2016-17 Graduate and Adult Academic Catalog

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2016–17 Graduate Academic Catalog Page 5
Introduction Student Life
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, and spring break 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 and counseling ministries, evangelism/urban
outreach, English tutoring, youth and children’s ministries, jail/
detention centers, hospitals, nursing home/elderly visitation,
special needs, etc.
• Spring Break Teams — students have the opportunity to join
a weeklong team that travels to serve with ministries such as
the Inner City Impact (Chicago), Angel House (Dearborn),
Shepherds Ministries (Wisconsin), Service Over Self
(Memphis), and Cedarville Urban Partnership (Atlantic City).
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.
Since 1971, over 6,000 teams have served in 91 countries.
Each year opportunities for service include medical, computer,
engineering, sports, orphan care, teaching English as a second
language, music, and physical labor. Every student is encouraged
to minister cross-culturally before graduation. Contact Global
Outreach for details
Student Life
Cedarville seeks to maintain a culture that reflects the values
of the Kingdom of Heaven and the spirit of Jesus Christ. Student
Life Programs are designed to support this kind of environment
and to contribute to each student’s growth intellectually, spiritually,
socially, and physically. In each of these areas, the University
recognizes the relevancy and authority of the Bible and accepts it
as the final authority for faith and practice. Core values that shape
the culture include love for God, love for others, excellence in
effort, and integrity in conduct.
Spiritual Emphasis
The University desires that each student grow in their
relationship with Christ. Consequently, students are urged
to regularly practice spiritual disciplines including worship,
prayer, and Bible study. Daily chapel services provide spiritual
encouragement and enrichment. We ask students to maintain the
discipline of weekly corporate worship at a local church.
Spiritual growth is further encouraged through student prayer
groups that meet regularly to pray for special needs.
Community Covenant
Cedarville recognizes and values the Bible as an authoritative
guide for how Christians should live. It also recognizes that
God uses community and relationships with other believers to
encourage growth. The Cedarville family believes that behavior, as
individuals and as a community, should bring honor to God and
reflect obedience to His Word. At the beginning of each year, all
students are asked to affirm their desire to abide by the following
Community Covenant:
We are a community of believers accountable to one another,
called to reflect the character of Jesus Christ and to be obedient
to His Word. We will be faithful in our support for the local
church and in our practice of the spiritual disciplines. We will
practice biblical principles of encouragement, exhortation, and
reconciliation. We commit ourselves to integrity, kindness, purity,
and self-control. We commit ourselves to continual growth in
scholarship, leadership, and service.
Therefore, as a member of the Cedarville community, we
regularly affirm our commitment to the Cedarville Covenant:
We will love God and others, live with integrity, and pursue
excellence in all we do.
The student handbook, The Cedarville Experience-Graduate
Edition, is designed to help each student be successful
academically, spiritually, and socially. It includes specific
prohibitions to behaviors that are either sinful or harmful to this
community, such as sexual immorality, use of alcohol, tobacco,
or illegal drugs, and racial or sexual harassment. It also outlines
some of the values that define and shape the culture here,
including a simple dress code that seeks to remind students to
dress and behave modestly and to take their academic work
seriously. The Cedarville Experience-Graduate Edition can be
accessed online at
Intercollegiate Athletics
Cedarville University provides intercollegiate competition
for men in baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, indoor and
outdoor track, soccer, and tennis. Intercollegiate sports for women
include basketball, cross country, indoor and outdoor track,
soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball. Cedarville is a member
of the NCAA Division II, the Great Midwest Athletic Conference
(G-MAC), and the National Christian College Athletic Association.
Students interested in participating on an intercollegiate athletic
team or cheerleading should visit the Cedarville University
Athletics website . Click the
team sport you are interested in and fill out a prospective athlete
questionnaire.