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School of Education 50th Anniversary Celebrations!
DR. HARVEY KLAMM
Liberty University celebrated its 50th anniversary during Homecoming Weekend 2021! In conjunction with the celebration, alumni were invited to participate on Friday afternoon in various colleges’ open houses. The School of Education welcomed alumni to the SOE area in DeMoss Hall as they entered through a festive balloon arch. All in attendance enjoyed refreshments as they reminisced with current and previous SOE faculty and staff and SOE leaders. As part of the celebration, the School of Education dean, faculty, and staff took the time to record and capture their favorite memories and reflections from that year and put them into a time capsule to be opened 25 years in the future by SOE stakeholders at the university’s 75th celebration in 2046. The collaborative effort was led by members of the Professional Association of Christian Educators Club and faculty sponsors, Dr. Harvey Klamm and Dr. Michele Worley.
The capsule contains artifacts that represent both the past 50 years for the university and the 50th anniversary celebration. Within the box are: • all of the copies of the Liberty Champion Newspaper printed during the year providing campus, regional, state, national, and international news • a copy of the university’s published book featuring a summary of the university’s development from vision to reality • a copy of the Liberty Journal • letters from current faculty and staff to the faculty and staff in 2046 • an external hard drive with recorded videos of School of Education celebrations throughout year • an unused Liberty University COVID-19 mask • a copy of this year’s graduation program • numerous other items
The time capsule, instead of being buried on campus, will be stored in the Carwile Room, a conference room in the School of Education which houses and displays historical items for the School of Education. Our prayer is that those reviewing the contents in 25 years will have a tangible way to reflect on the growth of the university and the School of Education and to assess its continued commitment to Dr. Falwell’s original vision to have a distinctively Christian university whose graduates would be prepared to impact the world for Jesus Christ.
