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How to Prepare to Graduate from High School

As a senior in high school, I am sure you are simply overwhelmed. You are about to enter a new season of life, and that can be extremely scary. Lucky for you, we are here to help! Here are ways to prepare for graduation: Finish Strong. It would be a shame...

Places to go and Things to do the Summer Before College

Hurray! High school is officially over and it is finally starting to warm up! It may seem like high school lasted forever, and here in Illinois, sometimes we feel stuck in a time warp with cold, drowsy weather. Especially at Greenville University, nice weather means good moods and better friendships....

7 Steps for Reducing College Stress

"Hey, how are you?" "I'm just so tired." I hear this conversation on the college campus at least five times a day, if not more. College students are always "tired" and "stressed." If this is you, listen up! I have the advice you need. Here are seven super easy and fun ways...

8 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Go to a Christian University

When making the decision to attend a Christian college, a multitude of thoughts flooded through my head. As a committed believer already, it was my calling to go out into the world and influence others for Christ, right? The thought that I would not get the opportunity to show others Jesus...

When Your College Becomes a University and No Longer Has Your Major

Whether you worked hard for two years for an associates degree or four years for a bachelor's, you worked hard and deserve proof of your degree. That's why we take on so much for that piece of paper; the diploma!  Did you know that diploma means double folded paper in Greek...

Vespers: A Triple Treat that's Changing Lives

One thing that sets GU students apart from the rest is the chance to worship and grow in faith through obtaining chapel credit. A student that attends Greenville for four years will graduate with at least 288 chapel credits. One can earn chapel credit by attending chapel every Monday, Wednesday,...

10 Ways to Make the Most of Your Spring Break

Spring break is a great time to get away from your everyday life at university, but you should consider ways to approach this time off with some intentionality. Whether you're headed to the beach or visiting the land of Netflix and Couch, here are the top 10 ways to make...

5 Loaves, 5 Years, and 2 Fish: What's the Briner School up to now?

It has been five years since the Briner was born. Technically, it's still a baby. After six months of life, this article was published on the GU website to inform people about what was happening concerning the Briner. Today's focus is what's happening after five years! Jane Bell is a Greenville...

Are you on a Mission?

The apostle Paul, William Carey, Mary Slessor, and Jim Elliot are all examples of people on a mission. While these people listed are rather famous for the mission work in which they partook, there are ordinary people like you and me that are completing missions. It goes without saying that...

GU SMART: A Smart Change to Our Community

You may have heard of Greenville University's SMART program, but did you know about the significant changes taking place that will impact the entire community? We wish business in the city of Greenville, IL to be booming! To make this wish become a reality, the community of Greenville has joined forces...

What it Takes to Start the Semester Strong

In basketball, the first few minutes of the game are crucial. If a team begins a game sloppy and disorganized, they are only digging themselves a deep hole to crawl out of for the remainder of the game. Similarly, the first few weeks of a semester are critical to the...

Innovation at GU: The 126-Year Startup

We all love new beginnings. Well, all but those that are called Mondays. A new beginning is a second chance (or maybe third or fourth), a re-do, or a whole different approach to something. In business, a new beginning is referred to as a startup. A startup business is defined...