Regent University
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Motto | Christian Leadership to Change the World |
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Type | Private university |
Established | 1977[1] |
Religious affiliation | Interdenominational Evangelical |
Endowment | $69,500,000 in 2020 [2] |
Academic staff | 138 (Full-time) and 48 (Part-time)[3] |
Administrative staff | 402[1] |
Students | 10,365[1] |
Undergraduates | 4,408[1] |
Postgraduates | 5,957[1] |
Other students | 983 (non-degree seeking, first professional)[1] |
Location | , , U.S. |
Campus | Suburban |
Colors | Blue, green |
Nickname | Royals [1] |
Sporting affiliations | NCCAA[4] |
Website | www |
Regent University is a private Christian university in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It was founded by Pat Robertson in 1977 as Christian Broadcasting Network University and changed its name to Regent University in 1990. Regent offers on-campus programs as well as distance education. Regent offers associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in over 70 courses of study. The university is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
History
Plans for the university, originally named
The first class, consisting of seventy-seven students, began in fall of 1978 when the school leased classroom space in Chesapeake, Virginia.[6] In 1980, the first graduating class held its commencement; the school of education opened that Fall. That year, the university took residence for the first time on its current campus in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school proceeded to open its schools of business, divinity, government, and law by the mid-1980s. In 1984, Regent University received accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. In 1997, online classes began.[8]
In 1995, the university opened a secondary campus in Alexandria, Virginia but sold it soon after. In 2000, Regent began an undergraduate degree-completion curriculum under the auspices of a new program, the Center for Professional Studies. This would later become the school of undergraduate studies, before finally being renamed as the college of arts and sciences in 2012.[8]
Campus
Architecture and setting
The campus of Regent University comprises 70 acres (280,000 m2) of
Academic and communal facilities
The University Library Building houses the university's libraries while Robertson Hall is home to the Schools of Government, Law, and Undergraduate Studies. The Communication & Performing Arts Center, home for the School of Communication & the Arts, is a 135,000-square-foot (12,500 m2) building with two theatres, a production studio, sound stage, screening theatres, and a backlot. The Student Center is a 31,000-square-foot (2,900 m2) facility includes a bookstore, student organization offices, dining hall, computer lab, and student lounge. The Administration Building, along with administrative offices, includes the School of Education. The Classroom Building accommodates the schools of Business & Leadership and Psychology & Counseling.[10] The adjoined Chapel and Divinity Building are the most recent additions to the campus, completed in 2013.[8]
The Founders Inn and Spa
Completed in 1990, The Founders Inn and Spa hotel was originally part of the
Reputation
Online programs rankings
Regent University was ranked in 2015 by U.S. News & World Report as the 11th best online undergraduate program in the nation,[13] and as the second best by OEDb in 2009.[8] Regent is ranked 21st, 46th, and 78th, respectively, for its online graduate education programs, online graduate business programs, and online MBA.[13] Regent's online MBA faculty was ranked first nationally in 2013 by U.S. News & World Report.[14]
ABA national competition wins and moot court program
Moot court teams from the Regent University School of Law have placed as quarter-finalists or better in over 100 moot court competitions, winning more than 40 national and regional events.[15] In 2006 and 2007, Regent Law won several national ABA moot court and negotiation competitions succeeding against teams from Harvard and Yale.[16][17][18][19] Regent's moot court program was ranked sixth in the nation in 2015.[20]
Ideology
In 1995, theologian Harvey Cox wrote that Regent has been called "the Harvard of the Christian Right" but noted that "Regent, it appears, is not so much a boot camp for rightist cadres as a microcosm of the theological and intellectual turbulence within what is often mistakenly seen as a monolithic 'religious right' in America".[6]
With the goal of expanding its mission beyond a solely conservative base and to "posture itself as a broadly evangelical institution", the Regent School of Divinity convened a scholarly
Freedom of expression controversy
In September 2007, Adam Key, a second-year law student at Regent, posted a lifted still from a video to the social networking website
The school later claimed its actions were unrelated to the photograph and that Key was a "security risk"; his attorney countered with an internal memo sent the day before the suspension indicating that Robertson was concerned with Key's "complaints".[29] In June 2009, the lawsuit was dismissed.
Bush administration hires
According to Regent University, more than 150 of its graduates were hired by the federal government during the
However, Savage noted that the school had improved since its days of "dismal numbers" and that the school has had wins in national moot-court and negotiation competitions.
Relationship with President Donald Trump
In October 2016, Regent University was the site of an October 2016 rally for presidential candidate
Faculty
Regent has 138 full-time and 48 part-time faculty members, five of whom are
Athletics
The Regent athletic teams are called the Royals; their logo is based on a lion. The university is a member of the
Regent competes in nine intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer and track & field; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, track & field and volleyball.[48]
Notable alumni
Regent University alumni include:
- Jennifer Elvgren – American writer[49]
- Tony Hale – American actor (born 1970)[50]
- Todd Hunter, Anglican bishop of the Diocese of Churches for the Sake of Others, former president of Alpha USA, former national director of Association of Vineyard Churches[51]
- Gordon Klingenschmitt – American military officer, politician, and religious figure (born 1968)[52]
- Charles Martin, author.[53][54]
- Virginia governor.[55]
- Winsome Sears, 2003 MA, is Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
- American Center for Law and Justice.[56]
- Jordan Sekulow, 2009 Regent Law, is a radio talk show host, blogger, and political consultant.[57]
- Tom Thompson, football player.
- Jason Upton, a graduate of the School of Divinity, is a Contemporary Christian musician.[59]
- Antonio Zarro, filmmaker.[60]
- Daniel Kelly, former justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
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