Inspire, Fall 2002

6 Fall 2002 Fitness, Fun, and Health C onstruction has begun on Cedarville University’s $12.8 million fitness, recreation, and health facility. The complex will provide the University family with aerobic and anaerobic workout areas, recreation areas, and enhanced classroom and laboratory space for the University’s growing athletic training program. The largest feature will be a 60,000 square-foot field house that will include a 200-meter track. In addition, the student health center will provide health care in the new facility. “Our student body has more than doubled since we built our athletic center in 1981,” said Dr. Carl Ruby ’83, vice president for student services. “With that growth, the greater number and variety of both varsity and intramural athletic activities offered, and the amplified interest in personal fitness among most individuals, we have more than outgrown our current center. “This new building allows us to significantly enhance campus floor space devoted to fitness, health, and recreation,” Carl emphasized. “We will have three racquetball courts and enjoy a second gymnasium with multiple courts for basketball, volleyball, and other floor sports. And our athletic trainers, both those who provide support to the athletic department and students who are studying for that major, will enjoy much needed extra classroom and treatment space. Finally, we will also be able to improve our student health services delivery capabilities by enhancing the spaces available to healthcare providers and relocating the student clinic to the physical center of campus. “This initiative is another major advancement for Cedarville University,” Carl said. “We want to do everything possible to ensure our students have a world-class experience when they attend here. We believe we offer the faculty, the curriculum, the support staff, and the facilities for that to be true for the academic, social, and spiritual dimensions of life now. This facility upgrade will mean that is true for the recreational aspect of life as well.” On to New Things! uth Himsel Ager ’61 retired from Cedarville University on March 15, 2002, after 25 years of service. Dr. Carl Ruby ’83, vice president for student services, said, “I have had the opportunity to work closely with Ruth over the last 15 years; first while she functioned as the secretary for the counseling center, and more recently while she has assisted me as the secretary to the vice president for student services. Her friendship and support have contributed greatly to any successes that I have enjoyed here, and she will be deeply missed by everyone in our division.” Ruth plans to use her retirement in part to spend more time lavishing love and attention on her children, grandchildren, and mother. We thank and congratulate Ruth for her faithful support of Cedarville and wish her the happiest of retirements! Did You Know? Sophomore Josiah “Si” Miller, whose college career has been put on hold while he is on National Guard active duty, was featured in the Army National Guard’s Buckeye Guard Magazine recently. The article reported on how Si has responded to his difficult job (checkpoint duty at Fort Knox, Kentucky) with faith and a good attitude. Did You Know? R