Posted on October 8, 2024
How La Vida Prepares Gordon College Students for Academic and Life Success
Why does Gordon require such a strenuous achievement for students? Newly minted faculty member Abby Stroven explains the methodology behind La Vida and how it has impacted thousands of Gordon students for the better.
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Posted on October 1, 2024
Q&A with Steve Nelson, Inaugural Dean of the School of Business
Get to know the helm of the new School of Business, who came to Gordon following a lengthy tenure at Harvard Business School, most recently serving as senior director of external relations and executive director of the MBA Program.
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Posted on September 30, 2024
Ready to Listen, Learning to Talk: CFI’s First Event Encourages Constructive Conversations Across Differences
On September 19 CFI hosted its first event of the fall semester, featuring four faculty members from various departments who talked about being self-aware in dialogue and how to have difficult conversations with people who are different from us.
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Posted on September 26, 2024
Anan Copty ’94: A Palestinian Christian Physicist’s Quest to Cure Cancer and Build Peace
Meet Anan Copty ’94, Gordon College’s Alumni of the Year for 2024, who is a Palestinian Christian with an Israeli passport and the founder of SynergyMed, a noninvasive cancer treatment developer that employs people of all faiths and backgrounds.
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Posted on September 25, 2024
5 Tips for Living with a Roommate in College
Living with someone at school, especially a person you’ve never met, can be exciting—but also a little daunting. Here are some helpful things to keep in mind as you begin your experience with a college roommate.
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Posted on September 18, 2024
Integrating Faith and Social Work: Gordon College’s New MSW 4+1 Partnership
Gordon College is partnering with Roberts Wesleyan University and Dordt University to create a new 4+1 Master of Social Work program that allows social welfare majors in the School of Psychology and Human Services to complete a master's degree in five years.
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Posted on September 17, 2024
Demystifying the Reading Landscape
Ellen Ballock, Ph.D. and Priscilla Nelson ‘74, Ed.D. of the Herschend School of Education share their insights into the literacy crisis in America—and how Gordon is using the science of reading to combat it.
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Posted on September 9, 2024
Gordon College Earns Spot on The Princeton Review’s Best Colleges List for the 11th Year
Gordon College has once again been named one of The Princeton Review’s best schools in the nation for undergraduates. This is the 11th consecutive year Gordon merited inclusion in this annual listing of The Best 390 Colleges - 2025 Edition.
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Posted on September 3, 2024
From Adversity to Advocacy: First-Gen Student Vinnycius Alves’ Mission to Bridge Mental Health Gaps in Urban Communities
Vinnycius “Vinny” Alves `26 talks about how he felt God was calling him to be the first in his family to attend college, where he could combine psychology and biblical studies into a practical career that helps heal others through God’s love.
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Posted on August 30, 2024
Olyvia Shaw ’21 on Performing in Sight & Sound Theatre’s Biblical Show, Daniel
Olyvia Shaw ’ 21 studied theatre arts at Gordon and is currently starring in Daniel, the latest original show by Sight & Sound Theatres. We sat down to ask Olyvia what life is like working full time as an actor.
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Posted on August 28, 2024
Loving Our Neighbors: Lessons in Compassion from Sophia Offerdahl’s ’24 Northeast Arc Internship
During her Northeast Arc internship, Sophia Offerdahl ’24 learned life-changing lessons in compassion from individuals with developmental disabilities. Discover how this experience reshaped her faith and inspired her to pursue global disability advocacy.
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Posted on August 27, 2024
Exciting Updates at Gordon
With a remarkable 14 percent increase in enrollment from last year, Gordon has proudly welcomed 431 new first-year, transfer and international students, setting the stage for an exciting academic year ahead.
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