Author: Chad Wylie

Liberty University’s Commuter Student Life is offers several opportunities for commuters to connect with peers and participate in campus culture this semester.  “Recognition for commuter students has definitely grown and changed and is continuing to (grow),” associate director of Commuter Student Life Christen Gery said. “Commuters make up almost half of our residential student body, that deserves a lot of […]

Liberty University welcomed a new pre-law director into the Helms School of Government. The school named pre-law Director Professor Ben Rathsam to replace Dr. Tony Robertson, who is now the online dean for undergraduate law studies.  Professor Rathsam joined Liberty in January. Rathsam graduated in 2013 from the Helms School of Government with a criminal justice degree and went to […]

Lynchburg high schools will not host graduation ceremonies in the Vines Center this summer due to construction on the 30-year-old arena’s new roof, targeted for completion before the fall 2020 semester.  Liberty University announced its plans to build a new roof for the Vines Center, effectively ending plans for area high schools to hold any events there this May/June. Liberty […]

As the chaos in Venezuela continues to erupt, members of Luz del Neundo Evangelical Church seek refuge in a building with limited accessibility to power. On the other side of the world, 20 children rescued from sex-trafficking live on an orphanage houseboat in Cambodia with no access to clean water.  Every time a strike occurs at powerplants in Venezuela, the […]

With the start of a new semester, and the beginning of a new year, many students are looking for ways to get more active, start a new hobby or read a few books in 2020. Liberty’s Club Fair, Jan 20-22, allowed students to connect with clubs that would fit almost any interest.  Liberty University houses over 100 clubs led by […]

Students from around the country debated United States space policy and space cooperation with China and Russia this weekend at Liberty University’s 30th annual debate tournament held in DeMoss Hall.  Schools in attendance included University of Pittsburgh, University of Texas at San Antonio, University of Miami, James Madison University, and several others. “We see our mission as training the students […]

Even though the urban ministry minor at Liberty may be only a few years old, Professor James Hobson, head pastor of Hill City Church in Lynchburg, has big dreams for its future. Hobson believes the course helps students live up to Liberty’s mission of “training Champions for Christ” who feel called to make disciples “in the heart of the city.” […]