Te real events in Genesis 1-11 provide the authoritative foundation for doctrine, truth, and the gospel.


Dr. Victor Prieto, Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) professor, and the new NGU TESOL program are working with the Greenville Literacy Association (GLA), the largest community-based adult literacy organization in South Carolina. GLA aims to enrich “the Greater Greenville community by increasing the literacy and employability” of area citizens. Five NGU TESOL students — Ethan Hyatt (expected ’20), Gretta Magu- ire (expected ’20), Wynn Cross (expected ’21), Paola Martz (expected ’21), and Eden Santana (expected ’21) — and Dr. Prieto are teaching ESL every Friday morning to 25 to 30 internationals at the GLA campus in Green- ville, SC.


Dr. Rachel Roberts, assistant professor of English, presented a paper titled “Te Ju- dith Narrative in Margaret Tyler’s ‘Mirror of Princely Deeds’” at the Southeastern Renais- sance Conference held on Oct. 18-19, 2019, in Raleigh, NC. Te paper highlights Roberts’ ex- pertise in early modern British women writers. A version of this essay will also be published in the conference journal, “Renaissance Papers.”


Rosemary Nelson Trasher, NGU history professor, and her husband, Steven Trasher, made a significant gift to the Dr. Shirley Ann Hickson Endowment Fund. In recognition of this gift, NGU has amended the name of the fund to become the Dr. Shirley Ann Hickson and Rosemary Nelson Trasher Endowment Fund. Te new fund will be used to enhance the quality of teaching in the university’s Histo- ry Department by providing financial assistance for faculty to visit pertinent historical sites and attend professional meetings connected to their upper-level course subjects. Te fund can also assist in creating new courses or bringing guest speakers to NGU’s campus.


COLLEGE OF WELLNESS & SPORT PROFESSIONS Dr. Jeff Briggs recently presented at the Commission on Sport Management Accredita- tion Annual International Conference held in Baton Rouge, LA. He participated in a panel discussion titled “From Faculty to Administra- tion: Sport Management on the Rise.” Briggs also co-presented with Dr. Jason Lee from the University of North Florida on the topic “Examining the Importance of Professional Development: Promoting, Encouraging, and Developing Impactful Scholarly and Profes- sional Activities.” Briggs and Lee additionally submitted this groundbreaking work in the field of sport management education for consideration with the Christian Society for Kinesiology, Leisure, and Sport Studies and its 2020 conference.


Dr. Liliane Toss, professor of Language, was the featured speaker for the spring faculty lec- ture in January 2020. Toss was selected by the Faculty Research and Scholarship Committee to share her conference presentation “1968 in French Novels: A Year of Refusal and Rupture.”


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