Law students earn second highest Bar Exam pass rate in Va. Liberty University School of Law earned the second-highest pass rate in Virginia for first-time test takers for the July 2016 bar exam with an 89.66 percent pass rate, only 2.1 percent behind the first place holder, the University of Virginia School of Law. According to Rena Lindevaldsen, Liberty Law […]
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For-profit, Lynchburg-area business assists women affected by trafficking Jak was born in a small village in Southeast Asia and, like many others from her area, needed to begin providing for her family at a young age. At 13 years old, Jak began looking for work, but without any education or experience, she had to sell herself to make an income. […]
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Updated app helps students stay on top of bus route and campus activity Upon the request of Liberty University students and faculty, a live bus map has been added to the Liberty Today mobile app, allowing users to track the location and ETA of buses. IT Development (IT DEV) added the “live bus map” module when they updated Liberty Today […]
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Local farm grows produce for low-income individuals Lynchburg Grows, a seven-acre farm in Lynchburg, is committed to providing affordable produce to the community along with on-site vocational training for individuals with disabilities and low income. “We want to afford purposeful employment to individuals with disabilities and also help people in our community gain access to fresh produce at a reasonable […]
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Students represent candidates in YAL hosted debate The Liberty University branch of Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) held a student-run presidential debate forum with five candidates represented Tuesday, Oct. 25. The students who characterized their candidates were tasked with articulating the nominee’s stances on pertinent topics the moderators brought up, such as national security and health care. Of the candidates […]
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Dedication ceremony credits donated art Liberty University President Jerry Falwell, School of Communications & Creative Arts Dean Norman Mintle and Provost Ronald Hawkins gathered Oct. 28 at the Alumni Ballroom with friends and donors of the university for a dedication of the 20-piece collection of donated paintings depicting the life and resurrection of Christ. The families of Dr. Troy L. […]
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Jerry Falwell Library hosts annual service fair Nov. 7 to highlight programs The Jerry Falwell Library (JFL) will be hosting its third annual Library Service Fair Monday, Nov. 7 from10:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. with 10:30-11:30 being exclusively for faculty and staff. Students are encouraged to come to the library and take advantage of the programs being highlighted this year. […]
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Three ROTC students earn distinguished military honor Three Liberty University students were awarded the honor of being distinguished military graduates within the 2016 graduating class of the ROTC. Ben Solem, Rob Moretz and John Hixson, seniors at Liberty, received this distinction based on their nationwide class ranking, which is comprised of their GPA, involvement in extracurricular activities, a physical fitness […]
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LU and CVCC launch dual enrollment Liberty University and Central Virginia Community College (CVCC) entered into an agreement Wednesday, Oct. 17 that allows high school graduates the opportunity to simultaneously take classes at both schools in a dual-enrollment program. The program, which could start as soon as Spring 2017, gives 50 qualified students the ability to take prerequisite and gateway […]
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Faculty and students attend town hall meeting to discuss campus concerns Students’ questions and concerns about Liberty University were addressed by various department representatives at the Dean of Students Town Hall Meeting held in the Jerry Falwell Library Oct. 25. Roughly 50 students attended the event, as well as 11 departments, including representatives from Sodexo, Student Affairs, the Registrar’s Office […]
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Donald Trump, 70, announced his campaign for president June 16, 2015 at Trump Tower, presenting a picture of an America “in serious trouble” that “(doesn’t) have victories anymore.” Born in Queens, New York, Trump graduated with a degree in economics from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania before beginning his career in real estate. He claims […]
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After two terms as governor of New Mexico, Gary Johnson is now taking on a larger role by running as the Libertarian nominee in the 2016 presidential election. Throughout his political career, Johnson, 63, has worked to reform the government and influence the larger American economy. According to his campaign website, Johnson served as governor of New Mexico from 1995 […]
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Just as she was the first woman to be elected to the U.S. Senate from New York, she seeks to be the first female president elected as president of the United States. Prior to her run for president of the United States, Hillary Clinton was best known for her time serving as first lady to President Bill Clinton, a senator […]
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LU alumna and teacher receives presidential award The room broke into applause after Jaunine Fouché’s lesson on Egyptian hieroglyphs. She saw that she had impressed her audience. Fouché was a seventh-grader at the time, and her audience was her teacher and classmates. “I really enjoyed researching for the lesson, delivering the lesson, answering the questions from the students, and so […]
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Indoor practice field next to Williams Stadium to be completed next summer Liberty University has undergone major construction to its campus for several years and continues to expand with the indoor football facility that will feature 70-foot ceilings and a regulation field. Vice President of Major Construction Alan Askew said the new facility will help during football season because weather […]
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