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  University of the Cumberlands Fills Need for Kentucky’s Teachers
University of the Cumberlands has found an important niche in distance learning: helping teachers across the state to increase their knowledge, salary and experience in the classroom.
University of the Cumberlands is located in a rural area of the state – Williamsburg, Kentucky –; and has offered Rank I accreditation for years.
University of the Cumberlands is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
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  University of the Cumberlands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
University of the Cumberlands is a private, liberal arts college located in Williamsburg, Kentucky with an enrollment of approximently 1,700.students.
University of the Cumberlands's campus is located in the southeastern part of Kentucky, just off Interstate 75, 190 miles south of Cincinnati, Ohio, and 70 miles north of Knoxville, Tennessee.
University president, Dr. James H. Taylor said in a written statement, "At University of the Cumberlands, we hold students to a higher standard than does society in general...University of the Cumberlands isn't for everyone.
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 News Releases - Athletics - News - Sewanee :: The University of the South
The University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) is in first place in the women's meet.
Cumberlands had winners in James Baugh in the 50 breast (29.80) and Dustin Sansale in the 1,650 free (17:36.01).
Cumberlands had first place finishes in the 100 medley relay (54.13), while Lindsay Madsen won the 50 breaststroke (32.65), and Christen Heideman won the 1,650 free (18:28.14).
athletics.sewanee.edu /info/releases?id=13652   (296 words)

  
 University of the Cumberlands | Online Degree Programs | eLearnPortal.com
University of the Cumberlands, situated in Williamsburg, Kentucky, has been serving the Appalachian region since 1889.
Baptist Affiliation - University of the Cumberlands is affiliated with the Kentucky Baptist Convention, the Kentucky affiliate of the Southern Baptist Convention.
University of the Cumberlands proudly bears the SACS seal - the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033; 404-679-4500) - which confers the University the right to award the Bachelor of General Studies, Science, Arts, and Music, as well as the Master of Education Degree.
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 CUMBERLAND, RICHARD (1... - Online Information article about CUMBERLAND, RICHARD (1...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In 1661 he was appointed one of the twelve preachers of the university.
They had sought to prove that there were universal truths, entitled to be called laws of nature, from the concurrence of the testimonies of many men, peoples and ages, and through generalizing the operations of certain active principles.
Cumberland admits this method to be valid, but he prefers the other, that from causes to effects, as showing more convincingly that the laws of nature carry with them a divine obligation.
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 University of the Cumberlands
University of the Cumberlands Bachelor degree Social Work: A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups.
University of the Cumberlands Bachelor degree Religious Education: A program that focuses on the theory and practice of providing educational services to members of faith communities, within the context of a particular religion, and that prepares individuals to serve as religious educators.
University of the Cumberlands Bachelor degree Chemistry, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena.
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 Cumberland University Women's Soccer   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Cumberland University was 3-0 on the week and is 4-2-1 overall.
University of the Cumberlands went 2-0 last week and is 5-0-0 overall.
Cumberland University was 1-0-1 on the week and 1-2-1 overall.
www.cumberland.edu /athletics/wsoccer/news.html   (544 words)

  
 Cumberland College Now Part of 'University of the Cumberlands'
The four academic units that comprise University of the Cumberlands will be: Cumberland College (the undergraduate liberal arts program), Hutton School of Business/Management, the Center for Leadership Studies and the Graduate and Professional Education program.
Founded on January 7, 1889, Cumberland College is becoming what it has been classified as for many years by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, a comprehensive university.
University of the Cumberlands offers four baccalaureate degrees (BA, BS, BM and BGS) and a Master of Arts Education degree.
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 University of the Cumberlands Speaks / Queerty
Cumberlands administrators felt Jason's publicly-announced gayness went against their "honor code," as he was engaging in sexual relations outside of marriage.
The University's mission, beliefs, and code of conduct for students are not secret - they are well-known to the students who chose to attend the University of the Cumberlands.
However, all students who come to the University of the Cumberlands must understand that, regardless of their personal beliefs or opinions, students must comply with the University's code of conduct as long as they are enrolled at the University.
www.queerty.com /queer/university-of-the-cumberlands/university-of-the-cumberlands-speaks-20060425.php   (1137 words)

  
 AAUP: Academic Freedom and Tenure: University of the Cumberlands (Kentucky)
Cumberland College is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Kentucky Baptist Convention and is located on a forty-acre campus in Williamsburg, Kentucky, a small town in the southeastern part of the state, a hundred miles south of Lexington and seventy miles north of Knoxville, Tennessee.
If Cumberland College were to undertake to terminate a faculty member for breach of contract prior to the expiration of the term of his or her appointment, the College would follow its procedures.
However, if a faculty member resigned during the term of his or her appointment, and that resignation was accepted by the College, it would be irrelevant to examine the procedures the College has or does not have when it comes to the termination of faculty prior to the expiration of the term of the appointment.
www.aaup.org /AAUP/protect/academicfreedom/investrep/2005/cumber.htm   (10012 words)

  
 Inside Higher Ed :: 3 Colleges Censured   (Site not responding. Last check: )
University officials told the AAUP that there were errors in its report, but declined to elaborate on what they were.
The association’s decision regarding the City University of New York relates to a report that is months old — and to events in the last few weeks.
The university originally cited financial problems to explain the dismissals, but then said that the professors had lost their jobs for issues related to performance.
insidehighered.com /news/2005/06/13/aaup   (1672 words)

  
 Cumberland Inn & Museum - Frequently Asked Questions
Another main objective of the Cumberland Inn is to showcase the college through its students who often provide visitors with their first impression of the school.
Approximately two-thirds of the employees at the Cumberland Inn are University of the Cumberlands students.
University of the Cumberlands was founded in 1889 by local citizens who owned coal mines in the Williamsburg, KY area and who wanted Christian educational opportunities for their families.
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 Electronic Campus - Select a College - Campus Tours - University of the Cumberlands
University of the Cumberlands offers majors in the traditional arts as well as accounting, business, computer information systems, education and social work.
University of the Cumberlands is recognized for its thorough preparation of students for professional schools (medicine, law, etc.).
While the colleges and universities are able to update the Campus Tours information at any time and this section, thereby, has the potential to offer the most accurate and up-to-date information available, the information is not independently validated, and no party associated with this website can accept responsibility for its accuracy.
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 FastWeb: University of the Cumberlands
Cumberland is a four-year, coed liberal arts college offering a broad curriculum with more than forty programs of undergraduate study from which to choose.
Cumberland participates in intercollegiate competition in women's basketball, cross-country, golf, judo, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, and wrestling; men's baseball, basketball, cross-country, football, golf, judo, soccer, swimming, tennis, track, and wrestling; and coed cheerleading.
Cumberland College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; telephone: 404-679-4501) to award Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of General Studies, Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Science, and Master of Arts in Education degrees.
www.fastweb.com /fastweb/colleges/view_university_of_the_cumberlands_6001   (1391 words)

  
 Center takes on representation of the University of the Cumberlands in funding dispute
Cumberlands is a theologically conservative four-year liberal arts institution associated with the Kentucky Baptist Convention.
While this was going on, the Kentucky legislature had appropriated $10 million to the university for the construction of a new pharmacy school, with an additional $1 million to be set aside for scholarships.
She also argued that by funding a “discriminatory” school, Kentucky itself was denying equal protection of the laws to individuals who might wish to attend the university’s pharmacy school but nonetheless ignore its biblical standards of conduct by unrepentently engaging in same-sex sexual intimacy.
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 News from U. Cumberlands
University of the Cumberlands, located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, is a private liberal arts college in its 119th year of operation.
Another first was the University's student volunteers of the Kentucky Education Association Student Program (KEA-SP), who worked with the children in reading and writing, and provided games while their parents were free to peruse the merchandise.
University of the Cumberlands, located in Williamsburg, Kentucky, is a private liberal arts college in its 118th year of operation.
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 University of the Cumberlands - Online Colleges and Online Universities - eLearners.com
The University strives for excellence in all of its endeavors and expects from students a similar dedication to this pursuit.
The University of the Cumberlands' Bachelor of Science in Business Administration earned through this degree completion program is designed to equip individuals to become leaders in their chosen fields of business or excel in their continued education pursuits at the graduate level.
University of the Cumberlands is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033; 404-679-4500).
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 2007 Equality Ride East Bus Route: University of the Cumberlands
We arrived at the main entrance of the University of the Cumberlands at 9:30am on March 28, 2007.
Students from the University of the Cumberlands also came, and an administrator took pictures of them.
Here the Equality Ride will attempt to engage the University of the Cumberlands community in honest, open and thoughtful conversation on the issues surrounding anti-LGBT policies and other issues affecting LGBT students.
www.soulforce.org /article/1151   (916 words)

  
 Head Of The Holler   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Recently the University of the Cumberlands has been advertising on television, though it's hard to tell if they're recruiting students or simply selling their scenic location to tourists, or just spreading the word that they are now a "University."
The rules for becoming and remaining a student are obviously different down in Williamsburg, though, and there's a possibility that the University of the Cumberlands will lose previously approved federal funding for a pharmaceutical program.
He should have traveled to the University of the Cumberlands for the press conference, though.
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 Expelling immorality
The University of the Cumberlands is asociated with the Southern Baptist Convention, a group that came into being in part to defend slavery as an integral part of Christianity.
The University expects its students to conduct themselves, on and off the campus, in a manner which is consistent with the objectives of the University and with its standards of conduct.
This is especially true of private colleges like the University of the Cumberlands, whose mission has always included educating students from their relatively poor part of the country, who traditionally lacked the means to attend college.
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 LMU Softball News
HARROGATE, TN – Wednesday’s sweep of the visiting Patriots from the University of the Cumberlands was anything but easy for the Lady Railsplitter softball team.
The LMU women scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning of game-one to come away with a 3-0 win, while breaking a 5-5 tie in the seventh inning of game-two for the 6-5 win.
University of the Cumberlands pitcher Whitney Piar (3-7) held the Lady Splitters to only four hits, but gave up three runs late in the game that turned out to be the fatal blows to the Patriot cause.
www.lmunet.edu /Athletics/Releases/Softball/2004/3-29-2006.htm   (551 words)

  
 Gay News From 365Gay.com
April 8, 2006 - 11:00 am ET (Williamsburg, Kentucky) A University of Cumberlands student who revealed he was gay on a personal Web page has been expelled.
The university has a policy that says it reserves the right to expel a student who "promotes sexual behavior not consistent with Christian principles," including homosexuality.
Cumberlands student Jennifer Roberts, a friend of Johnson's, was upset with the school's decision.
365gay.com /Newscon06/04/040806kySchool.htm   (271 words)

  
 Archives: Story
On April 22, the Cumberland College Board of Trustees voted unanimously to legally change the name of the institution from Cumberland College to University of the Cumberlands, Inc.
The name University of the Cumberlands will also be used when referring to the institution's sports teams.
University of the Cumberlands, located in Williamsburg, Ky., is a private liberal arts college in its 116th year of operation.
www.newsdemocratleader.com /articles/2005/07/19/news/news09.txt   (440 words)

  
 The Adventures of the Smart Patrol
The University of the Cumberlands' rule against gay students appears to put the school's hopes for a pharmacy school on a collision course with national accreditation standards that prohibit discrimination against gays.
Renee Kuder, a University of the Cumberlands senior, says some students are publicly questioning the school's values.
When University of the Cumberlands student Jason Johnson gushed online about his "wonderful dating adventure with a beautiful boy named Zac," he quickly discovered how unpopular gay sexuality is among conservative Christian school officials.
adventuresofthesmartpatrol.blogspot.com /2006/04/poor-persecuted-christians.html   (709 words)

  
 BluegrassReport.org: University of the Cumberlands Appropriation Unconstitutional
The University of the Cumberlands has the right to deny an education or even employment on the basis of sexual orientation.
The Cumberlands are faced with the very slim possibility of Governor Fletcher doing the right thing and vetoing this unconstitutional appropriation which ignores the constitutional bar against the respect of one religion over another.
I think that it is sad when a school such as the University of the Cumberlands, which I happen to attend, sticks to its ideals and beliefs, and is attacked by those on the outside who mistakenly belive that they know the entire story.
www.bluegrassreport.org /bluegrass_politics/2006/04/university_of_t.html   (1618 words)

  
 CCCU : Members | University of the Cumberlands
Cumberland is a private liberal arts college, founded in 1889, affiliated with the Kentucky Baptist Convention.
Williamsburg, Kentucky, home of Cumberland College, is located 190 miles south of Cincinnati, Ohio and 70 miles north of Knoxville, Tennessee.
Overlooking the valley of the Cumberland River, our campus features 30 buildings, including ten residence halls and an athletic convocation complex.
www.cccu.org /about/orgID.58/member_detail.asp   (161 words)

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