Huntington College Friends and Family,

Several weeks ago, we hosted 163 freshmen for our New Student Registration Weekend. What an exciting time it was for these students and their parents. At the Friday evening opening session, students and parents were able to view the 3-D media presentation of our new science building that will open when these students begin their junior year at Huntington College. Throughout the weekend when not registering for classes or taking placement tests, the group had an opportunity to hear from faculty, current students, parents, the Dean of Christian Faith and Life and the Director of Career Services. Students and parents also enjoyed a dessert reception, open gym activities, and the Parent’s Game.

The excitement and energy that these new students will bring to campus in a few months is encouraging. Huntington College is indeed blessed to have so many talented students choose to study here. I am confident that they will be stretched and challenged by our faculty and staff. My hope is that they might be able to write statements at the end of their four years of study similar to the ones written by the students in Dr. Ann McPherren’s capstone course this past spring. Here is what they said:

The summer months at Huntington College provide a different pace and agenda for many faculty and staff. The campus calendar appears less full, but the days are busy nonetheless with maintenance projects, planning meetings, new course designs, orientation of new employees, and the hosting of a variety of camps and conferences.

Our Fall 2000 enrollment projections continue to be encouraging. The chart below summarizes the number of prospective students who have applied and been accepted to Huntington College. The bars represent year-to-date comparisons over the past five years.

Joining the Admissions staff are two recent Huntington College graduates. Trevor Lee and Nate Perry will serve their alma mater as admissions counselors.

The Admissions Office staff attended the National Association of Christian College Admissions Personnel (NACCAP) annual conference and workshop in New York. Over 450 Christian college admissions folks were in attendance.

Biology major, Scott Sommers, and chemistry major, Mindy Adams, are conducting summer research at Lilly Pharmaceuticals in Indianapolis. Appointment to the program is highly competitive. A previous participant was Michael Rogers (1992), who is now a Lilly toxicologist.

Two senior chemistry majors presented the results of their summer research at the Twelfth Annual Undergraduate Research Conference at Butler University. Wes Akers presented a talk entitled "Solvent Effects on the Electronic Transition Energies of Porphyrins in Binary Solvent Mixtures" based on research in collaboration with Dr. Ruth Nalliah at Huntington College. Marla Schrock presented a talk entitled "Control of Complement Expression" from research with the research group of Dr. Pamela Feldhoff at the University of Louisville School of Medicine.

Chemistry major, Kari Riggs, is conducting summer research at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Acceptance in the program is highly competitive.

acceptable campaign issue in elections." He was also part of a platform group that spoke at the opening of a new exhibit in the Newseum (a Smithsonian-run media museum) on political advertising. Dr. Leland also co-led a class with Dr. Dwight Brautigam (history department) in England during May and early June.

Professor Lance Clark presented a two-lecture series titled, "The Truth is Out There: Symbolic Images of the Transcendence in the X-Files," at the Cornerstone Festival 2000. Professor Clark says, "A growing segment of an international collective conscience is searching for spiritual meaning. Raised on the empty fodder of modernism, a new post-modern audience seeks out spiritual meaning through science fiction and mystery television. This deep thirst for spiritual meaning is fostered by the never-ending search for ‘truth’ that both lead characters in The X-Files search for week after week."

Mr. Clark also received a 1999 CINE Golden Eagle Award for producing and directing "Doing Good Works in Huntington County." It is a United Way promotional tape highlighting Pathfinder Services along with Big Brother/Big Sister of Huntington County. CINE is a nonprofit organization that recognizes excellence in documentary, instructional, informational, and short feature films, videos, and interactive productions and facilitates their entry in international film and video festivals. Its prestigious Golden Eagles are awarded in recognition of content and production excellence in professionally produced works. Golden Eagle winners are selected in two juried competitions each year.

Dr. Cindy Steury attended the CCCU Campus-Based Faculty Development Project Workshop from May 20-24 at Cornerstone University. Dr. Steury was also selected as a recipient of a CCCU scholarship to attend the Institute for Emerging Women Leaders in Higher Education sponsored by the National Association for Women in Education. The Institute was held at the University of Maryland from June 24 - 28.

Dr. Terrell Peace has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Association of Teacher Educators (ATE). ATE was founded in 1920 and is the only national, individual membership organization devoted solely to the improvement of teacher education for both school and campus-based teacher educators. The 3,500 ATE members represent over 650 colleges and universities, 500 major school systems, and the majority of the state departments of education. Dr. Peace will officially begin his three-year term on the Board of Directors after the annual meeting in February.

Dr. Dave Rahn's (1976) first book, Contagious Faith: Empowering Student Leaders in Youth Evangelism, was released in June by Group Publishing. Co-authored by GSCM graduate Terry Linhart (1998), the book is based on a two-year research project conducted through the Link Institute. Three of the Educational Ministries Department's graduating seniors in 2000 (Ben Hamm, Christy Miller, Dave Ramseyer) were also part of the research team for this project.

Dr. Karen Jones was appointed to the Executive Board of Youth Ministry Educators, the professional organization representing professors of youth ministry from colleges, universities, and seminaries in the United States.

History professors Mr. Jeff Webb and Dr. Paul Michelson attended the meeting of the Conference on Faith and History, held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Historical Association. The CFH Newsletter and the CFH web site (www.huntington.edu/cfh) are published at Huntington College. The College will also host the bi-annual meeting of the CFH in the fall of 2002.

Dr. Dwight Brautigam and Dr. Chris Leland (communications department) led a group of 29 students and faculty to England in late May and early June. The course, entitled "England Yesterday and Today," involved touring historic sites, visiting art museums, and attending theatre productions.

MindScape Program Director, Ms. Jule McKenna, was selected as a recipient of a CCCU scholarship to attend the Institute for Emerging Women Leaders in Higher Education sponsored by the National Association for Women in Education. The Institute was held at the University of Maryland in June. Ms. McKanna also participated in a four-day training seminar for low and high ropes course facilitation and completed a marathon in Alaska to raise funds for the Leukemia Society.

The music ministry One Generation, after opening for the group Acappella, was asked to participate in their international Acafest in Paris, Tennessee from July 16-19. (For details, see http://www.acafest.com/artists.html.) One Generation sang at Bear Creek Farms in June and will sing at the National Quartet Convention in September.

The Music Department has received full accreditation from the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) Commission on Accreditation. This is a wonderful achievement. Having NASM accreditation will significantly enhance our credibility in the eyes of prospective students.

Professor emeritus William Hasker was the guest of an hour-long radio broadcast from Vancouver, B.C. on May 31. The program explored the nature of evil and the existence of Satan.

Dr. David Woodruff joins the Huntington College faculty as Assistant Professor of Philosophy. He has been teaching in the Philosophy Department at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, CA since 1987. His areas of specialization include metaphysics, aesthetics, and the philosophy of religion. Dr. Woodruff, his wife, Ann, and their son will make their home in Huntington this summer.

Christine Steiner, a senior sociology major, co-authored the Public Transportation Feasibility Study for the Huntington County Council on Aging.

Huntington College has received two new grants toward the capital campaign. The National City Bank Foundation will contribute $50,000 over five years. The English-Bonter-Mitchell Foundation will contribute $150,000 over five years. Both grants are the first received from these two foundations.

The Advancement Office is pleased to announce that Tricia Kuntz has joined the staff as Secretary for Advancement. She will provide secretarial support for Jim Elliott, director of community relations, and Jim Hoffman, director of alumni and church relations. Tricia is from Caro, Michigan and a 1999 graduate of Huntington College in business management.

Ron Coffey, associate dean of student development, was selected as the Huntington College Staff Person of the Year. Ron, completing his 14th year at Huntington College, is responsible for residence life and student programming.

During the recent Freshman Registration Weekend, Norris Friesen, vice president/dean of student development, facilitated a parent forum. Martha Smith, assistant dean of student development, led a student panel discussion and a workshop entitled, "Parents: Your Role in Helping Your Student Choose a Major." Other staff members helped with testing, advising, ID pictures, roommate assignments, and answered questions about health services and the Outback program.

The final standings for the 1999-2000 Sears Directors' Cup were released, with Huntington College finishing in 24th place. The only other MCC team to finish in the top 25 ranking was Taylor University, in 22nd place. Simon Fraser was the champion for NAIA schools. The NCAA Division I champion was Stanford, Division II champion was UC-Davis, and the Division III champion was Williams (Mass.). The Sears Cup is a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Director’s of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today to award a trophy to the top standing teams in the three NCAA divisions and the NAIA. The award is sponsored by the Sears Roebuck Company.

The Forester baseball team sponsored a summer baseball camp on June 27 - 29. Especially designed for children ages 8 to 12, the camp featured intensive instruction by the Huntington College coaching staff and varsity players.

Congratulations to HC golfer Scott Sommers. Scott was recently listed as an NAIA Golf All-America Scholar-Athlete.

The standings have been released for the Mid-Central College Conference All-Sports trophy. This award goes to the school which had highest point total based on each athletic team's conference finish in their respective sport. This past year, Indiana Wesleyan University athletic teams scored a total of 83 points, winning the trophy over last years winner, Taylor University. The complete standings are listed below.

1. Indiana Wesleyan University (83 points)
2. Taylor University (80)
3. Bethel College (75.5)
4. Huntington College and Marian College, tied (62)

6. Goshen College (48)
7. St. Francis (47)
8. 8) Grace College (44.5)

Computer science students, Joel Foudy, Sara Ott, and Heather Stapleton worked with webmaster John Paff to create a virtual greeting card feature on the College’s web site. Take a look at http://www.huntington.edu/postcards.

Nathan Moreland has accepted the full-time position of Tech Support Specialist. Nathan will finish for his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science next school year, but will be working full-time as he finishes his requirements.