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Salter McNeil to discuss racial
reconciliation
 The
2008-2009 Huntington University Forester
Lecture Series continues on Nov. 13 with Dr. Brenda Salter
McNeil. The lecture will be held at 7 p.m. in the Zurcher Auditorium
of the Merillat Centre for the Arts. Salter McNeil is the founder
and president of Salter McNeil & Associates LLC, a reconciliation
consulting firm in Oak Park, Ill. She is an ordained minister and
holds a doctoral degree from Palmer Theological Seminary. She is a
nationally-recognized leader in the movement for racial
reconciliation, and has earned a wide readership for her books,
including “The Heart of Racial Justice: How Soul Change Leads to
Social Change” and “A Credible Witness: Reflections on Power,
Evangelism, and Race.”
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Huntington to present 'The Music
Man'
 The
Huntington University Theatre Company
will present “The Music Man” at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 6-7 and at 2 and
7:30 p.m. on Nov. 8 in the Zurcher Auditorium of the Merillat Centre
for the Arts.
Confidence man Harold Hill arrives at staid River City intending to cheat
the community with his standard scam of offering to equip and train
a boys’ marching band, then skips town with the money since he has
no music skill. However, his plans go awry when he falls for the
town librarian and inadvertently enriches the town with a love of
music.
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Joe Mertz Center
sponsors Fall Work Day
 The
Joe Mertz Center for Volunteer Service
at Huntington University held its annual Fall Work Day on Oct. 18.
The event had 259 participants, including four faculty and two staff
members. Volunteers served at various locations in the Huntington
County community, including Kids Kampus, the Salvation Army, Love
INC, Helping Paws, and the Boys and Girls Club.
Senior Joshua
Lawrence was the JMC staff member who organized the event.
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Basketball coaches to speak at breakfast
 The
Huntington University Foundation’s
Nov. 12 breakfast will feature Ty Platt, first-year Forester men’s
basketball head coach, and women’s basketball head coach Lori
Culler, now in her 23rd year.
Platt will give an update on the current men’s basketball team, discuss
new and returning team members, and preview the upcoming season.
Culler will discuss
how the women’s basketball team has performed in the three games
already played and how she predicts the players will compete
throughout the rest of the season. She also plans to share about the
team’s mission trip to Jamaica in May.
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Choir, chorale to present 'A Blast of
Jazz'
 The
Huntington University Concert Choir and
Women’s Chorale will join with Columbia City’s Blue River
Big Band to present “A Blast of Jazz,” an evening of big band and
jazz music made popular by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, the Andrews
Sisters and many more jazz favorites. The concert will take place in
the Zurcher Auditorium of the Merillat Centre for the Arts at 7 p.m.
on Nov. 11.
The Concert Choir, under the direction of Dr. George Killian, will
perform jazz favorites, including “Sing, Sing, Sing”; “A
Quiet Place,” “Chattanooga Choo Choo” and “Fly
Me to the Moon.” The Women’s Chorale, under the direction of Joni
Killian, will perform favorites including “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy,”
“Oh Johnny” and “Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree.”
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Kappa Pi chapter inducts 17 members
 Huntington
University’s chapter of Kappa Pi International Art Fraternity
recently inducted 17 new members into the organization.
Each was invited to
become a member of Kappa Pi because of special qualifications in
art. Kappa Pi recognizes students who demonstrate outstanding
academic achievement and also possess excellent studio art skills.
As an organization, Kappa Pi supports the arts within the university
and the community and seeks to promote a deeper appreciation of the
arts among the public.
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Students to perform at all-area recital
Huntington University’s Department of Music
will present an All-Area Music Student Recital at 4 p.m. on Nov. 5
in the Longaker Recital Hall of the Merillat Centre for the Arts.
Performers will include Jacob Baber, trumpet; Chea Ri Lee and
Brittany Lensing, violin; Cami Wanner, Alicia Bonham, Breana Balliet
and Lucy Luedeke, sopranos; Jacob Keefer, tenor; Wesley Williams,
baritone; Bethany Collins, Charles Hiner, and Tana Denning, piano.
All-Area Music Student Recitals, part of the Afternoon
Concert Series, feature a variety of music majors and minors in
vocal and instrumental solo or chamber music performances. These
recitals are free and open to the public.
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What does it mean
to be Christ-centered?
Professors attend conference
Five faculty members from the
Department of Education, Dr. Terrell Peace,
Dr. Cindy Steury, Professor Kathy Turner, Professor
Kathy Rhodes and Professor Susie Burson, attended the 61st
Annual Fall Teacher Education Conference on Oct. 25 and
26 in Brown County, Indiana. The theme for this year’s
conference was Educational Climate in Indiana:
Navigating the Cultural, Political, and Economic Maze.
The event, co-sponsored by the Association of Teacher
Educators, Indiana and the Indiana Association of
Colleges for Teacher Education, addresses issues and
policy related to education and teacher education in the
state. Dr. Terrell Peace, recently elected president of
the national branch of the Association of Teacher
Educators, presented comments at the opening dinner. He
will serve his term in 2010-2011 and will also serve as
a national board member the year prior to and the year
following his presidency. A number of awards and honors
were presented at the conference. Among them was a
research grant awarded to Professor Susie Burson, which
will be used toward expenses related to her doctoral
dissertation study. Burson will share the results of her
study at next year’s state conference, where she will
serve as a session presenter.
Lee serves as keynote speaker
Oct. 18-19, Dr.
Steve Lee, professor of psychology,
was the keynote speaker at a marriage and parenting conference at
Jerusalem Chapel United Brethren in Christ Church in Churchville,
Va. Lee’s presentations included “Parenting in the Image of God,”
“Understanding and Living with Teenagers” and “What Makes a Marriage
Christian?”
Mallett
presents at Lilly conference
Prof. Michele
Mallett, adjunct faculty for the
Huntington University Graduate School, presented at the
Lilly Conference for College and University Teaching in Traverse
City, Mich., on Sept. 20. The presentation was “Millennials:
Leading by Example.” The conference was for college and
university professors across the country.
Visual Arts Faculty Exhibit
Oct.
15-Nov. 16, Wilson Gallery, MCA
All-Area Music Student Recital II
Nov.
5, 4 p.m., Longaker, MCA
"The Music Man"
Nov. 6-8, Zurcher
Auditorium, MCA
"A Blast of Jazz"
Nov. 11, 7 p.m.,
Zurcher, MCA
This Week in
Forester Action:
Cross Country
Malone College Invitational
Men, 2 of 5; Women, no score
Men's Basketball
Lost to Athletes in Action, 87-97
Men's
Soccer (6-10-2,
2-5-1)
Beat
Marian, 1-0
Women's
Soccer (8-8-1, 3-5)
Defeated Goshen, 2-1 2OT
Won against Grace, 5-2
Volleyball (15-12, 1-6)
Lost to
IWU in 3 matches
Athletes of the Week:
Bethany McGraw (soccer)
Steven Roberts
(soccer)
Athletics
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