Inspire, Spring 2006

10 Winter 2006 delegates’ abilities of diplomacy, persuasion, and communication. Of the 140 student delegates from 14 regional colleges and universities, Cedarville students brought home four individual awards. Karen Williams ’08 (shown in photo) received the top award of Outstanding Delegate. Ryan Stalker ’06 and Megan Waters ’08 each were named Distinguished Delegate, the second highest award at the competition. Autumn West ’06 received an Honorable Mention. Dr. Frank Jenista ’68, professor of international studies and the team advisor, noted, “The Cedarville team members put in hours of preparation, convincingly played their diplomatic roles at the conference, and were influential framers of the final resolutions passed by each of the committees. All deserve recognition and appreciation for their superior diplomatic skills and representation of Cedarville University.” “What we found to be so exceptional about Sarah was not only her commitment to her mentee, but her willingness to lend her leadership and energy to assisting in the development of AGAPE’s exceptional program,” shared Sue Koverman of the Mentoring Collaborative. “She is truly an asset to the organization, the University, and the community.” The experience has been inspiring for Sarah. A political science major from Clay, New York, she hopes to become an advocate for children, possibly focusing on orphans and those who have limited health care options. Sarah is one of the nearly 800 Cedarville students (nearly 25 percent of the student body) who participates in a community ministry activity. Model UN Team Captures Awards Word of a crisis in India hits your desk in the United Nations Headquarters. What do you do? Cedarville University’s Model UN team had to think through how they would respond in crisis when they took part in the Dayton Model UN competition February 9-11. Model UN gives students the chance to effectively and accurately play the roles of nations from across the world and come up with solutions to a variety of international problems. A judging committee assesses the Spring Katrina Relief Update Over Christmas and Spring Breaks, Cedarville students hit the beach, but not in the way you’d expect. Hundreds of students gave up their vacations to work with Samaritan’s Purse in Louisiana and Mississippi. There they aided in “deconstructing” homes and cleaning up one of the worst natural disasters our nation has ever seen. So far God has allowed Cedarville University to raise $150,000 for relief efforts, send more than 500 students to the Gulf Coast, and log more than 14,000 hours of manual labor. In reality, this effort just scratches the surface of the needs of the people in the hurricane zone. Please keep the Gulf Coast residents in your prayers as they persevere amid devastation that our students say is like nothing they’ve ever seen. Your financial gift can still have an impact, as just $40,000 remains to be raised to support our teams. Visit www.cedarville . edu/disasterrelief for details. Ivan Batista ’06, Travis Matthiesen ’06, Courtney Reid ’08, and Kyle Gunn ’07 remove debris from homes in Waveland, Mississippi. Announcing CU Alumni Gulf Relief Trip Join a group of Cedarville University alumni as we travel from Cedarville to the Gulf Coast to aid in heavy duty clean-up. Tentative dates are June 18-23. A charter bus will depart from Cedarville University, and the cost per person will be $150 for transportation down and back. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with your CU friends in ministry and service! Call 1-800-837-2566 or e-mail alumni@cedarville.edu for more information.