LU Send Now builds a team bound for Georgia to aid storm victims Angharad Hatt, Liberty University senior psychology student, was planning to travel with an LU Send Now team to provide relief for a severe storm. However, it was another storm that provided her the opportunity to go. In the first week of January, a powerful storm system […]
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LU Send NOW team visits Cuba during Castro mourning LU Send NOW, Liberty University’s initiative to send students across the world to places in need, recently sent a team to Cuba to engage in a cultural exchange with other Christian university students who were affected by the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. The morning that the LU Send Now team departed […]
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LU Send and study abroad offer students academic opportunities worldwide Through Liberty University’s Office of International Education and LU Send programs, Liberty students have had the opportunity to experience cultures from around the world. Liberty’s Study Abroad Program was established in 2009, helping students live and learn abroad for up to a year in many countries. LU Send was established […]
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LU Send offers students short-term travel opportunities with a lasting impact Liberty University students have the opportunity to travel far beyond their classrooms and experience the cultures of Switzerland, Romania, Central Asia and many other locations while representing Christ. Through LU Send, students can take advantage of these travel opportunities over breaks and earn course credit. The organization, which was […]
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LU Send team travels to La. As opposed to spending the last week of summer basking in the sun, a dozen Liberty University students and staff flew to Louisiana to provide aid for those affected by the historic flooding in Baton Rouge this August. The Washington Post reported that 60,000 homes were damaged and 13 people died due to flooding […]
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LU Send Now students respond to natural disaster about 30 miles from campus Donned in blue jeans and laced-up work boots, more than 20 Liberty University students piled into two Liberty vans and made the half-hour drive off campus on the afternoon of Sunday, Feb. 28. As the vans filled with students pulled into the Evergreen Baptist Church parking lot […]
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LU Send Now students go to Greece and Macedonia on first international trip According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), there are currently 59.5 million forcibly displaced people in the world. As a response, LU Send Now sent its first international team to the border of Greece and Macedonia to serve at a refugee camp near the […]
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LU Send announces dates and information concerning its first flagship trips “We don’t want to just be going into places and leaving our American footprint,” Student Development Coordinator Weston Martin said. “We want to be sensitive to the cultures around us, but we also want to learn and share different ideas and opinions as well.” LU Send recently announced its […]
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LU Send Now sends two relief teams to serve A team of Liberty University students was sent out Oct. 13 through LU Send Now to bring emergency relief to flood victims in Columbia, South Carolina, according to Director of LU Send Anna Strickland. Strickland said the team returned Oct. 18 weary but energized by the rebuilding work they had done. […]
Read moreAfter devastating rain storms struck the east coast during the beginning of October, many parts of the state of South Carolina lay damaged due to heavy rain and flooding. LU Send Now, Liberty University’s quick response team for disaster relief will mobilize its initial team into action to aid those affected by the South Carolina floods. According to Anna Strickland, […]
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Liberty launches new department A new Liberty University office provides students with the opportunity to be academically enriched and culturally engaged. LU Send may be new, but it continues to carry out the university’s overarching goal to display the gospel of Christ throughout the world. The new office is meant to serve as a travel agency for Liberty students and […]
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