SWU News - 5.30.2016

2015-2016 theme verse:

See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. - Isaiah 43:19 (NIV)

Greece Experience

A group of SWU students and others accompanied Dr. Ken Myers on a study abroad tour of Greece May 9-23. They spent two weeks immersed in the history and culture of this fascinating country. Highlights included Athens, Olympia, Delphi and Hosios Loukas (pictured). See more in Facebook>>

From the President

Residence Hall Contract Signed
Final approval and signing of the partnership to build a 243 bed residence hall directly across the street from the Newton-Hobson Chapel Auditorium has been accomplished! Final design planning, parking lot detailing and arranging to start clearing the space for construction are underway. This hall, to be completed by Fall 2017, will allow for growth in traditional housing and the repurposing of Stuart Bennett for the School of Business, the Social Science Division and a new Gap Year program. This project carries no risk or budget implications for SWU, and will help catapult enrollment into the future. To God be the Glory!

Irrigation Gifts Received
Resulting from-kind gifts and generous donations for these projects, the baseball and softball fields will finally have permanent irrigation installed this summer. This project has been in the works for at least seven years, and we are so thankful for this final successful outcome!

Amphitheatre Making Progress
Gifts continue to be received on the way to the completion of the amphitheater located between the New Christian Ministries Building and the Chapel Auditorium. Many thanks to our faithful maintenance and grounds teams for their dedication to this in-house project. It will be a beautiful and exciting addition to the campus!

SWU Receives Grant from Wells Fargo
The advancement office recently received word that a grant submitted by the presidentâ€™s office to purchase new digital video cameras for the Media Communications Department has been approved! Wells Fargo has proven to be a great friend of higher education and their support of helping SWU grow its academic programs is so deeply appreciated! The check is coming soon, and our students will benefit greatly from this next generation HD equipment! Thanks Wells Fargo!

Dr. Todd S. Voss, President
Southern Wesleyan University

The topic for the upcoming session is Accounting 101: Reading Financial Statements, presented by Michael McGuinn, CPA, the session will cover basic principles and the process of reading and understanding financial statements.The event is FREE. Space is limited and advance registration is required. Please click here to register online.

Southern Wesleyan University is offering a 10-day intensive summer experience July 5-14 designed to help high school students explore how their gifts, abilities, personalities and passions line up with Godâ€™s calling on their lives. The Fellowship of the Called Youth Camp at SWU is a 10-day summer intensive institute for rising high school freshmen through recent high school graduates. Read more>>
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Summer Jazz Camp

Summer Jazz Camp is June 14-18. An in-studio recording session, live â€œclubâ€ performances, and great concerts by the clinicians allow students to become involved in all aspects of the jazz combo. Read more>>

Congratulations!

After an exhausting day of auditions and stiff competition, Nikki Hill ('09) won a clarinet position with the United States Air Force Band in Washington, D.C.

Dr. David Piccolo, an adjunct instructor in SWUâ€™s master of education in administration and supervision (MEDAS) program in Charleston, was ordained as a Baptist minister May 22. Piccolo is also the headmaster at Coastal Christian Prep School in Mt. Pleasant.

SWU staff member Maggie Turner has written a book about embracing the adventures available in life with God. â€œAdventure Available: Discovering life with an extravagantly loving God,â€ is available through Amazon.Turner has been SWUâ€™s director of community engagement, but will soon be leaving to focus on promoting her book and begin working on her next book. For details about the book and Turnerâ€™s ministry, read her blog at holysneakers.wordpress.com.

North Augusta M.Ed. graduate Greggory Yonce (â€™10) has been named the 2016-17 Teacher of The Year at Strom Thurmond High School. Yonce currently teaches Mathematics.

SWU hosted a public meeting May 26 to share feasibility results of the Green Crescent Trail. Conducted by the Friends of the Green Crescent Trail, the meeting took place at the Nicholson-Mitchell Christian Ministry Center on the Central campus.For details about this project, visit their Facebook page.

News from HR

Holiday Schedule
As you plan time off this summer, the following two holidays will be observed at SWU:

Memorial Day â€“ Monday, May 30
Independence Day â€“ Monday, July 4

Current vacancies â€” full-time and adjunct faculty, and staff â€” may be viewed at SWU Employment Opportunities.

Athletics news

Luke Hostetler was named NCCAA All-South Region by the coaches in the South region. Hostetler, a senior from Moore, started all 51 games for the Warriors, batted .309 with 29 runs, 28 RBIs, and eight doubles. Read more>>

SWU Menâ€™s Basketball Head Coach Charles Wimphrie, left, received the inaugural Milestone Award from Conference Carolinas at the inaugural Legends of the Game Banquet this past week at SWU's Central campus. He's pictured with Chris Williams, director of athletics. Read more>>

Dr. Lisa McWherter, vice president for advancement; and Dr. Todd Voss, president; congratulate Camilo Rodriguez, center, during a reception held in his honor. Rodriguez, who has coached the Warriors and was a member of the team, will be an assistant soccer coach at Clemson University.

Summer Camps!

Southern Wesleyan will host summer camps for baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, and volleyball. Read more>>

Go to swuathletics.com for more about the Warriors!

Father's Day is around the corner! When buying that gift for dad through Amazon, .5 % of eligible purchases will come back to SWU to benefit its programs. To participate, click on the link at left. From that point on, the page for SWU will come up each time you enter the smile.amazon site. If you donâ€™t have an Amazon account, signing up is free. Also, help us spread the word onTwitter and Facebook! Read more>

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