Liberty University will be hosting the eighth annual Big South Undergraduate Research Symposium April 13 – 14 where hundreds of students from multiple regional schools in the Big South Conference will be presenting their work for faculty judging and cash prizes. The Big South aims to encourage undergraduate students to pursue academic excellence through research. For many, the first thought […]
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The Liberty Natatorium located on the Liberty Mountain below the LU monogram is the new home to the Flames swimming and diving teams. Its ceremonial grand opening on Friday Jan. 26 included a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a full meet immediately following. The necessity for a new facility became increasingly evident as the program continued to expand and elevate, thanks to […]
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In April of last year, at the height of campaign week of Liberty University’s student body elections, soon-to-be elected Student Body President Caleb Johnson and Vice President Jared Cave drove home a campaign message of bringing practical, small-scale changes to campus. These type of feasible changes, they said – like continuing to update the Liberty Today app and fighting for more meal swipe options at Dunkin’ Donuts – make the biggest impact on the lifestyle of Liberty […]
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Meetings for Liberty’s Catholic Campus Ministry include learning about their faith, playing games and connecting with other Catholics. Members hope that the club will continue to grow and receive support from a local Catholic diocese. More than 20 Liberty University students gathered for the first official Catholic club, the Catholic Campus Ministry, Thursday, Nov. 16, for a time of prayer, […]
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Members of Liberty’s gospel choir performed at the 2017 Hainan Choir Festival, before Chinese Communist leaders and Christian churches. As the group was gone over Thanksgiving break, a missionary family prepared a Thanksgiving meal for the choir and faculty. LU Praise, Liberty’s gospel concert choir, returned Nov. 27 from a trip to perform in front of the Chinese government […]
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Main Street Bridge in downtown Lynchburg closes while it remains under construction until Thanksgiving 2018. Business owners expressed concern that the bridge’s closure will impact business. For the next year, Liberty University students and Lynchburg residents heading downtown will be unable to take the Main Street exit from the Lynchburg Expressway (US Route 29 Business) while the Main Street Bridge […]
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Law, forensics and criminal justice students at Liberty can gain real-world experience working to exonerate wrongly convicted criminals. The program is expected to open in fall 2019 due to an extensive accreditation process. The Liberty University law, forensics and criminal justice programs are teaming up to start an Innocence project at the school in the fall of 2019, […]
Read moreThe center just ended its first semester, as it officially started last summer, and is looking to expand and improve. The center added a new minor in creative writing with four different, new courses. Liberty University welcomes a new creative writing minor in the College of Arts and Sciences through a partnership with No. 1 New York Times best-selling author […]
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Performance featuring LUCOM faculty and staff aims to de-stress students and give them an opportunity to laugh. This year’s performance focuses on Jesus as the Great Physician and Proverbs 17:22. The Liberty College of Osteopathic Medicine is hosting its second annual Osteopathic Merry Melodies, Dec. 9 at 6:30 p.m. in the LaHaye Event Space. The show, created by […]
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The Peer Health Educators Program will allow students to lead discussions to train others to live healthy. The program will start in spring 2018 and students interesting in applying to be a PHE can sign up online. Liberty University will be launching a new Peer Health Education program for students in the spring semester as a part of the Department […]
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Officers from the Lynchburg Police Department held training sessions at various locations around campus on Dec. 2. Students received feedback and practice to better prepare them for future careers in law enforcement. Lynchburg Police Department partnered with Liberty University’s SCOPE Program, a subset of the Criminal Justice Club, to provide students with hands-on experience and practice for futures in […]
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New bridge connecting East Campus with South Campus is intended to alleviate traffic on campus and increase safety for students. After a slight delay from its original October opening time, the bridge fully opened for vehicular traffic on Nov. 20. Liberty University’s South Campus Bridge connecting East Campus with South Campus opened on Friday, Nov. 17 for pedestrians and Monday, […]
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Lahren addressed Convocation attendees about topics ranging from immigration, racism and feminism. Lahren is currently a FoxNews contributer after being fired from her show on TheBlaze due to expressing her pro-choice views. Controversial right-wing political commentator Tomi Lahren took the stage at Liberty University’s Convocation Monday, Dec. 4, where she commended Donald Trump, sounded off a list of hot-topic […]
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Rock climbers of all skill levels could compete in the LaHaye Student Union’s Golden Boulder competition. Community and food brings some students to the competition, even if they are not huge rock climbers. Liberty’s Recreation Center hosted its bouldering competition Nov. 10, titled “The Golden Boulder.” Over a period of about a week, the rock wall management team at LaHaye […]
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LU Praise will join the Wheaton Men’s (Glee Club) and Houston Children’s (Chorus) in representing America at the 2017 Hainan Maritime Silk Road Choir Festival. The choir hopes to represent Christ in a nation where the Chinese government runs and appoints priests for churches. Liberty University’s gospel concert choir, LU Praise, was invited by the Chinese government to sing in […]
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