Education
BJU to Hold 42nd Nurses Pinning
- By Courtney Montgomery - BJU
Bob Jones University will host the 42nd annual Nurses Pinning Ceremony Thursday, May 4, for the 2023 graduates of BJU’s nursing program. The ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. in Rodeheaver Auditorium on the BJU campus.
During the ceremony, 44 nursing students will be presented with individual pins featuring a cross, representing the Christian emphasis of the BJU nursing program. The students will carry lamps, modeled after the Florence Nightingale lamp, which they will light during the ceremony while reciting the nurse’s pledge.
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Equity Means Grade Inflation for All
- By Anne Schlafly, Eagle Forum Chairman
In pursuit of “equitable grading”, some public schools are ditching homework and deadlines. Many students have lost significant academic ground over the last three years and the test scores that measure subject matter proficiency have dropped. School districts have responded to this crisis not by raising the bar of academic achievement, but by lowering the bar. In the name of “Equity”, schools are depriving their students of learning.
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NGU Holds Annual Crusader Club Golf Classic
- By Billy Cannada - NGU
Twenty teams participated in North Greenville University’s 34th Annual Crusader Club Golf Classic on Tuesday, April 19 at Cherokee Golf and Club.
The First Place Team award in the captain’s choice event was presented to the Owens Insurance/Stokes-Farnham Insurance team. Team members were Tom Bates, David Culpepper, Chris Nichols, and Angie Stec.
The Second Place Team honor went to the Graydon’s Tire & Automotive Team. Their team consisted of Leon Graydon, Greg Hash, Chad Moody, and Mike Spillers.
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Washington Named SCICU 2023 Excellence in Teaching Award Recipient
- By Billy Cannada - NGU
(L-R) Dr. Nathan Finn, North Greenville University provost; Dr. Darian Washington, North Greenville University 2023 Excellence In Teaching award winner; Lucy Grey McIver, Chair – SCICU Board of Trustees
Columbia, SC (April 28, 2023) Dr. Darian Washington, professor of music, is North Greenville University’s (NGU) 2022-23 South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) Excellence in Teaching award recipient. The organization honored faculty leaders from each of its 21 member institutions at an Excellence in Teaching Awards Dinner on April 18 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center in Columbia.
The annual Excellence in Teaching Awards were created to “recognize and celebrate the best of the best.” A faculty member from SCICU’s twenty-one member institutions is nominated for the award.
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Courtney Montgomery to Serve as BJU Public Relations Director
- By Randy Page - BJU
Bob Jones University Chief of Staff Randy Page announced today the appointment of Courtney Montgomery as BJU public relations director. Montgomery will begin immediately.
As director of public relations, Montgomery will serve as the official spokesperson for the University, working directly with the Chief Communications Officer.
“We are pleased to have Courtney in this role,” said BJU Chief of Staff Randy Page. “She has served incredibly well in the public relations office for the past five years and I am confident she will continue to strengthen the University’s public relations efforts.”
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NGU's Grace Myers Named SC Public Relations Student of the Year
- By Billy Cannada - NGU
Columbia, SC (April 21, 2023) North Greenville University’s (NGU) Grace Myers was recognized by the South Carolina Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (SCPRSA) as the 2022 Public Relations Student of the Year on Wednesday at the Mercury Awards Ceremony and Professional Development Conference held in Columbia.
A summa cum laude December 2022 graduate, Myers is the first NGU student to receive the honor.
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Dr. Julie Hartman Honored at SCICU Excellence in Teaching Awards Ceremony
- By Randy Page - BJU
Dr. Julie Hartman, professor of education and chair of the Division of Educational, Child and Family Studies in the Bob Jones University (BJU) School of Education & Human Services, was honored at the South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) Excellence in Teaching faculty awards, Tuesday, April 18, at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. This year marks nearly two decades of Excellence in Teaching faculty awards.
Dr. Hartman holds a PhD in curriculum and instruction from Clemson University, a MA in early childhood education from Furman University and a BS in elementary education from BJU.
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