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Insider UNANIMOUS SUPPORT | With a vote of
PHOTO BY AMY DUERRWAECHTER ’10
54 to 0, Olivet Nazarene University’s Board of Trustees voted to renew Dr. John C. Bowling’s appointment as president of the university for five more years. According to the university bylaws, the board may elect to renew the presidential appointment for a maximum of five years, and the board unanimously voted to do so during their semiannual meeting October 28. “We are blessed and fortunate to have a man of his ability and experience to be the president of our great university,” said Dr. Ted Lee, chairman of the Board. Immediately following the vote, the entire assembly rose to offer Dr. Bowling their congratulations through a prolonged standing ovation. In a separate vote, the Board of Trustees then unanimously elected to name Olivet’s admissions building near the campus entrance the “Jill and John Bowling Admissions Center” in honor of the Bowlings’ years of service to the university. A formal celebration of Dr. Bowling’s twenty years of service as president and the official naming will take place during the spring meeting of the Board.
HOW DO I SING THAT | As part of an
Illinois National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) sponsored project, music professor Neal Woodruff ’91, along with faculty from Bradley University and Augustana College, will be presenting a voice pedagogy seminar at the January 2011 Illinois Music Educator’s Conference entitled: “How Do I Sing That? Choral Director as Voice Teaching Professional: Helping Students Navigate the Waters of Style.” Woodruff is completing his second term as Illinois governor for NATS. This responsibility includes organizing the annual auditions, and coordinating a young artist competition every other year.
RECORD-BREAKING undergraduate enrollment,
ACT record for freshman class
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ACTUARIAL SCIENCE
By Heather (Quimby) Day ’02
| Olivet’s Departm ent of Mathematics recently received word that three courses for the actuarial sciences program (applied statistical methods, corporate finance, and economics) have been approved for VEE (Validation by Educational Experience), and that the program is now listed on the Society of Actuaries website. Olivet is one of a handful of schools within the 110-member Council for Christian Colleges and Universities that offer a degree in actuarial science, and of those that do, many only have two areas VEE approved.
After the official 10-Day count, Olivet Nazarene University reports the largest-ever traditional undergraduate enrollment with 2,680 students. The incoming freshman class also set a new all-time high for average ACT composite score, and 10 percent of the Class of 2014 scored 30 or above, scores only 4 percent of test takers achieve nationally. Overall enrollment for the University also remains strong with 4,612 total students enrolled both in traditional undergraduate programs and in the School of Graduate and Continuing Studies — the third largest overall enrollment in the University’s 103-year history. “These kinds of numbers are extraordinary under any circumstances, but especially in light of the current economic environment,” said Dr. John C. Bowling, university president. “The fact that we continue to hit our enrollment goals year after year shows not only that students value a solid Christian education, but also that our admissions and financial aid staff are working hard to make the Olivet experience attainable for families of all economic backgrounds.” Not only did 888 new students contribute to undergraduate enrollment, but also a recordbreaking number of returning students. Olivet’s retention rate for last year’s largest-ever freshman class was 75 percent, compared to the statewide average of 66.2 for private, four-year institutions. The 10-day count is the standard measurement used by colleges and universities nationwide to measure student enrollment. Based largely on the traditional undergraduate calendar, it does not take into account the natural ebb and flow of enrollment in the School of Graduate and Continuing Studies. “We are pleased to have contributed to another year of strong enrollment at Olivet Nazarene University,” said Ryan Spittal, vice president of graduate and continuing education. “Due to our learning format and year-round enrollment process, we anticipate continued strong enrollment growth as we welcome new learners each month throughout the year.” Currently, the School has 134 cohorts meeting in schools, hospitals, churches, businesses and other locations throughout Chicagoland. “Our enrollment numbers are strong,” said Bowling, “but more important than the numbers are the lives and stories represented by these numbers. This is an exceptional group of men and women from across the United States and around the globe who plan to change the world. I have no doubt they will succeed in doing so.”
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
| Olivet’s School of Education is now the largest producer of teachers among private universities in the State of Illinois, and the fourth largest among all Illinois colleges and universities. Of Olivet’s 1,507 May 2010 graduates, 753 were from the School of Education, or roughly 50 percent.
BUSINESS BOOSTER | David Horton
’84 is coming on board for 2011–2012 as an adjunct professor teaching auditing. His experience includes his most recent position as director of field specialists for the Internal Revenue Service’s Large Business and International Division. Well-known within the IRS and professionally, Horton is looking forward to enriching students’ education from his wealth of “real world” auditing work with corporations.
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