Inspire, Fall/Winter 2009

CEDARVILLE UNIVERSITY 3 campus news Authentic praise. A community gathering. Challenging speakers. Some things never change. Meet a few of the guests who spoke in chapel during the past few months. Listen to archived chapel broadcasts at www.ThePath.fm/chapel . chapel report Rob Turner (August 17–20) Lead Teaching Pastor of Apex Community Church, Dayton, Ohio www.apexcommunity.net Tim Dowdy (September 23–24) Senior Pastor of Eagle’s Landing First Baptist Church, McDonough, Georgia www.eagleslanding.org Nadine (Terrill) Hennesey ’87 (October 1) Association of Baptists for World Evangelism (ABWE) www.abwe.org Clark Kellogg (October 6) CBS Sports Analyst www.cbssports.com Robin Giles (October 20) Former Music Director for the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir www.robingiles.org Clifford Christians (October 21) Director of the Institute of Communications Research and Chair of the Communications Doctoral Program at the University of Illinois www.illinois.edu Dave Livermore (October 28–29) Executive Director of the Global Learning Center at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary www.grts.cornerstone.edu Celestin Musekura (November 12) Founder and President of African Leadership and Reconciliation Ministries www.alarm-inc.org Sean McDowell (November 17–18) Educator, Speaker, and Author www.seanmcdowell.org John Blodgett (November 23) University Trustee and Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church, Bristol, Indiana www.fbcelkhart.org Billions of dollars are lost each year because people don’t take their medications correctly. How will Cedarville’s pharmacy students help? Pharmacy Program Promotes Health Care Solutions Pharmacists are now the most widely accessible health care professionals. With their increasing one-on-one interaction with patients, pharmacists can administer vaccines, recommend treatments, and answer questions about medication. Recently, the field has garnered even greater attention, since pharmacists can work to lower health care costs by helping patients take their medications correctly. These expanded roles require an increased number of skilled pharmacists committed to serving patients and influencing the profession. To help meet these growing demands, Cedarville established its new school of pharmacy. As one of the few Christ-centered pharmacy programs in the nation, Cedarville’s school of pharmacy equips students to bring their biblical convictions to the complicated issues of the profession. This fall, the program welcomed 52 students as members of its inaugural class. After completing three years of prepharmacy coursework, they will enter the professional-level portion in 2012 and graduate with a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) * degree. “Our students are investing in more than a program,” said Dr. Marc Sweeney, dean of the school of pharmacy. “By choosing Cedarville, they’re making an investment in eternity.” The University’s commitment to biblical integration undergirds the school of pharmacy by preparing students to influence the world with the light of Christ. “People are more interested in hearing what we have to say about the Gospel when we have answers to their immediate needs and solutions to health care dilemmas,” explained Dr. Sweeney. “If we’re good stewards of the wisdom and motivation our students have, God can work through them to bless the world.” To learn more about Cedarville’s pharmacy program, visit www.cedarville.edu/pharmacy . * Pending approval by the Ohio Board of Regents ( www.regents.ohio.gov ), the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools ( www.ncahlc.org ), and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education ( www.acpe-accredit.org)