BJU Accredited by National Association of Schools of Music
Bob Jones University is now accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, the recognized accreditor of college and university programs in music. According to Dr. Michael Moore, Chair of the Division of Music at BJU, earning accreditation from NASM has been the “gold standard for music programs in higher education for a century now.” To read more about this exciting achievement, click the button below.
Premiere Events for Homecoming 2024
Registration for Homecoming 2024 is live, and we are thrilled to see registration for individual events begin to increase! While there are many events throughout the weekend of October 11–12, we want to highlight three events in this issue of The Voice. On Friday, October 11, at 6 p.m. in Rodeheaver Auditorium, the new president of Bob Jones University, Dr. Josh Crockett, will deliver the State of the University Address. Directly following this address, alumni will gather in the Kalmbach Room of the Dining Common for the premiere Homecoming event — the Alumni Dinner — where the top alumni award recipients for 2024 will be revealed. Last year, tickets for this event sold out, so be sure to take advantage of the Early Bird Special and get your tickets by August 31.
Affinity Reunions will take place throughout the weekend and include the BJU Press, the Choral program (all BJU choirs), the Premed/Predent program, the Family and Consumer Science (Home Economics) program, the Division of Communication, the School of Business, the BJU Libraries (Mack and Music), Barge Hospital, The Printing Film Production, and Student Development and Discipleship. If you are a current or former member of these affinity groups, this is YOUR year! Invitation emails and postcards are coming your way soon.
Click the button below for more information about the whole weekend or to register for the State of the University Address, the Alumni Dinner or your Affinity Reunion. If you have other questions, feel free to email Alumni Relations at [email protected].
See you at Homecoming 2024!
Registration for Homecoming 2024 is live, and we are thrilled to see registration for individual events begin to increase! While there are many events throughout the weekend of October 11–12, we want to highlight three events in this issue of The Voice. On Friday, October 11, at 6 p.m. in Rodeheaver Auditorium, the new president of Bob Jones University, Dr. Josh Crockett, will deliver the State of the University Address. Directly following this address, alumni will gather in the Kalmbach Room of the Dining Common for the premiere Homecoming event — the Alumni Dinner — where the top alumni award recipients for 2024 will be revealed. Last year, tickets for this event sold out, so be sure to take advantage of the Early Bird Special and get your tickets by August 31.
Affinity Reunions will take place throughout the weekend and include the BJU Press, the Choral program (all BJU choirs), the Premed/Predent program, the Family and Consumer Science (Home Economics) program, the Division of Communication, the School of Business, the BJU Libraries (Mack and Music), Barge Hospital, The Printing Film Production, and Student Development and Discipleship. If you are a current or former member of these affinity groups, this is YOUR year! Invitation emails and postcards are coming your way soon.
Click the button below for more information about the whole weekend or to register for the State of the University Address, the Alumni Dinner or your Affinity Reunion. If you have other questions, feel free to email Alumni Relations at [email protected].
See you at Homecoming 2024!
New Scholarship Available to New Applicants
$1000 dollars every year for four years may be available to someone you know! This scholarship — known as 4Kplay — amounts to $4000 on top of other financial aid for which a new applicant may qualify. If you know a high school graduate who may be interested in applying to BJU this fall, send them this link to learn more about this opportunity.
https://www.bju.edu/lp/scholarship.php?utm_medium=shorturl&utm_campaign=4k
Teach from Dehart Academy
Matt DeHart, a 2019 BJU graduate from the School of Education and Human Services, is the founder and chairman of Teach from DeHart Academy in Pennsylvania. As this organization rapidly approaches its opening semester, Matt took time to update the Alumni Relations Department on the progress he and his team are making.
We are excited to share that the Teach from DeHart Academy, a private, community-centered academy in Arnold, PA, is planning to open in Fall 2025. The academy will be a first-of-its-kind model in that it will educate 5th–8th graders, along with their families, providing GED programming for the parents and guardians. The goal is to uplift an entire community through educational excellence.
Our team was blessed this past month to have a demolition crew from South Carolina come to demo the inside of the building, and we have updated the outside of the building with fresh coats of paint.
We are working through our massive fundraising push to complete our $3 million construction by the Fall of 2025 so we can open our doors and change our community. We are also seeking partnerships and donations of materials, including flooring, ceiling tiles, paint, HVAC systems, windows and more.
God’s hand has been evident in this mission from the very beginning — He asked us to dream big and lean on our faith to make this school happen. Only through the Lord’s mercy and guidance will we see these doors open and lives changed for generations.
To learn more about this organization or to donate, use the links below.
Website: https://www.teachfromdehart.org/
Donate: https://secure.anedot.com/teach-from-dehart-foundation/6b25d749-9760-4aad-9870-eca355081937
EDUCamp Podcast
Work side-by-side with a K9 law enforcement officer and their four-legged partner. Prepare a pizza the size of an elephant in the shape of Italy. Create, model, program and operate a robot in the battle arena, or star in a dramatic production after just one week of practice. All these opportunities and more wait for those who attend EDUcamp each summer on the campus of Bob Jones University.
Dr. Matthew Weathers, Program Director for EDUcamp, took some time with the Alumni Relations Department to share the exciting ways summer camps at BJU have been progressing and growing in their mission to impact the lives of young people before they reach college.
Employment Opportunities
BJU Faculty Positions
BJU Staff Positions
Alumni Updates
Future Bruins
Driedger, Joseph ’19 and Hannah (Harlacher) ’20, Heidi Anne, June 7, 2024
Fisher, Colin ’18 and Shae (Upton) ’19, Truman Joseph, June 24, 2024
Marriages
Davidson: Hannah Wenger ’24 to Zachary ’24, June 1, 2024
Dunn: Moriah Delich ’22 to David ’22, April 2, 2024
Deaths
Bate, Mary Catherine “Katie” (Hull) ’98 FE, July 8, 2024
Moss, Ann RFS, June 19, 2024
Webber, Barbara (Fagge) ’68 FE, June 24, 202
*FE indicates a long-time former employee of BJU.
*RFS indicates a Retired Faculty or Staff of BJU.
Class Notes
John Grantz ’84 recently became Music Director at Volusia County Baptist Church in Orange City, Florida.
Kenzie McGregor ’22 completed her MFA in Creative Writing (Fiction) from Converse University in Spartanburg, SC. She also had a short story published in Carolina Muse.
Randy Page ’90 joined the Palmetto Family Council as an executive vice president.
Ambrose Rouse ’19 graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts from Watkins College of Art at Belmont University on July 3, 2024. He currently teaches art at BJU and BJA.
