Cedarville Magazine Fall 2016

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Every commencement celebration and
graduate hooding ceremony thrills me
because God leads outstanding graduate
students to us, and we have the opportunity
and stewardship to invest our lives in them.
This past May, members from our first
pharmacy class completed their degrees;
many of them took my General Chemistry
class six years ago. What a joy to celebrate
with them!
Students such as these represent the
growing, vibrant, and innovative vision for
graduate education at Cedarville. Articulated
in our strategic plan, that vision builds upon
and enhances the undergraduate experience,
marked by excellence and consistent with
biblical truth, all for the Word of God
and the Testimony of Jesus Christ. God is
graciously extending our mission to equip
students with strategic advanced degrees
for leadership and service. He is blessing
our efforts to prepare graduate students for
the good works He has planned for them
(Eph. 2:10).
Now, more than ever, the world needs such
excellent leaders and servants with Gospel
clarity and biblical conviction. Whether
our graduate students study education,
business, nursing, ministry, or pharmacy,
every one of them demonstrates faith in Jesus
Christ and a firm grounding in biblical and
theological competency. Our outstanding
faculty members build upon this foundation
with intentional biblical integration in
every discipline.
Our programs also strive to be
academically excellent to please the Lord
(Col. 3:23–24) and also follow best
professional practices through accreditation.
We want each degree to have “quality
stamped all over it,” as Paul Dixon would
say. Adult learners need convenient, flexible,
and affordable courses; for many, distance
education meets these requirements. We
develop and maintain our online programs
using the Center for Teaching and Learning
and subject matter experts chosen by our
academic departments and schools.
Our graduate education efforts online have
paid off. Our Master of Education, Master of
Science in Nursing, and Master of Business
Administration have been highly ranked in
national surveys of online graduate education.
The recent accreditation of our Doctor
of Pharmacy program, the movement of our
Master of Ministry to fully online as well as
on campus, and the establishment of a new
Master of Divinity means that the future
of graduate education is shining bright at
Cedarville University. What a great time to
explore what a master’s degree at Cedarville
may mean for your future or the future of a
friend, family member, or co-worker.
So what can you do? Here are four ideas:
1. Think “graduate school” as you pray
for Cedarville University.
2. Recommend our programs to learners
who desire a biblically integrated
graduate degree.
3. Recruit potential faculty from your
professional or personal network.
We’re always seeking qualifiedmen and
women (having attained a doctorate
degree) who want to join our mission.
4. Call 937-639-3034 to learn more
how a Cedarville graduate degree
is the affordable, Christ-centered,
professional development you’ve
been seeking.
Mark McClain ’89 serves
as Dean of Graduate and
Extended Programs and
Professor of Chemistry. He
earned his Ph.D. in chemistry
from the University of
Michigan.
Cedarville Graduate Programs:
God-Honoring, Affordable, Flexible
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