2005 Miracle Yearbook

Advancement Division The Advancement Division, formerly known as the Development Division, thrived this year. Generally, they were involved in several new opportunities: they began a sponsorship/promotional relationship with the Dayton Dragons (professional baseball team) as a part of a Dayton area awareness initiative. They also partnered with Enrollment Management to host three new events: The Center for Political Study's first event,the roundtable discussion on the "Ethics of Faith Based Initiatives"; the Christian Business Network's "Making Sense of Your Marketplace"; and the "Selling Among Wolves" Conference. Alumni Services, under the directorship of Faith Linn, led a Spring Break DAE trip to Florida, during which student members of DAE met alumni and donors, served communities,and presented CU at schools and churches. CDR Radio was awarded two Silver Microphone Awards for their CU chapel broadcasts and their website, along with receiving a record number of gifts for their AngelTree service initiative. They also raised record-setting funding for CDR operations. Public Relations increased their publication projects by nearly 20%,with 1,000. They also worked with Enrollment Management to produce the new recruitment literature. Post Office The Post Office had a typically busy year, with tens of thousands of pieces of mail in and out of the little metal boxes. Managed by Mrs. Connie Bradds and staffed by a variety of full-time staff and part-time student workers, the office efficiently handled myriad mail needs:from the first"YOU HAVE A BOX!"e-mails to new students to piles of Christmas gift packages and teensy bundled Valentines. Senior Joshua Wallace said, "With all of my mail from graduate schools and interlibrary loan articles, I'm sure the P.O. was pretty tired of me, but hey were always kind." An unusual Post Office occurrence this year wasthe making of a movie about it. Senior Matt Molby filmed "The Post Office Monster," a spoof starring Jeff Mitchell in which Jeff lost his "favorite pinkie" to a beast on the other side of his box when he reached in to get his mail. Jeff, out for retribution, mailed himself in a large box to gain access to the P.O. at night, once everyone was gone. The rest was ridiculous and historic. All silliness aside, though, the Post Office was a legitimately important institution, with friendly smiles from the very helpful staff, occasional surprises on the other side of the combination lock, and many hours of work from behind the scenes to bring CU students timely service. 056 Faculty and Staff lir. -.Gleason . Administrative Assistant Public Relations Public Relations Special Public Relations