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President’s
Update
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December 2001
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Only a few more days remain in the semester.
For some it is the end of their first semester as a college
student, for others it is the end of their college career.
Some of our students are preparing to return to HC after a
semester studying abroad, in Washington, D.C., or on Martha’s
Vineyard. Other
students, having been immersed in student teaching or PRIME are
saying good-bye to the schools and churches that have been their
“homes” during this semester.
Whether here at HC or in some other location,
our students have had a challenging semester.
Learning is rarely a static experience. Rather, as new information, concepts, and insights are
shared in the classroom, minds are stretched.
Forced to research, debate, and put into practice what they
have learned, students at Huntington College are being equipped
for work and service in the world.
I trust you will remember to pray for these
students as the semester ends.
Pray that they will lead disciplined and balanced lives as
they prepare for exams and participate in the campus holiday
events with their friends. Pray
that they will have safety as they travel home to be with their
families. And, pray
that the seeds that have been planted in their minds and hearts
this semester might take root, causing them to grow and mature in
Christ.
On the pages that follow you will read of the
many faculty, staff, and students who are strengthening Huntington
College by their scholarship and leadership.
I hope you will enjoy reading about them and the programs
and events that have made these past few weeks exciting.
Chris and I want to extend warm wishes to you
for a wonderful Christmas season with your family and friends.
We hope that your gatherings will be especially meaningful
this year as, together with Christians around the world, we
celebrate the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ, our Savior.
Thank you for your strong support of
Huntington College. Your
gifts and prayers are an encouragement to me and to our campus
community.
Sincerely,
G. Blair Dowden
President
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Admissions
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Class
of 2002
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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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English
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Dr. Todd Martin, assistant professor
of English, and Mrs. Margie Miller, adjunct professor of
Spanish, recently returned from a visit to Seville, Spain, and are
quite enthusiastic about HC’s new collaborative Semester in
Spain program. Huntington College students are able to earn a minor in
Spanish through this language immersion program.
The English Department revived its chapter of
Sigma Tau Delta—the English Honor Society—with an induction
ceremony on December 2. Six
students were inducted into membership: Matt Ditzler, Tai
Mauney, Ben Merchant, Jen Stultz, Joe Urschel,
and Lindsey Van Gelder.
Also, the chapter installed its new officers, Tai Mauney,
president; Jen Stults, vice president; and Ben Merchant,
secretary. Huntington
College's chapter of Sigma Tau Delta was originally established in
1993. Dr. Todd
Martin is the chapter’s sponsor.
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History
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Dr.
Paul Michelson, distinguished professor of history, recently
attended the annual meeting of the American Association for the
Advancement of Slavic Studies in Washington DC.
Also, the volume, National Development in Romania and
Southeastern Europe, co-edited by Dr. Michelson, was recently
published by the Center for Romanian Studies.
Dr. Michelson wrote the preface and contributed an article
on "Cornelia Bodea and the History of the Emergence of Modern
Romania." Cornelia
Bodea, the most significant promoter of Romanian-American
relations over the last decade, celebrated her 85th birthday this
year.
Dr.
Dwight Brautigam, professor of history, addressed
“Christianity, Truth and History” at the HC History Seminar on
November 19. “Recent
developments in the academic world, including the rise of
post-modernist thought, have raised serious doubts among scholars
about how much we can actually know about the past,” explained
Brautigam. Among the
questions addressed in the presentation were:
What do
these concerns mean for Christians who wish to understand history? For those of us who believe our Lord's words that “you
shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free,” how do
we proceed with our scholarly teaching and research in the current
academic environment?
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Mathematics
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Music
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Huntington
College faculty guitarist Mr. Michael Brennan was a guest
clinician at the Midwest Christian Guitarist Conference in Newark,
IL on December 8. On
December 22, he will appear in a concert with soprano Maria Zouves
in Tarpon Springs, FL. The
program will feature his arrangements of popular and traditional
Greek songs.
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Physical
Education and Recreation
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The
Indiana Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation
& Dance (IAHPERD) recently held its State Conference in
Indianapolis on November 8-10.
Jami Halsey was selected to represent Huntington
College as our Catherine Wolf Conference Scholarship winner.
Jami was one of 15 students who received the award at the
Awards Luncheon during the conference.
Each recipient received a one-year membership to IAHPERD
and free IAHPERD conference registration.
Also attending the conference from Huntington College were
students Maria McCabe, Mary Knipp, Rachelle
Burkhead and Dr. Pat Zezula.
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Religion
and Philosophy
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Dr.
John Sanders gave a presentation on Islam and the Middle East
to the employees of the Honeywell Corporation in Huntington on
November 8 and 9 as part of the diversity training for their
workers. Dr.
Sanders’ paper, “The Assurance of Things to Come” was
published in Looking to the Future: Evangelical Studies in
Eschatology, ed. David Baker, (Baker Book House, 2001).
He also presented a keynote address to the Evangelical
Theological Society that was the subject of a Christianity Today
online story (www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2001/147/13.0.html).
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Advancement
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Huntington
College has received two new Campaign pledges totaling $625,000,
including a half-million dollar estate gift.
Because of these
generous pledges and ongoing giving, as of November 30, we have
now raised more than $40.5 million for The Campaign for
Huntington College. We have exceeded our campaign goal by more than $3.5
million and are grateful to report that we need a little under $1
million to complete the science project.
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Business &
Finance
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Technology
News
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Thanks to the efforts of Mrs. Sarah Harvey,
Mrs. Beth Dubois, Mr. Paul Nalliah and Mr. Randy
Metzger, students can now access their student information via
the Web. Students are
able to view their registration, billing statement, and academic
record, as well as use the GPA Estimator to predict their grade
point average.
This summer all 1,400 CLEP testing sites
switched from paper-based format to computer-based.
While most sites were closed during the summer to prepare
for the switch, Huntington College had the software and hardware
installed for the monthly testing in July.
One of the benefits of using computer-based testing is that
the score reports are printed immediately upon completion of the
exam. Students no longer need to wait four to six weeks to get
the test results in the mail.
Individualized or one-on-one training is
available for software supported by HC computer services.
Besides individualized training, training can be arranged
for a department or small group.
Training is available for the following software packages:
Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, PowerPoint, and
FrontPage.
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Student Development
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Career
Development
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Mrs.
Shanon Green, assistant director of career services, attended
The Eighth National Conference on Students in Transition, October
26-30, in Oak Brook, IL.
Ms.
Martha Smith, assistant dean of students and Ms. Sharon
Givler, executive assistant to the president, attended
"Step-By-Step, A Campus-Wide Approach to Enhancing Students'
Strengths" at Eastern College, St. Davids, PA on October
26-27.
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Convocation
on the Middle East
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Learning
Assistance
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Mrs.
Kris Chafin, director of learning assistance, attended AHEAD -
Association of Higher Education and Disability on October 25-26,
2001 at Bradford House, Mooresville, IN.
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Olympiad
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Over 300
students participated in the annual all-campus Olympiad sponsored
by Student Activities Board.
Student teams participated in a variety of tournaments
including wiffle ball, bouncing boxing, jousting, swimming, and
volleyball.
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Thanksgiving
Dinner
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The Campus
Dining Service hosted an all-campus Thanksgiving Dinner on
November 15. Faculty
and staff were invited to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal
with students. Both
levels of the Dining Commons were used to accommodate the large
turnout.
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Who’s
Who Among Students
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The
Student Concerns Committee nominated the following students to
Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities:
Julie Baker, Bruce Bergdall, John
Brittenham, Greg Byrum, Jennifer Echert, Christy
Glick, Andrew Kurzen, Julie Lowe, Julie
Magrum, Kelly Mast, Julie Mireau, Sarah
Placido, Amanda Rockinson, Sharra Sieminski, Sarah
Stanek, Rachel Stemen, Erin Steury, Tim
Thompson, Aaron VanDerVeen, and Summer Zimmer.
These students were recognized for their academic
achievement, service to the community, leadership in
extracurricular activities, and potential for continued success.
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Athletics
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HC Hall of Fame
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NAIA All-America Scholar-Athletes
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Six fall sport student-athletes have demonstrated their ability to
excel in the classroom as well as on the playing field by
receiving NAIA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors.
Congratulations to men's cross country runners, Greg
Byrum, a senior math education major and Rick Hammer, a
junior business management major; women's cross country runner, Carrie
Reese, a junior history education major; men's soccer player, Tim
Thompson, a senior business management major; and women's
soccer players, Erin Abbey, a senior business major and Kara
Shoemaker, a junior psychology major.
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Basketball
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Men’s
Team.
When David Porter made the decision to continue with
the season rather than red-shirt, he left no doubt that his
decision was the right one as he led the Foresters to a 75-67 win
over Tri-State University. Porter scored 11 straight points
to open the game and finished with a game-high 32 points and eight
rebounds.
Despite shooting just 38% from the field in the first half, the
Foresters managed a 10-point half-time lead and cruised to a
34-point win, 88-54, over Trinity International University.
The Foresters were led by a balanced scoring attack with five
players reaching double figures. Brett Snodgrass had
15, Eric Ferrell and Justin Riegsecker added 14, and
David Porter and Adam Hill both had 13.
The Foresters broke out to an early twenty-point lead and never looked
back as they defeated Thomas More College 95-73. HC again
used a balanced scoring attack with five players in double figures
to put away the Saints. Leading the way for the Foresters
was David Porter with 17 points. Andy Kurzen
chipped in 13 points off the bench, while Marcus Hall and Adam
Hill got 12 apiece, and Eric Ferrell had 10.
In their first annual Hall of Fame Classic, the Foresters made it to
the championship game by defeating Judson College 86-82, but fell
to #2 Cornerstone University 90-76 in the Classic finale.
The Foresters rallied from six points down with six minutes to go to
take the Holland Sentinel Tournament from host Hope College 91-80.
The late Forester charge was keyed by the Tournament's MVP, Adam
Hill, who hit a three and then caused two Hope turnovers to
ignite a 17-0 run that put HC in command and gave the Flying
Dutchmen just their second loss on their home court in the last
two seasons. HC put five in double digits with Hill and Brett
Snodgrass leading the way with 22. David Porter
had 16 points and nine rebounds, while Eric Ferrell and Marcus
Hall added 15 and 12 points respectively. HC got to the
championship game with a 63-52 win over Tri-State University in
Friday night's game. The two wins raise the men's record to
9-4 on the season. As a side note, David Porter's 28
points on the weekend tied him with Dean Merryman (1958-62) for
4th place on HC's career scoring list with 1855 points.
Women’s
Team.
The Foresters opened their season on the road against a
feisty Indiana Tech squad and fell 74-62. An aggressive
Warrior press and sticky half court defense forced HC into 23
turnovers and 38% shooting. Crissy Collins' led HC
with 18 points and 9 rebounds. Sarah Gordon added 16
and Jami Kelley chipped in 10 points, 4 assists and 4
steals.
After an eight-year drought, the Foresters finally put one in the win
column against Tri-State University, winning 73-65. An
impressive shooting performance (63%) in the first half helped HC
build a 39-29 half-time lead, but the Thunder rolled back to
within one at 48-47 before the Foresters were finally able to put
them away. Senior Katie Harner's hot hand led the
Foresters, as she went 8-12 from the field, including 4-4 from
downtown. She also had 5 assists and 3 steals. Sarah
Gordon also had 21 points on 8-15 shooting, while Crissy
Collins added 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Foresters.
The Foresters took a ten point lead midway through the second half, but
turned the ball over and put Spring Arbor at the line too many
times to hold on. The Cougars outscored HC 30-12 in the
final nine minutes to win 76-68.
The loss is HC's third in a row and drops them to 3-4 on
the season.
Jami Kelley's four free throws in the final minute lifted the Foresters
to a 64-58 win over Siena Heights University, and gave HC their
first road win of the season. Sarah Gordon and Crissy
Collins both scored 16 points to lead the Foresters.
With the win, HC improves to 4-4 on the season.
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Cross Country
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Danielle
Vohs made an
incredible sprint in the last mile and a half, passing 15 runners
to finish 15th out of 270 runners at the NAIA National
Championship Meet. As a senior, Vohs led the team throughout
the season and capped off her career by becoming HC's first
women's cross country runner to earn NAIA All-America honors by
finishing in the top 30. Vohs finished the race in 18:31 to
lead the Foresters to an 18th-place finish. HC's Natalie
Guenin finished 46th overall, 34th in team standings in 19:15,
while Jenny Cook was 90th overall and 73rd in team
standings, with a time of 19:50. Others Forester harriers
competing in the race were Elizabeth Ngugi (150th/122nd,
20:23), Aimee Sullivan (171st/137th, 20:56), Brooke
Welch (180th/144th, 21:15), and Carrie Reese
(197th/157th, 21:34).
In the men's race, John Ngure had a strong individual showing,
finishing second in 24:31, just 14 seconds behind Malone's Daniel
Kibungei. Ngure's runner-up finish was his third straight
top 10 finish in NAIA National competition and the third time he
has earned All-America honors.
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Other
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New Area Code
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Huntington
and surrounding areas will be adopting a new area code, changing
from 219 to 260. The permissive dialing will begin
January 15, 2002. This means that between January 15 and
June 14, either area code can be used. After June 14,
2002 only area code 260 will be effective.
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Baby Hope
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HC’s
Baby Hope, Lina Espoire Cloutier, was the subject of a special
news report on WPTA-TV 21 Alive at 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.
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MCA Events
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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.
Wednesday,
January 23, 11:30 a.m. 40
or More Recorders! MCA Main Stage.
A light, enjoyable luncheon soirée of music for soprano, alto,
tenor, and bass recorders with a little percussion thrown in for
fun! (No ticket required. Lunch is available at modest cost in the
Dining Commons immediately after the program.)
Friday,
February 1, 7 p.m. HC's
Second Annual Evening At the Opera, MCA Main Stage. Various scenes from opera, operetta, and musical theatre
will surround Mozart's one-act operatic masterpiece, The
Impressario, and Seymour Barab's charming one-act children's
opera, Little Red Riding Hood.
Saturday,
February 9, 2 p.m. Child’s
Play Touring Theatre, MCA Main Stage.
Child’s Play is a Chicago-based professional theatre company
that serves children and family audiences.
Since 1979, Child’s Play has been dedicated exclusively
to performing stories and poems written by children.
Presented by the Huntington College Community Arts Program.
February
11 - March 8. In
Harmony by Bob Howell, Robert E. Wilson Gallery.
Recent ceramic work by Bob Howell, Professor of Art, Louisiana
College (LA) will be featured for this exhibit.
Mr. Howell has returned to making primarily utilitarian
pottery with soda-fired and ash-glazed surfaces.
His work is almost exclusively thrown on the potter’s
wheel and then altered from its originally round, symmetrical
form. Artist’s
reception and gallery talk Friday, March 8, 6-8 p.m.
Chamber music provided by the HC Faculty trio.
Tuesday, February 19, 8 p.m. The Freimann Concert, Longaker Recital Hall.
Principal musicians of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra,
including the poplar Freimann String Quartet, will present a
mid-winter concert of the best in music for small ensembles.
Presented by the Huntington College Community Arts Program.
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