[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 185 (Thursday, October 21, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H5732-H5733]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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           RECOGNIZING LIBERTY UNIVERSITY'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Virginia (Mr. Cline) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. CLINE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 50th 
anniversary of Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.
  Originally founded by Dr. Jerry Falwell, Sr. as Lynchburg Baptist 
College in 1971, its first classes were held that September for its 154 
students.
  Over the years, the college has grown and transformed in many ways, 
but has always remained a Christian academic community practicing the 
traditions of evangelical institutions of higher education.
  The school was renamed Liberty Baptist College in 1975 and became 
Liberty University in 1985.
  Now, Liberty University is one of the largest private nonprofit 
universities in the Nation and the largest university in Virginia, 
boasting more than 95,000 total undergraduate and postgraduate 
students, both in person and online.

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  As of 2021, Liberty has more than 250,000 alumni making an impact in 
their respective fields and in their communities.
  I congratulate Liberty University and president Jerry Prevo on this 
milestone and wish the institution another 50 years of success in 
fulfilling its mission to develop Christ-centered men and women and 
instill in them the values, knowledge, and skills needed to impact the 
world.

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