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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.
James "Jim" Watson
(803) 807-5320
Education Professor
James Watson currently serves Columbia International University as a professor in the College of Education. Dr. Watson’s teaches in the Ed.D. and M.Ed. programs. He has served churches, Christian schools, and colleges as pastor, teacher, coach, school administrator, and professor. Dr. Watson obtained a bachelor’s degree from Asbury College, a Master of Divinity degree from Columbia Theological Seminary, a Master of Christian Studies degree from Regent College, a Master of Education degree from Florida Atlantic University, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Higher Education Administration from The Ohio State University. He and his wife, Lynn, were married in 1970. Their older daughter, Jennifer, teaches at Roslyn Academy in Nairobi, Kenya and Susan and her husband, Ben, live in Columbia where Susan is a teacher.
Education & Work History:
B.A., Asbury College; M.Div., Columbia Theological Seminary; M.C.S., Regent College; M.Ed., Florida Atlantic University; Ph.D., The Ohio State University; teacher, Westminster Academy; associate pastor, Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, 1974-81; assistant superintendent, Grace Brethren Christian Schools, 1983-85; administrator, Wheaton Christian High School, 1985-89; associate professor, Asbury College, 1989-93; pastor of adult education, Community Church of Greenwood, 1993-98: director, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Indianapolis Extension, 1993-98; administrator, Christian Academy, 1998-2000; adjunct professor, Grace Theological Seminary, 1985-95; Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1993-2000; Columbia International University, 1995-2000; Indiana Weslyan University, 1998-2000; Columbia International University, 2000-present.