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A Year to Remember REGENT UNIVERSITY CELEBRATES THE AMAZING GROWTH AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF 2018
The 40th year of Regent University was one marked by new milestones and achievements that are laying the groundwork for an even more successful future.
Record-Breaking Growth Regent is outpacing the higher-education market in miraculous ways. After five years of consecutive growth, the university has increased its total enrollment by 75 percent, while other colleges and universities have experienced a decline of three percent during that same time period. Our record-breaking fall enrollment of nearly 11,000 students represents every state and 68 countries. Regent’s military-affiliated population is more than 3,000 students strong. This accounts for 30 percent of our total student body. Military-student enrollment has grown 81 percent over the past year.
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comprehensive core curriculum from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. Only two percent of the 1,100 colleges surveyed earn this prestigious rating. “I’m so thrilled with what Regent is doing,” says Founder, Chancellor and CEO, Dr. M.G. “Pat” Robertson. “All of this shows the goodness of God. It’s tremendous how He is showering His blessings over this university. We are being blessed beyond measure, and we give Him praise for another year.”
Alumni World Changers Founded as CBN University in 1978, this “school for God’s glory” celebrated its largest graduating class ever (1,976) in May 2018.
For the first time in its history, Regent is recognized as a top-tier university nationally by U.S. News & World Report, 2019. The top-tier category includes Harvard, Yale and other Ivy League schools. And for the sixth year in a row, Regent’s College of Arts & Sciences maintained its “A” rating for
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Regent now has more than 25,000 alumni true winter wonderland. Before the month across the U.S. and in 97 other countries. was over, the university would receive University graduates are working in 61 another high-profile visitor. Fox & Friends of Forbes’ Top 100 companies, including co-host Brian Kilmeade spoke to a sold-out Apple, Amazon, Disney and Lockheed crowd at an Executive Leadership Series Martin. Thirty-eight Regent alumni are (ELS) event in the Regent Theatre. The sitting judges, and 51 have served as judges well-known TV personality, radio host and in the school’s history. Nine graduates and best-selling author shared his insights on two students currently serve in their state values, ethics and American exceptionalism. legislatures, and nearly Kilmeade also highlighted 900 are employed as "All of this shows the his book Andrew Jackson and faculty at 438 colleges the Miracle of New Orleans. goodness of God.” and universities. Ten of In February, Regent hosted a our alumni are university DR. M.G. “PAT” ROBERTSON pioneering cybersecurity summit presidents, and close to that featured leading industry 900 are serving in the professionals. Panelists and attendees ministry as pastors or missionaries. included those from Google, the Federal Notable alumni include Dr. Robert Dyer Bureau of Investigation and Eastern Virginia (SBL ’01), the newly elected mayor of Medical School. The summit concluded Virginia Beach; and Kristen Waggoner, with an ELS luncheon at Founders Inn and Esq. (LAW ’97), who serves as senior vice Spa, featuring an eye-opening presentation president of the U.S. legal division with by Kevin Mitnick, the world’s most-famous Alliance Defending Freedom. In 2018, computer hacker. Waggoner argued and won two important, That same month, popular Christian music high-profile, religious liberty cases before the artist Cory Asbury performed at a Regent U.S. Supreme Court. Kenton Lee (SBL ’10) “Night of Worship” (NOW) event, as his won the 2018 Patents for Humanity Award hit “Reckless Love” was climbing the charts from the United States Patent and Trade to #1. Asbury also took time during his Office. Lee was recognized for creating campus visit to record a music video of the an expandable shoe for needy children. song with the Regent University Singers. His nonprofit, Because International, has The video quickly went viral, generating distributed 175,000 pairs of The Shoe That more than 60,000 Facebook video views to Grows in more than 100 countries. date. The increased exposure has also opened new doors for the singers, including similar Unforgettable Events collaborations with popular Christian music The university kicked off 2018 with Winter artists Phil Wickham and Jason Gray. The Storm Grayson on January 4. The historic Regent Singers also performed at a blackbomb cyclone dropped nearly a foot of snow tie fundraiser alongside former contestants on Regent and turned the campus into a from the hit TV show The Voice, and sang
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at Virginia Beach’s official Fourth of July celebration at the Oceanfront.
of the U.S. Air Force Combat Command stationed at Langley, Virginia.
One of the biggest red-letter events of 2018 took place in September. The second annual Regent Royals Pep Rally kicked off the fall sports season at Robertson Field. Coaches and athletes, including members of the new men’s and women’s basketball teams, joined the student body for family-friendly sports clinics, food trucks, giveaways, a school-spirit contest and a Movie on the Lawn event.
“It is an immense honor for Regent to have received this prestigious distinction from the NSA and the DHS,” says Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño. “Regent will continue to advance education and training for industryleading professionals to equip them to serve and lead in the cyber domain, as well as to protect the data of our nation’s government, infrastructure, businesses and communities.”
In December, Regent closed out its event year by welcoming more than 35,000 guests to campus for the inaugural CBN Christmas Village. The university hosted the free, family-focused celebration that took place for six days over two weekends. Modeled after European Christmas markets, CBN’s village transformed the Regent mall with dazzling displays of Christmas lights, the area’s largest Christmas tree, a live nativity scene, Santa’s Workshop and other holiday attractions. (See Page 9.)
Leading in Cybersecurity Regent’s cybersecurity program received a significant boost from the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The high-profile government entities named the university a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education. Regent is among only four percent of universities in the United States to receive this prestigious designation. (See Page 7.) Also, Regent has been chosen to teach Navy personnel cybersecurity warfare and is the preferred, cyber- defense training partner for members
“This recognition is a tribute to the excellence of our B.S. in Cybersecurity program, our faculty, students, and facilities. It recognizes Regent as a key player in cybersecurity education, not only in Virginia but in our nation,” adds Cheryl Beauchamp, College of Arts & Sciences’ Engineering & Computer Sciences professor and department chair. Another significant accomplishment in the past year involves the university’s Institute for Cybersecurity, which created the Certified Cyber PractitionerTM (CCP) program to provide practical training for cyber professionals. The CCP program delivers three levels of cyber-defense training that integrate commercially recognized certification curricula with hands-on training, utilizing Regent’s multimilliondollar cyber range. The training program is designed to lower the current 25-percent gap between demand for cyber-trained employees and the existing supply. It also helps address the predicted shortfall of 3.5 million cybersecurity professionals by 2021.
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College of Healthcare Sciences and School of Nursing, will follow.
Included in its many academic accomplishments of 2018, Regent rolled Regent University’s RN to Bachelor of out seven new degree programs as part Science in Nursing program recently of an innovative growth plan that targets received accreditation by the Commission significant market demand. Those additional on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), programs bring the university’s academic the premier accreditation for baccalaureate, offerings to more than 130 unique areas graduate and residency programs in nursing. of study in some of the most advanced, high-demand disciplines available. They CCNE is a nationally recognized include cybersecurity, computer science, accreditation agency, acknowledged computer engineering, by the United nursing, clinical States Secretary psychology, and of Education. It "Regent’s RN to Bachelor of many others. Since serves as the official Science in Nursing. program, 2015, Regent created accreditation arm School of Nursing, and College 54 new programs of the American at the associate, Association of of Healthcare Sciences will bachelor’s, master’s Colleges of Nursing. serve as leading healthcare and doctoral levels, (See Page 6.) workforce development partners along with dozens “Regent’s RN to of concentrations, in our region and the nation.” Bachelor of Science representing a in Nursing program, 70-percent increase. DR. M.G. “PAT” ROBERTSON School of Nursing, and And over the past five College of Healthcare years, the number Sciences will serve as leading healthcare of credit hours taught at the university has workforce development partners in our grown a historic 78 percent. region and the nation,” Robertson explains. At the bachelor’s level, the 2018 program “We are delighted to receive this prestigious additions include computer engineering, accreditation and grateful to our faculty for systems engineering, management yet another excellent program-development information systems, business analytics, and achievement.” graphic arts. A nursing master’s program Regent also now offers students the (MSN) was also introduced. Additional opportunity to prepare for certification in nursing programs, including a Doctor of several key information technology (IT) Nursing Practice through the university’s
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areas. The certifications, which meet basic U.S. Department of Defense requirements, are key credentials for opening doors into industry positions. The university launched a “digital badges” pilot program in Fall 2018 and currently offers these micro credentials in approximately 50 areas of study. (See Page 8.) By the start of 2019, School of Communication & the Arts alumni and students had earned more than 445 national and international film awards. This past year, Regent University again partnered with Hollywood actor, producer and director Corbin Bernsen and his production company, Home Theater Films, to produce a new feature film. Mary for Mayor features the work of several students who had roles on set as crew and actors. In October, a faith-based film co-written by successful screenwriter Cheryl McKay (SCA ’95) premiered in theaters across America. Indivisible depicts actual events in the life of U.S. Army Chaplain Darren Turner (SOD ’06) and his wife, Heather, as they fight to save their marriage during his service in the Iraq War. (See Page 10.) “I’m so thankful for the ministry that God has given Regent University and for the partnership we share with so many others in equipping Christian leaders to change the world,” Robertson says. “This university is training students to believe in God and to put their hope and faith in Him. Our faculty and staff are equipping communicators, educators, ministers, business leaders, attorneys, psychologists, nurses, computer experts, and other professionals to do amazing things in service to the Lord and their fellow man.”
Actor, producer and director Corbin Bernsen
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For information about applying to become a Regent University student, call 800.373.5504 or visit regent.edu/admissions. Hollywood screenwriter Cheryl McKay (SCA '95)
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Strong Medicine REGENT’S NEW SCHOOL OF NURSING RECEIVES A PRESTIGIOUS ACCREDITATION
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n recent years, Regent leadership has been committed to expanding the university’s areas of study to include more programs in the field of medicine. By launching a College of Healthcare Sciences (CHS) on August 1, 2018, Regent made it possible for students to pursue bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in several disciplines. They include nursing, healthcare administration and gerontology. Future areas may include physical and occupational therapy, phlebotomy, radiology, public health, and other in-demand fields. In the fall semester of 2018, the university’s School of Nursing officially opened its doors. Soon after, faculty, staff and students received amazing news: Regent was granted initial accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) for the university’s “RN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing” degree program. “We are delighted to receive this prestigious five-year accreditation, which is an exceptional academic achievement,” says Regent Founder, Chancellor and CEO, Dr. M.G. “Pat” Robertson. “This accomplishment will enable us to attract even more students to become part of the ‘adventure in Christian higher education’ that is Regent University.” CCNE is the premier accreditation agency for baccalaureate, graduate and residency programs in nursing. The process began more than three years ago and could not have been completed without significant contributions from many faculty and staff members, especially those in the university’s School of Nursing. “The critical roles of nursing and healthcare professionals are growing and expanding. The CCNE accreditation allows Regent University to educate and train practitioner leaders at the highest levels of nursing quality
to saturate and lead in medical fields in the United States and the world,” explains Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño, Regent’s executive vice president for Academic Affairs. The university’s goal is to train future caregivers and administrators to gain an understanding of the healthcare system and develop the skills and knowledge to be a force for good in the industry. The university will deliver instruction from a strong Christian foundation to equip students to serve others with excellence as they make important medical and ethical decisions. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 19-percent employment growth in healthcare by 2024 and more than one million new nursing jobs across the United States by 2030. Regent’s “RN to B.S. in Nursing” program, the School of Nursing and the College of Healthcare Sciences want to serve as leading healthcare-workforce development partners for Virginia and the nation. Dr. Patricia Kraft, the Regent nursing program’s director and distinguished professor, has met with key hospitals and nursing leaders in the region. She believes that helping nurses attain advanced training is important and that the university’s accreditation in this program is an essential requirement and mark of excellence. “At Regent, we immerse our students through teaching and program structure to ensure they have hands-on, practical application and are able to lead well in their patient service,” Kraft says. “Our mission to serve aligns with our partners in the healthcare industry, and they have welcomed us. We built a strong, accredited program that will serve them with outstanding graduates.” For more information about Regent’s healthcare and nursing programs, visit regent.edu/nursing or call 800.373.5504.
The RN to B.S. in Nursing at Regent University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).
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egent University continues to receive high marks for its cybersecurity degree programs. With an estimated 1.5 million jobs available in this highly competitive and important field, Regent remains dedicated to meeting the needs of a growing cybersecurity workforce. This past fall, the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recognized the university as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CDE). The prestigious designation is awarded to regionally accredited two-year, four-year and graduatelevel institutions in the U.S. committed to creating cybersecurity programs that train students to defend America’s cyberspace. “Regent is helping build the most highly trained cyber workforce in the nation,” says Dr. M.G. “Pat” Robertson, the university’s founder, chancellor and CEO. “This certification from the NSA and the DHS is an important step toward equipping the next generation of cybersecurity professionals with the highest level of training available.” Regent earned the CAE-CDE designation after an intensive, three-year review. Currently, only about four percent of universities in the United States are recognized with this distinguished honor. “The program application is really extensive. It’s quite rigorous. You have to have a mature program,” explains Cheryl Beauchamp, professor and department chair of Engineering and Computer Science at Regent’s College of Arts & Sciences. “When we launched our cybersecurity program … we knew this designation would be a testament to what we have here at Regent.” The university received the prestigious distinction less than one year after opening its
state-of-the-art cyber range, which provides practical, hands-on experience in identifying and stopping hackers and other virtual threats. This world-class facility — the first of its kind at a private university in the United States — provides cybersecurity training and simulation platforms using real-time attack scenarios and security breaches. “Cybersecurity is an area of strategic national importance,” adds Dr. Gerson Moreno-Riaño, the university’s executive vice president for Academic Affairs. “Regent will continue to advance education and training for industryleading professionals to equip them to serve and lead in the cyber domain as well as to protect the data of our nation’s government, infrastructure, businesses and communities.” To Regent, this achievement reflects the university’s commitment to meeting the growing educational needs in an important and highly competitive field. Beauchamp says the U.S. government recognizes the importance of graduating students with cybersecurity skills that are urgently needed in today’s world. That’s why Regent is building degree programs aligned with key “knowledge areas.” It’s winning strategy that has drawn positive reviews from the NSA and DHS. “There’s real value in hands-on experience,” Beauchamp insists. “Learning theory from books is one thing. But the next step, actually gaining experience via Regent’s Cyber Range, competitions and other events, will build skills and confidence. That approach is a testament to what Regent is all about.” For information about cybersecurity training or earning a degree from Regent University, visit regent.edu/cybersecurity, email cyber@regent.edu or call 757.352.4215.
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egent University is enhancing students’ competitive edge by offering digital badges to highlight their skills. These micro credentials affirm learning benchmarks for degree-seeking students who are progressing through academic programs and for nondegree-seeking students who are training to improve their standing in the job market.
Although research shows that badges are still vying for widespread acceptance by employers, that tendency is likely to shift over the next few years with badges becoming more widely recognized. Apple says their digital badge “is an online representation of an outcome or achievement. It’s a secure, shareable credential” that recognizes and validates learning. With one of the world’s leading technology companies already on board the digital-badge bandwagon, the rest of Silicon Valley and Wall Street may quickly follow.
In a relatively short period of time, an individual can earn a digital badge, which can be posted on a resume or online profile, as a signal to the marketplace In a relatively short period that he or she has Regent launched a pilot valuable new skills. program for digital badges of time, an individual can At nine credits, these in Fall 2018 and currently earn a digital badge, which offers them in about credentials can be earned faster than certificates can be posted on a resume 50 areas of study. Those (12 to 18 credits). Also, or online profile, as a signal disciplines include biblical if students wish to studies, creative writing, to the marketplace that they American government, continue in a degree program, the credits are research psychology, have valuable new skills. completely transferrable. computer programming, As students complete cybersecurity, engineering, courses in their degree accounting, economics, program with a grade of B or higher, they education, and dozens more. In just one automatically earn badges along the way. semester, trailblazing Regent students earned an incredible 500-plus badges. Digital badges are becoming more and It’s a program that “merits” a close look more popular in higher education as they by anyone interested in enhancing their document learning experiences both within skills and improving their marketability. and outside a standard course paradigm. Purdue University, Indiana University, the If you’re interested in earning a digital badge University of Utah, Illinois State University, at Regent University, call 800.373.5504 and the Oregon Institute of Technology are or visit regent.edu/badges. just a few of the other institutions offering this innovative academic credential.
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WITH REGENT’S HELP, CBN DELIVERED A YULETIDE GIFT TO HAMPTON ROADS
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uring two weekends in December, Regent's campus was beautifully transformed into a European Christmas Village. The Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) sponsored the inaugural holiday showcase, which was free and open to the public. CBN constructed a truly special place for local families to create lasting Christmas memories. “Because the people of Hampton Roads have been so supportive of our work, we wanted to give something back to the community,” CBN Vice President Michael Stonecypher explains. “Most people probably don’t realize that 90 percent of CBN’s charitable efforts are focused overseas. But we couldn’t do what we do in other parts of the world without the support of people here.” Thousands and thousands of bright Christmas lights and stunning decorations greeted guests as they arrived at the Regent Mall (the area between the Library and Communication building). The CBN Christmas Village also featured a live nativity scene and Santa’s Cottage, with a real-life St. Nick and his elves inside. Both structures were built from the ground up by the talented CBN Scenic Department. Guests also saw the area’s largest Christmas tree. Other sights and attractions included carolers, toy soldiers, amusement rides, horse-drawn carriages, free apple cider and cookies, dozens of Christmas-themed vendors, model trains, and much more. Hundreds of staff, volunteers, vendors, and first responders made the event possible. CBN’s President and CEO Gordon Robertson, son of Regent Founder, Chancellor
and CEO, Dr. M.G. “Pat” Robertson, was the driving force behind the six days and 30 hours of Christmas merriment. He got the idea in 2017, while filming a documentary in Dresden, Germany, where a popular Christmas market has been part of Yuletide celebrations since 1334, almost 700 years ago. While Gordon was still in Dresden, Stonecypher received a phone call that would set everything in motion: “Gordon was so excited by the atmosphere and the joyful feeling that he found there. He said, ‘I would love for CBN to do something to bring this experience to the people of Hampton Roads!’ … At first, we wondered if we should wait a few years or commit ourselves immediately to bringing it to life.” Just one year later, thousands of Christmas revelers were able to celebrate the real "Reason for the Season" in a unique and unapologetically Christ-centered way. The entire Regent community was thrilled to play a role in the start of this wonderful Christmas tradition, one that Stonecypher hopes will continue for years to come. “We’re already looking forward to 2019,” he says. “We want the next CBN Christmas Village to be even bigger than this year’s celebration with more attractions, activities and more opportunities to participate. We’ll take what we learned, add to it, and once again do our best to share the true meaning of Christmas with the Hampton Roads community.” To schedule a campus visit, call 757.352.4837 or go to regent.edu/visit. Follow the CBN Christmas Village Facebook page for more on future events.
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and Darren for their amazing work getting Indivisible to the screen. My family loved every minute of it!” McKay called the film “a very special project to work on” and was “honored to be brought on board” the project: “Normally, I wouldn’t have been drawn to a war movie. But when I heard about Darren's story, an Army chaplain who sought to save marriages but almost lost his, I knew I had to be involved." When asked if he ever thought the difficult experiences his family endured would be made into a feature film, Turner replied: “Not at all. Unfortunately, our story isn’t unique. Many military families we know go through similar struggles. … We’re humbled that our marriage and family were restored by what Christ did in us and through us.” “I love working on true stories and getting to know the people behind them,” McKay added. “There’s a raw authenticity you can bring to a story when someone lived it.”
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n 2004, the success of Mel Gibson’s Passion of the Christ ushered in a Golden Age of faithbased films. Over the past 15 years, dozens of family-friendly, pro-faith movies have made their way to the silver screen. Studios brave enough to offer them on wide release have been rewarded with healthy box-office receipts. Audiences are inspiring and empowering filmmakers to keep the cameras rolling. One recently released faith-based film brought together two Regent alumni to share an extraordinary true story. Cheryl McKay (SCA ’95), a feature-film screenwriter, served as a contributing writer on Indivisible, a film based on actual events in the life of U.S. Army Chaplain Darren Turner (SOD ’06). Indivisible, which debuted in theaters nationwide October 26, 2018, follows Turner and his wife Heather as they fight to save their marriage “when war etches battle scars on their hearts.” The film’s tagline, “One marriage, one family, under God,” offers a simple message. “It was an amazing story,” says Ann LeBlanc, Regent University’s vice president of Alumni Relations & Events. “I’m so proud of both Cheryl
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“Indivisible does a great job of portraying not only the military members on deployment,” Turner insisted. “But it captures the real and raw lives of families back home.” Turner began his studies at Regent in 2004: “Before that time, I was an associate pastor in Georgia with no ties to the military. I came to Regent specifically to prepare me for the chaplaincy.” He continued, “God used Regent to shape me into a better minister and chaplain by providing me with opportunities to grow in my faith and knowledge — and to share that with others.” McKay says the university prepared her for the work she was called to do as a successful screenwriter. “I learned so much about
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story and structure, formatting, themes, and writing scripts while at Regent,” she said. “I knew I wanted to change the world and felt that film is a wonderful way to impact hearts and lives. Regent equipped me for that through their film program.” To sponsor a current or future Regent World Changer, like Cheryl or Darren, call 800.335.4409 or visit regent.edu/worldchanger to make a tax-deductible gift to the university.
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A Message From the Chancellor Dear Friend, Every New Year’s Day, the entire Regent community gathers for a time of corporate worship in the University Chapel. This January was no different. We praised the Lord in song and prayed for His provision and blessing in the year ahead. I also shared a word from Matthew 28:19-20. Jesus said, “Go and make disciples of all the nations. … Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you" (NLT). I explained to the assembled faculty, staff and students that disciples are pupils; they’re students. So, in 2019 and beyond, Regent will respond to Christ’s mandate by continuing to equip Christian leaders to change the world. I also told those in attendance that a call is coming for people who know the Lord to give guidance to those who don’t. The Lord gave me a sense that we’re going to see a shortage of faith in the land. All over the world, people will be crying out: “Tell us how to find God! Show us His will. Show us His ways. Teach us His Word.” And Regent University is going to be able to do all those things! That’s why your support is so crucial to our success. I hope you’ll stand with us by making a generous donation to Regent today. Your faithful prayers and gifts make a significant difference in the lives of the men and women who answer God’s call to attend this university. By partnering with friends and alumni, like you, Regent is able to provide students with $24 million annually in financial aid. At the center of this newsletter, you’ll find a postage-paid envelope that you can use to make a tax-deductible donation to the university. Your gift via check or debit/credit card will help Regent prepare global leaders to make a difference in their communities. Thank you, in advance, for your support. Sincerely,
Dr. M.G. “Pat” Robertson Founder, Chancellor & CEO
Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know. JEREMIAH 33:3 (NKJV)
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