A PLACE FOR PERSONAL AND NATIONAL IMPACT Reflections From the Chair of the Department of History and Government In the Department of History and Government (H&G), discipling students is the centerpiece of what we do. Our faculty members are always thinking of ways to provide students with the academic background they will need to succeed and the experiences that will help to differentiate them from their peers. H&G runs Cedarville’s Model United Nations and Mock Trial teams. These teams have raised the name of Cedarville University throughout the academic and wider world. The Model United Nations team, on six occasions, has been awarded the Outstanding Delegation: the highest team award category at the most prestigious United Nations tournament. The newer Mock Trial team has won the “Spirit of AMTA” (American Mock Trial Association), which is awarded to the team that displays the most honesty and fair play in competition — in essence, being salt and light. The Bolthouse Academic Center will provide the perfect place to prepare our students to literally take on the best in the world. Every student on campus takes Politics and American Culture, or PAC, from our department. This freshman-level course is unique in American and Christian higher education because the course shows students how government, culture, and the Gospel come together in our moment in time. During their PAC semester, students attend at least three lectures from qualified outside speakers on our campus. The Bolthouse Academic Center is going to allow us to cultivate this course through new class space and a venue to welcome guest speakers from around the world to invest in our students for God’s glory. In our current building, H&G has a War Room, named after the rooms in Central London from which Winston Churchill led the British war effort against Nazi Germany. Our War Room is a comfortable place for students to study together with easy access to professors who can answer their questions. We, the faculty of H&G, are very excited to build a new War Room in the Bolthouse Academic Center and further cultivate spaces for students to study, grow in their faith, and be discipled by faculty who earnestly want them to succeed. Glen Duerr serves as the Chair of the Department of History and Government and Professor of International Studies. He earned his PhD from Kent State University. In the Department of History and Government, discipling students is the centerpiece of what we do. 15
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