Inspire, Spring 2012

cedarville.edu/summer SUMMER CAMPS 2012 Something for Everyone! SPORTS CAMPS Sports and academic camps provide great opportunities to explore an area of interest, meet faculty and coaches, and make new friends! c amp u s e v e n t s April 12 and 14–15 Spring Play: Star- Spangled Girl 14 Preview Days: Psychology, Social Work 16 Academic Honors Day 17 Symphonic Band and Brass Choir Concert 20 Orchestra and Concerto Concert 25 Jazz Band Concert 28 Elliv May 5 116th Annual Commencement 29 CU Golf Open June 4–8 Academic Camps: Music, Writing 11–15 Academic Camps: Engineering, Premed, Theatre, Worship 18–22 Academic Camps: Art and Design, Criminal Justice, Nursing, Psychology 25–29 Academic Camps: Engineering, Geology, Journalism, Pharmacy July 9–13 Student Life Camp 15–27 Missionary Kids Transition Seminar For more events and information, visit cedarville.edu/events . (All dates are subject to change.) Cedarville Strengthens Ties in China Cedarville has opened a representative office in Beijing to serve prospective undergraduate and graduate students as well as Cedarville alumni, career services needs, and other interests in China. The office is strategically located in Beijing’s central business and international district. The Kaifa Group, which fosters development in intercultural education, culture, and commerce, opened the office on Cedarville’s behalf. The organization has a close relationship with Cedarville through its president and founder, Myron Youngman ’76, and two alumni who serve on Kaifa’s board. According to the Institute of International Education, students from China compose nearly 22 percent of all international students in the United States. The office in China will enable Cedarville to provide in-person service for Chinese students seeking a Christian education in the U.S. The new office builds on Cedarville’s 26 years of educational partnerships in China. Since 1986, 210 Cedarville graduates have taught English with the University’s Educational Resource Assistance Program (ERAP). The new on-site office demonstrates Cedarville’s long- term intention to maintain a presence in China. Cedarville is also initiating a pilot project specifically for high school students from China. The University invited 30 select students to campus for an 18-day summer leadership camp that will include an educational tour of Washington, D.C. Led by University faculty members from the department of media and applied communications and the department of history and government, the camp will provide a unique opportunity for the international students to explore United States culture and higher education. These outreach initiatives are part of Cedarville’s Vision 2020 goals. “In the next eight years, we intend to double our on-campus diversity, and international recruiting is one part of this effort,” said Janice (Warren) Supplee ’86, vice president for enrollment management and marketing. “An increasingly diverse academic environment equips students for a global workplace.” “The new on-site office demonstrates Cedarville’s long-term intention to maintain a presence in China.”