April 2023

If not for the encouragement he received to pursue God’s call on his life at Regent School of Law, Kirk Schweitzer (LAW ’16) says he might not be serving as chief of staff for Love Justice International (LJI). 

Imagine the faith and resolve it took for Regent’s founder, Dr. M.G. “Pat” Robertson, to obey God’s call in 1977 to build a school for His glory.

All persons are made in God’s image and likeness (Genesis 1:26-28)—this is the foundational affirmation of human dignity, true of everyone at all times.

For the first time since COVID-19 precautions shut down the Virginia Beach campus in March 2020, Regent University welcomed students and the local community to gather in Shaw Chapel for a Night of Worship (NOW).

Whether someone pursues a degree on campus or online, the time spent earning that diploma is one of life’s greatest experiences.

This adventure in Christian higher education began in 1977 after God told me: “Build a school for My glory.” Fast-forward 45 years, Regent University has become a leading center of Christian thought and action.

Charles Fitz-Gerald—on May 6, 2023—will hold a new record and distinction among his fellow alums when the New York native receives his M.A. in Theatre: the university’s oldest graduate!

Founded as CBN University in 1977, the first classes at Regent University began a year later with 77 students, seven faculty and a handful of staff members.