1996-1997 Cedarville College Annual Report

recently cited CedarNet as the best campus network in higher education nationwide among colleges with an annual operating budget of less than $100 million. And yet, we have only begun to scratch the surface of communication and information technologies which will continue to explode as satellite, cellular, and digital communication technologies develop. Our objective is to ensure that our graduates are educated and positioned to exploit those technologies. Needless to say, capabilities to communicate the Gospel to the world have never been greater. We are also in the process of expanding our physical plant to better serve the academic and auxiliary programs we offer through renovating existing spaces and constructing a new residence hall. A new Student Life Center is on the horizon. The Center will include a marvelous new theater to support our drama program, expanded dining and recreational space, a new bookstore, and other features needed by Cedarville students. We are also retrofitting Cedar Hall into a technology and learning center and planning additional facilities to meet students' recreation and fitness needs. The College has acquired additional land to permit future expansion. To accomplish these goals, we must be good managers and models of free enterprise at its best. More than that, we must be exceptional stewards of the resources God provides us. Evidence that Cedarville College practices that kind of stewardship recently came when U.S. News and World Report again recognized the College as one of the nation's "Best Colleges," a recognition based principally on our operating efficiency. The College credo is "For the Word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ." As we look forward to another year, we challenge ourselves to commit anew to the timeless truth of Scripture and to searching out exciting new avenues of ministry and service to make Christ known. Paul Dixon President February 1998