(01-26-2019 06:00 PM)cruzan_flame13 Wrote:  

(01-26-2019 05:08 PM)Ewglenn Wrote:  

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(01-26-2019 04:18 PM)Ewglenn Wrote:  

(01-26-2019 03:13 PM)GE and MTS Wrote:  I think we are slowly making progress but we have a teaching focus at LU rather than a research focus. Adding the engineering school will help as that is a major program for research money as are medicine and science fields. The rankings don't rank the schools within the categories so we can't see how high or low we are on the list. I believe it would be wise to take much of our money and invest it into growing our programs with sustainable development that would set ourselves up for any future education bubble that pops or a shift away from online programs. I think that is what LU is doing.

I went online and I would like to see LU decrease our online presence. The requirements for online should not be as relaxed as they are. Also the College of Business needs to work to become AACSB accredited. ACBSP is the accreditation our business school currently has which is why I’m not getting my MBA there.

Wonder if the push for the business school occurred sooner rather than later was a reason for this? As I stated earlier I believe the school of engineering is next and I also heard that LU will focus on the medical/graduate campus next(mostly just wishful talk). So much to come in the next few years!

I’m sure it had something to do with it. The new building suggests they are committed to changing that.

I truly hope so and other programs follow suit. I’m a bit tired of the school a hour north thinking that we are not an authentic institution. I want to see more LU alumni and supporters residing in and around Lynchburg and not people from UVA and even Tech.

I would love for everyone to treat us as a legitimate school and not think of us as an online school.

We have so many UVA and VT fans around Lynchburg due to them being big time as long as or longer than LU has been an institution. Liberty's first graduating classes are about he age of retirement right now. We are so far behind compared to UVA and VT. This is why we need to get into a P5 conference. This is why we need to improve our academic standing. This is why we need to make a positive Christian impact.

We have 100 years of history to get caught up on and if we want to build a fan base. These locals have been cheering for other schools their whole life because LU wasn't FBS. Their parents grew up watching one of the big schools and their parents did too. It's hard to break the chain. It's one of the reasons I would love to expand our number of residential students.