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Private university in Greenville, Illinois, U. S.

Greenville University is a private university in Greenville, Illinois. It is affiliated with the Free Methodist Church. Established as Greenville College in 1892, the institution was renamed Greenville University in 2017.

In 1855, Stephen Morse and Almira Blanchard founded a college for women, Almira College, which shared an affiliation with the Baptist Church and educated young women, until a change in leadership, affiliation, and organization in 1892. At that time, the Central Illinois Conference of the Free Methodist Church purchased the property of Almira College and named it Greenville College. The institution was restructured to offer a co educational experience for both genders. The institution was also incorporated as an independent college under the leadership of the Free Methodist Church. Greenville College was renamed to Greenville University in 2017.

Students attending Greenville University are expected to adhere to a lifestyle that is codified and asks that the student agree to certain principles that the school calls "Christ honoring", outlined in a document known as the Lifestyle Statement. Violations of the lifestyle statement are handled through a grace based system which seeks to help students recover from any negative effects (i. e. addiction, emotional distress) and rehabilitate them to live according to what they believe is Christ's purpose for their life. Struggling students are often encouraged to receive counseling or meet with a mentor in order to provide professional support as they attempt to make lifestyle changes. Students are not required to sign a statement of faith; however, they must fulfill at least 36 chapel credits each semester. Most of these credits are fulfilled by attending a chapel service that is available on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of every academic week at 9:30am.

Nearly 800 students live on campus in a variety of residence halls including Joy Hall, Janssen Hall, Burritt Hall, Holtwick Hall, Blakenship Apartments, Tenney Hall, Kinney Hall, and Ellen J. Mannoia Hall (formerly known as College Avenue Hall). An additional 101 bed dormitory, called Hood Hall (formerly known as West Oak Hall), opened in the fall of 2007. Students also live in a number of college owned houses. In the summer of 2007, Janssen Hall (originally constructed in 1959) was gutted and completely updated and remodeled. In 1999, under the leadership of President Mannoia, the college became the first campus in the nation to install a completely wireless internet network across the entire campus.

The previous oldest building on campus, Wilson T. Hogue Hall, originally housed Almira College. Bricks for the building were made on the front campus in 1855, and the building was erected between 1856 and 1864 and given the name "Old Main". These experts' initial inspection uncovered major structural concerns in the east wing of the historic building.

Greenville University teams participate as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division III. The Panthers are a member of the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC). The Panthers also compete in the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, gymnastics, soccer, tennis, track and field, and volleyball, while women's sports include basketball, cross country, gymnastics, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. Club programs include bass fishing, cheer, dance, and esports. The football team participates in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference and gymnastics teams participate in the Eastern College Athletic Conference. Greenville added men's volleyball in the 2015–16 school year (2016 season); since the SLIAC only sponsors volleyball for women, that team will compete in the Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League. Greenville's football team won the Victory Bowl, the NCCAA national championship game, in 2012 and have been the National Runner up in 2000, 2009, 2011, 2013, and 2019. The men's indoor track and field team has won four NCCAA national championships, in 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005, while the men's outdoor track and field team has won six NCCAA national championships, in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006. The GU women's basketball team won the NCCAA national championship in 2017.

1956 Prohibition Party candidate for President of the United States, Enoch A. Holtwick, was a professor of history and government at Greenville College and is honored at GU through the Enoch A. Holtwick Literary Award and Enoch A. Holtwick Hall, a residence building. GU professor Richard Huston became a Fulbright scholar for the third time in July 2007. He spent a year lecturing at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Nicaragua in Leon, Nicaragua, beginning in February 2008. Greenville University depends heavily on full time faculty as the foundation for its educational program, particularly in the four year traditional undergraduate programs. In the spring of 2009, 69 full time faculty were employed at the school. According to the Faculty Handbook, full time faculty are reviewed regularly in their second, fourth, and sixth years of employment. For those faculty on the tenure track, the sixth year review is usually a tenure review. Post tenure reviews occur every seven years. In each review, teaching and professional growth are evaluated. Faculty are also evaluated in at least one other area: scholarship, service, and/or governance. Greenville University says the review process is based on its published standards and what it calls its commitment to excellence in teaching.