Campus MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CONFERENCES Beginning Monday, Nov. 7, North Greenville University will host Men’s and Women’s Conferences with worship pastor Travis Agnew and wife Amanda of North Side Baptist Church. The conferences will take place Monday and Tuesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. and will count as bonus chapel credit. COURSE EVALUATIONS The student evaluation [...]
Nicole Case Staff Writer Former North Greenville University baseball coach Tim Nihart is joining the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) collegiate level baseball team, the “Niagara Power,” for the summer of 2012. Nihart retired from full-time collegiate coaching in 2008 after spending 10 years as NGU’s head baseball coach. Nihart has spent the last seven [...]
John Kelly Staff Writer On the second Tuesday of every month, Student Services hosts a round table meeting on campus called the Round Table. The meetings are meant to act as a forum allowing students to share their opinions concerning North Greenville University student life, from resident life to dining services. Will Broadus, senior international [...]
James Chip Moore Senior Writer When it came time to get approval for the Bachelor of Arts interdisciplinary studies in musical theatre program, “It was an easy sell,” said Corrie Danieley, assistant professor of theatre. “We have the people in the music and theatre department to handle the classes, so it just made sense,” said [...]
Nicole Case Staff Writer Currie Dickerson, sophomore broadcast media, was crowned Miss North Greenville University on Saturday, Oct. 22. The runners-up include Hannah Failoni, senior elementary education, with first; McKenzie Wells, graduate student Master of Education, with second; Amanda Styles, junior early childhood education, with third; and Lauren Jones, sophomore business administration, with fourth. With [...]
Campus North Greenville University is having its very first Soles4Shoes Shoe Drive through Saturday, Oct. 29 with hopes of collecting 500 pairs of shoes. Collection boxes can be found in the lobby of Todd Dining Hall. In light of this week’s campus events, North Greenville University will be hosting the Annual Homecoming Week Canned Food [...]
Chip Moore Senior Writer It is heart that makes North Greenville University’s baseball team the force it is today. A strong bond combined with a hard work ethic helped bring NGU a National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association (NCCAA) national championship in 2010, and a runner up finish in 2011. Other than skill on the field, [...]
Nicole Case Staff Writer The Mountain Laurel staff is working hard this year to make the campus literary magazine the best it has ever been. As a student-created and -designed publication, it includes forms of poetry, art, non-fiction and fiction pieces from students and alumni. Anyone can submit work by filling out the submission [...]
Campus In an attempt to better the dining services on campus, Aramark has published an online survey for students to take at www.college-survey.com/ngu. Participants have the opportunity to win a $150 Ticketmaster gift card or one of three $50 Visa gift cards. NGU will be hosting Apologetics Day Saturday, Oct. 22 from 10 am to [...]
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 [...]