Torch, Fall 2002

TORCH 12 TORCH / Fall 2002 Cedarville Reaches Another Enrollment Mark C edarville University celebrated another enrollment mark as students arrived for the beginning of the 2002-03 year. “We had another record undergraduate enrollment of 2,986 students for the Fall Semester,” Roscoe Smith, director of admissions, said. “This is our 12th consecutive record enrollment.” Smith emphasized that the school’s fall enrollment will mark the 24th record enrollment in the 25 years that Dr. Paul Dixon has served as Cedarville’s president. “Those years include the late 1970s and early 1980s when many colleges and universities suffered declining enrollments due to demographic trends,” Smith said. news c a m p u s n e w s c a m p u s n e w s campus First Patriot Day Chapel Honors Heroes A n overflow crowd of nearly 4,000 people packed the Jeremiah Chapel on September 11, 2002 to commemorate what many Americans have come to refer to as “Patriot Day.” The ceremony, called “United We Stand: A Patriotic Program of Remembrance, Honor, and Commitment,” honored our nation, local firefighters, police officers, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), and military service members through video, patriotic music, and drama. Following the event, attendees had the opportunity to personally thank the firefighters, police officers, and EMTs who were on hand. Fall Bible Conference Welcomes Begg C edarville University welcomed a student favorite—Alistair Begg—as guest speaker for the August 26-30 Fall Bible Conference. Well-known for his Scottish accent and profound Bible teaching, Begg encouraged listeners on a number of practical topics, including controlling the tongue, having a humble, Christlike attitude, and choosing a godly mate. Originally from Glasgow, Scotland, Begg is the senior pastor of Parkside Church in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, where he leads a congregation of 2,500 and a pastoral staff of seven. Prior to joining Parkside in 1983, he pastored Hamilton Baptist Church in the United Kingdom and also served at Charlotte Chapel, Edinburgh. Tapes or CDs of the conference are available by calling CDR Radio at 1-800-333-0601.