1992-1993 Cedarville College Annual Report

' I edarville's inclusion in the 1994 edition of Peterson's Guide to Competitive Colleges indicates that the College attracts competitive students and is selective in the admissions process. Cedarville is one of only six members of the Christian College Coalition to be so honored. Each year's freshman class continues to enhance the academic reputation of the College. The 1993 class of 616 new freshmen includes a number of top scholars. Sixty scored in the top two percent in the nation on ACT or SAT tests, and the average ACT score is 24. Fifteen percent were valedictorians or salutatorians of their high school classes, and nine were National Merit finalists or semi-finalists. 0TUDENT GQOUP0 AND GQADUL\TE0 EXCEL in many arenas. Currently, Cedarville engineers are competing in the 1994 Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Challenge. They are converting a Saturn sedan to an HEV by replacing the standard automobile engine with a power-assist operation consisting of a small combustion engine and an electric drive train for auxiliary power. Saturn Corporation donated cars to 12 U.S. and Canadian schools whose selection for the competition was based on proposed design, strength of the engineering department, and support from the local community. Cedarville is the only Ohio school chosen for the competition. The selection follows Cedarville's success in other engineering competitions. In one event held in Detroit each February, Cedarville teams finished second in the nation the last two years. In 1993, the forensics team won the state title for the fourth year in a row. According to coach Dr. David Robey, it was the first year that every member of both the varsity and novice teams trophied. 1\vo graduates who competed well on Cedarville teams now coach the Miami University team that captured second place. The Society for Technical Communication (STC) named Cedarville's student chapter as best in the country in 1992 when the student professional writers hosted a successful STC regional conference and produced an award-winning chapter newsletter. Out of the class of 1992, 100% of premedicine and prelaw graduates who applied to medical and law school were accepted. WITtl TlfE CEDL\QNET COMPUTEQ NETWOQK, Cedarville College has also become a national leader in academic computerization. In December, Cedarville received a national award from CAUSE, the association for managing and using information technology in higher education. Sponsored by Novell, Inc., the CAUSE competition awarded one first place award, and then gave Cedarville one of six honorable mentions, along with M.I.T., Penn State, and three other universities. According to the CAUSE judges, "Cedarville serves as an excellent model for small colleges starting from scratch to build a campuswide network." TlfE COLLEGE lfi\0 ADDED PQOGQL\M0 in response to the interests of incoming freshmen. During Dr. Dixon's tenure, Cedarville has added criminal justice, electrical and mechanical engineering, international business, nursing, multimedia technologies, professional writing, environmental studies, and athletic training. International studies is an interdisciplinary major in which students take a core of international courses from several departments and then a concentration in business, missions, or social science. ' ' Qigorous programs such as engineering, nursing, and premedicine enhance the overall educational experience and academic reputation of the college. 8tudents in these majors bring their intellectual vigor to general education courses required of all students, causing the level of instruction to rise throughout the curriculum. ' ' n ' n t!~l<tJ~ Dr. Duane Wood Academic Vice President