Lynchburg College News

May 26, 2012 -- Five community members were honored Wednesday at the 45th annual Humanitarian Awards dinner of the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, Lynchburg Chapter.

Poet and activist Nikki Giovanni urged the older generation at Lynchburg College's annual Conference on Aging to "write your story down." "We should not have to be apologizing for our age," said 68-year-old Giovanni Tuesday afternoon to a packed audience at the college's Snidow Chapel.

Lynchburg College secured a $7,000 grant to connect middle school girls with science, technology, engineering and math through a year-long enrichment program starting in July.

The School Board has approved Charles Stevens as the new Principal for Caroline High School.

The film, about Union General David Hunter's 1864 raid through theShenandoah Valley, was recognized in the Audio, Post Production, Editing and Documentary categories by the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

The ODAC champion Lynchburg College baseball team will face Salisbury in the NCAA Tournament Newport News Regional Wednesday at 1. The winner of the regional will advance to the World Series in Wisconsin.

She's the definition of perseverance. A Lynchburg College student took classes for 19 years, and Saturday she'll finally get her diploma.

Lynchburg, VA- What a Mother's Day gift! Saturday, a local woman and her daughter are both going to graduate from the same college together! And it took a lot of hard work, especially for mom.

Appomattox, VA ABC 13 Pump Patrol is taking a road trip this week and helping folks at the gas station with their fill-ups. Even though prices are thankfully falling, a lot of you still need a leg up.

Basic data on bullying in Virginia schools are plentiful and public. Just hop on the Virginia Department of Education website, and it's possible to find school-by-school and division-by-division bullying statistics for the last five years.

Tens of thousands of people are expected Saturday for graduations at Liberty University and Lynchburg College and on Sunday at Randolph College.