Annuals 2017 Annual Book | Page 64

file name: 1923 C-N BSU.jpg Since its 1923 establishment, Baptist Collegiate Ministries has been a vital part of the C-N experience, including service across the globe. file name: 12012-04-12 14-50-32A.jpg file name: IMG_7858.jpg Carson-Newman professors are driven to teach students about their world, fostering a Christian worldview. Each year, hundreds of C-N students forgo traditional semester breaks in order to serve around the globe through SPOTS trips. file name: DSC_5411.JPG file name: IMG_1934.jpg Each fall, C-N’s campus community gathers to take part in Operation Inasmuch, a Saturday given to serving others through community projects and outreach. DSC_0003b.jpg Since 2000, C-N nursing faculty and students have traveled to Haiti and the Dominican Republic, seeing as many as 1,000 patients in the course of a week. Carson-Newman is a national leader in social gospel ministry, including a home repair ministry and Samaritan House, designed for families who need restorative housing options. 64