News Article GWU’s Noel Center for Disability Resources Promotes World Autism Awareness Day and Acceptance Month On April 1, Wristbands Supporting Students Living with Autism Spectrum Disorder will be Distributed on Campus BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—World Autism Awareness Day is on April 2, and the observance on Gardner-Webb University’s campus will be supported by multiple groups, including the staff of the Noel Center for Disability Resources and the students they serve. Over […] Office of University Communications | April 1, 2022
Post 2023 Advent Devotion: Day 1 Sunday, December 3 Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19; Isaiah 64:1-9; Mark 13:24-37; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9 “Keep alert,” Jesus said, because Advent (Jesus’ “coming”) begins today! The church actually spends four dedicated Sundays preparing for Jesus’ arrival, including many weekday and weeknight events as well. Christians and non-Christians alike light candles, decorate homes, put up manger scenes, bring […] Office of University Communications | December 3, 2023
Post Kent Blevins Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies By the time Kent Blevins graduated from high school, he had lived in four states: South Carolina (where he was born), Nebraska, Oregon, and New Jersey. Although his father’s job led the family to move every few years, Blevins always felt an attachment to North Carolina. Both parents were from […] Office of University Communications | August 25, 2022
Post Alice Rae Cullinan Professor Emerita of Religion Dr. Alice Rae Cullinan was born to James and Elizabeth Cullinan in Richmond, Va., in 1939. She spent her childhood in Richmond until age 12, when her father was transferred to Middletown, Ky., a small town near Louisville. Her dad purchased a small farm, and the city slickers-turned-farmers enjoyed trying their […] Office of University Communications | August 25, 2022
News Article Church-Related Scholarships for Gardner-Webb Students Soar to New High Church-Matching and Minister’s Dependent Scholarships Enhance Relationships BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.—In 2019, Gardner-Webb officials pledged to strengthen ties to Christian churches and announced a significant expansion to two scholarship programs: The Church-Matching Scholarship and the Minister’s Dependent Scholarship. That year, zero students received the Church-Matching and only 14 received $13,500 from the Minister’s Dependent. Since then, […] Office of University Communications | August 2, 2022
