Notice

Campus community, Grainger Hall has been cleared and is now re-opened. Faculty and staff can return to gather belongings, and classes will be held in Grainger as scheduled tomorrow. Longwood University police responded to an online bomb threat made that referenced Grainger Hall. Regional partner agencies, including Virginia State Police and Farmville Police Department, assisted in responding and clearing the building. Police have a person of interest in custody, and the situation is now resolved. Thank you to everyone for clearing the building and nearby classrooms in the Rotunda quickly and efficiently. For the safety of the campus community, LUPD and the university take all potential threats seriously and follow specific protocols and procedures when threats like these are made.

Notice: Police have closed the crime scene at North Street and have indicated there is no threat to campus.

Alert: Farmville Police continuing to investigate a report of shots fired on North Street. Please avoid the area.

Notice: Situation resolved. Griffin Blvd. is open to regular traffic.

Notice: A car fire has closed Griffin Blvd. from Chambers St. to High St. Please avoid the area until police re-open road.

Campus community, Please be aware that the Longwood Title IX Office is investigating a report of a sexual assault over the weekend in a campus residence hall involving a Longwood student. General Safety Information If you are the survivor of a sexual assault, you have options and help available to you. To file a criminal report of sexual assault, call Longwood Police at 434-395-2091 or dial 911. The Longwood Title IX Coordinator can be reached at titleix@longwood.edu or 434-395-2490. The Title IX Office is in Eason Hall G-08L. For information and resources on Longwood’s sexual misconduct policy, please visit www.longwood.edu/titleix. Make an online report at www.longwood.edu/studentconduct/say-something/

NOTICE: Tornado drill has ended. All clear.

NOTICE: Tornado drill. In the event of an actual emergency, you should go to the designated shelter area in your building. This is just a drill.

Faculty, staff and students,

Longwood University campus will be closed tomorrow, Jan. 16.

Amended hours for on-campus facilities are:

Tonight, Jan. 15, Chick-fil-A, Moes, POD, Comma, and FarmGrill will close at 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 16, Longwood Dining hours will be:

-Dorrill Dining Hall: open on a brunch-dinner schedule; 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
-Moe’s: plan to open from 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
-POD: plan to open from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
-Upchurch Starbucks: plan to open from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
-FarmGrille, Panda Express: plan to open from 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
-Greens To Go: plan to open from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
-Chick-fil-A: plan to open from 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.
-The Comma: closed

Facilities

-Upchurch University Center: Open from 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
-Greenwood Library: Open from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
-Health & Fitness Center: The Pierson Hall Fitness Center will also be closed for the day. All scheduled programs will be either canceled or postponed.
-University Health Center: Closed
-Wygal Hall: Open from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

The Farmville Area Bus will operate on a weekend schedule with the Campus Line beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Campus community, Please be aware that this morning at 5:34 a.m. Longwood University police identified and detained one of the escaped inmates from Piedmont Regional Jail without incident. Farmville Police assisted in the arrest. The inmate was injured and in poor health when he walked onto Lancer Park property and pulled an outdoor fire alarm. He surrendered to police and asked for medical assistance. There is no indication that he had previously been on Longwood property. With this arrest, both escaped inmates are back in law enforcement custody and this incident is now closed.