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C r a s h
Coursee
A test drive of the classroom
experience (without the final exam)
COURSE TITLE
The Christian in Theatre
INSTRUCTOR
Rebecca Baker
Associate Professor of Theatre
DESCRIPTION
The Christian in Theatre course highlights issues young
Christians face as they evaluate career choices and ethical
priorities in professional theatre. A biblical view of the arts
provides students a foundation for exploring how to be
salt and light in the culture-shaping world of stage and
screen. They learn how to weave excellence in creative
work with authentic integration of faith. Recent interaction
within the community has led to service-learning projects
with women at the Safe Harbor House in Springfield, Ohio;
young girls in a detention center; and an after-school
workshop with children.
BIG IDEA
• Creativity reflects being made in God’s image, a gift to
be used for His glory.
• Theatre can use storytelling as Jesus used parables, to
engage others with familiar situations and characters
to teach them truth they might not otherwise
understand.
• The best time to grapple with critical ethical issues
is before entering the profession and facing choices
about content, behavior, and priorities.
• Our work ethic and relational interaction as Christians
has significant impact as we seek to genuinely share
our faith with co-workers.
LEARN MORE:
“The Christian inTheatre course really strengthened my
understanding of what it means to be a Christian artist. It
challenged me to think beyond the halls of Cedarville and prepare
for what might lie ahead in a secular theatre environment.This
course also showed me the necessity of doing art well for the sake
of my testimony. Nothing turns someone off more to an artist and
their story faster than poorly done art.”
Rebecca Levergood ’16
Theatre
Commencement Honors Outstanding Graduates
Seven hundred and two undergrads and 43
graduate students became the most recent
Yellow Jacket graduates during Cedarville
University’s 119th commencement
last spring.
Two undergraduate students especially
reflected the academic quality and
personal integrity of the graduates. Katie
Goehring ’15, from Reynoldsburg, Ohio,
became the first Cedarville student
awarded a Fulbright Scholarship. She
earned a bachelor’s degree in Christian
ministries (with highest honors) and
then traveled to Germany for a yearlong
study opportunity.
Another Columbus-area student,
Rachel Zeiter ’15, excelled academically in
her pursuit of a degree in special education
(with honors) — without the benefit of
vision. Zeiter, from Worthington, Ohio,
came to Cedarville University with very
limited eyesight.
Her lack of vision didn’t deter her from
accomplishing great things — on or off
campus. Prior to the start of her senior
year, she went tandem skydiving. After
graduation, Zeiter was hired as a ninth-
grade special education history and English
teacher at Hamilton Freshman School in
Hamilton, Ohio.
President’s Trophy winners at this
year’s commencement were Sydney
Bissonette ’15 from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio,
and Samuel DeLoye ’15 from Wausau,
Wisconsin. Bissonette graduated with a
bachelor’s degree in allied health and plans
to pursue a Doctor of OccupationalTherapy
atThe Ohio State University. DeLoye earned
a bachelor’s degree in Bible and will pursue
further education at seminary, with the
goal of serving in ministry. The President’s
Trophy is awarded to graduating seniors
who excelled in the areas of academics,
leadership, service, and Christian character.
Eight students were presented with the
Faculty Scholarship Award for achieving
a perfect grade point average. They
included: Christian Caroll ’15, Bachelor of
Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences; Joella
Gerber ’15, Bachelor of Arts in psychology;
Andrew Gutberlet ’15, Bachelor of Arts in
Christian education; Shane Johnson ’15,
Bachelor of Arts in chemistry; Jennifer
Knepel ’15, Bachelor of Science in
molecular and cellular biology; Abby
Sherman ’15, Bachelor of Science in social
work; Kelsey Weir ’15, Bachelor of Science
in Nursing; David Yoder ’15, Bachelor of
Science in biology.
Reno Takes on New Leadership Role at Cedarville
Loren Reno ’70, a 38-year veteran of the
United States Air Force and the inaugural
Dean of Cedarville University’s School of
Business Administration, was appointed
Interim Vice President for Academics in
June 2015.
As the Dean of the School
of Business Administration since
2 0 1 2 , R e n o i n c r e a s e d
enrollment, bolstered career
placement, and saw higher
passage rates for the Certified
Public Accountant (CPA) exam.
According to Cedarville’s Career
Services, in 2014, graduates from
five business programs had 100 percent job
placement within six months of graduation.
Cedarville University ranked 25th in the
nation for graduates passing the CPA exam
and in the top 4 percent among all 776
universities with an accounting major.
“Gen. Reno is a godly, humble follower
of Jesus who personifies Micah 6:8. I have
the utmost confidence that he will lead our
academic programs well,” said
Thomas White, President of
Cedarville University.
During his distinguished
military career, Reno was a
navigator and then theAir Force’s
senior logistician. He led teams
that bought and delivered jet fuel
to front-line military operations
around the world; repaired and
overhauled jet engines and large military
aircraft; provided logistics support to
U.S. air mobility warfighters; and wrote
the policy and advocated for the budget
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