Liberty vs Amberton

Yes, but Amberton University affirms,

"That the educational process may not be divorced from the divine reality of God."

http://www.amberton.edu/Handbook_2003_GENERAL_INFORMATION.htm#T5

 

a few comments about LU

I held off posting to this - but with the large amount of conjecture on this post, I felt I had to.

My source of information is accurate - I can see the university from the front door at work, and I have contact with the students and graduates on a daily basis.

Liberty University is just fine for a great many subjects ranging from education, nursing, business, etc. I have never had a problem with the capabilities of a coworker that is a product of LU.

As far a Jerry is concerned, the students do view him as be in charge of the school. But like any other school, (my own alma mater included), the student know very well that the President/Chancellor has little affect on them from a day to day basis.

Is the school a religious school? Absolutely. In the past few years they have faced problems (but never lost) with accredidation in the science department in the areas of "creation science", and with federal loan/grant programs over requirements for religous coursework and religous service attendance.

As fas as the original post - I can't address the question of either/or, but I can say Liberty is not a bad choice.

Oh, and by the way - I am getting an MBA, but *not* at LU.

 

Re: a few comments about LU

I have no reason to doubt anything that you've said in your posting. However . . .
When I first entered grad school I, like most of my schoolmates, felt that the "Social Policy" courses were a waste of time and irrelevant to our training and career trajectory. We suffered through them as they were required but we scratched our heads in confusion regarding our colleagues across town at Boston University, where the Social Work school has a reputation for being oriented toward "Social Policy." It took me (a slow learner, undoubtedly) about five years of clinical practice to fully appreciate the impact that Social Policy had on my clinical practice and the lives of my clients.
The moral of the story . . .
The fact that a bunch of undergrads don't appreciate the effect that the Chancellor of their university has on their education does not mean that there is no effect. They are naivenaivenaive.
Jack

 

Well said Jack.

You made me look at my original post and I guess my point about the chancellor and the effect on students made sense to me, but not everyone here.

The point I was trying to make is that the school as an institution represents everything that Falwell stands for. If he retired tomorrow and walked away 100%, the school would not change one bit and would continue for years if not decades along the current path.

From that point of view Falwell does not have a day to day effect, but he is responsible for how the school operates.

 

Call each

Hey Bo,
I think the final decision is going to come down to you. Talk with both schools, review the sane posts here, review each sylabi, weigh the fees, and most importantly make a decision. Once you do, you'll be closer to earning your degree. Before I found this board, I went with the advice of a book, which was better than nothing, but certainly not as good as what I've learned here. I wish I found Lawrie's Millers site (www.BAin4weeks.com) before I made my final undergrad choice, but ultimately I earned my BSBA.

I love Amberton, and I'm sure other students love LU, so you can't really go wrong unless you don't go at all. Good luck.

 

Re: Call each

Best advice this entire thread. One can become paralyized by choices, and end up doing nothing.

 

Thanks for all you input guys. I'm also kind of leaning more towards Amberton. Also I recently received some great news from my company. My boss told me that they are very happy with my performance and that there has been talk during one of their meeting about sending me for the joint Kellogg and Schulich MBA program at York U and covering the cost. This is really great news for me. So what I am thinking of doing right now is transferring my 3 MBA courses that I have completed at UNA to Amberton, and instead of going for the MBA I would do the MSc in Human Relations and Business.