Center for Student Thriving

What if your college story was one of growth, purpose, and joy; not just survival?

Thriving students don’t just get through the day. They’re hopeful, motivated, and connected in meaningful ways. They build friendships, find purpose, and make a difference.

If you’re feeling like you’re surviving but want more, we invite you to explore Thrive Coaching. This biblically based life coaching program connects you with a caring coach who will walk with you as you pursue a fuller college experience.

You were made for more than survival. Learn what it takes to thrive.

Ready to get started? Take the first step and book your one-hour Thriving Consultation below:

• Consultation at Green Hall (Residential Students)
• Virtual Consultation (Online Students)

If you are a campus partner, you can submit a Thrive Coaching Referral here.

A workshop series helping students reconcile life’s deepest tensions with God’s good design for human thriving.

Sign up for a Life + Godliness session here.

Fall 2026 Schedule

• Discovering Your Identity in God’s Story | Sep. 7, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Hancock Welcome Center (room 204)
• Embracing the Wisdom of Biblical Sexuality | Oct. 5, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Hancock Welcome Center (room 204)
• Exposing Social Media’s Empty Promises | Nov. 2, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Hancock Welcome Center (room 204)
• Redeeming the Hard Conversations | Dec. 7, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in the Hancock Welcome Center (room 204)

Each session will last one and a half hours.

The Telos Book Club is a literary community hosted by the Center for Student Thriving. The Greek word telos means “purpose” or “ultimate fulfillment.” Yet, we live in a culture marked by a drift toward purposelessness shaped by a diminishing sense of the true, the good, and the beautiful.

The Telos Book Club offers a different vision. We believe our purpose is grounded in our Creator and His redemptive work, the source of all truth, goodness, and beauty (James 1:17; Isaiah 43:7). And because every person bears His image (Genesis 1:27), imperfect traces of these gifts can be found throughout human culture and art. So, following C.S. Lewis’s counsel to let “the clean sea breeze of the centuries” refresh our minds, we read old books with the expectation that they will challenge, refine, and reorient us as we seek to recover a clearer vision of our God-given purpose.

This year, we will read C.S. Lewis’s Till We Have Faces (TWHF) alongside a curated selection of classic short stories. Sign up here to receive this year’s reading list and schedule. We hope you will join us in the pursuit of what is lasting and true.

Events designed to help you live intentionally during your college years. Through creative and reflective experiences, you’ll explore your biblical purpose and build meaningful connections.

Sign up for one of our Thriving Events

Fall 2026 Schedule

• Academic Lawn Tabling | Aug. 31, 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m
• The Soapbox: Make a handcrafted bar of soap, while discussing concepts of healthy boundaries | Sep. 8, 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Montview Student Union (room 3570)
• Create & Relate | October. 8, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Freedom Tower (room 10010)

A podcast from Liberty University’s Center for Student Thriving, created to help students navigate the challenges of college life with wisdom, faith, and practical tools.

Check out some of our most popular episodes below:

• S2 Ep15: Season 2 Recap
• S1 Ep1: Difficult Conversations
• S1 Ep19: How to Study Your Bible
• S3 Ep8: Loyalty and Faithfulness
• S1 Ep9: Technology: Positives and Negatives

The Center for Student Thriving partners with the Office of Community Life to help restore students who have violated The Liberty Way to the community in a conversational, collaborative, and compassionate manner. At Liberty University, restorative practices are designed to facilitate biblical reconciliation and emphasize Christian stewardship