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New school year brings changes
to NGU
Three new degrees added for fall semester
TIGERVILLE, SC - As incoming students
begin to arrive on the campus of North Greenville University to begin a new
school year this fall, they will find both physical and academic changes to the
Southern Baptist institution.
Campus construction has become an annual summer tradition in Tigerville.
Houses owned by the school have been renovated and opened for student housing
this fall. Numerous other buildings were renovated and improved for academic
purposes including faculty offices and student classrooms. Major landscaping
changes also took place at NGU. The front entrance has been remodeled with a
waterfall under construction near by.
But construction was not the only work going on this summer. Hundreds of
hours of work by NGU deans and faculty came to fruition this summer with the
approval of three new degree programs.
The College of Education partnered with the College of Humanities and the
College of Science to submit a proposal to the South Carolina Department of
Education for two new secondary teacher education programs. This June, the SCDE
approved both proposals: a secondary education degree in English Language Arts
and a secondary education degree in Broadfield Science (with Biology). Both of
the programs will begin this fall and will enable students interested in
teaching in public or private high schools (grade 9-12) to become certified
teachers.
"We are very pleased with the open door that God has given us to train
highly qualified individuals to become future teachers. Much effort has gone
into these proposals and programs, but the collaborative effort has made us a
better university for it,” said Dr. Richard NeSmith, Dean of Education. “After
much work by the Colleges of Education, Humanities, and Science, we are
encouraged by what we believe to be the best secondary Science and Language Arts
teacher-training program in the country. We are already looking forward to the
new students that will be attracted to this tremendous opportunity."
Two additional proposals for secondary education in mathematics and social
studies education will be submitted next spring to begin next fall.
In addition to the new education degrees, an Interdisciplinary Studies
degree in Linguistics has also been approved for this fall. The Foreign Modern
Languages and Linguistics Department will direct the degree program. According
to Dr. Victor Prieto, a NGU Linguistic and Spanish Professor, linguistics can be
the primary or secondary component of the Interdisciplinary Studies degree and
can also be taken as a minor. Prieto also said that several students plan to
graduate from the program next school year.
Early returning students began arriving on campus Monday. New Student
Orientation will be this Friday, with upperclassmen reporting next Monday and
Tuesday.
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