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CLAIMING EXEMPTION PROTECTS COLLEGES

December 15, 2015

Tennessee universities among those that have asserted right to Title IX exemption

By Lonnie Wilkey and Chris Turner
Baptist & Reflector

BRENTWOOD — In a world and culture where sexual orientation and long-held traditions such as marriage are constantly being redefined, Christian colleges are taking steps to protect their institutions. Approximately 30 religiously affiliated colleges and universities nationwide (including Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City and Union University in Jackson) have asked for and received recognition of their exemption from certain sex nondiscrimination regulations of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX generally prohibits institutions of higher education that receive federal funding directly or indirectly from discriminating on the basis of sex. However, when it was enacted, Congress made provision for an exemption to accommodate religious beliefs, and the Department of Education acknowledges the exemption to those colleges and universities that follow the United States Department of Education’s process and assert their rights to the exemption. Carson-Newman and Union both asserted their rights in letters to the Department of Education earlier this year. [Read more…]

C-N HOLDS 10TH OPERATION INASMUCH

December 9, 2015

Carson-Newman News Office

Carson-Newman freshman Lorenjae Pryor, a member of Knoxville’s First Calvary Baptist Church, volunteers with the Appalachian Outreach home repair ministry as part of a recent Operation Inasmuch day of service.

JEFFERSON CITY — On a recent Saturday, 535 Carson-Newman University volunteers took part in the school’s 10th annual Operation Inasmuch service blitz.

Teams were comprised of students, faculty, and staff members. The groups joined to conduct service projects across Jefferson, Knox, and Hamblen counties.

“The fact that we have been able to make this a priority and do this every year working as a team speaks to how much we value serving through Operation Inasmuch,” says Anya Piotrowski, community development coordinator with Carson-Newman’s Bonner Center, which oversees the event.

“Hundreds of hours go into making this one day of service happen. Everyone is really invested in making sure it’s a success,” she said. [Read more…]

Carson-Newman’s Appalachian Outreach moves to new 20,000-square-foot facility

October 14, 2015

Carson-Newman News Office

Dilyn Palmer, a junior at Morristown’s Cornerstone Academy, helps to stock shelves in the dry pantry of Appalachian Outreach’s new location. She was joined by several students of the school who helped the ministry prepare its new home for service.

JEFFERSON CITY — Carson-Newman University’s Appalachian Outreach has a new home with more space to carry out their ministry. The organization moved this month to the former BAE building on Municipal Drive.

Appalachian Outreach has been in the same building on Old Andrew Johnson Highway since it opened 31 years ago, and the organization did not have plans to move.

Appalachian Outreach Executive Director Jean-Ann Washam says they were able to occupy the new building thanks to the success of Second Source thrift store, the profits from which go to Appalachian Outreach.

“It wasn’t something we were looking to do, but when it happened it was obvious to me that it was a gift from God,” says Washam, a member of Corryton Church, Corryton. “The new building gives us better logistics from handicap accessibility, to parking, to the walk-in refrigerator and freezer.” [Read more…]

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