CIU News

It was just last March that Columbia International University President Dr. Mark Smith and his wife Debbie paid a birthday visit to CIU’s oldest living alumnus, Ottie Roberson (CIU President Celebrates with 107-year-old alumnus). She was spry and very happy to receive the Smiths and other visitors...

Intercultural Studies Ph.D. producing “scholarly practitioners”

By Bob Holmes

As the senior editorial consultant to a new regional encyclopedia of Christianity, Columbia International University professor Dr. Joao Mordomo was responsible for recruiting qualified scholars to write entries for the...

Partnership with Lt. Governor’s Office brings community and church together

By Bob Holmes

Columbia International University alumna Laslene Glymph is praying that by bringing the church and community together, her office can assist the elderly of South Carolina with their unmet needs.

Glymph, who earned a...

The CIU men’s soccer team has travelled from South Carolina to South America as they minister in Medellin, Colombia. Coach Bill Brindley is leading his team on the weeklong trip along with CIU Intercultural Studies...

Students enrolled in online graduate degrees eligible  

By Bob Holmes

The first recipient of a new Columbia International University full-tuition scholarship is a French evangelist and church planter who is equipping church leaders in Europe, Africa and Asia. Raphael Anzenberger was named the Billy Graham Lausanne Scholar for 2018 after the...

Ground clearing has begun on the $20 million William H. Jones Global Business & IT Center. Named after CIU’s chancellor Dr. Bill Jones, the Center will be the hub for educating students in best practices for Business and IT and how to integrate those skills into the global world. The Center also...