A former Liberty University professor convicted of aggravated sexual battery of one of his students was sentenced to a 180-day jail term Friday in Lynchburg Circuit Court.

RUSTBURG — A former Liberty University convocation director pleaded guilty Thursday to five charges in connection with a series of Campbell County burglaries.

Enrollment at Liberty University has topped 50,000 students, a mile marker that fulfills the late Rev. Jerry Falwell’s vision for the school, according to an LU news release.

Liberty University announced the purchase of Candlers Station shopping center for $16.3 million on Wednesday, an investment that Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. said sets the stage for future campus growth.

A former Liberty University professor pleaded guilty Friday to a single charge of aggravated sexual battery against a student.

Development plans for the more-than-200-acre parcel owned by Liberty University at the intersection of U.S. 29 and U.S. 460 may have shifted yet again.

Attendance at Liberty University’s annual winter music festival set a new record for the eight-year-old event, the school said on its Web site.

Liberty University made national headlines in June when school officials withdrew recognition of the College Democrats club for supporting pro-choice and pro-gay rights candidates who the university said did not align with the school’s Christian mission.

Liberty University Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. said Monday he was surprised by Del. Shannon Valentine’s narrow defeat at the polls last week.

As many as 3,200 Liberty University students were eligible to vote Tuesday. To encourage a high turnout, LU cancelled classes and ran buses between the campus and the voting precinct every few minutes.

The former Ramada Inn on Odd Fellows Road might be bare bones by hotel standards, but for a dormitory, it’s jackpot.

Students who come down with swine flu at Liberty University have the option of recuperating in a room at the cushiest student dormitory on campus: the Lynchburg Inn, a former hotel turned dormitory to alleviate the school’s housing crunch.

Liberty University is seeking a permit that will give it greater flexibility to bring new education programs to The Plaza.

New voter residency rules approved by the State Board of Elections are aimed at settling an election season issue that often involves college students.

Liberty University Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. has announced plans for a $22 million expansion of the Williams Football Stadium along with major renovations to the Vines Center.