Government students finish in top 16 at Moot Court nationals Two members of the Helms School of Government Moot Court Team placed in the top 16 nationally at the American Collegiate Moot Court Association National Championship Tournament Jan. 15 at California State University at Long Beach.
The team of senior A.J. Colkitt and junior Nathan Wilson was one of 80 two-member teams that qualified for nationals out of 400 teams. The team was coached by government professor Dr. Robert Robertson, who was assisted by Benjamin Rathsam, a third-year student at Liberty University School of Law.
Law Moot Court Team ranked among nation’s top 10 Liberty University School of Law’s Moot Court Team finished No. 9 in the nation, qualifying for the 2017 Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship. This top 10 finish follows Liberty’s first national championship appearance in January, where the team reached the semifinals after qualifying for the tournament for the first time in school history with an 11th place finish in the 2014-15 season.
Cyber Defense Team competes at nationals
Student artwork garners nine awards in regional ADDYs
A team of seven students from the Cyber Defense Club competed in the 2016 Raytheon National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition April 22-24 in San Antonio, Texas. The tournament is considered the “Big Dance of Data Defense.”
Students from the Department of Studio & Digital Arts (SADA) received nine awards, including the Student Best of Show, in the American Advertising Federation’s (AAF) District 3 ADDY Awards. Liberty received four gold ADDYS (out of nine) and four silver ADDYs (out of 12) in the collegiate portion. District 3 represents clubs in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Gold winners automatically advance to the national finals June 7 at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif.
The team qualified for nationals after winning the regional competition at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab in Laurel, Md., in March. At that event, the team outscored the University of Maryland, West Virginia University, Radford University, Towson University, Capitol Technology University, Bloomburg University, and the University of Maryland (Baltimore County).
Magazine features Liberty Law grad Recent Liberty University School of Law graduate Jaime McGuire was honored as a finalist for Law Student of the Year in the spring issue of The National Jurist magazine. McGuire was recognized for her work with the local Department of Social Services, assisting with about 35 cases in front of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, as well as for her work in Thailand with victims of sex trafficking. National Jurist also recognized Liberty Law as a Best School for Practical Training for the second year in a row. National Jurist’s sister publication, preLaw Magazine, featured Liberty in its Best Schools for Public Service for public defender/ prosecutor training.
Liberty students earned more than 70 awards at the local level earlier in the spring.
Ad Team wins top awards Liberty University’s Advertising Team from the School of Communication & Creative Arts finished third and took home the awards for Best Presenter and Best Plans Book in the 2016 District 3 National Student Advertising Competition, hosted by the American Advertising Federation April 8 in Raleigh, N.C.
Best Presenter went to junior Katie Clinebell. The team finished just behind the University of Virginia and Washington & Lee University.
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