My father, grandfather and countless other Falwells throughout history lived amazing lives as entrepreneurs. They built businesses and buildings from scratch and created institutions that impacted our city, state and nation. With Liberty University students now coming from and going to the four corners of the earth, the entrepreneurial legacy of my father lives on through our graduates and their […]
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A long, silver Chinese dragon slithers along the exotic Koa wood, and its jaw stretches open, ready to spit angry flames. Scales and horns coat a dragon’s back, which glide down the wood in a zig-zag motion until its tail curls at the end. Liberty University senior John Cramer Jr. thought the Chinese design would look beautiful on a writing […]
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Liberty University’s degree in entrepreneurship has inspired the tight-knit group of students who earn the degree every year to change their communities and empower others to use their God-given abilities. Sara Kindt is a senior entrepreneurship student, but she came to Liberty with a different major in mind. “(There) was kind of a heart change of what I wanted to […]
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Entrepreneur: one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise. —Merriam-Webster While authors are not typically thought of as entrepreneurs, many are self-started and self-supported, offering their stories as their products to the public. TARYN AZIMOV After reading a book about the Holocaust soon after graduating high school, senior journalism student Taryn Azimov traveled to Jordan […]
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While most college students struggle with finding a balance between school, work and a social life, Liberty University Family and Consumer Sciences and Education student Breanna Decker has learned over the years to balance school work and a social life while helping plan close to 40 weddings over the course of four years. Decker developed her passion for event planning […]
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Brian Morris spent his entire 40-year career in the business world helping upstart businesses open new franchises and troubleshoot problems. Now, he does the same work, but for free. Morris is one of the mentors in the Incubator program with Liberty University’s Center for Entrepreneurship. Like many of the mentors, he is paired with a Liberty student who has a business […]
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Graduate communications student Hannah Leigh Thompson developed the idea of creating a baby clothing line called Llamas and Lullabies last spring while working on a graphic design project where she had to create and brand a store. Now, as a member of Liberty’s Spark! Incubator program, that simple idea is closer to fruition. Liberty’s Spark! Incubator is an eight-week entrepreneurship […]
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Freedom to work where they want. A flexible schedule. For many who desire their own business, the benefits are obvious. Being their own boss sounds like a dream. But much more goes into small businesses than first meets the eye. Alexandru Barker, who started a videography business while still working full time as a police officer, experienced some of those […]
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Hidden from the road by thick woods, photographer Liz Cook captures portraits in her bright, scenic home studio in Forest, Virginia. “I don’t know that I was dissatisfied with the corporate world as much as … I just never embraced it. I just never felt like I fit into it,” Cook said. “I’ve definitely always worked harder when I’m working […]
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Back by popular demand, the outdoor event commonly referred to as “Lawnvo” will be returning this May, but things will look a little different in the crowd. According to Office of Residence Life Director Dustin Dubose, all fair-skinned students will be issued an excused absence from the event in an effort to prevent a repeat of last year’s event, which […]
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On April 1, Kanye West announced from the Convocation stage that he is running for U.S. president in 2024. “We will change the world. God is on my side. I am a Christian. I am a tax payer. I am myself. God is with us,” Kanye West said. The pop culture icons Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West also emphasized […]
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In light of campus pastor David Nasser expressing the need for students to develop a better understanding of their individual personality types, Liberty University has announced its new Enneagram degree program, which will officially launch in the Fall semester of 2019. According to Nasser, the degree will help students not only learn more about themselves, but also about their brothers […]
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The time was 11:58 a.m., and Tom Strickland was only at the top of the steps in the Vines Center. Two minutes to get to DeMoss for his 12:00 p.m. Old Testament Survey class, and thousands of students stood idle in his way. “As the good student that I am, I waited until the final prayer and dismissal before jumping […]
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With his fresh, unscuffed cleats and ripped tank-top that is intentionally oversized, Chad “Dynamite” Broseph has always looked like a future NFL legend. “I mean I’ve always been an athlete, and I know I have the sneaky quickness that it takes to be a pro receiver,” Broseph said. His pick-up career began in the Fall semester of 2015 when his […]
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History was made in San Jose, California, as the Liberty Flames basketball team upset the Mississippi State Bulldogs 80-76 in the first round of the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament. The victory was Liberty’s first ever after going 0-3 in their previous trips to the tournament. The upset was 2019’s second 12-seed vs. five-seed upset as well, coming after No. […]
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