Liberty 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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SOA receives 10,000th Cessna The Cessna Aircraft Company reached a milestone when it delivered its 10,000th single engine aircraft, a Cessna Skyhawk, to Liberty University Aug. 28. The aircraft, along with two other Skyhawks, was delivered from the Textron Aviation Independence Facility, which made its first delivery in June 1996. According to the Cessna website, the Skyhawk has the reputation […]
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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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Students will hear speakers from across the nation during special gatherings Each year, Convocation hosts more than 80 speakers from every facet of society, helping not only to form students’ spiritual beliefs, but also their cultural outlook. After nearly a month of waiting, Liberty University freshmen will finally experience Convocation for the first time Sept. 8. This yer’s list of […]
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Freedom Aviation raises concern as it seeks former competitor’s lease In an attempt to enable business growth, Freedom Aviation, a fixed-based operator (FBO) and a subsidiary of Liberty University, is seeking to secure long-term rights in a lease at the Lynchburg Regional Airport, a move that has created some controversy. Freedom Aviation provides fuel, flight instruction, hangar space, maintenance, charter […]
Read moreLiberty launches health initiative Liberty University is launching a Live Healthy Initiative to incorporate healthy changes in both the fitness and dining aspects of the campus. According to the Live Healthy Liberty website, the mission of this project is “to create and sustain a healthy campus culture that educates, motivates and empowers Liberty students, faculty and staff to adopt and […]
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Cinematic Arts unveils three never-before-seen films A long line snaked through the lobby of Cinemark Movies 10 Friday, Aug. 29 as an excited audience of Liberty students and Lynchburg locals queued up, ready to screen a pair of unreleased films. The event was hosted by the Zaki Gordon Center’s Cinematic Arts Premiere Event, which debuted a trio of yet-to-be-released films […]
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New club hosts its first event for third-culture students The new club, Mu Kappa, kicked off the school year with its first event Aug. 29. A nationally recognized fraternity, Mu Kappa targets a very specific demographic — third culture kids (TCKs). A TCK is defined as someone who “spent a significant part of his or her developmental years outside their […]
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Jake Holland’s bearded face is one almost every residential student at Liberty knows. From Coffeehouse host to national recruiter, Holland has played a highly active role in the university over the last four years. That legacy will continue this year, as Holland moves into the position of […]
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Students begin semester at new Center for Medical and Health Sciences Liberty University held a dedication ceremony and open house for the new $40 million Center for Medical and Health Sciences Friday, Aug. 22 with hundreds of guests from the community and campus as well as the inaugural class of the medical school. Part of the cost of the building […]
Read moreThe Center for Ministry Training (CMT) held an expo in front of the Jerry Falwell Library Wednesday, Aug. 27, to help inform students about what CMT has to offer. The event showcased the many different ministry opportunities available to students. Members of different ministries filled tables outside the library and helped find which ministry opportunity was the right fit. Other […]
Read moreThe Center for Ministry Training (CMT) held an expo in front of the Jerry Falwell Library Wednesday, Aug. 27, to help inform students about what CMT has to offer. The event showcased the many different ministry opportunities available to students. Members of different ministries filled tables outside the library and helped find which ministry opportunity was the right fit. Other […]
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Liberty University recently announced that David Nasser has become the new senior vice president for spiritual development and that he would be filling several roles including some of the duties previously assigned to Johnnie Moore.
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