Torch, Spring 1998

Missionary Involvement ' S peakers for the annual Missionary Conference March 23-27 included Dr. Gary Anderson (right), president of Baptis~ Mid-Missions, Dr. Harry · Ambacher, Association of Baptists for World Evangelism missionary to Hong Kong, and Dr. George Murray, general director of The Evangelical Alliance Mission. Fifty Missionaries representing 20 mission boards presented their ministries and interacted with the college family. Over six hundred students made file-changing decisions at the conclusion of the conference. During the Spring Break in March, a 20-member team performed children's ministries and construction work at the Caribbean Christian Center for the Deaf in Jamaica. Also during the break, the Swordbearers music team ministered in several areas of Florida, the Kingsmen Quartet in Detroit, the Lifeline Players drama team in Chicago, and the Master's Puppets team in Philadelphia. In April, a team of four nursing students served at the Karolyn Kempton Memorial Hospital in Togo, West Africa. Smith Completes Doctorate Galen Smith, associate professor of economics, recently completed requirements for the doctor of ministry degree at Trinity Evangelical Divinity school in Deerfield Heights, Illinois. His dissertation is titled ''Integration of Scripture, Economics, and Life in the Classroom." P~of essors Contribute to Book C edarville professors Sandra Harner and Don Humphreys contribut~d chapters for a book produced by The Society for Technical Communication (STC). Education in Scientific and Technical Communication: Academic Programs that Work is a comprehensive description of the key types of scientific and technical communication programs available in the United States. Humphreys researched and wrote a chapter on bachelor of science degrees, profiling Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. Hilmer profiled Texas Tech University for her contribution on master of arts degree programs. Technology Recognition Two prominent technical mag~es have recognized accomplishments by the College. Yahoo! Internet Life listed Cedarville among "America's 100 Most Wired Colleges" from a survey detailing Internet use in higher education. The rankings were based on campus technology use in four separate areas: general use, inclu&.ng the availability of world-wide web access, computer labs, and e-mail accounts; academics, including on-line registration and distance learning options; social life, including student home pages and an electronic ride board; and compute,,- statistics, including recent computer purchases and typical lab waiting times. Also, the Jeremiah Chapel of the Dixon Ministry Center received honorable mention when Presentations magazine announced its "Best Presentations Rooms Awards" for 1998. The magazine judged entries in the three key areas of presentation technology, suitability to task, and aesthetics.