Due to inclement weather, EU will be closed Monday, Jan. 22.
Commencement, Theology and Global Church Ministries
Theology & Global Church Ministries Department – 2021 EU Graduation Awards
The Department of Theology & Global Church Ministries at Evangel University has announced its 2021 graduation awards. The awards were presented during the Baccalaureate service held on Thursday, May 6, in the Robert H. Spence Chapel auditorium.
#EULife, Alumni, Commencement, Graduate Studies, Intercultural Studies - Global Missions, Leadership, Master of Organizational Leadership, President's Office, Theology and Global Church Ministries
Evangel University honors two professors for academic excellence
Evangel University honored two professors for excellence in their service to students and the university on May 7, during the 63rd annual Commencement ceremony. Dr. Sandy Friesen, professor in the Theology & Global Church Ministries Department, was honored with the annual Clark Award and Dr. Sarah Walters, professor in the Kinesiology Department and College of Adult & Graduate Studies, was honored with the Mills Young Faculty Award.
Accounting, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Natural and Applied Sciences
National Kappa Mu Epsilon award named in honor of Evangel Professor of Mathematics Dr. Don Tosh
Dr. Don Tosh, professor of mathematics and corresponding secretary of Evangel’s chapter of Kappa Mu Epsilon (KME), was recently honored with the designation of a national award in his name.
#EULife, EU Films, Performance
EU Films to premier student-produced movie “Witness”
EU Films, a media group within Evangel’s Communication Department, will present the student-produced action film “Witness” with multiple showings on Friday, April 30. The movie will premier at 6, 7:30, and 9 p.m. in academic building Zimmerman Hall Room 105 located on Evangel University’s campus.
#EULife, Alumni, Athletics, Graduate Studies, Kinesiology Blogs, Leadership, Master of Organizational Leadership
EU Professor of Kinesiology earns doctorate with dissertation on the impact of hope on successful strategic plan implementation
Dr. Sarah Walters, assistant professor of kinesiology and program coordinator of the Master of Organizational Leadership (MOL) degree, recently earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Organizational Leadership from Regent University.
Music (Bachelors of Arts), Music (Bachelors of Science), Music Business, Music Education (K-12), Music Technology, Performance
Evangel University to present International Worship Service in partnership with musicians from around the world
The Evangel University Orchestras and EU worship team will present an International Worship Service and Celebration on Sunday, April 25, at 2 p.m. in Spence Chapel on EU’s campus.
#EULife, Coaching, Public Relations
Steve Jenkins Announces Retirement as Evangel Men’s Basketball Coach
The dean of Heart of America Athletic Conference coaches, Steve Jenkins announced his retirement as Evangel University’s men’s basketball coach Wednesday, closing a storied 39-year chapter in which he helped lead the program to national prominence.
Jazz Studies, Music, Public Relations
Director of Jazz Studies Dr. Joel Griffin honored posthumously with Missouri Outstanding Jazz Educator Award
Dr. Joel Griffin has been honored posthumously with the 2021 Outstanding Jazz Educator Award by the Missouri Music Educators Association.
#EULife, Theatre, Theatre/Music, Theatre/Speech Education
KICK Radio to air the Evangel Theatre production of “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Radio Show” — Dec. 25 & Jan.1
Evangel University Theatre students’ first radio theatre production, It’s A Wonderful Life: A Radio Show by Joe Landry, will be broadcast at 11 a.m. on Christmas and New Years Day, on KICK radio, 92.3 FM and 1340 AM.
Alumni
Kerry Marsh: Evangel University counselor earns her doctorate
Evangel University counselor Kerry Marsh has completed her Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision with a research emphasis on narcissism in marital relationships.
Art, University Advancement, University Relations
Sam & June Hamra: Evangel receives gift of art by contemporary American masters
Evangel University is one of four area universities to receive gifts of art from longtime Springfield residents, Sam and June Hamra, along with William Meek of the Harmon-Meek Gallery, a major art gallery in Naples, Florida. The public presentation was made Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, in the lobby of Hamra Enterprises in south Springfield.
Alumni, Education Department Blogs, Graduate Studies, Master of Education in Literacy, Theology, Theology and Global Church Ministries, Youth Ministries
Evangel University alumni awards for 2020
The annual Homecoming festivities for Evangel University were cancelled this year, due to the Covid Pandemic. However, five graduates received alumni awards virtually by the Alumni Board of Directors as part of the annual celebration. The honorees are all local this year.
#EULife, Theatre, Theatre/Speech Education
Evangel Theatre presents It’s a Wonderful Life: Radio Show
The Evangel University Theatre proudly presents It’s A Wonderful Life: A Radio Show by Joe Landry. The production will be broadcast live over Periscope on Friday, Nov. 20th at 7:00 p.m. The production became a cross-department effort when the theatre students reached out to the broadcasting students for help with recording the show.
Athletics, Journalism
Evangel volleyball player receives $92,000 Army ROTC scholarship
Evangel University (EU) sophomore Emily Connelly was awarded a $92,000 scholarship from Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) on Thursday evening, Nov. 12. A native of Liberty, Texas, Emily is a member of the EU women’s volleyball team.
#EULife, Music, Music (Bachelors of Science), Music (minor), Music Education (K-12)
Evangel University Symphonic Band, Orchestra & Sinfonia present a joint concert on Nov. 12
The Evangel University Symphonic Band, Orchestra and Sinfonia will present a joint concert on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Spence Chapel Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, masks are required, and social distancing protocols will be observed.
Music
Evangel mourns the passing of Dr. Joel Griffin
The Evangel University family is mourning the loss of a highly respected faculty member, Dr. Joel Griffin, associate professor of music and director of jazz studies. Joel passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2020, from injuries sustained one week earlier in an automobile accident in Ozark, Missouri.
Alumni, Library and Media Services
O’Reilly Army Hospital & Evangel featured in PBS documentary rebroadcast
Ozarks Public Television (OPT) will rebroadcast their highly-regarded, locally-produced documentary, “O’Reilly General Hospital – The Hospital with a Soul,” on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, at 8 p.m. CT. The hour-long special tells the story of the WWII-era army hospital that was located in Springfield, Mo., on the grounds of what is now Evangel University.
Alumni, Music, Music (Bachelors of Arts), Music (Bachelors of Science), Music (minor), Music Business, Music Education (K-12), Music Technology, Theatre/Music, Worship Leadership
Two new Steinway Pianos donated to Evangel University
Two new Steinway Grand Pianos have been donated by Dr. Samuel E. Coryell, to the Evangel University Department of Music for use in student instruction. The new Steinways join the nine-foot Steinway “D” Concert Grand piano donated to Evangel in 2019.
Advertising & Public Relations, Alumni, Education Department Blogs, Greek, Hebrew, Intercultural Studies - Global Missions, Theology, Theology and Global Church Ministries
Evangel University welcomes four new faculty members for 2020
Evangel University started the 2020-2021 academic year with four new full-time faculty members who teach from the bachelor’s level through doctorate and seminary programs.
President's Office
Evangel President set to retire at the end of the semester
In January 2020, Evangel University President Carol A. Taylor, Ph.D., announced plans to retire in the summer. However, amidst the coronavirus pandemic and a delay in a search for her replacement, the Board of Trustees asked Dr. Taylor to delay her retirement, and she agreed. With the semester well underway and the Board resuming the search for a new president, Dr. Taylor and the Board agreed that this semester would be a good time. Her last day will be the end of the fall semester, Nov. 25.