The board of trustees of Anderson University voted to create a new College of Christian Studies at its May 22 meeting.
The new college will incorporate the university’s existing undergraduate programs in religion and ministry studies, along with the new David T. Clamp Graduate School of Christian Ministry.
Michael Duduit, who joined the Anderson faculty in 2008, will serve as dean of the newly created college. Duduit serves as professor of Christian ministry at AU and is directing the university’s new master of ministry degree program.
“This new College of Christian Studies reflects our commitment to serve the churches of our state and region by providing the best of undergraduate and graduate preparation for ministry,” said Evans Whitaker, university president. “The college will build on our existing strong programs in these areas and expand to include additional majors and opportunities for training the next generation of church leaders.”
In addition to providing programs for training ministry leaders, the College of Christian Studies will sponsor a variety of continuing education programs for current church leaders.
This is the second major announcement Anderson University has made in the past month concerning programs for ministry education. The university recently announced an $8 million gift from the estate of David T. Clamp, for whom the university named its new graduate school in ministry. – AU