Lipscomb University’s 120th birthday was Wednesday, and students recognized the event just like they would celebrate a friend’s birthday.
Lipscomb in Motion hosted the “birthday extravaganza,” which took place in Bison Square from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Students enjoyed chocolate cupcakes and free drinks. Some played “pin the beard on David Lipscomb” while others made music with brightly colored kazoos (another freebie at the party). There was music, balloons, streamers, a piñata and, of course, a birthday cake with 120 candles.
In 1891, David Lipscomb and James A. Harding established Lipscomb University. According to the lipscomb.edu, both men believed Bible study was critical to the foundation of education. Since then, the school—originally called Nashville Bible School, then David Lipscomb College, and now Lipscomb University—has taught Bible classes for all full-time students. But both men wanted the university to be more than a seminary. “We aspire to stand in the front ranks of the great educational institutions of the world,” Harding stated. Today, this conviction is still evidenced in the university’s mission “to integrate Christian faith and practice with academic excellence.”
To read more about the university’s history, click here or visit this page for an in-depth look at Lipscomb’s heritage.