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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.
Doctor of Education
Description:
The Doctor of Education program is designed to meet your professional development needs as a Christian educational leader. The Ed.D. program aims to develop you to lead, model, think, communicate, and research with biblical excellence. In short, you will grow in your ability to enhance God’s kingdom work in Christian educational institutions, and to represent Christian education perspectives in the broader society. Students are admitted in cohort groups which begin studies each summer.
Ed.D. graduates complete a concentration in one of the following four areas: Christian School Leadership, Curricular and Instructional Leadership, Christian Higher Education Leadership, or Leadership in International Theological Education.
Students are admitted in cohort groups which begin studies each summer.
Christian School Leadership Emphasis
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Bold courses required and must be taken at CIU. Educational Foundations (18 semester hours)
Leadership in Organizations (12 semester hours) |
Research (21 semester hours)
Concentration: Christian School Leadership (15 semester hours)
Three of the following courses (approved transfer credits may be applied): |
Christian Higher Ed Leadership Emphasis
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Bold courses required and must be taken at CIU. Educational Foundations (18 semester hours)
Leadership in Organizations (12 semester hours) |
Research (21 semester hours)
Concentration: Christian Higher Ed Leadership (15 semester hours)
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Curricular and Instructional Leadership Emphasis
| Curricular and Instructional Leadership Emphasis | |
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Bold courses required and must be taken at CIU. Educational Foundations (18 semester hours)
Leadership in Organizations (9 semester hours)
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Research (21 semester hours)
Concentration: Curricular and Instructional Leadership (18 semester hours)
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Leadership in International Theological Education Emphasis
This concentration is designed for leaders in international theological education venues. The majority of credits are taken through CIU's Columbia campus. The remaining credits are offered at CIU's European campus in Korntal, Germany. For details, please contact Renata Hanscamp at the Korntal campus: rhanscamp@awm-Korntal.de. Several courses require that students be fluent [speaking and writing] in German.
| Leadership in International Theological Education Emphasis | |
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Bold courses required and must be taken at CIU's Columbia campus. Educational Foundations (18 semester hours)
Leadership in Organizations (12 semester hours) |
Research (21 semester hours)
Concentration: International Theological Education (15 semester hours)
Three of the following courses; two courses must be taken at CIU-Columbia:
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Opportunities:
Graduates with an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership go on to become:
- Heads of Schools in K-12 Christian Schools
- Curriculum Supervisors in K-12 Christian Schools
- Administrators in Christian Higher Education
- Leaders of International Theological Education