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October 2002
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Huntington College Friends and Family,
It's
official! Huntington College has broken enrollment records for the
ninth consecutive year. The
student body now numbers 1,016, including 868 undergrads, 45
graduate students and 103 adults enrolled in the EXCEL Program.
This fall, Huntington welcomed an unprecedented 239
freshmen, part of a record incoming class of 281.
On the
pages that follow you will quickly note the numerous ways in which
our students are distinguishing themselves.
Twenty new students were inducted into the Indiana Beta
Chapter of Alpha Chi for their superior academics and exceptional
character demonstrated in extracurricular activities and service.
Math students created and led a program for the Huntington
Area Home Educators. PRIME
students are making an impact around the globe during their
internships. And, our
student-athletes are contributing to some exceptional team play.
Huntington College is blessed to have so many talented men
and women studying with us.
This past
weekend we celebrated Homecoming 2002.
Approximately 300 registered alumni and others enjoyed an
action-packed weekend that included athletic competitions, a golf
tournament and 5K Fun-Run/Walk, an alumni art exhibit,
departmental and EXCEL reunions, the Davis Hall Follies, and a
concert by contemporary Christian music artist, Wayne Watson.
A highlight of the weekend was the Service of Dedication
for the Science Hall that provided an opportunity for alumni,
college personnel, and community members to honor God and dedicate
the building. A
thoughtful Litany of Dedication composed by Bill Fisher, dean of
Christian Faith and Life, underscored the sacredness of the
moment.
In recognition of the Great Commission which bids us
“Go – make disciples,” and in harmony with the
message that reads “Jesus advanced in wisdom, in stature,
and in favor with God and man,” we come to
this moment of dedication praying that blessings in
overflowing abundance may prevail in the hearts of all
who have made this happy moment possible.
To the sowing of good seed of the kingdom in the hearts of
all
our people, young and old, we dedicate this science
building to the ministry of teaching and learning.
To the continuing purpose of maintaining Huntington College
as an academically leading institution of
Excellence…, To the development of young minds in
scientific disciplines…,To the task of examining
things closely to determine origin, function, purpose, and
plan…, To pursue the truth of all that has been
created so that we may better know the Creator…, To
maintain a school of intelligent faith, wherein we
may learn to give a reason for the faith that is in us, we
dedicate this building.
We now, the community of Huntington College, compassed
about with a great cloud of witnesses,
remembering the sacrifices of our predecessors upon whose foundation we
are building, dedicate ourselves
anew to the learning, teaching, and living out of the
gospel of Jesus Christ which sustains and fills us.
Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me bless
His holy name. Amen.
I trust
also that your days contain moments in which you renew and
dedicate yourself afresh to the person and the work of Jesus
Christ in our world.
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Admissions
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Fall
2003 Enrollment
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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 2003. The
bars represent year-to-date comparisons over the past five years.
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HC
Listed Among America’s Best Colleges
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Academic
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Alpha
Chi
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Huntington College recently welcomed 20 new
members into the Indiana Beta Chapter of Alpha Chi for their
superior academics and exceptional character demonstrated in
extracurricular activities and service.
This year’s inductees include: Erin Abbey, a
senior Educational Ministries major from Millbury, OH; Matthew
David Bruce, a junior Psychology major from Fort Wayne, IN; Christopher
A. Buehrer, a junior Elementary Education major from Archbold,
OH; Stephanie N. Dickerson, a senior Elementary Education
major from Rossville, IN.; Andrea J. Dunbar, a senior
Psychology major from Montague, MI; Jeffrey D. Fought, a
junior Business Management major from Lagrange, IN; Victoria
Hall, a junior Chemistry major from Grand Rapids, MI; Amber
Hirshy, a junior Business Management major from Huntington,
IN; Anne Renee Jacquay, a junior Elementary Education major
from Auburn, IN; Holly
M. Keiper, a junior Music Education major from Mansfield, OH; Sarah
J. Kennedy, a senior Business Accounting major from
Huntington, IN; Katherine Jeannette Lloyd, a senior
Sociology major from Bryan, OH; Joni R. Michaud, a junior
History major from Clarksville, MI; Claire A. Pontius, a
junior English Education major from Bloomington, IN; Matt Purdy,
a junior Business major from North Manchester, IN; Elizabeth R.
Rayle, a junior Math major from Auburn, IN; Nathan E.
Reusser, a senior Business Economics major from Lansing, MI; Beth
Ann Schindle, a junior English major from Greencastle, PA; Kyle
D. Shoemaker, a junior Elementary Education major from
Westfield, IN; Amanda H. Weir, a junior English Education
major from Comstock Park, MI.
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MCA
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Mr.
Stephen Pozezanac is the new Director of the Merillat Centre
for the Arts. Steve’s
undergraduate degree (Radio, Television and Film) is from Indiana
State University and he has taken selected electronics courses at
Indiana Vocational Technical College.
Steve has experience in budgeting, marketing/promotion,
purchasing and event/meeting planning.
He also is involved with several volunteer organizations in
the Fort Wayne area. His
wife, Terry, teaches in the Allen County School Corporation.
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Advancement
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Huntington
College has received a $500 first-time gift from the parents of an
incoming freshman. Thanks
to the matching grant initiative of the Lilly Endowment Inc., and
a similar matching gift from the parents’ employer, the gift
total will become $1,500.
We also recently received two gifts designated for endowed
scholarships, both of which will be matched dollar-for-dollar by
Lilly. One gift from
a local individual is a stock gift valued at more than $7,000.
The other gift from a local business is an initial gift of
$2,000, with the balance of $8,000 (to fully fund the scholarship)
to be received by the end of next year.
Mr. Gene Snowden,
former state senator and mayor of Huntington, was presented the
Huntington College Foundation's first Distinguished Service Award
at the organization's annual dinner on September 11, 2002. Snowden
was presented the award by Huntington College President G. Blair
Dowden and Huntington College Foundation President John Easterday.
Snowden has long been associated with the College and was
awarded the Huntington College Centennial Medallion.
Lake Sno-Tip in the center of campus is named in part for
Snowden.
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The Advancement Office is pleased to welcome two new staff members to
the positions of field officers.
Mr. Pete Schnowir and Mr. Randy Stehlik have
accepted the call to serve in Christian higher education.
Pete comes from the printing/publishing business, having
served in senior management at Our Sunday Visitor.
He has been the HC golf coach and is a graduate of Ball
State University. Randy
Stehlik hails from Fort Wayne and has a background in financial
services. Randy has
worked for an investment company in Fort Wayne, as well as with
the Lincoln group of companies.
He has an undergraduate degree from Notre Dame, and a
master’s degree from Duke University.
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Business &
Finance
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Brenn
Hall Renovation
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Ms.
Deb Burton,
formerly employed at Kids Kampus, began her duties as cashier on
Monday, September 20. Deb brings several years of cashiering experience, as well
as a customer-centered approach to her work.
Mrs. Candy Smith
is the new Barnes & Noble Campus Bookstore Manager at HC.
Formerly employed in the Financial Aid Office, Candy is well
qualified to assume the bookstore manager position.
In addition to her duties in Financial Aid, she has owned
and operated a retail store in Huntington for the last three
years. Former bookstore manager, Ms. Missy Blackmer
has been accepted at IPFW in the Master’s Program pursuing a
MSED in School Counseling.
She also has accepted a position with Caring About People
in Fort Wayne, a not-for-profit agency structured to assist
individuals with drug and alcohol prevention and rehabilitation.
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Student Development
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Career
Development
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Ms.
Martha Smith, assistant dean of
students and director of career development, was a consultant to
the career services department at Belhaven College in Jackson
Mississippi on October 3-4.
Martha met with the Dean of Students, Dean of
Admissions, Vice President for Student Learning and the newly
hired Director of Career Services. Several topics
addressed during the consulting visit included career resources,
career counseling, career programming, internships, facilities,
and community relations.
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Little
Saints Night
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Little Saints Night is a safe,
family-friendly alternative to Halloween that will be offered by
Baker-Roush residents on Wednesday, October 30, from 7 to 9 p.m.
(come & go). HC families and friends are invited for an evening of fun
including: face painting, campfire stories, a costume contest,
painting gourds, bobbing for apples, snacks, and more!
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Athletics
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Athletes of the Week
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Week of September 16-22. Volleyball senior, Melissa Bortner, and men’s
soccer freshman, Courtney Hamilton, earned the honors for
their excellent efforts during the week’s competitions.
Bortner, an English major from Huntington, IN, led the
Forester volleyball team to a 4-1 record over the week. Hamilton, a business economics major from Tobago, Trinidad
& Tobago, was a key member to the men’s soccer 1-0 victory
over Taylor University.
Week of September 23-29. Women’s soccer freshman, Christi Shook, and
men’s tennis freshman, Kachinga Sinkala, earned the
honors for their excellent efforts during the week’s
competitions. Shook,
a not-for-profit business major from Franklin, IN, led the
women’s soccer team in an undefeated week as the Foresters
banked two shutouts in conference action, upping their MCC record
to 3-0 and their overall record to 6-3.
Sinkala (#1 singles), an undecided major from St. Marks,
Lusaka in Zambia, was a key member to the men’s tennis 2-0
record over the week.
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Cross Country
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Men’s
Team.
The Forester men put together a strong team performance to
win the E. DeWitt Baker Invitational, taking five of the top seven
spots. HC's John
Ngure dominated the race with a winning time of 24:52, more
than 30 seconds ahead of the second place finisher.
Joseph Waithira finished third in 26:54, and Weldon
Koech (27:22), Ross Luckett (27:28) and Chris
Buehrer (27:28) finished fifth, sixth and seventh
respectively. HC
finished with 22 points, 13 ahead of Spring Arbor's 35.
Women’s
Team.
In the women's race, HC's Natalie Guenin (18:50), Jenny
Cook (19:00), and Elizabeth Ngugi (19:04) finished one,
two, and three to secure a successful defense of their
Invitational title from a year ago.
The Forester harriers scored 45 points, nipping Indiana
Wesleyan (48) and 19th-ranked Spring Arbor (49).
Courtney Gullickson and Brooke Welch finished
19th and 20th respectively to round out the scoring for the HC.
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Soccer
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Men’s
Team. After mounting a 2-0
lead over Goshen College, the Foresters gave up a lone goal that
changed the momentum of the game and led to their demise. The Maple Leafs went on to tie the match with two minutes
remaining in regulation and scored the game-winner eight minutes
into over-time on a well-placed free kick.
HC's Tim Caldwell and Luke Caldwell both
scored on assists from Denis Dreni to account for the
Foresters' two goals. The
men are now 3-6 on the season and 1-3 in the MCC.
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Soccer (continued)
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The
Foresters ended a 3-game losing skid with a 2-0 win over Rochester
College (MI). Energized by a raucous Homecoming crowd, HC
took control of the match early with the midfield setting the
tempo. Brian Perry capitalized on a one-on-one
opportunity with the Warrior keeper to put the Foresters up 1-0 at
the 30 minute mark, and Tim Caldwell set up his brother Luke
early in the second half to put the game out of reach.
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Women’s
Team.
The women's soccer team recorded their fifth shutout of the
year with a 4-0 win over Bethel College to remain undefeated in
MCC play. Erin
Abbey’s two goals in the game broke the school record for
most goals in a season with 12, surpassing Kara Shoemaker's
previous record of 10.
Christi Shook also eclipsed the previous mark as she
recorded her 10th and 11th goals of the season.
Playing
before a Homecoming crowd, the Foresters did not come up with
their best effort and fell prey to the Cougars of Spring Arbor
University 4-0. The women now stand at 6-5 on the year.
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Tennis
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Men’s
Team.
The Foresters got double wins from four players to knock
off the Grace College Lancers 7-2.
Kachinga Sinkala and Michael Christner teamed
to win 8-3 at #1 doubles and won 6-1, 6-2 and 6-4, 7-5 at #1
singles and #3 singles respectively.
Ben Eggleston won 6-3, 6-0 at #2 singles and
combined with Brandon Ecker for the 8-4 win at #2 doubles,
while Matt Loshe won 6-1, 6-3 at #5 singles and paired with
Matt Plett to win 8-4 at #3 doubles.
The
men lost 7-2 to the Tigers of Olivet Nazarene University. Matt
Loshe and Matt Plett were the only two winners for HC.
The men are 6-3 on the season.
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Women’s
Team.
The women's tennis team swept doubles and won three of the
six singles matches to earn the 6-3 over Grace College.
HC's Katie Turner led the way for the Foresters as
she teamed with Beth Zilligen to win 8-1 at #2 doubles,
then disposed of Laura Stuckey 6-0, 6-0 in less than 45 minutes at
#4 singles. Becky
Harness and Lindsey Weber won 8-0 at #1 doubles and Stacy
Plett and Dana Starks held on for the 8-6 win at #3
doubles. In
singles, it was a day for three-setters as all but one match went
the distance. #2
Weber dropped her first set 3-6, then came back to take the last
two 6-4, 7-5 for the win, and #5 Plett outlasted her opponent 6-3,
5-7, 6-1.
The
Foresters ran into a fired up Tiger team from Olivet Nazarene
University and lost 8-1. HC's lone win came at #2 doubles
where Katie Turner and Stacy Plett teamed for the
8-2 victory. The women now stand at 5-6 on the season.
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Volleyball
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The
Foresters split their four matches at the University of St.
Francis Tournament in Joliet, Illinois.
In their first match, HC played well and gave the host Lady
Saints a battle, but fell 28-30, 24-30, 30-32.
The Foresters next faced Barat College and won easily
30-24, 30-16, 30-11. On
Saturday morning, the women again came out aggressively and took
out Aquinas in three, winning 30-23, 30-24, 30-18, but could not
sustain their intensity and fell in their final match to Dakota
Wesleyan 30-27, 17-30, 22-30, 20-30.
Melissa Bortner led the team in kills for the
weekend with 41 and added 15 blocks.
Tiffany Malfait had a team-high 19 blocks, while
Renee Rupp had a team-leading 101 assists for the tournament.
Bethany Strom added 6 aces to lead the team.
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After
a slow start, the Foresters put together two solid games to knock
off the Lady Falcons of Taylor University Fort Wayne 30-21, 30-16,
30-14. Bethany
Strom led HC in three statistical categories with 13 kills, 11
digs, and 6 service aces. Jessica Kendall added 7
kills and 2 blocks, while Renee Rupp had a team-high 34
assists. " With the win, the Foresters improve to 8-13
on the season.
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Other
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MCA Events
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Community
Arts Events
Note:
Tickets: $15 (A Section); $13 (B Section); $11 (C Section);
($2 Discount for Students & Seniors), unless otherwise noted.
December 8. Holiday
Pops Concert.
MCA Auditorium, 2:30 PM.
Following a lobby concert by the HC Brass Ensemble from
1:30-2:15 PM, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic will perform your
favorite Christmas songs, including a sing-along with the
orchestra.
Robert
E. Wilson Gallery Events
October 10 - November 6. Weaving
and Ceramic Work by Alan Kwok, art instructor, Indiana
Wesleyan University. Artist
Reception: October 19, 6-8:00 PM.
November 11-24. Graduating
Art Majors Exhibit. Artist
Reception: November 16, 6-8:00 PM.
December 2 - January 24. Silk
Paintings by Sally Van Orden.
Artist Reception: December 7, 6-8:00 PM.
Forester
Lecture Series - Exploration in Science
November 25. The
Cloning Frontier: Medical Wonder, Frankenstein, or Something
In-between? Guest
lecturer is Nancy L. Jones, Ph.D., associate professor of
pathology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in
Winston-Salem, NC. MCA
Auditorium, 7:00 PM.
Theatre
Department Events
Note:
All seating is reserved unless otherwise noted.
Adults: $7.00. Students,
HC Faculty/Staff, Seniors: $5.00.
October 11-12, 17-19. Into
the Woods by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. Studio
Theatre, 7:30 PM (October
18 only - 8:30 PM). Relive
an imaginative fairy tale fantasy, with characters from our
storybook past reminding us of our responsibility to each other in
this modern classic of the musical theatre.
Directed by Don Rainbow.
October 31 - November 2. The
Bald Soprano by Eugene Ionesco.
Studio Theatre, 9:30 PM.
An absurd satire on the middle classes.
Directed by Mike Burnett.
General Admission. All seats $2.00.
November 21-23. Mister
Roberts by Thomas Heggen and Joshua Logan. MCA Auditorium,
8:00 PM. Experience
the rowdy and realistic saga of American sailors aboard a Navy
vessel in this outstanding play of the modern theatre.
Directed by Paula Trimpey.
Music
Department Events
Note: General Admission $5. Students, faculty, and seniors $3, unless otherwise noted.
October 18.
Faculty Artist Series.
MCA Auditorium, 7:00 PM.
A recital of solo and chamber music for voice, piano,
winds, and strings featuring HC Music Department Faculty.
October 21.
17th Annual Church Music Concert: Classicism in the
Sacred. First
Presbyterian Church, Ft. Wayne, 7:00 PM.
No Admission Charge.
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MCA Events (continued)
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October 30.
All-Area Music Student Recital II.
Longaker Recital Hall, 4:30 PM.
No Admission Charge.
November 8.
The Miracles. Longaker
Recital Hall, 8:00 PM. The
Resident Touring Choir from the Baddour Center for Developmentally
Disabled Adults in Memphis, Tennessee, will give an hour concert
of choral music and feature several soloists from the choir.
November 24.
Handel’s Messiah.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 7:30 PM.
The HC Concert Choir and Orchestra will join with the
Community Festival Chorus in the 48th Annual Huntington
presentation of the most beloved of all sacred choral works.
No Admission Charge.
December 6.
Christmas
at Huntington Celebration Concert.
MCA Auditorium, 7:00 PM.
The HC Wind Ensemble, Women’s Chorale, Concert Choir,
Piano Ensemble and Handbells in a joyous celebration of Holiday
favorites.
December 11.
All-Area Music Student Recital III.
Longaker Recital Hall, 4:30 PM.
No Admission Charge.
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