<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3ba1dB_1H1Q3yxb00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3ba1dB_1H1Q3yxb00" width="1200" height="800" ></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0NVd28_1H1Q3yxb00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0NVd28_1H1Q3yxb00" width="2001" height="1334" ><figcaption>Dr. Bruce McAllister addresses the student body, faculty and visitors at the front campus dedication ceremony. ( Hope Winnberg )</figcaption></figure>The opening ceremony for the completion of Centennial Square was held on Oct. 9, after five months of construction.BJU President Bruce McAllister, Greenville Mayor Knox White, BJU Provost David Fisher and Chancellor Dr. Bob Jones III spoke during the ceremony.Bob Jones University began construction on Centennial Square in Dec. 2025. Large letters spelling BJU, along with a new sidewalk and benches, replaced the former Bridge of Nations.Dr. McAllister gave a special word of thanks posthumously to Alfrava Latham, a graduate of BJU’s class of 1958 who taught English literature for more than 50 years in Charlotte, Michigan. Latham donated a large portion of money to the project.“Through this space, her legacy of academic excellence, patience, mentorship and enduring faith will continue to inspire BJU communities, students and graduates for generations to come,” Dr. McAllister said.A plaque will be placed in the square in Latham’s recognition.In addition to faculty, staff and administration, Dr. McAllister also gave special thanks to the many partners of the project, including Triangle Construction, LS3P Architects, ADC Engineering and Thomas Brothers Landscaping.The university’s student body presidents presented a banner signed by the BJU community to the longtime Greenville mayor to thank the city for hosting the university since it relocated to the city in 1947.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3XjID1_1H1Q3yxb00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3XjID1_1H1Q3yxb00" width="1334" height="2001" ><figcaption>Mayor of Greenville Knox White speaks at the front campus dedication ceremony. ( Hope Winnberg )</figcaption></figure>“I think [the new front campus] is a wonderful gateway to the university,” Mr. White said, “a front door to the university, and that’s always a good thing to indicate how the university embraces the community, which has been true for 80 years.”After Mr. White spoke, Dr. Fisher closed out the ceremony with a memory of his father and BJU’s founder, Dr. Bob Jones Sr. He pointed back to the legacy those men left and encouraged students to continue building on their foundation.“As you have the privilege of crossing that sidewalk, I trust you will stop and look around, but also look inside,” Dr. Fisher said. “And could you say as with the founders, ‘Look what God has done for you.'”<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=49wlzs_1H1Q3yxb00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=49wlzs_1H1Q3yxb00" width="2001" height="1334" ><figcaption>The new Centennial Square officially opened on the front campus of Bob Jones University as part of the university’s 100th-anniversary celebration. (Derek Eckenroth)</figcaption></figure></div></body>

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The opening ceremony for the completion of Centennial Square was held on Oct. 9, after five months of construction. BJU President Bruce McAllister, Greenville Mayor Knox White, BJU Provost David Fisher and Chancellor Dr. Bob Jones III spoke during the ceremony. Bob Jones University began construction on Centennial Square in...

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