Jordan Ecarma Editor-in-Chief Anita Perry, wife of presidential candidate and Texas governor Rick Perry, visited the North Greenville University campus on Oct. 13. Rick Perry’s campaign office contacted NGU on her behalf. Anita Perry was staying with a friend in the area and requested to come by the NGU campus for a visit. She had [...]
Campus The Miss NGU Pageant will be held on Saturday, October 22 in Turner Chapel. Submission deadline for The Mountain Laurel is November 14. Submission guidelines and collection boxes are located in the lobby of White Hall, the library, the art building and the theater building as well as the cafeteria. Travis Henson, championship winning [...]
Jed Stevens Contributing Writer The Information Technology department at North Greenville University has been hard at work this summer improving the campus network. Because of NGU’s steady growth over the past few years, Paul Garrett, Director for Information Technology, and his staff have had to prepare for dramatic increases in network usage. As part of [...]
Nicole Case Staff Writer During the summer of 2011, the softball and men’s tennis teams brought back championships for North Greenville University from the National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association. “These wins mean great exposure for our sports program and for the school as a whole,” said Micah Sepko, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information and [...]
Allie Outhouse Staff Writer North Greenville University has uniquely designed a traditional ring for upcoming juniors, seniors and alumni that Jason Ross, director for alumni affairs and annual giving, hopes will “create a legacy. Students will want this ring because their grandmother has it.” For this reason, the ring cannot be personalized as in years [...]
Campus In response to the increase of students this year, campus security has made some changes to commuter parking. Students with commuter and commuter housing permits will no longer be allowed to park in the overflow lot in front of Tuttle Clinic or in the parking lot around Wingo house. Local South Carolina superintendent of [...]
Nicole Case Staff Writer The student evaluations will be part of class requirements as of this semester. Dr. George Hopson, Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness, said the responses will be used to improve North Greenville University. The surveys or evaluations are used to see the strengths and weaknesses in the classrooms, professors and departments. [...]
Allie Outhouse Staff Writer The latest edition of The Mountain Laurel was submitted to the analysis of the Associated Collegiate Press, a professional critique that is published nationally and judges according to content, quality of writing and editing, photography, art and graphics as well as to layout design and the overall theme. The staff was [...]
Brittany Bradley Staff Writer The 10th annual Global Missions Week at North Greenville University was a success as missionaries poured into students’ lives and keynote speaker Danny Akin, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary president, challenged students to answer the call to minister to the nations. The conference theme, “Give It All Away,” reinforced the concept of [...]
Kayla Rease Assistant Editor Joshua Putnam, South Carolina State House Representative of Anderson County District 10 and a North Greenville University alumnus, boldly steps up to the plate of being a leader for South Carolina. Putnam graduated from NGU in May 2011 with a major in international business and marketing. While entering NGU, Putnam was [...]
Campus The NGU Sport Information Department has announced a contest for the designing of a new Crusader mascot. The school colors and seal should be incorporated into the image, and the winner will be awarded $100. All files can be sent to Micah Sepko, who can also answer any questions. For the remainder of the [...]
Campus Last week’s Freshman Class Election resulted in a tie between Olivia Buchanan, freshman early childhood education, and Logan Craig, freshman sport management. A special runoff election will be held Wednesday, Sep. 14 from 11a.m. to 2p.m. in Todd Dining Hall. The theatre department will be holding auditions for Arsenic & Old Lace, this semester’s [...]
John Kelly Staff Writer North Greenville University welcomed new Vice President of Academic Affairs Randall Pannell this summer. Replacing Don Dowless in July, Pannell says the transition to NGU was an easy one. In fact, Pannell said both he and his wife, Stella, felt like God wanted them to be here. That sense of God’s [...]
Study Abroad As a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, North Greenville University participates in the Best Semester Program. Students may apply for semester long programs both domestic and abroad with programs based in Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, Australia, China, Egypt, Uganda and many more. Best Semester classes are fully credited through [...]
Kayla Rease Assistant Editor Notice a lot of new faces around the North Greenville University campus this semester? According to George Hopson, Director of Institutional Assessment and Planning, 541 new freshmen and 99 new transfer students have registered this semester, resulting in a record-breaking enrollment of 640 students. “This is the highest number of new [...]
Brittany Bradley Staff Writer Chapel looks slightly different this year as the Campus Band takes its place leading the student body in corporate worship. The band is made up seven students: Heath Williams (lead vocals and acoustic), senior Christian studies, Tara Sheffield (vocals), senior elementary education, Micah McMinn (electric guitar and vocals), senior media ministry, [...]
Erin Chandler Staff Writer Incoming freshmen at North Greenville University have a lot to look forward to this fall. The start of a new journey in life and the beginning of new friendships await them. Kicking things off is the “Link” Student Orientation, which is aimed at making this transition as smooth, efficient and fun [...]
James Chip Moore Staff Writer “Scientia potentia est” is a Latin maxim meaning “knowledge is power.” In an oppressed society, many freedoms can be taken away. One thing that can never be taken away once obtained is knowledge. For many cultures, knowledge is seen as power and freedom. Once equipped with knowledge, the only thing [...]
PSA/Commercials 1st place: “NRB Promo” by Justin Robinson, Laurel Vaughn, Justin Solinas, and Michael Gibbons. 2nd place: “First and Far Most HD TV spot” by Michael Gibbons 5 Minute Short Films 1st place: “Lovers in Japan” by Candice Mackie 2nd place: “What if” by Justin Robinson 3rd place: “This is a Dream” by Ryan Atkins [...]
Elizabeth Pirkle Staff Writer Due to the lack of response to the voluntary student course evaluations, beginning in the fall, the university will require students to complete course evaluations before getting exam passes. For the past five years, course evaluations have been delivered to North Greenville University students via their NGU email accounts and are [...]