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By Corley Humphrey CLEVELAND, Ga. – “These students get to hear the word of God from a fresh voice, and it’s like hearing the message for the first time,” said Savannah Whaley, a junior Education major at Truett McConnell University (TMU), about a recent mission trip to Anchorage, Alaska. During their time in Alaska, they…
By Jenny Gregory CLEVELAND, Ga. – This fall, the Pilgram Marpeck School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) at Truett McConnell University (TMU) will implement the institution’s first innovative imagining tool–Anatomage, an interactive virtual anatomy dissection table. To date, the Anatomage Table is the most technologically advanced anatomy visualization system for anatomy education and…
CLEVELAND, Ga. – Truett McConnell University (TMU) will host an exhibit honoring our military’s service to this country during the Faith and Freedom Celebration with Lt. Col. Oliver North and Todd Starnes on April 20, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. This design of the tomb is a half-scale, exact replica of the Tomb of the Unknowns…
By Jenny Gregory CLEVELAND, Ga. – Fox News Commentator Todd Starnes will host a Faith and Freedom Celebration featuring Lt. Col. Oliver L. North (retired) on the Truett McConnell University campus, April 20, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. North is a decorated combat veteran who served 22 years in the United States Marine Corps. During the…
By Dr. Gary Jarnagin Cleveland, Ga. –Truett McConnell University (TMU) continues to expand its campus to include additional student housing and classroom space, which will accommodate the Peter and Gredel Walpot School of Education. In April of 2016, TMU and the Cleveland Worship Center (CWC), entered into a three year lease/purchase agreement on two facilities…
by: Dr. Gary Jarnagin Cleveland, Ga. – Anyone who has walked through the Nix Student Center in the past nine years has probably heard singing. In August 1978, 39 years ago, Gloria Pruitt Sutton, known throughout the campus as Ms. Gloria, began a career at Truett-McConnell College, now Truett McConnell University. When asked to describe…
By Jenny Gregory Truett McConnell University [TMU] President Dr. Emir Caner announced the naming of four campus roadways in honor of significant university supporters during an unveiling ceremony on Tuesday, January 23. “The cabinet and I prayed about how can we honor those to whom honor is due,” Caner said. “Not only are you not…
By Jenny Gregory Cleveland, Ga. – During Truett McConnell University’s [TMU] weekly chapel service on Tuesday, the Georgia Baptist Foundation presented the university with a check for over $3.7 million, the largest single private donation in the school’s history. The gift comes from the estate of the late Ms. Mildred Ruth Brown, who passed away…
by Jenny Gregory When watching a favorite movie, we find ourselves connected with the characters, fascinated by the visual effects or even repeating the scripted lines word for word after seeing the film a hundred times. For Phillip Simmons, a 2016 Truett McConnell University graduate, what fascinates him is the score – the instrumental masterpieces…
By Jordan Haney CLEVELAND, Ga., “The Lord has blessed me with compassion for people who are hurting because I can relate to them. I want to be there for someone who is hurting,” says Lillian Firth, a sophomore Nursing major at Truett McConnell University (TMU). Firth shares how she hopes to use her past experiences…
by Jenny Gregory Cleveland, Ga., – For many youngsters, childhood role-play is a part of growing up. For Kelcie Johnson, the youthful imagination was a natural calling in her life that led her to choose the Bachelor of Education degree at Truett McConnell University (TMU), where she graduated in 2015. “I come from a family…
By Jordan Haney CLEVELAND, Ga., – “My personality now is totally different from the person I was on Move In Day as a freshman,” said Brandon Long, a senior at Truett McConnell University (TMU). “In high school, I wasn’t the most social person,” he added. “Now I can approach people I don’t know and at…
by: Jenny Gregory CLEVELAND, Ga. – This month, over fifty students from Truett McConnell University (TMU) participated in a Leadership Development Class, part of Disney’s Youth Education Series (YES program), in Orlando, Florida. This three-hour course provided students with a chance to learn Walt Disney World professionals’ approach to leadership and business. Bryan Wisdom, First…
By Jordan Haney CLEVELAND, Ga. – Almost every Truett McConnell University (TMU) student is familiar with the email address, ahayes@truett.edu, but just who is this A. Hayes? The mysterious email belongs to Mrs. Amy Hayes, TMU Coordinator of Online Learning, or as she jokingly stated, the “C.O.O.L.” Growing up, Hayes did not live in a…
By Jenny Gregory CLEVELAND, Ga. – Truett McConnell University’s (TMU) World Missions Center prepares students to take the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the nations. This summer, TMU students, faculty and staff, teamed up with Helen First Baptist Church (HFBC) to help fulfill that mission in Tanzania. Abby Johnson, a senior Psychology major at TMU,…
By: Jenny Gregory CLEVELAND, Ga. – Each summer, TMU sophomore Lauren Flowers spends her summer working as a counselor at Camp Kaleo, a Georgia Baptist camp in Forsyth, Georgia. This summer, the music education major found her time to be one she would never forget. Camp Kaleo, which provides a retreat setting for children, youth,…
