Mission House Coffee, a local coffee shop business, finds itself at a crossroads of redevelopment and renewal with the construction of its second location in downtown Lynchburg. The journey of running two coffeeshops, one in the River Ridge Mall and the other on Commerce Street, is one of urban restoration and suburban retrofitting. An overhauled mall and a gradually growing […]
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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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Melania Trump Visits First Lady Melania Trump spoke on the national opioid crisis at Liberty’s convocation Nov. 28, 2018. Her segment preceded Eric Bolling’s first Town Hall national television program highlighting the epidemic that claims 100,000 American lives every year. Bloodroot Bloodroot, an original play written and performed by a group of female students debuted at Liberty in November 2018. […]
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Allison Heise, Assistant Photo Editor During my year at the Champion, I learned what the phrase “if you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life” meant. I had the opportunity to grow and take risks as a photographer surrounded by people that supported and loved me well. I could not have imagined a better place […]
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“Don’t underestimate what God can do with your life. When you hear the story of how Liberty came from nothing to where it is today, you’ll see how God can use somebody who was the most unlikely person to do something big. That’s true for every one of you.” “I would say to my college-aged self to be focused on […]
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Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Assistant Professor Larry Presley is not in his office. Rather, he is sitting in Argo Tea. On the back of his laptop reads “Professor Presley, Criminal Justice, Argo Tea Office: I am in.” Presley’s office is located in Green Hall, but all of his criminal justice classes are held in DeMoss. Rather than make his […]
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Ben Perry went from novice to No. 6 harmonica player under 21 years old in the United States in less than two years. Perry, a junior theater performance major at Liberty University, nonchalantly but thoughtfully described his journey to harmonica fame. During his senior year of high school, Perry read an article that said one of elderly people’s biggest regrets […]
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