Cedarville Magazine, Spring 2020

Kaleb Gottfred @KWGottfred · January 27 The @Cedarville faculty pour into their students with not only their expertise, but with the sort of investment that only stems from a genuine eternal focus. Proud to be a CU MBA. Jewell Strock @jewell_isabella · February 3 So excited to meet my new friends at @cedarville this fall!! Dan DeWitt @ DanDeWitt ∙ February 6 Had lunch with @cedarville student earlier this week who is from Japan, but grew up in Ukraine where his parents serve in a Russian-speaking church. He spoke English and Japanese at home and Russian at church. And he loves Jesus. Pretty amazing. Glad he's here. RE-TWEETS $411,600 GRANT FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE The state of Ohio and the Department of Higher Education (ODHE) awarded Cedarville University a five-year, $411,600 grant to provide student scholarships. This award will support student recruitment and the first two academic years. Awards in subsequent years are subject to budget appropriations by the Ohio General Assembly. This round of Choose Ohio First (COF) scholarships can be used for incoming students starting in the fall of 2020 who are either computer science or computer engineering majors. “This provides an incredible incentive to attend Cedarville versus another Ohio university that does not have access to this program,” said Robert Chasnov, Dean of the School of Engineering and Computer Science. According to Seth Hamman, Associate Professor of Computer Science, for a relatively small investment of taxpayer money, the program helps keep top high school students in Ohio for their college education and will provide a boost to Ohio’s economy, since they are likely to stay in state for their careers in the tech industry after they graduate. “We are privileged to steward these state funds and to help advance the goals of the Choose Ohio First Scholarship program,” Hamman said. “Overall, being entrusted with these funds is an affirmation from the state of Ohio of the quality of our School of Engineering and Computer Science programs, and it is a huge blessing for Cedarville.” SHARING THE GOSPEL IN A SECULAR AGE T H E C E N T E R F O R B I B L I C A L A N D P U B L I C C H R I S T I A N I T Y A P O L O G E T I C S FOR SHARING THE GOSPEL IN A SECULAR AGE JOIN US FOR A ONE DAY APOLOGETICS CONFERENCE SPEAKERS: GREG KOUKL, TIMOTHY PAUL JONES DAN DEWITT, & OTHERS The Center for Biblical Apologetics and Public Christianity at Cedarville University held the “Tactics for Sharing the Gospel in a Secular Age” apologetics conference on February 18. This one-day conference equipped students, faculty, staff, and guests to share the Gospel in a culture where biblical principles do not hold the position of respect they once did, and faith in God is often treated with skepticism. The featured speaker for the conference was author and apologist Greg Koukl. He has spoken on more than 70 college and university campuses in the United States and around the world. Koukl has been featured on Focus on the Family radio and has been interviewed for CBN and the BBC. He’s been quoted in Christianity Today , U.S. News & World Report , and the L.A. Times . Koukl is co-author of Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Faith . Koukl’s messages are available on the Cedarville chapel archive at cedarville.edu/chapel or on the CU Chapel+ app for smartphones. CAMPUS NEWS 36 | Cedarville Magazine