Students inspired to vote with upcoming midterm elections With midterm elections set to take place Nov. 4, the results could change the face of the United States Senate and the House of Representatives. General elections include all 435 seats of the House of Representatives and 33 of the 100 Senate seats, including area congressmen and one of the Senate seats […]
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SGA reveals election results A week of intense campaigning came to an end when Liberty University’s Student Government Association (SGA) announced the winners of the class officer election Friday, Sept 5. During the election week, the candidates were allowed to campaign by putting up posters, making announcements in residence halls and in class and by setting up tables in the […]
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Liberty University will hold its first Farmer’s Market in the Doc’s Diner parking lot, Thursday, Sept. 18.
The market will be held every Thursday until Nov. 13 from 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and will feature vendors such as the Liberty Campus Garden, Cakes and Fudge by Kondo, and […]
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Business programs obtain official recognition from accreditation council This year, the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) held its annual conference in Chicago June 29 and officially recognized the Liberty University School of Business. Liberty’s business programs were given accreditation from the ACBSP Nov. 2013. According to the website for Liberty’s School of Business, ACBSP is the only […]
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Christianity Today recognizes former students for exceptional qualities Liberty alumna Alison Howard and current Liberty professor Dr. Joshua Chatraw recently made Christianity Today’s “33 Under 33” people’s choice list. The “33 Under 33” list includes young professionals, mostly in ministry or the media industry, who are under 33 years of age. According to the Christianity Today website, they are considered […]
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Forbes honors Liberty graduate as one in a thousand Forbes will honor Liberty University graduate student and alumna Tori Utley as one of its 1,000 rising “game changers” at its Under 30 Summit in Philadelphia Oct. 19-22. According to the Forbes website, this first Under 30 Summit is estimated to bring 1,000 brilliant young magnates and the finest entrepreneurs from […]
Read moreUniversity comes alongside high school as financial woes appear on horizon Liberty University’s Online Academy, a branch of Liberty University Online, partnered with Hope Community Church in Burlington, North Carolina, to help reopen Faith Christian Academy Thursday, Aug. 28. According to an article from The Times-News (Burlington), Marchael Bullard, the pastor of Hope Community Church and the co-director of the […]
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New search abilities offered in digital domain amidst physical expansions After the doors of the Jerry Falwell Library opened earlier this year, students flocked into the new building to explore the computer labs, the 24-by-11-foot media wall and the Automated Storage and Book Retrieval System. One of the most recent additions to the library is the new website, which has […]
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The National D-Day memorial will host the U.S. Navy Band for performance From military appreciation football games to the numerous American flags hung around campus, Liberty University communicates a sense of American pride. One way that students can show their patriotism is to attend a special concert played by the U.S. Navy Band’s Country Current at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11 […]
Read moreStudents show their gratitude The Parent and Family Connections Office is providing one student an opportunity to spend the weekend in Lynchburg with his or her family at no cost. From Aug. 25 through Sept. 20, the Outstanding Parent Essay Contest is open for all students to enter. The Outstanding Parent Essay Contest has been a part of Liberty’s culture […]
Read moreStudents unleash creativity in competition that honors National Book Month Everyone has one or two old books sitting on their shelves collecting dust. The Jerry Falwell Library is offering the chance for students to take those old books and create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece in their first Creative Upcycling Contest. “The associate dean and I were at a conference when we […]
Read moreLiberty University’s Center for Global Engagement (CGE) hosted its annual informational meeting Monday night, Aug. 25 at Thomas Road Baptist Church. The event, popularly referred to as the global expo, served as a platform to inform students on how to expand their studies to better fit a global perspective. The theme of this year’s global expo was entitled “What’s Your […]
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International event encourages student diversity Liberty students from all across the world gathered in front of DeMoss Hall Thursday night, Aug. 28, to celebrate cultures from around the world. This Worldwide Welcome was designed to help new and returning international students connect with others from their native land and from around the globe. International Student Services plans between 25 and […]
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National Civil War Chaplains Museum opens for first time at new location Liberty University houses the only museum in the United States honoring the chaplains of the Civil War, giving visitors another view into the War of Secession. This library of artifacts and relics recently received a new location, though still within the campus of Liberty University. The Civil War […]
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Students from around the world come to Liberty’s campus to learn and grow From Pakistan to Paraguay and Brazil to Bermuda, students across the globe are hearing about Liberty University, and they are making the journey to Lynchburg, Virginia, just to attend. In Liberty’s 43-year history, students in the international program have represented 126 different countries. The program has steadily […]
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