Alumni News
- Posted 08.15.24
- 2 minute read time
The Office of Institutional Advancement at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ has announced the addition of two new members on its development team: Chris Lucas, director of development, and Garrett Webb, development officer.
- Posted 07.10.24
- 11 minute read time
Jason Green came to Livingston with a plan. He wanted to continue his education and earn a bachelor’s degree that would complement the associate’s degree he earned in funeral service education, and he did that. But he says that his experience at Livingston University (now the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½) added more to his life and future than merely two years of higher education. Leaving with a degree under his belt, he says that what stands out to him most is what was under his feet.
- Posted 07.02.24
- 7 minute read time
Few individuals know as much about nursing education at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ over the past five decades as Lynn Lashley does. Her journey reflects the program's full evolution, from being a member of the inaugural class of then-Livingston University's Associate Degree in Nursing program to her current role as a part-time retention specialist in the Ira D. Pruitt Division of Nursing.
- Posted 05.17.24
- 8 minute read time
Growing up, Patrick Evans often played the teacher in a pretend classroom in his home. Although he did his best to educate his two ‘reluctant’ students, Evans, a recent graduate of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½â€™s online elementary education program, recalls that his younger brother and his brother’s friend didn’t like his school.
- Posted 01.26.24
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R.J. Miller was back at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ this week, sharing real-world advice with business students for the second time since graduating from ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ sixteen years ago.
- Posted 12.18.23
- 7 minute read time
More than a slogan or tagline, there really is something about The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ that drew Hannah and Josh Millwood back to their alma mater.
- Posted 12.11.23
- 8 minute read time
Leslie Hood was three months pregnant with her son Wesley when she walked across the stage to receive her diploma at Valley High School’s graduation in 1999. Twenty-four years later, mother and son walked across the stage at ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½â€™s 2023 fall commencement, only this time, they each received a diploma.Â
- Posted 11.20.23
- 6 minute read time
When Matt Gurley moved to Livingston in 1996 to play football at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, he had no inkling he and his family would develop intrinsic ties to the university and the community they now call home.
- Posted 06.28.23
- 5 minute read time
When the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ held commencement exercises in May, nearly 40 graduates from the Division of Nursing decorated their robes with round medallions dangling from red-and-white ribbons.