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Blend Program Offers Ministry Students a Five-Year B.S./M.A.
New Blended Program Offers Ministry Students a Five-Year B.S./M.A.
Indiana Wesleyan University’s School of Theology and Ministry has started a new program through which students studying to become pastoral leaders can receive a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in five years.
Graduates will have completed a B.S. or a B.A. in Christian ministries in the first three years, and a 62-credit M.A. in Christian ministries during the final two years. All classes will take place in the IWU School of Theology and Ministry.
The Kern Family Foundation initiated the idea, which is also happening at a number of other schools in differing forms. The Kern Program will offer 10 scholarships each year for students who fulfill the criteria. Non-scholarship students may also enter the program.
“Our students will be more hirable, they’ll be better trained and they’ll be more equipped than students who are going through a traditional ministry preparation program,” said Dr. Dave Ward, Associate Dean of the School of Theology and Ministry and director of the Kern Ministry Education Program at IWU.
The fifth year of the program is a 12-month residential internship at a church under the mentorship of a pastor specially chosen for the program.
Kiplinger’s Report ranks IWU in top 100
October 30, 2012
For Immediate Release
Contact: Janelle Vernon, associate vice president, 765-677-2363, janelle.vernon@indwes.edu
Kiplinger’s ranks IWU among “Best Private College Values”
MARION, Ind. – The October 2012 edition of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance listed IWU in the top 100 of “Best Private College Values.”
Kiplinger’s considers data from approximately 600 private institutions. It narrows the list by the following six criteria: admission rate, four-year graduation rate, total cost per year, average need-based aid, percentage of non-based aids and average debt at graduation. Other universities in the top 100 were Yale, Harvard and the University of Notre Dame.
Indiana Wesleyan University received the same distinction last year from Kiplinger’s, as well as ranking number six in their December 2011 list of “Top Private Colleges with the Lowest Sticker Price.”
U.S. News & World Report’s September 2012 edition gave IWU a similar spot in their list of “Great Schools at Great Prices,” based on the academic quality and overall cost of the university.
Indiana Wesleyan University is an evangelical Christian comprehensive university of The Wesleyan Church. The University, founded in 1920, is committed to liberal arts and professional education.
More than 3,000 students are enrolled in traditional programs on the University’s main campus in Marion, Indiana. Nearly 12,500 adult learners attend classes at education centers in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio, and online.
HLC approved IWU Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree
October 31, 2012
For Immediate Release
Contact: Janelle Vernon, associate vice president, IWU Marketing and Communication, janelle.vernon@indwes.edu or 765-677-2362
Higher Learning Commission Approves IWU Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree
MARION, IN – At its meeting on October 22, 2012, the Institutional Action Council of the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) approved expansion of Indiana Wesleyan University’s accreditation to include the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree (DNP). The degree is the second doctoral program available at IWU, the first doctoral program to be housed in the School of Nursing.
The DNP, the final and most advanced professional practice degree offered in the nursing field, emphasizes the development of a student’s capacity to impact the clinical setting as a leader and to use clinical research to improve and transform health care.
IWU DNP curriculum is designed to prepare students to lead healthcare delivery teams serving diverse populations, synthesize leadership principles regarding ethical and legal issues within health care systems, and develop innovative practice approaches and influence healthcare policy from an interprofessional perspective. A global travel experience permits students to gain international skills that are necessary to address healthcare needs locally, nationally and globally.
“To have received approval by the Higher Learning Commission is a highpoint in helping us achieve our goal of increasing the number and quality of nursing professionals in Indiana and throughout the United States,” said Dr. Henry Smith, IWU President.
“Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate a higher-than-average growth rate in the first quarter of the 21 century for health-care occupations,” Smith said. “An even more important statistic is the lack of health care in the Midwestern states of Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio. Seventy-one percent of the 300 tri-state counties are designated as medically underserved.”
The first DNP class is scheduled for February 2013. Applications for enrollment are being accepted immediately.
The School of Nursing will be housed in the Science and Nursing building, a $45 million construction project located on the IWU residential campus scheduled to open in the fall of 2014.
Indiana Wesleyan University is an evangelical Christian comprehensive university of The Wesleyan Church. The University, founded in 1920, is committed to liberal arts and professional education.
More than 3,000 students are enrolled in traditional programs on the University’s main campus in Marion, Indiana. Nearly 12,500 adult learners attend classes at education centers in Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio, and online.
A life well-lived.
We offer condolences to the family of Jaman Alan Iseminger, alumni of IWU.
In the words from an obituary:
“Jaman Alan Iseminger 29, departed the gravity of Earth and soared into the arms of Jesus Christ on Saturday, May 19, 2012. God called him into service early and called him into glory young. He leaves behind ‘the most important sermon we will ever hear” – his life. His passion was Christ, his heart loving, and his spirit joy.'”
What a legacy we give tribute to! Jaman was tragically killed while serving in the ministry he lived. Tributes offered during the funeral today reflected a legacy of a Christ-centered life.
It was an honor today to attend the service and see how Jamen impacted his community.
We offer our deepest respect and prayers.
Welcome newest grads!
Graduation ceremonies began as a soaking experience with traditional grads. As the day progressed and saw dryer experiences with the weather, the newest alumni poured in as they celebrated in three ceremonies.
Cheers and applause lifted up as graduates lined up to begin each ceremony.
The Alumni Association congratulates our most recent alumni. Welcome to the family!
Students join together to PrayerWalk
The following are images during a student Chapel when they gathered around the Administration Building to prayer walk.
This simple act of prayer and devotion is a powerful act of community faith. Led by Dr Jim Lo, the students prayed for the needs confronting IWU as well as Faculty, staff and administrators.
We invite you to also join us in praying for IWU.
Partnered to reach the needy in NY City
“Preparation and expectation are key words for Charlotte and me and the community we lead in Washington Heights, Manhattan. In a few short weeks we will launch Trinity Grace Church – Washington Heights”, says Gary.
Washington Heights is the sixth TGC neighborhood parish planted in NYC in the past six years. The multi-ethnic neighborhood of 228,000 people is largely Latino and is the poorest neighborhood in Manhattan.
Charlotte ’80 and Gary ’78 came to Washington Heights nearly ten years ago after 15 years with Global Partners in Lima, Peru. “It is exciting to see God’s original call coming to fulfillment: to see a multi-cultural community established that begins to reflect the scene around the throne of God in Revelation 7:9”, Wiley says.
From a recent newsletter the Wiley’s stated that;
“Ten years is a long time to wait, but it has been a period of learning, growing, and maturing in our own lives. Five years ago the Father led us to Trinity Grace Church where we have served in the areas of justice, pastoral care, and discipleship. And all the while God was renewing our call to see a church planted in Washington Heights. Now it is much more than our story: there is a growing community of God’s choice saints at TGC who have embraced the vision as their own.”
On Palm Sunday weekend TGC Washington Heights will launch its first public gathering.
“This is a time of great excitement as we secure a venue, prepare a worship team, initiate a children’s ministry, and set everything into place. They also recognize the great challenge of sharing the Good News of the Kingdom of God and our Lord Jesus Christ in a tangible way with our very needy neighborhood.”
Please check out their Washington Heights video:
Trinity Grace Church Washington Heights
Making a difference in Ecuador!
Jana Mervine graduated in 2003 from Indiana Wesleyan University and begin to fulfill her dreams.
According to Jana’s Website she is finding fulfillment in realizing her dream.
“I am fulfilling my life dream here in Ecuador! Since I went on my first mission trip when I was only 14 I knew that this is what I wanted to do in the future. I have truly been blessed in my life to see the world and be given so many amazing opportunities. I have worked in the states as a travel nurse for the past 5 years, this giving me the opportunity to work in some of the best places in the country and giving me the experience that I needed to work in a third world country. I love the children and believe that if I help them to obtain knowledge they will in turn better their own lives and the lives of the people around them.”
Alumnae promoted at Sherry Laboratories
Cindy Darnell, alumnae promoted
Northern Materials Division’s newly promoted manager of customer service, Cindy Darnell, will lead the consolidated department.
… that supports customers of both materials laboratories in Indiana and Oklahoma. … degree in management from Indiana Wesleyan University in December 2011.