Summit Christian College in Gering, NE announces that the following students have been named to the Spring 2020 Dean’s List and Honor Roll. Dean's List (4.00 - 3.75 Semester GPA) Aaron Gorshuch Bergan Morris John Mulholland III Luke Muller Honor Roll (3.74 - 3.50 Semester GPA) Seth Leathermon Susanna Marks Chuks Morah Lauren Whaley Part-Time Honor Roll (4.00 - 3.50 Semester GPA, less than 12 semester credit hours) Nici Akey Michael Brown Summit Christian College offers Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Associate of Arts degrees and Certificate in Christian Foundations. Courses are available on campus and online through Summit Bridge. Learn more at www.summitcc.edu. Registration for the Fall 2020 semester is now open and classes begin Monday, August 24. Questions about enrollment can be made to admissions@summitcc.edu or call (308) 632-6933.

Summit Christian College is pleased to announce its 2020 graduates. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions placed on public gatherings during the Spring of 2020, Summit Christian College did not hold its annual Commencement ceremony. Instead, we would like to publicly recognize and honor our 2020 Graduates. We covet your prayers over these newly launched leaders, and we trust in God's almighty hand to guide them into their futures of purposeful Christian Service. Students completing all requirements for their chosen degrees for 2020 are Seth D. Leathermon, Bachelor of Arts in Biblical Studies; John Mulholland III, Bachelor of Science in Ministry Studies, summa cum laude; Natalie Jewel Santos, Associate of Arts; and Warren Steele, Associate of Arts. Seth Leathermon's immediate plans are to get married in July and stay in the area, enrolling in further Christian higher education and eventually serving in missions with his future wife, Brook. John Mulholland III completed his degree with a passion and long-term goals for cross-cultural ministry to Muslims. His immediate plans are to start a campus ministry at Western Nebraska Community College (WNCC) in Scottsbluff, NE Summit Christian College was also blessed with a very special Commencement address prepared by Mr. Wing Wong of Manchester, NH. Wong is a Platte Valley Bible College alumni and currently serves on the SCC Board of Trustees. Please see our 2020 graduates and Mr. Wong's Commencement address here.

Each spring Summit Christian College recognizes its outstanding students, student leaders, mentors and mentees, and scholarship winners during its Spring Awards Banquet. In the past, this event has featured a formal dinner prepared and hosted by our student leaders followed by an awards presentation in the SCC Chapel. Due to the current restrictions of COVID-19, the college will be announcing its award winners throughout this week. Today, we are pleased to announce that Aaron Gorsuch has been honored with the 2020 Barnabas Award. The name Barnabas means Son of Encouragement (Acts 4:36). The Barnabas Award is given to an SCC student that excels in encouraging others. The faculty believes this award is a great honor. Because of this, there have been years that it has not been awarded. Aaron is a nontraditional freshman this year. He has a caring heart and considers the needs of others. He continues to encourage others in their walk with Christ (as well as academic responsibilities) while pressing through trials of his own.

Each spring Summit Christian College recognizes its outstanding students, student leaders, mentors and mentees, and scholarship winners during its Spring Awards Banquet. In the past, this event has featured a formal dinner prepared and hosted by our student leaders followed by an awards presentation in the SCC Chapel. Due to the current restrictions of COVID-19, the college will be announcing its award winners throughout this week. Today, we are pleased to announce that Luke Muller is the recipient of the 2020 Student Leadership Award. Summit Christian College by its own mission statement is a college that considers leadership to be very significant. “Summit Christian College, an institution of higher learning, educates leaders for Christian service." Many of our students demonstrate leadership in various ways – in their jobs, in their churches, and even in their families. The Student Leadership Award seeks to recognize a student who has demonstrated significant leadership at Summit Christian College. This year’s recipient is Luke Muller. He has served on the Student Leadership council, and has for the past couple of years been the Resident Assistant on the men’s dorm floor. In these capacities, Luke has clearly shown exceptional leadership to the college and student body.

Each spring Summit Christian College recognizes its outstanding students, student leaders, mentors and mentees, and scholarship winners during its Spring Awards Banquet. In the past, this event has featured a formal dinner prepared and hosted by our student leaders followed by an awards presentation in the SCC Chapel. Due to the current restrictions of COVID-19, the college will be announcing its award winners throughout this week. Today, we are pleased to announce that Bergan Morris and Luke Muller are the winners of the Mentored Ministry Student of the Year award. Bergan has been serving as an associate minister at the Lyman Christian Church and Luke has been serving as an associate minister at the Bayard Church of Christ this year. Both are Juniors this year at SCC. To be selected for the award, faculty review the students’ ministry activities, leadership, and their hearts for ministry. Each year, multiple students stand out, and the final decision is never easy. This year, the faculty felt that both Luke and Bergan have exhibited a heart for service and a love for the great shepherd and his sheep and were both worthy of the award.

Each spring Summit Christian College recognizes its outstanding students, student leaders, mentors and mentees, and scholarship winners during its Spring Awards Banquet. In the past, this event has featured a formal dinner prepared and hosted by our student leaders followed by an awards presentation in the SCC Chapel. Due to the current restrictions of COVID-19, the college will be announcing its award winners throughout this week. Today, we are pleased to announce the winner of the Mentored Ministry Mentor of the Year award is Del Hamon. Del is the pastor of Lyman Christian Church. He has been part of the Mentored Ministry program for three years. What makes a good mentor? A good mentor is committed to the type of relationship that equips the mentee for personal growth and ministry development. College faculty asked the students to submit a recommendation, telling why they are nominating their mentor for the award. The faculty then chooses the winner based on those recommendations. The faculty this year received two letters or recommendation for our winner. Here are some excerpts from those letters: "He is a great mentor, supporter and has helped me grow so much...He is generous with the opportunities he gives me to learn...I truly love and appreciate everything he has done for me and think he definitely deserves the honor of this award." "He has a kind heart and a love for Summit and the students. He goes way beyond that (teaching, guiding, encouraging) on a personal level."

Registration is now OPEN for our FALL 2020 semester, which will begin the week August 24, 2020. While that may seem like a ways away, it is not too soon to beging thinking abour what your future this fall may look like. Be assured, despite the current uncertainty related to COVID-19 restrictions, we are prepared to offer a full slate of courses, on campus or online through Summit BRIDGE. New and returning students can enroll now, throughout the summer and into the first full week of classes. Our FALL 2020 classes include Old Testament Survey I, New Testament Survey, Perspectives in Worldview, History of the Ancient Near East, Ministry with Youth, Adolescent Education, Life of Christ I, Homiletics, Hebrew I, Apologetics, Romans, and many others. Our complete FALL 2020 class schedule is posted at summitcc.edu/class-schedules Students may enroll as a degree-seeking full-time or part-time student or take a class or classes for personal and professional enrichment. Classes can be taken for credit or audit. See full enrollment, degree, and course details in our catalog. For more information, or to enroll, call 308-632-6933 or email admissions@summitcc.edu.

Online orders are now being taken for NEW Summit apparel. View, shop, and purchase here. Brand new Summit apparel styles are out now, just in time for SPRING! Our college apparel is available to everyone! You have a variety of colors and styles to choose from. There are our favorite stand-by hoodies in 40 available colors, T-shirts in over 50 colors, sweat pants and everyone's spring favorite, color-block jerseys for all those spring baseball games! Our online store is now open through 11:59 p.m. April 19. Orders can be made online or through the Admissions office. Debit and credit card orders can be made online, while cash and check orders can be made through the Admissions office. All orders will be delivered to the college business office, or you can have your order shipped directly to you for a fee of $4 per garment. Please pay the shipping fee to the Admissions office regardless of the payment method. For more information or to make arrangements for cash and check payments email our Admissions Assistant at isaac@summitcc.edu. HAPPY SPRING and thank you for supporting Summit Christian College!

In response to the nationwide COVID-19 situation and in the interest of the health and safety of its students, employees, and the community, Summit Christian College of Gering, Nebraska, will cease all on-campus classes on Friday, March 20. On Monday, March 23, students will continue their semester courses online. The college has asked all local students living in the dormitory to return home for the rest of the semester. Non-local students with jobs in the community may continue living in the dormitory. Before implementing these changes, SCC has shared information from the CDC on the symptoms and prevention of COVID-19 and has stressed the importance of practicing these guidelines. The College has also stressed the importance of complying with the requests and mandates of the local, state, and federal authorities. Summit Christian College’s business office will be open from 8:00 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday through the end of the spring semester. For anyone seeking further information, contact Scott Gribble, Director of Operations, at 308-632-6933 or sgribble@summitcc.edu.

In response to the COVID-19 recommendations, Summit Christian College will be transitioning all Gering campus students to the online format available through Summit Bridge. The last day of on-campus classes will be Friday, March 20, 2020. Beginning March 23, 2020, all students are to attend classes via the Bridge. This change will continue for the duration of the semester. Unless otherwise notified, all classes will continue to meet at the same time. Professors will take attendance. Unless your course professor tells you otherwise, expect to continue with the same due dates for course assignments. This change will not affect students who are already attending classes through the Bridge.

The SCC administration, faculty and staff would like to congratulate the following students on a job well done during the Fall 2019 semester. Dean's List (4.00-3.75 Semester GPA) Seth Leathermon Chukwuka Morah John Mulholland III Luke Muller Lauren Whaley Part-time Honor Roll (4.00-3.50 Semester GPA, taking 11 credit hours or less) Glenn Lawson Hunter Rezanina Warren Steele Katherine Yates Returning students on the Fall 2019 Dean's List are eligible for the Academic Dean's scholarship for the Spring 2020 semester. Congratulations on a job well done!

Each year Summit Christian College has needs that go beyond our annual budget. These needs vary from year to year and are presented as our annual Christmas Wish List. In the past we have received special year-end gifts from generous friends to help us purchase books, computers, furniture, and classroom needs. Those familiar with Summit Christian College know that our college's reputation as a respected Christian institution of higher education is due to its very intentional purpose of providing an excellent Bible-focused education at rates our students can honestly afford. Your generous kindness toward the ministry of Summit Christian College is exactly how we are able to accomplish this. When you make a special contribution to our college's annual Christmas Wish List, you are providing our faculty and students with much needed, but non-budgeted items while ensuring that these expenses will not increase our students' tuition costs. See our 2019 Christmas Wish List and then prayerfully consider how you can bless Summit Christian College this year. May God bless you for your kindness.