Thread by @ModernDayZorro

@mastersuniv @mastersuniv

Dear TMU Alumni,

This Thanksgiving, we have a lot to be grateful for here at The Master’s University. Through this unprecedented semester, God has sustained our institution and provided for it in remarkable ways. In the spring, He provided financially

after we closed our campus and pivoted to remote learning for the rest of the semester. This cost the school nearly two million dollars. In God’s providence, gracious ministry partners came alongside our school to lessen the impact of the stay-at-home orders on our institution.

Because of their generosity, The Master’s University has not had to lay-off a single employee through the ongoing pandemic.
In August, TMU welcomed the second largest Freshmen class in school history. While many institutions of higher learning were struggling with

declining enrollment, TMU saw a meaningful increase for the residential and online programs. We were grateful for the increased enrollment, but we knew there would be challenges this semester. To ensure the health and safety of our students, we instituted a campus reopening plan

that included a hybrid model of instruction, with remote classes and in-person instruction for majors that support the essential workforce. Thankfully, this hybrid model did not take away our ability to educate for eternal influence. Much of the TMU experience was intact, as was

the educational quality, and though there were a handful of COVID-19 cases on campus, we were able to navigate the semester without any serious COVID-19 related illness among our students, faculty, or staff.
We are also grateful that last Tuesday, November 17, The Master’s

University regional accreditation was reaffirmed for the next six years. That length of accreditation is granted to few colleges and is a strong affirmation of the quality of our education and the strength of our institution. After a constructive site visit in July, the WASC team

recommended that the probationary period be lifted. That officially happened last Tuesday. With this reaffirmation of our accreditation, TMU is ready to add new degree programs and expand the classes we can offer at the university. We praise the Lord for this. It’s another

reminder of His faithfulness to our institution, as well as the quality of our education.
Lastly, The Master’s University is grateful for you, our alumni. From here in Southern California to the ends of the earth, TMU alumni like yourself are “the salt of the earth and the light

Vamping.

No proof of this.
These "gracious ministry partners"...why weren't they asked first instead of "pleading" with current students, who were already so impacted by the lockdown, to donate their room and board?

Yes, they did.

You fired three long-term (over 20+ years) to make room for three new employees: Jonny Ardavanis, Corey Williams (formerly of Grace to You), Chief Communications Officer, and another whose name escapes me, all three have ties, familial ties to the school and no

qualifications for their current position. Not a single interview was given and no serious employment ad or search was undertaken. Defying the WASC recommendations...again.

Jonny Ardavanis edited chapel video to omit footage of maskless students and a crowded Chapel service.

**Increased enrollment because you lied to incoming parents about the protocols.

**Lied to the LADPH about the number of students who were infected.

The current Health Order at that time did not allow TMU or TMS to even open, but you defied it and opened anway!

***Yes, but TMU has very few majors that "support the essential workforce", but you allowed all majors to enroll despite knowing that you weren't supposed to.

"handful"? A handful?

--When it was 2, you denied having any.
--When it was 3, and according to the LADPH considered an "outbreak", you continued holding Chapel without masks and social distancing.
--Now, that's it's 17, you call it a "handful". Is this really truthful?

***Nice to focus on the positive...

The environment still remains of "fear, intimidation and bullying". From the emails I've received, the WASC accreditation report was merely a formality. They were never going to lose accreditation. Follow the timeline, after the visit...the

improvements that were made were undone when you continued to hire family and friends, loyal to Grace Church and John, without qualifications or the ability to bring issues to the attention of the Board. Yes men, who would do whatever Sam Horn had to say. This is not my opinion

but the emails from faculty that I have received over the months.

@threadreaderapp unroll it, like a dinner roll