College Parenting Newsletter | February

Snow Spec is Photographed Around Campus on January 11, 2025 (Photo by: Kendall Tidwell)

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This Month and Next

Mar. 13 – Spring Break begins after last class on Friday, March 13. If your student is planning to stay on campus, make sure to review the adjusted hours of operation for dining services.

Mar. 23 – Registration opens for Fall 2026. View the registration schedule for more information. If your student has questions about what classes they should take, make sure they get in touch with their Professional Advisor in CASAS.

Mar. 23 – Spring 2026 graduation deadline. If your student plans to graduate this spring, remind them to submit their application and point them to the 2026 Commencement Checklist for more information. If your student is completing their degree over the summer 2026 semester, they can email Commencement@liberty.edu to discuss their eligibility to attend the graduation ceremonies in May.

Bookmark this year’s Academic Calendar (PDF) for important dates and events.

Prayer Points

Managing time and responsibilities
Homesickness for family and friends
Grace in all students to develop into the adults God designed them to be
Feelings of fatigue, isolation, and discouragement

Ephesians 6:16 – To defend against discouragement and doubt
Psalm 105:1-9 – As encouragement and promise for God’s faithfulness to their calling
Proverbs 15:22; James 1:5-6 – For wisdom and balance in time management and choices

By partnering with your student in prayer, you will give them one of the greatest supports they could hope for as they follow God’s call to be the adults that He equips them to be. Trust in the Lord to be faithful; your family will rise to the challenges. Be encouraged! We are here to journey alongside you, to pray with you, and more valuable than that, God is with you!

February Tip of the Month:

One of the most important influences in your student’s college experience will be the relationships they form. Friendships can shape values, choices, and spiritual growth, so praying over their connections and relationships is essential. Jesus modeled how to pray for relationships when He prayed for His disciples and all believers to be united in God’s love and purpose. In John 17:23, He ask that believers be “perfectly united” so the world would know God’s love. This is a powerful prayer to speak over your student’s friendships. Pray that your student would both seek and become a godly friend. Friendships don’t require perfection, but they do flourish when hearts are aligned with Christ and guided by His Word. Ask God to protect your student from unhealthy influences, to give them discernment in relationships, and to help them reflect Christ through love, grace, and humility. When everyone is “on His page,” friendships can become a source of strength, accountability, and spiritual encouragement. Trust that God is faithfully at work, guiding your student toward relationships that will support their faith and future.

Parent Support | Office of Spiritual Development (OSD)

This spring, our Campus Community series, Ascent, will explore each of the Psalms of Ascent, helping our students not only dive deeply into the Word but also teaching them how to pray Scripture back to God as Jesus did. To support this focus on the Psalms and prayer, the Office of Spiritual Development (OSD) has partnered with Logos Bible Software to develop a semester-long reading plan through the entire book of Psalms.

We’ve opened this plan to the entire university community! We’d love to have parents join in to follow the plan as well, so they can follow along with their students in studying God’s Word! The link to join the reading plan is: Psalms Reading Plan or use the QR code to the right.

OSD is also promoting a campus-wide Digital Rest for the entire month of February, where we set aside the most distracting features of our phones in order to seek Christ in His Word and prayer. Want to find out more, check out this link to the website that explains the Digital Rest: https://www.liberty.edu/osd/lu-shepherd/digital-rest/. The ultimate aim of the Digital Rest is to take seriously the call of Christ to know God and to pursue Him as the highest desire of the human heart.

Announcement from LU Financial Aid Office

Virginia Parents and Family:

If your son or daughter has benefited from the Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant (VTAG), we need your help! During the months of January and February, we are reaching out to students and their families, asking for them to take a few minutes of time and express appreciation for the Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant (VTAG). The VTAG is a state-funded grant that has helped many students pay to attend Liberty University.

It is critical that we convey to our state legislators how vital the VTAG funding is to our students, families, colleges, and communities, and that it should be a priority for the governor in the next state budget.

Saying, “Thanks,” can be done simply by following this step-by-step communication guide from the Council for Independent Colleges in Virginia Inc.’s “Voter Voice Action Center.” You can also use the QR code in the image above. You’ll be provided with helpful guidelines to assist you in typing your message in your own words. Your note of gratitude will be sent to your local elected officials in support of the VTAG program. It only takes about 5 minutes.

Don’t forget to note you are a parent of a Liberty student in the form!

Thank you for all your help in supporting grants that help keep college affordable. Please know how much we appreciate you joining us in this effort!

We exist to support the mission of Liberty University Training Champions for Christ by sharing timely, relevant, and accurate information with students’ family members about the resources, programs, and activities available on campus. Our purpose is to build relationships between parents and the university, promote student success, and support parents through the transition of their students being at college – all the while praying for their highest calling in Jesus Christ.