Once a year, Cedarville University devotes a chapel service to its newestfaculty members,introducing them and giving some a chance to share.This year's New Faculty Chapel was informative and energizing. The service opened with a prayer led by the new chair of the music department, Dr. Steve Winteregg. Dr. Winteregg, a world-renowned composer and former member of the Dayton Philharmonic, brought fresh promise to the music department. Keith Sider, a sophomore music major,commented,"Dr. Winteregg is a genuinely talented man with a Franco sense of direction and a real passion for students." Gandolfi Following two corporate praise songs, Cedarville sophomore Kristin Dudreck and junior Sarah Jett performed a piano/viola duet of "Fantasy on Wondrous Love," a haunting piece by Dr. Winteregg.After their duet, Dr. Bob Milliman—the new dean of the School of Humanities,Fine Arts and Bible— led a brief video presentation which featured introductions, testimonies, and advice from 15 new faculty members. With diverse backgrounds and homes ranging from China and Australia to Cedarville, these new faculty shared an "allegiance to Jesus Christ, a loyalty that led them along various paths to Cedarville." Two new faculty members spoke directly to the student body. Jill Zwyghuizen encouraged students to fall back on God's strength in times of confusion or doubt. Dr. Franco Gandolfi, Associate Professor of International Business,offered a memorable testimony about God's redemptive grace in his life."The highlight for me was the story of [Dr. Gandolfi]. It was so cool, obviously, that he was the Swiss champion of martial arts, but also that he was heavily into the New Age philosophy,and God saved him," said Josh Moody. New Faculty Chapel was a terrific opportunity for students to get to know their professors a bit better and for new faculty members to share about God's leading in their lives. • Kristin Dudreck plays "Fantasies on what Wondrous Love" written by Dr. Steve Winteregg "I remember seeing Dr. Winteregg's picture from college on the screen and laughing because of his hairstyle," Dudreck said Dr. Robert Milliman delivers the opening: "I have long admired Cedarville University, and it is a privilege to serve at such a fine institution." Jill Zwyghuizen tells the student body, "I had plans for what I was to do after graduation, and Cedarville wasn't part of it. But I knew when the opporunity arose that it was what God wanted me to do."
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