Organization:Trinity International University

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Short description: Christian liberal arts university in Bannockburn, Illinois, U.S.
Trinity International University
Trinity International University Current Logo.png
Former names
Swedish Bible Institute of Chicago (1897–1925)
Norwegian-Danish Bible Institute and Academy (1910–????)
Swedish Evangelical Free Church Bible Institute and Seminary (1925–1949)
Trinity Seminary and Bible Institute (????–1949)
Trinity Seminary and Bible College (1949–1961)
Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Trinity College (1961–1995)
MottoEntrusted with the Gospel
TypePrivate (includes Seminary and Law School)
Established1897[1]
Religious affiliation
Evangelical Free Church of America
PresidentNicholas Perrin
Students1,775[2]
Undergraduates703 [2]
Address
2065 Half Day Road Deerfield, IL 60015
,
Deerfield
,
Illinois
,
U.S.[3]
CampusSuburban[1]
|u}}rsBlue & White
         
Websitewww.tiu.edu

Trinity International University (TIU) is an evangelical Christian university headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois.[3] It comprises Trinity College, Trinity Graduate School, a theological seminary (Trinity Evangelical Divinity School), a law school (Trinity Law School which is located in Santa Ana, California), and a camp called Timber-lee.[4] The university also maintains campuses in North Lauderdale, Florida & Miami, Florida; the camp is located in East Troy, Wisconsin. TIU is the only university affiliated with Evangelical Free Church of America in the United States and enrolls about 2,700 students. On February 17, 2023, TIU announced it was moving the undergraduate program to online modalities only and closed the residential campus at the end of the Spring 2023 semester.[5][6]

History

Tracing its roots to 1897, TIU formed in the late 1940s as the result of a merger of two schools:

  • A school run by the Swedish Evangelical Free Church, founded in 1897 in Chicago, and incorporated as the Swedish Bible Institute of Chicago, then affiliated with Moody Bible Institute as the Swedish Department until 1925 when it became the Swedish Evangelical Free Church Bible Institute and Seminary.
  • A three-year Bible school, the Norwegian-Danish Bible Institute and Academy, founded in 1910 by the Norwegian-Danish Free Church, established in Rushford, Minnesota and later moving to Minneapolis and becoming Trinity Seminary and Bible Institute.

By 1949, the Minneapolis-based school moved to Chicago and the unified schools became known as Trinity Seminary and Bible College. In 1961 the school moved to a new campus in Bannockburn, Illinois, (Deerfield, Illinois postal address) and a year later was renamed Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS) and Trinity College. The school grew from an enrollment of 51 in 1961 to 1,400 in 1990. In 1995, TEDS became part of Trinity International University, along with Trinity College in Deerfield, Illinois, and Trinity College in Miami, (formerly Miami Christian College which was obtained through a merger of the two institutions in 1989). Miami Christian College maintained its name until 1993. In 1997 Trinity Law School, located in Santa Ana, California, was incorporated into Trinity International University and the Trinity Graduate School was founded.

In 2014, David S. Dockery was elected unanimously as the 15th president of Trinity. He was inaugurated in October of that year.[7] Dockery has led the drive to establish a new strategic plan called Heritage & Hope: Trinity 2023, which outlines growth initiatives.[8] Nicholas Perrin was elected as the 16th president in June 2019.[9]

Approvals, accreditations and memberships

Trinity International University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.[10][11] The divinity school is also programmatically accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS).[12]

TIU's law school, located in Santa Ana, California, is accredited by the Committee of Bar Examiners (CBE) of the State Bar of California (CALBAR).[13] The normative nationwide USDE- and CHEA-approved accreditor of law schools is the American Bar Association (ABA). Within the state of California, though, law schools are also accredited by CALBAR CBE, which is neither USDE- or CHEA-approved. Graduates of non-ABA accredited program are not recognized outside of the state of California.[14] TIU's Trinity Law School (Santa Ana campus only) is also included as part of TIU's regional accreditation by the USDE- and CHEA-approved NCA-HLC.[10]

Trinity International University is exempt[15] from the need to be approved to operate in Illinois by the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE), which lists it as a "private NFP (not-for-profit) institution".[16] Its educational programs for K-12 teachers are approved by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)[17] so that TIU's graduates from said programs may obtain state-issued teaching credentials. TIU is, further, approved by the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) (formerly the Illinois State Scholarship Commission (ISSC))[18] Monetary Award Program (MAP) so that TIU's students may receive Illinois educational grants and scholarships.[19]

Prior to 2003, TIU's athletic trainer program was accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP); however in 2003 the accreditation of such programs was taken over by the Joint Review Committee on Athletic Training (JRC-AT); and in 2006 JRC-AT became the Committee for Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). TIU's undergraduate athletic training educational program[20] claims CAATE accreditation on its website.

TIU is also a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU),[21] the Christian College Consortium (CCC), and the Christian Adult Higher Education Association (CAHEA).[22]

Athletics

The Trinity International athletic teams were called the Trojans.[23] Prior to the move to an all-online undergraduate academic format in 2023, the university university was a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) for most of its sports since the 1996–97 academic year; while its football program competed in the Mideast League of the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA).[23] They were also a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA), primarily competing as an independent in the North Central Region of the Division I level. Trinity International competed in nine intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, football, soccer and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball.[24]

Over the history of the athletic program, TIU won a total of 8 national championships.

In the final year of TIU's athletic program, the women's volleyball team won the 2022 NCCAA I national championship.

Notable Faculty

  • Carl F H Henry Systematic Theology
  • Kenneth Kantzer Theology
  • Wilbur M. Smith Bible Exposition
  • Gleason Archer Old Testament
  • Walter Kaiser Old Testament
  • Elmer Towns
  • John Warwick Montgomery
  • Paul Feinberg
  • Norman Geisler Philosophy
  • John Woodbridge Church History
  • D.A. Carson New Testament
  • Douglas Moo New Testament
  • William Lane Craig Philosophy
  • John Feinberg
  • Kevin Vanhoozer Theology
  • Wayne Grudem New Testament
  • Harold Netland Missions

Notable alumni

  • Randall Balmer, Episcopal priest and John Phillips Professor in Religion, Dartmouth College
  • Ron Butler, television actor and comedian
  • Galen Carey, Vice President for Government Relations, National Association of Evangelicals
  • Lazarus Chakwera, sixth president of Malawi
  • Herb Coleman, American player of gridiron football
  • Paul Copan, Christian theologian, analytic philosopher, apologist, and author. Currently professor at the Palm Beach Atlantic University and holds the endowed Pledger Family Chair of Philosophy and Ethics.
  • Norman Ericson, biblical scholar; Emeritus Professor at the Wheaton College
  • W. Kent Fuchs, President, University of Florida
  • Brian Hagedorn, attorney and judge; Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court
  • Karl Hankton, American player of gridiron football
  • Alan Heatherington, orchestra conductor and music director of several Chicago-area choirs and orchestras
  • Lincoln Hurst, biblical scholar, film historian; Emeritus Professor, University of California
  • Bill Hybels, founder of Willow Creek Community Church in Barrington, Illinois.
  • John Senyonyi, Vice Chancellor, Uganda Christian University
  • Jeffrey Neil Steenson, coordinator for Episcopal priests and laypeople seeking to become Roman Catholics within a personal ordinariate
  • Danny Yamashiro, chaplain at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), researcher on American presidents and childhood trauma, and media talk show host
  • Ravi Zacharias, Christian apologist

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Trinity International University". U.S. News & World Report. http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/trinity-international-1772. Retrieved February 1, 2016. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "College Navigator – Trinity International University-Illinois". https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=trinity+university&s=all&id=149514. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Deerfield Campus". TIU Website. Trinity International University. http://www.tiu.edu/tiu/about/deerfield/. 
  4. ↑ "AboutTrinity International University". Tiu.edu. http://dotcms.tiu.edu/about/. 
  5. ↑ "TIU – Reimagining the Future" (in en-US). https://www.tiu.edu/reimagining-the-future/. 
  6. ↑ McClellan, Hannah. "TIU Announces Plans to Move Undergrad Program Online" (in en). https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2023/february/tiu-trinity-university-undergrad-online-education-teds.html. 
  7. ↑ "Trinity Celebrates the Inauguration of David S. Dockery". http://news.tiu.edu/2014/10/27/trinity-dsd-inauguration/. 
  8. ↑ "Heritage and Hope: Trinity 2023 Strategic Plan". http://news.tiu.edu/2015/02/27/heritage-and-hope-trinity-2023-strategic-plan/. 
  9. ↑ "Nicholas Perrin elected 16th president of Trinity International University". https://news.tiu.edu/2019/06/07/nicholas-perrin-elected-16th-president/. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "The Higher Learning Commission Database". Accreditation information page for Trinity International University. The Higher Learning Commission. http://www.ncahlc.org/component/com_directory/Action,ShowBasic/Itemid,/instid,1935/. 
  11. ↑ "The Higher Learning Commission Database". The Trinity Evangelical Divinity School accreditation information page. The Higher Learning Commission. http://www.ncahlc.org/component/com_directory/Action,ShowBasic/Itemid,/instid,H106/. 
  12. ↑ "Database of Member Institutions". The Trinity Evangelical School's accreditation information page. The Association of Theological Schools (ATS). http://ats.edu/MemberSchools/Pages/SchoolDetail.aspx?ID=220. 
  13. ↑ "California Law Schools". Schools approved by CALBAR CBE (aka CALS). State Bar of California website. http://admissions.calbar.ca.gov/Education/LegalEducation/LawSchools.aspx#cals. 
  14. ↑ "Understanding Law School Accreditation". The Princeton Review. http://www.princetonreview.com/law/law-school-accreditation.aspx. 
  15. ↑ "IBHE Approval & Review Overview". http://www.ibhe.org/Academic%20Affairs/academicPrg/overview.htm. 
  16. ↑ "Illinois Board of Higher Education Institutional Profiles". Profile of Trinity International University. The Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) website. http://www.ibhe.state.il.us/InstitutionProfiles/ILinstProfile.aspx?id=001772. 
  17. ↑ "The Directory of Approved Programs for the Preparation of Educational Personnel in Illinois Institutions of Higher Education (a PDF file)". Trinity International University, on page 73. The Illinois State Board of Education. http://www.isbe.state.il.us/profprep/PDFs/directory.pdf. 
  18. ↑ "State Scholarship Group Is Now Known As Illinois Student Assistance Commission". The Chicago Tribune website. 25 August 1989. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1989-08-25/news/8901070614_1_illinois-student-assistance-commission-financial-aid-programs-james-thompson. 
  19. ↑ "The "Grants" area of the website". Illinois Monetary Award Program (MAP) Approved Schools. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) website. http://www.isac.org/students/during-college/types-of-financial-aid/grants/approved-schools-for-the-map-2012-13.html. 
  20. ↑ "The Undergraduate Athletic Training Program". Trinity International University website. http://www.tiu.edu/athletictraining. 
  21. ↑ "List of Member Institutions". Member Institutions beginning with the letter "T". The CCCU website. http://www.cccu.org/members_and_affiliates?member_type=MBRI&camp_init=T. 
  22. ↑ "The CAHEA website database". List of Member Institutions (a PDF file). The Christian Higher Education Association (CAHEA) website. http://www.cahea.org/files/QuickSiteImages/GeneralFiles/2005-2011_Member_Institutions.pdf. 
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Samuels, Doug (2023-02-20). "A midwest NAIA program is going to online classes, ending football program". Football Scoop. https://footballscoop.com/news/a-midwest-naia-program-is-going-to-online-classes-ending-football-program. 
  24. ↑ "Official athletics website". http://tiutrojans.com. 

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