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- Columbia International University celebrated Black History Month with three chapel messages dedicated to the theme of Evangelical Unity, a CIU core value . Lively worship music from CIU’s Gospel Choir
- “It’s all thanks to God. I give Him the glory.” That’s what Columbia International University basketball standout Will Kelly told Columba TV station WACH FOX 57 after he set a home court record with
- South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is praising the confirmation of Columbia International University alumnus Dr. Tom Mullikin as the new director of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
- Excitement buzzed in the air of Hoke Auditorium as students and a few alumni sat with their houses (dorms) and prepared to battle it out on stage for a victory won through songs, dances and skits. The