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Our Jacksonville team spent several months collaborating with stan

and faculty members in both South Hamilton and Charloue, planning
and preparing for this exciting transition. We hosted a successful
Celebration Open House on October z1, welcoming students, faculty,
stan and friends of the seminary to explore and enjoy our new
location.
Tis exciting move comes on the heels of graduating our third class,
and is already ushering in a record number of students. We expect
this trend to continue, and will soon launch Doctor of Ministry
and Master of Arts in Christian Tought degrees to provide more
opportunities for students preparing for ministry.
Additionally, the new Jacksonville campus will be the site of Gordon-
Conwell`s next Board of Trustees meeting in lebruary zc11. Te
Jacksonville campus is also privileged to host Bob Doll, ClA, Chief
lquity Strategist and Senior Portfolio Manager at Nuveen Asset
Management, LLC, for the Christ in Business An lncouragement
for Christians in the Marketplace event on lebruary 1!. Mr. Doll is
a renowned analyst, and appears regularly on CNBC, Bloomberg TV
and lox Business News to discuss the economy and markets.
Te Jacksonville campus is excited to celebrate the move. We are
thankful to the Lord for his many provisions, and conhdent that from
the foundation he has laid at Gordon-ConwellJacksonville will
grow a legacy ofequipping Church leaders to think theologically,
engage globally and live biblically.
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