Inspire, Winter 2006

advantage,but his message was even more compelling.Penton asked Cedarville students to help with an evangelistic outreach known as The Main Event to be held on the campus ofThe Ohio State University on October 30.The response from Cedarville students was overwhelming! Nearly 400students volunteered to serve and to share at The Main Event. Seoul Train In recent headlines,North Korea has gained international scorn for its testing ofa nuclear weapon.Seoul Train, a gripping documentary that highlights the dangers faced by Korean refugees attempting to escape oppression,was shown at Cedarville University on November3as part ofthe University's Foreign Film Series. Produced by Jim Butterworth,Seoul Train documents the plight ofNorth Koreans attempting to escape the famine- ravaged country,where an estimated 2 million people have died from starvation in the past 10 years. Seoul Train incite FROM AWARENESS CHANGE Challenges in Chapel In an effort to challenge students in missions,evangelism,and ethics, Cedarville University welcomed as chapel speakers this fall the Rev. Bruce McDonald'69,Dr.Kerby Anderson, and Mark Cahill. Bruce recently developed Coach Ministry,an arm of the Association ofBaptists for World Evangelism(ABWE).Coach Ministry is geared to assist missionaries and pastors and their families. Kerby, national director ofProbe Ministries International(www.probe.org),encouraged students to integrate faith and learning.Probe Ministries International seeks to renew minds and equip Christians to engage the world for Christ. Mark,author ofOne Thing You Can'tDo in Heaven and One HeartbeatAway(www.markcahill.org), challenged students to be bold in sharing their faith. PlanetWisdom Comes to CU PlanetWisdom,the discipleship conference for students, made a stop at Cedarville University on October 27-28.During the conference,thousands ofstudents engaged in Bible teaching, worship,and fun-filled learning.The conference featured Mark Matlock,Sean McDowell,The Skit Guys,and worship from Addison Road.This year's focus was on Micah 6:8,as well as the Great Commandmentand Great Commission. The goal ofthis conference was to help students better discern what God wants them to do with their lives. Bruce McDonald'69 k ervice,the Department of Education,the Department of Housing and Urban Development,USA Freedom Corps,and the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation.They note,"This new recognition program is designed to increase public awareness ofthe contributions that college students are making within their local communities and across the country through volunteer service. ... The Honor Roll program's special emphasis this year is on recognizing service activities performed in response to the GulfCoast hurricanes of2005." Cedarville University's commitmentto hurricane relief this past year included $144,223 raised in relief monies(most of that donated by students)and 638 student,faculty,and staff reliefteam volunteers.The volunteers gave up their Fall, Thanksgiving,Christmas,and/or Spring Breaks to provide clean-up and construction assistance in the hardest-hit areas of Mississippi and Louisiana. Back home in the Miami Valley, hundreds ofCedarville University student volunteers(nearly 25 percent ofthe student body)participate in community ministry activities,from nursing ome and jail visitation to at-risk child mentoring and English winstruction.Their efforts are led bytwo full-time staff members devoted to community ministry coordination. 111111111111111111111111 CU Named to Two Prestigious Guides Cedarville University has recently been named for inclusion in two select college guides: Peterson's 440 Collegesfor Top Students and The Princeton Review's The Best Midwestern Colleges. This is the 10th time that Cedarville has been included in Peterson's,a guide to the top colleges and universities in the U.S. Inclusion in the guide is based on the competitiveness ofthe admissions environment and the profiles ofthe students who are accepted,including their GPAs,high school class rankings, and test scores. The Princeton Review's The BestMidwestern Colleges profiles 163 top schools in the Midwest.Schools like Cedarville University were selected for the guide based on academic excellence and student response.Each school's profile includes candid feedback from its students on topics such as diversity, social life, academic load,professors,and more.Information is available at www.princetonreview.com/college/research/regional/ region_midwest.asp. Inspire9