Trinity International University
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| Motto: | Forming students to transform the world through Christ |
| Established: | 1897 |
| Type: | Private University |
| President: | Dr. Jeanette Hsieh (interim) |
| Students: | 1,400 (1990) |
| Location: | Deerfield, Illinois[1], USA |
| Colors: | blue and white |
| Website: | www.tiu.edu |
Trinity International University (TIU) is an evangelical Christian institution of higher education headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois.[1] It comprises an undergraduate college, a graduate school, a theological seminary, and a law school. Trinity Law School is located in Santa Ana, California; the university also maintains a campus in Florida and Chicago. TIU is operated by the Evangelical Free Church of America.
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[edit] Undergraduate majors
Athletic Training, Biblical Studies, Biology, Biology/Pre-Medical, Biology/Secondary Education, Business (Accounting, Human Resources, International Business, Leadership and Organizational Development, Management, Marketing, Nonprofit/Parachurch and Church), Chemistry, Chemistry/Pre-Medical, Christian Ministries (Camping/Outdoor Education Ministries, Children’s Ministries, Counseling/Social Services, Intercultural Ministries, Pastoral Ministries, Youth Ministries), Communication, Elementary Education, English, English/Communication, English/Secondary Education, General Studies, History, History/Secondary Education, Humanities, Mathematics, Mathematics/Secondary Education, Music (Church Music, Contemporary Music, Music History, Performance, Piano Pedagogy, Theory/composition), Music Education/K–12, Philosophy, Physical Education/K–12, Pre-Physical Therapy, Psychology, Social Science, Sport and Wellness Management [1]
[edit] Accreditation and memberships
Trinity International University is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, the Illinois State Board of Education, the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), and the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS). TIU is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU), the Christian College Consortium, the Christian Adult Higher Education Association, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, the Illinois State Board of Education, and the Illinois State Scholarship Commission, among others.
[edit] Mission
According to the university's web page: "Trinity’s special mission is to do what the great Western universities have ceased to do—provide excellence in academics, as well as preparation for ministry and professions—all within the context of a Christian worldview and a Christian community."
[edit] History
Tracing its roots to 1897, TIU formed in the late-1940s as the result of a merger of three schools:
- A school run by the Swedish Evangelical Free Church, founded in 1897 in Chicago, Illinois, initially as a 10-week Bible course and then growing into the Swedish Bible Institute of Chicago and finally becoming the Swedish Department of Moody Bible Institute and Seminary
- A three-year Bible school, the Norwegian-Danish Bible Institute and Academy, founded in 1910 by the Norwegian-Danish Free Church, established in Rushford, Minnesota and later moving to Minneapolis and becoming Trinity Seminary and Bible College
- The Evangelical Free Church Bible Institute and Seminary, established in Chicago in 1925.
By 1949, the Minneapolis-based school moved to Chicago and the unified schools became known as Trinity Seminary and Bible College. In 1961 the school moved to a new campus in Bannockburn, Illinois and a year later was renamed Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) and Trinity College. The school grew from an enrollment of 51 in 1961 to 1,400 in 1990. In 1995, TEDS becomes part of Trinity International University, along with Trinity College in Deerfield, Illinois, and Trinity College in Miami. In 1997 Trinity Law School, located in Santa Ana, California, is incorporated into Trinity International University and the Trinity Graduate School is founded.
[edit] Notable alumni
- Bill Hybels, Pastor, Willow Creek Community Church
- Joel Mackey, Attorney, Habitat for Humanity
- Lois Umfried Metzger, Missionary Linguist, Wycliffe Bible Translators
- Stephen J. Meyer, Aerospace Cartographer, U.S. Dept. of Defense
- Elspeth Campbell Murphy, Author, Children's books
- Neil Nyberg, Vice President and Chief Ethics Officer, Kellogg Co.
- Tim Simonec, Hollywood Orchestrator and Conductor of film and television: The Incredibles; Mission Impossible III; Ratatouille; Lost; Alias, Futurama and Happy Days.
- Ravi Zacharias, President, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries; Radio host, "Let My People Think" and "Just Thinking."
[edit] External links and references
- ^ a b Deerfield Campus. TIU Website. Trinity International University. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
- Official website
- Official athletics website
- Campus map
- College Board Listing
- The Princeton Review Listing
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