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This article is about the private institution the University of Lynchburg formerly known as Lynchburg College. For the historically black college in Lynchburg, Virginia, see Virginia University of Lynchburg.

Coordinates: 37.398468°N 79.18101°W

University of Lynchburg

Former names	Virginia Christian College (1903-1919) Lynchburg College (1919-2018)
Type	Private
Established	1903
Affiliation	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Endowment	US $97.3 million[1]
President	Kenneth R. Garren
Academic staff	157 full time
Students	Approximately 2,800
Location	Lynchburg , Virginia , United States
Colors	Crimson and Silver
Nickname	Hornets
Mascot	Dell the Hornet
Website	www.lynchburg.edu

The University of Lynchburg is a private university associated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and located in Lynchburg, Virginia. It has approximately 2,800 undergraduate and graduate students.

Contents

• 1 History
  • 1.1 Presidents
• 2 Campus and campus life
  • 2.1 Student organizations
    • 2.1.1 Greek life
• 3 Athletics
• 4 Notable alumni
• 5 References
• 6 External links

History

The University of Lynchburg was founded in 1903 by Dr. Josephus Hopwood as Virginia Christian College, a selective, independent, coeducational, and residential institution, which is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
Hopwood was president of Milligan College in Tennessee when a group of ministers and businessmen approached him about establishing a college in Lynchburg. He agreed to serve as president, after which the group purchased the failed Westover Hotel resort for $13,500, securing Lynchburg's current campus. Hopwood worked with his wife Sarah Eleanor LaRue Hopwood to establish the college based on their shared vision.
The University of Lynchburg was the first institution in the United States to train nuclear physicists and engineers for the NS Savannah project under the order of President Eisenhower, to aid in the development and operation of the world's first nuclear-powered ship.^[2]
The institution officially changed its name to Lynchburg College in 1919, citing a constituency that had expanded beyond Virginia.
The university has maintained its original commitment to a liberal arts education. Beginning with 11 faculty and 55 students, the college has grown to 159 full-time faculty and 2,800 undergraduate and graduate students. The University offers 39 majors, 49 minors, two dual-degree programs, the Westover Honors Program, and offers graduate degrees in Masters of Arts, Masters of Business Administration, Masters of Education, and Masters of Science in Nursing as well as Doctorate programs in Physical Therapy and Educational Leadership. As of December 2016, the university is awaiting accreditation approval for a Doctor of Medical Science (DMSc) degree program for practicing physician assistants.
The University of Lynchburg hymn was written by alumnus Paul E. Waters. Its melody is derived from J. S. Bach's "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden" Op. 135a, No. 21. The college fight song includes the phrase, "Hornet Born and Hornet Bred and when I die I'll be Hornet dead."
In fall 1994, a few months after Intel introduced its Pentium microprocessor, Thomas R. Nicely, from the University of Lynchburg, was performing computations related to the distribution of prime numbers and discovered the Pentium FDIV bug. Nicely left Lynchburg College in 2000.
In July 2018, the university changed its name from Lynchburg College to the University of Lynchburg.^[3]
The University of Lynchburg is also a partner on the data aggregator website USAFacts.org.^[4]

Presidents

Dr. Josephus Hopwood	1903–1911
Dr. S.T. Willis	1911–1912
Mr. G.O. Davis	1912–1914
Mr. Matthew Clark (Acting)	1914–1915
Dr. John T. Hundley	1915–1936
Dr. Riley B. Montgomery	1936–1949
Dr. Orville W. Wake '32	1949–1964
Dr. M. Carey Brewer '49	1964–1983
Dr. George N. Rainsford	1983–1993
Dr. Charles O. Warren	1993–2001
Dr. Kenneth R. Garren	2001–present

Campus and campus life

The University of Lynchburg campus

The University of Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, about 180 miles southwest of Washington D.C., in the Central Virginia foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It occupies 250 acres (1.0 km²) in Lynchburg and has a separate environmental research center on 470 acres (1.9 km²), the Claytor Nature Study Center, located about 40 minutes from campus. Most students live on campus and in nearby university-owned houses.

Student organizations

The University of Lynchburg has over 40 clubs and organizations for students to participate in. Examples of organization types are Greek life, student government, spiritual life, volunteer organizations, leadership programs, and publications.^[5]

Greek life

Fraternity life began on The University of Lynchburg campus in 1962, with the arrival of Sigma Mu Sigma, whose Sigma Chapter was active until disbanded in the mid 1980s. Fraternities and sororities appeared on campus again in 1992. All official Greek houses are located on Vernon Street and are currently owned by the university. UofL is 17% Greek. Listed below are the chapters of the social fraternities and sororities that comprise Greek life at UofL.