Month: October 2025

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 your student’s Longwood experience.

All this and more is just a month away at Longwood’s third annual Homecoming & Alumni Weekend, set for Nov. 14-16. 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 men’s and women’s basketball matchups in our state-of-the-art arena. Register before Oct. 15 for access to tickets before they’re released to the general public, giving you the first opportunity to secure the best seats for these high-demand games.

So don’t worry, you still have time to get in on the energy and excitement by registering now:

• Register before Oct. 15 for priority access to purchase basketball tickets in our beautiful Joan Perry Brock Center arena. Please Note: If you want your student to sit with you at the game(s) you’re attending, you’ll need to purchase them a ticket as well. (Students are admitted free to games, but their seating is in a different area from the tickets available to Homecoming attendees.) Current Longwood students do not need to register for Homecoming & Alumni Weekend.
• Register by Oct. 15 to receive this year’s Go Wood shirt, FREE!
• All the fun starts on Friday, Nov. 14, with a picnic-style Homecoming Kickoff dinner (including one free drink ticket at the cashless bar) and a pep rally where we’ll unveil this year’s Longwood Scarf. Then we’ll parade together to the Joan Perry Brock Center for the women’s basketball game against Bluefield College. Each Homecoming registrant will receive this year’s Longwood Scarf FREE at this event. Spooky ghost tours of campus cap off Friday night.
• It wouldn’t be Homecoming without the Lancer Family Tailgate on Saturday, Nov. 15. Be sure to bring your chairs, pack some food and fill your cooler (alcohol is allowed for 21+ within the tailgate area) for one of Longwood’s newest traditions, which starts at 10 a.m. From there, we’ll head to the basketball game as our men take on Binghamton University. Want to reserve your own tailgate space? See your registration confirmation email for more details.
• After the game, join us for a Lancer Block Party Saturday night featuring food trucks, exclusive discounts for registered guests with Homecoming credentials and live music at North Street Press Club by The Porch Gliders, one of Farmville’s most popular dance bands.
• Also on Saturday, at 8 p.m., your registration includes a mind-blowing performance by acclaimed illusionist Mike Super—winner of NBC’s Phenomenon and finalist on America’s Got Talent. Brought to campus by Lancer Productions, Super is known for his jaw-dropping illusions and captivating stage presence. He promises to deliver a high-energy, family-friendly evening of entertainment.

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

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

We hope to see you there!

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

—Sabrina Brown

 

 

During my 13-plus years at Longwood, I have heard so many students and alumni say how much they love Longwood and how important their years here are to them—even decades after they graduate.

The biggest gift-giving season of the year will be here soon. Here’s one idea: Give your student a lasting symbol of one of the most important experiences of their life—a Longwood class ring.

Longwood makes your gift even more special with its spring Ring Ceremony, where families are invited to campus to be part of the moment when students receive their rings.

Next week and in the coming months, students can look at class ring styles, try them on, find their ring size and even place their orders. (Or you can place your order online here.)

Your student can meet with a representative from Balfour, provider of Longwood’s official class rings, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on the dates below in the first floor lounge of the Upchurch University Center.
Oct. 13-15, 2025
Nov. 10-12, 2025
Dec. 2-3, 2025
Jan. 27-28, 2026

Orders placed through Feb. 5, 2026, are eligible to be presented at the Ring Ceremony, set for Saturday, March 21, 2026, in the Rotunda.

Putting your college class ring on your finger for the first time is an important moment, and Longwood’s Ring Ceremony marks the occasion with the emotional richness it deserves.

The day before the ceremony, staff from the alumni office place all rings in a treasure chest designed and decorated by members of CHI, Princeps and CAHOOTS, three of Longwood’s oldest secret societies. The chest remains in the Rotunda overnight under the watchful eye of “Joanie on the Stony,” one of the university’s three statues of Joan of Arc, to infuse the rings with blue and white Longwood spirit. During the ceremony the next day, students are presented their rings as they hear from a member of Longwood’s administration and a representative of the Alumni Board. Following the ceremony, students and their families are invited to the Rotunda lobby for photos and a special reception hosted by the Longwood Alumni Association.

—Sabrina Brown