I was eight years old the first time I saw a picture of John Lewis on my family’s black-and-white television. I didn’t really understand what I was watching, but it was frightening and sad to watch such violence on the evening news. Forty-five years later, I shook the hand of John Lewis on the historic […]
WEST POINT, GA – Point University graduated 206 students in a virtual commencement ceremony on Saturday. During the ceremony, President Dean Collins ’79 celebrated graduates despite the unusual circumstances resulting from the recent coronavirus outbreak. “While this is a little bit different, a little bit unusual, we want to recognize you and honor you,” said […]
WEST POINT, GA – It’s the ideas that live outside the norm that often grow and better our societies. When we give the space to think differently, we become more empathetic, compassionate and aware of the world around us. This message was the theme of Point University’s second annual TEDxPointUniversity event at the New Horizon […]
On September 14, Point University hosted its first TEDx event called TEDxPointUniversity at the New Horizon Theater in West Point, Georgia. TEDx events are self-organized speaking events designed to create a TED-like experience with live speakers and TED Talks videos. As an entity of TED, any organization must file for a license to host a […]
Point University held convocation to celebrate the start of the 2018-19 academic year on August 22. For Point, convocation is about more than simply marking the start of classes, it is a time for students, faculty and staff to come together to worship the Lord and establish a mindset of unity for the duration of […]
Three years after first arriving as a student at Point University, Kourtney Ramsey, a music ministry major, has found his purpose and a community. “I feel like Point, as a whole, is a family. Everyone brings you together, and nobody strays away,” said Kourtney. “People who come here just have a joy for others. The […]
Point University will launch eleven new online degree programs available in the fall of 2018. Online students will be able to pursue an associate of arts in insurance, a bachelor of business administration with a concentration in logistics management, a bachelor of science in entrepreneurship, a master of science in human resource management, a master […]
On Saturday, May 5, Point University graduated 126 students at Crossroads Church in Sharpsburg, Georgia. Students from the University’s traditional and adult-degree programs — including those who sat in class in West Point and those who earned a degree online — were awarded associate and bachelor’s degrees. Point awarded two students with the Hathcock Award, […]
On March 21, 2018, with paint brushes, lawn mowers and leaf blowers in hand, around 350 Point University students, faculty and staff took to the streets of West Point to clean up empty lots, repair houses, and do yardwork for struggling residents as part of Point’s tradition of Impact Day. Under the theme, “This Block […]
In accordance with the Point 2020 Strategic Plan, new online graduate level programs will be added to Point University’s academic offerings in 2018. The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges has approved the master of science in human resource management, graduate certificate in human resource management, the master of management, the master […]