CAMPUS NEWS (CONT’D)
Dr. Adrian Pater, professor of Christian Studies, has retired after 18 years of service at NGU.
Megan Scruggs Hollifield joined the Cline School of Music in January 2019 as a full-time instructor.
NGU’s School of Christian Ministry will now offer a new graduate-level program: Im- pact 360 Master’s. Contingent upon final ap- proval from its accreditor, NGU will become the primary academic partner for graduate degrees offered at Impact 360 Institute begin- ning in Fall 2020. Impact 360 Masters will be a two-year residential program that builds on Impact 360 Institute’s core value of actively developing apprentices of Jesus.
COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION & FINE ARTS Amanda Barrett has been hired as a flute ad- junct in the Cline School of Music. She is also actively recruiting alongside NGU’s faculty as they visit area schools.
Steve Griner, formerly NGU’s collaborative pianist, has become a part of the Cline School of Music’s full-time faculty.
Dr. Seth Killen attended the seminar “Build- ing Literacy and Musicianship Skills into the Choral Rehearsal” presented by Dr. Carol Krueger at Furman University during summer 2019. Te workshop challenged choral direc- tors to develop fully independent musicians. Killen has already begun to implement what he learned at the seminar in his classroom, and he has witnessed improvements in his students’ ability to read at sight. Killen has been selected as the South Carolina All-State Chorus university adjudicator. In addition, he will be the tenor soloist in upcoming regional concerts at Anderson University, the Greater Anderson Musical Arts Consortium, and Presbyterian College.
Alumna Elizabeth Nelsen (’19) and four broadcast media majors — Connor Boulet (expected ’20), Autumn Lowry (expected ’20), Christian Rodriguez (expected ’21), and Justin Brown (expected ’22) represented NGU at the first Christian Music Broad- casters’ (CMB) University Conference in Nashville, TN, in November 2019. CMB is a professional organization of music broadcast- ers from leading Christian radio stations and music labels. Te conference encourages and
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educates college students who are interested in careers in Christian radio. Besides work- shops, panel discussions, and a tour of Capitol Christian Music Group and WAY-FM studios in Nashville, students from eight Christian colleges and universities separated into smaller groups and created radio promotional plans for Compassion International during the event. A panel of professional broadcasters awarded Rodriguez’s group first place.
Fabio Parrini, NGU professor of music, per- formed with violinist Jennifer John at NGU on Oct. 11, 2019; at the Carolina Music Mu- seum in Greenville on Nov. 8, 2019; and at St. John United Methodist Church in Atlanta, GA, on Nov. 17, 2019.
Mike Taylor joined the Cline School of Music faculty for Fall 2019 as a brass adjunct, teach- ing euphonium and tuba.
COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES & SCIENCES Dr. Marti Glass received his Licensed Profes- sional Counselor Supervisor (LPC-S) cre- dential in South Carolina. Glass serves as the director of adult and professional studies for the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at NGU.
Dr. Ronald Marks, professor of chemistry and chair of physical science in the School of Science and Math, published his book “Does It Matter?: Why Christians Should Care About the Young vs. Old Earth Debate.” In his book, Marks argues that since the Gene- sis account is a real account that occurred in space and time, it carries a greater authority.
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