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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.
International Community Development (Minor)
Description:
Objectives
- For students interested in international community development work, to expose them to introductory level training via the HEART (Hunger Education And Resource Training) Institute in Lakes Wales, Florida.
- To gain basic competency for living and teaching others how to live in under-developed, needy societies (whether in urban or rural settings).
Requirements: 21 semester hours
- Successful completion of ICS 2100 Foundations of Missions is a prerequisite for participation in course work at HEART Institute.
- Student will successfully complete the seven courses offered at the HEART Institute.
- Eligibility for the minor requires a non-credit ICS faculty debriefing following the HEART Institute experience.
The HEART Institute offers the following courses to a cohort of students from a variety of schools participating through articulation agreements. The HEART Institute is affiliated with, and located adjacent to Warner Southern College in Lake Wales, Florida. CIU students selected to participate in the program will be under the faculty supervision of Dr. Mike Barnett.
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For more information about this program, contact the Intercultural Studies Program office. Admission to the HEART Institute at CIU program requires an additional application process, and admission into the program is limited.
Opportunities:
Students will live in a simulated Third-World Village, a training center which empowers students for problem solving and coping skills so that they can effectively serve in developing countries. Areas of training include Sustainable Agriculture, Spiritual Development, Small Animal Husbandry, Food Technology, Appropriate Technology, Primary Health and Cross-Cultural Communication & Community Development.
The training received through this minor will benefit:
- Persons preparing for cross-cultural service in the Third World
- Persons desiring to serve in relief and development work
- Missionaries needing practical skills to serve effectively
- International leaders or students desiring practical skills and training
- Persons leading work camps or mission ventures to the Third world
- Teachers, doctors, nurses, and ministers who desire to help the poor and hungry
Faculty:
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Mike Barnett Dean of the College of Intercultural Studies Dr. Barnett teaches courses on church planting movements, leadership and teams, creative access (business and missions), and the history of global Christianity. He and his wife, Cindy, enjoy spending time with seminary and university students. They are active members of Hill of the... |