T HE P ILLAR A Newsletter for Parents and Families Longwood University
Volume 6 Issue 3
STEP UP! EDUCATING STUDENTS ON BYSTANDER TRAINING
BY SARAH LOTH ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF STUDENT CONDUCT AND INTEGRITY As part of New Lancer Days this year all new students will be taking part in Step Up! Bystander Intervention Program. This program is designed to encourage students to not only take into consideration the situations they are putting themselves in, but to also be an active bystander in what is going on around them as well. Step Up! was developed by the University of Arizona C.A.T.S. Life Skills Program, along with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in response to a survey that revealed that 90% of the problems students encountered on campus could have been avoided with intervention (About Step Up!). Longwood prides itself on developing Citizen Leaders and Step Up! is the perfect complement to that, in that it encourages students to See Something. Say Something. on behalf of their fellow Lancers. Students will learn skills for intervening successfully using the 5 Decision Making Steps, and the S.E.E. Model (Safe; Early; Effective). The most important piece of this training though is also teaching students to recognize within themselves their own limits as an active bystander and to be able to identify resources on campus that
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will help their peers. Many students will continue this conversation into their LSEM classes as well, where they will be able to explore more in depth their personal reasons for wanting to Step UP! in situations where others may be afraid too. Just because they are new, does not mean they do not have a voice and it is our hope that our incoming class will help lead the way in continuing to create an environment where everyone feels supported in Stepping Up for one another in times of need. For more information on this program please visit: http://stepupprogram.org/about/
SNAP SHOT In This Issue
The Pillar
Fall Move-In Dates
Flashback
Walker’s Diner Revival Walker’s Diner was nominated to be on a show called “American Diner Revival” by Theta Chi Fraternity at Longwood University. This new show aired on the Food Network on May 22 and is hosted by Ty Pennington and Amanda Freitag. “American Diner Revival” restores classic diners so that they can reach their full potential in satisfying their customers and their many business endeavors. “With help the volunteers from the community and Theta Chi they got it done,” said Arlene Mosher, owner of Walker’s Diner. “They showed up on a Friday and told me not to come back until Tuesday.”
Walker’s Diner has been a long time favorite spot for Longwood students and Farmville residents alike. If you get a chance to visit town, be sure to stop by Walker’s!
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Dates & Deadlines 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 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
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
IN This Issue 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
The Pillar 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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FALL 2011
WHAT’S NEW @ LU? Longwood University Hosts the Annual Children’s Literature Association Conference
SPOTLIGHT
A Home Away from Home
Dates & Deadlines 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 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
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
IN This Issue 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
The Pillar 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…..
Junior Communication Studies Major , Jessica Gangitano with her mother.
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WHAT’S COOKIN’ WITH LONGWOOD DINING?
What’s Cooking with Longwood Dining
Coming to a Close‌ Students and Faculty alike celebrated commencement on May 9th, 2015 as graduating students walked across Wheeler lawn to receive their diplomas.
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New Beginnings… Every year upperclassmen sign up to be “Movers and Shakers” and help new students move into their Residence Halls.
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PARENTS COUNCIL UPDATE
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FROM THE LANCER CLUBHOUSE
WHAT’S NEW ON CAMPUS
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WHAT’S NEW ON CAMPUS
OUTSTANDING FIRST YEAR STUDENT ADVOCATES
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