great importance, we will soon begin the process of renewing our general education curriculum.We will be asking ourselves the fundamental questions, "What does the 21st century ask ofour students, and what isit our obligation to help them become?" And finally, we will be looking to draw alumni and othersupportersbackto campus more and more, connectingthemdeeply with thisspecialplace.

In these and all ourendeavors, Iinvite yourguidanceand support. Help us under stand, from your own experiences, what youthink our graduates need to know. Help us recruit promising citizen leaders, and provide them support and guidance as they move toward their degrees. Help us mentor and inspire our students and your fellow alumni.We need you, and I think youwill find it rewarding.

And, of course, come visit campus, which I believe you will find as vibrant asit has ever been.

Thank you and my best,

W.Taylor Reveley IV President

President W.Taylor Reveley IV taught a course on citizen leadership during the fall semester.

•·<•llJ;tLETTERSI

The evolution ofa college and a magazine

Ifyoustayalivelongenough,youseemuch. Ihavestayedalive,andIhaveseenagreatdeal. IsawLongwoodgocoeducationalafter137 yearsofwomenonly.Isawthethreeorfour atticroomsonBuffaloStreet,whichcouldbe rentedbystudents,blossomintofouroff-campushousingcommunities.IsawtheGreat LongwoodFireof2001burndownouroldest buildings,andIsawthesebuildingsriseagain fromtheashes.Isawadangerousautomobile streetinthecenterofcampustransformedinto lovelyBrockCommons.Isawacollegebecome auniversity.Inowseeeverydayinmyclassroommynewstudents,whoareoftenthe daughtersandsonsofmyformerstudentsfrom theoldendays!

Ialsohaveseenwhatwasonceanewlittle sprout,Longwoodmagazine,Vol.INo.I, fall1999,growintothewonderfulpublication itistoday.Thirty-twopages,21photographs andfivearticlesinthatfirstissuein1999have become52pages,102photographsand17articlesinthefallissueof2013.Circulationhasincreasedfrom25,000in1999to38,000today. Ithinkthisgrowthisremarkableandreflects soverynicelytheevolutionofourcommunity ofscholars.

Mybusinessisarchaeology,andIrecallhow theIndiansofSouthAmericathousandsof yearsagousedsacredmirrorsmadeoutofobsidian,volcanicglass,tosignalimportantevents fromonemountaintoptoanother.Truly,our Longwoodmagazineisourmagicmirror,reflectingthemostwondrousachievementsofthe communityofscholarsresidentatthisplacefor 175years.Maytheeditorandstaffcontinuein thisgoodwork.

Dr. JamesWilliam Jordan

ProlessorofAnthropology andChiefFaculty.Marshal LongwoodUniversity

Applauding alums in education, new president

Asourschoolsthroughoutthenationopen

theirdoorstoalllevelsofeducation,congratu-

102 photographs and 17 articles in the fall issue of 2013. Circulation has increased from 25,000 in 1999 to 38,000 today.

issueofLongwoodmagazinefeaturingtwo outstandingtopicsthatrepresentthehallmark ofagreateducation.

First,thankyouforpayingtributetothe manyLongwoodalumniwhoarenorjustoutstandingteachersburwerechosenasTeacher oftheYearintheirvariedlocations.

Second,Iamsoimpressedandapplaud yourBoardofVisitorsforchoosingWTaylor ReveleyIVasLongwood'snextleader.Having satatthefootofalonglineofrenownededucationmastersfromhischildhood,President Reveleyisindeedanaturalforhisleadership roleatLongwood.

Finally,asareacherof34yearsinourgreat commonwealth,IhopeLongwoodwillnever sheditsimageofbeingoneofourfinest"state teachers'colleges."

Anne Murphy Morton GregoryVandemark '53

lationsonyourtimelyarticlesinthefall2013McLean

As space allows, we print letters to the editor referring to articles (but not to other letters to the editor) that appear in Longwood magazine. If several letters are received on the same topic, a representative letter may be selected. Please email letters to browncs2@longwood.edu, or mail them to Sabrina Brown, Office of Public Relations, Longwood University, 201 High Street, Farmville, VA 23909. Please be sure to include your class year if you are an alum, your city and state of residence, and a contact phone number.

Longwoodmagazine then and now: the covers of the first issue, fall 1999, and the cover of the fall 2013 issue as designed by DavidWhaley.The publication has evolved over 14 years from 32 pages, 21 photographs and five articles in the first issue to 52 pages,

The Richmond Symphonybroughtan evening ofclassical music to the Longwood campus onJan. 31, 2014.The performance was inmemoryof Dr. John RandallCook '52 and was made possible bya giftfromthelongtime Longwood benefactor, whodied Dec. 24, 2013. Amongthe works onthe programwere Grieg's PianoConcertoinAminor,featuringpianistGeorge Li, and twooftheCoronationAnthems by Handel, featuringthe combined Richmond SymphonyChamber Chorusand LongwoodCamerata Singers. Longwood'sCook-ColeCollege ofArts and Sciences wasnamed in honorofCook and his partner, thelate Dr.Waverly M. Cole. Cook had also supported a Richmond SymphonyconcertatLongwood in2012.

Parental Guidance

Longwood receives generous supportfrom Parents Council

Nine Longwood nursing students and two professors spent 10 days in Ecuador lase August, providing care ro underprivileged communities in the capital andin outlying villages. Thishands-on learning experience is just one example of projects supported by the Parents Council,which in itsfive-yearexistence has providedabout $45,000 rodozens of projects chat have benefited the campus community.

The Parents Council, whichcurrently comprises 24 families, supports Longwood in many ways. Members of the council participate in orientation, New Lancer Days, Family Weekend andthe openhouse inApril for admitted students.They alsoprovide funding for proposals from students and university groups chat focus on academic achievement, citizen leadership and universityenhancement. Fundingcomesfroma $500annual gift from each member family.

Proposals that are approved by the council receive grants of upto $2,000 and are an-

nounced by Nov. 30 every year. Grants chis year total $11,12,9-che most ever-and include funding for11 projects, among them anAlternative Spring Break trip tothe Dominican Republic, mental health and well-

The councilwas startedin 2009 by Dr. Ken Perkins, thenexecutive assistant to the president for student success and now provostand vicepresident for academic affairs. "Thoughthe council provides grant

'Thoughthecouncilprovidesgrantfunding, thisisnotafundraisingorganizationforthe university.Itisaboutstudentsuccess.'

-Dr.KenPerkins,provostandvicepresidentforacademicaffairs

being resources for the Counseling Center, the Brock Commons Outdoor Sculpture Program andwetlandrestorationat Hull Springs Farm.

John and Deborah Hutton ofWoodbridge currently chair the organization.

"The Parents Council isa greatmechanism togeeinvolved andto furtherthe student experience,"saidJohn Hutton, who joined whenhis daughter, Sarah Hutton '14,was a freshman.

funding, chis isnot a fundraising organization for the university. It is about student success. We wanted to engage parents, who are pare of studentsuccess, and also wanted chem to be ambassadors coincoming students," Perkins said.

If you're interestedinbecoming a member, contacc 1uparentscouncil@longwood.edu or 434-395-2414.

A NewAddition

Longwood launchesVirginia's first online MBA in real estate

Longwood is launching anonline MBAin real estate.

The part-timeprogram,expectedto take twoyearsto complete, willenrollits first students infall2014. It is geared to the commercialrealestateindustry and will prepare students for severalprofessional certifications.

"This is probably the only online MBA program in real estate inVirginia and one of only a few online real estate programs in the country accredited byAACSB," said Dr. Scott Wentland, assistant professor of economics in Longwood's College of Business and Economics.

Wentland, Dr. Xun Bian, Dr. Ray Brastow and Dr. Bennie Waller have collaborated on several published real estate research studies in recent years and will bring that expertise to thenew program. "We're expanding in an area in which we have strength," saidWentland.

Real estate "seems to be an area of demand for higher education," said Abbey O'Connor, Longwood's MBA director and assistant business dean. "This fast-paced field is changing and becoming more technical, and we're try-

ing to provide education so people can advance in their careers."

Longwood's Collegeof Businessand Economics is accredited by the most prestigious accrediting agency for schools of business, AACSB International. -KentBootyC

Online MBA programs ranked among best in nation

Longwood's online graduate business programs have been rankedamong the best in thenation by US.News & WorldReport.

The programs were ranked 62nd among the 239 online programs that offer a master's degree in business. Onlyone Virginia school rankedhigher than Longwood. The mostimportant factors in the rankings (www.usnews.com/rankings), releasedin January, were student engagement, faculty credentials and training, and student services andtechnology.

"When we transitioned toonline delivery four years ago, I was confident that we could buildstrongonline MBA programs," said Abbey O'Connor, Longwood's MBA director and assistant dean of the College of Business and Economics. "Ourranking by US.News & WorldReport is confirmation of the quality of Longwood's online MBA programs. I am proud of the dedication and hard work of our MBA team."

Longwood's MBAprograms include concentrations in general business, retail manage-

ment and, beginning this fall, real estate. All of the concentrations are online. The concentrations in real estate and retail management are probably the onlyonline MBA programs inthose areas inVirginia and among only a fewonlineprograms in the country accredited by AACSB International, the most prestigious accreditingagency for schools of business.

Students' ability to set theirown schedules makes the online programs popular, said O'Connor, adding that most MBA students work full time.

"It gives them flexibility of time to fit school with their jobs and also flexibility of placetheydon'thave to be somewhere at, say, 6 o'clock every night," she said. "They still have to do the work bur ontheir schedules."

MBA students also like the extended weekend residency on campus every summer, which provides an opportunity towork faceto-face with faculty andlearn from industry experts andotherguest speakers, O'Connor added. KentBoo�v

Leadership Forum brings acclaimed authors to speak on campus

Two authors will speakon campusthis spring inthe Longwood Leadership Forum.

Dean King, award-winning authorof10 narrative nonfiction books including the critically acclaimed TheFeud:TheHatfieldsandMcCoys,TheTrueStory, will appear at 7 p.m. March 27 inWygal Hall. TheFeudwas published to rave reviews in May2013. King, who livesin Richmond, has a passion for historical and adventure stories, manyof which focus on sea adventure and maritime history

Teri Kanefield, who will speakApril 2, also at 7 p.m. in Wygal Hall, is the authorof TheGirl fromtheTarPaper School:Barbara RoseJohnsandthe AdventoftheCivil RightsMovement.

The book, researched in Farmville and published in January 2014, has

Dean King been chosen as a Junior Library Guild Selection. Kanefield, an attorney in San Francisco, also is the authorofbooks for young people.

A book signing will followboth presentations, which arefree and open to the public. Both events are presented in partnership with the FriendsoftheJanetD. Greenwood Library.

PresidentW.Taylor Reveley IV initiated the Longwood Leadership Forum, which highlights outstanding examples ofleadershipin the arts, education, literature, sciences, technology and philanthropy

Theinaugural season ofthe series kicked offinJanuarywith JeffSchapiro, Richmond Times-Dispatch political reporterand columnist. He has been followed by Dr. CharlesW. Sydnor Jr., executive director of theVirginia Holocaust Museum (a memberof Longwood's historyfacultyfrom 1972-80), and Meg Gruber,Virginia EducationAssociation president. Formoreinformation on the series, visit www.longwood.edu/leadershipforum. A-mt Bootr

Longwood math professor named best in Virginia

Dr.MariaTimmerman,assistantprofessorof mathematicseducation,isthisyear'srecipient oftheVirginiaCouncilofTeachersofMathematics'WilliamC.LowryOutstandingMathematicsEducatoroftheYearAwardforthe universitylevel.

Timmermanisprogramcoordinatorfor theelementaryandmiddleschoolmathematicsmaster'sdegreeprogram,andsheadvises undergraduateliberalstudiesmajorswho plantoteachingradesprekindergarten-8. Sheteachesbothundergraduateandgraduatestudents.

"Sheisashiningstarwhoseenthusiasmis contagious;'saidDr.VirginiaLewis'92,acolleagueonLongwood'smathfaculty."Sheis knowledgeable,energeticandcaresabouther students-whomsheencouragestothinkin waystheyhaven'tthoughtbefore-andfacultycolleagues.Sheisalwayshelping somebody:'

Timmerman,whoreceivedtheaward March14,usesaninteractiveapproachinher teaching."Idon'tjustlecture-Ilikegroupactivitiesandgoodthinkingquestions;'she said."Inmyclasses,Iliketobuildalearning community."

TimmermanjoinedtheLongwoodfaculty in2008afterteachingattheUniversityofVirginia,UniversityofNorthernColorado,Aims CommunityCollegeinColoradoandhigh schoolsinthatstateandhernativeIllinois ShealsoservedastheworldwideK-12 mathematicscoordinatorfortheDepartment ofDefenseEducationActivity,acivilian agencyoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense formilitarydependentsintheUnitedStates andoverseas.-KemBooty tJ�

Appearing (Not Quite) in Person

Sen. MarkWarner taps technology for class visit

VirginiaSen.MarkWarnermadeadigitalvisit tocampus,appropriateforthetechentrepreneur-turnedpolitician.

WarnerskypedintooneofDr.DavidMagill'sEnglishclassesinJanuarytotalkwithstudentsaboutcitizenleadership-thehallmark ofaLongwoodeducation.PresidentW.Taylor ReveleyIVintroducedWarnertostudentsin theclass,whoaskedarangeofquestions.

"Thestudentsgotalotoutofit,"said Magill."TheywereabletotalktoSenator Warneraboutthefutureofhighereducation, thecostoftuitionand,perhapsmostimportancly,thelessonsthatfailurecanteach. Thesenatorstressedtheneedforscudencsto havetheopportunitytocakerisksaftergradu-

ation,andtofailwithoutsacrificingtheirfuture."ThestudentsaskedWarneraboutthe mostinstructiveexperiencesofhislifeand whathedidtopreparehimselffortheworkingworldwhenheattendedGeorgeWashingtonUniversity.

"Thebestexperienceandpreparationsomeonecanhaveisfailure,"saidWarner."Ihave failedatnearlyeverythingI'vedoneatleast once.IfailedatthefirsttwobusinessesIcried tostart,thenfailedinthefirstelectionIran againstmynow-friendformerSen.John Warner.Ihope,asyoungpeople,youtakesome risksthatcanultimatelymakeyouastronger, betterperson.Untilyou'velost,youhaven't stretched enough."-1'vfatthew/VfcWil!iams€.�

The Princeton Review names Longwood a 'BestValue' Longwoodisoneofthenation's"Best Value"collegesanduniversities,according toThePrincetonReview.Theeducation servicescompany selectedLongwoodasone of75public institutionstobe featuredin itsbook, TheBest Value Colleges:20I4 Edition. Thisis thethirdyearthat Longwoodhasmadethelist.

TheBestValueCoffeges:20I4 Edition, subcicled"The150Best-BuyCollegesandWhatIt TakestoGetIn,"profiles75publicand

75privatecollegesthatThePrinceton Reviewdesignatesas"BestValues"based onthecompany'ssurveysof2,000 undergraduateinstitutionsin2012-13. Theselectionprocessanalyzedinformation acrossmorethan30datapointscovering academics,costandfinancialaidaswell asdatafromThePrincetonReview'ssurveys ofstudentsattheschoolsoverthepast threeacademicyears.

"WecommendLongwoodUniversityand allofour'BestValueColleges'fortheiroutstandingacademics,"saidRobertFranek,The PrincetonReview'sseniorvicepresidentand publisher."Equallyimpressivearetheirefforts tobeaffordabletostudentswithneed-either viacomparativelylowstickerpricesorgenerousfinancialaid,orboth."

ThePrincetonReviewisnotaffiliatedwith PrincetonUniversityandisnotamagazine.(�

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Virginia Sen. MarkWarner Skypes into a Longwood English class.

The Untouchable

Despite criticism and doubt, study shows Social Securitymaintains highlevelofsupport

SocialSecurity has become increasingly controversial, withpessimism aboutits future solvencyand charges thatit's responsible for the federal deficit. A vast majority ofAmericans, however, don't wantto cutbenefits or consider privatizationproposals, says a Longwood sociologyprofessor.

tectionof Social Security is alsosurprisingin viewof 'Americanexceptionalism,' thenotion thatthe U.S is ameagersocial welfare state. Wehaveled the waywithwelfare-to-work programs and made changes tosocialwelfareprograms, but SocialSecurity hasalwaysbeen the exception. It doesn'tplaybythe same rules."

A study by Dr. JoEllen Pederson examined whether public support for Social Security has eroded from 2000 to2010, a period during whichit came under ofren contentious public scrutiny.The studyalsolooked atwhether supporthas changed among some groups more than others.

"It's still political suicide totalk negatively about Social Security," said Pederson, adding thatnoreformshave been enactedsince 2000. "SocialSecurityis our most expensive and most socialistic social welfare program, butpeople still widelysupportit."

Thishands-offapproach to the national retirement insurance program is curious in light of developments both in the United States and abroad, said Pederson.

"The worldwidetrend in publicpensions is towardprivatization, but the United States, for whateverreason, bucksthat trend.This pro-

Overallsupport for Social Security-those survey respondents who consider spending for ittoo little or about right-dropped onlyfrom 95 percentin2000 to 92percent in 2010 Support remains especially strong among women, blacks, the working class, theless educated, Democrats and those whofavor more government.

However, the study also found a slightincrease among every groupexceptone (ages 65-74) inthose who think that too much isbeingspentonSocialSecurity. The largest drop in support6 percentage points, which Pederson called "significant"is among people 18-34. In the 2010 survey, 12 percent ofthis age group characterizedSocial Securityspending as too much comparedwith 6 percent in 2000.

"Financial advisersaretelling people under 35 tonot counton Social Security," said Pederson. There alsowas a decline in support, bya smallerpercentage, among thecollegeeducated, Republicans, members of political partiesother than the two major parties and those with strong anti-statist views.

Nevertheless, even talking about changing Social Security is controversial, she said. "Sincethe 1970s, the U.S. has slashedwelfare spending but can't touch Social Security because people get really mad. In other countries, public pension plans are being put on the chopping block."

Pederson's study examined more than 4,500 respondents (2,604 in 2000 and 1,913 in 2010) from the General Social Survey, a widely used sample of representative working adults that originally was conducted annually and nowis conducted every otheryear.-Kou Booty @

"Small Talk"

overheard on the Longwood campus

Employerslook for about-average performers with horse sense. Hard work, persistence anddiscipline aremore important than 10 The average millionaire had a GPA of2.92'.'

Suresh Kumar former leader of U.S. trade promotion and export efforts for the Obama administration, in an Executive-in-Residence lecture in November 2013

We're narrowing the curriculum and focusingtoo much on testing, which bothers me.You don't find thisamong the countries that are moving forward:'

Mary Hatwood Futrell former president of the National Education Association, in a talk sponsored by the College of Education and Human Services in September 2013

Redistricting has allowedforthe slicing and the dicing ofthe electorate. It's createdartificial advantages for the elective class [officeholders andoffice seekers]-Democratsand Republicansandessentiallyallows the elective class to shop forvoters, as opposed to voters shopping for their elected representatives'.'

Jeff Schapiro RichmondTimes-Dispatch political reporter and columnist, in the inaugural Longwood Leadership Forum lecture in January 2014

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11 I want to dispel the myth that violence is rare. Violence is not rare; it is very common. Violence happens all the time everyday'.'

Roger Depue retired FBI profiler, in a talk sponsored by criminal justice honor society Alpha Phi Sigma in October 2013

111fmybanana leaftechnologyis implemented all over the world, it will reduce the useof plastics by59 percent and paper by 18 percent:'

Tenith Adithyaa high-school student and inventor from India, at the Seventh Annual STEM Summit in January 2014

High bond rating signals financial strength for Longwood

Longwood gotthe equivalentofa creditreport last fall, and the newswas good.

Moody's Investor Service gavethe universitya bond rating ofA1, thefifth highest among the 10 investmentgrade tiers. Bond ratings measure an institution'sfinancial management and abilityto pay back borrowed moneyontime and in full.

"We're in good company;' said Ken Copeland, Longwood's vice president for administration and finance.

"Thisrating-the highestintheAcategoryprovides credibilityfroma third partythat we're ingood financial health, and itgivesus greaterflexibility in howwe borrowfundsfor projects such as housing, dining and the recreationcenter:'

Copeland praised the help he received in coordinating the campuswide effortthat resulted in Longwood's inaugural Moody's bond rating "Lots of people helped collect data. Itwas a humongous effortthatcouldn't have beendone without everyone pitching in;' he said.

Longwood's bond rating is equal toor betterthan 120 ofthe 228 public institutions and universitysystems, and equalto or better than213of the 283privatecolleges and universities, in the Moody'sreport issued inAugust2013.

The rating is even more impressivewhen viewed againstthenegativeoutlookfor higher education in 2014 issued by Moody's last November, a week after Longwood was notified officiallyof its bond rating.

Moody's, one ofthethree major national bond credit rating agencies, currentlyrates 514 U.S.four-year public universities, universitysystems and not-for-profitprivate colleges and universitiesfortheirstand-alone credit quality. Majorfactorsin the assessments are market position, operating performance, balancesheet and capita investment, governance and management, and legal security and debtstructure. -!{mtBoot)' ,��

ToTell or NotToTell

Study looks at how grown children might react to finding out a parent is gay

The concerns ofgayor transgendered parents worried about revealingtheir sexual orientationto adultchildrenmay be unfounded. That's thefindingofcwo Longwood psychologists whose research with university students shows they are morelikelyto be accepting ofcheir parencs and would wantto continue cherelationship.

"The young adults we surveyed saidthey wane their parents to be honest with chem,"

journalofOrthopsychiatry. Thar paper alluded to possible issues ofcruse ifthe parents wait untilthe children are grown to open up about theirsexual orientation.

The Longwood ream conducted surveys ofnearly 600 students to determine accicudes about che questionsApperson's cliencs were asking:Would theirchildrenwantto know ifaparenc were gay or cransgendered, and would cheywanctomaintaina relationship withthat parenc?

said Dr.Jennifer Apperson, professor ofpsychology and a licensed clinicalpsychologist who conducted che study with Dr. Sarai Blincoe, an assistant professor, and psychology majorJessica Sudlow, who graduated in May 2013. "Mose say theywouldstilllove their momor dad no matter what, sounding just like parents saying chey will love their child no matter what."

Apperson, who has also operated a counseling practice for more than 25 years, wanted to tacklethe topicafter encountering gay or transgendered clientswith serious concerns about "coming out" to their grown children.

"My clients were fearfulthat cheir children would not be accepting and might want to sever the relationship," saidApperson. "They struggle wich how and whento disclose this to an adult child."

The professors firstlookedinto pastresearch.They found only one briefmention of theissueina 2007reportintheAmerican

"Overall, che accitudes are positive," said Blincoe. "The parcicipancs said, yes,they would wantto know andwould wantto maintain che relationship.Theyreally value the relationship."

Specifically, survey parricipancs were asked ifthey would wancto know about their parent's sexual orientation, ifthey would wane to continue with the relationship, ifchey would wane to "be a significant part of their parene's life," andifthey would still crust their parent if they "accidentally found our" abouttheir parenc'ssexualorieneacion.The same questions were asked about scenarios involving a rransgender process char "included surgical changes."

Male survey participanes reported less positive accitudes overall than female participants.

"What appears to be more cellingthan gender in predicting a response, however,is whetherthe studenc believed che homosexualicy was cheresult ofthe environment or biology," said Blincoe. "It parallels che 'naturevs. nurture' debate. Ifyou believe chat homosexualityis more rooted in the environment, you'll have a less positive accitude thanifyou believe it'stheresult ofbiology."

Taking the results back to her clients, Appersonsaidthe general response has been positive thoughnor entirely satisfying.

"Ir's not like wich a 6-year-old.When a son or daughteris college-age, he or she can walk away," shesaid. "Mypatientswho haven't yetrevealed thisinformationto their grown children are relieved-bur sci!! scared."-KentBootyt,

A Passing Interest

Research sheds light on which factors actually predict SOL pass rates

I]Manyofthemost commonlycited remedies for improving educational I • ki 1 test scores-s1rm ng c ass sizes, boosting teacher salaries orhiringteachers withadvanced degrees-actuallyhavelittle powerto predict Standards ofLearning (SOL) passrates, saysa Longwood economise.

What does seem to matter are economic and demographic variables related to students at the school-including ethnicity and family income, accordingto a studyby Dr. David Lehr. The study analyzed 2008-09 SOL pass rares in reading and math for third-graders in nearly every Virginia elementaryschool at char time.

Lehr said thepercentage of students eligible for free or reduced lunches and the percentage ofAfrican-American and Hispanic students in a given school are important predictors of SOL pass races. This is the case even after controlling for other factors such as class sizes, levels ofteacher education and teacher salaries, he said, adding that these and othervariables often thought to impact test scores-including a school's attendance race, thenumber ofdays taught in the academicyear and the percentage ofteachers with doctorates-

appear tohave little predictive ability.

"This study should convince policymakers chat there is no magic bullet for SOL pass races," said Lehr, associate professor ofeconomics. "Ifyou chink that raising salaries or loweringclass size or hiring teachers who are more educated will be the key to substantially higher pass rates, this paper should give you pause."

The study by Lehr and two others was an effort to developan accurate forecasting model to enable policymakers to predict SOL pass rares. This was the first time Lehr knows of that so-called machine learningtechniquesnowoften applied to"bigdara"-have been used with data from K-12 education.

"We wantedto demonstrate to policymakers the utiliry ofa data-driven approach to predicting SOL scores given different educationalenvironments. Ifyou redistrict or alter class sizes, for instance, ourworkcanhelp policymakers understandthe likely impact on school performance," said Lehr. "We weren't interested in cause and effect; the methodologywe use isnotdesigned for thatpurpose. Our goal was to come up with a way to slice the data so chat it would provide the best pos-

sible prediction ofpass rates."

The study examinedthe importance of 22 school variables in predicting pass rates. For both math and reading, the most important predictors were the percentage ofstudents eligible for free or reduced lunches and the percentage ofAfrican-American students (the higher chose percentages, thelowerthe school's passrate, holding constant all other variables).The percentage ofHispanic students alsowas an important variable for predicting pass rates in both subject areas. Lehr thinks the approach used to analyze the datacan also be useful in high schools to improve graduation rates by identifying at-risk students.

The study analyzed data from 1,101 schools, or 99 percent ofVirginia's elementary schoolsat the time.The SOLscoresfrom 2008-09 were the mostrecent data available when the studybegan.

Lehr's co-authors are Dr. Melanie Marks, professor of economics at Longwood, who initiated thestudyand collectedthe data, andhis son, DavidLehr, an undergraduate at the University ofPennsylvania who provided expertise instatisticallearning models.-KemBoo�)'{it

The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced lunches is one predictor of SOL pass rates, according to a Longwood research study.

CrashCourse

Math 320: International Studies in Mathematics History

Instructor

Dr. Sharon Emerson-Stonnell, professorofmathematics

What's Different

Though most colleges offer math history courses, it's rare for such coursesto require a study abroad component.At Longwood, students set offon a two-week trip aftercommencementto examinesitesaround theworldthathavea strong math component.The course has been offered every otherspring since 2009.

Past Destinations

Greece,Turkey and Italy

What Students Do Studentsvisitlocal

sites and make presentations, which in Italywere on topics including Galileo,the Gothic and Roman arches inVenice, and 15th-century mathematician Leon BattistaAlberti, who designed a church the studentsvisited in Florence. "I could showstudents pictures in class all day, butvisiting these places makes mathematics come alive;' said Emerson-Stonnell. "For example, until you seethe Pantheon in Rome-thefirstfree-standing semispherical dome in the world-you don't realize how awesome it is:' Other sitesthey visited were the Coliseum in Rome, the LeaningTowerof Pisa, the ruins at Pompeii and the Florence church where Michaelangelo and Galileo are buried.

Global Perspective

Egypt was to have been the 2011 site but was nixed due to political unrestthere that spring. "Before we cancelled Egypt, the students started following events there closely;' said Emerson-Stonnell. "It made them realize what was going on outside this country, which is partoftheireducation."

Suggested Reading

AHistoryofMathematics, brief edition, byVictor J. Katz

Learned Excellence

Greatteachers are made, not born, saysresearcher

You don't need a gregarious personality like the Robin Williams character in Dead PoetsSociety to be a good teacher, says a Longwood professor who studied the link between personality traits and teaching effectiveness.

Dr. Sean Ruday's studyofstudents in a university teacher preparation program found no correlation between personality type and teachingperformance-supporting the theory that goodteachersare made, not born.

"The results ofthestudysuggest that specific personality traits are not necessaryfor teaching," said Ruday, assistant professor of English. "This is good news for teacher preparation programs because it means they don't have to lookfor a certain type ofstudent, or ro moldstudents into acertainpersonality type. They don'thave to be a gatekeeper."

Ruday and Dr. PeterWiens, then a fellow Ph.D. student at the University ofVirginia and now an education professor at the UniversityofWisconsin-Parkside, conducted a study from2009-12 inwhichtheyrevivedwhatthe formercalled "the recurring discussion of whether good teachers areborn or made."

"Somesaythat teachersareborn, thatyou need certain personalitytraits, but this isn't supported by the data," said Ruday, a former middle-sch'ool English teacher "Our study supports the otherview: thatyou don't need certain traits to be effective."

The participants in thestudywere 89 students in a university's teacherpreparationpro-

gram, a five-year bachelor's-plus-master'sdegree program. Their personalitieswere measured annually over the last threeyears of the program, and theirteachingeffectiveness was measured when they did their student teaching in the last year.

"These findings," wrote Ruday and Wiens in an article that has been accepted for publication in thejournalIssuesin TeacherEducation, "suggest that personality is not a predictor ofteaching performance and should not be used in teachereducation admission decisions or the hiring decisions ofschools."

The results refute a common perception, despite evidence to the contrary, that one has to be a "dynamic, larger-than-life character" to be an effective teacher, said Ruday.

"Some people might observe a teacher and sayto another teacher, 'Be just like her.' It's the sameway with football coaches-some people think acoach has to be amotivational speaker like Lou Holtz ora gruff, hardcorefootballguy likeNick Saban to be successful. Bur no matter a teacher's personality, he or she can be effective.

"Good teaching is about being structured and organized, and giving students engaging andrelevantwork. It's more about whatyou learnedin yourteachertraining than about personality, which you can't teach."

RudayandWiens examined notonlythe connection between personalityand effective teaching but also how, ifat all, the future teachers' personalities changed throughout their teacher-training program.

"We found that their personalities did not change over the three years," said Ruday. -KentBooty

KennedyCenter programrecognizestheatrefaculty

Three members ofthe Longwood theatre faculty receivedregional MeritoriousAchievement Awards from the KennedyCenterAmerican CollegeTheater Festival for their workon LongwoodTheatre's production ofTheLoveof Three Orangesin November 2013.

Scott Chapman, Longwood's resident scenic and lightingdirector, receivedExcellencein Design and Excellence in ProductionTechnologyawards; PamelaArkin, who teaches acting, an Excellence in Directing award; and Leslie Cook-Day, who teaches costume design and

technology, an Excellence in Design award.

Started in 1969, the Kennedy CenterAmerican CollegeTheater Festival is a national theater program involving more than 600 colleges and universities nationwide that has served as a catalyst in improving the qualityofcollege theater in the United States. Theawards received by Longwood faculty in early February were among those recognizingwork in the program's RegionIV,which encompasses nine states, southern Virginia, Puerto Ricoandthe Virgin Islands.

Beneath Still Waters

Climate-change research focuses on the role of lakes and ponds in processing carbon

llHow to putthe brakes on climate change by reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has scientists around the world digging for solutions. A biologist atLongwoodsays onekey piece ofinformation may lie buried at the bottom of lakes and ponds.

The Environmental ProtectionAgency reports that greenhouse gases in the atmosphere-mainlycarbon dioxide-will continue to increase exponentially, causingcatastrophic problems and changing thewaywe live.

Global models predict average temperatures will rise by 2 degrees by the tum ofthe next century.

But our goose isn't cooked yet, says Dr. Kenneth Fortino, assistant professor of biology. While more testing needs to be done to understand the complexities ofthe problem, Fortino points to the role lakes and ponds play in the carbon cycleas one oftenignored piece ofthe puzzle.

Whenorganic matter-leaves, sticks, etc.-falls into a lake, it sinks to the bottom. That matter, which is derived from the carbon dioxide in the air, starts to decompose, which releases CO2 into the atmosphere, completing

thecycle. But often the organic matter is buriedwhen it sinks to the bottom-which means the carbon remains trapped under the water and is prevented from returning to the atmosphere. Understanding how that happens-espe<£:iallywhich lakes bury more carbon than others-will help us understand how the system evolves as the climate changes, said Fortino.

Fortino has studiedwhichlakesbury their organic matter-keeping harmful levels of CO2 out ofthe atmosphere-and which cycle that CO2 back into the atmosphere. His article, "Relationshipsbetweenlake transparency, thermocline depth and sediment oxygen demand in Arctic lakes," has been published in thejournal InlandWaters.

Fortino's research correlated a lake's transparencywith its ability to bury organic matter-the more transparent the lake, the more harmful CO2 is buried. "Lakes are broken into twolayers, and the thermocline is where those layers meet. Whatwe found is that the lake's transparency is correlated with the depth of the thermocline, which can predict with good accuracyhow much organic matter will be buried in the sediment," he said.

Our understandingofthe carbon cycle is still evolving, making research like Fortino's critical as governments discuss taking measures to stem the tide ofclimate change. For example, scientists only recently have discovered that inland waters process a good deal ofcarbon themselves rather than just transporting it totheocean for processing, as waspreviously thought.

And it's not an insignificant amount ofmaterial

Carbon is measured in vas·tquantities: 1015 grams ofcarbonequals 1 PgC (one petagram ofcarbon). Humans add about 9 PgC to theatmosphereeach year, and that number is growing. The amount ofcarbon that falls into inland waters is nearly 3 PgC-and only about a third ofthat makes its way to the ocean, said Fortino. "We are interested in what happens to the other two units ofcarbon-is it buried in the sediment or is it processedback into the atmosphere where it can contribute to the problem?

Knowingwhich lakes and ponds process the most carbon, and how they do it, is a key part ofthe overall picture."

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Dr. Ken Fortino's research into the role lakes play in the carbon cycle is being continued by Longwood students including LeannaTacik '14, a biology major from Virginia Beach, who are looking at how farm ponds process organic material.

HIGHER AMBITIONS

ALUMNI FI LL A VARI ETY OF LEADE RSH IP ROLES IN CO LLEG ES AN D UN IVE RSITI ES

BY RICHARD FOSTER

Longwoodisknownforproducinggenerationsofteachers,butithasalso graduatedagrowingnumberofleadersinhighereducation.

Theuniversity'salumsincludedeans,anathleticsdirectorandthreecurrentcollege presidents:Dr.JeffAbernathy'85ofAlmaCollege;Dr.KayH.Albertson'69of WayneCommunityCollege;andDr.CharlesD.Terrell'91ofEasternWest VirginiaCommunityandTechnicalCollege.

Atatimewhenthelandscapeofhighereducationisfastchangingdueto increasinginnovationsintechnology,growingtuitioncostsandshrinking contributionsfromstategovernment,theseleadersarerisingtocreativelymeet thosechallengesandmanymore,whilestillstrivingtohelpstudentsfulfill theirpotential.

ThefollowingpagesprovidealookatsomeoftheLongwoodalumniwhoare leadingthewayatcollegesanduniversitiesacrossthenation.

DR. JEFF ABERNATHY '85

PRESIDENT, ALMA COLLEGE

Asthepresident ofAJma College, a private liberal arts college with a student body of 1,420 located in AJma, Mich., Dr.JeffAbernathysees the currenteraas a critical timefor higher education leadership.

"Change has traditionally come slowlyto the university but todaywesimply mustbe more innovative in theface ofnew technologies that will change what we do, more responsive to the needs ofbusinesses, communities and students, [and] moreengagedin theworld beyond the campus," said Abernathy, who has led AJma for the past four years.

"We need the kind oftransformational leadership that will ensure that our institutions are thriving and that theyare making key contributions to society," he said.

Whileuniversitiescannot ignore the importance ofjob preparation, the reality is chatgraduates will likely change jobs and even careers many times in their working lives, he said. That means it may bejust as important to help students discover who theyare as what careers they wish to pursue.

"College, at its best, has always been about helping students to come to a sense oftheirown deepest passions and helping them see how those passions might serve the world. Aswe focus on careers, we must not forget that the most successful graduates will be those who have a rich sense oftheir place in the world."

Toward thatendAbernathy, an oucdoorsman who enjoys kayaking and cycling, teaches an environmental literature class. "I rake my students out camping andkayakingwhile we read Thoreau," said the college president, who specializes in African-American and Southern literature.

Abernathy also isactiveon social media, saying, "A college president is primarily a storyteller. Social media provide more ways to tell the story." le also makes him more accessible to students.

While technologywill continue to play alargerrole in higher education, it won't replace "discovery-based learningin the sciences [and] one-on-one, small-group engagementledby a faculty member," Abernathy said.

"We must make a bettercasefor higher education. State funding has been fallingbecauselegislators see it as expendable. And itwill continue to fall ifwe don't make a case for our role beyondvocational education in the narrow sense ofthe term. We need college graduates to get great jobs, but we also need them to solve tomorrow's problems for our society problems we haven't yet imagined."

DR. VICKY OWLES '89

DEAN OF STUDENTS, MIAMI DADE COLLEGE, KENDALL CAMPUS

Dr. Vicky Owles' academic career almost came toan end beforeit even got started. "I had a 1.5 GPA my freshman year. I was a terrible student," Owles said ruefully. "I was overly involved in everything bur school."

Longwood's then-deanofstudents, Sue Saunders, gave Owles a second chance and she made the most ofit, eventually becoming a more successful student. "My heart was in the right place," Owlesrecalled. "I just needed some focus."

These days, Owles herselfis dean ofstudentsforthe Kendall Campus ofMiami Dade College. The nation's largest college, Miami Dade counts among its famous alums actors Sylvester Stallone and Andy Garcia as well as Panama's first female president, Mireya Moscoso. Owles is responsible for 50,000 ofthe college's more than 150,000 students.

"I am always thinking about the students who reach out to me that are in some type ofcrisis, whether it be academic, financial, family or health-related," she said. "I reflect on just howdifficult itcanbeforsome ofourstudents, and I work very hard to help them inwhateverway I can. Sometimes they need to know that someone cares. Students often thinkofcollege as very large and overwhelming. Helping them navigate it makes all the difference."

For Owles, "higher education isa means to help prepare students for their life journey. For many, chat journey means preparing for a better job, a career or vocational training. Some students justhave ajoy oflearning and return for professional and personal development. I believe that students who are better-educated become better community members. They become the leaders in our communities andoften become catalysts for positive changes in our society."

Said Owles: 'Tm very fortunate to be a dean. I wanted to be a dean just like [Saunders] She instilled those qualities you'd wane a student dean to have-compassion, caring and the ability to make solid decisions based on the needs ofthe students-and that's how I do my job every day."

'WesimplymuStbemoreinnovative inthefaceofnewtechnologiesthatwillchange whatwedo,moreresponsivetotheneeds of businesses, communitiesand students, [and] moreengagedinthe worldbeyondthecampus.'

- DR. JEFF ABERNATHY '85, PRESIDENT, ALMA COLLEGE

DR. BILL FIEGE '95

VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS, JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE

One could say that a love ofeducationruns in Dr. Bill Fiege's family His father was a community college administrator; his motherwas a high-school teacher and so is his wife, Renee '97.

Asvicepresidentforacademic affairs atJohn Tyler CommunityCollege in Chesterfield County, Fiegefunctionsas the institution's chiefacademic officer, overseeing 110 full-timeand 400 adjunct faculty members as well asdeans and other administrative staff. Theschoolhas 14,000 regular students in addition to thousands morewho take noncredit workforce training courses. JohnTyler offers more than 60 degree and certificateprogramsacrossa region spanning seven cou11ties. Fiege said communitycolleges are an invaluable resourcefor higher education, providing job preparation, continuing education and lifelonglearningaswell as an affordable step on the wayto a four-year degree.

"We help students reach their goals, whether ir's one class to get a promotion or just to learn something they've always wanted to learn. Srndents can earn a degree or certificate and go right to work or students can get a two-year degree to transfer to afour-year institution," he said. "Many nurses in Virginia got their starts at a community college, andwe have excellent STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) programs, includingadvancedmanufacturing, information systems, welding, HVAC-skills char folks need in today's workforce. Wealso have guaranteed admissions agreements with all public four-year universities in Virginia, including Longwood."

Because communitycolleges carer to a mix ofstudents, many ofwhom are already in theworkworld, it's becoming increasingly important to reach our to chem through flexible

programs that make use oftechnological advances in delivering course content, Fiege added.

"Over 80 percent ofour students work, and manyare also trying to manage familyobligations while going to school. They need opportunities to complete degrees outside ofthe traditional bricks and mortar."

DR. TAMARA L. BROWN '89

DEAN, COLLEGE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND PSYCHOLOGY, PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY

PrairieViewA&M University is the second-oldest university in Texas - and that's only by a few hours. Located northwest ofHouston, the historically blackland-grant universitywith about 8,600 students was established on the same day in 1876 asTexas A&M University.

However, Dr. Tamara L. Brown has the distinction ofbeing dean ofthe historic university's newest school-its College of JuvenileJustice and Psychology. It offers the only doctoral degree in juvenile justice in the nation.

'Tmin a position ofcarryinga relativelyyoungcollege into the futurebecausewedon'thavethe historygoingbackinto the 1880s thatsome ocher units on campushave,"saidBrown,who joined PrairieView A&M in 2012 and oversees about 30 faculty in the fast-growing college, which has 850 students. As part of herjob, she also serves as executive directoroftheTexasJuvenile Crime PreventionCenter,a research chink tank focusedon preventingcrimeandfosteringhealthyadolescent development.

In these lean economic times for higher education, Brown finds char in addition to being an administratorand setting curriculum goals, she must also focus on fundraising. "Historically educationwas seen as a public good and states funded it, [but] increasingly it's being seen as something individuals should fund and states subsidize itlessand less,"she said. "Families arestruggling underthe weight ofthecostof higher education, and universities arestruggling to findways to help families in deferring that cost. I spend a good bit of time engaged in developmentwith the hope thatpeoplewill give money to support scholarships, whichwillenableme to assistfamilies in payingforthecostofeducation."

Amidhermanyadministrative duties and fundingworries, Brownkeepsstudentsuccessanareaofconstant focus.A college degree has become the new requirement forcareers, burgraduates aren'talways preparedwith the interpersonal and communication skills they needto enter the workworld, she said.

"Higher education is about preparing people for a global marketplace," said Brown. "The world is gettingsmaller. Wehavethecapacitytoday, the technological advances, to connect with people all over the world, so ifwe're going to prepare students to be contributors thenwe have to prepare them to be global citizens, to have the level ofcultural knowledge, awareness and sensitivity as well as the transferrable skills chatwillapplyto avariety ofcontexts."

Dr. Bill Fiege '95 withVirginia Secretary of Education Anne Holton

'Ispendagoodbitoftimeengaged in developmentwiththehopethatpeople willgivemoneyto supportscholarships, whichwillenablemetoassistfamilies inpayingforthecostofeducation.'

- DR. TAMARA L. BROWN '89, DEAN,COLLEGEOFJUVENILEJUSTICEANDPSYCHOLOGY,PRAIRIEVIEWA&MUNIVERSITY

CURTIS CAMPBELL '90

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS,TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY

Whileithasjustover3,000students,Alabama'sTuskegeeUniversityisprobablyfamiliartomostpeople.Thatmightbebecauseofitsfounder,BookerT.Washington.Ormaybeit'sdue torenownedscientistGeorgeWashingtonCarver,whotaught attheschoolfor47years,ortheschool'sconnectiontothe famedWorldWarIITuskegeeAirmen.

SoonecancertainlyunderstandwhyCurtisCampbellwas sopleasedtojointheprestigioushistoricallyblackuniversityin 2013asitsnewdirectorofathletics."Itwasagreatopportunityforme,"saidCampbell,whooversees12NCMDivision IIsportsprograms,includingtheschool'srespectedGolden Tigersfootballteam.

HecametoTuskegeewith 14yearsofexperiencein intercollegiateathletics,includingthelastsixyears asdirectorofathleticsat StillmanCollegein Tuscaloosa,Ala.

Winningisimportantto Campbell,butmakingsure hisathletesarealsofocused onacademicsishispriority. DuringhistenureatStillman,twostudentathletes werevaledictorians, afeatthathadneverhappenedbefore."Iwasreally proudofthat,"hesaid.

"Themajorityofourstudents,whentheyfinish playingsports,they're"gettingarealjob.They're notgoingtotheNFLor theNBAsoit'srealimportantthatwefocusoneducation," hesaid."Wewanttohaveacompetitiveathleticprogram. Wewantthemtowinchampionships,butattheendofthe daywewanttoseeourstudentswalkacrossthestageandget thatdegree."

Campbell'sowncollegeeducationbeganatLongwoodwhen hewas25,afterservingintheArmyandgraduatingfrom acommunitycollege.Heearnedasocialworkdegreeandwas asocialworkerforsevenyearsbeforeearningamaster'sdegree andredirectinghiscareertowardcollegeathletics.Inaddition toTuskegeeandStillman,hehasworkedattheUniversity ofMinnesota,wherehecoordinatedstudentathletedevelopment;KentuckyState,whereheworkedinNCMcompliance;andIllinois'BlackburnCollege,wherehewasdirector ofathletics.

DR. CHARLES D. TERRELL '91

PRESIDENT, EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY ANDTECHNICAL COLLEGE

"Tobeasuccessfulpresident,youhavetobeagoodlistener," saidDr.CharlesD.Terrell,presidentofEasternWestVirginia CommunityandTechnicalCollege."Ifyoutaketheinitiative, getoutandengagewithcommunityleaders,youcanjustform somanygreatpartnerships.Peopleareveryproudoftheir localcommunitycollege."

Terrellbecamepresidentofthecollegein2010Anewinstitutionthatreceivedaccreditationin2008,ithasfewerthan 900studentsbutthecollegehasamajorimpactonthe sparselypopulatedareaaroundMoorefield,W.Va.,Terrellsaid. It'sbeenrecognizedasoneofthefastest-growingcommunity collegesinitsenrollmentcategoryinthenation.

Thecollegeoffersawidevarietyofeducationopportunitiesin thealliedhealthprofessionsandwillgraduateitssecondclassof nursingstudentsthisyear.Amongitsadvancedmanufacturing coursesisawindtechnologyprogram,developingaworkforce forWestVirginia'sburgeoningwind-farmingindustry.

Inatighteconomicenvironment,Terrellisencouraging bothhisstudentsandhisfacultytobuildentrepreneurial skills."Wearecryingtochinkasentrepreneurs,togetthe collegeinthemindsetofbeingentrepreneurialandnotbeing dependentcompletelyonstateappropriations."Asanexample,hesaidhesoughtsponsorshipfromSummitFinancial Group,aninvestmentbankingfirm,tosponsortheschool's graduationceremoniesratherthanseekgraduationfees fromthestudents.

LetUsHearfromYou

LongwoodUniversityisveryproudofitsalumswho workinhighereducation-andwerealizethereare manymoreofyouthanwecouldincludeinthisstory Ifyouworkinhighereducation,pleasesendusanote includingyourname,classyear,jobtitle,collegeoruniversitywhereyouwork,andcontactphonenumberor email,andwewillincludeitintheClassNotessection oftheSeptember2014Longwoodmagazine.Thankyou forallyoudotoprepareouryoungpeopletomakethis worldabetterplace.

Yearlong discussion focuses on humanities and their impact on life

COLLAGES BY DAVID WHALEY

Whatdoes itmeantobe�human? To be a memberofsociety, contributing tothe human experience? It's nearly impossible to talk about withoutwaxing poetic, or even cosmic, yet it's a concept hard to pin down.

Ournation'scollegesand universities, which are chargedwithpreparing youngpeople fortheiradultlives, find themselves strugglingwith a centralquestionas the emphasison careerpreparationhasgrown in recent years. Isit,infact,the responsibilityofaninstitution ofhighereducation todevelop the wholestudent-thatis,to actina larger rolethan simply toprepare students for careers?

At Longwood, thesite ofthe2014 Virginia Humanities Conference on March21-22, the conversation is ongoing. Leading upto the conference, Longwoodorganized a series ofmonthlypanel discussions, each focusing onanaspect ofthe humanities.

"Wewantedto build uptothe conferenceinawaythat stressed the impacteach areaofthe humanities contributestolife," said Dr. David Magill,associateprofessorofEnglishand oneofthe organizersofthediscussions. "Webroughttogetherstudents,faculty andoutsidespeakers cocomment onwhyone disciplinewithinthe humanities mattersto theirlives."

Excerptsfromthose discussions can befoundinthe following pages.

WHY MUSIC MATTERS

TO WHAT EXTENT, rhen, does music providea foundation forourexperienceofthe world as a whole?Think aboutthisfor a minute. Everythinginthe world isin morion: pulsing, vibrating, producing rhythms. The ancients called thisthe "music ofthe spheres," claiming thatthe movementsofthe celestial bodies generateda kindofcosmicsymphony. They weren't too far off. NASA'sVoyager has detected radiation emissions from planetsin our ownsolarsystem The more you listen, the moreyouwillhear che everyday music ofa child beating ona drum, atrickling stream of water, a chorus ofcicadas, the hum oftraffic, a heartbeat. For me-as an avid consumer of music, student ofthe worldand human being-musicmattersprofoundly. Ir makes its own meaning and provides us with a different wayofknowing and beingin the world.

Dr. KimberlyJ. Stern

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH

MUSIC HAS ITS OWN vocabulary, syntax andstructure. Ir is a physicalactivity, and, for professionals, muscle-brain coordination must be builtin until music-making becomes instinctive and reflexive, able toadapt in any moment. Music is a unique wayofknowing.

Largeamountsofdeliberate practice are even more importanttoeventual success asa musician than beinga childprodigy We are nor onlystudying our field; we are learning our craft. Repetitive right practicebuildssuccess intothebrain and into thebody. Literally Why is the studyofmusic stillrelevant? Music breaches; itgrows andchangesbecausehumans grow and change.

We knowofsocieties without writing, and even without visual arr-but none, it seems, lack music.

Specialisesin ocher fields use music co learn more aboutthebodiestheyare crying co mend, cultures distant orlong past,orthe universe they are seeking co more fully understand.

Fifteen years ago, scientists dismissed the idea ofcrying co srudymusicalemotionat all. Bue Tom Fritz's 2009 studywith che Mafa people ofCameroon demonstrated char perhaps musical emotionisalso universal. Boch Mafaand Westernlistenersreportedsimilaremotional

responses tomusic ofbochcultures, even though the musicitselfwas unfamiliar.

Within the lase decade, neuroscientists have begun tolook athow ourbrainsinteract when we do musictogether. Music fosters social cohesion-it gets people'sbrainstates alive andeven entrained together in rime-so rhar we literally form communities larger than ourselves.

There isincreasingrecognitionthatmusic's effect on thebody, thebrainandthe emotions cannotbe separated. Musicis central toour verysenseofself. Beingmusicalispartofwhat it means co behuman.

Dr. Pam McDermott ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MUSIC

WHY HISTORY MATTERS

HISTORY HELPS TO EXPLAIN rhe present andhelpsyou counderstandand appreciatethe people aroundyou. Bur ir also givesyouthe capacity co cope withthe future. I just want co mention a fewwaysin which it does chis.

History reachesyou chatit'snot allabout you. Like standingin westTexas, historymakes you realize just how small you are in relation to che generations ofpeople andcivilizationswho have come before you andwill come after you (ifwe playour cards right).

Arthesametime, history reachesyouwhat a difference an individual lifecanmakeandtherefore shouldsignaltoyou chatyour life issignificant.And I'mnot talking aboutbeing presidentor rh�firstpersonon Mars- I'm talkingabout beingsomeonelike [Comanche chief and rancher] Quanah Parker or [Texas cattle farmer]Walter Ramsey. Theywereboth men whovalued kinship and community-and soughtto preserve chosevaluesat allcosts. History teaches you co valueboth commonalities and differences. We can often see similarities berween ourselves and chose who came before us. Bue we also muse reckonwiththe face chat the past is an entirely different place fromthe present. Onehistorianhaslikenedit to aforeigncountry: Wordsdon'thavethe same meaning, worldviews differ, and people dress andsmell different. Trying to understand the pastonits own terms-co look atitthrough che eyesofchosewholivedit-builds your own capacity counderstandand tolerate chose

who are different fromyou.

And finally, and most importantly, history givesyou awiderview.John Lewis Gaddis, a well-regardedhistorian ofche ColdWar, likenshistoryco a landscape, and he seesthe historian'sjob co map it for us. As Gaddis explains, historyis "che means bywhich a culture seesbeyondthelimits ofitsown senses. Ir'sthe basis, across time, space and scale, for a wider view" Like char landscape in westTexas, history givesyou awiderviewformilesarounda viewbeyondyour own lifeintothelivesof ochersandmorebroadly, intothehumancondition. Knowinghistorymakesyou a better humanbeing.

Dr. Larissa Fergeson

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY

WE MUST STUDY HISTORY because ic providesavaluable context for interpreting currentevents. How canyou understandor appreciatethe customsofaforeigncountrywithout knowingthe reasoningbehind chem? Howcan you endeavor co solve a crisis withoutknowing whyic existsinthe first place?You simplycannot understand current events without understandinghistory. This is like readingthe final chapter ofa bookwithout anyknowledge of cherestofits contents.The facethat Snape kills Dumbledore means literally nothingto youunlessyouknowwho Snapeand Dumbledore are and whatishappening around chem. So, forinstance, ifyou wane coimplement policies tofoster peace in rhe Middle Ease, you muse beginwith studyingthe historyofthe conflict there.

Quire simply, historyis what makesthe world aroundus make sense. le is thehow and whyofwhowe are, where we are andwhatwe are doing. Having a well-rounded knowledge of history, therefore, gives someone a very practicalgeneralknowledge ofcheworld around chem,whichsomeone wholacks chissortofeducation simplydoesnorhave. People whohave aneducationinhistoryarebetter-preparedto connectwithothers from differentbackgrounds andtoprovidevaluableinsighton socialand political affairs.Thesearethesortsof skills that make people suitableto be leadersin theircommunities.

Jaime Clift '14

HISTORY MAJOR

WHY LITERATURE MATTERS

TO SOME DEGREE oranother, all academic ambitions are fueled bya desire co makesense oftheworld and co understand the human condition. Some disciplines achieve chis by dissecting, categorizing, classifying or otherwise breaking theworld into manageablepieces. Literature puts thepieces backtogetheragain. Wordsworth beat me to thepunch in the Preface co his LyricalBallads: "Ifthe labours ofmen ofScience," hewrites, "should evercreateany material revolution, direct or indirect, in our condition,and in the impressionswehabitually receive, the Poetwill sleep then no more than at present, burhewill bereadycofollowthe seeps oftheMan ofScience, not onlyin chose general indirecteffects, but hewill be at his side, carryingsensation into the midst ofthe objects ofthe Science itself."To put chis less eloquencly, literature is well-equipped and eager to cake the workofscienceand put it backinto thecontext oftheworld, and to baskin theawesomeness of theworld, and tomakeit accessible

When itcomesup in conversation char I'm studying English, the first question is always, 'Do youwant to be a reacher?' Since I go to Longwoodit's afairquestion, bur I most assuredlydo not. Atchis point, I am left with a patronizing chuckle and, 'good luck findingajob.'The joke is on chem. I havehad one ofche most important educations a young person can have in the 21st century. Reading, writingand critical chinkingare skills char I will continue todevelopand use regardless ofhow I make aliving. In alase-ditch attempt to connect all ofthe non-sequiturs: literature matters because it's something humans do, and it's somethingwe've been doing foralong time. Ifwedidn'twrite, literaturewouldn't matter. lflicerature didn'tmatter, wewouldn't write.

MattJacobs '13

ENGLISH MAJOR

IN A WORD: Literatureaddsliftto ourlives.

Literature matters because it allows us co exercise our wonderful, maybe even divine gift of intimately experiencingwords as symbols.

Literaturecompels us to thinksymbolically, to grasp symbols in powerful ways-windmills, a white whale, a sorcerer's stone, an acorn chathit aliccle chicken on thehead-and, forme, one ofthe most sinisterand forebodingofall wordsymbols, Pandemonium, the capital ofHell. Literaturemattersbecauseit notonlycom-

pels us to chinksymbolically, ic can enable us to acefor thegood ofhumanity. I stronglybelieve chat literature helps all ofuswho are humane, moral andjust be ahedgeagainst inhumanity, immoralityand injustice. I am thinking ofthat letterfrom Birminghamjail-and ofcourse, all ofthe sacred rexes ofreligions andthe classics.

Literaturemattersbecause it can be lifedefining. Literature helps us co createourselves and, in turn, interpretourselves-seemingly more than just "figuringout who weare." Readingabout the trials ofOdysseus and his clever resolve towin chem mightjust have helpedsome ofus becomewhowe are todayat leasthowwe try co comport ourselves. The experience oftemptations that could most certainlyyielddisasters for us is not a new thing and I chink it helps co know chis when we hear our sirens sing. Speakingofdisaster, for me, one ofthegreatest sentences in all literature, "Has'c seen thewhitewhale?" resonates in myself-concept. I can be obsessive and passionate andeven self-destructive ifl don'twatch it.

Literature matters because it can be, shall we say, sobering. Literature helps us grasp our mortalityand maybeour immortality. Ifyouhave everreador had read co you, "When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd," youprobablynow understand individual and collective griefin a deepway char onlya poem can cause. That poemwas about Lincoln. I wonder how relevant it is for Kennedy

Literature matters because it is a powerful antidote co boredom. Boredom iswhatfounding fatherofsociologyEmile Durkheim called the "monsterofthe cultivated mind."The older I get and the more I observe oursociety, I think humansaremoreeasilyborednowthan in the past. I can, withsomeeffort, imaginelivinglife without beinga readerofliterature, but it would bevery, veryboring.

Ina word, literatureaddslifttoourlives.

Dr. Ken Perkins

PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

WHY ART MATTERS

WITHOUT ART, we'd have nothing. Therewouldbe no records ofancient Greek sculptures and frescos.Therewould be no evidence ofus improving. Thinkabout it. Withoutart, wewouldn'tevenhavechisvery buildingwe're in now.We need arc in order co advance society and ourselves.Weneed art in

ordercobroadenourhorizons. And lascly, we need art in order to stimulate all sections ofour brain.

Cameron Burns '16

ART MAJOR

I GREW UP about 30 minutes from the Philadelphia Museum ofArt.To chis day I chinkabout two exhibitions I saw while in high school: theearlymodernistsculptures of Constantin Brancu�iand Workersbydocumentaryphotographer SebasciaoSalgado. Seeing theirworkin high schoolexcitedmyimagination to the possibilities ofarc, andlacer,photography, as a means ofcommunication. Brancu§ii's elegant "Bird in Space" captures, almost perfeccly, the idea or essence offlight. Weighdess andgraceful, the object seems co float and almost dissolves into the gallery.

Perhaps itwas Salgado's series char cemented both mydesire co be aphotographer and the powerofa single image. Salgadowasan economise for theWorld Bankwhosejob it was to report on matters ofinternational crisis. Findingwordsandcharts to be inadequate, he quicklyturned to photography to convey issues ofglobal importance Photographyis perhaps our universal language ofexpression and particularlywell-suited coconveyideas. This mediumallowsviewersco lookdireccly at aphotographer's observation and see something in awaywordsoften struggle co do

A typical rolloffilm-I still reach photography using black-and-whitefilm-has 36 exposures. In theage ofendless digital storage and limicless uploads to lnscagram or Facebook, being constrained cojust 36 photographs is a challenge. Even more challenging, perhaps, isyou'reluckyco gee one, maybetwo, good photographs from char roll. Think about chat: 2 for 36.Thirty-four failures. And chat's OK. Tolearnfrom chosefleecingsuccesses is to be creative.To try, overandover, co reflecton chose two gems onyourcontact sheet and then to go out and do it again teaches us char failing is a critically important partofthecreative process-learningfrom failure, as you do from success. Heaps ofsketch books, illformed pots oran emptycanvas taunting youfromacrossthestudio teaches us co keep working, keep looking, keep practicing theaceofobservation in order co transform ourideas into aphysicalform.

Michael Mergen ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ART �i

Stu dy abroad in In di a ch anges photograp hy students' perspectives on life

aundry flaps from the windows of a train where it has been hung to dry. A dog patiently waits a few feet away from a group of picnickers, hoping for a tidbit or two. Little girls, young mothers, men with weathered faces and shy boys populate the busy streets, back alleys, temples and countryside of a place a world away from central Virginia.

Thesescenesarefromlifeoffthebeatenpathin India,acountrythat,eveninitsbusiesttourist areas,isdeeplydifferentfromtheUnitedStates. Andyetthe10Longwoodphotographystudents whoventuredthere-manyofwhomhadnever traveledabroad-foundthemselvesfeelingoddly athome.

"Everyonereachesouttoshakeyourhand,and, intheircallousedhands,you canfeeltheirstory,"wrote EamonBrockenbrough'15,an arteducationmajorfromAshland,inhisblogfromthe course.

"WhenwearrivedinIndia, everythingIexpectedthisplace tobeturnedouttobethe entireopposite,"wroteCara O'Neal'14ofWarrenton, aphotographymajor."Iwas warnedtobecareful,butthey haveaverywarmcultureand areverygraciouspeople."

O'Neal'sandBrocken-

well-knownattractions,thecoursewasdesigned toexposethestudentstotherealIndiaaswellas todeveloptheirphotographyskills.

"It'sonethingtoknowthat1.2billionpeople existinanothercounnyontheothersideofthe world.It'sanotherthingtosee,touch,smelland hearwhatwemightperceiveaschaos,"said Paulek."Moststudentshadn'tlefrthecountrybefore. Forthem,thismusthavefeltlike jumpingintothedeependofa pool,ormoreaccurately,adeep, swifr,filthy,beautifulriver."

Thestudentstookhundreds ofphotographs,thebestof whichwereexhibitedinthe BedfordHallGalleryafterthetrip.

"Simplyput,theworkisbeautiful,"saidMergen."Itgoesbeyondthesurfaceandreally documentsasenseoflndia.

AsIwalkedthroughthegallery, Iwasmostsurprisedbymyinabilitytoidentifythelocations ofsomanyofthephotos.Stubrough'sexperiencesweretypicalofthestudentswhosignedupforArt495: ExperienceIndia.LedbytwoLongwoodartfaculty-assistantprofessorsMichaelMergenand AdamPaulek-thegroupspenttwoweeksinIndia overwinterbreak.

Thefollowingpagescontainjustafewoftheimagesandblogpostsfromthetrip.Alloftheimages, includingthecoverphotoofthismagazine,were takenbystudents.ToseeandreadmorefromArt 495:ExperienceIndia,gotoblogs.longwood.edu/india. Andtofindoutaboutthemanyotherotherstudy abroadexperiencesandinternationalaspectsof Longwood,seetherelatedstoryonPage33.

'Thisexperience,seeingIndiafromitsjunglesto thedeserts,hashelpedtoflattenouttheworldand assistinstudents'journeystowardbeingbothartists andcitizenleaders,"saidMergen.Thoughthetrip itineraryincludedtheTajMahalandafewother dentssawthingsandcaptured theminwaysIwouldhaveneverimagined,letalone seen(inaphotographicsense)myself."

Previous spread: Silhouetted against a fog-enshroudedTaj Mahal, tourists and photographers jockeyfor position. The monumentwas built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Both are entombed there. Photo byJessica Hamilton '16 Opposite page: Studentson the trip were universallycaptivated bythe people of India, whom they found to be

This detail of an elaborate temple ceiling in Bangalore is part of a series ofimages oftemple ceilings created bythe photogral)her, Kelsey Holt '16.

welcoming and generous. Photo by Carson Reeher '16

Eamon Brockenbrough ' I 5

I stepped outside ofthe walls ofthe temple to explore rhe mountaintop alittle. I found a perch on awall charoverlooked rhe valley. I sacaboverhe small neighborhood ... for a long rime, [l]isreningcorhe sounds char echoed ourto myperch on rhe mountain. I couldheareverything. Ababy cryingsomewhereforits mother, men conversing in the square, sawsworkingawayat lumber, motorcycles acceleratingdown rhe street, drills spinningon drywall, chickens clucking in their roost, goats callingour to anyone. I begantodaydream about ifI lived in thatvalley. ... On chis dayI have fallen in love with India, and I'm nor sure ifI will be able to give it up easily. Before ir intrigued me, but sittingalone on that hill and feeling myselfworkinto the fabric ofthe area, I fell in love.Though no one in thattown knew I watched themquietlyfroma distance, I felt [as if] I could feel each ofthem.

Kelsey Holt ' 14

India is one ofthose places that never slows down. No matterwhere I went orwhat rime ofday irwas, therewas always something happening. The shopkeepers would be purringour the goodstheyhoped to sell. Thewomenwould besweepingthe dirt and trash offthestreets. Some lirrle old manwould be running around yelling, "Chai!" in hopes someonewould want a cup. ... I found myselfrakingpictures ofalmost everythingI saw. I wanted to capture every moment. Irwas when I got some advice to slow down char Iwasable to rake pictures greater than snapshots Istartedral<ing notice ofthe smallerderails, rhe light and interestingspaces instead ofgetting caught up in thecraziness around me.

This page: (top} One student finds art in a banana 'sculpture.' Photo by Cara O'Neal '14. (bottom} An elephant procession makesitswaythrough theAmberFort outsideJaipur Photo by Shelby Wynn '14. Opposite

page: (top} A cow competes with motorcycles for space in a busy city street.

Photo by Eamon Brockenbrough '15. (bottom}Two men stop their day's workto pose. Photo by Caleb Briggs '14.

Caleb Briggs ' I 4

Ir was nor until my rime spentin India that I rooknotice ofmen workingeverydayjobsin marketplaces,trainstations andonthestreets. I believethat duetoAmerican sociery's mindset, I had rypicallyoverlooked people working [in] these occupations becauseitwas norglamorous, and weoftendonot seethem as important. Indiaforced me to rake astep back from this mindsetand observethem,resultingin my seeing a difference between American and Indian culture that I found eye-openIng.

Eamon Brockenbrough ' I 5

Your earsfill up withsounds ofcarhorns, sizzling foods from street vendors, cows mooingas they maketheir waydownthe road, men calling our andgoats making their presence just as known Andtotop it all offrhe rasre. Every dish offood fills your palate. Flat bread run through sauces ofspice and sweetness. None ofyour senses [is] left untouched.

StudentTravelers-Art 495: Experience India

Caleb Briggs '14, photography majorfrom Charlottesville

Eamon Brockenbrough '15, a,1education major fromAshland

Jessica Hamilton '16, business major from Culpeper

Kelsey Holt '14, photography majorfrom Richmond

Cara O'Neal '14, photography majorfromWarrenton

Emily Poulin '14, photography major from Chesapeake

Carson Reeher '16, photography majorfromWilliamsburg

MaryAnna Rose '14, photography majorfrom Roanoke

JadeSmitherman '14, visual arts major from Hanover

ShelbyWynn '14, graphic design/photography majortrom Salem

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It's a place where you are forced to surrender all control. ...When you do let go, though, that's when the magic happens.'

-Carson Reeher ' 16

ShelbyWynn '14

I first and foremost noticed the animals.The cowswere probablythe most noticeable, [followed] by the dogs that completelytookoverthe cities. I wasdrawn to the freedom that these animals had and their interactions with everyday Indian life. For the most part, no one owned theseanimals. Theyjustsharedacommon respectwith the peopleandwere allowed to carry out their lives as they chose I really wanted to capture this sense ofrespectand cohabitation within myimages.

Carson Reeher ' I 6

I don't consider myselfa religious person, but India is a bit of aspiritual experience. It draws in allyoursenses. It'saplace whereyouareforced to surrenderallcontrol. ... When you do letgo, though, that's when themagichappens. India rewards thosewho are curious. Earlymorningstrolls turn into full-out races; exploring a marketendsupwith apujain a temple; a Aat tireleadsyou to [atourof] a brickfactory.

Cara O'Neal ' 14

Itwas a pleasant andoften amusingsurprise that so many peoplewanted to meet us, get theirphoto takenwith us or inviteus tojoin in theirreligious ceremony. It continued to surprise me toseehowmanyIndianswerewillingtogo out oftheirwaytohelp one another, or to accommodateone of uswithoutexpectinganythingin return.

Eamon Brockenbrough ' 15

Whenwanderingthrough India, almosteverypersonwill lookcold at first. Their faces still andwatching iftheyare nor indiscoursewith someoneelse.Andtheywill continue to look thisway, watching you, until you make amove. All one has co do is smile and nod at chem. As ifto say, "I see you, and I understand."The frozen face always cracks, anda grin widens as they nod backordo the traditional head bob. This is thegreeting I havefoundmostoften in India. Awide smilethatsurfaceswhenprovoked bythe slightest ofgestures. This, co me, represents the people ofIndia.

Opposite page: (top) A startled flock of birds punctuates the sky around the ChennakesavaTemple in Belur Photo by Eamon Brockenbrough '15 (bottom left) An item that unites people of almost all cultures: flip-flops. Photo by ShelbyWynn '14 (bottom middle) A spice vendor creates a geometric composition. Photo by Jade Smitherman '14. (bottom right)Women head to market to sell their vegetables and herbs. Photo by Mary Anna Rose '14.This page: (top) A dog patiently waits for picnickers to finish their lunch, hoping for a few bites of the leftovers. Photo by Shelby Wynn '14 (bottom) A toddler demands the attention of the photographer, who was drawn in not only by her intensity but also by her Disney-logo apparel. Photo by Cara O'Neal '14.

Carson Reeher ' I 6

Howdoyoucomehome?Howdoyoutakewhatyou'veseen andexperiencedandhelpitshapeyouintoastrongerperson? ThesearethequestionsIhavebeenaskingmyself.Idon'thave adistinctanswer,burwhatIcansayisthatIhavere-learned howtosee.Iamnoticingthingsbackhomethatbefore Iwouldhaveglancedoverwithoutathought.Ican'tsayfor sure,butIfeeldeepdownthatthistriphashelpedmebecomeabetterpersonandabetterphotographer.

Mary Anna Rose '14

Ir'sincrediblyimportanttotravel,meetnewpeoplewhoare ondifferentpathsandlearnaboutothercultures.IwasnervousabouttravelingtoIndiabecauseit'ssodifferentfrom everywhereI'vebeen,but,lookingback,Iwasnervousfor noreason.Ihadoneofthebestandmosteye-opening experiencesofmylife.

Eamon Brockenbrough ' I 5

TodayisoneofthelastfulldaysinIndia.Icanfeelitclosingin. MostofthedaywasspentonourbusheadingtoJaipur,and I[looked]outthewindowalmosttheentirefour-hour journey....Icannothelpburthinkabouteverythingthat hashappenedhereinIndia.fJ

(top) Flower vendors brighten a marketplace in Bangalore with their wares. Photo by Kelsey Holt '14. (bottom) Recycling tires provides a living for another businessman. Photo by Jessica Hamilton '16.

Four COrners

Longwood students have ample opportunity to study abroad

Whether it's Croatia, Greece

Thailand or Costa Rica, Longwood students have ample opportunity to study around the globe.

The Officeof InternacionalAffairs plans on boostingthose effortseven further "Adreamistointegrateinternationalstudents oncampussotheyarepartoftheLongwoodexperience," said PetraVisscher,the newexecutive director for internationalaffairs. "Alongwith that, we'd like tocontinuetoincreasethenumberofstudentsonstudyabroad experiences. Longwoodbenefitswhentheseeffortsarestrong. When Longwood students areimmersedin othercultures, theybring choseexperiences back to campus with chem,and it makes us better."

Asrecruitment effortscontinue inemerging marketslikeSouthKorea,ArgentinaandTurkey, established exchangeprograms with European andAsianuniversities regularlycontributeto the culturalnetworkthatisvaluabletostudents lookingtosucceedinthe21stcentury.

Longwood's international reach doesn't just extend to students, however In the summer of 2014, the university's first facultyinternationalprogram willsendseveralprofessors to Ecuador towork andconduct research.

Study Abroad

Longwood students canbroaden theirhorizons byparticipating ineithershort- orlong-term studyabroadexperiences.

Moststudents opt for short-term experiences, which put studentsall overtheglobein intensive two- to four-week programs. Educationalexperiencesrangefrom studying Spanish histo1yand speaking the language inValencia,

Spain, toconducting medical clinicsinthe Amazonjungle.

Long-term programs-whichlast atleast a semester-are eitherpart of anexchangeprogram orthroughathird-partyprogram. "There are alot of misconceptions aboutlong-term studyabroadprograms-thatit'sfinanciallyout of reach for a lot of students or only forthe privilegedfew," saidVisscher. 'That's just nor true: Thereareplentyofopportunitiestostudy in anothercountrythatare equal orcomparableto Longwood tuition."

Infact,rhe number of Longwood students rakingadvantage oftheopportunitiesabroad hasswelled recently-andwillcontinueon an upward trend-due roincreased marketingeffortsand thegrowthand expansionof the Cormier Honors College, which requires studentstostudy abroadinorder tograduate, said Dr. Melanie Marks,professorof economicsand

Faculty-led Study Abroad Experiences in 20 14

Winter Intercession

Economic Development, Sustainability and Ecotourism in Costa Rica-Dr. Melanie Marks

Military History in Greece-Dr Steven Isaac

Sociology of Sport in England-Dr Jake Milne

Event Planning in Italy-Wilma King

Archaeology in England-Dr. Brian Bates, Dr. Jim Jordan

Photography in India-Michael Mergen

Summer

Economic Development inThailand-Dr. Melanie Marks

Children's Literature in Croatia-Dr. Jen Miskec, Dr. David Hardin

Nursing in Ecuador-April Shular, Julie Ross

coordinatorforstudy abroad.

Engl ish as a Second Language

Underthedirectionof interimdirectorRichard Paul Phillips, the ESL program prepares international studentsto move into academic programs at theuniversity level. Students regularly spend several semesters at Longwoodimmersing themselvesinAmericancultureanddevelopingthe language skills necessary tosucceed.

International Recru itment

Star athletesoftenareone ofthemostvisible signsof international recruitment on university campuses. At Longwood, the athletics departmentworkswith Directorof lnternarional Admissions ParriTrent, who alsoisexploring countries where the universitycangaintraction, focusingonthe Middle Eastand South America.-l'vfrmhnuAic\f!itlir1ms {!;1

General Education in Spain-Dr. lily Goetz, Dr. Will Holliday

Education Practicum in Spain-Dr. Uly Goetz

Education Practicum in Costa Rica-Dr. Chris Jones

Interdisciplinary Education in Nepal-Dr. Rena Koesler, Dr. Naomi Johnson-Tsigaridas

Archaeologist Aristotelis Koskinas lectures Longwood students in Dr. Steven Isaac's Military History of Greece course in the 4th-century B.C. Theater of Epidauros, not far from modern Greece's first capital, Nauplion.

TheJudge, the Colonel andMadam President

ALU MNI ASSOCIATION HONORS 3 OUTSTAN DING IN DIVIDUALS

BY KENT BOOTY

Richard Blanton '75

WILLIAM HENRY RUFFNER ALUMNI AWARD

It'snotsurprisingthatRichardBlanton'75 chosealawcareer.

HisfatherwassheriffofCumberland Countyfor24years,hisgreat-uncle(who raisedhisfather)wasa"sheriff'sconstable" inCumberland,hisgreat-uncle'ssisterwas thefirstfemalemagistrateinVirginiaandhis great-grandfatherwasa"trialmagistrate" whotriedcases.

Blantonretiredin2011afteracareerthat included16yearsasaCircuitCourtjudge, fiveyearsascommonwealth'sattorneyfor

CumberlandCounty,stints

ascountyattorneyforCum­

berlandandPrinceEdward counties,andseveralyearsas aprivatepracticeattorney. Hehasn'tleftthecourtroom,

goodfriend");andthelateMassieStinson. "ThehighlightofmyLongwoodtimewas hangingoutinthefacultyloungeandoffices inGrainger,"saidBlanton,whoservedon Longwood'sBoardofVisitorsfrom1990-94. "Exceptformysummerclasses,Iwastheonly maleinallofmyclasses.Therewereonly aboutadozenmalestudents,mostofwhom wereveteranslikemyself."

BlantonenteredLongwoodin1974after afour-yearAirForcehitch.Hisfirstyearat Longwood,heplayedonthefirstmen'sbasketballteam,anunofficialsquadthatplayed itsgamesinFrenchgymandwascoachedby mathprofessorE.T.Noone."Thefirstgame weplayed,Itookanelbowtotheforehead,

busyTheotherday,mywifesaidtome, 'Ithoughtyouweresupposedtoberetired."' BlantonismarriedtoElizabeth"Libby" LowryBlanton'81.

Jay Poole '82

THOMAS JEFFERSON

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

ALUMNI AWARD

JayPoole'82wasanArmyofficerfor25years, duringwhichhecommandedabrigadenear theDimilitarizedZoneseparatingNorthand SouthKorea,spenttimeinIraqandtraveled extensivelyasanaide-de-camptoafour-star general.Buthedidn'treallyconsiderany ofitwork.

TheLongwoodAlumniAssociationAwards,establishedin1970 andrevampedin2010\recognizealumniandorhersfortheir outstandingachievementsandservice.Thisyear'sawardswere presentedataFeb.7dinneroncampus.

"Therewasn'taday IworetheArmyuniform thatIfeltlikeIwasgoing towork.Ialwaysfeltlike Iwasgoingtobewith teammates,"saidPoole, whoretiredin2007atthe though.Heservesbothas asubstitutejudgeandasa

certifiedmediatorwhohearscivilcasesina court-sponsoredprogramtoavoidgoingto trial.TheRuffnerAwardrecognizesthosewho haveachievedoutstandingsuccessandnationaldistinctionintheirpersonalandprofessionallives.

"IlovedeveryminuteIwasatLongwood andwassorrywhenitcametoanend,"said Blanton,whograduatedmagnacumlaude andwastheMaryClayHinerScholar,an honorgiventotheoutstandingEnglishmajor. "WhatIlikedwasthatalloftheprofessors trulywereteachers."

HebecameclosetoEnglishprofessors QuentinVest("alarger-than-lifecharacter"), hisadviser;BillFrank,thendepartmentchair; MarthaCook("awonderfulteacheranda

andE.T.Noonetookmetothehospital, whereIgoteightstitches.Istillhavethescar toshowforic."

Blantonwasajudgewiththe10thJudicial Circuit,whichencompasseseightcounties, from1995-2011andwaschiefjudgethelast threeyearsFrom1984-89,he"worethree hats"-inadditiontohisprivatepractice,he wascountyattorneyandcommonwealth'sattorneyforCumberland,bothpart-timejobs. HewascountyattorneyforPrinceEdward from1989-95.

TodayBlantonenjoyshisworkasacertified mediator,aninformalprocessthatseeksto resolvecomplexcases-oftenpersonalinjury, medicalmalpracticeanddivorcecasesoutsideofcourt."Wehaveaveryhighsettlementrate-70percent,"hesaid."Istaypretty

rankofcolonelandisoneofasmallgroupof LongwoodgraduatestoattaintheArmyrank ofcolonelorhigher.

ThoughPoole,alogisticianintheQuartermasterCorps,wasn'tthefirstLongwoodgraduatetomakecolonel,hewasthefirstto commandoneof10prestigiousDivisional SupportCommands,anArmybrigade-size unit.Poolewasthe2ndInfantryDivision SupportCommand'slastcommander,at CampCaseyinSouthKorea,beforethe 2,700-troopunitwasinactivated.Inhislast assignment,hewasassistantcommandantof theQuartermasterSchool.

AfterretiringfromtheArmy,PoolewasdirectoroftrainingfortheQuartermaster Schoolfrom2007-09,andhehasbeendean

of education and operations fortheArmy LogisticsUniversity, also at Fort Lee, since it opened in2009. He lives in Chesterfield County withhis wife, Michelle. He has three daughters (Candice, Julie and Heather) and rwostepsons (Brian and Matthew).

Poole, whoenteredLongwoodonly rwo years after it became fullycoeducational, was recruited toplay baseball for Buddy Bolding, the legendary coach who retired last year after 35 years. He played onthe first Boldingcoachedteamin1979, as a right fielder, and still hasone of the game balls from Bolding's first win, 8-7 over Hampden-Sydney.

"The ball, which was signed by everyone on the team, is in my office," he said. "I use it as a teaching prop to show young soldiers that bigthings can come from small beginnings, like withthe Longwood baseballprogram."

After Poole's baseball career ended in the spring of his freshmanyear, Bolding introduced Poole to the ROTCprofessor of militaryscience, and Poolejoinedthe ROTC program, then only in its second year. ''Always the coach, Buddy never lost touch with me throughout mycareer," Poole said.

Poolehasn't lost touch with rwo fraternity brothers whoalso were ROTCcadets who went on to high-ranking Army careers. Joe Bass '83, his best friend and little brother in their fraternity, retiredatbrigadiergeneral at the end of last year, and David Dodd '84, another lifelongfriend, made colonelbefore retiringinAugust2011.When Poolewas promoted to colonelin 2003, Bass, Dodd

andBoldingattendedtheceremonyat the Pentagon.

AtLongwood, Poole was president of his fraternity, Delta Sigma Phi, as well as president of Cox Hall council and vice president of the InterfraternityCouncil. He is a former member of theAlumni Board. His future plans? 'Tdlike tocome back toLongwood some day andhave Buddy's old job," he said with a laugh.

TammyWhitt Chitwood '68

JABEZ L•AMAR MONROE CURRY HUMANITARIAN ALUMNI AWARD

Tamara "Tammy"Whitt Chirwood '68 learned the importance ofhelping othersat a young age.

"I was raisedin a household withparents who were involved in the community, and I justthoughtthat'swhatpeople do-they giveback," said Chirwood, whohasbeenactive for decades in community organizations, manyof them related to health care.

"My mom was active in churchvolunteer work, and mydad startedthe local chapter of SpecialOlympics andchairedthe Citizenship Service Committee of thelocal Kiwanis Club. The importance of volunteer work was something that we just accepted without giving it another thought."

She learned her parents' lessons well. Amonghernumerous volunteer affiliations, Chitwood is a past president of the Service

Leagueof Greenville, which raisesmoney for thatcity'smain hospital, Vidant Medical Center, and staffs volunteer events.While onthe board, she initiatedthe project thatprovided thefirstmobile coronarycare unitin eastern North Carolina.

"What was great aboutthemobilecoronary careunit, whichprovidesvital care on the way tothehospital, was that oneof thefirstpersons touse it wasthe daughterof one of our founding members. She washaving a heart attack, andit savedher life," Chirwoodsaid.

Chirwoodonce chairedand servedfor15 years on the Pitt County Hospital [nowVidant Medical Center] Foundation. She is proudof herworkwiththeorganization'sCommunity Benefits and Health Care Initiative, which supportsprogramsinthe community. "Some of the programs help patients with diabetes, which isa major problem in this area, andmanyare focusedon kids," she said.

The medical nature of many of Chitwood's volunteer activities can be attributed to her husband's career. Dr.W Randolph Chirwood Jr. is a cardiothoracic surgeon whois a professor of surgery at East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine, director ofthe East Carolina Heart Instituteandinternationally known for his mitralvalve surgery involving arobot.Thecouple-high-schoolsweetheartsin Wytheville-have lived in Greenville, N.C., since 1984.Theyhaverwochildren, Anne and Randolph.

Chirwood'scommunityactivitiesinclude herpast workwiththe Boys and Girls Club of Pitt County ("a wonderful organization that changes kids' lives") and her current work withWomenforWomen, whose mission is to "givehope, changeand a brighter future for thewomenand girls of Pitt County." She will become president ofWomen forWomen inJune.

Hervolunteer work extends to her alma mater, where she startedas an English major and switchedto business. She served onthe Longwood Foundation Board from 2009-13 andwas a member of the finance andbudget committees.

Chirwood has no plans toslow downin her volunteerwork."If you cangivemoney, that's great, but it's yourtimethatis important," she said. "Ir's not about making you feelgood; it's about making a difference-in just one life. You don'thaveto be involvedin 10 organizations-just one that you care about." �i

Award winners Richard Blanton '75 (left),TammyWhitt Chitwood '68 and Jay Poole '82

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Women'sTennis:vs.Radford.I:30p.m., LancerCourts.Information:www.longwoodlancers.com.

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Longwood Leadership Forum: DeanKing,aurhorofTheFeud: TheHatjie!ds& McCoys, The TrueStory. 7p.m.,MolnarRecitalHall, WygalHall.Information:434-395-2003.

28 -29, Undergraduate Medieval Conference: "CrisesofKingship."Variouslocations oncampus.Information:isaacsw@longwood.edu ortracylc@longwood.edu.

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Student Recital: SeniorVeraCrouse, voice.4p.m.,MolnarRecitalHall,WygalHall. Information:434-395-2504.

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2 Longwood LeadershipForum:TeriKanefield, authorof The Cir!ftomtheTarPaperSchoof: Barbara RoseJohnsandtheAdventoftheCivilRightsMovement. 7p.m.,MolnarRecitalHall,WygalHall.Information: 434-395-2003.

2 Softball:vs.Virginia.4p.m.,LancerField. lnformarion:www.longwoodlancers.com.

4 Virginia Geographic Bee: 11a.m.-3p.m., JarmanHallAuditorium.Information:434-395-2569.

4 Student Recital: SeniorBernardRoyster, clarinet.7:30p.m.,MolnarRecitalHall,WygalHall. Information:434-395-2504.

DEAN KING ON THE HAYFIELDS & McCOYS MARCH 27

4 SpringWeekendWarm-Upfeaturing Kevin Mac. 7p.m.,LankfordMall.Information: 434-395-2107.

4- 5 Milestone Reunion: FortheClassesof 1939,1944,1949,1954,1959and1964.Various locationsacrosscampus.Information:longwoodlink.com.

5 Student Recital: SeniorAlyssaJones,piano. 4p.m.,MolnarRecitalHall,WygalHall.Information: 434-395-2504.

5 Student Recital: SeniorMatthewLittle,clarinet.7:30p.m.,MolnarReciralHall,WygalHall. Information:434-395-2504.

6 Student Recital: SeniorKathleenLilly,voice. 4p.m.,MolnarRecitalHall,WygalHall.Information: 434-395-2504.

8 Men'sTennis:vs.NorfolkState. 1:30p.m.,LancerCourcs.Information: www.longwoodlancers.com.

8 Simkins Lecture: FeaturingcomposerDamon Ferrante.7:30p.m.,MolnarRecitalHall,WygalHall. Information:434-395-2161.

9 General Education Film Series: "TheSpectacularNow."7p.m.,MolnarRecitalHall, WygalHall.Information:434-395-2193.

SOFTBALL: LONGWOOD LANCERS VS. VIRGINIA CAVALIERS

10 -12, 13, 17-20 Theatre: BlitheSpiritby NoelCoward.CenterforCommunicationStudies andTheatre.7p.mMarch10-12and17-19;3p.m. March13and20.Ticketsrequired:$6forstudents, $8faculty/staff,$10generaladmission.Ticketsand information:434-395-2474.

11 Lacrosse: vs.Presbyterian.4p.m.,Athletics Complex.Informarion:www.longwoodlancers.com.

11- 12 SpringWeekend LankfordMall. BandFest,5p.m.April11Informarion:434-395-2107.

11- 13 Baseball:vs.Liberty.Seriesbeginsat 6p.m.April11,BoldingSradium.Information: www.longwoodlancers.com.

12- May 7Art Exhibition: LongwoodArt DepartmentSeniorExhibition. LongwoodCenterfor theVisualAm.Openingreception,5-7p.m.April12. Information:434-395-2206.

13 Student Recital: SeniorsJosephRobson, percussion,andMiguelGavilan,saxophone.4p.m., MolnarRecitalHall,WygalHall.lnfonnation: 434-395-2504.

14 Chamber Music Series: AmernetString Quartet.7:30p.m.,MolnarRecitalHall,WygalHall. Information:434-395-2504.

1 4 LongwoodAuthors Series: Featuring CarolynCreedon.8p.m.,HullEducationCenter Auditorium.Information:434-395-2159.

15 Concert: WindSymphonyandJazzEnsemble.7:30p.m.,JarmanHallAuditorium.Information: 434-395-2504.

1 7 Math and Computer Science Colloquium 4p.m.,RuffnerHallRoom356. lnformarion:434-395-2194.

SCENT OF THE PINE: ART FROM THE COLLECTION OF JOHNALCOTT MAY 23 - SEPT.6

18 LongwoodAuthors Series: Featuring PeterMakuck.8p.m.,HullEducationCenter Auditorium.Information:434-395-2159.

19 Lacrosse: vs.HighPoint.Ip.m.,Athletics Complex.Information:www.longwoodlancers.com.

22 Concert: Men'sandWomen'sChoir7:30p.m., JarmanHallAuditorium.Information:434-395-2504.

23 Women's Softball: vs.VirginiaTech. 5p.m.,LancerField.Information:www.longwood lancers.com.

24 Concert: CameracaSingers.7:30p.m., JarmanHallAuditorium.Information:434-395-2504.

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3-4Softball: vs.Radford.Seriesbegins at4p.m.May3,LancerField.Information: www.longwoodlancers.com.

9 Graduate Commencement Ceremony. 7p.m.,JarmanHallAuditorium.Information: 434-395-4806.

1 0 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony. 9a.m.,WheelerMall.Information: 434-395-4806.

13 Baseball: vs.JamesMadison.4p.m.,Bolding Stadium.lnformation:www.longwoodlancers.com.

23-Sept. 6Art Exhibition: Scentofthe Pine: Artfrom the Collection ofjohnAlcott. LongwoodCenterfortheVisualAm.Openingreception,5-7p.m. May23.Information:434-395-2206.

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Constance Cochrane (1888-1962), Grandfather Mountain, c. 1917, oil oncanvas, 22 x 28 inches, collection of John Alcott

Shrimp Boat City

by Brendan Burke '03, Longwood alumnus, and Ed Long

Illustrated with morethan 240 images, this bookchronicles St. Augustine's once-thriving commercial shrimping and boatbuilding industry. Burke is a maritime archaeologist who is logistics coordinator for the LighthouseArchaeological Maritime Program (LAMP) in Sc. Augustine, Fla.

Long, a retiredshrimp boat captain, boat-builder and Coast Guardsman, donated his collection ofartifacts and photographs from the shrimp boat-building industryto the Sc.Augustine Lighthouse & Museum, ofwhich LAMP is the research arm. "Sc. Augustine was the Detroit ofthe shrimp boat-building industryandprovided the worldwith thelargest purpose-built fleet of woodentrawlers. Itwas a multibillion-dollar enterprisethat has ebbedinto history," said Burke, who has a master's in historicarchaeology from William & Mary. Heis the son ofDr. Helen Warriner-Burke '56, formerrector ofthe Longwood Board ofVisitors, and former Longwood historyprofessor Pat Burke.PublishedbytheSt. AugustineLighthouse &Museum, softcover, 3I5pages

Coming Home for Christmas

by Jenny Hale '98, Longwood alumna

Hale, a writer ofwomen's fiction, called her first novel a "heartwarmingstory about friends, familyand the magic oflove at Christmas." Onereadersaid it "leavesthereaderwith a feeling ofwhat Christmas should be all about-love, peace, family and faith," and another called it a "beautiful story about love, hope and forgiveness." Hale's second book is due out by this summer. Hale, who wasJenny Hudson when she attended Longwood, is a district ESLteacherfor the Hanover Counry schools who livesin Mechanicsville with her husband,Justin, also a 1998 Longwood graduate, andtheir two children. PublishedbyBookouture, softcover, 304pages.

As Details Become Available

by Dr. Craig Challender, professor of English

Thisisthethird full-length collection ofpoemsbyChallender (the others are Familiar Things and Dancingon Water), who has taughtAmerican literature and creative writing at Longwood since1983. leevolvedfrom Challender's beliefthat "ourcultureis notcomfortable with ambiguiry, which we should beableto toleratebecauseit'spart ofthe human experience."This collection "makes the news ofthe ordinary always breaking and fresh, and wbnderfully visual," said poet PeterMakuck, who called Challender's work "imaginative,sad,funny, wicry, satirical and accessible." PoetTim Seibles said the poems "offer so much-intimacy,inquiry, ecstasy, actionin language chatisdirect and fresh." PublishedbyPecan GrovePress, softcover, 80pages.

Cineplex: Intermediate German Language and CultureThrough Film

by Dr Carrie Collenberg-Gonzalez, assistant professor of German at Longwood, and Reinhard Zachau and Jeanne Schueller

This communicativetextbook for second-year Germanis "unique because itis the firsttextbook to usecontemporaryfeature-lengthfilmstoteach intermediate students. All ofthe exercises arecontextualized and usethelanguage ofthe film," saidCollenberg-Gonzalez, whose researchinterests include German film and visualstudies. "Cineplexis more than just a textbook-it is a spacein which studentscan 'meet' the people ofGermany through the big screen and experience German language and culture asit is performedin context," says the publisher.The book has been called an "extraordinary, wonderful, innovative,creative, engaging andwell-thought-out project" by Ingrid Zeller ofNorthwestern Universiry. Collenberg-Gonazalez joined the Longwood faculry in fall 2013. PublishedbyFocusPublishing, softcover, 440pages

Equal to theTask

McCullough ready tofill Buddy Bolding's shoes as baseball coach

llFilling a legend's shoes is generally a tall order, but new Longwood ,. baseball coach Brian McCullough is ready for the challenge.

He's ready partlybecause he spent the last fouryears as an assistant to 30-yearcoach Buddy Bolding. "Coach did a good job of grooming me, giving me enough ofa leash to learn," said McCullough. "Especially in the lastyear, Coach Bolding gave me a lot ofthe tasks that fall onto a head coach, so there wasn't much new this year-it was a smooth transition."

Full-time coachingis a change ofpace for McCullough, who grew up playing ball in talent-richVirginia Beach-against many future MLB stars like B.J. andJustin Upton, Ryan Zimmerman and DavidWright-and laced up the spikes for Longwood as a starting pitcher. Hewas named the Division I Independent Pitcher oftheYear in 2007. After playing in several professional leagues, he returned to Longwood as the pitching coach.

That kind ofexperience provides common ground with players in aprogramreadyto regain the kind ofsuccess that was customary under Bolding. ''Alot ofthe guys can connect with Coach McCullough," said shortstop Matt Dickason '14 ofChesapeake. "He brings agreatatmosphere to the clubhouse and a lot ofknowledge."

Combining his experiencewithseveral assistants who haveplayed professional baseball,

McCullough offers sageadvice to talented young players starting offin college. Several of those players have gone on to sign professional contracts, so the advice iswelcome. Relief pitcher Mark Montgomery, who was drafted by theYankees in the 2011 draft and pitches for their AM team, is the kind ofplayerwho can put theadviceofseasoned coaches to good use.

"The real advantagewe have isthatweknow howto develop talented players like Markinto professional athletes," said McCullough. "Couple thatwith thehuge advantage Big South membership brings, andrecruitingvisitshave increased andwe'reseeinga lot more interest from high-schoolers."

Longwood, historicallyknown as a hitters program, is leveraging its membership in the Big South to recruit more well-rounded athletes. "The future is bright," said McCullough. "We've got an extremely talented recruiting class this yearthataddressed a lot ofour needs. Couple thatwith a group ofsavvy seniors, and we're setting ourselves up for more Big South success."

Those who playedwith McCullough at Longwood saw coachingwritten all over their successful starting pitcher. "Wewerecaptains together and roommates," said former outfielderTylerAmes '07. "I knewwhenwe played together he would make a goodcoach with his leadership andknowledgeofthe game. He will do a great job."- David Driver ijj�

Softball builds on Big South title with focus on pitching

Lastyear's Longwood softball squad rewrote the program's record books en route to winning the school's first ever Big South Conference title in its first year as a member of the league.

The2014softball team

Head coach Kathy Riley said Big South opponents will likelytake extra care in preparing fortheir series with the Lancers in 2014. "I thinkthefactthatwewon lastyear is going to give people more motivationto say, 'Hey, we have a big series coming up with Longwood;' she said. "I think even going into the conference tournament, there is going to be a dynamic between the three orfourteams atthetopto notletthe sameteam win:'

For Riley, experience and pitching will keep Longwood's winning waysalive.

"Last year, we really let everything revolve around offense, butthis year, I think we could saythat pitching is going to be the primary area that keeps us in a lot of games;' said the veteran skipper, now in her 17th year at the helm ofthe Lancers. "We have two rookie pitchers, and Big SouthTournament MVP Libby Morris '15 is continuing to mature, so I think our three-person staffwill really complement each other:'

Solid pitching along with returning star Megan Baltzell '15, who led the nation in home runs in 2013, sets the stage for success both offensively and defensively. �

Brian McCullough is in his first season as head coach.

5 questions for women's lacrosse head coach Elaine Jones

What are your thoughts on last season's semifinal appearance, and what are your goals heading into 2014? Iwaspleased with last year's semifinal appearance. I thought the team made great strides throughout the year, and to be one of four teams to make the Big SouthTournament was a great achievement. It's always a goal to outdo what you did the year before, so in the back ofour minds, we hope to make it past the first round of the tournament and make it to the finals.We would like to give ourselves an opportunity to win it all.

Yin andYang

Despitedifferent personalities, Lancer sophomores meshwell on the court

What can fans expectto see on the field in 2014? Myhopeisthattheyseealot ofgoals. We returned a very strong offense after only losing one player. Coming offa season-ending injury, Kacey Norwood '15isback and shouldworkin nicelywiththeoffensethisyear.

If you could use three words to describe this season's squad, what would you say? Committed, excited and motivated.

Do you see anyone emerging as a team leader? I thinkeveryonemade so much progress in the fall that it is more of a group of leaders rather than any one individual. Ithinkit'sgoingtobeareallygood overallteam effort. Obviously, I think Lauren Prasnicki '14 returning as a senior attacker is an offensive leader for us, but others are stepping in and fillingroles that theymaynot havegottenan opportunity tolastyear.

ls theteam preparing any differently for its second year of Big South Conference action? I think allthehard workwasdonelastyear. As a team, our skills are better, we're mentally tougher, and we have a better understanding ofwhat it takes toreacha championship. i�

Ar first glance, Daeisha Brown and Raven Williams couldn't be more different. One is quiet; oneoutgoing. Onestands 5-foor-3 and is one ofthe league's cop point guards as a sophomore. The ocher is a 5-foot-8 versatile player who can playshooting guard and still post up.

Bur on the court, the twoplay more like sisters than strangers. "I always look for her on the court," said Brown '16.

Sometimes, it seems co other teammates, theydon't evenhave co look for each other. Forward HeatherTobeck '14 said the two seem co always know where the ocher is going co be on the court atall times. "That'swhat happens when you playtogetheryour whole life," she said.

The pairfirstplayed ball together as teenagers on several RichmondMU reams. While they split co playat different high schools-BrownatHuguenotand Williams '16 ar Monacan-rhey found themselves back in theoldgrooveas Lancer teammates.

"I honestly didn't think we would go co the same college, but it is agreat feeling," said Brown, who liked the idea ofattending college with someone she already knew. "When I came formyvisit, I loved the campus," said Williams. "I felt I couldadaptquickly."

Nor contentcojust dish the ball coscoring

teammates, Brown and Williamswere breakout scars in some ofthe ream's biggestwins over rhe pasttwoseasons. Brown, the player ofthe year in Richmond coming our ofhigh school, poured in 26 points in the landmark win overXavier in November and was a preseason all-conference selection. Williams was just hitting her stride-scoring in double digits in each ofthe first three games ofthe season-before an injury derailed her.

Boch players were also underrecruired coming our ofhigh school. Brown's size worked against her, while coach Bill Reinson said ocher schools simplyoverlooked the talented Williams. "Whatwesawwas a talented player who was being underrecruired. People missed our on her, and she is proving chem wrong."

Brown, though, has emerged as the ream's leader. "She's a really great point guard," said Tobeck. "When we need her, she is there. When we need a bucker, shegives us a bucker. Whenwe need a stop, shegives us a stop. Her quickness makesup for herlackof height-ifshe's going as fast as she can, no one can stay in front ofher."

Her leadership is soft-spoken, though, and sometimes rhe ream needs some energy co pump chem up. For char, they rum to Brown's teammate. "I like co hype the ream up," saidWilliams with a smile. Dm1idDriwr �°1,lJ

Head women's lacrosse coach Elaine Jones says her team is committed, excited and motivated.

Daeisha Brown '16 averages more than 15 points per game for the Lancers.

New Blood

Gee'sfirst classofrecruits createsoptimisticoutlookfor men's basketball in 2014-15

LookoutfortheLancersnextfall.

Thar'sthemessagefromCoachJaysonGee, whohasputtogetheranimpressiverecruiting classinhisfirstyearatthehelmofthemen's basketballprogram.Builtuponhisvisionof creatingawinningculturewithadefensive mindset,theLancerswillfeaturetwoDivision Itransfersandahostofhigh-schoolstarsmanyfromGee'shomestateofOhio.

ThetwoDivisionItransfers-comboguard QuincyTaylor'15,whostartedattheUniversityofAlabama-Birmingham,andTulaneforwardLotannaNwogbo'l5-arealreadyon campusandplayingwiththepracticesquad.

"Thosetwoguyshaveboughtintotheprogramhereandaregettingayearofpracticein thesystem,"saidGee."Theyarebecoming naturalleadersoftheprogramandwillhave thefoundationtomakeacontributionon thecourtatthebeginningofnextseason."

Taylor,withoneyearofeligibilityleftinhis collegecareer,isaspeedycomboguardwho willplayalongsidesophomorestarLucas Woodhouse'16,whohasdevelopedaknackfor hittinggo-ahead3-pointersintheclosingsecondsduringbiggames-specificallyinwins againstTCUandLiberty.Nwogbo,according toGee,hasadominantabilitytoscorearound thebasketandpulldownbigrebounds.

"Thesetwoguysaregoingtobetwoofthe top10playersintheBigSouthnextyear," saidGee."Theyhavethatcalibertalent."

McDonald'sAllAmericannomineeRyan

Badowski,a6-foot-3guardfromOhio,will joinTaylorandNwogboonnextyear'ssquad. GeehopesBadowski,asharpshooterwitha 4.0GPA,willbeabletostepinandmakean impactimmediately."Tohaveacommitment fromanAll-Americannomineeistoraisethe leveloftalenthere,"saidGee."Ryanhasembracedthevisionoftheprogramandbought

ofsomevery,verygoodbasketballplayers."

WhilemanyoftherecruitscomefromGee's homestateofOhio,oneinparticularisvery close:Gee'ssonBryanhascommittedtoplay forLongwood.Geeisastarpointguardat CornerstoneChristianAcademyin Willoughby,Ohio.'Tmknownasarebuilding coach,"saidGee."I'vebeenthroughthisbe-

'Programs have success when the players absorb the culture, and that's happening right now.'

Men'sbasketballbeadcoachJaysonGee

intowhatwearedoinghere.He'saspecialplayer andwilldevelopintoarealstarontheteam."

JoiningNwogbointhefrontcourtwillbe CharlieLockwood'17,a6-foot-10redshirrfreshmanfromCalifornia,whohasthetalentto takehisgametothenextlevel.He'salsobeen aparticipantinpracticeduringhisredshirt year,learningtheprinciplesoftheprogram.

"Thesethreeguyswhoarealreadyplaying withusknowthefivepillarstheprogramis builton-faith,discipline,submission,love andhardwork,"saidGee."Theyhaveabigadvantageinthattheygettoworkontheirskills outsidethescrutinyofgames.That'sletus witnessbeforeourveryeyesthedevelopment \

fore.Inthesecondyearoftheprocess,wetake abigstepforwardbecauseweareayearolder, stronger,quickerandfaster.Programshave successwhentheplayersabsorbtheculture, andthat'shappeningrightnow."

Lookingforward,Geesaidthatcultureis whatwillsetthestageforsuccessfulrecruiting yearsahead.Thetalentthatwilltakethe floornextfallcertainlyestablishesthetone. "Thisrecruitingclassrepresentsmyvisionof Longwoodteamstocome,"saidGee.

Historically,Gee-coachedteamsmake agiantleapforwardinhissecondyear. Ifthatholdstrue,geereadyfortheLancers. -lvfatthew/viWilliamsfs\li

Charlie Lockwood '17 (left), OuincyTaylor '15 and Lotanna Nwogbo '15 arepart of agroup ofplayers ready to make an impact in 2014-15.

Golfalumnainducted into hall offame

One of the most decorated Lancers has received yet another honor.

Charlaine Coetzee Hirst'95, a four-time All-American who led the Longwood women's golf team to national championships in 1993 and 1995, was inducted into the prestigious Women's GolfCoachesAssociation Players Hall of Fame in December.

"It was an honorto be recognized formy achievements while at Longwood;' said Coetzee Hirst, who lives and works in Pinehurst, N.C., at the legendaryCountryClub ofWhispering Pines as a pro. "I am so proud to be a Lancer:'

The Longwood record-holder for54 holes, shotwhile winningthe1994 nationaltitle, capped off her collegecareerwhen she was selected thefirstfemalestudent-athletefrom aVirginia collegeto earnToday'sTop Eight award, the highest honorthe NCAA presents. In addition to leadingthe Lancerstotwoteam national championships, she won the individual title three times and wasVirginia's NCAA Woman oftheYear in 1995. Coetzee Hirst was inducted into the Longwood Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007.

As a professional, Coetzee Hirstqualified forthe 1998 U.S.Women's Open championship, played on the FuturesTourfor nine years and mostrecently played in the 2010 LPGA Championship.

A native of Durbanville, CapeTown, South Africa, Coetzee Hirst is married to Air Force Lt. ColonelJayHirst.They have one daughter. ·-

Aiming High, Shooting Low

Golfer looks to capitalizeon final season before turningprofessional

Amanda Steinhagen '14 is alreadylookingto the future.

A seniorandthelatest in aline ofextremely talented women'sgolfersto wearthe Longwood uniform,Steinhagen isdeterminedtomakethe LPGA tour-aloftygoalwomen's golfcoach AliWrightthinks isattainable. "She will definitelybesuccessful as aprofessional," said Wright. "Hergameisso consistent-shehits it farandhasagreatshortgame,butmost importantly, herhead is so strong. She'sa confidentgolfer, and anywhere we playshe finishes nearthe top."

Abusiness administration major from Herndon, Steinhagenplansto turnpro shortlyafter her Maygraduation. Fromthere, she'll enter a few state opens-includingtheTennessee Women'sOpen, atwhich she wasthetop amateurlast year and second overall-before entering Qualifying School inAugust.Thestakesare high in this grueling test of agolfer'sability: Top finishersofthe multiple-tournamentplayoffare rewardedwithan LPGAtour cardand entrance into eacheventontour.

Steinhagen follows in the footsteps ofseveral notable Lancer women golfers, includingTina Barrett '88,whohad a long and successful professionalcareer,andCharlaineCoetzeeHirst '95, whowasrecentlyinducted intothe collegiate hall offame (see storyat left). But itwasn'tso muchthehistoryoftheprogramthatdrewher

to Longwood asthe future. "I developed areally good relationshipwithCoachWright," said Steinhagen. "Wewereconfidentwe'd workreallywelltogether-she wasjustsomeone I clickedwith. I knew I'dhavethe supportat Longwoodto reallyimprovemygame."

Hergame isconstantly in flux asshe searches for ways co prepare forherprofessional debut laterthisyear.When she arrived at Longwood, Steinhagenbroughtwithher a stunning short game-the facetmostgolfers sayshavesthe most strokesoffascorecard-andgood length offthetee. In hersophomoreseason,shewas ranked amongthe cop fivewomen's golfers in the countryintermsof shortgame.After falling offlastyear,Steinhagenisfocused on returningto the upper echelon ofplayers. "I've had a lot ofequipment changes andhave reworked myswing afew times,"she said. "It's all clicking now,though. I've worked on getting the shortgameback where it needs co be, and I'm strikingtheball reallywell."

ToWright, Steinhagen'sconstantfocuson improvementsetsthetoneforthe rest ofthe team. "She isa program-changer," said the nine-year Lancer coach. "She leads by example-the other golfers watch her and take their cue fromhergame. She'shelped elevate our program cothe next level bysettinghighexpectations forherselfandtheteam." -li1,.uthew J\llcWilli11ms �

Charlaine Coetzee Hirst '95

Amanda Steinhagen '14 is planning to shoot her way onto the LPGA tour

GearingUp for Fall

12 classes, black alumni, Greekwomen to celebratereunionsinfall2014

Fall2014willbebusyfortheLongwood campus,withhundredsofalumniinvitedback tocelebratereunionsplannedforSeptember andOctober.

Sept.5-6:FallReunion

MembersoftheClassesof1969and1974 shouldmarktheircalendarsforSept.5-6,2014, whentheywillcelebratetheir45thand40threunions,respectively.Thecampusisalways buzzingwithenergyatthebeginningoftheacademicyear,sodon'tmissthisopportunitytoreconnectwithLongwoodandseehowtoday's studentsarekeepingLongwoodvital.

Oct.17-18:AMegaReunionWeekend

What'sbetterthanaLongwoodreunion? Threereunionsonthesameweekend.

ClassNotes 1960s

Judith Robertson Wobbrock '61 andherhusband willcelebratetheir50thweddinganniversaryin June2014.

Glenda C. Booth '66 wasappointedcocheadvisory councilofcheVirginialnscicuceofMarineScience (VIMS)ofcheCollegeofWilliam&Mary.Thecouncil advisesVIMSinitsmission,mandatedbyVirginialaw, co"maintainitspositionasthepreeminentinstitution ofcoastalandestuarineresearch,educationandadvisory services."Boothalsoisservingoncheboard ofcheVirginiaOutdoorWritersAssociation.Herson, DelegateScottSurovell,isinhisthirdtermrepresenting Virginia's44thdistrict(FairfaxCounty).Boothalsois afreelancewriter.Oneofherarticlesappearedinrhe November/December2013issueofAudubonmagazine andanotherwaspublishedinthe Dec. 13issueof Virginialivingmagazine.Shewritesregularlyfor Virginia Wildlifemagazine,theBeaconnewspapers andotherpublications.

OnOct.17-18,2014,theClassesof2000-09 willcelebrateattheDecadeofthe2000s Reunion.BlackAlumniWeekendalsoissetfor Oct.17-18.Roundingouttheweekendlineup isagatheringofLongwood'sGreekwomen, whoareinvitedtotheStubbsOpenHouseon Saturday,Oct.18.Stubbsunderwentanextensiverenovationduring2013-14,andLongwood can'twaittoshowoffthisgreatfacility. Youmightwonderwhytheuniversitywould schedulethreereunionsononeweekend.We diditsothatanyonewhowantedtoattendtwo orthreeoftheseeventswouldn'thavethedifficultchoiceofpickingjustone.Socontactyour friends,andmakeplanstohaveawonderful timetogetherOct.17-18.

LookformoredetailsatLongwoodLink.com. Dr. Mayling Simpson '68 hasdevotedhercareerto improvingthelivesofpeopleindevelopingcountries throughpublichealchpoliciesandpracticalactions. SimpsonhaslivedandworkedintheMiddleEase, Asia,EuropeandAfrica.

1970s

Rosalind Crenshaw Cutchins '79 wasnamedexecutivedirecrorofcheChildren'sCenterCutchinshas beenwiththeChildren'sCenterasrheprogramdirecror sincetheagencywascreatedinOctoberI983.

Martha Brown Summers '79 ispleasedcoannounce chatherson,JohnSummers,wasacceptedasamember oftheLongwoodClassof2018andwillbefollowingin chefamilytraditionbyenrollingasaLongwoodLancer infall2014John'sgrandmother,hismother,auntand firstcousinallaregraduatesofLongwood.Heisthe firstmaleinchefamilytoattendcheuniversity

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Nominations sought forAlumniAwards

TheLongwoodAlumniAssociationAwards programisareflectiononLongwood'shistory andasingulartributetotheaccomplishments ofthehonorees.Itpresentsanopportunityto promoteourheritagebyhonoringourhistoric roots.ThesubjectsoftheoriginaldomepaintingsinourRotundainspiredthenameof eachaward.

TheWilliamHenryRuffnerAlumniAward isthehighestandmostprestigious awardbestowedbytheAlumni Association.Itispresented toaLongwoodgraduate whohasachievedoutstandingsuccessand nationaldistinctionin boththerecipient'spersonalandprofessional life-theembodimentof thecitizenleader

TheThomasJefferson ProfessionalAchievementAlumni Awardrecognizesalumniwhohavedistinguishedthemselvesassignificantcontributorstotheirprofessions,whostandabove theirpeersandwhoarerecognizedwithin theirprofessionsasleadersandrolemodels forfuturegenerationsofcitizenleaders.

TheJabezLamarMonroeCurryHumanitarianAwardhonorsalumniwho,throughtheir outstandinginvolvementandcommitment, haveenrichedthelivesofothersandimprovedthewelfareoftheircommunities. Theawardrecognizespersonalachievements andthehumanitarianidealsthatreflect aselflessdedicationtoserviceforthegood ofothers.

Doyouknowanyalumniwhomeetany ofthecriteriafortheawards?Ifso,nominate thembysubmittinganominationform. FormscanbefoundontheLongwoodwebsiteatwww.longwood.edu/alumni/39660.htm. Thisyear'sawardrecipientsarefeaturedin thismagazineonPages34-35.@

Cardinal Flower byLucileWalton'25

Collectionof MountainLake BiologicalStation oftheUniversity ofVirginia

Art exhibition to feature work of 1925 alumna

ALibraryofVirginiaexhibitiontitled"Floraof Virginia"willfeaturetheworkofthelate LucileWalton'25,arenownedwatercolorist.

Waltonisoneofseveralartistswhosework willbeincludedintheexhibition,whichruns throughSept.13,2014.TheLibraryofVirginia islocatedinRichmond.

Waltonillustrated,amongotherthings, acolumnin Virginia Wildlife inthe1970sand '80s.Thebulkofherwork,though,wasdone atMountainLakeBiologicalStationinGiles County,wheresheworkedonscience-related projectsthatincludedillustratingwildflowers andotherbotanicalsubjects.

Waltonalsospent44yearsteachingscience andartatGeorgeWashingtonHighSchoolin Danville.InadditiontoLongwood,shestudiedatHarvard,DukeandtheUniversityof Virginia.Walton,whoreceivedLongwood's DistinguishedAlumniServiceAwardin1977, diedin2000attheageof99.e

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Elizabeth Parrott Jones '81 receivedNationalBoardCertification inWorldLanguagesotherthan English(French),classof2013, sponsoredbytheNationalBoard forProfessionalTeachingStandards. Sheisstillteaching-33yearsand counting!

Sandra Forrest '82 joinedPatrick HenryCommunityCollegeinMartinsvilleasafull-timefacultymemberinAugust2013Sheservesasan associateprofessorofinformation systemstechnology.Previouslyshe raughrMicrosoftIT(Information Technology)Academyclassesfor MartinsvilleCityPublicSchools, servedasMartinsvilleHighSchool's internshipcoordinatorandworked asajobspecialistfortheJobsfor VirginiaGraduatesGrantProgram. Inadditionroteaching,shehas servedasthedirectorofinformation technologyandcareerandtechnical educationprograms.SheleftMarrinsvilleCitySchoolswith31years ofservice.ForresthasbeenanadjunctprofessoratPatrickHenry CommunityCollege(PHCC)since I993.SheearnedherMasterofAns degreeincomputersciencefrom HollinsUniversityandherBachelor ofSciencedegreeinbusinessadministrationfromLongwood.

Bob Weatherly '82 istheauthor ofWindowsofWonder:Eight Timeless Tidesfor'JqdayandTomorrow, a132-pagee-bookpublishedin March2013byAbbotrPress. Weatherly,aprivateinvestorwho livesinCrestview,Fla.,describedit as"astorybookofspiricualadvenmresfilledwithrhemagical,the mysteriousandchemysrical."Peoplecanlearnmoreabourrhebook byvisitingWeatherlyonFacebook arfacebook.com/bobweatherly windowsolwonderorbyvisitingabboctpress.com.Weatherly,anAppomattoxnative,isthesonofrhelate Dr.MarkWeatherly,whotaught inLongwood'seducationdepartmentfrom1970-88,andche!are KatherineBurgeWeatherly'42.

Benjamin "Ben"Wofford Smith '82 nowservesasthevice presidenrofrheCenrerforAging andDisabilityPolicyoftheLewin GroupinFallsChurch.Smithand hiswife,Christy,welcomedanew babyboy,RobertChristianSmith, onJuly20,2013.TheSmithshave

fourotherchildren:JocelynSmirhShifAerr,SydneySmith,Benjamin Smid,Jr.andWilliamSmith.

Horace J. Scruggs Ill'85isthe facultydirecrorofthePiedmonr VirginiaCommunityCollegeChorus.Healso is thechoraldirectorfor FluvannaCountyHighSchooland directstheFluvannaCommunity Singers.Hehastaughtallgradelevels(K-12)andhasworkedprofessionallywithschool,community andchurchchoirsandensembles. Inadditiontohisbachelor'sdegree inmusiceducationfromLongwood,heholdsamaster'sdegreein musiceducationwithachoralconductingconcentrationfomShenandoahConservatory.Healsoholdsa CertificateinMusicProduction fromtheBerkleeCollegeofMusic inBosron.

shealsooversawrhebank'slnrernet andphonebankingsystems.ln 2006,Kirschenmanwaspromoted roassiscanrvicepresident.Shehas managedthebank'sMemorialDrive OfliceinPulaskisince2008.Inher newposition,Kirshenmanwilloverseerhebank'sinternaloperations.In additionroherdegreefromLongwood,Kirschenman is agraduateof theVirginiaBanker'sSchoolof BankManagement.Shecurrently residesinGilesCountywithher husband,Jay.

Jennifer Clark Baucom '94 is co-ownerofBaysideChildren's TherapyNetwork,apediatricoccupationaltherapy,physicalcherapy andspeechtherapyclinicin Gloucester.Sheandherhusband, James,haverwodaughters:Bella, 14,andLily,9.

Passionate historian recognized

Joan Prichett "Prich" Matthews '51 wasastrongadvocateinpreservingthelocalhistoryoftheJacobusVanderveerHouseofBedminster Township,N.J.TheJVHisrheonlysurvivingbuildingrelatedtorhe Pluckeminencampment,whichisbelievedroberhefirstinstallmentin rheUnitedStatesthattrainedofficersinengineeringandartillery. ThishisroricbuildingonceservedasheadquarterstoGen.HenryKnox duringtheAmericanRevolution.Matthews,whodiedartheageof80in 2009,wasverymuchdedicatedtovolunteeringandwasacompellingartist. HerpassionforrhelocalhisroryofBedminsterledherrowrite Bedminster Township: 250 Years, abookmemorializingthe250thanniversaryof KingGeorgell'ssigningofthe1949Charterestablishingthetownship ofBedminster.Givenallofheraccomplishmenrsanddedication,onOct. 11,2013,rheBoardofTrusteesoftheFriendsoftheJacobusVanderveer HousehonoredMarrhewsbycelebratingrheopeningofrhePrich MarrhewsHistoryCenter,theformerJacobusVanderveerHouse.

1990s

Kandra Brummett '91 istheauthorofachildren'sbooktided Willow's FarmAdventure. Willowisa goodgirl-alittleactiveandalot tomboySheknowshowtofollow rherules,atleasepareofrherime. Bmsometimeslifepresentsanadventurechatistoogoodtopassup. Todaysomeoneleftthegateopen andshecouldn'tresistrhetemptationtovisitherfriendsatrhefarm. Thisbookisavailableatwww.amazon.comine-bookformatonly.

Jennifer Kirschenman '93 was promotedtovicepresidentofoperationsatNationalBank,working fromrheHerhwoodOfficein Blacksburg.Kirschenmanbeganher careeratNationalBankin1994asa pare-rimeteller.Sheworkedinrhe bank'srelierrrainingandmortgage departmentsbeforerakingleadershipoftheCustomerAssistance CenterinI999.Duringthistime,

Dr. Grayson Frederick Lipford '94 isanassistantprofessorandprogram coordinarorfortheExerciseScience ProgramatMethodistUniversityin Fayetteville,N.C.Heandhiswife, LauriElizabethLipford,welcomed ason,LoganWilliamLipford,on Nov.17,2011.

2000s

Stephanie M. Horton '00 was appoinredasanassisranrprincipalar HugoA.OwensMiddleSchoolin ChesapeakeinJuly2013.

Brian J. Plum '02 married StephanieAustinonJune9,2012 BrianhasaB.A.inhistoryfrom LongwoodandaM.A.inhistory fromGeorgeMasonUniversity. HeservedinrhePeaceCorpsin GuatemalaandisthesonofCatherineStaffordHawkins'76.

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PerformingWell

Alumna builds salesasdirector ofretail operations at Kennedy Center

Barbara Lenhardt '08 saw her future on a billboard.

Whiledrivingdowna Richmondhighway, she spotted a sign advertising the opportuniry toearn an MBA in retail from Longwood's

Person ofInterest

CollegeofBusinessand Economics. "Itseemed toogood to betrue. Ir was exactlywhat I was looking for atthe rime: an opportunity to gain an edge in a field I was alreadyin and really enjoyed."

Now six years out from earningher MBA, she isthe director ofretailoperations forthe Kennedy Center for the PerformingArts in Washington, D.C Theposition, which she began in 2012, not onlygivesher the opportuniry to flex her business "muscles" but also has strengthened her appreciation ofthe performing arts.

Her responsibilities include running two large giftstoreswith 110 paid and volunteer employees,whichincludes overseeing visual design,buyers and theoverall merchandise mix, and working with buyers on product developmentbasedon programming. She also handles contracts withtouringproductions like TheLion Kingand Wickedthat set up concession stands selling their own products

The Kennedy Center storessell an impressive selection ofperforming arts-related books, music and DVDs.They also carryhousehold accents, seasonal ornaments, games, and books and recordings relatedto President John F. Kennedy and his wife. There is even aJackie Kennedy Collection ofjewelrycopied from theformer First Lady's private pieces.

But Lenhardtmost likes the store's original logo merchandise. Her current favoriteitems are a tote bag, umbrella andcosmeticclutch whose silver on black design is inspired by the dazzling Austrian chandelier found in the center's opera house. "One ofthe highlights ofthe job is working on product development, takingitthroughfromconcepttodeliveryand thenwatchinghow it sells," she said.

As head ofretail, Lenhardtstrivesto maximizethe scores' business efficiency andtaste level. At present, annual retailsalesare $2million- $3 million, dependingontheKennedy Center'sperformanceschedule-andthe New Jerseynativebelievesshecan doevenbetter. ''I'mhopingtoincrease sales by focusingon the website (kennedy-center.org) salesinthe future." Whenshe started atthe Kennedy Center, Lenhardt mentioned toher bossthat she'd never been tothe ballet. He vowed to fix that, and did. "It's an absolutely fabulous perk," she said. "Wheneverthere'saballet atthe Kennedy Center, I make sure to go." To date, her favorite was an emotionallycharged performance ofGiselledanced bythe Paris Opera Ballet.

Lenhardt describes the two years she spent gettingher retail MBA as amongthebestof herlife. "Because theprogramwas very new andstilldeveloping, I was able totailorit to suit me Most ofmyclasses were heldin a satellite location in Richmond. For me, it was terrific to be working days as manager ofretail operations at theVirginia Museum ofFine Arts (VMFA) and studying related matters by night.We were encouraged to bring real-life issues into the classroom.Without my MBA from Longwood, I wouldn't be where I am now." -l�1trich f"oflirrrd fi,

You never knowwhere you'llfind Flat Elwood

Flat Elwood travels everyweekend to a differentlocation around campus or town. Photosof himare posted every Wednesday at noon on the "Where's Elwood" Facebook page (go to facebook.com and search forWhere's Elwood), which was rolled out in late February.The first alumna/ alumnus orstudentto guess Elwood's location correctlyand post iton the Facebook pagewins a prize.

You canfind more information about Flat Elwood at LongwoodLink.com and in the Office ofAlumni Relations' e-newsletters.

Alumni Relations announces recipients of Legacy Scholarships, seeks nominations for 2014-15

The 2013-14Alumni LegacyScholarshiprecipients are BaileyJenkins '17 and Amelia McConnell '16. Each studentreceived $2,000. Jenkins is a biologymajorfrom Roanoke. Herfather, Scott Jenkins, graduated from Longwood in 1992.

McConnell is a graphic design major who has lived in manyplaces as the daughterofan Armycolonel. Hersisters areboth Longwood alums: Ashlee McConnell Snider '09 and Alecia McConnell'12.

Twolegacyscholarships are awarded each yeartostudents whosemother, father, sister, brother, grandmother or grandfatherattended Longwood. One goes to a new student, the othertoa returning student. Ifyou knowa student who qualifies, please be sure to submitan applicationtothe Office ofAlumni Relations byJune 15 Applicationforms are onlineatwww.longwoodlink.com/ alumnibenefits.

Since the LegacyScholarship program began in 1988, 52 relatives of alumni have received help in financing their Longwood education.�;,,

Barbara Lenhardt '08 runs two large gift stores at the Kennedy Center.

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Kathryn Calderwood Starke '02 MS '09 istheauthorofBecause ofYou, awomen'sfictiontitlereleasedNov.14,2013,byBlackRose WritinginCastroville,Texas. Formoreinformation,goro kachrynsrarke.wordpress.com.

WendyYoungerThomas '02 isrheprincipalofBrooknealElementarySchool.

Trey Nichols '03 and James Holtslag '04 openedTheHeart andTrotterButchery,awholeanimalbutchershopinSanDiego, Calif.,inNovember.Theypride themselvesonofferingmeatexclusivelyfromlocal,sustainable,antibioticandhormone-freefamilyfarms. FormoreinformationaboutThe HeareandTrotterButchery,goro www.rheheanandtrotter.com.

Kathryn Behnken Malone '03 andherhusband,Adam,welcomed ason,DecklenWilliamMalone, bornJuly10,2013.

Mike Shetley '03 isrheathletic rraineratAppomattoxCountyHigh School(ACHS),whichinMarch 2013becamethe11chschoolinthe nation,andrhefirstinVirginia,ro receiveaSafeSportsSchoolaward fromtheNationalAthleticTrainers' Association.Theawardrecognizes schoolsfortheirleadershipinfollowingestablishedhealthcaresafery guidelines,urilizingandmaintainingproperequipment,andprovidingappropriatemedicalpersonnel forstudent-athletes.ACHSearned athree-yearrenewabledesignation asa1stTeam,thehighestlevelof recognition.Shetley,whohasamaster'sdegreeinathletictrainingfrom CaliforniaUniversiryofPennsylvania,andhiswife,KathleenMarie WhitneySheeley'13,recently startedteachingfitnessclassesat Longwood'sFitnessCenter.Bod, areintheArmyReserve:Hehas16 yearsofserviceandisasergeantfirst class;shehassixyearsofserviceand isasergeant.MikewaselectedpublicrelationschairoftheVirginia AthleticTrainers'Associationon Jan.16,2014.

Kelly MezicAtkinson MS '04 isthelowerschoolsciencelab teacher,upperschoolenvironmental scienceteacherandecologyclub sponsorattheFuquaSchoolin Farmville.PriorrojoiningFuqua, shetaughtformorethan10yearsin

theCumberlandCounryschoolsystem.Sheis;,arriedroRobert Atkinson,andtheyhaverwoyoung daughters:RudeeandBrynn.

Kittina "Ms. Kitty" Chappell Brown '04 welcomedherfirst child,JamesonOliverBrown,born Sept.27,2011Shealsojoinedthe NationalCouncilofTeachersof Englishin2013andispresentingat theNCTE2014conferencein Washington,D.C.

Paul Hetterich '04 completedhis firstIronmantriathloninAugust 2013The140.6-mileracerook placeinMontTremblant,Canada. Hecompletedthe2.4-mileswim, 112-milebikerideand26.2-mile marathonin14hoursand8minutes.CurrentlyascientistatHealth DiagnosticLaboratoryinRichmond,hewasabrotherofSigma PhiEpsilonwhileatLongwood. Heandhiswife,MeganLohman Herterich'04,marriedjustaftercollegeandliveinMidlothianwith theirrwoyoungchildren.

Lori Ashmore Condit '05 and herhusband,Matthew,welcomed theirfirstchild,AveryAnnCondit, onMay20,2013Loriisaneditor atC2Technologies,andherhusbandisacomputerengineerwith theDepartmentofDefense.They liveinElkridge,Md.

Quintin Lewis '05 isaphysical therapistatCentraSouthsideCommuniryHospitalandwasfeatured inanewspaperadforthehospital. HewasabiologymajoratLongwood.

Daniel Reynolds '06 and Sara Winnik '09 weremarriedNov.9, 2013.Theyaretheproudparentsof rwopitbulls,MollyandElroy, and acat,Furball.Sarastartedherown massagebusinessinJune2013.

Erica Dickson '07 and Josh Howell '05 weremarriedonJuly 19,2013,inNorfolk.

DavidT. Peck '07 waspromoted roassistantprincipalofMacy WilliamsElementarySchoolin PrinceWilliamCounry.

Shelby Zanks '09 workswithseverelyautisticchildrenintheHenricoPublicSchools.

Michele Anderson '10 worksat theChildren'sHospitalofRichmond."Ifeellikeeveryday,Ihelp childrenandmeirfan1ilies,"shesaid.

Amanda Chandler '10 works witl,theLunenburgCounrySchools.

Taryn Langmead '12 isanart reacheratEdwardW.WyattMiddleSchoolinEmporia.

Jessica CarterWright '04 isan associateeditorofLeisureMedia360 andisnowheadeditorofthenew weddingpublication, Bridebook, whichbeganinRoanokeand willbepublishedacrossVirginia withinthenextrwoyears.Ina recentsrory,shereminiscedabout ThanksgivingdinneratLongwood andincludedarecipeforher favoritedishatthatdinner: bakedAlaska. Keep

Dara BazarTucker MS '09 is reachingfourch/fifrhgradesinthe lowerschoolatrheFuquaSchoolin Farmvi.lle.Tuckerhasworkedasa classroomteacher,asaneducation specialistwiththeVirginiaDepartmentofEducationandasanadjunctprofessoratLongwood. ANationalBoardCertifiedteacher, sheismarriedroZachTucker,and theyhaveayoungson,Dalton.

your news and class notes

Thankstoyoursubmissions, the Class Notes section has become a popular feature of Longwoodmagazine. Let's keep a goodthing going. If you have any news from your professional or personal life, we'dlove to hear about it. Please emailthe details to alumni@longwood.edu. Rememberto give us your full name, the year you graduated and thedegreeyoureceived. Please also sendus a contact phone number oremailaddressin case wehave questions.

Juli Liebig '11 wasnamedassistantwomen'slacrossecoachat RhodesCollegeinMemphis,Tenn., forthe2013-14season.Shereceived herundergraduatedegreefrom Longwoodinkinesiologywitha concentrationinexercisescience andlatercompletedamaster'sdegreeinpsychologyatWashington CollegeinChestertown,Md.,while servingasanassistantstrengthand conditioningcoach.LiebigisanativeofQueenAnne,Md.,and joinedRhodesafterspendingthe previousrwoyearsasanassistantat theDivisionlilcollegiatelevel. Liebigisacertifiedpersonaltrainer throughtheNationalAcademyof SportsMedicine(NASM).

Tyler Jason Sluka '11 and Michelle Renee Brechtel '11 weremarriedonNov.16,2013, inByron,Ga.,wheretheyreside. Tylerreceivedhisdegreeincriminal justiceandiscurrentlyapolice officerforMacon-BibbCounryin Georgia.Michelle,whoreceivedher degreeintherapeuticrecreation, isarecreationspecialistatColiseum CenterforBehavioralHealthin Macon,Ga.

Tucker Dowdy '12 joinedCommonwealthCommercialPartners brokeragedivisionasasalesandleasingassociate.Dowdyspecializesin condominiumsalesandleasing,officeandindustriallandlordrepresentation,andofficeandindustrial tenant/buyerrepresentation.Priorro joiningCCP,whichislocatedinGlen Allen,heworkedinthelandanddevelopmentdivisionofBoddie-Noell.

Stacy Eubanks '12 isaspeechlanguagepathologistatSouthern VirginiaRegionalMedicalCenter.

Daniel Lane '12 and Jacqueline Wells '13 weremarriedAug.24, 2013,atMaymontParkinRichmond.Jacquelinefinishedherdegreeinelementaryeducationat LongwoodinDecember2013

DanieliscurrentlypursuingamedicaldegreeattheAmericanUniversiryofmeCaribbeanSchool ofMedicine.

Erica Mangum '12 isahuman resourcesreportingspecialistfor UBSinLondon.Aninvestment bankheadquarteredinZurichand Basel,Switzerland,UBSispresent inallmajorfinancialcenters worldwideandemploysabout 61,000peoplearoundtheworld. lehasofficesinmorethan50 counmes.

Jessica Rudloff '12 wasnamed anassistantwomen'slacrosse coachatWashingtonCollege inChestertown,Md.After graduatingfromLongwood withadegreeinkinesiology, Rudloffusedherfinalyearof eligibiliryatDrexelUniversiry inPhiladelphia.Duringheryear atDrexel,shewasanimpact playeronanattackingunitchar ledtheDragonsrotheirthird ColonialAthleticAssociation (CAA)playoffappearancein arow.Shewasalsonamedro theCAAAll-AcademicTeam. Rudloffhascoachedatmultiple lacrossecampsandwasaplayercoachforGlobalPlayersinthe BerlinOpenandPragueCup in2012

Katherine McKinley Buffey '13 andThomas Langley Bulifant Jr. '13 weremarriedonDec.21, 2013

Brittany Browne '13 isakindergartenteacheratSanfordElementarySchoolinNewportNews.

Amy Lewis '13 ofLewisville receivedtheBobMcCloskey InsuranceBigSouthConference FemaleGraduateFellowship,establishedbytheconferencein 2005rorecognizesrudent-athleres whointendtopursuepostgraduate studies.Shewasacceptedrothe occupationaltherapyprogramat Winston-SalemStateUniversiry Afieldhockeyplayer,LewisreceivedtheFemaleLancerOutstandingServiceAwardasajunior. Theawardispresentedannually toonefemaleathletewhogoes aboveandbeyondandhaspositivelyinAuencedherschool,the surroundingcommuniryandthe worldthroughherservice. Afour-rimeLancerScholar-Atl1leteAwardrecipient,Lewisalso wasathree-timememberofthe NationalFieldHockeyCoaches AssociationGladiatorNational AcademicSquad.�

Birds-EyeView

Alumnus translates love of birding into dynamic tours

Hehadalreadyspottedablackbilledcuckoo,ablue-wingedwarbler ' ' andaSaysphoebe,butWesTeets11 hadafeelinghis150thbird-speciessighting wouldbesomethingspecial.

"Ilookedup,andtherewasagoldeneagle," hesaidoftheraresighting."Itwasfantastic thatIreachedthatmilestonewithsuchawonderfulbird."

Person ofInterest

Teets,whostudiedbiologyatLongwood,is aninterpreteratNaturalBridge-theiconic, must-seelandmarkforVirginianature lovers-wherehegivesguidedtoursofthe picturesquelimestonebridge,cavernsandnaturepreserve.It'stheperfectvenueforhimto sharehistruepassion:observingwildlife.

"It'smostexcitingwhenyouseesomething rarehappenonthetours,"hesaid.Once,duringarourinetour,Teetsnoticedseveralraptors-theclassificationforbirdsofpreythat includeshawks,eaglesandfalcons-flying overhead."Allofthesuddenhundreds,ifnot thousands,ofbroad-wingedhawkscameover. Theamateurbirdersonthetourwereso impressed.Theyhadneverseenamigration likethat."

Visitorsaredrawntothepropertyforthe famous215-footlimestonearchcarvedour byCedarCreek.Whattheyfindwhenthey arriveisthatNaturalBridgeholdsmuch moreinthewayofwildlifeandplantspecies.

Onroutinetours,anaccomplishedbirder likeTeetsisabletopointoutsomeofthe

commonspeciesofbirdsintheNatural Bridgewild.Thewoodsarehometo avarietyofwoodpeckers,owls,swallows, distinctive-soundingcuckoos,long-legged heronsandcolorful,tinykingfishers nearCedarCreek,oneofTeets'favorite birdingspots.

But,forabirderlikeTeets,themostexcitingdiscoverieshappeninplacesoffthe beatenpath.AtNaturalBridge,onesuch placeistheridgelineTeetsnoticedonaforgottentopographicalmapofthepropertyhe stumbledacrossduringarenovation.Teets thoughttheridgelinelookedlikeaperfect habitatforbirds.

"Itturnedour,tobeamigrationmicro-corridor-ahotspotforbirdsontheirjourney south,"hesaid."Therearealotofgeographic featuresthatbirdsusetomigrate,andthisis oneofthem."Amongregionalbirders,the ridgelinehasbecomesomewhatofalandmark itselfattractingpeopleevenfromoutside Virginiatoobserverarespecies.It'saclassic exampleofthePatagoniaPicnicTableEffect, inwhichonerarebirdsightingattractsother birderstoalocation,wheretheysightother rarebirds.

ForTeets,birdingisapassionthathas beengrowingsteadilysincehewasachild. ''I'vebeenabirderforquitesometimenow," hesaid."Iusedtowatchbirdsbackinsecond orthirdgrade,andstarteddoingitseriously whileIwasatLongwood.Thebiologydegree IearnedatLongwoodhelpedgivemethebase ofinformationIneedtogivegreattoursat NaturalBridge,andalsofosteredmylove forwildlife."-M11tthewMcVvi!liams@

InMemoriam

LISTED IN ORDER OF CLASS YEAR

Ida Miller Dickson '34diedOcr. 9,2013

Sara MagruderThompson '34diedAug. 2,2013

Elinor Dunham Flint '36 diedNov. 122013.

Lucille Johnston Staley'36diedJuly 13,2013

Isabel Parr Saunders '38 died Nov. 20,2013

Fannie Mae Boykin '39 diedOct. 23,2013.

VirginiaTaylorCollins '39diedAug. 24, 2013

Esther Gilliam Lewis '39 died Ocr. 8,2013.

Dorothy Fischer Mangels'40diedOct. 18,20I3.

Martha McCorkleTennant'40diedJuly 14,2013.

Jean Bourne'41 died Dec. 16,2013.

HelenWattsTinsley'41 diedNov.4,2013.

Julia Ellen Borum '42 diedJuly 17,2013.

Dorothy Lawrence Riggle '42 diedNov. 29,2013

ElizabethWalker Bailey '43 diedNov. 10,2013

Mary Jean Carr '43 diedNov. 18,2013

Mae Dunnavant Sizemore '44 diedAug. 10,2013.

Morris Stephenson Griffin '45 diedSepr.6, 2013.

Mary Richards Kempf '45 died Dec.24,2013.

Betty Blackwell Nofsinger '45diedJuly30,2013

Anne Hamlin Parrott'45 died Nov.26,2013.

DorothyEllenBlair'47 diedNov.30,2013

Kathryn Kennedy Carpenter '47 diedJan. 10,2014.

AnnaSandridge Hildebrand '47died Aug. 11,2013.

PhyllisAlleyCarter'49diedSepr. 3,2013.

Virginia Hanks Graham '49 diedJuly20,2013

JennieWebb Meade '49 died Dec. 11,2013

Syble Davidson Stanton '49 diedNov. 18,2013

Jane Ghiselin Lindley '50 died Ocr. 30,2013

Rebecca Kelsey Newman '50 diedNov.4,2013

Catherine Snell Pugh '50 diedNov. 18,2013

Anne Langbein Stiff'50died Dec. 10,2013.

MargaretWest Streat'50died Oct.23,2013

Amelia Carter Groves '51 died Nov. 20,2013.

MargaretShelton Munro '51 diedNov. 17,2013

Lucile PollardWrenn '51 died Ocr. 1,2013.

John R.Cook '52 died Dec.24,2013

Dolores Hoback Kanner'52 diedNov. 27,2013.

AnnaMaeS. Sanders '55 diedJuly 13,2013

Shirley Garst Maupin '56 died Dec. 6,2013

Mary Marsh Jacobsen '59 died Aug. 28,2013

Jean Carolyn Fairfax '60 died Aug. 27,2013.

BetsyJoynerScholz '61 diedAug. 13,2013

Ruth PhippsWebster '61 diedAug. 30,2013

Joyce GillespieWhitlock '61 died Sepr. 16,2013

Linda Davenport Fellers '62 died Oct. I, 2013.

Jewel LucyCahill'64 died Oct.24,2013.

JoyceWaldburger Greenwell'64diedJan. 12,2014.

Betsy Bowen Peter '65 died Oct. 192013.

Bonnie Coleman Shumate '66diedOcr.5,2013.

Mary IleneCortopassi'67died Ocr. 24,2013.

Helen Pinchbeck Love Johnson '68 diedJuly 17,2013

Julian R. Harrison '69 died 0cc. I, 2013

Linda Pagans Graham '70 diedJuly 14,2013

Edith Holland Harrison '70 died Sept. 28,2013

Brenda Prease McCullough '72 diedNov. 14,2013.

Mary Glasscock Cristo'74diedSept.28.2013

KarenTreumer Mahan '76 died Jan. I0,2014.

JohnWinston Edwards'77died Nov.20,2013.

Jacqulyn Benita Singleton '78 diedDec. 14,2013.

Dorothy Mae Powell'80diedOcr. 14,2013.

Elizabeth Lavinia Powell '81 died Dec. I I,2013.

Rogers Staton Laudermilk '84died Dec. 24,2013.

RobertJames McEleney '84diedJan.23,2014.

JodyPaupHogan'87diedJuly20,2013.

Steven Powers Gott '88 diedOcr.30,2013.

Anne Meade Stockdell-Giesler '89diedDec. 15 2013.

Margaret BarnardMoyer'92diedSept. 1,2013.

DavidSteveSlaw 111 '92diedJan. 18,2014

Heidi Jo Stone '92 died Nov. 10,2013

Russell BurnieJones '13 died July 16,2013.

Fitzhugh Gordon Samuel '14 died Dec.4,2013.©

WesTeets '11 is an interpreter at theVirginia landmark Natural Bridge.

Bridging the Past

50 years after the Prince Edward County school closings, a generation whose lives were changed forever tell their stories to Longwood students

by Dr. Larissa Smith Fergeson

The Beatles' appearance on "TheEd Sullivan Show," theWaron Poverty, the Civil RightsAct, Freedom Summer, the GulfofTonkin Resolution, Barry Goldwater's presidential run-2014 brims withanniversaries commemorating events of 50 years ago.Whilethese anniversaries prompt us to pause and reflect, andperhaps indulge in a bit ofnostalgia, theyalso open up opportunities to teach ayoungergeneration about lesser-

the county to attend school or kept them at home. Citizens anxiously looked to the courrs for relief, but the conflict dragged on for years.

The school closings attracted national attention and intervention. In September 1963, the Kennedy administration, workingwith Virginia educational leaders, established the Prince EdwardFree SchoolsAssociation. The Free Schoolswereprivately funded but open on adesegregated basis to all children. Free School teachers employed innovative teaching methods topreparestudents forthe return ofpublic education.

known chapters ofourAmerican story.

This semester Longwood faculty and studentsareexploringachapterthat happened here in PrinceEdward County 50yearsago.

By 1964, the county public schools had been closed for almost fiveyears in defiance ofa federal court order to desegregate. In thewakeof the closings, families pursued differentpaths. Some sent their children to theprivateacademy. Others werebarredfom attendingor could not afford thetuition.Manyheld fast to the principlethatpubliceducation shouldbe available to all; theysenttheirchildren out of

On May 11, 1964, U.S. Attorney General RobertF. Kennedycame to Prince Edward to visit the Free Schools. The New York Times reported that Kennedy's motorcade was forced to stop on High Street as "hundreds ofbeaming, shrieking youngwomen" from Longwood surrounded

the car.Two weeks later, the Supreme Court issued its ruling in Griffin v. CountySchoofBoardof

PrinceEdwardCounty and ordered the reopeningofthe public schools. Although conflictsoverschool funding continued foryears afterward, theprinciple ofpubliceducation for all had beenwon. The burden offightingforthat principle, however, fell hard on the shoulders ofa generation ofchildren.

As the anniversaries oftheseeventsapproach, Longwoodstudents and faculty arecommemorating the stories oftheschool-closingsgeneration through two projects, which will debut later this spring.

Heather Lettner-Rust, assistant professor

ofEnglish, and Michael Mergen, assistant professorofart, havebrought together their students inphotographyand in ENGL 400, the capstone General Education course, tocreatea publication and exhibition featuring the stories of10 people whoexperienced the closings. In a second project, Kerri Cushman, associateprofessor ofart, andvisiting letterpress artistJessica Peterson areworkingwith students to create a fine art, handmade book and broadsides about the community's memories oftheFreeSchools. Justin Reid,associatedirector ofthe Moton Museum, and I serve as historical consultants forboth projects.These projectsaresupported byLongwood's art andhistorydepartments, the Cook-Cole College ofArts and Sciences and the Cormier Honors College, aswell as through grants from theAmerican Democracy Project and Longwood's Parents Council

These projectswould also not bepossible withoutthe Moton Museum, Virginia's only civilrights national historic landmark, as a communitypartner. Last year, the museum opened apermanent, six-galleryexhibit chroniclingPrinceEdward's civil rights history from 1951 to 1964 from the perspectives ofall the county's citizens.Through its public programs, the museum is an importantspacewhere Longwood students and facultycan come together to learn alongside and from local citizens; ir is a place where bridges between Longwood and thePrinceEdward communityarebeingbuilt.

These collaborative projects reveal to students theinterdisciplinarynature ofthe liberal arts and sciences, but theyare more than just classroom exercises. Listening and talkingto local citizens teaches ourstudems much about the importance ofeducation in ourdemocracy and about the resilience ofthe human spirit.

As one ofthe Moton storytellers said recenrly, "Theycalled us the lost generation ... butwe survived!" Iris through projects like these char Longwood trulyfulfills its mission to developcitizenleaders who are prepared to make positivecontributions to rhe common goodofsociety. �;)

Dr. Larissa Smith Fergeson is an associate professor of history.

Administrators and students say the pledge of allegiance on the opening day ofthe Prince Edward Free Schools, September 16, 1963. Photo donated by Corbis-Bettmann to the Moton Museum. Courtesy ofthe Moton Museum.

EachyearonMarch5,Longwoodcelebrates anotheryearofdiscovery,transformationandprogress.

Thisyearistrulyspecialbecauseirmarks175yearsofshaping thelivesofstudentsandthehistoryofrhecommonwealth. You-alumni,parentsandfriends-arethereasonLongwood hasrisentothechallengeandexcelledforalmosttwocenturies

Celebrate175yearsofdevelopingcitizenleadersandmake agifttoensurethefurureofrhisgreatinsriturion I-Tappyl75rhBirthday,Lon�vood!

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