2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog

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Getting Started Weekend
“Getting Started” takes place at the start of each semester,
when new students are provided with opportunities designed to
facilitate adjustments to their new surroundings. The program
includes orientation for parents. Special interest sessions,
question and answer times, small group meetings, and social
activities provide opportunities to adjust to a new environment.
Placement testing may be required during orientation.
Vehicles
There are no restrictions on vehicle registration; however, for
academic reasons, freshmen are discouraged from bringing a
vehicle their first semester. Please understand that parking is
limited and upperclassmen are given priority. All vehicles parked
on campus must be registered at
Ministry Opportunities
Cedarville University is dedicated to ministry involvement
as a vital part of each student’s education and spiritual
growth. Students are challenged to consider how their
academic disciplines, interests, and abilities can be used to
build relationships and share the Gospel with the people He
intentionally places in their lives. Directed by the Associate Vice
President for Christian Ministries and coordinated through 14
full-time staff members, Christian Ministries provides training and
assistance to the hundreds of students who volunteer each year.
Chapel
It has been said that the heartbeat of Cedarville University
is the daily chapel service held in the newly remodeled James
T. Jeremiah Chapel. At 10 a.m. each morning, the auditorium
comes alive as the University gathers to worship, pray, hear from
God’s Word, and contemplate relevant issues facing the body of
Christ today. Chapel is a place for students to grow and connect
as speakers inspire and challenge the University family. Many
students participate in one of the many chapel bands that lead
worship each day. Alumni often mention chapel as one of the
things they miss most after graduation. You can watch chapel live
weekdays by going to
Church Relations
Church Relations seeks to engage Christ-centered churches
and their leadership in order to build and strengthen strategic and
reciprocal relationships, connect churches to the resources of
Cedarville University, and promote student involvement in local
churches. This engagement occurs through a number of activities
and efforts.
• Pastor Appreciations — Students, faculty, and staff are
encouraged to express appreciation for their pastors who
have ministered to them. Personal notes and postcards are
used in this effort.
• Annual Conferences — Church Relations sponsors or
supports Cedarville conferences designed to equip and
strengthen local churches, such as the annual Pastors
Conference, Worship 4:24, Bioethics Conference, and other
events, addressing a variety of issues facing the church.
• Regional and National Conferences — Cedarville staff
members represent the University to pastors and churches at
a number of regional and national conferences.
Discipleship Ministries
Discipleship Ministries seeks to create opportunities that foster
and flourish 2 Timothy 2:2 relationships, where as a result of
walking together, students grow in their relationship with Christ as
well as their ability to train others to do the same.
Nearly one-third of the student body is involved in
upperclassmen-lead Bible studies. These groups meet weekly
throughout the school year and create an atmosphere for spiritual
growth through accountability, prayer, open discussion, and loving
community. Every fall, students can sign up to join a group.
Fit To Be Tied is another strategic ministry specifically targeting
seriously dating, engaged, or newly married couples. Student
couples meet regularly with their mentor couple throughout the
school year as well as attending five relevant seminars focused on
building Christ-honoring marriages.
Global Outreach — Local
Students reach out to their neighbors through local churches,
community outreach teams, using their resources, talents, and
time to live out the Gospel while serving others. Cedarville
University is located in a region known as the Miami Valley. The
cities of Columbus, Dayton, and Cincinnati are close by, as well as
hundreds of smaller communities. Dozens of student-led teams
serve faithfully in these local communities and churches each
week.
• Local Church Teams — students serve alongside church
members in many areas such as worship/music, youth
ministries, children’s ministries, Awana, nursery, etc.
• Local Outreach Teams — students serve in various agencies
and faith-based organizations, including crisis pregnancy/
abstinence, evangelism/urban, youth and children, jail/
detention, refugee, and special needs ministries.
Global Outreach — Domestic
Students have opportunity to join a weeklong team, often over
a break, to serve along with ministries in various cities, such as
Memphis, New York, Dearborn, and Chicago, seeking to share the
Gospel through evangelism in the inner city, refugee outreach, and
practical children’s programs.
Global Outreach — International
Proclaiming the Gospel to the nations while experiencing
missions firsthand, our students reach out around the world. Each
year during breaks and in the summer, hundreds of students serve
assisting missionaries while also discerning God’s direction in
their lives. Participants raise their own financial and prayer support
prior to leaving and report on their ministries upon returning.
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