Center for Student Thriving
Our purpose is to create programs and provide life skills coaching to empower students to be Champions for Christ by living healthy and purposeful lives at Liberty and beyond.
Our Services and Programs
Thrive Coaching
How would you like to remember your college experience after you graduate? Do you imagine you’ll say that you survived? Or do you hope to say that you thrived?
Studies show that students who thrive are enthusiastic learners, motivated, hopeful, connected across differences, and determined to make an impact. These students invest in healthy friendships and meaningful community on and off campus.
If you’re surviving, but desire more, Thrive Coaching may be for you! Thrive Coaching is a biblically based life coaching program available to residential undergraduate and graduate students. Over four to six weeks, you’ll meet with a trained faculty or staff member who will guide you toward a thriving college experience rooted in a uniquely Christian sense of purpose.
If you’re ready to thrive, take the first step and fill out our interest form.
Please note that Thrive Coaching is currently available for residential students only. However, we do hope to offer Thrive Coaching to online students in the future, so stay tuned if that’s you!
Thriving Consultation
Are you thriving? Want to find out? Click here to take the Thriving Quotient™ today!
If the survey piques your interest and you’d like to learn more about what it takes to thrive in college, we invite you to meet with one of our team members to discuss your results and consider what steps you can take towards thriving. Simply follow the instructions included in the follow-up email. We hope to see you soon!
Boundaries in Life
God has entrusted each of his image bearers with particular responsibilities. But sometimes, it can be difficult to discern which belong to us, and which don’t. Healthy boundaries equip us to identify and take ownership of our responsibilities. Confusion about what is ours and what isn’t reveals a problem that good boundaries can solve.
The Center for Student Thriving will offer a six-week series for women designed to help you understand what boundaries are, what they protect, how they are developed, and how to use them to become who God has called you to be.
Boundaries in Life will begin on September 2, 2024 and run every Monday through October 7, 2024. Each session will be held in the Jerry Falwell Library Scholars Lounge (Room 380) from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Learn more and sign up here!
Please note that Boundaries in Life is currently offered for women only.
Life + Godliness
The issues of our time are complicated, straining our relationships and burdening our minds. But God tells us that he has “granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness” (2 Peter 1:3). As such, Christians can trust that God’s word speaks to the trending topics of our time.
Join the Center for Student Thriving for Life + Godliness, where we will confront cultural norms with biblical truths!
We will offer four sessions this fall:
- Understanding Your Identity in Light of God’s Story
- September 9, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 pm in the Montview Ballroom (Room 3600)
- Navigating Power & Authority in a Fallen World
- October 7, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 pm in the Montview Ballroom (Room 3600)
- Embracing the Wisdom of Biblical Sexuality
- November 11, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm in the Montview Ballroom (Room 3600)
- Exposing Social Media’s Empty Promises
- December 2, 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 pm. Location TBD.
Learn more and sign up here!
Life Skills Development
College is a time of transition. Whether it’s academics, relationships, or the many changes that come with independence, college is full of new challenges! These challenges can be exciting opportunities or may cause you to feel overwhelmed.
Join the Center for Student Thriving to develop skills that will equip you to navigate life at Liberty and beyond!
We are excited to offer two life skills development events this fall.
- Living Well in Community
- October 1, from 1 – 4 pm, Academic Lawn
- Handling Conflict with Care
- October 22, from 2 – 4 pm, Montview Student Union Terrace Lounge
University Overwhelm Podcast
Join Sophia Payne and Scott Busby as they explore all kinds of issues that can cause university students to feel overwhelmed. This fall, Sophia and Scott will tackle the topic of healthy community in season three of the University Overwhelm podcast. If you could use some guidance and encouragement as you seek to establish a sense of community at Liberty University, you won’t want to miss it! In the meantime, you can check out some of our previous episodes on life skills (season one) and local church involvement (season two) here. A handful of our most popular episodes are linked below:
Restorative Practices
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.