It is only with conviction to the foundational truths rooted in science and amplified in the Scriptures that CCU can mold scientific leaders of character, competence, and Christ-centered faith.CCU President Eric Hogue
In 2022, Colorado Christian University launched the "Forward with Conviction" capital campaign to build a state-of-the-art Science & Engineering Center that will provide a space for students to explore, innovate, and excel in their scientific disciplines. More than $5.8 million in gifts and pledges were secured to kick off the campaign during the University's second annual President's Weekend event in February 2022.
CCU is committed to developing facilities that attract and support generations of lifelong disciples who will inspire advancements in science — students who seek out truth and lead through character, competence, and conviction.
I've learned that science and faith go together. Science gives me a great platform to serve the Lord and make an impact on people that I wouldn't be able to in another field.– Noah Booth '22, B.S. Biology
Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them.Psalm 111:2
The new Science & Engineering Center will attract hundreds of students to study in the School of Science and Engineering at CCU — students who want to attend CCU but are forced to choose other universities with appropriate science facilities. Building the Science & Engineering Center will grow our ability to welcome future students and produce lifelong Christian graduates in the sciences.
Character and ethics form the bedrock of God-honoring and kingdom-building science. Your generous support for the campaign to build the Science & Engineering Center will allow CCU students to grow academically with strong values and to apply their future vocations toward science excellence and biblical human care. The School of Science and Engineering at CCU instructs students with an intentional focus on building Christ-like character and biblical ethics so they may become moral, compassionate world-changers in the sciences.
Science and engineering at CCU are taught within the world of ideas, synthesizing the liberal arts, advanced theories, and applied technology. Your most generous support helps students achieve more than technical competence: Students critically think through the impacts of innovations and apply their Christian worldview to scientific ethical problems. On this basis, science and engineering students gain strong hands-on experience as they follow a robust curriculum and engage with professors in discovery and research.
Purposefully small classes and laboratories invite all students to learn with their hands as well as their minds. This instills a level of mastery necessary to become leaders in rapidly-advancing fields of science and engineering.
The Science & Engineering Center is an investment in future health professionals, systems engineers, STEM educators, and research innovators — influencers who will be trained in excellence and on a solid foundation of biblical principles. It will provide a modern, appropriately equipped learning environment featuring current scientific classrooms, research laboratories, and scientific tools. Students will have effective resources to prepare them for graduate-level studies and careers in the sciences, engineering, and healthcare.
Establishing the Science & Engineering Center for the School of Science and Engineering at CCU emphasizes the importance of Christians entering vocations in the sciences. The Science & Engineering Center will provide the Lakewood campus with a facility specifically designed for student engagement through hands-on learning and research. The Science & Engineering Center will become a regional magnet for Christian students who wish to be fully prepared to bring grace and truth to the fields of science and engineering.
At Colorado Christian University, the sciences are approached with a Christ-centered foundation of faith. Separated from the understanding of God as Creator, science risks becoming an idol, with an end of glorifying science as an end-all of human knowledge. Your generous financial support propels this kingdom work at CCU, providing a Christian worldview to the study of science and engineering.
God's creative design invites thoughtful investigation, careful reasoning and discovery, and celebration of all that God has made. In Genesis 2, God gave humans the job of caring for and ruling over the earth by "working and keeping it," stewarding God's creation for the blessing of people and the glory of God. By treasuring the gospel, students advance the work of God, who through Christ Jesus reconciles all things to himself (Colossians 1:20 ESV).
Dean of the School of Science and Engineering
maparker@ccu.edu
303-963-3059
Dr. Mark Parker offers unique gifts and expertise to lead this next stage of growth in the School of Science and Engineering. With a Ph.D. in biological sciences and post-doctoral work in molecular neurodevelopment, Dr. Parker brings more than a decade in higher education as well as years of management and leadership in industrial applications of research and biological sciences.
"In the School of Science and Engineering, we are charged with imparting wisdom and launching leaders in health care, science, and technology during a time when these fields desperately need Christian influence and leadership. Your support will allow CCU and the School of Science and Engineering to multiply this impact in ways not previously possible."
Senior Director of Major Gifts
agrogan@ccu.edu
303-963-3139
The new science and engineering building will be the centerpiece of CCU's bold, pathbreaking effort to produce more graduates in the STEM fields so vital to America's future, if this nation is to maintain its preeminence as a leader in innovation and invention.
Please call or email me for more information about the Science & Engineering Center and how you can help Colorado Christian University transform our campus to better serve our students.
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We challenge you to come join us in this investment in the students at CCU.– Scott and Donna Miller, Interstate Batteries and CCU Graduates
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