LU Education is More Than Boring Lectures By Kim Davis and Scott Eigenhuis
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Long lectures. Tedious tests. Necessary naps. Sound like a typical L U class? Believe it or not, there is more to a Liberty education. Aside from the everyday classes, students are also involved in learning useful, hands-on skills. Rita Moret, junior h u m a n ecology major, enjoyed her chemistry lab work. "If you see what's going on for yourself, you can learn so m u c h better than if you read it in a book," she said. Journalism students not only work on state-of-theart computer equipment, they also produce the school newspaper, the school yearbook, and numerous other publications for the university. "Our students need a lot of hands-on experience today to keep pace with tremendous technological developments in the professional world," Dr. Al Snyder, chairman of the Journalism Department, said. Tim Hines, graduate student, said the professors cannot be expected to foresee every situation. " W h e n you are working on a project, problems will come u p that were not covered in the lectures," he said. "This gives you a chance to gain experience in your field while still having access to the advice of your instructor.'' Practicums and labs add greater value to the students learning experience. It also gives them an advantage w h e n entering the professional world.
