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CENTER OF APOLOGETICS AND CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW
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Dr. Tony Beam received the E. A. McDowell Award at the 2016 Annual Convention Meeting of the South Carolina Baptist Convention (SCBC) on
Nov. 15 for the impact he has had on culture through his ongoing defense of the Christian faith and his contin- ued articulation of a biblical worldview. Beam is the host of “Christian Worldview Today,” a daily radio program aired on Christian Talk 660 AM and 92.9 FM in Green- ville, S.C., and online at Christian Talk 660. Beam has faithfully sserved the SCBC, even acting as a member on the Christian Life and Public Affairs Committee. He also utilizes his platform as vice president for Student Life and Christian Worldview at NGU to speak in churches and at conferences about the importance of possessing and expressing the Christian worldview as it relates to every area of life.
COLLEGE OF CHRISTIAN STUDIES
The Intercultural Studies Department at NGU has ben- efited from a $10,000 grant received from the Baptist Foundation of South Carolina, intended to support the in- tercultural studies degree program. The grant specifically assists students who are enrolled in this degree program and required to participate in an annual field immersion experience designed to prepare them for the challenges and complexities of living and ministering in a variety of cross-cultural settings.
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Dr. Glenda Boone (Early Childhood Education Depart- ment) and 16 members of the South Carolina Early Child- hood Association (SCECA) attended the SCECA Con- ference in Columbia, S.C., on Jan. 21, 2017. The students attended various workshops on teaching children from pre-K through second grade, and Boone presented the
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workshop “Being a Professional Early Childhood Teacher.” Along with Boone, Chair of the Early Childhood Educa- tion Department Dr. Ann Aust and 14 members of NGU’s junior cohort attended a three-hour workshop titled “Project Based Learning” at Furman University in Green- ville, S.C., on Jan. 25, 2017.
COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS
The Cline School of Music’s music education program received an $8,000 grant from the Graham Foundation, a private family foundation based in Greenville, S.C. Grant author Dr. Jo Ann Garrett, coordinator of transitional/ tutoring services and music education adjunct, says the funds will be used for classroom instruments and lit- erature fundamental to the Orff Approach of teaching music to children. This approach is based on the natural behaviors of children, such as singing, speaking, moving, and playing instruments, while also helping them develop creativity and improvisation. With these new resourc- es, music education majors at NGU will learn to teach musical literacy, imitation, exploration, and improvisation appropriate for the elementary-level classroom. The va- riety of instruments and literature also facilitates student appreciation for cultural diversity.
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The Theatre Department’s production of “Nora’s House” participated in the Kennedy Center Ameri- can College Theater Festival (KCACTF) at Georgia
Southern University in Statesboro, Ga., held Feb. 8-11, 2017. NGU students presented the play, an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House” by Professor of The- atre Dr. Dale Savidge, which was originally performed on the NGU campus in September 2016. The story journeys backward through time, as audience members look for opportunities to change the outcome of the play and interact through short video interviews and social media. NGU was invited to attend the KCACTF, which recogniz- es, rewards, and celebrates the exemplary work produced in collegiate theaters across the nation.
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