Kids books are relocated The Jerry Falwell Library opened in January of 2014, and since its opening, it has a been a relocation center for various other departments and smaller library collections. One of these collections is the Curriculum Library, where all children’s books and other curriculum material for education majors at the university are housed. Walking into this smaller […]
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CGE hosts internationally inspired events The Liberty University campus gained a global perspective last Monday through Wednesday, Sept. 15-17, as the Center for Global Engagement (CGE) hosted Global Focus Week. Global Focus Week is a semi-annual conference that, according to the CGE, exists to raise student, staff and faculty global awareness. In an effort to expose students to ongoing Christian […]
Read moreA plea for the persecuted “Perhaps the question should not be: ‘Why are others persecuted?’ Perhaps the better question is: ‘Why are we not?’” With this question, speaker Nik Ripken captured the attention of hundreds of Liberty students gathered in the LaHaye Event Space Monday night, Sep. 15 for a persecuted church symposium and night of prayer. The event, hosted […]
Read moreAlthough it was their first year to participate, three teams of students from Liberty University’s School of Business placed in the 2014 National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) Student Center for the Public Trust Ethics in Action Video Competition. Part of the required work for Liberty’s organization ethics class, the videos focused on an ethical issue or dilemma […]
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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 […]
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