Your Hall is Your Community

Mar 17, 2020 • Rachel F.

At Liberty University, your hall is your community. I cannot stress the importance of community on your hall enough because college life is a time where you should be surrounded by encouragement and strong relationships. So what is your hall? Your hall is where you live on campus. So for example, if you live on Campus East, your hall is your building. Each hall has a leadership team with one or more resident assistants and resident shepherds as well as a few community group leaders. Each person on leadership serves a unique purpose but they all share in the main goal to encourage and invest in you during your time at Liberty.

As mentioned, each hall is composed of a leadership team. Resident assistants basically oversee the hall and dorm life, enforce the Liberty Way, and stay actively involved in the student’s lives on their hall. resident shepherds help students on their hall grow spiritually and meet with community group leaders regularly. Community group leaders serve and minister to a select group of students on their hall and meet with them each week in community groups. Those that serve in these roles are continuously trained and mentored throughout each semester.

If I were to give one tip to incoming Liberty students, I would highly suggest being actively involved on your hall because it fosters community and gives you a family. There are lots of ways that you can be involved on your hall! Each hall has a brother or sister dorm that they connect with throughout each semester, and leadership from both halls meet to plan events. These events can range anywhere from playing volleyball to attending campus events to hiking.  One of my favorite things about having a brother dorm is the fun activities we get to do with them. Another way to get involved is to make sure your schedule is free on Wednesday nights. Wednesday nights are always a joyful time jampacked with community. Brother and sister dorms meet for hall dinner and attend Campus Community, which is a service for students, and then students come together in community groups. Groups meet all around campus with their Community Group Leader to discuss the message and build relationships with one another.

The community that comes with a hall is unlike any other because it is continuously prioritized and always a constant. I believe that Liberty is one of the colleges with best student life because at Liberty, we believe that no student should go through college alone, which is why there is so much centered around community. As an incoming student, there will be so much you’ll want to see and do but make sure that community is a priority for you, and this starts on your hall. Make it a priority for yourself but also so you can lift up others and be there for them as well. I am so excited for you to embark on your college journey here at Liberty, and I know you will have such an incredible and joyful time on your hall!