Torch, Fall 2001

18 TORCH / Fall 2001 Faithful Servants Retire F our members of the Cedarville University family are entering a new phase of their lives after many years of service. The following four servants retired at the end of the 2000-2001 academic year: • Fran Wiggins, University bookstore school supplies buyer, after nine years • Dr. James McGoldrick, professor of history, after 28 years • Joyce King, executive secretary to the vice president of business, after 32 years • Dr. Stanley Ballard, professor of psychology and chair of the department of psychology, after 36 years We thank and congratulate these servants of God for their faithful support of Cedarville University! Italy Tour Set T erry Chamberlain, assistant professor of art at Cedarville University, will lead a tour of some of Italy’s most famous art and architecture in the summer of 2002. Destinations of historic and artistic importance include Milan, Verona, Venice, Florence, Assisi, and Rome. Participants will visit some of the world’s great attractions, including the Uffizi Gallery, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Vatican Museum, the Sistine Chapel, and many others. For more information, contact Dr. Martin Clark by e-mail at clarkm@cedarville.edu or by calling toll-free at 1-800-766-1115. Please join the Cedarville University family in prayer for our country, leaders, and those affected by the tragedies of September 11, 2001. Post your related prayer requests on the virtual “wall of prayer” at www.cedarville.edu . Cedarville Ranked in Regional Top Tier by U.S. News & World Report T he editors of U.S. News & World Report have ranked Cedarville University in the top tier of regional comprehensive colleges. Factors included in the magazine’s evaluations included graduation rates, admissions selectivity, and student/faculty ratio. The annual rankings appear in the magazine’s September 17 issue and are also available at usnews.com, the magazine’s Web site. Editors describe the ranking system as a tool for prospective students to “weigh some of the relative strengths and weaknesses of the schools that [they are] considering.” “The college experience consists of a host of intangibles that cannot be reduced to mere numbers,” the magazine writers said. “But we believe that it is possible to objectively compare schools on one key attribute: academic excellence.” Readers familiar with the rankings will recognize a change in the way U.S. News & World Report categorizes the various types of colleges and universities around the country. The institutional category that was known in previous years as “regional liberal arts” has become “comprehensive colleges—bachelor’s.” According to the magazine, institutions in this category focus on undergraduate education but grant fewer than 50 percent of their degrees in liberal arts disciplines. It was in this category that Cedarville was ranked. “We are gratified with this recognition of the University’s quality and value,” said Roger Overturf, public relations director at Cedarville. “Our mission is to offer an education consistent with biblical truth. Our goal is to provide challenging academics for our students’ professional and avocational futures coupled with a stimulating character development experience in a stirring spiritual atmosphere,” he added. “This combination of efforts is what has become known as ‘the Cedarville experience’ and what makes a Cedarville education distinctive.” Community Christmas C edarville University will host its second annual Community Christmas Celebration on December 2 at 6 p.m in the Jeremiah Chapel. The celebration will include choral and instrumental music featuring students, faculty, and staff. Selections will include carols, traditional Chrismas music, a special reading of the Christmas story, and an audience-participation singing of the Hallelujah Chorus . Mark your calendars now and attend this special evening of music and festivity.