Catalog: Graduate Catalog 2012-2013 [Archived Catalog] Title: Introduction to the Campus Introduction to the Campus Airport Academic Center Located 3.4 miles south of Liberty University’s main campus adjacent to the Lynchburg Regional Airport, the Airport Academic Center is home to the School of Aeronautics. The Airport Academic Center is comprised of three buildings. The 45,000 square foot Flight Operations Center is where all in-flight training is conducted and all training aircraft are hangared and maintained. The 24,000 square foot Aviation Academic Center is where all aviation related academic classes are taught and all Flight Training Device lessons are flown. Additionally, the first floor is used by the Aviation Maintenance Technician School to teach the general portion of the FAA Aviation Mechanics Certificate. The third building is the 15,000 square foot Airframe and Powerplant building used by the Aviation Maintenance Technician School to teach FAA Airframe and Powerplant related academic and practical lessons leading to FAA licensure. A. L. Williams Stadium The Flames play NCAA Division I-AA Football on the FieldTurf of Williams Stadium named in honor of Art and Angela Williams, special friends of Liberty University and Flames Athletics. In January 2010, construction began to expand the original 12,000-seat stadium, built in 1989, to increase seating capacity to 19,200. Completed for the beginning of the 2010 season, the expansion included a five-story football tower featuring a fourth-floor luxury suite concourse and a third-floor club pavilion. The Club Pavilion features an 11,000 square-foot hospitality room and outdoor club seating for 770. The new tower houses the Athletics Administrative offices and includes expanded concessions and restrooms, academic center, and media terrace. The tower stands 100-feet tall, and stretches from five-yard line to five-yard line, and is serviced by two elevator shafts. The A. L. Williams Football Operations Center (FOC) was completed in August 2006. The three-story, 48,000-square foot building is located in the North End Zone at Williams Stadium. The Football Operations Center houses specially-designed weight training equipment in a spacious weight ant conditioning area, team locker room, academic lab, equipment room and a cutting-edge athletic training facility. The top floor of the FOC houses coaching staff and administrative offices, numerous video and conference rooms and a uniquely-designed viewing room that overlooks the North end zone. A. Pierre Guillermin Integrated Learning Resource Center The A. Pierre Guillermin Integrated Learning Resource Center (ILRC) incorporates the University’s main library and academic computing facilities. During a visit to the ILRC, students can use computers to conduct online research or do homework; study alone or work on a group project; retrieve books and other library materials; and seek assistance from skilled library and computing staff. The ILRC collects and organizes resources across a wide range of media, including books, periodicals, audio-visual resources in various formats, musical scores, curriculum, and archival materials. Its physical collections consist of approximately 260,000 volume equivalents and 650 current periodical subscriptions. Digital information resources provided by the ILRC include some 63,000 electronic books and full-text content from more than 40,000 periodicals. The ILRC provides access to more than 250 online research resources. The ILRC provides access to 800 computer workstations located in fifteen computer lab classrooms and six open areas. Computer labs remain open 109 hours per week during the academic term. Computer workstations provide access to the Internet, email, Microsoft© Office, and a variety of academic and professional software. Students with laptop computers can access networked resources via a wireless signal that is available throughout the ILRC as well as a number of other campus locations. Alumni Welcome Center The Alumni Welcome Center was constructed in fall 2005 and is accessed through the Jerry Falwell Museum. Proudly decorated with Liberty University memorabilia, the Alumni Welcome Center is a warm and inviting place for Liberty University alumni to meet, fellowship, and reflect on the past. Arthur S. DeMoss Learning Center The four-story Arthur S. DeMoss Learning Center was originally constructed as a one-story building in 1985. The building is named for Art DeMoss, a former board member and generous benefactor of Liberty University. This facility was constructed to provide for the long-range needs of the campus. It is the focal point of the campus with nearly 500,000 square feet of academic space. In June 2008, a fountain standing 19 feet tall and made of hand-carved marble from Italy was completed. The fountain was installed in honor of those donors who supported the expansion of DeMoss. Donors’ names will be added to the fountain which features three columns with water cascading from the tops of each. A cast-bronze eagle, Liberty's mascot, perches atop the tallest column. A wall of names on the first floor of the DeMoss Learning Center honors more than 5,000 donors who supported the expansion of DeMoss to the four-story building, completed in 2000. Bruckner Learning Center The Bruckner Learning Center (BLC) is located on the third floor of the DeMoss Learning Center. The primary purpose of the BLC is to plan, develop and maintain quality, University-wide academic support services for all students. The BLC also includes faculty offices and a testing and tutoring center. Campus East Clubhouse The Campus East Clubhouse provides students with a variety of activities that include a movie theater, outdoor pool and deck, computer lab and printing station, billiard tables, video games, flat screen televisions, foosball table and soft seating. Campus East Volleyball Facility During the spring of 2007, the Liberty volleyball program was given a secondary practice facility. The Campus East Volleyball Facility houses the volleyball coaches’ offices, a team room, and a gymnasium for practice whenever the Vines Center or Schilling Center is unavailable. Center for Academic Support and Advising Services (CASAS) CASAS was created in 2003, as a main hub for academic support services, including Freshman Seminar, academic advising, career counseling, study skill development, testing services, and tutoring opportunities. It is located in DeMoss Learning Center. Center for Creation Studies Established in 1985, the Center for Creation Studies is an interdisciplinary education and research institute committed to the study of the origin of the universe, the earth, life, and species. This study draws upon knowledge from religion, science, philosophy, and history. The Creation Hall Museum was dedicated in March 2010, to coincide with the 25th anniversary of Liberty’s Center for Creation Studies. Located in the back hallway of the Arthur S. DeMoss Learning Center, the Creation Hall Museum displays relics of fossils and some of the evidences for Biblical Creation. Center for Judaic Studies Located in DeMoss Learning Center, the Center for Judaic Studies opened in August 2008. The Executive Director of the Center, Dr. Randall Price, was invited in 2007, by Liberty’s Founder and Chancellor, the late Dr. Jerry Falwell, to establish the Center. Dr. Falwell’s vision was to continue the recognition that Israel and the Jewish people were part of God’s future program and that the Christian response to this in the spiritual and political realm was essential to God’s present blessing. The Center houses a dedicated library of primary, secondary, and periodical sources to serve the specialized needs of students and researchers in the fields of Jewish studies and biblical archaeology. Cook Tennis Center Opened in August 2011, the Cook Tennis Center is located adjacent to the Hershey-Esbenshade 12 championship tennis courts located at Liberty's Green Hall. The 2,500-square foot building houses two locker rooms, training and laundry rooms, a stringing room, four offices for coaches, a kitchen area, team room and a balcony that will overlook the tennis courts. The lead gift for the Cook Tennis Center was provided by long-time University and Athletics supporters Sherwin and Lora Cook. Disc Golf Course Located at East Campus, an 18-hole disc golf course opened during the Spring of 2010. Doc's Diner Doc’s Diner, constructed in 2008, overlooks Jerry Falwell Parkway (Route 460) on Campus East. Named in honor of Dr. Jerry Falwell, it is the newest campus dining facility. Expected to be a favorite among students, faculty and staff, Doc’s Diner is also open to the general public. The menu offers classic diner specialties and a 1940s era atmosphere that is both comfortable and fun. Earl H. Schilling Center The Multi-Purpose Center, originally constructed in 1979, was named the Earl H. Schilling Center in 1995 in honor of Earl and Anne Schilling, long-time donors to the ministry who established a multi-million dollar trust to provide scholarships for training pastors, missionaries, evangelists, and full-time Christian workers. The Schilling Center was relocated to Green Hall LaHaye Student Union in August 2012, and is used for physical education classes, and additional basketball. East Fieldhouse and Multi-Sport Complex Constructed in late 2011, this facility serves as the home for the Lady Flames Lacrosse and Field Hockey teams as well as an intramural facility. All three playing surfaces for field hockey, lacrosse, and