January 2002

Huntington College Friends and Family,

Huntington College students returned to January Term – a 2½ week intensive educational experience – on Monday, January 7.  One of the off-campus experiences for students during this J-term involves the study of Dr. Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement.  The J-term class, taught by Dr. Norris Friesen, vice president for student development, and Mr. Jesse Brown, resident director of Miller and Meadows Halls, will include a one-week tour to several key civil rights sites in Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia.

The annual Presidents’ Institute of the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) was held on January 4-7, 2002.  This year’s program focused on the economic challenges faced by college presidents.  In addition, several sessions at the Institute addressed changing institutional practices in planning, communication, and decision-making.  The annual conference is CIC's premier event, bringing presidents of independent colleges and universities together for networking, problem-solving, and sharing of ideas.  I am grateful to have been able to attend this year’s event in Fort Myers, Florida.

I encourage you to read the continuing good news from the Advancement Office in this Update.  Officially, The Campaign for Huntington College has come to an end and we rejoice in the way the Lord has provided for us financially through the gifts of His people.  I am encouraged by the success of the campaign and look forward to sharing the full and final report with you soon.

Chris and I appreciate your continuing interest and support of the College.  We look forward to celebrating with you what the Lord will accomplish through His people at Huntington College in 2002.

Sincerely,

G. Blair Dowden

President

Admissions

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.

Academic

Academic Dean

The 2001 annual edition of the CCCU Journal Research on Christian Higher Education included an article by Dr. Ron Webb titled, “Motivated to Lead: A Longitudinal Assessment of Students Attending A Christian Liberal Arts College.”  The article examined the assumptions underlying leadership development programs at CCCU schools.

Chemistry

The December 19 issue of the Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science included an article by Dr. Ruth Nalliah, assistant professor of chemistry, J. Wesley Akers (an HC chemistry alumnus) and Anna P. Gensic (a current HC student majoring in biology).  The article, “Solvent Effects on the Electronic Transition Energies of Porphyrins in Binary Solvent Mixtures,” is based on faculty-student collaborative research and was made possible by financial support from the Ferne and Audry Hammel Research Fund, established at Huntington College in 1995 by Ted and Dorothy Hammel.

Communications

Mr. Lance Clark successfully defended his doctoral dissertation at Regent University in Virginia on December 17, 2001. 

History

Dr. Jeffrey Webb, assistant professor of history, has been published in the recently released Encyclopedia of Fundamentalism (Routledge, 2001).  The Encyclopedia explores a wide range of fundamentalist beliefs and movements, from Christian Fundamentalism in the United States to Jewish and Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle East and elsewhere.  This resource brings readers to a deeper understanding of fundamentalist movements throughout the world.

Thornhill

On Tuesday, January 8, raptor expert, Laura Edmond, spoke on “The Natural History of Owls,” bringing several live owls and a hawk for her presentation.  On January 11, Thornhill will host “An HC Star Party.”  Telescopes for stargazing will be provided and the nature trails will be lighted for night walks. 

Advancement

As of November 30, we have received gifts and pledges for The Campaign for Huntington College totaling $40,522,838.  We are grateful for an additional $300,000 gift that was made from an estate during the month of December.  These dollars came from a member of the Huntington community, once again showing the outstanding support that we get from our community.  While we will not have an end-of-the-year campaign report available for this Update, we are very optimistic that we are approaching (and, in many cases, exceeding) all campaign goals. 

We are looking forward to a great campaign celebration on Friday, April 26.  This will be a time to recognize all campaign volunteers and to praise our Lord for helping us to exceed our campaign goal of $37 million.

Mr. Gary Town attended a CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) Conference on the campus of Vanderbilt University on November 27-28.  The conference addressed student alumni and young alumni programs, a new initiative at Huntington College and part of Mr. Town’s new responsibilities as Director of Special Programs.

Mrs. Ella Burnett has joined the Office of Advancement as Advancement Secretary.  She will be working part-time from 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.  Ella is the wife of Mr. Mike Burnett, assistant professor of theatre.

Business & Finance

Technology News

Computer Services installed a laser printer in each of the six resident halls during the month of December.  This new service provides quality printing capabilities for the residents.   By logging on to the computer connected to the printer, students are able to print documents from their H: drive.

Athletics

HC Radio Broadcasts

Huntington College Radio will bring you live, play-by-play action throughout the basketball season. Broadcasts may be heard on-air or on-line. For a complete schedule of basketball broadcasts, see www.huntington.edu/athletics/schedule.htm.

Basketball

Women’s Team.  The Foresters got off to a sluggish start falling behind Spalding University 21-10.  The women turned things around to take a four-point lead at the half and went on to win 79-68.  HC put five in double figures with Crissy Collins leading the way with 18 points followed by Sarah Gordon with 14.  Lane Allen, Katie Harner, and Bethany Woelffer each added 10.  

In the game with IU Southeast, the Foresters fell 57-52 to the Lady Grenadiers.  Crissy Collins became the eleventh woman to join HC's 1000 Point Club during the game with IU Southeast.  Her 10 points against IUS brings her career total to 1006. 

Hot shooting lifted the Foresters to an 83-78 win over Goshen College in their conference opener.  HC took a 44-35 lead into the locker room after shooting 51% from the field, but it was their 59% shooting performance in the second half that won the game for them.  Leading the Forester barrage was Crissy Collins, who scored 33 points on 14 of 20 shooting.  Joining Collins in double figures were Sarah Gordon with 17, Katie Harner with 12 and Lane Allen with 10. 

Marian College's depth proved to be the difference in the Foresters' 76-68 conference loss.  Lane Allen led the Foresters with 15 points on 7 of 8 shooting.  In the team's two conference games to date, Allen has been a sizzling 12 of 13 from the field, good for 92%.  With the loss, the women fall to 6-7 on the season and are 1-1 in the conference.

Men’s Team.  The Foresters earned their tenth win on the season by defeating the University of St. Francis (IL) 77-72.  David Porter took game-high honors with 28 points and seven rebounds.  Eric Ferrell scored 16 points off the bench and was the only other Forester to reach double figures. 

The Foresters convincingly disposed of Durham College 91-42, but fell prey to the undefeated Oilers of the University of Findlay.  The Foresters are now 13-5 on the season and 1-0 in the conference.  Brett Snodgrass became a member of the 1000 Point Club during the Findlay game and now stands with 1003 career points, which sets him above Jeff Miller (1002 points, 1990-94) in 27th place. 

The Foresters were outlasted in overtime by the Malone College Pioneers in a 112-101 shootout.  Both teams put five players in double figures, with Brett Snodgrass taking game-high honors with 26.  Adam Hill added 20 points and 11 assists, Eric Ferrell scored 19, David Porter had 18, and Derek Yoder contributed 11 off the bench.  The loss drops the Foresters to 14-6 on the season.  As a side note, Porter reached another career milestone during the game.  His 18 points give him exactly 2000 for his career.  He joins three other HC greats in reaching the 2000 point plateau, Coach Steve Platt (3700, 1970-74), Jeff Shepherd (2565, 1995-99), and Gabe LaGrange (2191, 1996-00).

Other

New Area Code

Beginning January 15, 2002, northeast Indiana will have a new telephone area code.  Huntington College’s main switchboard number will change to (260) 356-6000.  Complete transition-period instructions may be viewed on the HC web site at

http://www.huntington.edu/news/0102/areacodechange.htm.

HC Web Site

The Huntington College web site was recently honored with a 2001-02 Golden Web Award from the International Association of Web Masters and Developers (IAWMD), a professional organization of web site developers in over 130 nations.

A second web camera has been installed to overlook the central campus mall.  The new webcam can be seen at http://www.huntington.edu/tour/webcam/webcam2b.htm.

MCA Events

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.

Tuesday, March 12, 7 p.m.  Longaker Honors Recital, MCA Main Stage.  This annual event features the most talented young musicians of the HC Music Department chosen in a rigorous audition process performing on the piano, wind, string, and percussion instruments or singing.

Sunday, March 17, 3 p.m.  Bandfest 2002, MCA Main Stage.  The culmination of two days of instrumental clinics, rehearsals, and workshops, high school and college students from all over the Midwest perform with invited professional musicians under the baton of Major Patrick Jones (United States Air Force, Chief of Air National Guard Bands, Station Pentagon) in a program of beloved standards for military band and wind ensemble. (Admission is free, but tickets are required. Donations to cover costs of music and guest artists are appreciated.)