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FEBRUARY 5-7, 2015 3
Fall 2014 Issue #2
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MISSIONS IMMERSION
The year is coming to an end and we are taking in the excitement of celebrating our first Christmas at our new campus. Our buildings are decked with Christmas cheer and the holiday parties have begun. We have made many fond memories this year and are looking forward to beginning new traditions. One tradition that we are excited to introduce is Hawk Family Weekend. We will be hosting our first Hawk Family Weekend in February. This will be a great time to experience college life with your student. Several activities have been planned and our Tennis teams will be having its first home game in its inaugural season. You won’t want to miss it! Parents, siblings, and the rest of your family are welcome to join our Family Weekend. More information about the event and how to register will be coming soon at sdcc.edu. We look forward to seeing you! Robert Jensen, MSEL VP for Advancement & Administration
TRUTH P U R P O S E IM PAC T 200 Riverview Parkway
Santee, CA 92071
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(619) 201-8700
sdcc.edu
HAWK FAMILY WEEKEND Join us for a weekend of food, activities, sports, chapel, a movie on the lawn, the zoo, and more! THURSDAY, FEB. 5 Presidential Welcome Dinner Movie on the Lawn FRIDAY, FEB. 6
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SAFECON
FACULTY SPOTLIGHT
DEPARTMENTS
EVENTS
6 FROM THE PRESIDENT
FAMILY WEEKEND 2.5-2.7
CAMPUS LIFE 7 New Student Orientation 8 Associated Student Body 9 Broadway Nights 10 Campus News
GRADUATION BANQUET 5.9 COMMENCEMENT 5.10
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Breakfast Class with your Student Chapel Baseball Game Dinner Family Activity and Dessert SATURDAY, FEB. 7 Breakfast and HAWK Talks Tennis Matches Zoo Women’s Basketball Game Dinner Men’s Basketball Game
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CONTRIBUTING EDITORS: Esther Pulcipher Stephanie Edwards Becca Highland
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS: Dr. Lisa Dunne Becca Highland Rio Davis Esther Pulcipher
PHOTO CONTRIBUTIONS: SDC Students Aviation Department Larry Wilson Esther Pulcipher
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More information about the event and how to register will be coming soon at sdcc.edu.
FROM THE PRESIDENT
Greetings! I always enjoy this time of the year as I watch families come together and share in the joy and hope the season brings. At SDC, we have so much to be thankful for as we celebrate our first year in Santee. We have experienced so many fond memories throughout our time here and are thankful for an incredible class of students who have demonstrated great service, dedication, and faith. As an institution devoted to the truth and traditions that our college was founded upon, we are committed to investing in each student. We aim to provide them with a learning community that equips them academically and prepares them to be culturally and globally involved graduates with a Biblical worldview and godly character. As you prepare for the Christmas season, I encourage you to take a moment and give thanks to the Lord for all he has provided and blessed you with. Have a wonderful and joyous holiday season. Blessings,
Paul Ague, Ph. D. President
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CAMPUS LIFE
NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION Over 200 new students enrolled at SDC this past fall, making it our largest incoming class. Over a period of four days, students engaged in fun activities providing them with the opportunity to become a part of the SDC community. Some of the major highlights from NSO include the President’s Fiesta, bonfire at the beach, kayaking and frisbee golf, and a morning committed to service. Over 750 volunteer hours were given towards the beautification of Santee.
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ASSOCIATED STUDENT BODY - #REPSDC
GET TO KNOW ASSOCIATED STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT Brandon Jarosin (‘15) Major: Biology Brandon describes ASB as a group committed to the students. “ASB is here to serve the students and create community.” This is done by providing events, services, clubs, and acts as a liaison between the student body and the administration. ASB not only serves the student community, but also the community in the Santee area. “We have partnerships with local businesses to enhance their business by bringing students to them, as well as creating community for the students so that they can bond as brothers and sisters in Christ.” So far in the semester, Brandon’s favorite memory was seeing the passion the new students have for the school. He is encouraged by the excitement that the newcomers have and accepts their enthusiasm as a challenge to set the bar higher for ASB this year. ASB is a place where Brandon uses his God-given gift of leadership. “ASB has enhanced my leadership skills and given me an opportunity to be a better leader in Christ.” Brandon was not always aware of his gift of leadership. In fact, it wasn’t until he was a part of his high school’s ASB that his principal/mentor pushed him to speak to the student body and Brandon realized that leadership was his calling. He found that leadership was stepping out of his comfort zone and being himself through Christ. As his high school mentor taught him, Brandon defines leadership in a unique way. “Leadership is influence. It is who you influence and how you influence them.” He says that is why a Christ-centered life is so important. Brandon has a passion for people. Much of what he does is behind the scenes, but he strives to build and sustain meaningful relationships with SDC students. His favorite part of ASB is interacting with people and seeing God move in the lives of the students. He incorporates this passion in his life outside of school in his interest in surfing through the Surf and Serve ministry for the homeless. “I love people, I love community with people, and I love to surf.”
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BROADWAY NIGHTS LITTLE MERMAID
LITTLE MERMAID
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
The Bad Guys of Broadway Broadway Nights went dark during the month of October and featured the Bad Guys of Broadway. Students transformed into characters filled with anger, jealousy, and revenge. They performed numbers from Wicked, Nightmare Before Christmas, The Little Mermaid, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and more. The show was directed and choreographed by student leaders in the Music program. Brad Thuerbach (‘16) directed the show, Ryan McDonald (‘15) was the Assistant Director, and Ariana Ramirez (‘15) choreographed the show. If you missed out on this production, you won’t want to miss the spring musical coming in Spring 2015.
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PETER PAN
MISSIONS IMMERSION: MAKE HIM KNOWN “I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.” - John 17:26 Over the course of four days, 335 students, led by staff from San Diego Christian College (SDC), left the walls of the classroom and dispersed throughout San Diego, Mexico, and the city of Fresno to participate in SDC’s first Missions Immersion. The result - more than 5,360 volunteer hours, 50 cubic yards of trash collected along the Santee Riverbed and Ocean Beach, over 300 stomachs fed, several sports clinics hosted, various work projects completed, and over 1,000 people’s lives were positively impacted. “I served along the students, hearing their struggles about what they saw, heard, and touched. But by the time we did our final debrief I was able to hear how God had spoken directly to them. What really impacted me was to see a few people actually do something with their feelings from the weekend. They made decisions to serve God with their lives right now. It was a privilege to serve on the Santee Team and I would do it all over again in a heartbeat if only to see and hear what God did in those students.” - Rio Davis (‘14)
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“The Lakeside team partnered with 7 San Diego Church to serve the San Diego area community by remodeling a community center where churches joined together to serve the homeless with food, clothes, and the message of Christ. There was so much to be done. From painting, moving furniture, putting down floors, and organization, our team was kept busy every day we served. I was amazed at the quantities of people who came steadily to the center for food or support while we worked, as well as the amount of people bringing donations. My team was a collection of hard workers who were eager to serve. There were no idle hands when there was work to be done. It wasn’t easy work, especially with the lack of expertise that most of the students had, but even when the heat was bearing down on our backs, even when sawdust filled the air and made sweeping futile, even when there seemed to be more paint on the students than on the walls, we continued. It was rewarding to see the difference in how the center looked when we arrived to how it looked on Tuesday when we left. It was such an encouragement to see hard work that paid off and would be used for Christ in the ministry they have there. I and several others were inspired to follow up and look into volunteering for the center further. The work that the volunteer staff do at the center for Christ is so remarkable and it was a blessing to have worked with them during the week of Missions Immersion.” - Becca Highland (‘18)
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SDC FLIGHT TEAM ADVANCES TO NATIONALS
San Diego Christian College hosted the Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference National Inter-collegiate Flying Association (NIFA) Region II college flying championships on November 12-15. The Hawks Flight Team earned its 6th bid in seven years to the national championships next May at Ohio State University. Over 85 competitors from 7 college aviation programs competed in the NIFA’s regional championships. The US Air Force Academy flew in from Colorado, joining six teams from Arizona and California. Each year, the competition is hosted at different colleges and this year 25 aircrafts flew to El Cajon’s Gillespie Field. The captain of the Flight Team, Blandy Castro, said her team trained hard for the championships and it paid off. The team consisting of 17 aviators from the SDC aviation department, has been training since August, flying on weekends and practicing ground events during the week. Castro and her leadership team planned the event and successfully hosted the competition. Despite the amount of work to prepare the college, Gillespie Field, and the Flight Team for the competition, Castro said, “It was worth the hard work, because we are thrilled to have earned a bid to nationals again.”
Bryanna Raue, one of the top scorers for the team added, “The most experienced pilots are generally the juniors and seniors with the most flight time and most ratings. They typically make up the spot landing and navigation teams. The less-experienced pilots hold essential support roles but we all work together as a team.” Two individuals that impressed everyone included sophomore Robbie Spicer, who placed 4th in Power-Off Spot Landings and scored 14 points in that event alone, and Kenny Travis, who scored 3rd in Short Field Spot Landings. Kenny’s score represented a nearly flawless pattern with no penalty points. Teams from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, San Jose State University, Mount San Antonio College, Cypress College and California Baptist University competed against San Diego Christian in Region II. The US Air Force Academy competed in a practice role only, after winning their own SAFECON in Region I. The SDC pilots placed third overall behind Embry-Riddle and San Jose State winning them a seat to Nationals at Ohio State University in Columbus Ohio next May. Only the top three teams advanced.
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Captain Denny Breslin, Head Coach and Advisor for the team, said the results of the team are a direct outcome of SDC’s dedicated coaches Colonel Steve Geary, Captain Jill Geary, Commander Sean Brennan, Captain Jeff Satterwhite, and former flight team members now in coaching roles, Mat Belden, Jenna Sims and Kayla Harder. “We were very pleased with the results and happy for the team to compete against the best college pilots in the country once again,” he said, noting the Hawks finished 17th in the nation in 2013.
American Airlines B-777 Captain Jeff Satterwhite where pilots act as crews in an airline cockpit and are given a mission to fly from point A to point B. The crews are given a simulated mechanical or navigational problem, forcing them to make a decision to divert to an alternate airport. They are scored on their decision-making skills and how they manage their assets to make a safe landing in a sophisticated simulator based at SDC’s flight training provider, SAA International at Gillespie Field. SDC’s Flight Team depends on donors and sponsors for the funds to practice and compete. Breslin said the Gillespie Field control tower and airport administration made it easy to host the event, closing one of the runways for competition and working closely with the volunteer judges to set up the runway markings for spot landings and message drop events. The team will now take time off to prepare for final exams as the semester ends, and return to practice for the national championships.
Top performers for the Hawks Flight Team include: Bryanna Raue (’15) Placed 6th in Aviation Computer Accuracy, earned 5th in SCAN, a comprehensive, intense, and timed written exam, and 3rd in the Navigation event with her partner Blandy Castro. Laura-Beth Gathman (’15) Placed 8th in both Power-Off and Short Field Spot landings and earned 6th in Preflight.
Captain Castro said the highlight of the week was the Awards Ceremony, which was held at the Allen Airways Flying Museum on Gillespie Field at the end of competition. She said, “No one knows the results of any event until the awards ceremony, so we were on pins and needles waiting for the winners to be announced. And it wasn’t until the very end we found out we won 3rd place and our 6th bid to nationals! Everyone was so proud of the team’s performance and excited to begin preparing for the national championships again.”
Robbie Spicer (’17) A top performer, scoring 4th in Message Drop and Power-Off Spot Landings. Levi Rider (’16) Placed 4th in the IFR event. For the first time since 2009, SDC students Tom Powers and Matthew Carter took first place in the Crew Resource Management (CRM) event. CRM is an event coached by
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San Diego Christian College named to Victory Media’s 2015 Military Friendly® Schools List San Diego Christian College (SDC) announced November 3rd that it has been recognized as a Military Friendly® School for the year 2015 by Victory Media, the national leader in connecting the military and civilian worlds. The Military Friendly® Schools title is awarded to the top 15 percent of American colleges, universities, and trade schools that are proactively accepting military students. Military Friendly® Schools status was granted to SDC for providing a supportive educational environment that assists veterans in their academic and career pursuit. “This is truly a step in the right direction as we are planning on implementing additional initiatives to reinforce the efforts we have placed towards effectively serving our veterans and making sure they are well-equipped to be successful,” Jeremy Sukup, Financial Aid and Veterans Affairs Counselor. The close-knit environment at SDC fosters community and a place for students to pursue their passions, be actively engaged in the local community, and gain leadership experience. “SDC will continue to review and improve services to further provide an environment that promotes success and ease of transition for veterans,” David Maddox, Vice President for Student Services. SDC is committed to attracting and supporting military students by academically equipping them through a Biblical worldview to be culturally involved, so they can impact the world and make a positive difference in whatever field they pursue.
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CHICK-FIL-A SANTEE SERVANT LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP
Chick-fil-A Santee partnered with SDC to bring the Chick-fil-A Servant Leadership Scholarship to SDC students. The scholarship was open to all students. Each participant was asked to complete two essays asking for a description of the most important characteristics a leader should exhibit and three leaders who have had the greatest influence on their lives.
3 FINALISTS Bradley Boerneke Elizabeth Alderete Austin Long
The three finalists were then asked to interview with the leadership of Chick-fil-A Santee. Brad Boerneke was announced the winner of the $1,000 scholarship in chapel. Each of the three finalists were also awarded with a year supply of Chick-fil-A. Congratulations to Bradley Boerneke, Elizabeth Alderete, and Austin Long!
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SDC SELECTED AS NAIA FIVE STAR INSTITUTION San Diego Christian was one of 168 institutions to receive a Champions of Character Five-Star award for the 2013-2014 academic year. Institutions are measured on a demonstrated commitment to Champions of Character and earned points in character training, conduct in competition, academic focus, character recognition, and character promotion. Institutions earn points based on exceptional student-athlete grade point average and by having minimal to no ejections during competition throughout the course of the academic year. SDC was awarded a Bronze medallion, earning 74 out of 100. The Hawks were one point shy of reaching the “Silver medallion�.
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4 PLAYERS SELECTED TO GSAC SCHOLAR-ATHLETE LIST Brittney Beam, Jontae Campbell, Ashley Jarosin, and Amanda Massey earned a 2014 Women’s Soccer GSAC Scholar-Athlete award for their hard work and dedication in the classroom as the list of athletes was announced Thursday. This is Jarosin’s second time receiving the award as she received it last year as a junior. She currently holds a 3.75 GPA and is majoring in Business. Beam (3.67 GPA, Kinesiology), Campbell (3.81 GPA, Psychology), and Massey (3.74 GPA, Biology) earned the scholar athlete award for the first time. To be named as a GSAC Scholar-Athlete, one must obtain a cumulative 3.5 GPA or higher and must be a junior or senior in their academic standing.
SECOND STRAIGHT GSAC SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARD John Leih was the lone representative from the SDC Men’s Soccer team to earn another Men’s Soccer GSAC Scholar-Athlete award honor as the athletes were announced Thursday. Leih also earned the award last year in his junior year. Leih appeared in 12 games for the Hawks this season and 41 games in his 4-year career. He currently holds a 3.6 GPA in Interdisciplinary Studies.
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FACULTY SPOTLIGHT DR. LISA DUNNE For the last 17 years, Dr. Lisa Dunne has worked as an educator in the fields of English, humanities, theater, public speaking, and psychology. She is currently Dean of Social Sciences, Associate Professor, and Chair of the Department of Communication at San Diego Christian College. She holds a Ph.D. in human development, a Master’s degree in organization systems, and a Master’s degree in communication studies. She has been married to her British husband, Adrian, for 23 years, and they have two children, Ethan (16) and Cymone (10). Adrian is the lead pastor of Artisan Christian Church, and the couple also runs a local nonprofit organization dedicated to family discipleship and academic support in the K-12 sector. Dr. Dunne is an active proponent of education reform, speaking regularly in church and community groups to help facilitate prosocial change for the next generation. She is also the recipient of a number of educational accolades including honors from Who’s Who among America’s Teachers, national and state writing awards, and recognition from the City and County of San Francisco for her work in the two-year college system. Dr. Dunne has authored four books, including the recent release, Relating through the Lifespan: A Biosocial Christian Perspective on Human Development and Intergenerational Mentoring (Carpenter’s Son, 2014). Her motivation for authoring books is the need for social change.
“CHRISTIANS NEED TO SPEAK UP in person and in print,” she says. “I was deeply moved by Paul Spears’ (2009) book Education for Human Flourishing, where he admonishes Christian academics to stop allowing the culture to marginalize the faith. “...Any professor who has battled the increasingly anti-Christian content of secular textbooks can understand the vital need for writing that is both scientifically and scripturally sound.” Her most recent book, Relating through the Lifespan, explores individual purpose and intergenerational connectivity through the lens of human development. From the classroom to the living room, Dunne says, “modern culture drives a harsh wedge between generations, creating segregation rather than unity.” The book demonstrates how this marginalizing mentality can rob both young and old of their full developmental potential. The book offers a blended biosocial, spiritual, and cognitive approach to human development from birth to death, demonstrating the unique roles and responsibilities of each phase of life. Relating through the Lifespan draws from Dunne’s doctoral research and her classroom experience, offering a practical model for creating lifelong learning communities that center on relational scaffolding. The first university to carry the book officially is Global University, a Christian institution based in the Midwest. Like SDC, Dunne says, “Global is committed to educating its students within the framework of truth—the biblical worldview. The scope of the book is broad, however, the publishers have targeted ministry leaders, teachers of courses in human development, lifespan psychology, pastoral training, and leaders who hope to better understand and bring healing to generational differences.” Dr. Dunne is grateful to Dr. John Jackson, president of William Jessup University, for writing the foreword to the book and to Larry Carpenter and his team for their tremendous work in editing and publishing. 18
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT LAUREN PHILLIPS (‘15) Major: Liberal Studies 2014 Volleyball GSAC Scholar-Athlete Facts: - Jersey Number #6 - 94 games played this season - 242 kills - 17 blocks
What does it mean to be a student athlete? To me, being a student athlete is not always the easiest. Over the past 4 years, I have had to learn how to manage my time with homework, practice schedule, and games. I am required to be committed to both my schoolwork and to my volleyball team. What are the greatest strengths of your team? One of our greatest strengths is that our team has built very close relationships with each other which makes it so much more fun to play together. On the court, we have an all around very talented team and defense is one of our biggest strengths. What is training like? Our practices are very focused on the things that we need to practice based on the way we perform in games. Our coach practices us really hard and then gives us a break in order to help improve our mental game and create aspects that are game-like. What are some highlights from the season? We have had two awesome highlights from the season. The first one is that we beat Cal State San Marcos in 5 games. They are ranked 23rd in the nation. Our next game was that we defeated Master’s College (who received votes to be ranked) in 5 games as well. Both of these games were upset games because in all 4 years I have been at this school, we have never taken a match off of either team. What is something interesting about you? I actually played soccer my whole life until I was in high school, then I started to play volleyball. I was told I had more potential with volleyball, so I quit soccer and pursued volleyball.
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HAWK FAMILY WEEKEND
FOREVER A FAMILY | FOREVER A HAWK SAVE THE DATE: FEBRUARY 5-7, 2015
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