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"Racial Capitalism vs. Divine Economy: How Christianity Offers a Better Antiracism"

The Andrews Chair for Christian Unity presents their 7th annual Andrews Lecture featuring Dr. Jonathan Tran, Associate Professor of Theology at Baylor University. Tran is an...

Student Experience Stories

Experience First Students serve the local homeless need.

Kelli Pryor’s EXPF120 students began their GU experience with a lesson in service. The first-year students raised nearly $300.00 during the fall semester for area...

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GU education majors spread the love through hand-made Valentines

A Greenville University class project called “Pen Pals Across the U.S.” recently allowed education majors to connect with special education students across the nation in...

Community

A thriving college community needs commitment from both town and gown

Synergy is defined as “the interaction or cooperation of two or more entities to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate...

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Field trips give GU students hands-on experiences helping people

When Helo Oidjarv teaches a social work class, she’s not content with classroom instruction. She tries to ensure each class includes at least one experience...

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Teaching grace and mercy through an interterm class on serial killers

It’s not a class for the faint of heart. Even the class title – “A Social Survey of Serial Killers” – doesn’t reveal the challenging material...

Projects

GU is one of Illinois Private Institutions to Receive $400 Million in Capital Grants from the IBHE

Grants will help improve facilities and infrastructure at institutions SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) has awarded $400 million in grants through the...

In Memoriam

A Tribute to W. Richard Stephens, Greenville College president for 16 years

W. Richard Stephens, the eighth president of Greenville College, now university, passed away on December 7, 2023, at the age of 91, more than...

Campus News

Congratulations to students on the fall semester 2023 Dean's List

The following students were placed on the Dean's List at Greenville University for the fall 2023 semester. Aaron Taflinger Abbigale Corbus Abby Boland Abby Grohmann Abby Marksberry Abigail Clark Abigail Cox Adam Wellen Addison...

Community

GREENVILLE UNIVERSITY LAUNCHES LIVESAFE APP

The Campus Safety Office of Greenville University will roll out a new emergency and safety communications mobile app for the 2024 spring semester. The intuitive LiveSafe...

Campus News

GU strength coach to launch Powerlifting Club

Scott Voyles has been on the job less than six months as Greenville University’s strength and conditioning coach. In that short time, however, he’s worked...

Community

GU gymnasts score a perfect 10 by encouraging local teen

A birth defect that left Tanner Jordan with limited use of his legs hasn’t kept him from trying his hand at gymnastics. The 15-year-old freshman at...