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Top News |
Men's Soccer Showcase March 8-9During the Soccer Showcase, students will have the opportunity to participate in a training session with other prospective players under the direction of our coaching staff, and seniors who plan to attend CIU also will be trying out to make the official roster. Learn more... First Intercollegiate Athlete Signs to Play for CIU Rams SoccerClick here to read the full story. 30 Days of Prayer for Rams AthleticsAs our hearts are focused on creating an athletics department which will glorify God, we desire that all at CIU are a part of the building of the program, starting with prayer. If you can or feel lead, please join us in prayer as we develop CIU Rams Athletics and dedicate our work to the Lord; asking for His guidance, direction and wisdom. For more information please email KAbbott@ciu.edu First Annual Discover CIU 5kFor the results from the First Annual Discover CIU 5k check out the Cross Country Page. |
History In The Making
We are embarking on one of the most exciting chapters in the history of CIU. For the first time in 89 years, CIU will field our first intercollegiate athletic teams in fall 2012. Why athletics at CIU? It fits with our purpose of educating people from a biblical worldview to impact the nations with the message of Christ. Imagine the outreach that student-athletes and coaches can have both at home and abroad using the platform of athletics to share the good news of Jesus Christ
Our Sports
Fall 2012 marks the beginning of an aggressive five-year plan introducing intercollegiate athletics at CIU.
Our League
CIU will compete in the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA), whose mission is to use athletic competition as an integral component of education, evangelism, and encouragement.
Our Mascot
The ram was chosen as the CIU mascot for its strength and its biblical significance. Not only are rams known as ferocious defenders of their territory and their flock, the ram is a symbol of God's provision - a foreshadowing of Christ's sacrifice on the cross.
Click here for more information on becoming a founding member of the CIU Rams Club!
Cheryl Guinther is the communications coordinator for the Alumni Ministries Office of Columbia International University. She serves alumni with genuine personal care and a professional approach developed over years as an executive administrative assistant and missionary. Cheryl worked over six years for a Christian financial management company providing client-care to seniors. As a missionary with Brethren in Christ World Missions in Zambia, Africa, Cheryl managed a mission guesthouse, served with a church team taking the “Jesus Film” to outlying villages, and started a “Reading Room” ministry to help street children return to school. For the last five years, she has been a mentor in the Missions Development Program for Brethren in Christ World Missions. Cheryl and her husband, Peter, moved to Columbia from Mechanicsburg, Penn. in August of 2010 so that Peter could complete his Master of Divinity degree at CIU. She enjoys reading, gardening, volunteering at a women’s shelter, and the close fellowship with her neighbors in the CIU Village.
Cheryl’s favorite Scripture verse is Romans 13:8.
Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
Accreditation
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Accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award degrees at the associate, baccalaureate, master’s, first professional, and doctoral levels.
Accredited with the Association of Biblical Higher Education (formerly the Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges).
An affiliate campus of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities.
A member of South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities.
Authorized under Federal law to enroll non-immigrant alien students.
Recognized by the Selective Service System.
Chartered as a collegiate institution by the State of South Carolina, and is authorized by the State of South Carolina to grant such degrees as the Board of Trustees shall determine.
Listed in Accredited Institutions of Postsecondary Education.
Listed in Education Directory (Higher Education).
Students wishing to reach accrediting agencies may do so by clicking the links above.
CIU's Undergraduate Programs are
Approved by the Certification Commission of the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) for the preparation of teachers for a ministry in Christian school education and for secondary Bible certification.
Approved by the State Approval Agency, South Carolina Department of Education, State of South Carolina, to train persons under Chapter 31 (Vocational Rehabilitation for Disabled Veterans), Chapter 34 (Veterans Educational Assistance), and Chapter 35 (War Orphans Educational Assistance) of Title 38, United States Code.
Holds membership in the Evangelical Training Association.
Students wishing to reach this accrediting agency may do so by clicking the links above.
CIU's Graduate Programs are
Approved at the graduate level for early childhood and elementary teacher education programs by the South Carolina Department of Education, which is affiliated with the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC).
Students wishing to reach this accrediting agency may do so by clicking the links above.
The Seminary & School of Ministry is
Accredited by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS).
Students wishing to reach accrediting agencies may do so by clicking the link above.