Inspire, Fall 2006

Fall 2006 Dr. Bill Brown, Cedarville’s president. “Every day and in every aspect of campus life, our students are inspired to have hearts that demonstrate a passion for God, to think with minds that understand Truth, to develop friendships that enrich their lives, and to invest in service that has eternal rewards. This integrative effort is what makes a Cedarville education distinctive.” Theatre Program Receives Honors Dayton City Paper (Ohio) has honored the Cedarville University Theatre Program with one top and three honorable mention awards. Winners are chosen from the year’s Miami Valley theatre productions, both collegiate and professional. Dayton City Paper ’s theatre critic, Russell Florence Jr., awarded Cedarville “Best Scenic Design” for the Arsenic and Old Lace set designed by Assistant Professor of Communication Arts U.S.News Ranks Cedarville in Regional Top Tier The editors of U.S.News & World Report have ranked Cedarville University in the top tier of Midwest region comprehensive colleges for the sixth consecutive year. The annual rankings appear in the magazine’s August 28 issue and at www.usnews.com. U.S.News used factors such as admissions selectivity and student/faculty ratio to determine the rankings. A more detailed description of the factors is available at www.usnews.com . Cedarville University was ranked 14th in the Midwest overall and finished at or near the top of the region in several areas. For example, Cedarville’s percentage of freshmen who graduated in the top quarter of their high school class was fourth highest at 63 percent. The University’s 70 percent graduation rate was sixth highest in the Midwest. Cedarville had the second highest percentage of faculty considered full-time (93 percent). And, Cedarville was in the Midwest’s top 10 for its freshman retention rate of 82 percent. Nationally, Cedarville tied for 27th overall out of 320 comprehensive colleges. “We are extremely pleased by this positive, independent evaluation of the University’s quality and value,” said What’s Abuzz Honor to Whom Honor is Due been named the University’s 2006-07 Department of Business Administration Executive-in-Residence. Fall Bible Conference As guest speaker for the 2006 Fall Bible Conference, Dr. Voddie Baucham Jr. made articulate and stirring presentations on a number of topics, including biblical leadership in the church, as well as how and why believers should contend for the faith. White House Interns The White House had 100 summer internship openings in 2006, and Cedarville University alumni snagged two of them! Now that the summer internships are complete, these Class of 2006 grads have gone on to accept positions in the U.S. Trade and Development Agency and the White House. Corporate Downsizing Demystified Dr. Franco Gandolfi, associate professor of international business, says the overall picture is clear, yet sobering: downsizing is here to stay. In his new book, Corporate Downsizing Demystified (ICFAI University Press), he clarifies the mysteries, misconceptions, and societal effects of this all-too-familiar business phenomenon. Off to Kyrgyzstan Dr. Andrew Wiseman, assistant professor of Spanish and director of travel studies, has been selected as a Senior Fellow for the U.S. State Department. He will be based at the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan for the 2006-2007 academic year. Clothing for the Community Beth Maxie Dillon ’99, CU’s recycling coordinator, orchestrated a student clothing and furniture drive in the spring and was looking for someone in need of the donations. When CU’s Dr. Jim Phipps ’68 and Cathy Hallam learned of Beth’s dilemma, they knew they had a winning solution. The result: 270 bags of clothing, as well as microwaves and other houseware items, made it into the hands of needy Greene County families. New Faculty Cedarville University welcomed six new faculty this fall, including Donald Humphreys ’89, who is director of the Center for Teaching and Learning and associate professor of technical and professional communication. Cedarville’s Man of Steel Cedarville trustee Daryle Doden, who founded and leads one of the largest independent rebar fabricators in the country, has