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Celebrating CIU Graduates “Behind the Walls”
“They work with you, they make sure you get the education you need. They spend a lot of time helping us.” -CIU Prison Initiative graduate describing the CIU professors who teach at the prison.
To CIU Graduates: Choose Words Wisely
“Will your speech sound like the world’s?” Weaver asked adding, “Or like the King’s, full of grace and truth?”
Congrats to Coach Weiss!
Coach Katie Weiss was named the NCCAA Division 1 Women’s Volleyball National Coach of the Year.
Christmas on the Quad
It did seem as if time slowed in the middle of the celebrations, and the worries of finals seemed to be left behind for a while, regardless of whether the students realized it or not.
Homecoming 2025 — a Look Back and a Look Ahead
“Meet everyone you can, they might become the friends you have all throughout your life.” -Advice to current students from Ronny Wilson, Class of ’85
Take a Journey “Into the Woods”
The audience is guaranteed to be shocked and delighted by the lively characters, winding story, and memorable songs.
Church Refreshed 2024: Straightforward teaching from the book of James
February 1, 2024 By Bob Holmes As Pastor Hugh Ward exited Columbia International University’s 2024 Church Refreshed Conference, he reflected on the five post-pandemic messages he heard from conference speakers who each taught a chapter from the Bible’s book of James. Ward, the pastor of East Columbia Pentecostal Holiness Church
Prayers for the new President
January 23, 2024 By Bob Holmes “A personal friend and a mentor.” That’s how Columbia International University Interim President Dr. Rick Christman described CIU’s incoming president Dr. Bill Jones as students, faculty and staff gathered for a special President’s Chapel two days after it was announced that Jones, who currently
Rebash: Wishing you a Happy New Semester!
January 18, 2024 By Brandon Lee, CIU Student Writer Columbia International University kicked off the spring semester with “Rebash,” a New Year’s-themed party. Donuts and mocktails in hand, the students celebrated each other’s arrival after a well-deserved break for the holidays. Hosted at the Jones Center, the hall was filled
“Opera is Awesome!”
January 18, 2024 By Chariti Mealing, CIU Student Writer Curious students of various majors took time out after class to find out why “Opera is Awesome.” The CIU Academic Success Center hosted the “Opera is Awesome” workshop that was led by The Palmetto Opera. The mission of the Columbia-based organization
Dr. Bill Jones Named New President of Columbia International University
January 18, 2024 The Columbia International University Board of Trustees has named Dr. Bill Jones as the new president of CIU. Jones currently serves as CIU chancellor and previously served as CIU president from 2007-2017. Jones brings a wealth of experience and leadership to the position. In his previous role
God-Centered friendships assist in spiritual growth for CIU student
January 9, 2024 Brandon Lee is a “missionary kid,” who, in his own words, “grew up in a Christian home but did not follow the Lord for much of my life.” Now things have changed since attending Columbia International University. The junior, and Health Sciences major, calls CIU a spiritual
Multi-Sport athlete giving women’s basketball a boost
January 4, 2024 Bethany Rymer is making headlines in her hometown of Salisbury, North Carolina. The guard for the CIU Rams women’s basketball team didn’t start her college career with the goal of playing basketball. As a matter of fact, the nursing major, who was a basketball standout in high
Student Body President: We’re here “to know God and to make Him known”
January 2, 2024 Columbia International University Student Body President Miles Raven says he has been challenged to deepen his faith in God more at CIU than anywhere else he has lived. And for a “military brat,” that’s a lot of places from Texas to Turkey, and now Columbia. But once
Liberalism and its Implications: P.T. Forsyth
The Holy Love of P.T. Forsyth’s Christological Dispute with Liberalism and its Implications by Dr. T.K. Dunn, Associate Professor of History and Theology Introduction The influence of the European “Enlightenment” on Christian dogma has caused significant division within the church, from disputes concerning the nature of revelation to debates concerning
Dr. Ruth C. Haycock: May We Also Finish Well
as remembered by Dr. Connie Mitchell, Professor of Education Dr. Ruth Camilla Haycock was born in Lakeville, Minnesota on October 17, 1912. Upon completion of high school, she entered the University of Minnesota from which she was graduated summa cum laude with majors in science and mathematics and then taught
Prayers for the new President
Rebash: Wishing you a Happy New Semester!
“Opera is Awesome!”
Multi-Sport athlete giving women’s basketball a boost
Liberalism and its Implications: P.T. Forsyth
