Liberty University News http://www.liberty.edu Top Stories Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:01:53 GMT Couple's gift annuities to Liberty total $5 million http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=18495&mid=13190 An Arizona couple who funded Liberty University's largest-ever gift annuity total — $3.8 million — just more than a year ago have decided to give even more to the school they have supported since the beginning. ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=18495&mid=13190 H1N1 vaccine readily available on campus http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=18495&mid=13189 Like many medical offices across the country, Light Medical at Liberty University was eagerly awaiting the H1N1 vaccine for students, faculty and staff. The wait was over two weeks ago, when the office received the first allotment of 100 doses and began administering them to pregnant women and asthmatics — the groups the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has designated as having the highest risk of complications from the virus. ... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=18495&mid=13189 School of Engineering receives $300,000 software grant http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=18495&mid=13134 Liberty University School of Engineering and Computational Sciences (SECS) was recently awarded a $300,000 grant from Simio to add new simulation software to its educational resources library. ... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=18495&mid=13134 FOX News reporter, an LU alumna, visits campus http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=18495&mid=13118 FOX News reporter and Liberty University alumna Shannon Bream addressed students at Wednesday's convocation, encouraging them to be proud that they will enter the working world as LU graduates. ... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=18495&mid=13118 Focus on the Family leader speaks at convocation http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=18495&mid=12928 Tim Goeglein, vice president of Focus on the Family, spoke at Liberty University's convocation in the Vines Center Monday morning. ... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=18495&mid=12928 Flames basketball part of ESPN marathon http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=18495&mid=12927 The Liberty Flames hosted its first-ever ACC opponent — the Clemson Tigers — in a packed Vines Center Tuesday morning. The game drew even more fans than usual, as it was televised nationally for ESPN's second annual College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon, which featured 12 consecutive live college basketball games in 24 hours on Tuesday. Liberty's match-up was game six of the marathon. ... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=18495&mid=12927 Astronaut takes a piece of Liberty into space http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=18495&mid=12922 Just over a year and half ago, Liberty University welcomed NASA astronaut Leland Melvin as a main speaker at a weekly convocation service. The Lynchburg, Va., native is now on his second mission to space, scheduled to arrive at the International Space Station on Wednesday. ... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=18495&mid=12922 Law school vs. Seminary football game raises $1,500 for charity http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=18495&mid=12921 Students and faculty from Liberty University School of Law and Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary raised more than $1,500 for a local charity at the second annual Turkey Bowl held on Saturday, Nov. 14. ... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=18495&mid=12921 Liberty Paintball Complex hosts NCPA tournament http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=18495&mid=12920 Liberty University's paintball team sponsored the Liberty Open on Saturday, the first National Collegiate Paintball Association event to be held on a college campus. ... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=18495&mid=12920 Competition draws large crowd to Snowflex Centre http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=18495&mid=12915 Liberty Mountain Snowflex Centre hosted the first Snowshoe Open on Friday, Nov. 13, drawing more than 70 skiers and snowboarders and more than 700 spectators to Liberty University's new year-round ski slope. ... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.liberty.edu/index.cfm?PID=18495&mid=12915