The University of Lynchburg will host a workshop for educators seeking to use the power of artificial intelligence to enhance their classroom performance.
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Planned gift received from daughter of former Lynchburg president
The University of Lynchburg has received an estate gift from Ann Montgomery Moses ’51 in the amount of $118,955. The gift was designated to the Riley B. and Kate Walker Montgomery Scholarship Fund, established in 2004 by Moses and her brother, Dr. C. Hunter Montgomery ’47.
Recent alumni estate gifts total more than $1.2 million
Over the past several months, the University of Lynchburg received two estate gifts totaling more than $1.2 million.
‘Good Trouble’ theme of University’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration
The University of Lynchburg will hold a weeklong celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, “Good Trouble: Uniting our Dreams and Voices for Justice.” A series of events will be held Jan. 25-29, the week after the federal holiday.
Future STEM teachers getting lift from NSF-funded Noyce Scholarship
Alyssa Gundel ’22 says she has long been “fascinated with the idea that some of the smallest components of life can come together to create a fully functioning organism” and “always knew I wanted to make an impact on someone in the world.”
Course on race and education offered to teachers
The University of Lynchburg will host a series of classes on race and education on five evenings in October and November. Teachers can take the class to receive professional development […]
Polloway name added to Thompson Hall to honor retired educator
Thompson Hall will be renamed Thompson-Polloway Hall in a ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 20. The event is open to the public and all alumni, especially education alumni, are invited.
Students travel to South Korean ‘sister school’
For Sykethia Findley ’19, who goes by the nickname “Keke,” going to South Korea was a dream come true. “Studying abroad has always been a dream of mine, ever since I found out what ‘study abroad’ meant,” Findley wrote in an application to the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges, who awarded her a $2,000 Experiential Learning Scholarship for the trip.
Education alumni honored as ‘Top Teachers’ in Central Virginia
Several University of Lynchburg alumni are among the best school teachers in Central Virginia, according to Lynchburg Living Magazine. The magazine published its Top Teachers feature on March 1. A […]
Schewel Lecture will discuss “The Urgency of Now” in education
Dr. Gilman W. Whiting will present “The Urgency of Now: Theorizing Education Frameworks in Action” Thursday, March 15, at 7 p.m. in Memorial Ballroom. He is an internationally recognized expert on education and the founder of the Scholar Identity Model, which helps communities re-conceptualize their approaches to helping young black students achieve goals in the classroom.
