Torch, Fall 1996

David Jeremiah Urges A Disciplined Life Dr. David Jeremiah challenged a capacity audience and radio listeners to a disciplined life during the last Fall Bible Conference to be held in the James T. Jeremiah Chapel. David Jeremiah is president of Christian Heritage College and senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church in El Cajon, California. Drawing on The Beatitudes and David's example of seeking the Lord with all of one's heart, he declared that the discipline of focusing on Christ, submission to the Word of God, and commiting to daily prayer produce Christ-likeness in the believer. The Fall Bible Conference meetings began two weeks before the college family moved into the new Jeremiah Chapel on October 7. Dr. Jeremiah returned to campus October 8 to preach in the new chapel, named in honor of his parents, James and Ruby Jeremiah. Record Enrollment C edarville College continued its 40-year pattern of growth by enrolling a record 2,509 students for the fall quarter. Having targeted an enrollment of 2,500, Vice President for Enrollment Management David Ormsbee is pleased with the results. "We are grateful for both the quantity and quality of students who chose to attend Cedarville this year," said Ormsbee. In addition to strong Christian testimonies, the GPAs and ACT/SAT scores of this year's 676 freshmen are at an all-time high. Ormbsee noted, "We attribute our enrollment success to the excellent recruitment efforts of friends and alumni of the College. With our sights set on enrolling another group of outstanding students next fall, we appreciate the assistance of those who provide addresses of prospective students, encourage students to apply for admission, and airnnge campus visits." Now is the ideal time to apply for admission to Cedarville for Fall Quarter 1997. To request admission materials or arrange a campus visit, call 1-800-CEDARVILLE. OhioLINK Expands Library Services A major technological advancement on the campus is Cedarville's participation in OhioLINK (Ohio Library and Information Network), a statewide library resource sharing network of over 50 state and private colleges and universities. Cedarville is one of only eight independent colleges in Ohio to offer this service. OhioLINK includes a common online computer catalog of five million titles. Students, faculty, and staff can access and request materials electronically through this central catalog 24 hours a day by computers in their residence hall rooms, offices, and computer labs. Materials ai·e delivered daily from other libraries at no cost. During the first month of operation, 465 borrowing and loaning transactions took place on campus. OhioLINK also offers access to the full text of 175 research journals through Academic Press via World Wide Web. OhioLINK dramatically expands the research materials available to the college family. 14 Torch Women's Cross Country Finish Strong T he Cedarville College women ' s cross country team won its third NCCAA championship on November 9. The host Yellow Jackets were paced by senior Julianne Pletcher, who won the meet and was later presented the Wheeler Award as the NCCAA's Female Runner of the Year. Joining her on the All-America team (top 15 fini shers) were teammates Becky Jordan, Michelle Burson, Rebecca Jenks, and Jill Zenner. The Yellow Jacket men finished fifth with Eric Crawford earning All-America honors. A week later, Julianne placed tenth in the NAIA nationals as the team finished their best ever fifth out of 30 teams. OhioLINK