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Top News |
First Intercollegiate Athlete Signs to Play for CIU Rams SoccerClick here to read the full story. |
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.
CIU Rams Club
Click here for more information on becoming a founding member of the CIU Rams Club!
Moore Fitness Center
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.
Business & Organizational Leadership (Minor)
Description:
The purpose of the Business and Organizational Leadership program is to prepare students for business environments where basic competencies in business, leadership, and organizational management are required. Combined with a major in Bible (providing ethical perspective) and basic skills for serving others, students completing the prescribed course of study are equipped for entry level positions in the marketplace of entrepreneurial and corporate America and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in North America and international settings.
Best practices, along with timeless principles of leadership and management, are taught so that graduates can develop basic skills and pursue additional specialized skills or graduate education.
The minor requires a minimum of 18 credits of coursework plus 3 credits of practical work experience
Program Requirements (21 semester hours)
To complete the Business and Organizational Leadership minor, a student must successfully complete the following 18 credits plus a 3 credit practicum:
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Other recommended courses offered, but not required include:
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Opportunities:
The Business & Organizational Leadership minor prepares graduating students to serve the Lord in marketplace ministry, by working and behaving in such a way as to be living witnesses for the living God, as entrepreneurs or corporate executives in:
- The traditional marketplace, within the United States or abroad,
- Church and Para-church activities, worldwide,
- Non-profit and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), both nationally and internationally.
The Business and Organizational Leadership minor also provides:
- An invaluable complement to studies in other majors,
- An excellent spring board for further studies for those students interested in deepening their business education.
Faculty:
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Michael James Business & Organizational Leadership Program Director Mr. James is an Englishman who has spent nearly 30 years serving bi-vocationally in France. He has been active in church planting, but equally important, he has been a business executive with an international technology firm serving as chief financial officer, coordinator for acquisitions... |