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CIU’s B.S. in Marketing: Strategy, Creativity, & Purpose
Prepare for a career in marketing with CIU’s Bachelor of Science in Marketing. Learn branding, digital marketing, AI, consumer behavior, and business strategy while developing Christ-centered leadership.
Looking Back on a Life of “Kairos” Moments
By Robbie McAlister, CIU Alumni It All Began With a Chat With a Neighbor. Back in the 1980s, Robbie McAlister told his next door neighbor that he wanted to plant a church. “What kind of training have you had?” the
Change Coming to CIU’s Top Academic Position
“He is not merely filling a position; he is helping us fulfill our vision for the future.” -President Dr. Bill Jones
CIU Helps Ready Educators for School Year
“Who is this person becoming? Not what grade will they earn, not will they make the team, not will they pass the test? Who is this person becoming?” -Dr. James Whitaker on Discipling the Next Generation
New Dean of Students: “Looking forward to ministering to the student body”
“I love Christian higher education. Students are especially moldable during this stage of life as they prepare for their next steps, solidify their worldview, build deep and meaningful relationships, and form the foundations of their identity.” -Dr. Joe Allotta, Dean of Students
Leadership is the Disciplined Stewardship of Influence
An Interview with Dr. Lawanda Holliman, founder of Design High Performance™ By Sandra Archer Young Dr. Lawanda Joseph Holliman is a retired U.S. Army colonel, the product of parents who, according to Holliman, taught her that “I could be anything
Jon Gordon Leadership Summit: Developing a Positive Outlook
“Remember this, you are not the thoughts you think, you are the thoughts you believe. It is essential to speak words of life — words of encouragement to yourself.” Jon Gordon
Gap Year with Purpose: Earn College Credit and Grow Spiritually through VOX
Columbia International University’s VOX Gap Year program combines spiritual growth with academic progress, offering 27 transferable college credits, experiential learning, and guided vocational discernment in a Christian community setting.
The Shofar Cup: Fun Weekend of Competition
The Shofar Cup Weekend this year included: Volleyball, Coffee Haus, Cook Off, and Dodgeball.
CIU Seminary Faculty Release Blueprints for Course Design, a New Guide to Learning-Centered Higher Education
Faculty leaders from Columbia International University’s Seminary & School of Counseling have released Blueprints for Course Design, a new book offering a practical, learning-centered framework to help educators design courses that foster growth in content, character, and competence.
At the Core of CIU: Authority of Scripture
God deserves worship, has instructed His people how to worship, has developed His people to worship, and dwells in His people which brings about worship.
A Night of Show Stoppers
“It was amazing that everyone could pull together acts in their free time. Good job all!”
Start College Early: How CIU’s Dual Enrollment Program Gives High School Students a Head Start
High school students don’t have to wait to begin college. CIU’s dual enrollment program allows motivated students to earn transferable college credit early while learning in a Christ-centered academic environment.
CIU Alumnus: Environmental Care is Biblical
Protecting the Lord’s garden is an act of worship. It honors the creator, serves our neighbors, and anticipates the day when God will make all things new. -Dr. Tom Mullikin
CIU Throwers are National Champs
Cameron Montgomery was also named NCCAA Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Meet.
Top Achievers Recognized on the Fall Semester Dean’s List
Be sure to congratulate those you know and offer up prayers of thanks for the professors and other mentors at CIU who assisted these students.
Jon Gordon Leadership Summit: Developing a Positive Outlook
The Shofar Cup: Fun Weekend of Competition
At the Core of CIU: Authority of Scripture
A Night of Show Stoppers
CIU Alumnus: Environmental Care is Biblical
CIU Throwers are National Champs
