More than just an apple a day

Liberty recognizes National Nutrition Month as a time to learn healthy eating habits March is officially here, which means spring is on the way. However, March is also National Nutrition Month. Throughout the month of March, Sodexo will be distributing flyers on healthy eating, as well as hosting several events. According to registered dietician Kristina DiSanto, the nutrition stands in […]

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Overcoming mental illness

Student Counseling Services offers help to students with anxiety and depression Many college students will feel down and afraid at some point during their time in college. New students are faced with leaving home and picking a major, while older students are preparing to finish their degree and enter the workforce. Sometimes these feelings can escalate to forms of anxiety […]

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Eating disorder awareness

Live Healthy Liberty prepares to host its first NEDA week later this month Liberty University is planning for its first ever National Eating Disorders Awareness (NEDA) Week that is set to take place beginning Feb. 22. Lia Fischer, a group exercise manager at the LaHaye Student Union, said she proposed the idea to Lydia Lee, a campus wellness manager for […]

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Pressing into prayer

Campus pastors speak about how to have healthy communication with God Students had an opportunity to hear from Liberty’s campus pastors about the power of prayer and how it can affect their lives and spiritual walks. This event was one of many taking place this semester as part of the Live Healthy Liberty initiative. The event took place in the […]

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Going beyond the books

Jerry Falwell Library now allows students to access healthy resource guides Liberty University’s Jerry Falwell Library recently developed a health resource guide through the library website to coincide with the Live Healthy Liberty initiative. According to the Live Healthy Liberty website, its mission is “to create and sustain a healthy campus culture that educates, motivates, and empowers Liberty students, faculty […]

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Counselor spotlight

Michael Trexler helps students experiencing mental and emotional distress Deep in the complex corridors of Green Hall sits Michael Trexler within the Liberty University Dean of Students Office. His personal office is warmly lit with lamps and a gray couch nestles the front left corner of the room. Trexler is one of many counselors available to Liberty students. For the […]

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Eat better, feel better

For healthy living, students must make wise decisions when choosing food College students typically fear gaining the “freshman 15,” yet they find themselves living on tight budgets and buying less nutritious foods. At Liberty, the Sodexo dining team works to ensure that students have quality and healthy choices to choose from. “I’m always looking for where we are going to […]

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Raising awareness

Liberty will recognize Emotional Health Month with ‘counselor couches’ As part of an effort to decrease the stigma associated with mental health, Liberty University will recognize Emotional Health Month in October by raising awareness about the importance of emotional health. Over the course of the month, Student Counseling Services will work to start conversations among students about emotional health. A […]

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Moo-ving to the farm

New livestock additions to change Campus Garden, improve soil conditions New seasons bring change, and this fall, the Liberty University Morris Campus Farm is updating, expanding and improving with the changing season. Within the past month, the Morris Campus Garden changed its name to the Morris Campus Farm. Primarily a vegetable garden practicing sustainable agriculture, the Campus Farm plans to […]

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Living healthy this semester

Students sign up for semester-long challenge to encourage positive habits During the last week of August, the Live Healthy Liberty initiative kicked off a wellness challenge that aims at improving students’ spiritual, mental and physical health. According to the Live Healthy Liberty website, “96% of employees and 91% of students are interested in wellness promotion activities at Liberty. Live Healthy […]

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Learning to live healthy

The Daniel Plan offers students and staff advice for nutrition and exercise At most campus eateries, it is just as easy to choose unhealthy food as it is to choose healthy food. And many times, it is hard to know the difference. Buses will carry students across campus to avoid a walk, and Netflix can distract them from most everything […]

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LaHaye expands programs

Newly remodeled Student Union offers opportunities for physical training Although wellness encompasses a number of different facets, including mental, emotional and spiritual health, Liberty University administrators are also focused on the physical well-being of students, faculty and staff. According to Dean of Students Robert Mullen, Liberty’s recently established Living Well at Liberty Initiative has partnered with the preexisting Live Healthy […]

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Living a well rounded life

Holistic wellness prioritized for students Though many college students often think of only physical implications of the idea of living a healthy life, administrators at Liberty University are promoting a more holistic approach to the idea of wellness through a new Living Well @ Liberty initiative. According to Dean of Students Robert Mullen, the initiative recently began as a collaboration […]

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