AIGA unites graphic students This year, the Liberty University graphic arts community is coming together to bring creativity and experience to the students of the Department of Studio & Digital Arts (SADA). Professor Sandra Slayton, who said she desires to give students more opportunity and experiences for their future in graphic design, founded the American Institute for Graphic Arts (AIGA) […]
Read moreThe Chamber hosts the ‘political event of the year’ Virginia senators, delegates and regional candidates flooded Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest as the Lynchburg Regional Chamber of Commerce (LRCC) hosted a biennial social event Thursday, Sept. 19. The event, designed by LRCC to allow politicians currently in office and those running for office a chance to mingle and meet with the […]
Read moreMoody’s awards LU Aa3 Moody’s Investors Service upgraded Liberty University’s bond rating Monday, Sept. 9, from A1 to Aa3. According to Moody’s, an Aa3 rating is given to organizations “judged to be of high quality and very low credit risk.” According to the report, the change reflects the university’s increases in cash reserves and operating performance, as well as its […]
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“Jehovah, Jehovah, my Jehovah.” These were the final words of beloved religion professor Dr. Paul Fink as he looked up to heaven moments before passing away Saturday, Sept. 7, at Lynchburg Regional Hospital, according to his daughter Cathy Eubank. He is survived by his wife Mary and his children Anne, Glenn, Jerry, Cathy, Dawn and Gary, according to Eubank. Fink […]
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Liberty University’s Center for Global Engagement (CGE) hosted its biannual Global Focus Week Sept. 16-18, welcoming more than 60 mission agency representatives and prominent guest speakers such as John Piper, Naghmeh Abedini and Bob Creson. According to CGE, Global Focus Week is a semesterly tradition that encourages students to delve deeper into the world of international evangelism and global work. […]
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Nearly 10,000 students gathered in the Vines Center Friday, Sept. 13, to hear from a man who once coached before a home crowd of more than 80,000. Bobby Bowden, the winningest coach in Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football history and former leader of the Florida State Seminoles, discussed God’s guidance and provision in his life as he shared his […]
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The D-Day Memorial held a ceremony to bring awareness of POW/MIAs of America Citizens of Bedford and surrounding counties came out to “Never Forget,” a prisoner of war/missing in action (POW/MIA) awareness event, at 11 a.m., Sept. 21. The ceremony was originally supposed to be held at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va., but rainy weather forced the event […]
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Lynchburg celebrates business by inviting people to stroll up and down Main Street at the fifth-annual event Even though superstitions surround Friday the 13th, people ventured out onto Main Street to enjoy loud music and fair food at Lynchburg’s fifth-annual Get!Downtown event. Street vendors lined Main Street between 8th and 13th St. to promote their establishments and rejuvenate the streets […]
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Heavy rain causes destruction, killing six and impacting members of the Liberty family Northern Colorado has been hammered by heavy rains and catastrophic flooding since Sept. 9, causing six deaths and leaving thousands of homes destroyed. Although Colorado is half a country away from Liberty University’s campus, Liberty Online adjunct faculty Jessica Cromley and Trisha Anderson are both in the […]
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The Office of Military Affairs hosted the event Saturday in order to foster fellowship Liberty University’s Office of Military Affairs hosted its second-annual military spouse brunch Saturday, Sept. 21 in the Hancock Welcome Center. The event was intended to introduce military spouses to each other in order to build a support group within the military community at Liberty, according to […]
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Trail Runner Magazine features Blue Ridge trails, as well as Liberty employees Brenton and Jamie Swyers Liberty Mountain and the greater Blue Ridge area have been popular trail running spots for years, but earlier in September, the trails were promoted by Trail Runner Magazine, which featured two Liberty University employees. The magazine encourages off-road exercise as a way of living […]
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With the 2013 election for Virginia state governor quickly approaching, Liberty University students and faculty are filling out registration forms and preparing to vote in early November. The 2013 ballot will have three main candidates running for Virginia governor: Democrat Terry McAuliffe, businessman of Fairfax County and chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Republican Ken Cuccinelli, attorney general of Virginia, […]
Read moreCurrent and former students receive encouragement after losing family members A shooting at the Washington, D.C., Navy Yard killed 12 people and left at least eight injured when gunman Aaron Alexis opened fire Monday, Sept. 16. According to NBC News, Alexis entered the building with a valid pass and made his way to the fourth floor, where he began shooting […]
Read moreThe Liberty University Bookstore parking lot became a gathering place for students Thursday, Sept. 5 as they watched Seventy One, a campus band, perform during the Red Out Event. The aroma of Starbucks coffee wafted around the event as approximately 75 students crowded around to listen to the medley of Christian songs being performed by the band. “We wanted to […]
Read moreThe Liberty University Robotics Club (LURC), located within the School of Engineering and Computational Sciences, is giving its members the opportunity to apply their knowledge in a practical way. Matthew Lewis, president of the Robotics Club, said that the club “exists to provide engineering and computational science students the opportunity to collaborate on projects consisting of software and electronics, and […]
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