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Life Of The Scholar (Lots) Program Set For Sept. 18 At Gardner-Webb, Office Of University Communications

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The latest Life of the Scholar (LOTS) event at Gardner-Webb University will give the audience an inside look at the life and contributions of James William Cannon, the founder of Cannon Mills, and creator of the model mill village of Kannapolis, N.C. Dr. Timothy Vanderburg, professor of history at GWU, will serve as guest speaker for the event, and will examine the powerful paternalism that Cannon established and how mill workers responded to it. The lecture will be held Thursday, Sept. 18 at 6:30 p.m. in Hope Hall of the Tucker Student Center.

Ignite Your Calling: Jacob Kirby Discovers Ministry, Purpose At Gwu, Office Of University Communications

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“What do you want to be when you grow up?” As children and teens, we’ve all heard that question a million times. Some students just know.

Faith In Action: Sharing God’S Love Through Student Missions At Gwu, Office Of University Communications

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Holding flashlights while dentists pull teeth in Nicaraguan villages. Swinging hammers in American disaster areas. Using sign language to tutor children in a Honduran school for the deaf.

Gardner-Webb, The Magazine 2014, Spring (Volume 49 No. 1), Noel T. Manning Ii

Gardner-Webb, The Magazine

Gardner-Webb, The Magazine, previously titled The Webb Magazine, focuses on alumni news and campus events from Gardner-Webb College; now Gardner-Webb University. This issue of the magazine won the Collegiate Advertising Awards (CAA) and Gold Award for single magazine publication and the Merit Award for cover graphic design. This dual achievement has only been attained by five schools in the nation. Merit Award for cover graphic design, this award recognizes excellence across the board, including writing, graphic design, photography and production. Criteria for the award included creativity, layout and design, functionality, message effectiveness, production quality, and overall appeal. GWU’s entry earned …

Gardner-Webb Honor Society Students Excel At National Convention, Office Of University Communications, Alyssa Gutierrez

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Gardner-Webb University students have long prided themselves on their academic fitness. Recently, members of the Alpha Chi Honor Society flexed those muscles at the Alpha Chi 2014 National Convention held in St. Louis, Mo. For the first time in Alpha Chi’s 92-year history, the organization offered a $5,000 prize for the best collaborative, interdisciplinary project on the assigned topic of “The Future of Water.” The Gardner-Webb team took first place.

Black History Month Offers Opportunity To Examine Christian Heritage, Office Of University Communications

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Black History Month offers an opportunity to reflect upon the significance of religion and the early church in Africa, which some historians believe goes back to the early days of Biblical history. Dr. Eddie Stepp, chair and associate professor of the Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy at Gardner-Webb University, says the roots of Christianity are much more African than European. “Although we don’t have many references to Africa in the New Testament, we do see the conversion of the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts chapter eight,” said Stepp.

WGWG: Dr. Eddie Stepp Discusses The importance of Africa on the Early …

Gardner-Webb Team Of Students Finishes Second Overall At Statewide Ethics Bowl, Office Of University Communications

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A team of students from Gardner-Webb University finished second during this year’s North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) Ethics Bowl. The event was held at Campbell Law School in Raleigh, N.C., and featured 20 colleges and universities, including these names that Gardner-Webb faced head to head – Campbell (Buies Creek), North Carolina Wesleyan (Rocky Mount), Wingate, and this year’s champion, Wake Forest (Winston-Salem). This was the third year for the relatively new event, and GWU has participated each year.

2014 - 2015, Gardner-Webb University Academic Catalog, Gardner-Webb University

Undergraduate Academic Catalogs

2014 - 2015, Gardner-Webb University Academic Catalog. A. Frank Bonner, president.

Advent 2014, Gardner-Webb University

Advent Devotions

Annual Gardner-Webb University Advent devotional book from the year 2014 with contributions from various students, alumni, faculty, and staff members. Each page in the book represents a day of Advent and contains a scripture and short devotion. There are also spaces provided for prayer requests and advent reflection.

Gardner-Webb Review, Volume 7, 2014, Christopher V. Davis, Nancy Bottoms

Gardner-Webb Review

Annual publication associated with the Life of the Scholar Multidisciplinary Conference. This publication presents selected essays written by undergraduate students at Gardner-Webb University.

Exposed Heads And Exposed Motives: Coverings As A Means To Unity At Corinth, April M. Hoelke

MA in Religion Theses

This thesis argues that in 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 Paul asserts most centrally that women should wear head coverings while praying and prophesying in the Corinthian Christian assembly. I examine the honor and shame value system of the Greco-Roman world, both generally and in specific reference to head adornment, since head coverings and hairstyles were connected to honor and status. Then I look at Paul's treatment of honor and shame throughout 1 Corinthians, which denounces the worldly value system of status seeking in favor of the value system of the cross. Paul's stance leads him to subject cultural norms to gospel …

The Cleansing Of The Temple In The Fourth Gospel As A Call To Action For Social Justice, Douglas Thompson Goodwin

MA in Religion Theses

Historically, there has been the attitude that the writer of the Fourth Gospel, due primarily to his emphasis on the high Christology of Jesus, is uninterested, or even unconcerned, with the issues of social justice. The contention of this study is to show that this is just the opposite. By placing the Temple cleansing episode at the beginning of Jesus' earthly ministry, instead of the end as the Synoptics do, the author of the Fourth Gospel uses Jesus' Temple episode as the vehicle for showing the importance of caring for those in society who have no voice and no future. …

Reference, Mimesis, And Application: An Examination Of Gadamer's Rehabilitation Of Allegory, Evan Weinzierl

MA in Religion Theses

The goal of this thesis is, first and foremost, the presentation of the stance of allegorical interpretation and its potential revaluation in a postmodern context (as argued for by Hans Georg Gadamer), giving special consideration to select pre-critical voices and allegorical methodologies that are becoming relevant to this discussion concerning personal, revelatory Truth or Truths. This goal is enriched by the incorporation of pertinent, contemporary (postmodern) perspectives in literary theory that concern the relationship between the world of a text, the world of the individual or society in which that text is interpreted, and any possible or useful allegorical link …

Former Homeless Man Graduated From Gardner-Webb On Dec. 16, Office Of University Communications

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When John Barber (Statesville, N.C.) walked across the stage to receive his diploma during Gardner-Webb University’s fall commencement, it was an achievement for which he had long hoped. Barber, once homeless, survived extreme circumstances and in 2009, he enrolled in the GWU GOAL (Greater Opportunity for Adult Learners) program. He received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree on Dec. 16.

Youtube: John Barber - Gardner-Webb Graduate

Gardner-Webb, The Magazine 2013, Fall (Volume 48 No. 2), Noel T. Manning Ii

Gardner-Webb, The Magazine

Gardner-Webb, The Magazine, previously titled The Webb Magazine, focuses on alumni news and campus events from Gardner-Webb College; now Gardner-Webb University. The magazine redesign recognized by the “Non-Profit Communications Report,” a national newsletter that provides practical tips and techniques to strengthen an organization’s communications, community relations and media relations efforts nonprofitcommunicationsreport.com. This issue includes many articles relating to the arts, such as music and theatre. Talented students and alumni are showcased on various platforms, from photography to being a harpist. Along with that, the WGWG Radio Station is featured in an article. There is also an emphasis on missions/outreach in …

Gardner-Webb’S Life Of The Scholar Presents Holocaust Survivor In Voices Of Terezin, Office Of University Communications

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Gardner-Webb University’s LOTS (Life Of The Scholar) program presents a powerful mixed-media event called Voices Of Terezin, featuring Holocaust survivor Ela Weissberger, on Monday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. in Blanton Auditorium, located in Hamrick Hall. This program is free and open to the public and will be followed by a reception where attendees will have the opportunity for a meet and greet with Weissberger. Voices Of Terezin is an event centered on the art, poetry, and music that originated in the World War II concentration camp at Terezin in the Czech Republic.

Gardner-Webb’S Goal Program Hosts Annual Student Campus Day On Nov. 2, Office Of University Communications

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Gardner-Webb University will host GOAL (Greater Opportunities for Adult Learners) Student Campus Day on Saturday, Nov. 2 in conjunction with the Runnin’ Bulldogs football game that afternoon. This annual event takes on more significance, as the GOAL program is celebrating its 35th anniversary this semester. Student Campus Day begins at 10:30 a.m. with a tailgating party near Bridges Gate, along Main Street that will run right up until the kickoff at 1:30 p.m. of Gardner-Webb’s game vs. Warner.

Incoming Student To Gardner-Webb Overcomes Major Obstacles, Office Of University Communications

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The start of another fall semester at Gardner-Webb means a new beginning for incoming freshmen. This could not be exhibited more than in Lee Cooper, who is a survivor in every sense of the word. From cancer as a child to the sudden death of his wife and unborn baby at the hands of a drunk driver, Cooper repeatedly demonstrates resilience against all odds.

Gardner-Webb University Awards Nearly 450 Degrees During Summer Commencement Ceremonies, Office Of University Communications

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Gardner–Webb University hosted Summer Commencement on Monday, Aug. 5 in the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Nearly 450 graduates were honored during the two ceremonies. Several morning graduates were honored for their achievements and participated in the ceremony in a variety of ways.

Youtube: Summer Commencement 2013

Gardner-Webb’S Goal Program At New Locations In Hickory And Winston-Salem, Office Of University Communications

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The Gardner-Webb University GOAL (Greater Opportunities for Adult Learners) program is pleased to announce two new educational partnerships with North Carolina Community Colleges in Catawba and Forsyth counties, which means new locations come fall semester. “For more than 25 years, the GOAL program has been operating in Catawba and Forsyth counties with satellite locations,” said Dr. Bobbie Cox, associate vice president for the College of Adult Education and Distance Learning at GWU within the GOAL program. “The program has met in various locations in Winston-Salem (Forsyth Co.) over the years and has now solidified a partnership with Forsyth Technical Community …

Gardner-Webb Professor Joe Collins Authors Book On Understanding God’S Calling, Office Of University Communications

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A newly published book by Gardner-Webb University Associate Professor of Religious Studies Dr. Joe Collins is based on 20 years of research and experience with the church. The purpose of “What Does God Want Me To Do” is to help individuals understand and respond to God’s calling, while helping them grasp the idea that being called is not a one-time event but rather an ongoing spiritual phenomenon. “’What is my calling?’ is a question Christians and non-Christians alike ask themselves,” said Collins.

WGWG: Joe Collins Interview July 10, 2013

Gardner-Webb University Professors Attend Baptist World Alliance Meeting, Office Of University Communications

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Two Gardner-Webb University professors recently attended an international meeting that involved over 400 Baptist leaders, theologians, teachers and pastors from over 40 different countries around the world. Dr. Donald Berry, a professor in the University’s Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy, and Dr. Steve Harmon, a professor for the GWU School of Divinity, each facilitated certain portions of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) Annual Gathering, which was held July 1-6 in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Berry and Harmon have each been involved in the BWA for a number of years in various capacities.

Gardner-Webb Alumnus Shares Christ’S Love With Soldiers At Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Office Of University Communications

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When God commissions people to serve in missions, they generally understand they may not be offered an opportunity to minister in a peaceful environment. GWU Alumnus Terry Eddinger (’88) finds himself in a challenging environment at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, while ministering in what has been described as a political and religiously charged location. As part of the War on Terror, that’s where Eddinger is currently serving as chaplain to United States troops who work at the terrorist detainment camp.

What Is Patriotism? A Gwu Professor’S Independence Day Perspective, Scott Shauf, Office Of University Communications

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The celebration of Independence Day brings with it all sorts of patriotic celebrations—singing, parades, ceremonies, and fireworks! But what is patriotism? How should we really think about our role as citizens of America?

Gardner-Webb’S Goal Program Awards Inaugural Dr. Barry Hambright Scholarship, Office Of University Communications

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The first ever recipient of the Dr. Barry Hambright Endowed Scholarship was recently awarded to Spencer Ray Cline of Newton, N.C. The endowed memorial scholarship honoring Hambright is awarded to a qualified student in Gardner-Webb’s GOAL (Greater Opportunities for Adult Learners) program. Employed by the Newton Police Department, Cline serves as a sergeant in the criminal investigation division, where he supervises a unit that handles both felony and misdemeanor cases ranging from murder to missing persons.

Gardner-Webb Goal Graduate Receives National Honor, Office Of University Communications

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Gardner-Webb University GOAL program alumnus Jeff Baker was recently named the 2012 Campus Safety Director of the Year by Campus Safety Magazine for his outstanding service at UNC Charlotte (University of North Carolina), where he serves as chief of police. Based in California, the magazine exclusively serves campus police chiefs, security directors, emergency managers, and others that protect universities, schools, and hospitals across the United States. Baker joined UNC Charlotte in 2009 after retiring from the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Dept. as a captain.

Faculty And Staff Honored During Gardner-Webb’S Apples And Accolades Awards Luncheon, Office Of University Communications

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Gardner-Webb University recently recognized faculty and staff members for their tenures of service and presented retirement awards to eight employees during the annual “Apple and Accolades” ceremony. Honors were also presented for excellence in teaching, community engagement and staff members of the year. The Gardner-Webb Excellence in Teaching Award recipient for 2013 was Dr. Ron Williams, professor of religion in the Department of Religious Studies and Philosophy.

Youtube: Apples and Accolades 2013

Gardner-Webb Awards Two Posthumous Degrees During Spring Graduation, Office Of University Communications

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Gardner-Webb University honored the memory of two former students, who passed away last year while still enrolled as students, as they awarded posthumous honorary degrees to the families of Ariane Patterson and Glenda Weaver during spring graduation ceremonies on May 13. Patterson’s unexpected death occurred on Jan. 17, 2012 on her actual birthday at the age of 21. It was determined that Patterson suffered a heart attack due to systemic lupus erythematous.

Gardner-Webb, The Magazine 2013, Spring (Volume 48 No. 1), Noel T. Manning Ii

Gardner-Webb, The Magazine

Gardner-Webb, The Magazine, previously titled The Webb Magazine, focuses on alumni news and campus events from Gardner-Webb College; now Gardner-Webb University. This issue includes an article about the progress Gardner-Webb made with their Higher Ground Campaign as well as several articles detailing honors and achievements within athletic programs. There are also numerous articles highlighting various noteworthy career paths of alumni and past faculty members including Neal Alexander and Sharon Decker being named to serve in North Carolina cabinet posts.

Gardner-Webb Students Receive National Recognition On Annual Who’S Who List, Office Of University Communications

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Gardner- Webb University is pleased to announce that 35 students have been named to the 2012-13 “Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.” Each year, more than 2,800 schools across the United States and the District of Columbia nominate students for selection of this prestigious award. For consideration into the Who’s Who Program students must have an outstanding grade point average (GPA), must participate in school organizations or leadership activities, must be involved in the community, must exhibit future leadership ability or potential, and any other requirements that the student’s member institution requires.