by McKenzie Utley | Dec 12, 2018 | BREAKING NEWS, News Slider
Global learning has confirmed that the Chile study abroad program will be ending, with a new study abroad location in Costa Rica taking its place. The Chile program began in January 2014, and students studying abroad in Spring 2019 will be the last group to participate in this program. Part of the reason for the location switch is because the program director and his family will be moving back to the United States from Chile. “There are a number of reasons for us to move back to the US,” program director Zane Perkins said. “The main one is family. It is time for us to be closer to family (our parents) and because of Naomi (Aug. ’18) and Isaac (Aug. ’19) starting college we wanted to be close. Also, it is time for our kids to be closer to their family and get to know them. Aging parents also made us consider being closer to them.” Due to the change, Global Learning worked to find another program location in Latin America. “When Global Learning found out that he (Perkins) would no longer be able to direct the Santiago program, our office took the opportunity to reevaluate the Santiago program and investigate other location options within Latin America,” said Bethany Grant, Global Learning program manager. “We found that Costa Rica offers a wealth of opportunities, and it is actually the top destination in Latin America for US students studying abroad.” Starting in the Fall of 2019, Lipscomb students will get the opportunity to study in Costa Rica. This has just recently been decided by global learning and approved by President Randy...
by McKenzie Utley | Nov 1, 2018 | News Slider
High Rise Residence Hall puts on a haunted house for students each year, transforming the eight-floor building into one of Lipscomb’s main Halloween attractions. Each floor was themed and most of the residents participated in the scenes, turning their floors into spooky scenes. This year’s themes included haunted hospitals and jails. If you haven’t ever checked out Haunted High Rise, it’s worth experiencing at least once. In the GoPro video below, you can hear people screaming at the individuals jumping out at them on the haunted hospital floor. Take an inside look to see what it was like to go through the “haunted”...
by McKenzie Utley | Aug 29, 2018 | News Slider
Lipscomb University’s Convocation began Tuesday when an array of flags emerged from the tunnels of Allen Arena, marking the continued increase of diversity at the school. But the flags were just a small part of the larger ceremony that served as a kickoff to the 2018-19 school year. Lipscomb typically holds convocation during the second week of the semester. President Dr. L Randolph Lowry III took the stage to address the improvements the school made this summer and to announce improvements to come in the future. Lowry praised his staff for their patience and hard work during the summer, which brought changes to the Bison Cafe and Bennett Campus Center and also included a total remodel of the cafe’s outdoor patio. Lowry spent time talking about Lipscomb’s history, which spans 127 years, and he also encouraged students to work hard and put God first during their studies this school year. But Lowry saved the best announcements for last, as he introduced Grammy Award-winning artist Michael W. Smith to play a few songs on the piano and to lead worship. Lowry also announced plans for a new, 200-space parking garage to be constructed near the Fields Engineering Center on the northwest corner of campus. Students, long-plagued with parking issues, erupted in excitement at the news. The garage isn’t expected to be completed until at least August...
