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CARSON-NEWMAN’S O’BRIEN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

By Lonnie Wilkey
Editor, Baptist and Reflector

Randall O’Brien

JEFFERSON CITY — Randall O’Brien, president of Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City since 2008, has announced his plans to retire, effective Dec. 31, 2018.

O’Brien celebrated his 10th anniversary as Carson-Newman’s 22nd president on July 8.

O’Brien was elected by the university’s trustees in July of 2008 and began transitioning to the position in August of that year. He didn’t officially join the college until Jan. 1, 2009. A native of McComb, Miss., O’Brien was executive vice president and provost at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, at the time of his election. [Read more…]

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COLLEGE ATLAS RANKS CARSON-NEWMAN AMONG BEST CHRISTIAN COLLEGES

From C-N news office

Student Government Association President Elizabeth Dixon receives a congratulatory hug from Ross Brummett, senior vice president for student affairs following Carson-Newman’s May graduation. (Photo from Carson-Newman)

JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman University ranks among the top 50 best Christian colleges in the nation, according to College Atlas. The online site ranks colleges and universities based on information provided by schools, education professionals and students. [Read more…]

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C-N RECEIVES $1 MILLION GIFT

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JEFFERSON CITY —  An estate gift of more than $1 million to Carson-Newman University will allow the school to provide a first for future Carson-Newman students.

A gift from the late Anna Lee and Harrell Pendleton of Morristown endows a full scholarship for four years for one student. [Read more…]

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UNION WOMEN ADVANCE TO DIVISION-II FINAL FOUR

From B&R staff reports

 

Union’s Chelsey Shumpert (No. 25) guards Carson-Newman’s Haris Price during the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division II tournament. Union’s Kyvin Goodin-Rogers (No. 22) also defends on the play.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Union University women’s basketball team is headed to the NCAA Division II Final Four for the first time in the program’s history. [Read more…]

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B&R’s TOP-10 MOST READ STORIES OF 2017

Based on analytics from the B&R Website, here’s a list of stories that garnered the most views in the past 12 months:

1. PLATT APOLOGIZES TO SOUTHERN BAPTISTS

David Platt

Posted: Feb. 17, 2017
Written by: Lonnie Wilkey, B&R Editor

ONTARIO, Calif. – David Platt, president of the Southern Baptist International Mission Board, issued an apology to Southern Baptists on Feb. 15 for the IMB’s involvement in an amicus brief last summer. Platt apologized during a meeting of the Association of State Baptist Publications held in Ontario, Calif. He also apologized to Baptist state convention executive directors during their session on the same day. In May of 2016, the IMB, along with the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, signed an amicus brief in support of a mosque to be built in New Jersey. The action, which was done without the knowledge of IMB trustees, led Tennessee pastor Dean Haun of First Baptist Church, Morristown, to resign as a trustee. “I grieve how the amicus brief in the recent mosque case has been so divisive and distracting,” Platt told editors, adding that his purpose in bringing it up “is not to debate religious liberty” but to say he wants the IMB to remain focused on its mission. [Read more…]

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GOTM, DR RESPONSES TOP 2017 NEWS

Past year’s biggest stories include record-breaking totals for Golden Offering, tireless work by DR teams

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FRANKLIN — Record gifts through the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions and disaster relief responses were among the top news stories in 2017 throughout the Tennessee Baptist Convention

Tennessee Baptists gave $1,843,511.03 through the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions for 2016-17, just barely falling short of the $1.85 million goal. It’s the largest amount in the 115-year history of the GOTM, reflecting a 7.6 percent increase over the previous year. GOTM offerings have increased more than 20 percent in four years.

Tennessee Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers responded to at least eight different disasters during the year, the most in recent memory. [Read more…]

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CARSON-NEWMAN WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM ADVANCES TO NATIONAL SEMIFINALS

From Carson-Newman

The members of the Carson-Newman women’s soccer team celebrate after Sunday’s win. In the forefront are (from left): Averi Williams, Alex Brandan, Magda Mosengo and Lauren Wade. (Photo by Adam Greene, Carson-Newman).

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The No. 2-ranked Carson-Newman women’s soccer team earned a berth in the NCAA Division II national semifinals with a 2-0 victory over West Florida on Sunday afternoon.

Carson Newman (20-0-1) will face UC Colorado Springs on Nov. 30 in Kansas City, Mo., in the semifinals. [Read more…]

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