Virginia University of Lynchburg

Virginia University of Lynchburg
Significant dates

Former names	Virginia Seminary Virginia Theological Seminary and College Virginia Seminary and College
Motto	Sibi Auxilium et Libertas
Established	1886
Type	Private, HBCU
President	Dr. Kathy Franklin (Intern)
Administrative staff	32
Students	205
Undergraduates	85
Location	Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
Campus	Suburban
Athletics	independent
Sports	football and men's basketball
Nickname	Dragons
Mascot	dragon
Website	vul.edu

Virginia University of Lynchburg
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
Location	2058 Garfield Ave., Lynchburg, Virginia
Area	6.82 acres (2.76 ha)
Built	1888 (1888)
Architect	Archer, Romulus C., Jr.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Beaux-Arts
Governing body	Private
NRHP Reference #	92001392^[1]
VLR #	118-5297
Added to NRHP	February 22, 2011
Designated VLR	December 16, 2010^[2]

Virginia University of Lynchburg is a private, historically black university located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The university currently offers instruction and degrees, primarily in religious studies, including a Doctorate of Ministry program.

History 1
Athletics 2
External links 3
References 4

History

Virginia University of Lynchburg is the oldest school of higher learning in Lynchburg, Virginia. The school was founded in 1886 and incorporated in 1888 by the Virginia Baptist State Convention as the coeducational "Lynchburg Baptist Seminary". Classes were first held in 1890 under the name Virginia Seminary.^[3] With the offering of a collegiate program in 1900, the name was again changed, to Virginia Theological Seminary and College. In 1962, the institution was renamed to the Virginia Seminary and College. Finally, in 1996, the school was given its current name. The campus includes three historic academic buildings on 6.82 acres: Graham Hall (1917), Humbles Hall (1920–21) and the Mary Jane Cachelin Memorial Science and Library Building (1946). Also historically significant is the Hayes Monument (c. 1906).^[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.^[1]

Its first President was the Rev. Phillip F. Morris, pastor of Court Street Baptist Church in Lynchburg. Seeking a financial patron, Morris agreed to step down as president rather than yield to the demand of the American Baptist Home Mission Society that he step down from the pulpit to assume full-time leadership of the school. Rev. Morris would later serve as President of the National Baptist Convention. Rev. Gregory W. Hayes, a graduate of Oberlin College, assumed the full-time position as President in 1891, serving until his death in 1906. His wife, Mary Rice Hayes Allen, mulatto daughter of a Confederate general and mother of author Carrie Allen McCray, assumed the presidency until replaced by Dr. JRL Diggs in 1908.

During Hayes' administration, controversy arose between black separatists and accommodationists over the future of the school. The chief patron wished it to become a pre-collegiate manual training institution. Hayes, among the separatists, returned the patronage to retain and strengthen Black autonomy and academic integrity. This move eventually led to a schism within the National Baptist Convention.

In July 2010, the school reached an agreement with Liberty University to help VUL students looking for degrees not offered at the school to complete their degrees at Liberty.^[5]

Among the alumni of the university is John Chilembwe, a Nyasa (Malawian) Baptist priest and leader of the 1915 Chilembwe uprising, who graduated in 1901.

Athletics

Virginia University of Lynchburg teams participate as a member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association. They are athletically known as the Dragons. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, football, golf, indoor and outdoor track and field; while women's sports include basketball, indoor and outdoor track and field, softball and volleyball.

External links

vul.edu Official web site
From biography of Vernon Johns
From Legacy Museum online exhibit

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/22/11 through 2/25/11. National Park Service. 2011-03-04.
^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
^ Bogger, Tommy L. "John M. Armistead (1852–1929)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
^ Ashley Neville & John Salmon (September 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Virginia University of Lynchburg" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying six photo
^ "Virginia University of Lynchburg, Liberty University strike deal for degrees". Retrieved 2010-07-10.

Historically black colleges and universities

Public institutions	Alabama A&M Alabama State Albany State Alcorn State Arkansas–Pine Bluff Bishop State CC Bluefield State Bowie State Central State Cheyney Coahoma CC Coppin State Delaware State Elizabeth City State Fayetteville State Florida A&M Fort Valley State Gadsden State CC Grambling State Harris–Stowe Hinds CC Jackson State Kentucky State Langston Lincoln, Missouri Lincoln, Pennsylvania Maryland, Eastern Shore Mississippi Valley State Morgan State Norfolk State North Carolina A&T North Carolina Central Prairie View A&M Savannah State Shelton State CC South Carolina State Southern Southern–New Orleans Southern–Shreveport Tennessee State Texas Southern UDC UVI Virginia State West Virginia State Winston-Salem State

Private institutions	Allen Arkansas Baptist Barber–Scotia Benedict Bennett Bethune-Cookman Claflin Clark Atlanta Concordia Alabama Dillard Edward Waters Fisk Florida Memorial University Hampton Howard Huston–Tillotson Interdenominational Theological Center Jarvis Christian Johnson C. Smith Knoxville Lane LeMoyne–Owen Livingstone Meharry Miles Morehouse Morehouse School of Medicine Morris Brown Morris Oakwood Paine Paul Quinn Philander Smith Rust Selma Shaw Simmons College (Ky.) Southwestern Christian Spelman Stillman St. Augustine's Talladega Texas College Tougaloo Tuskegee Virginia Union Virginia University Voorhees Wilberforce Wiley Xavier (La.)

Defunct institutions	Bishop Daniel Payne Guadalupe Kittrell Lewis College of Business Mississippi Industrial College Mount Hermon Female Seminary Saint Paul's Storer Straight Western

Colleges and universities in Virginia

Private	Appalachian College of Pharmacy Appalachian School of Law Art Institute of Virginia Beach Art Institute of Washington Atlantic University Averett University Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond Bluefield College Bridgewater College Christendom College Cordoba University DeVry University Eastern Mennonite University ECPI University Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine Emory and Henry College Ferrum College George Washington University Virginia Campus Hampden–Sydney College Hampton University Hartland College Hollins University Jefferson College of Health Sciences John Leland Center for Theological Studies Liberty University Lynchburg College Mary Baldwin College Marymount University Patrick Henry College Randolph College Randolph–Macon College Regent University Roanoke College Shenandoah University Southern Virginia University Stratford University Sweet Briar College Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education University of Management and Technology University of Northern Virginia University of the Potomac University of Richmond Virginia International University Virginia Theological Seminary Virginia Union University Virginia University of Lynchburg Virginia Wesleyan College Washington and Lee University Westwood College

Public	Christopher Newport University College of William & Mary Eastern Virginia Medical School George Mason University James Madison University Joint Forces Staff College Longwood University Marine Corps University Norfolk State University Old Dominion University Radford University Richard Bland College University of Mary Washington University of Virginia University of Virginia's College at Wise Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Community College System Virginia Military Institute Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia State University Virginia–Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

Defunct	Blackstone College for Girls Elizabeth College Frederick College Gibbs College Marion College Saint Paul's College Sullins College Virginia Intermont College

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