1970-1971 Cedarville College Annual Report

Spiritual As a Christian College with a natural focus on Christian Service, students ore challenged to make their commitment to Christ active and relevant through Christian Service opportunities. Challenges both on and off-campus help the young Christian adult as he ma– tures into an effective Christian worker. On-campus, students ore able to take advantage of daily chapel sessions with faculty, pastors, and mis– sionary speakers filling the pulpit. Weekly Wednesday and Sunday services provide the Christian young per– son with the spiritual food so necessary in the Christian experience. Missionary organizations and other Bible clubs offer fellowship on campus, as stu– dents share and learn the Word of God together. Approximately 500 students ore involved in weekly obligation, with another l 0% working monthly. With the basic purpose of sharing the Gospel of Christ, students minister off-campus in a variety of activities. Local church ministries, nursing homes, orphanages, detention homes, penal institutions, street meetings, Bible clubs, surveys on secular campus visitation, beach evangelism and missionary internship are just some of the Christian service activities that personify in– volvement at the College. Social 4 In fully committing itself to the belief that social, cul– tural, athletic, and recreational activities ore an im– portant port of on educational program, the student activities office offers opportunities for participation in a variety of co-curricular activities. Intellectual en– deavors and industrial interests of students find ex– pression in numerous student organizations and group acti vi ti es. The Activities Office offers a strong intramural pro– gram and plans special activities each weekend both on and off campus. Highlights each year are four all– school banquets, weekend retreats, talent shows, ice skating, Artist-Lecture programs and many other social and cultural activities. The intellectual, social, and spiritual climates of our college community are determined by the strengths of diversified programs. Student activities provide a quality program with qualified purposes. CHRISTIAN COMMITMENT Athletics Both inter-collegiate and intramural competition provide organized recreation and relaxation for the many partic– ipants. The athletic facilities, a new all-weather track and the tennis courts, combine with our existing gym– nasium to allow students opportunities in varsity soccer, basketball, baseball, track, cross-country, tennis, golf, wrestling, women's basketball, volleyball, and field hockey and other intramural activities Counseling Services Counseling continues to be an effective means of deal– ing with the personal needs and concerns of students. The student personnel department hos taken initial steps toward the development of a structured counsel– ing service. Qualified personnel work closely with Health Center staff members, the Christian Service Director, and members of the faculty and staff to assist students in making their college experience as mean– ingful as possible. Resident advisers develop close re– lationships with many students and are devoting many hours to helping them. The residence life of our college students is essential in providing for opportunities to meet and to know other students in on "out of class'' atmosphere. Financial Aid An important, yet intangible thing--<:oncern-is offered students as they struggle with the financial problems that can follow a student throughout his college career. Because of the increased help from various lending agencies, the college has made a substantial increase in funds available for students. During the last three years available loons hove more than tripled. In ad– dition, approximately 24% of our students are employ– ed on campus in various capacities, including main– tenance, food service, radio, bookstore, secretarial work and library personnel. A great need exists, how– ever, for scholarship and loan money so that we can make funds available to deserving and needy students. In o very real sense, contributions made to scholar– ships and loan funds help both the student and the college Churches and individuals who core to con– tribute may help a student in college who otherwise may be forced to relinquish his college education.