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October 2001
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The tragic events of September 11, 2001, will
not easily be erased from our memory.
The attack and subsequent devastation gripped a nation and
the world was once again reminded of the very powerful presence of
evil. How can these
things be?
The words of our Lord come to mind.
“In this world you will have trouble.
But take heart! I have overcome the world.” [John 16:33 (NIV)].
How comforting in these times is this reminder that God is
not far from us. He
knows our plight. He
grieves and weeps and mourns with us.
And, by our side He breathes words of encouragement –
“Take heart!” For
a time there is disaster, but this is not the end.
The battle against evil has already been waged and the
victory belongs to our God.
The Huntington College community, though
geographically removed from New York City, Washington, D.C., and
the mountains of Pennsylvania, felt the sting of September 11 too. Several faculty and staff had family and friends working at
the Pentagon and the World Trade Center.
Some, in God’s mercy, were spared.
Others lost their lives.
In addition, the College has students studying this
semester in Washington, D.C. at the American Studies Program and
in Israel at Jerusalem University College.
We have learned of their safety and trust the Lord for His
continued protection for them as they are away from home.
You can read more about their semester of study at www.huntington.edu/news.
In
other news, Huntington College began the 2001-02 academic year on
an exciting note. We
met our enrollment goal, established in the strategic long-range
plan adopted in 1993, of 1,000 students. This fall, we enrolled
271 new students, an increase of 13% over last year.
Of this number, 41 are students who have transferred from
other colleges and universities. The total student headcount for the fall semester is 1,001.
The record number includes 879 undergraduates, 89 EXCEL
students, and 33 graduate students.
Many
of these students responded to the Red Cross plea for blood
donations following the terrorist attacks.
The comprehensive blood drive was organized by HC's
Joe Mertz Center for Volunteer Service during the week of
September 17. Resident Assistants also responded to the
terrorist attacks by organizing prayer and sharing sessions in the
residence halls. In
addition, 270 Huntington
College freshman and transfer students participated in the annual
Volunteer Plunge day of community service to begin the academic
year. We are indeed grateful for our students and their
commitment to service in the Huntington community and around the
world
I
trust you will enjoy reading of other Huntington College news in
the items that follow.
Sincerely
G. Blair Dowden
President
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Admissions
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Class
of 2002 |
The chart above summarizes the number of
prospective students who have applied and been accepted to
Huntington College for the fall 2002. The bars represent
year-to-date comparisons over the past five years.
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Academic
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Communications
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The Huntington County Board of Zoning Appeals approved the construction
of a broadcast tower for the college's new radio station.
The tower will be built just north of town at a spot
designated by the Federal Communications Commission.
This is the final step in what has been an 18-month project
for the college and Mr. Lance Clark, the radio station's
general manager. This
new 100-watt station (WQHC 105.5 FM) will replace our experimental
1-watt station (87.9 FM) and will now cover all of Huntington
County. It should be
ready for operation by late October or early November.
The new radio station is quite a coup for HC as the FCC
severely limits the addition of new stations. We were one of very
few in Indiana to receive approval in the last application period.
Huntington
College’s radio station, FUSE-FM, sponsored a sports announcing
workshop. The
workshop featured Indianapolis broadcaster Scott Uecker, who has
over 15 years in professional sports broadcasting experience.
Uecker offered an intensive training program in
professional sports announcing.
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Forester
Lecture Series
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Toledo
news anchor Angela Atalla (Class of 1996), presented “On
the Front Lines: Christians in the Broadcast Media” on Monday,
October 8 as part of the Forester Lecture Series.
To learn more about her broadcasting career, see
www.huntington.edu/news/0102/AtallaFLS.htm.
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Math
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Eleven students accompanied Professors
Francis Jones and Win Wetherbee to the Miami University
Mathematics and Statistics Conference in Oxford, OH on Sept 28-29.
The theme of the conference was "Statistics is
Sports", with invited speakers Hal Stern
(Iowa State), Jim Albert (Bowling Green), and Scott Berry
(Berry Consultants).
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Physics
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Dr. Jerry Smith, professor of physics,
completed a short course in radio astronomy at Harvard University
and MIT, using the large 120-foot radio telescope at the MIT
Observatory north of Boston.
He also attended the international meeting of the American
Association of Physics Teachers meeting at the Rochester (NY)
Institute of Technology. Prior
to the conference, Smith took a course in general relativity and
black holes taught by Edwin Taylor from MIT, and completed
workshops in computer interfacing of physics equipment, plasmas
and fusion, and laser applications.
In addition, he was invited by Prentice Hall to be a text
manuscript reviewer for an introductory physics textbook and
served as a reviewer for accreditation on two Accreditation Review
Panels for the North Central Association.
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Advancement
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As of September 30, we have raised $39,483,968 for The Campaign for
Huntington College, having exceeded our campaign goal by
nearly $2.5 million. We
still continue to look for major donors who can help us complete
the science project. About
$1.6 million is still needed.
A
tentative date has been scheduled for the campaign celebration –
Friday, April 26, 2002. This
event will recognize campaign volunteers and donors for the great
work they have done in helping us to achieve campaign goals.
A praise and worship service is also being organized on
Friday, May 3, for the campus community.
A
preliminary meeting has been held to begin planning for the
dedication of the science building.
The dedication will be held during homecoming weekend,
October 2002.
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Business and
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Technology
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Over the summer months, Internet access was changed to a new and more
reliable service provider; and by adding a second T-1 line,
Internet bandwidth was doubled.
In addition, the graphics design lab was upgraded with new computers,
the computer lab and computer classroom in Loew were upgraded with
new computers, and wireless access was extended to Forester
Village and the HUB.
Currently, the focus is on completing the final steps in migrating
campus servers to a new operating system to improve system
reliability, fine tuning the computer lab systems, and evaluating
the wireless system for any gaps in coverage.
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Physical
Plant Projects
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The following is a list of the physical plant projects completed over
the summer:
- New
windows were installed on the first and second floors of the
east side of Becker Hall.
- New
sidewalks were installed in the area east of the
Administrative Annex.
- The
roof of the MCPER was repaired and recoated and a survey of
the condition of all building roofs was completed.
- The
hallway and lounge carpeting in Roush Hall was replaced.
- A
new student parking lot of about 75 spaces was developed south
of the Art Annex.
- Additional
sidewalk lighting was installed along the new sidewalks near
the Administrative Annex and Richlyn Library.
A number of other projects are in process to
be completed this fall semester:
- The
work on the campus clock system, making it possible to
synchronize clocks in key buildings on campus, will be
completed shortly.
- Carpeting
will be replaced in the lobby of the MCA and in the lower
level open area of Richlyn Library.
- Restrooms
will be renovated in the Administration Annex.
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Student Development
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HC
Outback
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Twenty
(20) students participated in HC Outback, a pre-orientation
experience for students who want to get a jump of their college
experience. Students participated in both high and low rope initiatives
at Camp Techumseh and will earn .5 credit in physical education.
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RA
Training
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Thirty-one
(31) resident assistants (RA) participated in a retreat and
workshop prior to the beginning of school.
Emphasis was placed on the day-to-day role the RA plays and
the expectations of the RA. The
students also participated in an exercise, "Behind Closed
Doors," in which they encountered a variety of disciplinary
scenarios that needed to be confronted.
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HC
Volunteer Plunge
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Over 270 Huntington
College freshman and transfer students participated in a day of
community service to begin the academic year.
The Eighth Annual Volunteer Plunge, sponsored by the Joe
Mertz Center for Volunteer Service (JMC), is just one of many
activities that the organization sponsors annually.
The impact on the community of Huntington was
noticeable.
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Health
Services
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Mrs. Susan
Rahn is the new secretary for Health Services.
Susan is well connected to the Huntington College
community. She is a
graduate of HC and is the wife of Dr. David Rahn in Educational
Ministries.
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Student
Senate
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The
following students were recently elected to the Student Senate:
Joanna Shenk
Freshman President
Erin Groth
Freshman Senator
Jeremiah Garrett
Freshman Senator
Greg Powell
Junior Senator
Laura Hunter
Senator-at-Large
Josh Garvey
Senator-at-Large
Gary Skeel
Commuter Representative
Student
Senate had its fall retreat at Epworth Forest.
Several campus issues were identified and four
sub-committees were formed to address these campus concerns.
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Realizing
the Dream Award Recipient
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Mylanna
Leatherman was selected to receive the Realizing the Dream
Award of the Independent College’s of Indiana that is funded by
the Lilly Endowment, Inc. The
award is presented to a first generation college student and the
teacher/mentor from their high school that influenced the
student’s life and inspired them to seek a college education.
Award recipients were honored at a dinner on Saturday,
October 6, at the Omni in Indianapolis.
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Athletics
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Soccer
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Men’s
Team. Freshman
Luke Caldwell's first career hat trick put the Bluffton
College Beavers away for good and lifted the Foresters to a 6-0
win. HC took the lead on Josh Boehr's goal with
an assist from Tim Caldwell about midway through the first
half. Phil Lamb scored about seven minutes later on
an assist from Matt Taylor, and Tim Caldwell scored
on a penalty kick to end the scoring in the first half. In
the second half, Luke Caldwell got an assist from his
brother, Tim, on his first goal and scored the other two
unassisted. Goalkeepers, Jeremy Rufener and Andre
Laird, combined for HC's second shutout of the season.
Two second half goals helped secure the men's first conference win of
the season. With 25
minutes left in the game, junior Casey Cherry broke through
to score his first goal of the season on an assist from Matt
Taylor. Ten minutes later, freshman Drew Aukerman scored the
game-winning goal on an assist from Phil Lamb.
The 2-1 win boosts the Forester's record to 4-2 on the
season and 1-2 in the conference.
Casey
Cherry's
second goal of the season was all the Foresters needed to get
their second conference win defeating Marian College 1-0.
With the win, the men move to 5-4 on the season and 2-3 in
the conference.
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Women’s
Team. In the
Foresters first complete game of the season, they dropped a close
one to Hiram College in overtime 1-0.
Only a strong defense led by Erin Abbey, Annie
Zeller, Alison Young, and Wendy Field kept the
game scoreless for the first half.
The Foresters slowly began to put their game together in
the second half and started to take the momentum during the last
20 minutes of the game. Huntington had two good scoring chances in
the final minutes of the game from Kara Shoemaker and Amanda
Thompson, but both shots were wide of the Hiram goal.
The women recorded their first win of the season by shutting out
Defiance College 2-0. HC
goalkeeper, Elizabeth Ballard, had 13 saves in the game.
The third time is the charm. After losing two previous overtime
matches this season, the Foresters were able to change their
fortunes, this time defeating Marian College 3-2 in the extra
period. HC set the tempo early in the game by scoring their
first goal eight minutes into the contest. Erin Abbey
took a free kick and placed it just wide of the far post where Amanda
Thompson volleyed it home to account for the scoring in the
first half. In the
second half, HC had several close chances and finally converted
for their second goal when Thompson scored again on an assist from
Kara Shoemaker with 20 minutes left in the match.
Marian then stunned the Foresters scoring two goals in the final
two minutes of regulation to tie the game. In overtime, HC
again took charge of the match. Shoemaker scored the
game-winning goal eight minutes into the overtime period on an
assist from Keisha Vowels. The women are now 3-7
overall and 1-4 in the conference.
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Basketball
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Women’s
Team. The
women’s basketball team hosted Kids’ Night Out on Saturday,
September 29. Area
children between the ages of 6 and 14 were invited to participate.
Huntington College student-athletes supervised a variety of
activities, including basketball, volleyball, swimming,
racquetball, kickball, and other games.
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Cross Country
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Women’s
Team. The
women’s cross-country team began their season with an impressive
win at the Taylor Invitational.
Danielle Vohs led the women with a 5th
place finish in the time of 19:51. Natalie Guenin also ran a strong race finishing just
behind Danielle in 20:02. Rounding
out the scoring for the Foresters was Jenny Cook who
finished 11th in 20:19, Julie Porter who came in 17th with
a time of 20:50 and Aimee Sullivan who finished 23rd in
21:13.
The 17th ranked Huntington College women's cross country team placed
17th in a field of 43 teams at the Roy Griak Invitational in
Minnesota. The women were paced by Danielle Vohs'
19th place finish in 18:50. Natalie Guenin finished
57th in 19:26 followed by Jenny Cook (90th, 19:52), Elizabeth
Ngugi (165th, 19:52), Aimee Sullivan (189th, 20:32), Julie
Porter (208th, 21:10), and Brooke Welch (211th, 21:12).
North Dakota won the meet with 103 points.
Men’s
Team. The men’s
team managed a sixth place finish with 139 points at the Taylor
Invitational. HC's John Ngure blew the field away by more than a
minute to win the race with a time of 25:34.
Cameron Norris finished 17th for the Foresters in
28:27. Chris
Buehrer was HC's third finisher coming in 40th in 29:35.
Rick Hammer finished in 46th place in a time of
29:47, and Ross Luckett completed the Forester scoring
finishing 52nd in 30:24. The
University of Indianapolis won the meet with 55 points.
Led by John Ngure's third-place finish, the men's team placed
23rd in a field of 41 teams. Ngure completed the race in
25:14 behind Black Hill State harriers, Rob Marney (24:46) and
Dennis Newell (25:00). For the Foresters, Cameron Norris
was 99th in 27:12, with Rick Hammer 157th in 28:18, Greg
Byrum 182nd in 28:39, Chris Buehrer 184th in 28:41, Ross
Luckett 189th in 28:49, and Nathan Alpaugh 221st in
29:38. Wisconsin-La Crosse took the team title with 98
points.
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Golf
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The golf team opened their fall season at Chestnut Hills
Golf Course with a tri-match against the University of St. Francis
and Taylor University. Taylor won the match with a team
score of 307 followed by St. Francis with 313 and HC with 324.
Although the Foresters finished third, the young team's score was
four strokes better than last season's conference average.
Sophomore Micah Beckwith led the team shooting 79.
Two freshmen, Jay Tropf, and Justin Knierim, claimed
the next two spots shooting an 80 and 81 respectively, and
sophomore Tim Hoving shot an 84.
The golf team was host to five conference teams at Norwood
Golf Course and was nine strokes better as a team than their sum
two weeks ago. The Foresters had a team score of 315, good
for a third place finish. Taylor won the match with a score
of 301, followed by Indiana Wesleyan with 304. Micah
Beckwith paced the Foresters with a 76, followed by Tim Hoving's
78, Derek Boone's 80 and Jay Tropf's 81.
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Tennis
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Women’s
Team.
Kristen Freeman's return to the Forester lineup was
a bright spot for the Foresters in their 7-2 loss to the Taylor
Trojans. Playing at #4 singles, Freeman defeated Bridget
Carlson 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 and the #2 doubles team of Lindsey Weber
and Freeman won 7-5, 6-4.
The women got three key wins from their doubles teams to notch their
first win of the season 5-4 over Tri-State University. In
singles, only #5 Kristen Freeman (6-2, 6-0) and #6 Jessica
Brown (6-1, 6-2) came through with wins to help pick up the
slack for the top of the lineup. At #1 doubles, Becky
Harness and Lindsey Weber won 8-4, #2 doubles Beth
Zilligen and Brooke Owens won 9-7, and #3 doubles of
Brown and Stacy Plett won 8-2.
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The match was never in doubt as the women rolled to an 8-1 win over
Grace College to earn their first conference victory. At #1
singles, Becky Harness grabbed her first win of the season
with a convincing 6-1, 6-1. #3 Lindsey Weber (6-4,
6-4), #4 Brooke Owens (6-2, 6-2), #5 Kristen Freeman
(6-0, 6-0), and #6 Jessica Brown (6-0, 6-0) also were in
the win column for the Foresters. HC won all three doubles
matches dropping just nine games total.
Confidence and consistency were the keys in the women's dominate
performance over the University of St. Francis. Overall, the
women’s team is now 3-7 on the season.
Men’s
Team. The
Foresters remained perfect on the season with a
6-3 win over Goshen College. Jacob Miles
continued his winning ways at #1 singles with a 6-2, 6-1 drubbing
of Aaron Weiand. HC also got wins from Michael Christner
at #3 singles (6-1, 7-5), #4 Ben Eggleston (7-5, 7-6), and
#5 Brandon Ecker (6-4, 6-1). In doubles play, #1
Miles and Richard won 6-3, 6-3, and #2 Christner and Eggleston won
6-4, 6-1.
After a 7-2 loss to Taylor University, the men got back to their
winning ways with an 8-1 drubbing of Tri-State University and an
important 6-3 victory over conference rival, Bethel College.
In the Tri-State match, #6 Matt Purdy got his first win on
the season 7-5, 6-2. The men move to 5-1 on the season and
4-1 in the conference.
The Foresters didn't drop a set on their way to their ninth win of the
season beating Manchester College 9-0. But, a solid Forester
squad met their match when they traveled to the University of
Notre Dame and lost to the Irish junior varsity team 1-8. Jacob
Miles got the only win for the Foresters.
The men are 9-1 on the season.
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Volleyball
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Playing before their home crowd for the first time this season, the
Foresters took advantage of the under-staffed and out-matched
Tri-State Thunder to secure their second win of the season.
After a slow start in the first game, HC began to find their
rhythm and cruised to a 30-17, 30-16, 30-14 victory.
The Foresters moved to 4-5 on the season after finishing 2-2 at the
Olivet Nazarene Tournament. HC played their first match
against host ONU and fell 30-28, 17-30, 17-30, 21-30. The
Foresters got in the win column in their next match defeating
Judson College 26-30, 30-26, 34-32, 30-26. They handled
Trinity International University with a convincing 30-9, 30-28,
30-17 win, and then fell to Bethel College 21-30, 25-30, 22-30 in
their final match. Maria McCabe led the
Foresters in kills for the tournament with 29 and as a result was
named to the All-Tournament Team. Jennifer Bechtel
had 123 assists and 34 digs for the tournament and Miranda Cook
had 11 blocks and 12 serving aces.
The women got off to a slow start losing their first two matches, but
rebounded with wins in their final two matches to go 2-2 at the
Taylor University Tournament. The Foresters fell in three
straight to Olivet Nazarene University 15-30, 13-30, 14-30, and
lost to Grace College 25-30, 17-30, 19-30. HC turned
things around, however, with a 30-28, 30-19, 30-28 win over Robert
Morris and a tough come-from-behind win over Aquinas 32-34, 30-23,
27-30, 30-20, 15-13. For the tournament, the Foresters
were led by All-Tournament team selection, Crissy Collins,
with 49 kills and 9 aces. Miranda Cook had 15 blocks
and Jennifer Bechtel had 67 assists. The women are
now 6-12 on the season.
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Homecoming
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A festive
Homecoming weekend of events for alumni of all generations was
held on the HC campus, October 5-7, 2001.
Music filled the air throughout the weekend, as alumni from
the music department returned to campus for a special reunion.
Several participated in the “Melodies of Memory”
concert Saturday night that also featured students and faculty,
and special appearances by Wendy & the James Gang and One
Generation. Burt
Lange (HC's very own "Victor Borge") performed in
concert on Saturday afternoon.
Two
performances of the Davis Hall Follies were presented on Friday
night following the coronation of King Tim Thompson and
Queen Julie Baker.
The
Alumnus of the Year Award was presented to Dr. Francis Jones
and Ms. Fern Mattson received the Distinguished Alumnus
Citation at the Alumni Family Luau on Saturday evening, prior to
the concert.
The 5-Year
Class Reunions (years ending with 1 & 6) met over lunch on
Saturday The 25 and 50 year Classes received a special gift.
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MCA Events
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October 3-26. Biennial
Huntington College Faculty Art Exhibit, Robert E. Wilson
Gallery. Recent works
by Huntington College faculty Rebecca Coffman, Elizabeth
Frey-Davis, and Ken Hopper
will be featured in this exhibit.
Artists’ reception and gallery talk Saturday, October 6,
1-3 p.m. Chamber
music provided by Sara Wall, adjunct faculty harpist.
Thursday,
October 11, 8 p.m. Pianist
Jodie DeSalvo, Longaker Recital Hall.
A Huntington favorite, Jodie DeSalvo has won several national and
international competitions including the American Piano
Association, The National Federation of Music Clubs, Young Concert
Artists, and grand prize winner of the Artists International
Competition, from which she gave her New York debut at Carnegie
Hall. Presented by
the Huntington College Community Arts Program.
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Saturday,
October 13, 7 p.m. Pianist
Paul Barnes, Longaker Recital Hall.
Nationally renowned pianist Paul Barnes presents an
exciting and thought-provoking lecture recital of Twentieth
Century music, including the American premiere of a new work by
Philip Glass.
Monday,
October 22, 7 p.m. 16th
Annual Church Music Concert: Masters of the Baroque, Trinity
United Methodist Church. The
HC Chamber Orchestra, Concert Choir, Brass Ensemble, and Handbells
join together with faculty organist Darlene Burkett, violinist
Dessi Arnold, and oboist Marlene Schleiffer in a program of sacred
works by Bach, Handel, Telemann, Purcell, and others.
November 1-3, 8 p.m. Huntington College Theatre presents Side Show, MCA
Main Stage. An
amazing, compelling and thought-provoking new Broadway musical.
November
1-20. IGNITE Emerging Artist Exhibit, Robert E.
Wilson Gallery.
Christians in the Visual Arts (CIVA) presents a traveling exhibit
of works by a number of emerging artists.
This exhibit will feature the works in a full range of
styles, approaches and mediums.
Sunday,
November 11, 3 p.m. Huntington
County Invitational Church Choir Festival, MCA Main Stage.
Presented by the LaFontaine Arts Council in conjunction
with the Huntington College Music Department.
Tuesday,
November 13, 7 p.m. Forester
Lecture Series: “Charging to Heaven: Christian Faith and the
Gospel of Consumerism,” MCA Main Stage.
Presented by Dr. Lendol Calder, assistant professor of
history, Augustana College (IL).
Friday,
November 16, 7 p.m. The
Nutcracker, Mid-Illinois Ballet Company, MCA Main Stage.
Presented by the Huntington College Community Arts Program.
November
26 - December 7. Graduating Art Major Exhibit, Robert
E. Wilson Gallery. This
exhibit will feature works by talented Huntington College
graduating art majors. Artists’
reception: Saturday, December 1, 6-8 p.m.
Saturday,
December 1, 2 p.m. Gizmo
Guys, MCA Main Stage. The
Gizmo Guys combine original routines, quick-witted verbal repartee
and world class juggling skills in a very light-hearted approach
to the art. Presented
by the Huntington College Community Arts Program.
Sunday,
December 2, 7:30 p.m. Handel's
Messiah, St. Mary's Cathedral.
The HC Concert Choir and Orchestra joins with the Community
Festival Chorus in a presentation of the most beloved of all
sacred choral works. (No ticket required.)
Thursday,
December 6, 7 p.m. Little
Women, Opening Night, Studio Theatre.
The Family Christmas Theatre Production, directed by Paula Trimpey.
A timeless classic presented in a Victorian Christmas setting.
(Performances also on December 7 at 9 p.m.; December 8 at 3 and 7
p.m.)
Friday,
December 7, 7 p.m. Celebration
Concert, MCA Main Stage.
Featuring HC Wind Ensemble, Women's Chorale, Concert Choir,
and Handbells in a joyous celebration of the music of the season.
December
10-21. Graduating
Art Major Exhibit, Robert E. Wilson Gallery.
This exhibit will feature works by talented Huntington
College graduating art majors. Artists’ reception: Saturday,
December 15, 6-8 p.m.
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