Welcoming new ideas

Council of advisors visits Liberty School of Communication & Creative Arts

Liberty University School of Communication & Creative Arts (SCCA) welcomed the Distinguished Council of Advisors (DCA) Sept. 25-26 to meet faculty, see the facilities and learn more about the university’s vision for its students.

Vision — Members of SCCA showed the council around Liberty Photo provided

Vision — Members of SCCA showed the council around Liberty Photo provided

Professionals within each of the four SCCA disciplines were selected through nominations from department chairs, faculty members and Dean Norman Mintle’s personal connections. Six guests had the opportunity to come and experience Liberty while being a sounding board for new ideas and future objectives.

“They understood that our intention is to prepare our students academically, professionally and spiritually to go out and do what God’s calling them to do,” Mintle said.

This was the inaugural year for the event that the SCCA hopes to continue each fall. Mintle described it as a College for a Weekend experience for adults, allowing them to get a taste of life at Liberty. The DCA’s schedule included viewing a performance of “Sister Act” at the Tower Theatre.

Mintle expressed appreciation for the event, acknowledging that he has already received good suggestions for the program moving forward.

“It was a wonderful weekend,” Mintle said. “They were all very impressed and have promised to help out any way they can.”

Guests included David Heath, a renowned American landscape painter, Dr. Larry Poland, president of Master Media, Robert Harris, an Atlanta art dealer, Dr. David Clark, former president of Palm Beach Atlantic University and media and advertising executive, Tim Gregory, an actor and founder of Chicago’s Provision Theatre, and Sergio Cariello, a Marvel and DC Comics cartoonist. Students were given several opportunities to interact with the professionals in their disciplines.

“The point was for them to get into their heart who we are and then to go out and be evangelists for us, to talk about us,” Mintle said.

The event served to benefit students and faculty alike, as the visit focused on giving students the best chance to succeed in their field of work.

“My hope is that as we talk(ed) to (the guests) about the way we teach … professionals from that world will be able to say, ‘Here’s what we’re experiencing, here’s what we’re looking for (in employees),’” Mintle said. “We want our curriculum to always be leading so that our students are ready to go into whatever the state of the moment is in their profession.”

Carter is a copy editor.

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