# kristinaesmith.com ## Posts - [Celebrating the Champion's 40th anniversary](https://kristinaesmith.com/celebrating-the-champions-40th-anniversary/): For 40 years, the Liberty Champion has been telling Liberty University’s story one article, one page and one copy at a time.  The Liberty Champion provides students of any major with an opportunity to practice their writing, graphic design, photography and social media skills and contribute to a paper that’s distributed each week to 13,000 readers. Not only are copies distributed directly onto Liberty’s campus, but more than 10,000 copies are mailed to the surrounding community each week. Deborah Huff, advisor of the Liberty Champion, has been with the newspaper for 28 years. She says one of her favorite parts […] - [Mike Pompeo joins Liberty University faculty](https://kristinaesmith.com/mike-pompeo-joins-liberty-university-faculty/): Liberty University gained a new faculty member when it announced the induction of former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as the distinguished chair of the Helms School of Government during Convocation Oct. 11.  Pompeo will bring a wealth of knowledge to Liberty from his background in public policy and international relations, as well as his former military service. He graduated first in his class in the United States Military Academy at West Point and is a graduate of Harvard Law School. He also served as director of the CIA in 2017 and as the 70th U.S. secretary of state.  […] - [Students volunteers offer tax help: Liberty’s School of Law partners with VITA to provide services](https://kristinaesmith.com/students-volunteers-offer-tax-help-libertys-school-of-law-partners-with-vita-to-provide-services/): Liberty University’s School of Law is continuing its long-standing tradition of providing students and community members with Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) services by partnering for the second year with the School of Business’ Center for Financial Literacy. School of Law students David Thomas, Donovan Newkirk and Amber Solberg will work as the program’s site coordinators to facilitate compliance between the student volunteers and the IRS. Each of the 40 total volunteers must go through a rigorous training course to ensure that client privacy is respected at each step in the tax assistance process. “There’s three required trainings: … They’re […] - [Russian politician Alexei Navalny dies](https://kristinaesmith.com/russian-politician-alexei-navalny-dies/): Alexei Navalny, Russian lawyer, blogger and outspoken critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has died at the age of 47. Navalny was serving a 19-year sentence for charges of extremism against the Russian government and had recently moved from a former central Russian prison to a remote penal colony, the highest security level of prison in Russia, according to AP News. Russia’s prison service claimed that Navalny fell unconscious Feb. 16 while taking a routine walk around the penal colony and died shortly after, but his spokesperson, Kira Yarmysh, claimed that he was “murdered,” according to AP news. Russian authorities […] - [What Is A Website Redesign?](https://kristinaesmith.com/what-is-a-website-redesign/) - [Lynchburg center works to save lives while furthering the gospel of Jesus Christ](https://kristinaesmith.com/lynchburg-center-works-to-save-lives-while-furthering-the-gospel-of-jesus-christ/): In 1999, a group of Christians in Lynchburg, Virginia, banded together to establish a crisis pregnancy center to promote the cause for life. Ever since, the Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center has been serving families in central Virginia. “We exist to save lives and comfort those involved in unplanned or undesired pregnancies while furthering the gospel of Jesus Christ,” Susan Campbell, executive director of the Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center, said.  All services provided by the Blue Ridge Pregnancy Center are free of charge. The center provides limited obstetrical ultrasounds, hospital-grade urine pregnancy tests, peer counseling and pregnancy and life coaching classes.  […] - [Liberty University announces Maj. Gen. Dondi E. Costin as new president](https://kristinaesmith.com/liberty-university-announces-maj-gen-dondi-e-costin-as-new-president/): Liberty University announced during a press conference March 31 that Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Dondi E. Costin will be appointed as the sixth president of Liberty University and Pastor Jonathan Falwell will become the third chancellor of the University. Dr. Costin served in the U.S. Air Force for 32 years, eventually rising to the rank of Major General. Most recently, he served as the president of Charleston Southern University (CSU), where he oversaw construction on several major facilities. During his presidency at CSU, the university’s overall rankings improved significantly, and fundraising records were met. Dr. Costin is also an alumnus of […] - [Survivors share accounts of Hamas attacks during Convocation](https://kristinaesmith.com/survivors-share-accounts-of-hamas-attacks-during-convocation/): Convocation began Wednesday with worship from LU Praise, Liberty University’s multi-ethnic gospel choir, as well as the Worship Collective.  Following worship, Chancellor Jonathan Falwell introduced brothers Jonathan and Ido Lulu-Shamriz, survivors of Hamas’ attack on Israel Oct. 7. The brothers were also joined onstage with former Liberty Campus Pastor Johnnie Moore, who serves as a commissioner for the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom.   “The atrocities are incomprehensible, so what happened on Oct. 7 is a test as to whether you recognize good or evil,” Moore said. “As Christians, I think it’s essential … that we of all people […] - [Mike Pompeo speaks to students during virtual visit](https://kristinaesmith.com/mike-pompeo-speaks-to-students-during-virtual-visit/): Students in a graduate class in the School of Communication and the Arts, Politics and Media, had the opportunity to interact with former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a virtual visit through Microsoft Teams Nov. 14. Pompeo began working in politics when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Kansas’s 4th Congressional District in 2010. During that role, he served as a member of the following:  House Intelligence Committee, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and House Select Committee on Benghazi.    Pompeo has also served as director of the CIA and the 70th secretary of […] ## Pages - [Graphic Design](https://kristinaesmith.com/graphic-design/): Economic Development Newsletters - [Written Portfolio](https://kristinaesmith.com/written-portfolio/) - [Contact](https://kristinaesmith.com/contact-2/): Contact Get In Touch - [Photography](https://kristinaesmith.com/portfolio/): A few of my favorite photos Nature Lifestyle & Engagement Equestrian - [About](https://kristinaesmith.com/about/): About Me kristinaesmith01@gmail.com My Resume - [Home](https://kristinaesmith.com/): Kristina Smith My Skills ## Products - [Flower Bed](https://kristinaesmith.com/product/flower-bed/): Quisque volutpat mattis am. Nullam malesuada erat ut turpis. Suspendisse urna nibh, nean dignissim felis. 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