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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.
Teaching English as a Foreign Language [TEFL] (Minor)
Description:
The TEFL minor is designed for students who wish to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to teach English as a second or foreign language in a wide variety of cross-cultural settings. Students who complete the TEFL minor along with their bachelor’s degree requirements will receive a TEFL certificate upon graduation. Students completing the TEFL minor will be prepared to teach English as a second or foreign language in cross-cultural settings. Students may earn a TEFL certificate by completing the requirements for a bachelor’s degree and the TEFL minor.
Required Courses for a Minor in TEFL (18 semester hours)
| TEFL Minor Core (15 semester hours) | |
Designated Electives
| Designated Electives (3 semester hours) | |
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The TEFL minor requires students to select a 3-semester-hour TEFL-related elective. Courses at CIU that fulfill this requirement include the following: |
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For students completing both the ICS major and the TEFL minor, ICS 3140 is waived within the minor.
Opportunities:
Students who graduate with a minor in TEFL are able to work and teach in a wide variety of educational settings both here in the United States and abroad. These opportunities range from volunteer positions in church run ESL programs, to paid positions in intensive adult ESL programs, to university teaching positions overseas.
Faculty:
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Joe LeTexier TEFL Minor Program Coordinator Joe is a native of northwest Minnesota who enjoys the game of ice hockey and playing the guitar. He met his wife Susana, a native of Spain, while serving there as a missionary in 1991. Joe and his wife are fluent in both English and Spanish, and are raising their children in a bilingual... |