Unwavering Commitment to an Unchanging Mission


Recognizing God’s blessings on the institution over the previous five years, the NGU community celebrated the first five years of Dr. Gene C. Fant, Jr.’s presidency early in the 2022-23 academic year. The milestone offered the opportunity to reflect on a period of academic program expansion, facility upgrades, athletic achievement and enhanced ministry effectiveness. Here is a brief collection of highlights during that span.


• Joyful Sound 40th Anniversary Reunion Concert is part of Inauguration celebration in April.


• The annual Read Through the Bible event is launched.


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• Dr. Fant officially becomes NGU’s eighth president on June 1.


• NGU’s academic programs on both the Tigerville and Greer campuses combined under single academic officer.


• The Center for Student Success is established to provide tutoring, transitional services, testing services, accommodations, and retention in one area.


• NGU claimed Conference Carolinas championships in Softball, Baseball and Men’s Golf.


• Field Turf was installed at Ray and Bea Dillard Field.


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• NGU’s mission statement was adopted.


• NGU’s adopts four Core Values.


• The inaugural cohort of Physician Assistant Medicine students graduate in December.


• NGU2025: Foundations for the Future strategic plan is adopted.


• Most academic programs are


condensed into five colleges: Business and Entrepreneurship, Christian Studies, Communication and Fine Arts, Education, Humanities and Sciences.


• Three academic units are created to coordinate programs at NGU’s Tim Brashier Campus


in Greer: The T. Walter Brashier School for Graduate Studies, NGU Online, NGU for Professionals.


• The Center for


Faculty Excellence is established.


• The Institute for Global Leadership launched to house academic leadership and co- curricular missions programs.


• A Pre-Pharmacy 3+3 program is established with Palm Beach Atlantic University.


• Chick-fil-A opened in Tingle Student Center.


• The Division of Student Services is launched, combining Student Accounts, Financial Aid, and Academic Records and introducing NGUcentral.


• NGU wins Conference Carolinas championships in Baseball and Men’s Golf.


• Remodeled dorm spaces offer new campus apartments for married students.


• “Walter Brashier Drive” is named in Greer, leading to the Tim Brashier Campus.


• Hosted George Bomar Family Baseball Stadium groundbreaking in April at Ashmore Park.


2019-2020


• B.A. degrees launched in Communication and Physical Education K-12.


• Inaugural Paula and Ken Hemphill Denominational Service Award is presented to the award’s namesakes during SBC.


• The inaugural class for NGU’s Doctor of Education program graduates in December.


• NGU partners with Impact 360 Institute to offer graduate degree


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