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New students are welcomed to Liberty’s campus amidst largest projected fall enrollment

Student leadership teams met new students at their vehicles to help unload their belongings. (Photos by Joel Coleman)

New residential student move-in began on Liberty University’s campus Wednesday morning with this year’s incoming class projected to be the largest in school history for fall enrollment.

“We have the greatest number of first-time enrollees in the history of our university,” Liberty President Jerry Prevo said. “What’s more, our retention rate has increased over the last year, which is all the more remarkable because so many institutions of higher education are struggling in this very area. I believe that God has great things in store for Liberty University.”

Provost and Chief Academic Officer Scott Hicks shared Prevo’s enthusiasm regarding the upcoming school year, exhorting the new students to walk by faith as they are equipped to serve God in their chosen fields of study.

“It is with great excitement that we welcome our students to their Liberty home,” he said. “With the record influx of new students and some of the highest retention rates that we have seen in years, we continue to have the unparalleled opportunity to share the Gospel and to live out our lives for Him. We are truly blessed and remain grateful for all that God is doing at Liberty.”

As parents and new students arrived on campus throughout the day, they were greeted and received help moving in from Liberty’s student leadership teams.

“As a Community Group Leader, new student move-in gives me the opportunity to encourage and minister to freshmen and their families,” senior Taryn Storter said. “We are so excited to welcome this new class to campus and to the Liberty family.”

The spiritual focus exemplified through Liberty’s student leadership indicated to Liberty parent Mike Bingham that he is leaving his son in an environment where his spiritual well-being will be prioritized.

“It’s invaluable,” Bingham said regarding the faith-based focus of Liberty. “As a Christian parent, I want to see my son grow in his faith, gain godly friends, as well as have godly mentors. I want a university that is going to challenge him to not only grow in his faith but to grow in the exercise of his faith through outreach and through witness and gain the confidence to share his faith wherever he is. From what I’ve seen, Liberty has an environment that will help promote that.”

Incoming freshman Savannah Braxton expressed her joy-filled anticipation for starting her college life at Liberty based on her first impression of the environment on campus.

“I’m very excited for the upcoming school year,” she said. “I have a lot of new opportunities and clubs that I can become a part of so I’m really excited about that and to meet all these new people. … I’m looking forward to focusing on trying to lean on God more.”

In addition to an increase in the incoming residential student population, Liberty is experiencing continued growth in enrollment in its Online Programs.

“After all the challenges that hit universities the past year, we’re overjoyed to see caravans of parents arrive at Liberty University this week, delivering to us their sons and daughters for what is sure to be a memorable year,” Executive Vice President of Enrollment Management & Marketing Ron Kennedy said. “And because our online enrollment grew by another 6,000 students to over 114,000 students, we know that Liberty’s impact is felt across the nation. We feel gratitude to God for what He is doing through this institution to train and send out Champions for Christ.”

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