Luke Wyatt ’24, a liberal arts studies major with minors in archeology, classical studies, history, and philosophy, has been named the winner of the 2024 Robert L. Hill Distinguished Senior Award.
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University of Lynchburg hosts ‘Universities on Fire’ author on April 4
Bryan Alexander, author of “Universities on Fire: Higher Education in the Climate Crisis,” will speak at the University of Lynchburg on Thursday, April 4.
Religious trauma expert to give Zaidee Creel Williams lecture on April 8
Dr. Laura Anderson will give the University of Lynchburg’s 2024 Zaidee Creel Williams Memorial Lecture, “When Religion Hurts You: Healing from Religious Trauma and the Impact of High Control Religion,” at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 8.
Lynchburg professor tapped for national interfaith seminar
Associate Professor of Religious Studies Dr. Steve Dawson is one of 25 faculty members in the country selected to participate in the Teaching Interfaith Understanding seminar at DePaul University in Chicago from June 18-22.
Ethics Bowl team advances to nationals in Portland
The University of Lynchburg’s Ethics Bowl team defeated several large state schools at the Mid-Atlantic Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl on its way to a third-place finish and a trip to nationals in Portland, Oregon, in March 2023.
Sommerville Scholar considers each class a ‘new opportunity for intellectual adventure’
Sophia Tully ’23, a philosophy-political science major and Westover Honors Fellow from Midlothian, Virginia, has been named the University of Lynchburg’s 2022-23 Sommerville Scholar. The award, the University’s highest academic honor, was presented on Friday, Oct. 21, at the Daura Museum of Art.
VFIC Ethics Bowl at Lynchburg crowns new winner, celebrates President Garren
The lobby in Schewel Hall was abuzz with chatter and coffee on Monday morning as teams from 15 colleges eagerly awaited rounds three and four of the 2020 Wells Fargo Ethics Bowl.
Volunteering ‘the key to everything,’ says alumna
A few years ago, Liz Childress Burneson ’12 was fresh out of Lynchburg College and living in Richmond. She had a new job in a new, big city. It was totally different from college life, where Burneson said she was “supported and involved in so many things,” including Westover Honors and volunteering with the local Big Brothers Big Sisters group.
Ethics Bowl team wins second place in regional competition, earns spot in national contest
Lynchburg College’s Ethics Bowl team won second place in a 14-college regional tournament Saturday at Clemson University. The victory gives the LC students the opportunity to debate ethical principles on the national stage in February.
