The Pillar February 2015 Edition

Longwood University

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Volume 6, Issue 1

Save the Date!

Longwood’s Annual Family Weekend will be September 18-20th, 2015.

August 2011 18– New students arrive 19– Final registration 20– Continuing students arrive 22– Classes begin at 8am 29– Last day to add/drop -5pm September 2011 5– Labor Day Holiday/No classes, University closed 6– Classes resume at 8am 6– Spring schedule due 8– Convocation 26– Grade estimates due

December 2011 2– Last day of classes 3– Reading Day 5-9– Examinations 12– All grades are due - 8:30am January 2012 16– Martin L. King, Jr. Holiday/No classes, University closed 17– Final registration 17– New Student Orientation. Classes begin at 4pm 24– Last day of add/drop - 5pm 30– Fall 2012 schedule due

October 2011 10-11– Fall Break/No classes 12– Classes resume at 8am 12– Deadline to withdraw with a “W”- 5pm 15– Graduate Comprehensive Examination 27– Summer 2010 schedule due November 2011 7– Advising & Registration beginSpring 2012 18– Advising ends 23– Student Holiday/No classes 24-25– Thanksgiving Holiday/No classes, University closed 28– Classes resume at 8am

PAGE 1 WELCOME FAMILIES PAGE 2 DATES AND DEADLINE PAGE 2 THE SPIRIT INITIATI PAGE 3 INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT FINNEGAN PAGE 3 DIVERSITY & INCLUSION PAGE 4 SPOTLIGHT: NEW STUDENTS PAGE 4 MOVE-IN TIPS PAGE 5 NEW LANCER DAYS & THE G.A.M.E 2.0 PAGE 6 FAMILY WEEKEND PAGE 7 TRANSFORM

This publication is published by the Office of First Year Experience. We would like to Welcome Familes, Parents, …….

Thank you to the Parents Council, FYE, and…..

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Seniors: Class of 2015 Saturday, May 9, 2015 at 9:30 AM *There is no limit to the amount of guests that can attend per student.

This semester, your student should:  Buy a cap, gown, tassel and hood  Attend the graduation fair at Barnes and Noble  Create a portfolio through the Career Center  Handle any holds on the student account  Make moving arrangements  Invest in a nice suit for interviews

Juniors: Class of 2016 Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 9:30 AM Parents, now is the time to begin making your rooming arrangements if you student is graduating in May 2016. Nearby hotels include:  Hampton Inn  Days Inn  Comfort Inn  Super 8 This semester, your student should:  Complete the application to graduate  Begin to build a resume. Help is available through the University Career Center.

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FAFSA DEADLINE

MARCH 1ST, 2015 March 1st is Longwood’s Priority Deadline for FAFSA submissions. FAFSA information can be submitted after this deadline, but those that are turned in complete and on time receive consideration for assistance first.

August 2011 18– New students arrive 19– Final registration 20– Continuing students arrive 22– Classes begin at 8am 29– Last day to add/drop -5pm September 2011 5– Labor Day Holiday/No classes, University closed 6– Classes resume at 8am 6– Spring schedule due 8– Convocation 26– Grade estimates due

December 2011 2– Last day of classes 3– Reading Day 5-9– Examinations 12– All grades are due - 8:30am January 2012 16– Martin L. King, Jr. Holiday/No classes, University closed 17– Final registration 17– New Student Orientation. Classes begin at 4pm 24– Last day of add/drop - 5pm 30– Fall 2012 schedule due

October 2011 10-11– Fall Break/No classes 12– Classes resume at 8am 12– Deadline to withdraw with a “W”- 5pm 15– Graduate Comprehensive Examination 27– Summer 2010 schedule due November 2011 7– Advising & Registration beginSpring 2012 18– Advising ends 23– Student Holiday/No classes 24-25– Thanksgiving Holiday/No classes, University closed 28– Classes resume at 8am

PAGE 1 WELCOME FAMILIES PAGE 2 DATES AND DEADLINE PAGE 2 THE SPIRIT INITIATI PAGE 3 INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT FINNEGAN PAGE 3 DIVERSITY & INCLUSION PAGE 4 SPOTLIGHT: NEW STUDENTS PAGE 4 MOVE-IN TIPS PAGE 5 NEW LANCER DAYS & THE G.A.M.E 2.0 PAGE 6 FAMILY WEEKEND PAGE 7 TRANSFORM

This publication is published by the Office of First Year Experience. We would like to Welcome Familes, Parents, …….

Thank you to the Parents Council, FYE, and…..

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Diet, exercise and better general health are usually high on resolution lists. At Longwood Dining we make eating healthy easy. Our Healthy for Life platform offers educational resources and daily tools to help your student maintain a healthy lifestyle while on campus.

The Healthy for Life interactive station is located right inside the doors of Dorrill Dining Hall. Featuring a literature display, current health & wellness news, and an interactive touchscreen up-to-date with our menu, nutrition highlights, and additional resources. In addition to our Healthy for Life interactive station, we also provide several other tools to make eating easy.

•Nutrition cards: Recipe signage with nutrition information is displayed with each menu item daily.

•Campus Dish App: The free mobile app is available for Apple and Android platforms and makes menu and nutrition information available anytime. To download the Campus Dish app just search for it in the mobile app store and simply select Longwood as the location.

•Campus Dish Website: In addition to dining news and more, nutrition information is available for the daily menu.

•MyFitnessPal: We have partnered with the popular ap, MyFitnessPal. The free app makes finding nutrition information and counting your calories quick and easy on any smartphone, tablet or computer. Students can easily search for any menu to see calorie and other nutrition information whether they are dining at the dining hall or any of the Longwood Dining retail brands. For example: Typing “Aramark On Campus” in the search bar will return a list of all standard menu items. To see a specific menu item (like Crispy Asiago Crusted Chicken) all you have to do is search for “Aramark On Campus Crispy Asiago Crusted Chicken”.

Here are some bite-sized actions for your student to take to adopt healthier eating habits: •Eat a green vegetable every week-day with your dinner meal.

•Include a high calcium food or beverage daily at lunch.

•Add a whole grain to meals four or five times a week.

Follow @LongwoodDining on Twitter and Instagram to see our commitment in action. And you can learn more about our efforts at www.Longwood.CampusDish.com Encourage your student to reach out to us! Feedback is essential – we want to know what we’re doing right and what we can do better. The quick online comment card is accessible at www.CampusDiningVoice.com. Menus, nutrition facts, contact info & more can be found on the Longwood Dining website: www.Longwood.CampusDish.com.

Shannon pictured in the center as she helped lead the campus-wide “I Won’t Stand For” Movement.

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Ally participating in Longwood’s annual Color Wars during the 2014 Oktoberfest.

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If you’re traveling to campus this spring, here’s a piece of advice: Avoid Main Street until June.

What for eight months out of the year is a scenic drive into downtown Farmville will become a landing ground for home runs from February to May when Longwood’s baseball and softball teams open the year at Buddy Bolding Stadium and Lancer Field.

Both Lancer teams lay claim to two of the top power hitters in the nation, and unfortunately for the motorists of Farmville, both are taking aim at the outfield wall that backs up to Farmville’s Main Street. Megan Baltzell, the Big South Softball Preseason Player of the Year, and Kyri Washington, a participant in the Cape Cod Baseball League Home Run Derby last summer, will start their own personal derby in February as the Longwood programs open their third year as members of the Big South.

Both Baltzell and Washington are the offensive centerpieces of their lineups and have generated major national buzz heading into 2015. Baltzell is a top50 selection for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award, and Washington has garnered attention from Baseball America and D1Baseball.com as a high-round draft pick heading into his junior year.

Kyri Washington

Baltzell, an All-American catcher in 2013, enters her senior campaign after batting .448 with 10 home runs, 17 doubles and 45 RBI last season. Those video game-like numbers earned her the honor as the ninth-best offensive player in the country from FastPitchNews.com and set the stage for her to repeat as Big South Player of the Year in 2015.

Washington, meanwhile, is regarded as one of the most gifted players in the country with arguably the most raw power of anyone at the collegiate level.

A 6-1, 215-pound outfielder who hails from Prospect, Va., and also played locally as a freshman and sophomore at The Fuqua School, Washington spent his summer playing in the Cape Cod Baseball League among the rest of college baseball’s elite prospects. Washington was chosen to participate in the Cape Cod League Home Run Derby at Fenway Park and put on a show that had one Major League Baseball scout pegging him with “unbelievable raw power” and “some of the loudest raw tools in the Cape.”

So again, we warn you: Don’t end up on the wrong end of a ball hit by Baltzell or Washington. But if you happen to be one of those unlucky drivers who catches a home run with your windshield, we apologize in advance. If it’s any consolation, you can keep the souvenir.

Megan Baltzell

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