Messages to Campus
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Season's Greetings
December 12, 2024
The closing days of the semester are in view, marked per tradition with tomorrow’s annual holiday luncheon, and the reception at Longwood House later tomorrow afternoon.
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Message to Campus
July 15, 2024
As I compose this customary mid-summer update, the terrible news arriving from Pennsylvania weighs heavily on all of us.
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Summer Update
May 28, 2024
As we exhale briefly post-graduation and look ahead to the summer and this fall, I wanted to touch base again with a word of thanks, and also a budget and financial update, which I hope will provide some context and expectations for the coming year.
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End of Exam Week Message
May 03, 2024
Congratulations on the end of exams. It has been a joy seeing you around campus this week celebrating as you wrap up your academic work, posing for pictures in regalia, and enjoying spring on our beautiful campus.
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Spring Update
April 03, 2024
The rituals of spring always keep us busy this time of year -- classes approaching culmination; course registration; the end-of-year frenzy of student activities; concerts and performances; and prospective new Lancers for the Class of 2028 visiting c
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Season's Greetings
December 07, 2023
With the approach of the holidays our thoughts are turning to celebration, time with family, and a break from the daily work of university life.
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Semester update
September 05, 2023
As the semester moves into full gear, you may have seen in the news over the holiday weekend that the General Assembly is nearing agreement on the state budget.
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New Year's Welcome
August 14, 2023
It is wonderful to be in gear for the start of the upcoming semester, and to see students returning to campus.
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Mid-summer message, and Longwood's commitment to diversity
June 27, 2023
At the approximate midpoint of summer, I just wanted to touch base with brief words of thanks.
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Spring Update
April 10, 2023
As we approach the final weeks of the semester, I wanted to touch base with a few updates and, as always, words of thanks. Campus is especially beautiful, and the vitality of student and academic life has been especially powerful this spring.