CIU News

By Bob Holmes

Jalen Brinson is more than a Columbia International University Rams basketball player. During the annual Hoop for Hope CIU Basketball Camp, Brinson called himself “a big brother” and “good friend” to the young...

By Bob Holmes

A coalition of adventurous Columbia International University hikers followed the lead of their guide, CIU Ph.D. student Tom Mullikin, for a beautiful four-mile hike of the Peak...

CIU President discusses cultural/political threats to Christian higher education

Franklin Graham writes that he is thankful for “Christian schools that have refused to compromise their Biblical beliefs, especially on such critical issues as the sanctity of marriage...

Columbia International University alumnus Blaise Shields hopes to instill “sticky faith” into today’s youth.

Shields is the new pastor of youth ministry at St. Andrew Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Auburn, Indiana. He describes “sticky faith” as a “faith that sticks with them for the rest of their lives.”

Shields, who earned a...

An alumnus of the Columbia International University Prison Initiative is making his mark as a Christian rapper, designs his own clothing line, and works for an HVAC company.

Jeff Walker, who grew up in what he describes as a “rough” neighborhood in Columbia, South Carolina, would find himself in a state prison in the...

Summer sports camps are underway at Columbia International University. A boys and girls basketball camp in June drew dozens of kids who learned how to develop their basketball skills and become team players.  

The CIU Rams men’s and women’s basketball players assisted Men’s Head Coach Tony Stockman...