| 词条 | Cornerstone University |
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|name = Cornerstone University |image_name = Cornerstone University logo.png |established = 1941 |type = Private Christian College |faculty = 118 |president = Joseph M. Stowell, III |students = 3,000[1] |city = Grand Rapids, Michigan |country = United States |endowment = $56 million [2] |campus = 130 acres, suburban |colors=Navy Blue and Vegas Gold {{color box|#000080}} {{color box|#C5B358}}| |mascot = Golden Eagles |affiliations = Council for Christian Colleges and Universities |website = www.cornerstone.edu }} Cornerstone University is an independent, non-denominational Christian university in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Cornerstone University has undergraduate and graduate programs, two seminaries (Grand Rapids Theological Seminary and Asia Baptist Theological Seminary based in Chiang Mai, Thailand), and a radio division called Cornerstone University Radio (WCSG, Mission Network News). It is a liberal arts university. In the 1990s and early 2000s Cornerstone University expanded and transformed, changing its name, becoming a university, increasing enrollment, adding facilities and improving the campus, introducing an adult program including the MBA and a leadership development experience, adding an Honors Program and "Civitas" Core Curriculum, changing its mascot, colors, and logo, and winning a men's national basketball championship[3] in 1999, 2011 and 2015. Students are required to abide by a "Lifestyle Statement" intended to reflect trinitarianism. The university offers 60 academic programs in the arts, sciences, humanities, Bible, teacher education, computers and business and journalism. Cornerstone University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools,[4] the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada[5] and the National Association of Schools of Music.[6] In sports, it is a member of the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Cornerstone's social work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).{{citation needed|date=September 2011}} {{As of|2011}} Cornerstone had an enrollment of 3,000 students, including professional and graduate studies and both seminaries.HistoryCornerstone was founded in 1941 as the Baptist Bible Institute. It was accredited in 1972 as a degree-granting college, Grand Rapids Baptist College. In 1993, it absorbed the Grand Rapids School of Bible and Music.[7]{{rs|date=July 2017}} On July 1, 1999, following approval by the State of Michigan, Cornerstone College and Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary became Cornerstone University. In June 2003, the graduate theological school became Grand Rapids Theological Seminary.[8] It was previously affiliated with the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches.{{cn|date=July 2017}} Presidents
CampusOn Saturday, October 7, 2006, the W. Wilbert and Meryl Welch Tower was dedicated during Cornerstone's 2006 Homecoming. The clock tower has a four faced clock near its top. The tower stands {{convert|110|ft|m}} tall, and also has a WOOD-TV traffic camera on the southeast side of the tower. The clock tower is located between the Gainey Conference Center and Bolthouse Hall on campus. AthleticsCornerstone University teams are known as the Golden Eagles. The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), competing in the Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball. The official mascot is Rocky the Golden Eagle. The baseball team's honorary mascot is Buster the bulldog. National Championships:
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References1. ^About Cornerstone University - Cornerstone University 2. ^As of February 4, 2013. {{Cite web| title = U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2012Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change* in Endowment Market Value from FY 2011 to FY 2012| work = 2012 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments| publisher = National Association of College and University Business Officers| url = http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2012NCSEPublicTablesEndowmentMarketValuesRevisedFebruary42013.pdf| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130512184138/http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2012NCSEPublicTablesEndowmentMarketValuesRevisedFebruary42013.pdf| dead-url = yes| archive-date = May 12, 2013| accessdate = April 15, 2013}} 3. ^Cornerstone University shifts directions, restores teacher tenure | MLive.com 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ncahlc.org/component/com_directory/Action,ShowBasic/Itemid,/instid,1783/ |title=Currently or Previously Affiliated Institutions - 01/10/2013 |year=2013 |accessdate=January 10, 2013}} 5. ^ATS website {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304213513/http://www.ats.edu/about/Documents/AccreditedMembers.pdf |date=2012-03-04 }} 6. ^{{Cite web |url=http://nasm.arts-accredit.org/index.jsp?page=Member+Lists |title=NASM website |access-date=2006-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060818054935/http://nasm.arts-accredit.org/index.jsp?page=Member%20Lists |archive-date=2006-08-18 |dead-url=yes |df= }} 7. ^http://www.grsbm.com/tp40/page.asp?ID=66465 8. ^History External links
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