Academic Assistance
Academics are the highest priority of an LVC education and of the NCAA Division III experience. If your student-athlete needs help, improvement, tutoring, or other services, there are many services available to LVC students:
- Encourage your son or daughter to meet with their professors. The professors at LVC are dedicated and encourage one-on-one meetings to help students with academic problems and concerns.
- As soon as a professor assigns a paper, encourage your son/daughter to seek help at the Writing Center. The Writing Center is free and is run by students who have been trained to help with the writing process.
- Peer tutors are free and available for any student at LVC. To sign up for a tutor, a student can go online or request one through their department's offices.
- If the student is an athlete, encourage him or her to meet with the coach and discuss the academic problems or concerns. The coach can also direct the student-athlete in the right direction.
For more information on academic support services, contact Sarah Bartz (
bartz@lvc.edu) in the Center for Academic Success or your student-athlete's head coach.
Academic Calendar
Click here to view the LVC academic calendar.
Alumni & Family Engagement
The office of
LVC Alumni & Family Engagement, located in Laughlin Hall, seeks to engage not only LVC alumni, but also parents of current and former students. Their
Parents & Family guide has useful information about all aspects of the LVC experience, including ways parents can engage in the life of the College. Help students build their network by serving as a career volunteer, attend events, or support LVC with a charitable gift. Please contact Sue Jones '92, Director of Alumni & Family Engagement, at
sjones@lvc.edu with any questions.
Athletic Training
LVC's athletic training staff includes five full-time licensed athletic trainers who administer care under the supervision of licensed physicians. Each staff member is assigned an athletic training student from our Athletic Training Program, which serves as their co-curricular, clinical experience.
Visit the athletic training page to learn more about LVC's athletic training services, insurance information, and pre-participation forms.
Away Games
For directions to away schools in the Middle Atlantic, Freedom, and Commonwealth conferences,
visit GoMACSports.com. For non-conference away games, visit the host institution's site for details.
Complimentary Admissions
Parents of student-athletes in sports that charge admission (football, men's and women's basketball, and ice hockey) receive complimentary admission to those home games. Please check with your son/daughter or the head coach for details.
(Please note: for certain tournaments and postseason play, an admission charge may be required due to tournament/conference/NCAA rules.)
Directions/Campus Map
Click here for a campus map and directions to specific LVC facilities.
Game Day Parking
Game-day parking is free for all LVC athletic events.
For on-campus facilities: Park in any LVC lot. Please follow public safety officer directions when entering Heisey Lane, if applicable. For football, additional parking areas may be utilized; follow signs/public safety officers. For baseball/soccer, if the parking lot is full, fans may park along the south side (Herbert Field grandstand side) of the road, or past Herbert Field towards the practice fields. Parking is not permitted on the grass field south of McGill Field.
ARNOLD SPORTS CENTER ADDRESS
120 Heisey Rd.
Annville, Pa. 17003
For ice hockey at Hersheypark Arena/GIANT Center: Utilitze the main park entrance at Rt. 39 and Park Blvd. (by the GIANT Center). If there is an attendant, let them know you are there for LVC hockey, then loop around the GIANT Center, follow the signs for Hersheypark Arena, and park between the arena and the stadium.
For cross country at Union Canal Tunnel Park: Fan parking is provided in the Hershey warehouse lot located just south of the park entrance on N. 25th St.
Health Insurance
Lebanon Valley College provides Secondary Athletic Accident Insurance for all student-athletes. This insurance is in addition to each student's primary insurance, and all athletics-related claims must be made to the student's primary insurer before being submitted to LVC's supplemental coverage. The Athletic Accident Insurance is comprehensive, but it has standard limitations. It does not cover expenses due to illness or non-athletically-related injuries. Athletic injures must occur during a scheduled practice or game in the traditional and non-traditional season as specified by the NCAA.
To learn more, visit the
Athletic Training page.
Hotels
A list of local hotels is available on lvc.edu.
MACtv
All home games for football, field hockey, men's and women's soccer, volleyball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's ice hockey, men's and women's lacrosse, baseball, and softball are available live and for free on
MACtv.
Merchandise
The
GoDutchmen.com Store sells fully customizable merchandise (including Nike brand apparel) covering all of LVC's teams.
We welcome parents and families of student-athletes who create tokens of support for their sons and daughters (t-shirts, hats, buttons or nametags including pictures and/or names). As these items are created and distributed, please do not do so for a profit or a fundraiser - NCAA bylaws do not allow the use of a student-athlete's name, likeness, photo, or appearance to be sold by outlets outside the institution. Items should not include endorsements of commercial products.
NCAA Rules
Lebanon Valley College athletics operates in full compliance with all rules and regulations set forth by NCAA Division III and the Middle Atlantic Conference. LVC strongly believes in conducting its intercollegiate athletics program with integrity. All student-athletes and parents are required to abide by these rules. Any questions relating to NCAA compliance should be directed to assistant athletic director Stacey Hollinger (
sholling@lvc.edu or 717-867-6891).
When in doubt, ask!
Restaurants
A list of local restaurants is available on lvc.edu.
Social Media
Social media are a great way to follow the Dutchmen! LVC Athletics has official
Facebook,
X, and
Instagram accounts, and some teams also have sport-specific accounts.
Sportsmanship
LVC encourages its parents, as we encourage all fans, to cheer loudly and proudly for the Dutchmen. Sportsmanship is a core value of the NCAA and of Lebanon Valley College athletics. Your positive support means everything to our student-athletes. We request your cooperation by supporting our participants and officials in a positive manner. Profanity, racial, or sexist comments, or other intimidating actions directed at officials, student-athletes, coaches or team representatives, will not be tolerated and are grounds for removal from the site of competition. Visit LVC's
official sportsmanship page for more information.
Staff Directory
Click here to access the LVC Athletic Department staff directory.
Support Athletics
Your support of LVC athletics helps create a premier experience for our student-athletes! Consider a gift in support of your son or daughter's team, or to benefit LVC athletics as a whole, by
making a contribution to the Blue & White club. Contact your
head coach for more details.
Tailgating
Lebanon Valley College encourages alumni, family, and fans to create a great game day atmosphere at LVC home athletic contests. Thanks to the enthusiasm of Dutchmen fans, tailgating is an important tradition at LVC! The College promotes tailgating in a safe, responsible, and respectful way.
Please keep these guidelines in mind when planning tailgate.
