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Huntington
College President's Update
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January 2001
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Huntington College Friends and Family,
New Year’s greetings from Huntington College. I trust
that you had an enjoyable holiday with family and friends. The
Huntington community experienced a very white Christmas, but that
wasn’t quite enough for me. I traveled with my family to
New Jersey in time for the new year’s weekend and 20-plus inches
of snow.
Huntington College students returned to January Term – a 2½
week intensive educational experience – on Monday, January 8.
In addition to those students who will be studying on campus,
there are many students participating in off-campus experiences.
Art students are accompanying Dr. Ken Hopper on a tour of Italy
and Dr. Patricia Spedden has a group of music students in Germany
who will attend the Vienna International Festival and the
International Beethoven Piano Competition. Other
international sites for our students include mission trips to
Kenya (Mr. Bill Fisher) and Haiti (Dr. Win Wetherbee). In
addition, some students will accompany Dr. Bill Bordeaux to Camp
Michindoh (MI) to work with sixth graders from the Toledo (OH)
public schools in a camping experience.
We also are pleased to have a group of students and faculty
from the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) in China studying
at Huntington College this month. You can learn more about
this group and some of the events surrounding their visit in the
Academic section of this update.
The Lord has been good to Huntington College. Year-end
giving was exceptionally strong and enrollment projections look
good for the fall. Huntington College continues to live up
to its reputation for academic leadership and spiritual maturity.
Chris and I appreciate your continuing interest and
support. We look forward to celebrating with you what the Lord
will accomplish through His people at Huntington College in 2001.
-- G. Blair Dowden
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Admissions
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The chart above 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. To date, applications are 23% above last
year.
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Academic
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American Studies Program
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LeAnn Mason will participate in the
American Studies Program of the Council for Christian Colleges and
Universities (CCCU) in Washington, DC this spring.
While there, she will be interning in Congressman Mark
Souder's Washington Office.
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Twelve
students and their two professors, Dr. Li and Dr. Liu, from the
Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) are visiting Huntington
College this month. This
group is taking a J-Term course in Consumer Economics with
Professor Jim O’ Donnell. The students selected for this exchange were chosen for
their academic excellence and their English ability.
“China Today: The Educational System and the Change from a Command to
Market Economy” is the topic of a panel presentation to be held
on Thursday, January 18. Chinese panelists from the Beijing
Institute of Technology will discuss two issues: the Chinese
higher education system and the change from a command to market
economy. Dr.
Ron Webb will moderate the event, which will be conducted in
question and answer format. The
public is welcome and encouraged to attend.
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Huntington College’s EXCEL Program will offer a new associate's degree
in organizational management, as well as Gateway courses for
adults returning to college.
For both programs, Huntington College faculty will be
developing traditional core courses to fit the accelerated,
adult-learning model.
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On
December 13 the Great Forester Speak Off was held. The judges chose Aaron
VanDerVeen as the fall semester’s champion with a speech on
the harm of denominationalism.
In 2nd place was Joe
Urschel, on why English should not be the official language of
the U.S. Katy
Lloyd (won 3rd place) persuaded us to ban spitting
in public places, and our 4th place competitor was Tim Furry, with a speech on allowing women to pastor.
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The
RichLyn Library has received The Founders' Constitution as a gift
from George Foster. This
five-volume print set includes the Constitution and essays
regarding various theories surrounding it.
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Dr. Jerry Smith
was recently invited by the NCA Commission on Institutions of
Higher Education Board of Trustees to serve as an Accreditation
Review Council member for the NCA. The four-year term to which Dr. Smith has been elected
continues through September 2005.
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Advancement
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We are
excited about the investments that alumni and friends have made to
Huntington College in recent months. Preliminary numbers
through December show we have received, in commitments, more than
$34.6 million toward our $37 goal to The Campaign for Huntington
College.
Our
highest priority is to raise the approximately $2.3 million still
needed for The Fund for Science and Technology which includes the
science building ($16.5 million) and the science building
endowment( $2 million).
The
Campaign phonathon is still underway. More than 3,000 calls
have been completed, and 751 individuals have contributed
$133,827, through the end of December. Of these, more than
300 were lapsed or non-donors. There are more than 5,000
phone calls yet to be made.
We have
also completed regional campaigns in Grand Rapids and
Indianapolis, and are in the process of preparing for the
initiation of three additional regional campaigns – in Fort
Wayne (IN), Adrian/Blissfield (MI) area, and Chambersburg (PA).
Several
new major donors made campaign gifts or commitments during the
month of December. These included a $200,000 commitment from
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Student Development
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Who’s Who Among College and
University Students
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Sixteen (16) students were nominated by the faculty and senior class
to Who's Who Among College and University Students. The students are: Cam
Warner, Molly Deuberry, Sarah Lightcap, John
Warden, Mike Webb, Megan Ackerson, Mike Yates,
Sarah Hays, Jerry Kaufman, Mandy Jensen, Janelle
Simpson, Sharon Pfister-Conner, Mindy Adams, Amy
C. Smith, Kari Riggs, and Scott Sommers.
The students will be formally recognized at the annual
Forester Banquet in May.
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The Joe Mertz Center (JMC) raised money for spring break mission trips
by selling Papa John's pizza to parents for their students.
The pizzas were delivered by the JMC staff during finals
week.
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Two J-Term classes are being taught through the Career Development
Office. One class
will focus on career exploration for underclass students.
The other class is for upperclass students who are
beginning the job search process.
About 30 students are enrolled in the two courses.
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Dr.
Herma Williams, associate provost at Gordon College and CCCU board
member, will speak at the MLK Day convocation.
Following the convocation, Dr. Williams will facilitate a
discussion on diversity and the Christian college.
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Athletics
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Men’s Basketball
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The Foresters beat
the Indiana Institute of Technology team to improve to 8-7 on the
season. Leading the way was Paul
Wright, who collected 23 points.
David Porter added 23 points and 11 rebounds.
The final score was 82-79.
The Foresters men’s basketball team opened
the conference season with a victory over Goshen College by the
final score of 90-71. David
Porter led all HC players in scoring with 28 points, followed
by 22 from Paul Wright, 16 from Wade Leer and 11
from Adam Hill. Porter
collected a game-high 11 rebounds.
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Men’s Basketball
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On
January 6, the Foresters, in overtime, defeated the #7 ranked and
previously undefeated Marian College Knights.
The Foresters took the Knights to task, taking a 41-34 lead
into the locker room at the half.
With four seconds remaining in the game, the Knights tied
the game (81-81) on a long three-pointer by Doug Pardue.
In overtime, Marian scored the first 9 points. Down 90-81
with just 1:51 seconds remaining in the contest, the Foresters
made an incredible comeback. David Porter drilled a three-pointer.
Then Brett Snodgrass collected a steal, drilled a
three-pointer, and followed that with another three-pointer, tying
the game at 90-90. Joe
Gaff then hit a two-pointer with three seconds remaining to
push HC to victory. The
final score was 92-90, in overtime.
HC improves to 10-9 overall, but more importantly, remains
undefeated in the MCC at 2-0.
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Women’s Basketball
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HC defeated IUSB
with a final score of 65-50.
Crissy Collins and Sarah
Gordon each collected 20 points.
Collins added 11 rebounds, while Gordon and Shannon Sargent each collected 9 rebounds.
The women’s basketball team
captured an important win, defeating Goshen College 75-66, at
Goshen, to open the conference campaign at 1-0.
Crissy Collins collected a game high 26 points.
Sarah Gordon also had a big night, collecting 20
points and a team high 3 steals.
Michelle Bauer added 10 points to the total score.
This win gives HC a 1-0 start in the MCC.
The
Lady Foresters lost a close game (60-66) to Marian College on
January 6. Crissy
Collins had another strong outing, collecting a game-high 21
points and 11 rebounds. Sarah
Gordon added 14 points and Jami Kelly scored 11 points
and 4 assists. Our
Foresters fall to 9-5 on the season, 1-1 in the MCC.
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Other
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February
1-28. Photography
by Robert Hill exhibit in the Robert E. Wilson Gallery.
Artist's reception is Friday, February 2, 6-8 p.m.
Chamber music will be provided by classical guitarist
Michael Brennan, and the Huntington College Guitar Ensemble.
Friday,
February 2, 8 p.m. Opera/Musical
Workshop Scenes Program.
Admission: $10, Students/Seniors $5.
February
8-10 and 15-17, 8 p.m. Huntington
College Theatre will present Taffetas,
a musical journey through the fabulous ’50s, directed by Paula
Trimpey. Dessert and
Show is at Norm's Place located on the upper level of the
Huntington Union Building (HUB) in the center of campus.
March 1 -
March 3, 8 p.m. Huntington College Theater presents Antigone,
a classical Greek tragedy, directed by Joe Ricke.
March
3-31. 11th Annual Student
Art Exhibit. Juried
exhibit of work created by Huntington College students during the
current school year. Awards
reception is Saturday, March 3, 6-8 p.m. in the Robert E. Wilson
Gallery.
Sunday,
March 11, 3 p.m. Band Fest 2001 Concert. A
well-honored tradition at Huntington College, this year's concert
will be conducted by Major Duane DeVoe (US Marine Corps, retired)
and feature several special guests, including German saxophonist
Michael Johner and composer John Richard (Class of 1996) who has
written a piece for this concert.
The concert is free; donations are welcomed.
Note:
Tickets for Merillat Centre events may be purchased by calling the
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