Cornerstone University


Cornerstone University is an independent, non-denominational Christian university in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Cornerstone University has undergraduate and graduate programs, two seminaries, and a radio division called Cornerstone University Radio. It is a liberal arts university.
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, 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. Cornerstone's social work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.
Cornerstone had an enrollment of 3,000 students, including professional and graduate studies and both seminaries.

History

Cornerstone was founded in 1941 as the Baptist Bible Institute. It was accredited in 1972 as a degree-granting college, Grand Rapids Baptist College. In 1993, it absorbed the Grand Rapids School of Bible and Music. On July 1, 1999, following approval by the State of Michigan, Cornerstone College and Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary became Cornerstone University. In June 2003, the graduate theological school became Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. It was previously affiliated with the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches.

Presidents

On Saturday, October 7, 2006, the W. Wilbert and Meryl Welch Tower was dedicated during Cornerstone's 2006 Homecoming. The clock tower has a four faced clock near its top. The tower stands tall, and also has a WOOD-TV traffic camera on the southeast side of the tower. The clock tower is located between the Gainey Conference Center and Bolthouse Hall on campus.

Athletics

Cornerstone University teams are known as the Golden Eagles. The university is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, competing in the Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis track & field and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, cheerleading, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball. The official mascot is Rocky the Golden Eagle. The baseball team's honorary mascot is Buster the bulldog.
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