Cornerstone University
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| Type | Private Christian College |
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| Established | 1941 |
| Endowment | $56 million |
| President | Joseph M. Stowell, III |
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Academic staff
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118 |
| Students | 3,000 |
| Location | Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States |
| Campus | 130 acres, suburban |
| Colors |
Royal Blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Golden Eagles |
| Affiliations | Council for Christian Colleges and Universities |
| Website | www.cornerstone.edu |
Cornerstone University is an independent, non-denominational Christian university in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Cornerstone University has undergraduate and graduate programs, two seminaries (Grand Rapids Theological Seminary and Asia Baptist Theological Seminary based in Chiang Mai, Thailand) and a radio division called Cornerstone University Radio (WCSG, Mission Network News). It is a liberal arts university.
In the 1990s and early 2000s (decade) 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, and winning a men's national basketball championship in 1999, 2011 and 2015.
Students are required to abide by a "Lifestyle Statement" intended to reflect trinitarianism. The university offers 60 academic programs in the arts, sciences, humanities, Bible, teacher education, computers and business and journalism.
Cornerstone University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada and the National Association of Schools of Music. In sports, it is a member of the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Cornerstone's social work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
As of 2011[update] Cornerstone had an enrollment of 3,000 students including professional and graduate studies and both seminaries.
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