Cedarville Magazine, Fall 2014

International Community School Campers Explore Engineering, Computer Science at Cedarville The Cedarville University School of Engineering and Computer Science joined with the International Community School (ICS) in Bangkok, Thailand, to conduct an engineering camp July 22–25. ICS is an American college preparatory school with curriculum taught from a biblical perspective. ICS offers Christian education for the international English-speaking community in Bangkok and now educates approximately 850 students from more than 20 nations. Twenty-four students from Thailand, China, Korea, and other nations attended the camp. The camp was divided into four days of study and included instruction in electrical, computer, and mechanical engineering as well as computer science. Along with lectures each day, students participated in labs and experiments related to the day’s field of study. Dr. Sam SanGregory, Professor of Electrical Engineering, and Dr. Tim Norman, Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering, planned lessons and taught the sessions at the camp. They came alongside Scott Hayden ’95, ICS Director of Curriculum and Instruction, and Principal Stephen Ladas, to give students an opportunity to explore engineering and computer science programs. “Although we went into this camp with some concerns about how a U.S. style of education program would be received in another culture, we were pleased with how well the camp went,” said SanGregory. “We wanted to show these students that Cedarville has high-quality engineering and computer science programs to motivate them to consider Cedarville when it comes time for them to choose a college.” There are plans to repeat this camp in the summer of 2016. Planned Giving ad Dr. Tim Norman mounts a student’s truss into the test fixture during a truss design competition. Twenty-four students from Thailand, China, Korea, and other nations attended the Summer Engineering Camp at the International Community School in Bangkok, Thailand. Cedarville professors Dr. Sam SanGregory (far left) and Dr. Tim Norman (far right) led the camp. Increase your giving The Dow Jones industrial average has been up more than 20% in the last two years, which means that you may be the beneficiary of appreciated securities. Making a gift to Cedarville University with an appreciated asset allows you to: • Give more this year, without impacting your cash flow • Receive income tax savings from a charitable tax deduction • Avoid capital gains tax on the sale of your appreciated assets To learn more, contact Matt Pogirski at 1-888-CEDARVILLE (233-2784) or visit cedarville.edu/giving. Reduce your taxes