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Group Prepares To Represent Gwu At Statewide Event, Office Of University Communications, Chelsea Snydor

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Four Gardner-Webb University students will compete at the Ethics Bowl hosted by North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU). Teams from 24 private colleges and universities will participate in the event, which will be held Feb. 16 and 17 at the Legislative Complex in Raleigh, N.C. The GWU team includes senior Harley Burgess of Forest City, N.C., as well as freshmen Destiny Neesmith of Kings Mountain, N.C., Carlee Winstead of Jacksonville, N.C., and Darby Yates of Hickory, N.C.

Gwu Alumnus Discovered God Had Different Plan For His Life, Office Of University Communications

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Rev. Wesley Smith thought he was following God’s will for his life in 2001 when he received his bachelor’s in criminal justice from Gardner-Webb University. However, he became discouraged when he didn’t find a job in juvenile probation and parole and wasn’t sure what to do. Direction came during a church revival service.

Gwu Alumna Praised For Directing Talents On Stage And In Film, Office Of University Communications

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Theater critics in Washington, D.C., are taking notice of Amber McGinnis, 2004 alumna of Gardner-Webb University. Recent articles in the Washington Post and Broadway World describe McGinnis as “rising through the directing ranks in DC Theater.” The Bessemer City, N.C., native came to GWU to major in religious studies with a missions focus, but adjusted her plans after discovering her interest in theater arts.

2018 - 2019, Gardner-Webb University Graduate Academic Catalog, Gardner-Webb University

Graduate Academic Catalogs

2018 - 2019, Gardner-Webb University Graduate Academic Catalog. A. Frank Bonner, president.

2018 - 2019, Gardner-Webb University Academic Catalog, Gardner-Webb University

Academic Catalogs (Combined Undergraduate & Graduate)

2018 - 2019, Gardner-Webb University Academic Catalog. A. Frank Bonner, president.

Gardner-Webb University Students Join Alpha Sigma Lambda Honor Society, Office Of University Communications

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Gardner-Webb University inducted more than 20 new members into the Gamma Beta Upsilon Chapter of the Alpha Sigma Lambda honor society on Nov. 12. In a ceremony in GWU’s Tucker Student Center, 22 students and two honorary inductees joined the society as representatives of the University’s Degree Completion Program (DCP). Joining Alpha Sigma Lambda as honorary members were Dr. Sophia Steibel, vice chair of DCP Council and professor of Christian education and Jay Zimmer, chair of DCP Council and instructor of biology.

Homecoming Court Election Closes, Results To Be Announced, Jenna Shackleford

GWU-Today

Homecoming is an exciting time of year for all Gardner-Webb students, but for the Homecoming Queen nominees, it isn’t just exciting—it’s an honor.

Gardner-Webb’S “Release The Captives” Club Hosts Second 5k To Rescue Enslaved Children, Office Of University Communications, Mallory Moore

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Gardner-Webb University’s human-trafficking awareness club, Release the Captives, will hold its second annual 5K “Rescue Race” at 9 a.m. on Sept. 16 on Gardner-Webb’s main campus. The proceeds of this race will help rescue enslaved children in Ghana through the Challenging Heights organization. Registration is $15 for GWU students and $20 for community members and can be completed online at www.rescueracegwu.com, or on the morning of the race beginning at 8:15 a.m.

Gwu Alumna’S Education Prepared Her For The Most Important Job Of Motherhood, Office Of University Communications

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Since she left Gardner-Webb University in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in religious education, Jill Mayo Forbes of Hanahan, S.C., has worked in a variety of ministries and jobs from retail sales and wedding planning to student ministry, missions and teaching children and adults. Her studies prepared her for each of those roles, as well as her most important job of being a mother. “I use what I gained in the classroom every day as a mom. Every day,” she emphasized.

Gwu Alumna Adjusts Education And Career Goals To Follow God’S Calling, Office Of University Communications

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Called into ministry at 16, Megan G. Brown of Fridley, Minn., came to Gardner-Webb University with clear goals in mind. She would be the first in her family to earn a bachelor’s degree and then serve in youth ministry. Her plans started to unravel as she approached graduation in 2005.

Alumna’S Research At Gwu Prepared Her For Dual Master’S Program, Office Of University Communications

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The most beneficial course Andrea Thomas ’14 took at Gardner-Webb University was Honors Research and Thesis. Her project examined how sacred stories from Islam, Judaism and Christianity could be beneficial to the coping process for rape survivors of each respective tradition. “I loved being able to immerse myself in my project and create a paper from my own ideas,” she reflected.

Faculty Talent Show Photo Gallery, Gwu-Today

GWU-Today

On Friday, March 3, students gathered in Hamrick Hall to watch their professors show off their various talents and skills during the Faculty Talent Show sponsored by the Religious Studies Association.

Gardner-Webb Professors Helped Alumna Prepare For Life Of Ministry, Office Of University Communications

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Courtney Finocchiaro Stamey ’12 of Greensboro, N.C., is a bi-vocational pastoral resident who ministers in traditional, as well as unique settings. She divides her time between serving members of her congregation and working on a farm alongside of people with special needs. “My position has me with my feet in two places,” offered Stamey, an alumna of Gardner-Webb University.

Gardner-Webb Students Compete In Annual Ethics Bowl, Office Of University Communications, Katie Furr

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Four students from Gardner-Webb University competed in the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities’ (NCICU) Ethics Bowl on Feb. 17 and 18. The event was held in the N.C. Legislative Complex in Raleigh and included teams from 22 private schools. The GWU team consisted of junior Harley Burgess of Forest City, N.C., freshman Cassie Craig and senior Will Haas of Lenoir, N.C., and freshman Austin Lunde of Cartersville, Ga.

Fourth-Year Medical Student Values Gwu Professors Who ‘Invested In His Life’, Office Of University Communications

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Tyler Beckler (’13), a native of Hickory, N.C., described himself as an idealistic 18-year-old when he arrived on campus at Gardner-Webb University. “I wanted to make people’s lives better—to change the world—but I had no idea how to do that,” he recalled. Before the end of the first semester, though, his future started to take shape.

Gwu Alumna Combined Religious Studies And Chemistry To Prepare For Medical School, Office Of University Communications

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When she examines a patient to determine a diagnosis, Natalie Pippin Britt ’08 relies on the critical thinking skills she developed as an undergraduate at Gardner-Webb University. The first-year resident in family medicine at Memorial Hospital in Savannah, Ga., began her educational journey as a religious studies major. She had considered vocational ministry, but soon realized her calling was outside the church.

2017 - 2018, Gardner-Webb University Academic Catalog, Gardner-Webb University

Academic Catalogs (Combined Undergraduate & Graduate)

2017 - 2018, Gardner-Webb University Academic Catalog. A. Frank Bonner, president.

Advent 2017, Gardner-Webb University

Advent Devotions

Annual Gardner-Webb University Advent devotional book from the year 2017 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.

Engaging Millennials: The Quest To Revive Their Participation And Commitment At Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church, Gastonia, Nc, Kimberly Moore

Doctor of Ministry Projects

There are times when a church can have the look of success, but the zeal of that ministry is slowly diminishing. The older generation continues to do their best to keep ministry viable and moving, but there is a younger generation who does not see the importance of committing to anything beyond the Sunday morning experience. Through a series of Bible studies, sermons, outreach and moments of fellowship, this project engages the millennial generation and discovers ways to move them toward some level of commitment and participation within the Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church, Gastonia, NC. It is becoming more and …

Alumna Discovered Passion To Study And Teach As Gwu Undergrad, Office Of University Communications

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When April Hoelke Simpson (’14) studied Greek and Hebrew, she was fascinated with how the languages enhanced her understanding of the biblical text. Her professors at Gardner-Webb University recognized her scholarly potential even before she did. “I originally planned to become a career missionary and chose mission studies as my concentration,” Simpson shared.

Gwu Academic Foundation Prepared Alum For Success In Graduate School, Office Of University Communications

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As he contemplates the future, Chandler Durham (’13) of Shelby, N.C., can see himself returning to Gardner-Webb. This time, as a professor of history. “In five years, maybe I will be sitting in my office in the history department preparing lectures or standing before a class presenting those lectures,” he surmised.

Alum Follows Examples Set By Gwu Religious Studies Professors, Office Of University Communications

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The Rev. Jacob D. Myers, Ph.D., (’01) teaches on a small college campus that reminds him of his alma mater, Gardner-Webb. His office door is usually open at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Ga., and students call professors by their first names. “It’s a small community where the professors care about the students,” he described.

Why I’M ‘Caught In The Webb’, Office Of University Communications, Bryton Mitchell

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If you have been at Gardner-Webb for any length of time, you have probably heard people say, “Watch out, or you’ll get caught in the Webb.” Although this may sound corny, it speaks a lot of truth. It doesn’t take long for this to happen.

Religion, Politics Expert To Speak At Gardner-Webb, Office Of University Communications

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Gardner-Webb University’s Life of the Scholar (LOTS) program invites the public to “Lethal Religion: The Explosive Mix of Politics and Religion in Judaism, Christianity and Islam,” a lecture by Dr. Charles Kimball on Tuesday, Sept. 20. His lecture at Gardner-Webb will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Blanton Auditorium inside Hamrick Hall on the GWU campus. Copies of Kimball’s book, “When Religion Becomes Lethal: The Explosive Mix of Politics and Religion in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam,” will be available for purchase and signing.

Gardner-Webb Alum Prepared For Medical School And Ministry, Office Of University Communications

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Caitlin Silver Porter (’14) majored in biology at Gardner-Webb University as a stepping stone to medical school. She minored in mission studies, because of her heart for ministry. A course that explored issues in science and religion helped to connect her two interests.

University Instructors Honored For Contributions To Degree Completion Program, Office Of University Communications

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Gardner-Webb University’s Degree Completion Program (DCP) acknowledged the efforts of several longtime instructors during the recent DCP Faculty Day Awards Program, held annually in August. Ten individuals were honored for both the quality and longevity of their service to Gardner-Webb, and the University commends them for their commitment to excellence in higher education programs. The Beyond the Call of Duty award is among the DCP’s highest honors and is given to an individual whose service and commitment to the goals of the program extend beyond one’s typical assignment.

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Student Majors In Theatre And World Religions To Prepare For Ministry, Office Of University Communications

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Bekah Rhea (’17) of Knoxville, Tenn., is preparing for a career in cross-cultural evangelism by majoring in theatre and world religions at Gardner-Webb. Focusing on world religions gives her an understanding of different cultures and beliefs, while participating in theatre helps her become an effective communicator, developing skills in presentation and professionalism. Disabled from birth, Rhea uses a motorized wheelchair.

Divinity Student Values Supportive Gwu Faculty And Staff, Office Of University Communications

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Two weeks after graduating from the School of Divinity at Gardner-Webb University, Chase Robinson (’16) accepted the call to pastor Sandy Plains Baptist Church in Shelby, N.C. He transitioned to the role after serving as the church’s youth and children’s minister for three years. “I love being with people and building meaningful relationships,” reflected Robinson, who earned a Master of Divinity in Pastoral Studies. “My job gives me great opportunities to do so.”

Gardner-Webb’S Close-Knit Community Supports Academic Success, Office Of University Communications

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While earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Gardner-Webb University, Mindy Robinson (’16) realized that the most important part of her education wasn’t found in a textbook. “In both my undergraduate and graduate studies, what I valued most was the Gardner-Webb community,” she reflected. “I met my husband, Chase, and some of my very best friends. I have formed lasting relationships that I will carry with me long after my time at Gardner-Webb has come to an end. There are several professors that I would feel comfortable calling and talking to about whatever was going on in my life. These …

While Attending Gwu, Couple Discerns Calling To Serve The Local Church, Office Of University Communications

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Chase Robinson (’16) of Vale, N.C., came to Gardner-Webb University thinking he was on his way to the foreign mission field. As he began serving in student ministries and working in local churches, he discovered God’s calling was closer to home, and he wouldn’t be alone. His future included Mindy McNeely (’16), a young woman he met through Fellowship of Christians United in Service (FOCUS), a student ministry involving teams of students who lead youth retreats locally and regionally.