category: Campus News Retired U.S. Army Major General and University alumnus Mike Jones to address December graduates By Marketing and Communications On December 4, 2015 (Dec. 4, 2015) – Carson-Newman University will hold its Winter Commencement ceremony on Friday, Dec. 11. The 3 p.m. ceremony will be held in the University’s Holt Fieldhouse. Retired U.S. Army Major General Mike Jones will deliver the commencement address. During the course of his over 30 years of military service, the 1977 Carson-Newman alumnus held such positions as director of operations for U.S. Central Command and commander of the Civilian Police Advisory and Assistance Training Team in Iraq. Jones has earned such honors as the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star Medal. He now serves as an independent management consultant for The SPECTRUM Group in Alexandria, Virginia. Founded in 1851, Carson-Newman is located in Jefferson City, Tennessee, among the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. The University has over 2,500 students and offers 50 undergraduate majors, as well as associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees.
Campus News GenSend shows students ‘everything you do can be missional’ The North American Mission Board’s GenSend program gets college students out of their comfort zones and into hurting, broken communities. Students spend their summer in a major city, where ministry […]
Campus News Caradine chosen for exclusive New Bridge program An exclusive study program, New Bridge, is opening an exciting door for Carson-Newman University’s Ashley Caradine this month. Caradine, who serves as C-N’s director of Multicultural Services, will be one […]
Campus News With eyes on the future, Carson-Newman celebrates new nursing building progress A lot can happen in a year. This week, Carson-Newman University marks one year since community leaders, faculty, staff, trustees and friends gathered for the groundbreaking of the Drama and […]
