Dr. Christina Smerick

Greenville College welcomes new faculty member, Dr. Christina Smerick, as director of Jewish-Christian studies. Smerick said, “I feel that GC is truly serving its students and the larger world by having a Jewish-Christian Studies program.” She holds a joint appointment as assistant professor in the department of Philosophy/Religion and Historical/Political Science. Dr. Smerick comes to Greenville from Saint Xavier University in Illinois, where she taught part-time at both DePaul University and Saint Xavier until 1999. Dr. Smerick earned her B.A. from Trevecca University in Nashville, Tennessee and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy from DePaul University in Illinois.

Greg Pennington

Greg Pennington recently joined the college as assistant professor of Sociology, Social Work and Criminal Justice. A 1987 alum of Greenville College, Prof. Pennington received his Master of Social Work from the University of Wisconsin and Master of Divinity from Asbury Theological Seminary. He has worked as a clinical, hospice and child welfare social worker. He will teach “Introduction to Social Work,” “Introduction to Criminal Justice,” “Social Policy” and “Juvenile Delinquency.”