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    Activities and Opportunities

    Honors Student Association The Honors Student Association is the club connected to the Honors Program. It has an executive council that, along with the faculty advisor, coordinates the club’s service projects, fundraisers, and retreats. Once a month, the HSA sponsors a TSD night which stands for “Try Something Different.” The students try different types of […]

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    Christian Service Organization Scholarships

    Christian Service Organization & Scholarships The CSO provides scholarships to students answering God’s call on their lives to full-time vocational ministry. Our History In 1971, two members of the Gardner-Webb family, Dr. J. Thurman Lewis and the Reverend Charles W. “Buddy” Freeman, had a vision to provide financial assistance for students preparing for ministry. That […]

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    Words/Terms Related to Internships

    Glossary: Experiential learning: Experiential learning is an umbrella term for student work and observation experiences: Internships, co-ops, externships, and practicums are all types of experiential learning. Cooperative education: Cooperative education (co-op) provides students with multiple periods of work in which the work is related to the student’s major or career goal. The typical program plan […]

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    Day-to-Day Issues

    Education and Classroom Etiquette In many cultures, there is a great difference in status between students and professors. Students show their respect for their professors by listening quietly. They do not question what the professor says. In the United States, it is quite acceptable for students to ask questions and to engage in discussions with […]

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    Returning Student Housing Information

    Housing Sign-Up Steps                               Login to your WebbConnect Complete the Returning Student Housing Application – January 22nd 8:00 AM – March 8th 5:00 PM Pay your Deposit – January 22nd 8:00 AM – March 8th 5:00 PM Selecting desired roommates – January 22nd 6:00AM – March 8th 5:00PM Housing Sign-up Dates & Information Open Room Selection: […]

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    Dr. Steven R. Harmon, Ph.D.

    Associate Professor of Historical Theology, School of Divinity Dr. Harmon’s journal article “La cattolicità battista: che cos’ève perché è importante per i battisti e per tutta la chiesa di Cristo” is published in the current issue of Protestantesimo: Rivista della Facoltà Valdese di Teologia 79, no. 1 (2024): 41-55. The article is a revision and […]

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    Teacher Preparation Articulation Agreement

    I. Background Since the adoption of a revised Independent Comprehensive Articulation Agreement between the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) and the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) in 2015, the two organizations have worked collaboratively to strengthen the transfer relationship and to provide greater opportunity for students to begin their studies at a […]

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    Licensure Programs Offered by the College of Health Sciences

    Pre-licensure Nursing Programs Nurse Practitioner Programs Physician Assistant Program  For further information on nursing programs, including clarification on states where no determination has been made, prospective students may contact Dr. Tracy Arnold, Director of the Hunt School of NursingGardner-Webb UniversityPO Box 997Boiling Springs, NC [email protected](704) 406-4359 For further information on the Department of Physician Assistant […]

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    President’s 2022 Early Career Award Recognizes Social Sciences Professor

    Dr. Aihua Zhang Honored for Exceptional Productivity in Scholarship, Creative Discovery and Instruction BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Dr. Aihua Zhang, assistant professor in the Gardner-Webb University Department of Social Sciences, has been recognized for her exceptional productivity in scholarship, creative discovery, and instruction. She is the recipient of the President’s Early Career Award for 2022. Presented to […]

    Dr. Aihua Zhang
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    GWU President Names Interim VP for Christian Life and Service

    Neal Payne, Associate Minister for Student Ministries, Begins New Role on Aug. 1 BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—Gardner-Webb University President William Downs has appointed Neal Payne as interim vice president for Christian Life and Service, effective Aug. 1. Payne presently serves as associate minister for Student Ministries. He succeeds Tracy Jessup, who will retire at the end […]

    Neal Payne standing in front of the stained glass in Tucker Chapel