UM Names VP For Strategic Initiatives

The University of Mobile (UM) has hired Dr. Nathan Harris as vice president (VP) for strategic initiatives, effective June 10. Harris joins UM from Grace College & Seminary in Winona Lake, Indiana, where he served as VP of advancement and led all development, annual giving and stewardship initiatives. Previously, he served at Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio, as associate professor of biblical studies and senior director of annual giving and stewardship. At Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri, he served as director of institutional relations initiatives and worked under the leadership of Dr. Charles Smith, who became the sixth president of UM in March. Harris has more than a decade of experience in Christian higher education and local church ministry. He holds a BA in youth ministry from Malone University. He earned a master of divinity, master of theology and PhD in biblical studies, all from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has taught courses on the New Testament, hermeneutics and theology.