![]() ![]() The Cornerstone athletic teams are called the Golden Eagles. The clock tower is located between the Gainey Conference Center and Bolthouse Hall on campus. The tower stands 110 feet (34 m) tall, and also has a WOOD-TV traffic camera on the southeast side of the tower. The clock tower has a four faced clock near its top. Wilbert and Meryl Welch Tower was dedicated during Cornerstone's 2006 Homecoming. Paul Jackson (1945–1946) (acting president).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. In June 2003, the graduate theological school became Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. On July 1, 1999, following approval by the State of Michigan, Cornerstone College and Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary became Cornerstone University. In 1993, it absorbed the Grand Rapids School of Bible and Music. WCSG began broadcasting in June 1973 with an easy listening and fine arts format. It was accredited in 1963 as a four-year degree-granting college and renamed the Grand Rapids Baptist Bible College and Seminary. The first class graduated in 1944 and the first degree was conferred in 1947. History Ĭornerstone was founded in 1941 as the Baptist Bible Institute by the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches as an evening school. Cornerstone's social work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, and the National Association of Schools of Music. As of 2020 Cornerstone had an enrollment of 1,998 students, including professional and graduate studies and both seminaries. Students are required to abide by a "Lifestyle Statement" intended to reflect trinitarianism. The university maintains Mission Network News (MNN), an evangelical "broadcast ministry". The university offers 60 academic programs in the arts, sciences, humanities, Bible, teacher education, computers and business and journalism. Ĭornerstone University has undergraduate and graduate programs, two seminaries ( Grand Rapids Theological Seminary and Asia Biblical Theological Seminary based in Chiang Mai, Thailand), and a radio division called Cornerstone University Radio (WCSG, Mission Network News). Cornerstone University is a private Christian university in Grand Rapids, Michigan. ![]()
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