Education
NGU Joins Yellow Ribbon Program
- By LaVerne Howell - NGU
Tigerville, SC -- North Greenville University (NGU) has joined the more than 500 colleges and universities that have signed agreements to participate in the Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program (Yellow Ribbon Program). This program, installed in 2009, is a provision of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008 with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). It is part of the revised GI Bill ™ which provides financial support for Post-9/11 veterans.
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Greenville Symphony Orchestra EdReach Program Comes to Washington Center
- By Washington Center
Tuesday, May 14th, Washington Center was privileged to host three members of the Greenville Symphony Orchestra, as part of its EdReach Program to Greenville County Schools.
Steven Wilson, Principal Trombonist, Ian Bracchitta, Assistant Principal Double Bass player, and Daniel Kirkpatrick, Principal Timpanist, demonstrated their amazing playing skills and versatility by performing a delightful program of familiar movie and TV themes, as well as jazz favorites including a piece by famous American jazz composer and band leader, Duke Ellington.
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Commencement, Truth, and Believing
- By Eagle Forum
Editor’s Note: It is graduation season now, a time when thousands of young men and women across the country celebrate their new-found knowledge and prepare to embark on a journey to establish their place in the world. We hope they will utilize a healthy dose of discernment along with this knowledge, as well as an eventual wisdom that will be based on foundational truth rather than fleeting opinion. Dr. Everett Piper, President of Oklahoma Wesleyan University, delivers this charge. — Pat Daugherty Ed.D.
A Commencement Address For The Nation
Dr. Everett Piper is the president of Oklahoma Wesleyan University (OKWU). He is the author of Why I Am a Liberal, and Other Conservative Ideas and the viral op-ed, “This is not a Day Care. It’s a University!” In 2015 he received the Jeanne Kirkpatrick Award for Academic Freedom from the Bradley Foundation and the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) Award. He has been featured on FOX & Friends, NBC Today! Show, Varney & Co., The O’Reilly Factor, The Glenn Beck Show, and a host of other radio and television venues. Piper also writes routinely for a number of publications. A native of Hillsdale, Michigan, Dr. Piper, his wife, and their two sons have served as OKWU’s First Family since August of 2002. He actively participates on a variety of councils relating to cultural engagement and public policy.
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An Undergraduate View of the Law Profession
- By Verity Koppe
“God wants everyone to know His Law.” These were the closing lines of my preschool graduation prayer to an audience of over 500 people. This prayer made my mother realize I was going to be a spokesperson. Today, I am on the career path of an attorney. I interviewed five attorneys to find ways to prepare for law school and my first job interview.
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North Greenville University Introduces Institute of Global Leadership
- By LaVerne Howell - NGU
Tigerville, SC -- North Greenville University (NGU) has announced the launch of the Institute of Global Leadership (IGL) to facilitate student mobilization for short-term trips and develop academic programs in leadership, global studies, and related disciplines.
The university has named Dr. Allen McWhite as executive director and NGU alumna Erin Wolfe (‘08) as the assistant director for the Institute. McWhite will also serve as an associate professor of global leadership. The initial program to be offered by the IGL will be the recently approved minor in global studies.
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Annual Craft Day at Washington Center
- By Washington Center
Washington Center celebrated a successful annual Craft Day Sale with families, students, staff and community friends, including Greenville Mayor Knox White. Funds raised will be used for classroom projects, activities and trips.
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Sullivan Joins NGU as Director of Alumni Engagement
- By LaVerne Howell - NGU
Tigerville, SC (May 9, 2019) Long-time non-profit leader Lamont Sullivan, a 1998 North Greenville University graduate, is returning to his alma mater as Director of Alumni Engagement, NGU President Dr. Gene C. Fant Jr. announced.
Sullivan, a Greenville native, currently is CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of the Upstate. He will join the administrative team at the South Carolina Baptist university on June 1.
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