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glimpse at the people, community, opportunities, and offerings

that make Greenville different—and that will contribute to the

exciting transformation in your life.

So, turn on some music, relax, and enjoy the words and pictures

that will help you capture the essence of Greenville College—

where lives are transformed.

Greenville College transforms lives. Your life will change when you

get here. For the better. For a life of character and service. For Christ.

Greenville’s pristine campus –

situated in the heart of historic

Greenville, Illinois – was founded

in 1892 with the intent to provide a

distinctive, Christ-centered college

education for men and women. Today,

our distinguished academic programs,

caring faculty, and genuine Christian

community are transforming the lives of

students from around the globe.

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research equipment, computer labs, and high-tech recording studios are accessible to

you – from day one. Greenville is home to the Bock Sculpture Museum, state-of-the-art

Dare Library, and our own student-run record label – Blackroom Records. And, of course,

you’ll have access to the Internet and campus network via laptop from anywhere on the

college grounds.

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HERE AT GREENVILLE COLLEGE, THE VERY LATEST

at Greenville is take the StrengthsFinder survey. It reveals your top five natural talents,

which you can hone, link to a career, and utilize as one of your greatest resources for

a lifetime of achievement.

ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS EVERYONE DOES

Greenville was the first college in the

country to offer StrengthsFinder campus-wide,

so everyone is in on the benefits. It will help you

enhance your relationships, improve your study

skills, better manage your weaknesses, and recognize

and leverage your strengths in order to choose the

major that’s ideal for your future.

MELINDA MENNERContemporary Christian Music major / Worship Arts emphasisViolinist, vespers band, chapel band, orchestra, tutor at local junior high

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Greenville’s professors love this campus,

and each student here. They’re devoted to impacting

your life in positive ways. One is a former Hewlett

Packard executive. Others are Fulbright Scholars.

Many work with students on research projects. And

a good number of our faculty still work and network

within the industries they represent.

Contemporary Christian Music program, Greenville has served as the launching place for

numerous CCM artists, including Grammy-winning group Jars of Clay, recording artist

Stephanie Smith, and numerous producers, managers, and promoters within the music

business. You can major in CCM, Music Business, Recording Industry, Worship Arts,

Media Promotions, and Digital Media.

HOME OF THE NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED

giving you invaluable opportunities for outreach, fun, hands-on learning, and civic

engagement. In addition to taking in the city’s first-rate museums, theatres, parks,

pro sporting events, and Science Center – St. Louis will give you a true feel for our

country’s increasingly diverse and multicultural world.

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GREENVILLE IS LOCATED 45 MILES EAST OF DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS AND THE GATEWAY ARCH,

Our Urban Plunge program,

a weekend in inner-city St. Louis,

gives you an inside view of urban

life and culture while you bond

with peers, participate in an

Amazing Race tour of the city

via public transportation, and

serve at a local food bank, church,

or children’s home. You’ll discover

firsthand about urban sociology,

art and economics, and inner-city

faith, culture, and humanity.

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GREENVILLE IS LOCATED 45 MILES EAST OF DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS AND THE GATEWAY ARCH,

The motto of one of our teams is:

“It’s not what you do – It’s what you

become.” That says it all. Our athletes study

and pray together, go on retreats, help in

the community, grow spiritually, become

lifelong learners – and win big games!

We’ve produced three consecutive NCAA

Div. III national champions in the hurdles,

and recently competed for a national title

in women’s basketball.

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BECOME A PANTHER! Our Greenville College athletic teams—the

Panthers—have built a winning tradition here at Greenville that has impacted the entire

campus and community. While our men’s football and soccer teams made it to the

national finals, our women’s cross country and volleyball teams produced conference

players of the year. Greenville cross country teams have dominated their league for the

past decade while earning national all-academic honors.

DRAMATIC PERFORMANCES at the Factory Theatre,

Multicultural Festival, and the annual choral presentation of Handel’s Messiah are a

few of the cultural offerings featuring the multi-faceted talents of our students and

faculty. Student artwork is displayed throughout the campus, while their music can be

heard at Jo’s Java coffee shop and over the airways on WGRN 89.5, the student-run

college radio station.

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Greenville students collaborate to organize,

promote, and produce Agapefest, the nation’s only

student-run Christian music festival. Our students

do it all, from security, sales, and hospitality to

recreation, operations, and artist relations. Recent

acts include Relient K, Newsboys, David Crowder

Band, Toby Mac, and our own Jars of Clay, BDA,

and For All The Drifters, winner of the GMA’s top

award for unsigned musical act.

Listen to WGRN live at www.wgrn.net.

THE BIBLE EXHORTS YOU to “be transformed by the renewing

of your mind,” and many of our offerings enable you to do just that – both in and out

of the classroom. Each summer a large group of student leaders venture into the

wilderness of the Smokey Mountains for a life-changing Walkabout excursion that –

through teamwork, personal reflection, and faith – prepares them for lives of

character and service.

Greenville College also engages students

in cross-cultural learning, seeking to create a

climate that values and celebrates multiculturalism.

Everyone who graduates from Greenville does

so with cross-cultural credits. Student lives are

transformed through their study and experiences,

such as organizing after school programs in Kenya or

participating in one of numerous overseas semester

study programs.

Our broad liberal arts curriculum will give

you the knowledge, skills, wisdom, and savvy to

tackle real-world matters in Christ-like ways. With

faculty members who are at the cutting edge in

their fields—Teacher Education, Digital Media,

Communication, Music, Business, Engineering, and

the Sciences—you’ll receive the knowledge, skills,

and preparation you need to become an attractive

candidate for employment.

MANY PEOPLE SAY GREENVILLE’S greatest

assest is its people and the relationships formed here, and nowhere is that truer than

in our residence halls. A high percentage of our students live on campus in what we

call “living and learning communities.” Here, students enjoy close friendships, in-depth

discussion, guidance from resident chaplains, and fun programs, such as Roomies Night

Out and Midnight Breakfast.

THANKS TO OUR “CONNECTED” professors

and administrators, the career networking possibilities at Greenville are endless.

Our students have completed internships at most of Nashville’s top record labels;

with pro sports teams; at radio and TV stations nationwide; at top healthcare

facilities, PR firms, and theatre companies; and throughout the region with a

host of businesses, churches, and governmental agencies.

When students learn they can construct

their own major via our Individually Tailored

Education Plan (ITEP), some ask, “What’s the

catch?” But there is no catch. You plan out the major

with a professor in your area of interest, then get

busy. One student did his ITEP in Creative Ministry,

read more than 20 books, wrote an honors thesis,

did a senior art exhibit, and discovered his life was

transformed in the process!

OUR COMBINATION OF THE LIBERATING ARTS and diverse professional programs give you the foundation – and skills – to go places!

Greenville graduates are working across the nation as marketing consultants, teachers,

playwrights, worship leaders, disc jockeys, corporate PR specialists, lawyers, pastors,

doctors, managers, financial advisors, professional actors, music producers and agents,

radio producers, accountants, and entrepreneurs.

Greenville College ranks among

the top 16 colleges in the Council for

Christian Colleges & Universities whose

graduates have attained advanced degrees,

according to a recent report by the National

Science Foundation. Ninety percent of our

students applying to medical school are

accepted on their first application, while

virtually all of those in our “Engineering

3/2” program have successfully completed

engineering degrees at some of the best

schools in the nation!

HISTORY Founded in 1892, Greenville College is a four-year,

coeducational, Christian liberal arts college affiliated

with the Free Methodist Church.

LOCATIONGreenville’s 50-acre campus is located in the heart of

Greenville, Illinois, a beautiful town of 7,000 people

located 45 miles east of St. Louis and easily accessible

from I-70, I-55, I-64, and I-57.

MISSIONGreenville College empowers students for lives of

character and service through a transforming Christ-

centered education in the liberal arts, sciences, and

professional studies.

STUDENT-FACULTY RATIO18-1.

FACULTYAbout 75 percent of our professors have doctoral or

terminal degrees.

ENROLLMENTMore than 1,000 traditional students — 50 percent

male and female — come from 44 states and 16

foreign countries. Another 500 students are involved

in our Adult and Graduate Studies programs.

“We have a passion for transforming the lives of our students.

Perhaps that’s because I spent four years as a student at a

Christian college—and those years transformed my life.

My hope and dream is that the students

who come to Greenville College will have the same life-changing experience.

I’m confident they will.”

–Dr. Larry Linamen, President, Greenville College

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AccountingArtBiologyBusiness ManagementChemistryCommunication: Mass Communication Public Relations Speech Communication TheatreComputer ScienceContemporary Christian Music: Composition Performance Worship ArtsCriminal JusticeDigital Media: Audio Recording Graphic Design Internet/Information Systems Video and FilmEarly Childhood EducationElementary EducationEngineering 3/2EnglishEnvironmental BiologyHistory/Political ScienceIndividually Tailored Education Plan (ITEP)International and Cross Cultural StudiesManagement Information Systems

PROGRAMS OF STUDYMarketingMathematicsMedia PromotionsMusicMusic BusinessPastoral MinistriesPhilosophyPhysical EducationPhysicsPre-Professional Programs: Pre-Chiropractic Pre-Dentistry Pre-Dietician Pre-Law Pre-Med Pre-Medical Research Lab Pre-Medical Technology Pre-Nursing Pre-Optometry Pre-Pharmacy Pre-Physical Therapy/ Occupational TherapyPre-VeterinaryPsychologyPsychology/ReligionRecording IndustryRecreation: Adult Fitness Leadership Sports Management

ReligionSecondary Education: Biology Education Chemistry Education English Language Arts History Education Mathematics Education Music Education (K-12) Physics Education Spanish EducationSocial WorkSociologySpanishSpecial EducationUrban/Cross Cultural MinistryYouth Ministry

RESIDENCE LIFEAbout 80 percent of students live on campus. One of

Greenville’s main distinctions is the emphasis placed

on residential experience.

STUDENT LIFEGreenville offers more than 50 student organizations,

including service and social clubs, musical groups,

intramural sports, academic groups, student

government, missions clubs, performance groups,

and student publications. Greenville even has its own

music festival, radio station, and recording label.

ATHLETICSFor years, the Greenville College Panthers have

built a winning tradition in intercollegiate athletics.

While our men’s football and soccer teams made it

to the national finals, our women’s cross country

and volleyball teams produced conference players

of the year. The women’s basketball team recently

competed for a national title, and our cross-country

teams have dominated their league for the past decade

while earning national all-academic honors. We’ve

produced three consecutive NCAA Div. III national

champions in the hurdles, and one of our women’s

soccer athletes was named NCCAA All-American.

Our teams compete in the National Collegiate

Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Christian

College Athletics Association (NCCAA), the St. Louis

Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, and the Upper

Midwest Athletic Conference.

Men Women

Baseball Basketball

Basketball Cross Country

Cross Country Soccer

Football Softball

Soccer Tennis

Tennis Track & Field

Track & Field Volleyball

SPECIAL ATTRACTIONSAgapefest, StrengthsFinder, Multicultural and World

Outreach programs, Urban Plunge, Walkabout

Wilderness Experience, Shak-a-thon, Blackroom

Records, WGRN 89.5 FM, The Factory Theatre, Bock

Sculpture Museum, Greenville Student Outreach,

Individually Tailored Education Plan (ITEP).

FINANCIAL AIDMore than 95 percent of our students receive financial

assistance in the form of scholarships, grants, loans,

and work-study programs. Visit www.greenville.edu/

financialaid to learn more.

MEMBERSHIPGreenville College is a member of the Council for

Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) — whose

mission is to advance the cause of Christ-centered

higher education and to help its member institutions

to transform lives by faithfully relating scholarship and

service to biblical truth.

ACCREDITATIONGreenville College is a Christian college authorized

to operate by the Illinois Board of Higher Education

and accredited by the Higher Learning Commission,

30 N. LaSalle St., Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-

2504. (800) 621-7440; (312) 263-0456; fax: (312)

263-7462. Additionally, all of our teacher education

programs are fully accredited by the Illinois State

Board of Education.

VISITGreenville offers campus Preview Days every fall and

spring; simply check out our web site for dates and

times. Or, if you would prefer a personalized visit to

campus, give us a call and we’ll arrange one for you.

Go to www.greenville.edu/admissions/visit.

CONTACT USGreenville College

315 East College Ave., Greenville, IL 62246

Toll-free phone: 800-345-4440

Fax: 618-664-9841

Email: [email protected].

Web site: www.greenville.edu.

ALL COLLEGE HIKE, a long-standing tradition at Greenville, offers students,

faculty and staff the opportunity to forge new friendships and deepen existing ones. Held each

fall, All College Hike invites the campus community on a five-mile walk to Gateway Retreat Center,

where students finish out the day playing volleyball and basketball, riding the zip line, canoeing on

the lake, or just enjoying the scenery. Join us in the journey next fall!

315 East College Avenue

Greenville, Illinois 62246

[email protected]

800-345-4440

www.greenville.edu