Month: October 2024

Tailgating with your student and their friends. High-energy basketball games in our top-notch arena.  Live music that will keep you dancing. Campus tours that will give you a glimpse into what campus life is like.

All this and more happens in just one month at Longwood’s Homecoming & Alumni Weekend, set for November 8-10. If you haven’t registered, we’d hate for you to miss it! And we’d love for you to bring the whole family. Lancer spirit will be over the top with the more than 700 alumni, current students, family members and friends expected to attend.

We especially want to make sure you have priority access to purchase tickets to the basketball matchups in our state-of-the-art arena, which are expected to sell out once released to the general public next week. Register by Oct. 15 to get this priority access.

So don’t worry, you still have time to get in on the energy and excitement by registering now: go.longwood.edu/homecoming

• Register by Oct. 15 for priority access to basketball tickets in our beautiful arena, which just opened last year.
• Get this year’s Go Wood shirt FREE.
• It all starts on Friday with a picnic-style Homecoming Kickoff dinner (including one free drink ticket), an exciting circus show for all ages, a preview of Farmville nightlife with DJ Joe Fu at local hot spot North Street Press Club and spooky ghost tours of campus to end the night.
• Don’t miss the exclusive, only-chance opportunity to buy a 2024 Longwood Scarf at the Lancer Family Tailgate for just $10 each.
• Speaking of tailgates… Be sure to bring your chairs, pack some food, and fill your cooler (alcohol is allowed within the tailgate area) for the BYOB Lancer Family Tailgate, starting at 10 a.m. Saturday. From there, we will head to the basketball game as our men take on Morgan State. Want to reserve a tailgate space? See your registration confirmation email for more details.
• After the game, join other Lancer fans for a meet-up at 3 Roads Brewing, and then head to the after party at local favorite North Street Press Club, where live music from The Tight Slacks will keep you dancing into the wee hours of the night.
• And finally, enjoy brunch in our current dining hall Sunday morning, then join us as the women’s basketball team takes on Hood College during Educators Appreciation Day, a collaboration between Longwood Athletics and the Office of Teacher Preparation. Are you a current or retired schoolteacher, administrator, or supporting staff member? If so, we are excited to offer you up to four FREE tickets. Details in your Homecoming registration confirmation.

Need more details about why this is a weekend you don’t want to miss? To view the full Homecoming & Alumni Weekend schedule and register today, visit go.longwood.edu/homecoming.

Adults: $35 (through Oct. 31); children (ages 6-17): $15; children (5 and under): FREE.

The more the merrier! We hope to see you there!

Please contact the Office of Alumni and Career Success with any additional questions. They can be reached at (434) 395-2044 or alumni@longwood.edu.

—Sabrina Brown

Longwood’s newest Homecoming tradition is back for the second year, and it’s specifically for parents, alumni and friends of the university!

Longwood has again partnered with nearby Sandy River Distillery to create a limited edition single-barrel bourbon called 1839 Collection—and bottles go on sale this month, just in time for Homecoming & Alumni Weekend on Nov. 9!

Parents are encouraged to attend Homecoming and experience Lancer spirit firsthand—tailgating, basketball games in the Joan Perry Brock Center and the chance to meet some of your student’s friends. Find out more and register here.  

Now back to the 1839 Collection. There are fewer than 800 bottles available for sale this year, but you can be among the first to know when Sandy River Distillery opens sales. Just enter your information at go.longwood.edu/1839Collection, and we’ll let you know the minute it goes on sale!

Sandy River is a locally owned and operated distillery that is part of an outdoor adventure center complete with a ropes course, bike and boat rentals, and log cabins and glamping tents available for rental. It was important to us to partner with a local business on this project, and we found really natural partners in Mark and Candice Smith, who own the distillery and adventure center. They are just a five-minute drive from campus, so you might want to add them to your list of destinations the next time you’re in town!

If you purchase 1839 Collection, there are three ways to get your bottle:

• Pick up at Longwood’s Homecoming & Alumni Weekend pregame tailgate event on Nov. 9 (preferred)
• Pick up at Sandy River Distillery
• Ship within Virginia

Note: There is no shipping outside Virginia at this time.

If you have questions, please contact 1839Collection@longwood.edu.

Here’s a toast to Longwood and our families!

—Longwood Marketing, Communications and Engagement

Fall break is right around the corner. Today’s post provides what I hope is some helpful information.

The break starts at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, and goes through noon Sunday, Oct. 13. (Classes resume at 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 14.)

If your student will need access to their Longwood-managed housing at any time from 6 p.m. Oct. 9 through noon Oct. 13, they must file an Intent to Stay form no later than 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8. The form is available through the Student Housing Gateway.

Here are some important things to know about fall break:

—For security reasons, any student on university property during the break period should be sure to carry a photo ID and be prepared to present it at the request of any university official.

—The dining hall will close after dinner on Wednesday, Oct. 9, and reopen for dinner on Sunday, Oct. 13.

—Farmville Area Bus Service (FAB) will end at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, and resume at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13.  There is no bus service for Lancer Park during the break period.

—No guests are permitted in Longwood-managed housing during the break period.

—At the start of the break, all residence hall rooms and apartments will be entered and inspected for safety violations and general break preparation compliance. In addition, during the break, Longwood-managed housing rooms and units are subject to entry for limited work orders and/or facility safety inspections.

Fall break checklist for students living in Longwood-managed housing AND leaving campus:
—Remove all trash, contraband and/or perishable food.
—Thoroughly clean the assigned living area, including the bathroom and common spaces.
—If applicable, adjust the room thermostat to a low/medium setting.
—Students should take valuables and important items with them (medication, eyeglasses, wallet, etc.).
—Shut down and unplug all electronics, except personal refrigerators or apartment appliances.
—Turn off all lights.
—Close and lock all windows.
—Lower all window blinds/shades.
—Lock all doors.

Safe travels to all the students going home for fall break.

—Sabrina Brown