Cedarville Magazine Spring 2020

ctphotomemories · August 14 We dropped her off at college today. I have lots of thoughts and emotions whirling in my heart and mind. It is not lost on me how blessed we are ... that we have the opportunity to send her to a place where we know she will spread her wings ... I know this is a privilege, and I am humbled by it. Naomi Hansen @memtotreasure · Oct 9 Dear Lord: We thank you for Cedarville University and the work that you have begun there. We pray for a hedge of protection around the students, faculty, and staff; let no weapon formed against this university prosper. Please help them to honor and glorify you in all they do. Amen! the.perriens · August 26 Tonight, we took another walk down memory lane! This time we showed the boys where Tanner, Sr., spent his college years. Senior even got to catch up with his engineering professors! SOCIAL MEDIA SENDING TEACHERS TO EVERY CITY, CHURCH, AND COUNTRY IS NEW DEAN'S VISION Kevin Jones, the new Dean for Cedarville University’s School of Education, has a vision to see Cedarville graduates teaching in “every city, every church, and every country.” Jones was most recently the Chair of the School of Education and Human Development at Kentucky State University (KSU) in Frankfort, Kentucky. He b e g a n a t C e d a r v i l l e this summer. He started his career as a first-grade teacher at Clays Mill Elementary in Lexington, Kentucky, after completing a bachelor’s degree in elementary education at KSU in 2004. Next, he shifted to fifth grade, teaching physical education and health at Watterson Elementary School in Louisville, Kentucky. In addition to his roles at Kentucky State, Jones has also served as Associate Dean of Academic Innovation at Boyce College in Louisville, Kentucky. He earned his doctorate in education from Spalding University in 2016. “Cedarville gives me the opportunity to send teachers to public schools, to Christian schools, and to international settings — every city, every church, every country,” Jones said. “Students at Cedarville can go places with an elementary education degree that people with a Master of Divinity or a Ph.D. in theology can’t go,” he added. “We’re training students to live out Matthew 28. My hope is we would send out graduates every single year who will teach students the ABCs and math computations — good pedagogical content — and who will also proclaimGod’s truth and bring Him glory as they have the opportunity.” Jones is excited about leading a school of education that attempts to view all topics through the lens of Scripture. “ C e d a r v i l l e h a s a pedagogical and sociological a p p r o a c h t o t h e wa y i t teaches, but also a theological approach,” he said. “This is what distinguishes us as an institution. The depth and breadth of our scholars teaching in the education program is unmatched.” Jones views his vocation as a stewardship. “My faith is my career,” he said. “I want to be found faithful in the time and with the gifts the Lord has given me. So that means when I was teaching first-graders, I exercised rigor in teaching a 5-year-old how to sound out a letter. Now I’ll apply that same approach showing a future teacher how to coach a student how to sound out a letter.” CAMPUS NEWS 32 | Cedarville Magazine