Catalog: Undergraduate Catalog 2017-2018 [Archived Catalog] Title: Introduction to the Campus Introduction to the Campus Airport Academic Center Located 3.4 miles south of Liberty University’s campus adjacent to the Lynchburg Regional Airport, the Airport Academic Center is home to the School of Aeronautics. The Airport Academic Center comprises 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 new hangar was built in 2014 to allow pilots to take advantage of new ramp space. The 100-by140 hangar is used by the school for a variety of purposes, including storing aircraft and maintenance operations. 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 numerous video and conference rooms and a uniquely-designed viewing room that overlooks the North end zone. 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. Arthur S. DeMoss Learning Center (Demoss Hall) 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. 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. 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. Astronomical Observatory In spring 2013, the Astronomical Observatory located on Liberty Mountain at the Equestrian Center opened to students. The observatory offers a majestic, clear view of the sky and is equipped with a roll-off roof room with several Celestron CPC 800 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes. The observatory features an RC Optical Systems 20-inch Truss Ritchey-Chrétien telescope, which is a high-quality research telescope equipped with a charge-coupled device camera for exceptional photographs. In 2014, a dome was constructed to house the custom-built, 24-inch telescope, the capstone to its astronomical observatory. The scope is the largest in the region and is equipped with cameras that take digital images of the night sky with enhanced detail. Though viewers can gaze through the telescope directly, it is also designed to take long-exposure images, bringing out details that the human eye cannot see. Center for Medical and Health Sciences Completed in spring 2014, this 140,000-square foot, four-story facility houses the College of Osteopathic Medicine and the School of Health Sciences’ Master of Public Health program and administrative offices. This facility includes a comprehensive medical clinic, extensive resource center and library, research center with multiple labs, and state-of-the art simulation and standardized patient education facility. The first class of osteopathic medicine students matriculated in fall 2014. Center for Music and the Worship Arts Construction began on the School of Music’s new facility in 2013. The Center for Music and the Worship Arts is a 4-story, 140,000-square-foot facility that includes two wings – an academic wing consisting of classrooms, lecture halls, and music labs, as well as a performance wing consisting of a 1,600-seat concert hall. The educational center opened in fall 2015, and features 50 practice rooms, 42 teaching studios, and piano, songwriting, and music computer labs. The facility also features two recital halls, one with 45 seat and another with seating for 129. Every floor has a common area designed for vocal, guitar, piano, and instrumental studies, as well as for casual gatherings and larger group classes. Clarkson Clubhouse Completed in fall 2014, this 4,600-square-foot building is home to the university’s golf program. It features coaching staff office space, player locker rooms and lounges, meeting rooms and a grand lobby that overlooks the Flames' driving range and putting greens. A 1,200-square-foot coaching center next door includes four heated hitting bays. 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. 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. East Campus Volleyball Facility During the spring of 2007, the Liberty volleyball program was given a secondary practice facility. The East Campus Volleyball Facility houses the volleyball coaches’ offices, a team room, and a gymnasium for practice whenever the Vines Center is unavailable. Equestrian Center Established in fall 2011, the Equestrian Center provides students and staff with the opportunity to take part in recreational horse activities, trail rides and the boarding of personal horses. Boarders of all disciplines, breeds and experience levels are welcome. Located off Lone Jack Road on Liberty University's trail system, the facility includes a barn with eight 12x12 foot rubber matted stalls with private runs, grooming stalls, indoor wash rack with hot and cold water, outdoor wash rack, heated office/student lounge, tack room, feed room, utility room with washer and dryer, and men's and women's restrooms, 30-plus acres of small and large turnout pastures with run in sheds. Also included is a 160x300 foot outdoor arena with sand footing, jumps, cavalettis, ground poles, dressage ring, barrels, and poles, etc. In 2014, a new 18-stall barn was added. This structure includes a new tack room, feed room, grooming and wash stalls, as well as an office for coaches and a classroom/team room for meetings. The center’s original eight-stall barn is used exclusively for the equestrian team, part of Liberty’s Club Sports program, while the new barn provides space for students to board their own horses. An additional new riding area was also added. Grand Lobby The Grand Lobby of DeMoss Learning Center was completed in fall 2003. It encompasses 3,600 square feet of floor space and rises 45 feet to a ceiling highlighted by four skylights and a magnificent custom designed chandelier featuring Liberty eagle and flame emblems. Grand staircases on either side of the Lobby ascend to a balcony overlooking the main floor. A brass, inlaid Liberty University Seal adorns the center of the main floor and II Corinthians 3:17, the University verse is displayed in brass on the balcony.