Carson-Newman University

CARSON-NEWMAN RETIREES REPRESENT 475 YEARS OF MINISTRY

August 25, 2020

Carson-Newman news office JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman University announced retirements of faculty and staff from the spring and summer. The 15 faculty and staff members represent 475 years of service to the university. As the senior retiree with 43 years of service, Peggy Hypes, professor of education, reflected on her tenure at the university. She said she came to teach at Carson-Newman in 1977 because she knew East Tennessee was

C-N ANNOUNCES FALL PLANS; CLASSES TO START AUG. 19

July 10, 2020

Baptist and Reflector JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman University announced its plans to resume classes and residential living for the fall semester. Classes will begin Aug. 19. Like many universities, in-person instruction for Carson-Newman will conclude by Thanksgiving and resume with online instruction for the remainder of the semester. Dining and residence halls will remain open.

C-N ESTABLISHES TEAM TO ASSESS COMMUNITY INCLUSION

June 30, 2020

Carson-Newman news office JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman University is organizing a community relations task team to foster unity and awareness within the community and make specific recommendations for improvements that align with the university’s biblical faith and Christian identity. The university seeks to identify and eradicate any policies, procedures or cultural norms that promote racial division; advance healing and reconciliation; and affirm that black lives matter. Carson-Newman’s executive leadership, at

CARSON-NEWMAN ANNOUNCES STEPS IN PREPARING FOR “NEW NORMAL” WITH FALL SEMESTER

May 21, 2020

JEFFERSON CITY – Carson-Newman University has announced that it is making preparations for the fall in anticipation for students to return to campus following months of disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a video message to the campus community and families, president Charles A. Fowler shared what the University was doing to get ready for their arrival.

CARSON-NEWMAN LIGHTS CAMPUS IN HONOR OF 2020 GRADUATING CLASS

May 19, 2020

Carson-Newman News Office JEFFERSON CITY — Had the spring semester progressed normally, Carson-Newman University’s senior class would have walked the graduation stage on May 1. Instead, the University offered a commemorative lighting of the campus’ central building, Henderson Humanities Building, in seniors’ honor. A video showcasing the building’s lighting and highlights from the Class of 2020’s junior and senior years featured words of reassurance from Psalm 119:105: “Thy Word is

C-N’S APPALACHIAN OUTREACH EXPERIENCING LARGE DEMAND

April 20, 2020

Carson-Newman news office JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman University’s Appalachian Outreach Ministry continues to see a surge from those in need brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. “We have seen an increase in numbers,” said Jean-Ann Washam, executive director of AO. “We are seeing people who have never received services before who have not been able to go back to work.” Washam cited that some are employees in the retail and

CARSON-NEWMAN MINISTRY MEETING SURGING NEED

March 23, 2020

Appalachian Outreach provides food to struggling families, despite fewer available volunteers Carson-Newman news office JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman University’s community ministry, Appalachian Outreach, has for years provided the region with a variety of services, including a food pantry, clothing ministry, emergency shelter, home repairs and more. As the community adapts to the national COVID-19 outbreak and economic turmoil, the ministry is striving to provide food for a surging number of

CARSON-NEWMAN, UNION MOVE CLASSES ONLINE

March 13, 2020

Baptist and Reflector FRANKLIN — Union University and Carson-Newman University addressed the coronavirus pandemic with their respective campus communities on March 12. Union University in Jackson informed students, faculty and staff that it would move full semester classes on March 16 to an online or alternate delivery format. In a letter to the Union University community, university president Samuel W. “Dub” Oliver said, “While there have been no confirmed cases

STORIES THAT SHAPED 2019

January 7, 2020

Baptists experience monumental year: I Stand for Life initiative, record GOTM gifts among top news stories SEE ALSO – RADIO B&R EP. 37: TBMB JANUARY UPDATE WITH RANDY C. DAVIS By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector [email protected] FRANKLIN — Top news stories in the Tennessee Baptist Convention in 2019 included the “I Stand for Life” initiative in support of SB (Senate Bill) 1236, the election of Charles Fowler

MOST-READ STORIES OF 2019 COVER WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS

January 7, 2020

Stories about Lifeway’s change to pension plan and the “I Stand for Life” initiative had the most views on the B&R website Baptist & Reflector Staff FRANKLIN — The Baptist and Reflector website serves multiple purposes for the newspaper. The website not only runs stories that are published in the print edition of the B&R, but also is the go-to place for breaking news pertaining to Tennessee Baptists. This past