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Vol. 43

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Is the World Flat?

!S ) RE¾ECT ON THESE WORKS AND THE WORK OF -OUNT 6ERNON .AZARENE 5NIVERSITY IT CAUSES ME TO RE¾ECT ON THE NOTION THAT THE WORLD IS ±¾AT ² ) CERTAINLY CONCUR WITH &RIEDMAN´S POINT THAT THE PLAYING ½ELD OF OUR WORLD IS BEING LEVELED AND NATIONS AND PEOPLE ARE MORE CONNECTED AND INTERTWINED THAN THEY EVER HAVE BEEN IN OUR HISTORY (OWEVER EVEN RECOGNIZING THIS FACT ) STILL LIKE TO ENVISION A ±ROUND² WORLD ) UNDERSTAND WHAT &RIEDMAN IS ILLUSTRATING WHEN HE MENTIONS THE WORLD IS ±¾AT ² BUT ) THINK SEEING THE WORLD AS ROUND CAN STILL ILLUSTRATE THE POINT &RIEDMAN IS MAKING WHILE EVEN EXTENDING IT 4HROUGH A ROUND WORLD WE ARE STILL AS CONNECTED BUT IT BECOMES A CIRCULAR CONNECTION WHERE WE TRULY BECOME INTERDEPENDENT ON EACH OTHER 4HIS CONCEPT REMINDS ME OF THE CLASSIC BOOK BY $R 2UEBEN 7ELCH 7E 2EALLY $O .EED %ACH /THER )N THE BOOK 7ELCH ILLUMINATES WHAT COMMUNITY

IS MEANT TO BE WHEN WE LIVE IT WITH EACH OTHER THROUGH #HRIST LIVING IN US ¯ EMBRACING EACH OTHER THROUGH #HRIST )N THE SAME WAY #HRIST CALLS US TO EACH OTHER IN COMMUNITY (E CALLS US TO EMBRACE THE BROADER WORLD TO ENGAGE THE WORLD AND SHARE THE LOVE OF #HRIST 4HIS IS THE REALITY OF THE MISSION OF -OUNT 6ERNON .AZARENE 5NIVERSITY 7E ARE CALLED TO SHAPE LIVES THROUGH EDUCATING THE WHOLE PERSON AND CULTIVATING #HRIST LIKENESS SO THAT IN TURN OUR ALUMNI CAN CARRY FORTH THIS SHAPING IN¾UENCE INTO THE WORLD 'OD CALLS THEM TO 7E MUST CONTINUE TO EMBRACE THE WORLD ¯ AS A UNIVERSITY AND AS INDIVIDUALS 9OU WILL SEE THROUGHOUT THIS ISSUE MANY STORIES OF HOW OUR WORLD IS EMBRACED BY THOSE WHO HAVE EMBRACED THIS MISSION -ORE THAN EVER BEFORE THIS WORLD NEEDS TO BE ENGAGED AND EMBRACED BY THE MISSION OF -OUNT 6ERNON .AZARENE 5NIVERSITY )T IS WHO WE ARE CALLED TO BE AND WHAT WE ARE CALLED TO DO !RE YOU WITH US ,ET´S EMBRACE THE WORLD FOR ±WE REALLY DO NEED EACH OTHER ²

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"In the same way Christ calls us to each other in community, He calls us to embrace the broader world, to engage the world and share the love of Christ."

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$ARREN 'ENTRY $ARREN 'ENTRY ´

&OR THE PAST TWO YEARS 'ENTRY HAS SERVED AS HEADMASTER MUCH LIKE A SUPERINTENDENT OF THE )NTERNATIONAL #OMMUNITY 3CHOOL OF "ANGKOK )#3 ±7E HAVE FOUR PRINCIPALS AND ) REPORT TO THE SCHOOL BOARD ² 'ENTRY EXPLAINED ±)´M RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERY ASPECT OF THE SCHOOL´S OPERATIONS 7E HAVE FACULTY AND STAFF MEMBERS AND ALMOST STUDENTS PRE + THROUGH TH GRADE AND WE COULD DO NONE OF IT WITHOUT 'OD´S DAILY EMPOWERMENT AND GRACE ² &OR THE GREAT RESPONSIBILITIES THAT HE UPHOLDS 'ENTRY COMES WELL PREPARED !FTER GRADUATING FROM -6.5 HE WENT ON TO RECEIVE A MASTER´S DEGREE IN EDUCATION FROM THE 3TATE 5NIVERSITY OF .EW 9ORK AT "ROCKPORT (E HAS ALSO TAKEN ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK AT THE 5NIVERSITY OF 3ARASOTA 7RIGHT 3TATE 5NIVERSITY AND 5NIVERSITY OF $AYTON 7HILE IN .EW 9ORK HE MARRIED #HRISTINE "ARTO WHOM HE MET AT -6.5 3HE COMPLETED HER NURSING DEGREE AT 2OBERTS 7ESLEYAN WHILE WORKING FOR TWO STATE HOSPITALS !S 'ENTRY NEARED COMPLETION OF HIS MASTER´S DEGREE HE AND #HRISTINE FELT 'OD LEADING THEM TO SERVE (IM OVERSEAS IN EDUCATION 7HILE THE DOOR DID NOT OPEN AT THIS TIME 'OD WAS PREPARING BOTH OF THEM FOR THEIR FUTURE

)NSTEAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TEACH CAME AT GOAL IS TO SEEK 'OD IN EVERY DECISION HE MAKES 7AYNE (IGH 3CHOOL IN (UBER (EIGHTS /HIO 'ENTRY RECENTLY MADE THE HOUR TRIP BACK !FTER ONLY SIX MONTHS IN THIS ASSIGNMENT TO HIS ALMA MATER TO FORGE SOME RELATIONSHIPS 'ENTRY RECEIVED AN OFFER TO TEACH AT )#3 IN AND DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING -6.5 4HAILAND !FTER TEACHING THERE FOR FOUR YEARS STUDENT TEACHERS AND GRADUATES AT )#3 (E ALSO THEY STRONGLY FELT 'OD WANTED THEM BACK IN THE SPOKE WITH CURRENT STUDENTS ABOUT EDUCATION 3TATES WHERE 'ENTRY SPENT THE NEXT ½VE YEARS FAITH AND DAILY LIFE IN 4HAILAND 'ENTRY RELAYED TEACHING IN 4IPP #ITY 7EST #ARROLLTON STORIES OF FAMILIES SWEEPING THE WATER OUT OF AND 0IQUA /HIO 4HEY COULDN´T THEIR HOMES DURING THE RAINY SEASON THE JOYS STAY AWAY FROM 4HAILAND FOR AND CHALLENGES OF LIVING IN A TRULY INTERNATIONAL LONG HOWEVER (E RETURNED TO COMMUNITY AND LOCAL RELIGIOUS CUSTOMS OF BE THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL THE PERCENT "UDDHIST COUNTRY AT )#3 AND WAS ASKED TO BE THE ±4HE SCHOOL IS OPEN TO STUDENTS OF HEADMASTER SIX MONTHS LATER 4HAILAND ALL FAITHS AS LONG AS THEY AGREE TO ±) HAVE SEEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN PARTICIPATE IN "IBLE CLASSES AND TO BE HOW 'OD HAS USED BOTH OF OUR TAUGHT ALL SUBJECTS FROM A #HRISTIAN EXPERIENCES AT -6.5 TO PREPARE WORLDVIEW 4HIS IS ONLY POSSIBLE WHEN WE HIRE US FOR THE TASKS (E´S GIVEN -6.5 TEACHERS WHO ARE HIGHLY QUALI½ED AND WHO WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN SHAPING LIVE THEIR LIVES WITH A #HRISTIAN WORLDVIEW ² OUR LIVES AND HELPING US TO BE BE HE SAID ±) BELIEVE THAT -6.5 IS PREPARING ½RMLY GROUNDED IN OUR FAITH ² SAID TEACHERS WHO WANT TO SERVE 'OD 3TUDENT 'ENTRY ±.EITHER OF US HAD GONE TEACHING IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET GREAT TO #HRISTIAN SCHOOLS AND WE WERE EXPERIENCE WHILE SEEKING DIRECTION FROM 'OD LACKING KNOWLEDGE AND INSTRUCTION ABOUT BEING A TEACHER MISSIONARY ) BELIEVE FROM THE 7ORD !TTENDING CHAPEL THAT -6.5 STUDENTS COULD BENE½T FROM SUCH AND CLASSES LIKE (ISTORY AND &AITH AND AN EXPERIENCE ² 0HILOSOPHY GAVE US GREAT FOUNDATIONS FOR 'OD $ARREN AND #HRISTINE HAVE FOUR CHILDREN -ICAH TO BUILD ON°AND (E´S STILL BUILDING ² -ORIAH -ICHAELA AND -AKENNA ±-ANY OTHER THINGS IN¾UENCED US AS WELL INCLUDING GODLY PROFESSORS BIKE TRIPS FRIENDS )F ANY -6.5 ALUMNI ARE INTERESTED IN TEACHING AND ALL OF THE LIBERAL ARTS CLASSES LIKE SPEECH ART OVERSEAS AND WANT TO SHARE THE 'OSPEL WITH AND HISTORY ² 'ENTRY ADDED ±-Y PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS FROM OVER COUNTRIES PLEASE CLASSES GAVE ME AN UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN CONTACT 'ENTRY AT $ARREN?' ICSBANGKOK COM BEHAVIOR AND EVEN SOME BASIC PRINCIPLES IN COUNSELING THAT ) USE IN MY CURRENT ASSIGNMENT ON A DAILY BASIS ² (E COMMENTED THAT HIS PROFESSIONAL

)#3 STUDENTS TOURING ONE OF THE MANY NATURAL WONDERS OF 4HAILAND

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$ARREN 'ENTRY ´ PSYCHOLOGY PROBABLY NEVER IMAGINED THAT BICYCLE COMMUTES MONSOONS AND THE SMELL OF INCENSE WOULD BE A PART OF HIS EDUCATIONAL OR PERSONAL EXPERIENCE "UT AFTER LIVING AND TEACHING IN 4HAILAND FOR YEARS HE HAS A NEW TAKE ON LEARNING LIVING AND LEAVING IT ALL TO 'OD

$ON ´ AND +ARIN &ITZPATRICK ´ 2ODRICK $ON MAJORED IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AT -6.5 AND WENT ON TO GRADUATE SCHOOL IN ½NANCE AT *OHNS (OPKINS 5NIVERSITY +ARIN EARNED AN %NGLISH EDUCATION DEGREE AT -6.5 AND COMPLETED GRADUATE WORK IN EDUCATION AT ,OYOLA 5NIVERSITY 4HEY SAY ±/UR -6.5 EXPERIENCES SOLIDI½ED OUR CALLING TO BE .AZARENES /UR JOBS ARE AN OUTCOME OF OUR EDUCATION BUT 'ERMANY -6.5 GAVE US THE BASIS TO PURSUE OUR SPIRITUAL LIFE 7E FELT 'OD CALL US OUT OF OUR ±SECULAR² JOBS OF EDUCATION AND ½NANCE IN "ALTIMORE TO GO TO THE MISSION ½ELD TO USE OUR AREAS OF EXPERTISE IN FULL TIME MINISTRY ±7E ARE MISSIONARIES IN 'ERMANY FOR THE #HURCH OF THE .AZARENE $ON IS THE %URASIA 2EGION $IRECTOR OF &INANCE AND +ARIN IS ON THE FACULTY OF %UROPEAN .AZARENE #OLLEGE

3WITZERLAND ON THE .AZARENE CAMPUS AND THE REGIONAL OF½CE WHERE $ON WORKS IS RIGHT DOWN THE STREET IN OUR VILLAGE /UR ADDRESS IS 'ERMANY BUT WE ALWAYS CARRY TWO KINDS OF CURRENCY %URO AND 3WISS FRANC SINCE WE ³LIVE´ IN BOTH COUNTRIES 4HE LANGUAGE IS 'ERMAN OR 3WISS 'ERMAN !FTER COMPLETING ONE COURSE IN 'ERMAN WE ARE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE BETTER ±/UR OLDER DAUGHTER !LEX IS A FRESHMAN AT 0OINT ,OMA .AZARENE 5NIVERSITY AND 4ORI ATTENDS NINTH GRADE AT AN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IN :URICH 3WITZERLAND A ONE AND A HALF HOUR ONE WAY COMMUTE BY TRAIN 3HE IS ALREADY PLANNING TO ATTEND -6.5 ±/UR BIGGEST CHALLENGES INCLUDE LIVING IN A PLACE THAT IS SO DIFFERENT FROM ALL WE´VE EVER KNOWN AND CONTINUOUSLY GETTING ADJUSTED .EVERTHELESS WE ENJOY LIVING ON A COLLEGE CAMPUS AND BEING INVOLVED WITH THE STUDENTS /UR JOBS ARE GREAT BUT BETTER YET IS THAT WE PERFORM THEM AS A MINISTRY ²

±7E LIVE ON THE BORDER OF 'ERMANY AND

#APT 3COTT $ANIEL ´

#APT 3COTT $ANIEL HAS BEEN A FULL TIME !RMY BATTALION CHAPLAIN SINCE HAVING SERVED IN +OREA !FGHANISTAN )RAQ AND MOST RECENTLY +UWAIT FOR THE SECOND TIME !FTER LEAVING -6.5 AS A COMMUNICATION MAJOR 3COTT WORKED AT 7-6/ BUT HE HAD ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A SOLIDER 3O AT HE JOINED THE !RMY 3HORTLY THEREAFTER DURING HIS $ESERT 3TORM TOUR HE FELT CALLED TO BE AN !RMY CHAPLAIN 3COTT SAW YOUNG SOLDIERS´ NEED FOR #HRIST (E BEGAN TO PRAY THAT SOMEONE WOULD ±SPEAK *ESUS² TO THEM THEN HE HEARD 'OD ASK ±7HAT ABOUT YOU ² 3COTT HAD SERVED AS YOUTH PASTOR AT 3UNBURY /( #HURCH OF +UWAIT THE .AZARENE WITH $AN "URRIS ´ WHO ALSO SERVES AS A FULL TIME !RMY CHAPLAIN AND IS CURRENTLY IN +UWAIT 'OD USED $AN´S MINISTRY TO MAKE 3COTT STRONG ENOUGH AND WISE ENOUGH TO ACCEPT THE CALL ±'OD GAVE ME THREE GREAT BLESSINGS THROUGH -6.5 ² 3COTT SAID ±&IRST ) WAS NOT LIVING FOR #HRIST WHEN ) STARTED COLLEGE BUT 'OD WORKED IT OUT FOR ME TO ATTEND -6.5 AND ) WAS ABLE TO

SEE REAL PEOPLE WITH REAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE REAL *ESUS 4HE ACCEPTANCE LOVE AND WITNESS OF STUDENTS FACULTY AND STAFF CAUSED ME TO REDEDICATE MY LIFE TO #HRIST DURING SPRING REVIVAL ±3ECOND ) HAD MY ½RST CALL TO MINISTRY THERE AND GAINED GREAT EXPERIENCE AND A DESIRE TO DO MORE THROUGH THREE YEARS WITH ,IVING 7ITNESS AND A SUMMER OF 9OUTH IN -ISSION 4HIRD 'OD BROUGHT MY WIFE #INDY AND ) TOGETHER AT -6.5 3HE HAS BEEN MY TRUE LOVE HELPMATE AND PARTNER IN LIFE AND MINISTRY FOR THE LAST YEARS ² ±'OD HAS GIVEN ME A SPECIAL BURDEN FOR MILITARY FAMILIES AND FOR HELPING HEALING SOLDIERS´ MARRIAGES ² 3COTT CONTINUED ±4HIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE ³NORMAL´ ACTIVITIES PREPARING THEIR HEARTS AND MINDS FOR COMBAT OR DEALING WITH THEIR FEAR AND EMOTIONAL DISCORD AFTER BEING IN COMBAT

'OD´S GRACE ALLOWS ME TO MINISTER TO SOLDIERS WHO ARE GRIEVING THE DEATH OR INJURY OF A COMRADE OR EVEN OF A FELLOW SOLDIER THEY DID NOT KNOW 7HEN YOU SHARE THEIR PAIN YOU ARE ABLE TO INTRODUCE THEM TO #HRIST WHO WILL ULTIMATELY HEAL THEM ² 3COTT STATED 4HE SOLDIERS WHOM 3COTT SERVES COME FROM ALL OVER !MERICA AND ACCORDING TO 3COTT ±4HEY DO THEIR BEST EVERY DAY AND THEY LIVE FOR EACH OTHER AND THOSE AT HOME 4HE COOL PART IS MY OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO THEM UNABASHEDLY ABOUT #HRIST 3INCE THEIR PRESENCE AROUND ME IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY ) GET TO TELL THEM PLAINLY ABOUT 'OD´S LOVE AND LIFE IN #HRIST ² 3COTT IS MARRIED TO #INDY $EPUGH ´ 4HEY HAVE THREE CHILDREN #ONNER 4AYLOR AND !IDAN AND RESIDE IN )RONTON /HIO

4ODD 7AGGONER ´

4HE MORE WE READ OF BRINGING JUSTICE TO PLACES OF INJUSTICE AND LIVING MISSIONALLY AMONG OTHERS WE BEGAN TO REALIZE HOW UNFUL½LLING THE PURSUIT OF A LIFE OF SAFETY IN THE SUBURBS WAS FOR US 3O 'OD MOVED US QUITE LITERALLY OUT OF OUR COMFORT ZONES 7E NOW VOLUNTEER WITH .AZARENE -ISSION

#ORPS IN "~SINGEN 3WITZERLAND 7E WORK FOR THE 3WITZERLAND IS SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL°THE !LPS %URASIA 2EGIONAL /F½CE WHERE WE SERVE IN TWO CRYSTAL CLEAR RIVERS UNSPOILED COUNTRYSIDE MAIN JOBS AS YOUTH PASTORS TO THE MISSIONARY AND GREAT HISTORICAL CITIES 4HE CULTURE IS ONE CHILDREN AND IN YOUTH PROGRAMS WE´VE STARTED FOR OF ORDER°EVERYTHING HAS ITS PLACE AND TIME BOTH MISSIONARY CHILDREN AND KIDS FROM #OMMON FOODS INCLUDE BRATWURSTS CHEESE AND THIS AREA WHO SPEAK %NGLISH IN THE OF COURSE THE MOST WONDERFUL CHOCOLATE EVER %URASIA 2EGIONAL #OMMUNICATIONS 3WITZERLAND /UR BIGGEST CHALLENGES ARE NOW TURNING #ENTER WHERE +IM IS THE INTO OUR GREATEST JOYS (AVING TO RAISE A MANAGING EDITOR OF 7HERE 7ORLDS YEAR´S WORTH OF MONETARY SUPPORT TRYING -EET OUR MONTHLY E NEWSLETTER TO LEARN 'ERMAN AND MAKING NEW FRIENDS WHO THAT SERVES TO CONNECT PEOPLE AND COME FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES HAVE ALL BEEN CHURCHES IN OUR REGION !ND ) GET TO SERVE AS THE HUGE HURDLES BUT WATCHING 'OD PROVIDE IS OUR LAYOUT AND DESIGN EDITOR )F YOU´RE INTERESTED GREATEST JOY IN RECEIVING THIS NEWSLETTER SEND AN E MAIL TO WHEREWORLDSMEET EURASIAREGION ORG

2EBECCA +ERN ´ 2EBECCA FAR RIGHT WITH FELLOW TEACHERS

-Y TIME AND EXPERIENCES AT -6.5 HELPED TO ENFORCE MY BELIEF THAT THERE IS A BIGGER WORLD OUTSIDE OF /HIO !FTER COUNTLESS -ANDATE TRIPS A TEACHING EXPERIENCE IN 3AN $IEGO AND STUDENT TEACHING IN .EW :EALAND ) CAME TO REALIZE THAT IT IS OFTEN NOT ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE TO OFFER BUT SIMPLY BEING THERE THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE ) AM CURRENTLY IN THE 0HILIPPINES WITH THE 0EACE 0HILIPPINES #ORPS TEACHING %NGLISH AND COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY AT A LOCAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL 7HILE THE LANGUAGE CULTURE AND FOOD MAY BE DIFFERENT THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT ARE THE SAME NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE

TEACHING 3TUDENTS STILL TRY TO GET EXTENSIONS ON ASSIGNMENTS WHENEVER POSSIBLE 3TUDENTS STILL CHEER WHEN CLASSES ARE CANCELED THOUGH HERE THEY ARE CANCELED FOR TYPHOON WARNINGS INSTEAD OF SNOW !ND SCHOOL FOOD STILL IS NOT ANYTHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT "UT EVERY DAY ) LEARN NEW THINGS AND MY GOAL FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS IS THAT THROUGH MY DAILY INTERACTIONS ) CAN SHOW PEOPLE THAT NOT ALL !MERICANS ARE LIKE WHAT THEY SEE IN THE MOVIES AND ON THE NEWS 7HILE THERE HAVE BEEN MANY BUG BITES ALREADY THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN MANY GREAT EXPERIENCES INCLUDING WAKING UP EVERY MORNING TO A VOLCANO OUTSIDE MY WINDOW AND WALKING THROUGH TOWN WHERE EVERYONE GREETS YOU BY NAME %ACH DAY IS A NEW DAY FULL OF SURPRISES AND ) LOOK FORWARD TO WHAT 'OD HAS IN STORE FOR ME OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS

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) GRADUATED FROM -6.5 WITH A MAJOR IN HISTORY AND MINOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE THEN EARNED A MASTER´S IN 0RACTICAL 4HEOLOGY WITH A #HRISTIAN EDUCATION CONCENTRATION FROM !SHLAND 4HEOLOGICAL 3EMINARY IN -Y WIFE +IM GRADUATED FROM +ENYON #OLLEGE WITH A POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR IN

$OUG &LEMMING ´ $OUG &LEMMING SENSED A CALL TO CROSS CULTURAL MINISTRIES WHILE ATTENDING -6.5 IN THE S 3INCE GRADUATING THE ,ORD HAS LED $OUG AND HIS FAMILY ON AN INCREDIBLE PATH OF ADVENTURE FROM INNER CITY ,OS !NGELES TO TROPICAL 3AIPAN TO URBAN +ANSAS #ITY THEN TO THE 0HILIPPINES IN AND THIS PAST *ULY TO 3INGAPORE $OUG IS SERVING IN HIS TH YEAR AS A MISSIONARY AS 2EGIONAL !SIA #OMMUNICATIONS #OORDINATOR FOR 7ORLD -ISSION #OMMUNICATIONS !SIA 0ACI½C #HURCH OF THE .AZARENE

)AN 4AYLOR 3IERRA AND !USTIN $OUG EARNED HIS URBAN MINISTRY CERTI½CATE FROM !ZUSA 0ACI½C 5NIVERSITY AN -! IN MISSIONS FROM .AZARENE 4HEOLOGICAL 3EMINARY AND AN )SLAMIC 3TUDIES CERTI½CATE FROM !SIA 0ACI½C 4HEOLOGICAL 3EMINARY

$OUG´S WIFE !NGIE IS A GRADUATE OF 3OUTHERN .AZARENE 5NIVERSITY AND ASSISTS WITH A VARIETY OF EVENTS AT THE REGIONAL OF½CE AND SCHOOL IN ADDITION TO HER FULL TIME ROLE AS MOTHER OF FOUR ALL OF WHOM HAVE GROWN UP ON THE MISSION ½ELD

(E BELIEVES THAT THE QUALITY EDUCATION AT -6.5 ALONG WITH THE POSITIVE IN¾UENCE OF GODLY PROFESSORS AND GREAT FRIENDS PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN DEVELOPING HIS #HRIST KINGDOM WORLDVIEW ±-6.5 PROVIDED THE ATMOSPHERE FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH THAT ) NEEDED DURING THOSE FORMATIVE YEARS OF MY YOUNG ADULT LIFE ² SAID $OUG ±AND -6.5 CONTINUALLY CHALLENGED ME TO PURSUE EXCELLENCE AND TO THINK OUTWARDLY BEYOND MYSELF ) BELIEVE

) AM WHERE ) AM TODAY LARGELY BECAUSE OF MY YEARS OF PREPARATION AT -6.5 7E ARE PRIVILEGED TO SERVE IN THE CROSSROADS OF !SIA WORKING WITH MYRIAD CULTURES LANGUAGES AND BELIEF SYSTEMS TO BOLDLY AND RELEVANTLY SHARE THE 'OOD .EWS OF #HRIST ² 7HEN THE &LEMMINGS ARE ASKED WHY THEY SERVE AS MISSIONARIES $OUG´S ANSWER IS SIMPLE YET PROFOUND ±"ECAUSE 'OD HAS CALLED AND LED AND PROVIDED ²

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"EFORE ) MOVED TO 'ERMANY ) HAD NEVER CONSIDERED IT A MISSION ½ELD )T SEEMED TO ME THAT THE ±,AND OF ,UTHER² HAD ALREADY HAD ITS SHARE OF "IBLE 2EFORM AND AWAKENING ) WAS MISTAKEN !LTHOUGH THERE IS WIDESPREAD ACCESS TO THE 'OSPEL PEOPLE TODAY ARE APATHETIC TO #HRIST AND THE TRANSFORMATION (E BRINGS 'ERMANY´S PEOPLE FEEL ½NANCIALLY SECURE AND THEY HAVE A STABLE ECONOMY 0EOPLE FROM %ASTERN %UROPE THE -IDDLE %AST AND THE &AR %AST COME TO SEEK

ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL RELIEF 4HEY COME TO MAKE THEIR LIVES BETTER HOWEVER *ESUS DID NOT COME TO MAKE OUR LIVES BETTER°(E CAME TO MAKE US ALIVE !T 0ROJECT .OAH WE BELIEVE THAT THE HOPE OF THE WORLD IS *ESUS #HRIST DEMONSTRATED THROUGH THE LOCAL CHURCH 7E HAVE A GREAT TASK IN EQUIPPING THE LOCAL CHURCH TO REACH ITS 'OD GIVEN POTENTIAL 7E KNOW THAT ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO ACCOMPLISH THIS IS THROUGH LOCAL PEOPLE "UT WHAT IF THERE ARE NO LEADERS 7HAT IF THE LOCAL CHURCH DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO REACH ITS SURROUNDING AREAS 7HAT IF PEOPLE HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED AUTHENTIC 2OXANNE IN GREEN CELEBRATING COMMUNITY A 'ERMAN #HRISTMAS

4HE ANSWERS 0ROJECT .OAH TRAINS LEADERS PROVIDES EVENTS FOR THE LOCAL CHURCH AND DEMONSTRATES GENUINE COMMUNITY (OW DO ) MAKE THAT HAPPEN 4HIS

IS A PLACE WHERE ) CAN USE MY GIFTS SPECI½CALLY ORGANIZING AND PLANNING 4HIS FREES UP PEOPLE TO WORK IN OTHER AREAS WHERE THEIR TALENTS LIE ) CHANGE THE WORLD BY CONNECTING PEOPLE OF ANOTHER CULTURE TO THE 'OD THAT GAVE 'ERMANY THEM TALENTS AND GIFTS IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY PRAISE (IS NAME *UST LIKE MY WORLDVIEW WAS STRETCHED IN $R 4ERRELL 3ANDERS´ 3ENIOR #OLLOQUIUM ) HAVE COME TO APPRECIATE THE TRADITIONAL WAY OF SEEING THE CHURCH BECAUSE OF THE PRINCIPLES IT TEACHES US WHILE ±ADDING TO THE CONVERSATION² WITH NEW IDEAS ) ARRIVED IN 'ERMANY IN /CTOBER TO WHAT SOME CALL ±MY %UROPEAN ADVENTURE ² -ORE THAN THAT ) SEE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE STORY THAT 'OD IS TELLING 'ERMANY 'OD USES ALL OF US TO TELL (IS STORY (E ALLOWS US TO PARTICIPATE IN WHAT (E IS DOING WHEREVER WE ARE 4HE STORY THAT 'OD IS TELLING IN 2WANDA IS THE SAME STORY THAT (E´S TELLING IN 'ERMANY )T MAY LOOK DIFFERENT BUT 'OD´S STORY IS ONE OF RECONCILIATION !ND ) AM BLESSED TO BE PART OF THAT STORY IN 'ERMANY

7YNN !RELLANO ´ 7YNN !RELLANO´S LIFE HAS BEEN ONE OF CHANGE SINCE GRADUATING FROM -6.5 (E MOVED TO +ANSAS #ITY TO ATTEND .AZARENE 4HEOLOGICAL 3EMINARY $URING THIS TIME HE ALSO WORKED AS ASSISTANT BRANCH MANAGER FOR "ANK -IDWEST )N -AY HE COMPLETED A -ASTER OF !RTS IN %DUCATION 3TARTING IN *UNE 7YNN TOOK A JOB IN THE MARKETING DEPARTMENT OF (OLINESS 4ODAY THE OF½CIAL MAGAZINE FOR THE #HURCH OF THE .AZARENE (IS TASK WAS TO CREATE AND NURTURE CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING CIRCULATION !DDITIONALLY HE MAINTAINED CONNECTIONS WITH

LOCAL AND DISTRICT CAMPAIGNS ACROSS THE 5 3 CREATED MATERIALS ENHANCING CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND ASSISTED CAMPAIGN COORDINATORS 7YNN ALSO TRAVELED TO #HURCH OF THE .AZARENE EVENTS TO PROMOTE THE MAGAZINE INCREASE NAME RECOGNITION AND BRAINSTORM NEW IDEAS FOR MARKETING THE MAGAZINE

WERE LAID ) STILL STAND ON THESE FOUNDATIONS AS ) PURSUE THE NEXT ADVENTURE OF MY LIFE ) GATHERED A GREAT COMPANY OF CLOSE AND LOVING FRIENDS WHO REMAIN MY STRONG SUPPORTERS AND ENCOURAGERS -6.5 PREPARED ME FOR THE RIGOROUS STUDY OF GRADUATE WORK BECAUSE OF THE TREMENDOUS PROFESSORS WHO INVESTED TIME AND PATIENCE WITH ME AND MY EDUCATION -6.5 PROVIDED THE TASTE OF WHAT TRUE WORSHIP CAN BE WHEN LIVING IN A COMMUNITY THAT SHARES THE SAME LOVE AND DESIRE FOR THE LIVING 'OD 4RULY ) CAN SAY THAT 3OUTH -6.5 PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE IN HELPING +OREA DEVELOP ME INTO THE MAN ) AM TODAY ²

!NOTHER CHANGE WAS SOON ON THE HORIZON )N &EBRUARY 7YNN MOVED TO 3OUTH +OREA WHERE HE WILL TEACH %NGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE FOR THE NEXT YEAR

7YNN PLANS TO PURSUE A DOCTORATE SOMETIME IN THE NEXT ½VE YEARS (IS ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO BEGIN OR JOIN A NONPRO½T ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS AT RISK TEENAGERS AND IS INTERESTED IN DEVELOPING PROGRAMS FOR PREVENTING AT RISK SITUATIONS (E SHARED ±) REALIZE THAT ) AM MOST FUL½LLED WHEN )´M WORKING DIRECTLY WITH PEOPLE°ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE ²

(E BELIEVES THAT -6.5 HELPED PREPARE HIM FOR ALL OF THESE LIFE CHANGES ±)T WAS AT -6.5 WHERE THE FOUNDATIONS OF MY FAITH AND EDUCATION

3ABINA 4HALHEIM ´

4HE KIDS HERE ARE REALLY GREAT 4HEY LIKE TO TALK DURING CLASS AND OFTEN LOOK FOR ATTENTION BUT ACCORDING TO THE REST OF THE TEACHERS THAT´S PRETTY MUCH THE WORST OF )NDONESIA

IT )´M CERTAINLY NOT BORED HERE AS THERE´S QUITE A BIT TO DO IN REBUILDING THIS MUSIC PROGRAM 4O TELL YOU A BIT ABOUT WHERE ) AM THERE ARE VERY BIG SPIDERS AND COCKROACHES AND MORE ANTS THAN )´VE EVER SEEN 4HE TREES ARE TALL TROPICAL AND BEAUTIFUL )T´S THE RAINY SEASON SO EVERYTHING IS GREEN )´VE TRIED SEVERAL DELICIOUS FRUITS°RAMBUTON OR HAIRY FRUIT AND SNAKE FRUIT %VERYONE IS VERY FRIENDLY AND ENCOURAGING 3ALATIGA MY CITY HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST #HRISTIAN POPULATIONS IN THE COUNTRY HOWEVER THE -USLIM POPULATION STILL OUTNUMBERS )´M REMINDED OF THIS AT LEAST ½VE TIMES A DAY WHEN ) HEAR THE CALLS TO PRAYER 'OD IS GOOD AND (E HAS BROUGHT ME HERE FOR A REASON )´M EXCITED TO DISCOVER WHAT THAT REASON IS

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)´VE BEEN IN )NDONESIA FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND SCHOOL HAS JUST STARTED %VERYONE HERE IS VERY EXCITED TO HAVE A MUSIC PROGRAM AGAIN WHICH )´LL BE COORDINATING -Y HIGH SCHOOL CHOIR IS NOW UP TO STUDENTS IN A SCHOOL WITH A TOTAL OF + STUDENTS )´VE MET WITH THEM ONCE SO FAR AND TAUGHT THEM A FUN PRAISE SONG BY ROTE ±0RAISE 0RAISE 0RAISE THE ,ORD² THAT WE SANG IN #OLLEGIANS 4HEY SEEMED TO REALLY ENJOY IT AS )´VE HEARD REPORTS FROM OTHER TEACHERS ABOUT WHAT THE STUDENTS ARE SAYING

4HE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL WHERE 4HALHEIM TEACHES

2OB ´ AND ,INDSEY (UGHES ´ -USICK 4ELL ME ABOUT YOUR JOURNEY FROM -6.5 TO )NDIA

) WORKED AT A SUPPORTED LIVING SITE FOR ADULT INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES $URING THIS TIME THE ,ORD PLACED A BURDEN ON OUR HEARTS FOR )NDIA AND WE PREPARED TO LEAVE !BOUT SEVEN MONTHS BEFORE OUR DEPARTURE ) DISCOVERED ) WAS PREGNANT 7E DECIDED TO MOVE AND TRUSTED 'OD TO TAKE CARE OF US -ORIAH (OPE WAS BORN TWO MONTHS AFTER WE ARRIVED IN )NDIA

3ADLY ) HAVE BEEN SURPRISED TO DISCOVER SOME OF THE EVILS OF (INDUISM !T MY PRENATAL CHECK UPS ) WAS NOT ALLOWED TO KNOW THE BABY´S GENDER BECAUSE FEMALES ARE OFTEN TERMINATED 4HEY ARE PERCEIVED AS A BURDEN TO LOWER INCOME FAMILIES BECAUSE FAMILIES MUST PAY A LARGE DOWRY TO SECURE A MARRIAGE PARTNER (INDUS ALSO BELIEVE THAT A SON PLAYS A ROLE IN ±SALVATION ² 0RIESTS MAY TELL A FAMILY THEIR CHILD IS CURSED AND MUST BE SACRI½CED TO THE VILLAGE GOD "ABIES ARE MURDERED SHORTLY AFTER BIRTH NOTHING IS DONE BECAUSE THE BIRTH IS NEVER REPORTED 7E ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT A WORKER IN THE VILLAGE WHO INTERVENES BY TELLING FAMILIES THEY HAVE THE OPTION OF GIVING THE CHILD TO AN ORPHANAGE 4HIS MAN OF 'OD HAS SAVED FOUR BABIES THIS MONTH

7HAT ARE YOU INVOLVED IN NOW

7HAT IS THE ATMOSPHERE LIKE IN )NDIA

) AM LEARNING THE LANGUAGE AT AN INSTITUTE WHILE 2OB STUDIES COMPARATIVE RELIGION AT A SOUTHERN )NDIAN UNIVERSITY 4HIS GIVES US INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT )NDIA AND TO MEET PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD

4HE RELIGIOUS ATMOSPHERE IS VERY TROUBLING )NDIA IS PERCENT (INDU AND HAS THE FOURTH LARGEST )SLAMIC POPULATION IN THE WORLD -OST ATTEMPTS AT CONVERSION OR EVEN SOCIAL BETTERMENT IN THE NAME OF #HRIST ARE SEEN AS AN ATTACK ON THE CULTURE AND HERITAGE OF ±(INDU )NDIA ²

2OB PASTORED AT A SMALL COUNTRY CHURCH IN 3PARTA /HIO UNTIL WE LEFT FOR )NDIA 7HILE THERE WE WENT ON SEVERAL SHORT TERM MISSION TRIPS TO *AMAICA -EXICO 3OUTH +OREA AND )NDIA 2OB OBTAINED AN - ! IN SPIRITUAL FORMATION FROM !SHLAND 4HEOLOGICAL 3EMINARY

7E HAVE DEVELOPED RELATIONSHIPS WITH SOME STUDENTS FROM UNREACHED PEOPLE GROUPS IN COUNTRIES LIKE )RAN 3OON WE WILL START TEACHING %NGLISH°A VERY VALUABLE SKILL PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE COMING FROM LOWER CASTES 3PEAKING %NGLISH ALLOWS THEM TO OBTAIN A BETTER JOB AND IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE 7E ALSO SUPPORT AND PRAY WITH SEVERAL MINISTRIES WHICH TRAVEL TO SCHOOLS AND ORPHANAGES IN SURROUNDING VILLAGES WHERE #HRISTIANITY IS NOT KNOWN 7HAT ARE SOME THINGS THAT MIGHT SURPRISE READERS ABOUT )NDIA ) HAVE BEEN AMAZED TO WATCH THE #HRISTIANS OF )NDIA PRAISE THE ,ORD IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES $ESPITE THE LACK OF BASIC NECESSITIES SUCH AS CLEAN WATER FOOD AND SUITABLE SHELTER THE PEOPLE ALWAYS SMILE AND PRAISE THE ,ORD FOR THE THINGS THEY DO HAVE

/F COURSE THE MAJOR CASTE PROBLEMS OF )NDIA ARE WELL DOCUMENTED 4WO THINGS MUST BE ADDRESSED WHEN DISCUSSING )NDIA &IRST WHEN READING ARTICLES OR WATCHING NEWS ABOUT )NDIA´S BOOMING ECONOMY KNOW THAT THERE IS A RAPIDLY GROWING URBAN SLUM POPULATION 9ES SOME )NDIANS ARE GETTING WEALTHY BUT MORE FACE LIFE WITHOUT BASIC NEEDS -ANY AFFECTED BY THE TSUNAMI THREE YEARS AGO HAVE NOT BEEN CARED FOR AND ARE STILL DISPLACED 3ECONDLY (INDUISM HAS OPPRESSED AND DESTROYED THE LIVES OF HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF )NDIANS )T HAS CREATED AND UPHELD THE CASTE SYSTEM AND DEVALUES HUMAN LIFE ) FEAR !MERICANS ARE BEING LED TO BELIEVE THAT (INDUISM IS A TOLERANT AND OPEN RELIGION BUT THIS IS NOT TRUE 2ADICAL (INDUS RAPIDLY ON THE RISE IN )NDIA HATE THE #HURCH AND SEEK TO CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR THE WORK OF THE +INGDOM AT EVERY

TURN *UST THIS WEEK ONE OF OUR CHURCHES WAS DEMOLISHED BY THE ±GOVERNMENT² FOR A ROAD PROJECT 4HE ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE CHURCH WAS RUPEES BUT THEY WERE GIVEN AND THREATENED WITH HARM UNLESS THEY KEEP SILENT 4HE CHURCH MUST RELOCATE OR ELSE (INDUISM IS NOT TOLERANT (OW DO YOU FEEL YOUR TIME AT -6.5 IS IMPACTING YOU TODAY -6.5 PREPARED US IN MANY WAYS FOR THE WORK IN WHICH WE ARE NOW INVOLVED 4HE RELIGION PROFESSORS NOT ONLY TAUGHT US ABOUT THE ,ORD BUT ALSO ABOUT HARD WORK AND TO NEVER GIVE UP 7E WERE EXPOSED TO CROSS CULTURAL MINISTRY THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE -ANDATE AND MISSION TRIPS 7E WOULD NEVER HAVE THE TOOLS FOR OUR CURRENT MINISTRY WITHOUT THE INVESTMENT OUR PROFESSORS )NDIA MADE IN OUR LIVES 4HE CALL TO SERVICE IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE KEY TO OUR TIME AT -6.5 ±4O SEEK TO LEARN IS TO SEEK TO SERVE² IS A GUIDING PRINCIPLE FOR OUR LIFE !RE THERE WAYS THAT THE -6.5 FAMILY AND ALUMNI CAN HELP 0RAYER NEEDS ARE LISTED ON OUR WEB SITE AT WWW SIMEONSHOPE ORG 7HAT ARE SOME OF YOUR GOALS FOR THE FUTURE 7E HAVE LEFT OUR FUTURE IN THE ,ORD´S HANDS 7E HOPE TO BECOME MORE INVOLVED IN THE RELIEF WORK THAT IS NEEDED IMMENSELY IN THE AREA (OW CAN PEOPLE GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU 4HROUGH OUR WEB SITE AT WWW SIMEONSHOPE ORG OR THROUGH E MAIL TO MUSICK? YAHOO COM

Annual Report 2007

The Mark of

MOUNT VERNON

4HIS !NNUAL 2EPORT IS PUBLISHED BY 5NIVERSITY 2ELATIONS FOR ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF -OUNT 6ERNON .AZARENE 5NIVERSITY 4HE $EVELOPMENT STAFF HAS ENDEAVORED TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF REPORTING ALL GIFTS TO -OUNT 6ERNON .AZARENE 5NIVERSITY DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 7E APOLOGIZE IF WE HAVE IN ANY WAY MISREPRESENTED YOUR GIVING OR INCORRECTLY LISTED YOUR NAME 0LEASE CONTACT US AT TO CORRECT THE ERROR OR OMISSION 4HANK YOU

Annual Report 2007

Like looking through a prism or a faceted gem, the mark grows, shifts, changes color and inspires re ection—relying on His light through us to create something beautiful. Some discover the mark in their time at MVNU, others help to create the mark through teaching and experiencing— still others only begin to see its significance when they’ve traveled far from Mount Vernon’s hallways and classrooms.

English philosopher and social theorist Herbert Spencer is credited with the following statement:

The great aim of education is not knowledge, but action.

MVNU has the same goals—moving students from knowledge to wisdom and truth, from thinking about what’s right to doing what’s right. Although there is value in learning for learning’s sake, the real value is when learning informs our actions so we might impact the world around us.

For those individuals, the mark exhibited to them may be professors who spend extra time and attention. It may be the housekeeper who prays for them daily. Maybe it’s the eye-opening service trip to Central America. Or the lifelong friendships made. Or the surprise they feel in discovering their own potential.

However the mark is made, it is a lasting one—one that changes lives and lasts forever. A perfect example of this is seen in current student Tyler DeLong, director of services for The Harbor, a ministry of Mount Vernon’s Salvation Army. He says…

People at MVNU have helped me grow and find what God is calling me to do. I am still growing because I am only a sophomore, but what God has done in this past year is amazing! …[M]y goal is to continually serve God and go where He leads me.

I love ministry and working with communities.

I currently live in an intentional Christian community where we shape our lives around the teachings of Christ. We are devoted to a life of simplicity and peace, striving to abstain from the consumer mentality and maintain a life modeled after Christ. We plan to remain in community, sharing lives and possessions, seeking communion with other Christians and sharing the love and grace of Christ with the lost.

Desiring to re ect His light,

Dr. Daniel J. Martin President

Mount Vernon NOW

Since I’ve been at Mount Vernon, I’ve spent a lot of time exploring and learning about “The Mark of Mount Vernon.” I’ve discovered, from countless conversations with students, faculty, staff, alumni, community members and friends of MVNU, that the mark is something different for each individual.

Year

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January 3OCIAL JUSTICE QUILT CREATED BY STUDENTS FACULTY AND STAFF GOES ON DISPLAY ACROSS /HIO $R % ,E"RON &AIRBANKS SPEAKS IN CHAPEL FOR THE ½NAL TIME AS -6.5´S ½FTH PRESIDENT $R 2ON 7RIGHT ´ ACCEPTED AS &ULBRIGHT SCHOLAR AND TEACHES AT 5NIVERSITY OF "UCHAREST IN 2OMANIA DURING SPRING

February

March

May

$R " "ARNETT #OCHRAN NAMED DEAN FOR THE 3CHOOL OF !RTS AND (UMANITIES

%DUCATION $EPARTMENT LAUNCHES ACADEMIC JOURNAL FOCUSING ON #HRISTIAN TEACHER EDUCATION

4HE #OUGAR #ORNER -6.5´S BOOKSTORE RECEIVES HONORABLE MENTION FROM THE .ATIONAL !SSOCIATION OF #OLLEGE 3TORES &OUNDATION 3PRING BREAK TAKES STUDENTS TO 'ERMANY -EXICO 6ENEZUELA AND 5 3 LOCATIONS FOR MISSIONS AND SERVICE PROJECTS

$R #ANDACE &OX RECEIVES .ATIONAL ,EADER !WARD FROM THE !MERICAN !SSOCIATION OF &AMILY AND #ONSUMER 3CIENCES (IGH TECH NURSING LAB SUPPORTED WITH FROM #OMMUNITY &OUNDATION OF -OUNT 6ERNON AND +NOX #OUNTY "ASEBALL COACH +EITH 6EALE NOTCHES HIS TH CAREER WIN 'RADUATES -ELISSA "ROWNING AND 9OUNG -IN 0ARK EARN 3ERVICE !BOVE 3ELF !WARDS

-6.5 CELEBRATES "LACK (ISTORY -ONTH WITH A SERIES OF EVENTS

April

7.:2 $*S *EFF -OONEY SOPHOMORE AND (OLLI #ATON SENIOR ARE HONORED IN NATIONAL RADIO COMPETITION $R -ARTIN SPEAKS IN CHAPEL FOR THE ½RST TIME AS -6.5´S SIXTH PRESIDENT

*UNIOR 2ACHAEL 0ARKS ACCEPTED INTO SUMMER NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH PROGRAM AT 5NIVERSITY OF !LABAMA

0ODCASTING DEBUTS ON -6.5 WEB SITE

(ONORS 0ROGRAM EXPLORES PERSPECTIVES ON ABORTION HOMOSEXUALITY AND HUMANITY

4HE MEN´S BASKETBALL TEAM CLINCHES A SHARE OF THE !-# 3OUTH $IVISION TITLE

3OFTBALL COACH *EANA (OWALD ´ EARNS HER TH CAREER WIN

June

3ENIOR ,AURA +OT RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS /HIO "OARD OF 2EGENTS GRADUATE STUDY FELLOWSHIP

#OMPUTER SCIENCE FACULTY STUDENTS HOST YOUTH ROBOTICS CAMP

3ENIOR 2YAN #ASTLE RECOGNIZED WITH THE /HIO 3OCIETY OF #0!S STATEWIDE SCHOLARSHIP 'RADUATING CRIMINAL JUSTICE SENIORS SCORE IN TH PERCENTILE ON -AJOR &IELD 4EST -6.5 AWARDS UNDERGRADUATE ADULT AND GRADUATE DEGREES

4HE 3PORTS )NFORMATION STAFF RECEIVES NUMEROUS WRITING AND PUBLICATION AWARDS AT THE ANNUAL .!)! 3PORTS )NFORMATION $IRECTORS !SSOCIATION WORKSHOP

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.URSING DEPART MENT TRANSITIONS TO 3CHOOL OF .URSING AND (EALTH 3CIENCES $R 4ERESA 7OOD NAMED DEAN -6.5 AND OTHER .AZARENE INSTITUTIONS HOST NEARLY TEENS AT .AZARENE 9OUTH #ONFERENCE IN 3T ,OUIS ""! AND -"! PROGRAMS OFFERED IN NEW BLENDED ONLINE FORMAT

August %VENING SOCIAL WORK DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAM STARTS

3ON&EST REACHES NEW HEIGHTS WITH *ARS OF #LAY AND JUST OVER IN ATTENDANCE #ARNAVAL ,ATINO HAS RECORD TURNOUT TO CELEBRATE (ISPANIC HERITAGE

-USIC DEPARTMENT AND COMMUNITY MUSICIANS PRESENT TH PERFORMANCE OF (ANDEL´S -ESSIAH

October

$R $OUG -ATTHEWS AND #HRIS .EUENSCHWANDER FEATURED IN THE $ECEMBER ISSUE OF /HIO MAGAZINE AS RECIPIENTS OF THE ±%XCELLENCE IN %DUCATION² AWARD

,ECTURE ARTIST $R 2OBERT )NCHAUSTI SPEAKS ON ±)MAGINATION AND THE +INGDOM OF 'OD ²

3ERVICE !WARDS "ANQUET HONORS FACULTY AND STAFF MEMBERS WHO HAVE COMPILED YEARS OF SERVICE

September

November

&ALL SEES HIGHEST ENROLLMENT AND RECORD HOUSING STATS -ORE THAN STUDENTS IMPROVE +NOX #OUNTY THROUGH &RESHMAN #OMMUNITY 3ERVICE $AY

-6.5 STRENGTHENS COMMIT MENT TO LOCAL FOOD DRIVE WITH AND TRUCKLOADS OF FOOD

6OLLEYBALL COACH 0AUL 3WANSON EARNS HIS TH WIN ¯ MAKING HIM THE .!)! ALL TIME WINS LEADER

4HE WOMEN´S VOLLEY BALL TEAM WINS THE !-# 3OUTH $IVISION TITLE

-6.5 MOVES UP PLACES TO ON 5 3 .EWS 7ORLD 2EPORT´S 4OP "EST #OMPREHENSIVE #OLLEGES IN THE -IDWEST "ACCALAUREATE

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$R $ANIEL -ARTIN OF½CIALLY INSTALLED AS PRESIDENT AT INAUGURATION CEREMONIES %DUCATION PROFESSOR $R 3ONJA 3MITH RECEIVED THE ½RST /HIO !SSOCIATION OF #OLLEGES FOR 4EACHER %DUCATION !WARD FOR $ISTINGUISHED #ONTRIBUTION TO 4EACHER %DUCATION IN /HIO -6.5 LAUNCHES INTERVENTION SPECIALIST MASTER´S PROGRAM IN EDUCATION 4HE WOMEN´S VOLLEYBALL TEAM WINS THE !-# .!)! 2EGION )8 4OURNAMENT TO ADVANCE TO THE .!)! .ATIONAL 4OURNAMENT FOR THE ½RST TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY

-EN´S BASKETBALL COACH 3COTT &LEMMING ´ RECORDS HIS TH CAREER WIN 3ENIOR +RISTY "RANDOLINI BECOMES THE NINTH -6.5 PLAYER OR COACH TO BE FEATURED IN 3PORTS )LLUSTRATED´S ±&ACES IN THE #ROWD ² .EARLY STUDENTS GRADUATE IN -6.5´S THIRD WINTER COMMENCEMENT

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July

NEASE SOCIETY The Nease Society honors those individuals who have named MVNU with a specific bequest in their will or who have funded an endowment for MVNU students.

!NONYMOUS $AVID AND 3HIRLEY !BRAHAM -ARTHA !SHCRAFT 4IMOTHY ´ AND 6ICKIE ´ !SKEW $ERICK AND #YNTHIA ´ "AILEY 2USSELL ( AND -ARGARET ( "AILEY $ANA AND .ANCY "ALDWIN $AVID AND $EBORAH "ANNISTER %RIN ´ AND 3UZANNE ´ "ARNHART 'REGORY AND ,ISA "ARNHART *AMES AND $ELORES "ATSON 'REGORY ´ AND 3ARAH ´ "EAN 2ICHARD AND .ANCY "ECKMANN 2USSELL AND .ANCY "ELLOMY 'ARRY AND 2EBECCA "EST "ARRY ´ AND %THEL "EVERAGE *OSEPH AND 2EGINA "LANCHARD ,EONARD AND "ETTY "OESGER 2OBERT AND *OANNE "OWMAN *AMES AND -ARCIA "ROWN 2AYMOND "RYANT "RADLEY AND *OYCE "UETNER $AN ´ AND "RENDA ´ "URRIS +ATHLEEN "USHNELL -ARTIN ´ AND 2UTH ´ "UTLER 2ONALD AND 6IRGINIA #AMERON $AVID AND #HERYL #HILDS *ACK AND $ARYL #HRISTNER *AMES AND !IMEE ´ #LARK 4HEADORE AND ,ORI #OBB $AVID ´ #OULTER (AROLD AND ,UCILLE #OULTER 7ILLIAM AND "ETTY #RUMP *OHN #UBBON 7ILLIAM ´ AND #HRISTINE #ULLER 4HOMAS AND #AROLYN #URTISS 2ANDALL AND $EBORAH $EARTH +IRKENDALL $ANIEL AND *OYCE $EETER *AN $I #ARLO .ANCY $ICKEY +ERN AND -ARSHA $ICKINSON 0HILIP ´ AND 0EGGY $ODDS $ARRELL AND 'LORIA $OHM

Dave (’80) and Annette (Tilmant ’80) Merki

Kevin (’81) and Teresa (Ellis ’81) Hansher

We are believers in Christian universities!

We want to do our part to assure that future students have the opportunity to attend a Christ-centered school like MVNU. We want to see students leave MVNU grounded in their faith, equipped to be successful in their chosen field and ready to make a difference for the Lord in the world.

As a Foundation Board member and parent of a current student, I’m proud of MVNU for actually being what it says it is.

To date, it has attempted to provide an excellent education at a reasonable cost.

It invests its funding in very intelligent and strategic ways. As an alumnus, I enjoy being able to give back to an organization from which I’ve definitely received.

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$AVID ´ AND 2HONDA ´ 9OMMER ETERNAL FLAME SOCIETY The Eternal Flame Society honors individuals who have contributed $100,000 or more to MVNU during their lifetime.

!NONYMOUS 2USSELL ( AND -ARGARET ( "AILEY ,EONARD AND "ETTY "OESGER #HET ( AND -ARIE &ORAKER $ALE AND %DITH &OSTER 2ALPH ( AND 2UTH (ODGES &RANK AND $OLORES (YSON 7AYNE AND 0EGGY 0ENROD -ARY 2AMSER -ARVIN AND -ARILYN 3ALSBURY 'LENN ( AND 3HIRLEE 4HORNE ESTATE GIVING Estate gifts and bequests received during the year 2007.

,ILLIAN !LLISON 2OBERT * #ERRATO *OHN " -INOR (ELEN :ELKOWITZ

0ATRICIA ( 2ENO $AVID AND #AROL ´ 3EATON $AVID AND 0HYLLIS 3TOER 'LENN ( AND 3HIRLEE 4HORNE PRESIDENT’S CLUB The President’s Club honors those individuals who have given an amount of $2,500 to $4,999 in the last year.

!NONYMOUS 2USSELL ( AND -ARGARET ( "AILEY 7ILLIAM AND "ETTY #RUMP *AMES ´ AND $EBORAH ´ $ALTON ,E"RON ( AND !NNE ( &AIRBANKS "RIAN AND ,EIGH ´ &ARRINGTON 3TANLEY ´ AND #INDY &ORAKER ,ARRY AND $IANE ´ (AMMOND &RANK AND 4ERRI *OHNSON $AVID ´ AND !NNETTE ´ -ERKI $ANIEL AND 3ANDY 3ERTELL 'REGORY AND #YNTHIA ´ 3IZEMORE 4ERRENCE ´ 3LABAUGH 2ANDIE AND 3HIRLEY 4IMPE 3ARAH 7ATSON *OHN AND 2UTH 7INE 2ICHARD AND 4ERESA 9ORK

CHAIRMAN’S CLUB The Chairman’s Club honors those individuals who have given an amount of $5,000 or more in the last year.

!NONYMOUS 4IMOTHY ´ AND .ANCY ´ "AILEY ,EONARD AND "ETTY "OESGER *EFFREY ´ AND *OYCE ´ #OLE 7ILLIAM ´ AND #HRISTINE #ULLER #HET ( AND -ARIE &ORAKER %DITH &OSTER +EVIN ´ AND 4ERESA ´ (ANSHER 2ALPH ( AND 2UTH (ODGES $OLORES (YSON 2ICK ´ AND 6ICTORIA *OHNSON 2OBERT AND 3ARAH +LOTZ $ANIEL AND 0AMELA -ARTIN ,ARA ´ -ASTIN ,OIS -C !RDLE 2UBY -URPHY * +EITH AND #AROLYN .EWMAN 3HAWN AND -ICHELLE 2EESMAN

TRUSTEE’S CLUB The Trustee’s Club honors those individuals who have given an amount of $1,000 to $2,499 in the last year.

!NONYMOUS 2OBERT !LLEN 7ENDY ´ !NEMAET 2ONALD "OLENDER 2ONALD AND %STHER "ORTON ,YLE AND "ARBARA #AMPBELL 4HOMAS ´ AND 4RESSA $ALEY 0ATRICK AND 3HARON $ODDS !LAN AND 0HYLLIS &AIRCHILD *UANITA ( &ERGUSON &RED &ORSETH 'LENN AND %LIZABETH &ORTHOFER 4RUMAN AND "EVERLY ´ 'OODWIN 3COTT ´ AND #YNTHIA ´ 'RAY 7ILLIAM AND -ARGARET 'RIF½N 2OBERT ´ AND 3HERYL ´ 'UNNO

#ARLTON ( AND "ETTY (ANSEN %LMER AND *ANE (ARBIN *EFFREYCA *ACKSON 2ICHARD AND ,INDA *ORDAN *OHN ´ AND !MY ´ +EYSER -ATTHEW ´ +ING 0HILLIP ( AND 6IVIAN +IZZEE $ALE AND 3USAN +UGLIN 'ARY AND "ETTY ,A ,ONE #HARLES ,AIL *EFFREY ´ AND *ULIE ,INKER 4IMOTHY ´ AND (EATHER ´ ,INKER !LBERT AND 6IVIAN -ARTIN (AROLD AND #ARLENE -ATTHEWS 3TEPHEN AND *ILL -C #LELLAN +RISS AND &ELICIA -C $ONALD $IANE ´ -ONNIN #HRISTINE ( .EASE $ANIEL ´ AND +AREN .OEL *OHN AND +ANDICE 0OPHAM -ARK AND $ENISE 2AMSER *OSEPH AND -ARCY ´ 2INEHART +IM AND 0AMELA ´ 2OSE #HARLES AND ,INDA ´ 2UNION (ARRY 3INGH 'ARY AND #AROL 3IVEWRIGHT ,EE ´ AND "RENDA ´ 3KIDMORE %DWIN AND "ONNIE 3LOAN -ERVIN ( AND 2OBIN 3MITH *EFFREY AND *ANINE 3PEAR 7ILLIAM ( 3TROUD *OHN AND %LIZABETH 4AYLOR !LEXANDER AND -ARCIA 6ARUGHESE $AVID AND 'LENNA 7AGNER *EFFREY ´ AND #INDY ´ 7IKE $AVID AND $ONNA 7INE "ESSIE 7ISE 6IRGINIA 7ORLEY MEDALLION CLUB The Medallion Club honors those individuals who have given an amount of $500 to $999 in the last year.

!NONYMOUS #HARLENE ´ !LDRIDGE "ARBARA "ALTZ

-AKE YOUR MARK¨ 'IVE TO -6.5 TODAY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF CURRENT AND FUTURE STUDENTS 7E´VE MADE IT EASY°JUST USE THE ENVELOPE IN THIS MAGAZINE OR GO ONLINE TO GIVING MVNU EDU

7ALTER ´ "AUGHMAN 2USSELL AND .ANCY "ELLOMY !LANA ´ "ENDER 2ONALD ´ AND -ARGARET ´ "ILLOW 2ICHARD AND #ATHI "OCK *OHN ´ AND *ANE ´ "OWMAN 7ILLIAM AND "RITTA "RIDGES -ARTIN ´ AND 2UTH ´ "UTLER *AMES AND "ARBARA #AHOON "RYAN ´ AND 4RACIE ´ #LAY 4HOMAS AND $IANE #OLLIER *AMES ´ AND ,YNETTE ´ #OUCHENOUR -ICAH #OUNTS $EREK AND *ENNIFER ´ $EAN +EVIN ´ AND $EBORAH ´ $ENNIS +ERN AND -ARSHA $ICKINSON $ORIS ´ $ILTS *OHN ( AND ,ORA ( $ONOHO 4IMOTHY ´ AND +IMBERLY ´ %ADES %DWARD ´ AND $IANE %STEP #OOTJE &ESSEHAZION ,ARRY AND 3UE &OX 2ONALD AND #ANDACE &OX 0AUL ´ AND 2EBECCA ´ &REEL +URT AND .ANETTE 'OODENBERGER 7INSTON AND $EBBY (ATCLIFF $AN AND ,ESLIE (AZELET -ARK AND 6ERONICA (INER 7ILLIAM AND %LAINE (OGAN %LIZABETH ( (ORNBERGER $AVID AND 2UTH +ALE $AVID +ARAVISH !LAN AND *ANET +RAMER 7ILLIAM AND 3HERYL +URELIC -ARK ´ AND 2UTH ´ ,AIL $AVID ´ ,EIST $ANIEL AND #AROLINE -AURER #HARLES AND .OTA ´ -C #ALL +ENT ´ -C -ILLAN 4HOMAS AND %LIZABETH -EADE $AVID ´ -ELTON 4HOMAS AND "EVERLY -ESSENGER 'ARY AND $IANNA -ISICH

Mount Vernon NOW

I would like to see MVNU continue the life-altering blessings it provided for me. It is more than an education. The college years are a time of continued development personally, physically, psychologically, and spiritually. MVNU has so much to offer. I want to give back because the institution gave so much to me. I’m proud that it stands up as a religious center. MVNU has not compromised its Christian background to stay competitive. I love to hear about MVNU in the news or on the radio.

I think, “Wow, that is my school!”

Annual Report 2007

Kim (Vincent ’93) Stock, M.D.

Lora (Honorary Alumna ’90) and John Donoho (Honorary Doctorate ’90) MVNU Retirees

Bill Culler (BBA ‘96)

We feel it is important to support MVNU because schools like it, holiness universities, are becoming a lost entity. Without the resources necessary, it could easily go by the wayside. We can’t let that happen. Because of what MVNU has done in the past, what it is positioned to do in the future, and the quality graduates it produces, we’re proud supporters, and we encourage students to make the most of every opportunity to serve.

As an alumnus of MVNU, I am proud that it has maintained a reputation that signifies a higher standard, not only academically, but also spiritually.

In addition, having been a staff member, I was impressed as I personally witnessed the commitment to use every dollar wisely…Believe me, once you receive letters from students who have benefitted from scholarship funds, you will never regret the decision to financially support MVNU.

%DWARD ´ AND 0AMELA -ONTGOMERY *OHN AND -ARY -OORE "ETTY ( -ORRISON "RUCE AND 0EGGY /LDHAM !RTURO ´ AND +ATHY /NDINA 2ON AND -ARY 0HILLIPS 7ELDON AND "ETTY 0IERSON +EVIN AND $ONNA 0OTTER 2OBERT 0RIDDY 4HOMAS AND $EBRA 2UFFNER +ARI 3OWERS 3TUART AND 3HARI 3PITZER 0AUL 3TAPLETON $AVE 3TIVERSON 2OBERT AND %STHER 3TOCKMAN +ENNETH ´ AND !LISA 3TOLL 2OBERT ´ AND !RDYTH ´ 3TULL 3TEVEN AND 4ERRI 3WEAT -ICHAEL AND $IANE 4RAUGH 2OBERT AND ,INDA 6AN 2IPER 'RAHAM 7ALKER *ANET 7EBB -ICHAEL ´ AND +ENNA ´ 7ILLIAMS *AY ´ AND "EKKI :ORNES LAKEHOLM CLUB The Lakeholm Club honors those individuals who have given an amount of $250 to $499 in the last year.

!NONYMOUS 3EAN AND !LICE !LLEN 0ATRICK AND )FEYINWA !NYALEWECHI -ARK !RMSTRONG *ANET ´ !RNETTE -ICHAEL AND *ULIE !USTEN 4IMOTHY AND ,INDA "ARRETT 2ICHIE "ASTIN $ON ´ AND 3USAN "AUN 0ATRICIA "ECK +ENNETH AND $ONNA "ELCZAK "ILL AND "ECKY "ELTON $AVE ´ AND 3TEFANIE ´ "ENSON (AROLD AND +AREN "ERRIAN 0HILIP "LUBAUGH

$AVID ´ AND +RISTINE "OLANDER !NTHONY AND #INDY "ONSIGNORE 4IMOTHY AND 2ENEE "OSS 2ONALD ´ AND !NITA ´ "OWERS $ONALD AND +AREN ´ "OYD *EFF "RITTON 3COTT AND !MY ´ "ROWN 0AUL AND %LIZABETH "RUMMETT 7ILLIAM AND 3HERI "RUSCINO !NDY AND *ODI "RYANT 3TEVEN AND #INDY "URGETT 7ILLIAM AND !RLENE ´ "YLER $EAN #ALDWELL -EGAN ´ #ARVER $EVIN AND +IMBERLY #HEEK 2OBERT ´ AND (EIDI ´ #OFFEE !NTHONY AND -ARI #OLACE !ARON AND !NGELA ´ #OMPTON 7ILLIE AND ,OIS $ISHON 2ANDY AND *ULIANNA $OUP #OLE ´ AND *ENNIFER ´ $UNSTER 'EORGE AND !NNETTE $YER "ETTY %MERICK +ENT ´ AND +ELLY ´ %STEP +EITH AND "ETTY &ERRAND $AVID ´ AND $EBORAH ´ &LACK 3HELA ´ &OLTZ 7ILLIAM ´ AND *ENNIFER &ORNEY 'EORGE AND -ARILYN &ROST 4IMOTHY ´ AND *OAN ´ 'ARBER 3COTT AND 0AMELA 'ATTON 'RANT ´ AND #HERIE ´ 'ILL #URTIS ´ AND $EANNA ´ 'INGRICH 4HOMAS AND 3ARAH 'LIBERT 2ICK AND *OLENE ´ 'OETZMAN &RANK AND #HERYL 'REEN 3TEVEN AND +ATHRINE ´ 'REENICH -ARILYN 'REER &REDRIC AND ,YNN 'RIMM ,ARRY AND "EULAH 'RINDLE $AN AND *UDY (ANNON *ACK AND -ARILYN (ANSHER 2ICKY ´ AND !NITA ´ (ARMON 4OM (ARRMANN *ERRY ´ AND #HERYL ´ (ARTMAN

.AMES IN ITALICS REPRESENT ALUMNI OF -6.5 4HOSE NAMES FOLLOWED BY ( REPRESENT HONORARY ALUMNI

4O VIEW ALL GIVING LISTS PLEASE VISIT ANNUALREPORT MVNU EDU

7ESLEY AND *UDITH (AWES 4HEODORE AND #HARLOTTE (ESS -URLI AND 'LORIA (INDUJA $ARYLE (OLMES 4ED AND -ARILYN (OLSTEIN $ONALD AND "EVERLY (ORN 4HOMAS AND 0ATRICIA (UBBELL -ARK AND #ARLA (UGHES #HARLES AND 3TEPHANIE *ARRETT %ARL AND 2OBIN *ENTES 2UTH *OHNSTON 7ILLIAM AND 2OSITA *ONES $AVID AND +ARENLEE +EEN !ARON AND ,AURA +ESTER #YNTHIA +NIGHT 4HOMAS AND ,INDA +OT -ARVIN AND %UNICE +RASSOW +EVEN AND +ARMA ,AMB $ANIEL ´ ,ANDON -ORRIS AND *UANITA ,EFFEL %ARL AND .ADINE -AAG *EFFREY ´ AND -ARY .AN -ALLORY ,ARRY ´ AND "ETH ´ -ARTIN %LVIN -AST 4HOMAS AND +ITTY -C #ANN 4ODD AND 2OBIN -C #LAY $AVID AND *ULIANN -C #OY -ICHAEL AND 3TEPHANIE -C $ANIEL #HARLES ´ AND #ELINDA ´ -C +INNEY *EANETTE -C .ALLY 3TEVEN ´ AND -ELISSA ´ -IDCAP *EFF -OONEY 'AIL -OORMAN 'ARY ´ AND 2ONDA -ORGAN ,ARRY ´ AND 0AMELA ´ -ORGAN *ANICE -OURA 3TEPHEN ´ AND $AWN .ELSON *OHN AND *ANICE .IELSON 2ICK AND +AREN /GDEN 4HOMAS AND "ARBARA 0ARKER *AMES AND $EANNA ´ 0ARKS $AVID AND 0AMELA 0ARRY $AVID AND 3HERRY 0ATTERSON "ARBARA 0ERDUE

"RUCE AND *ACQUELYN 0ETERSEN 0HILIP AND *UNE 0ETRIE .ILA 0ITCOCK ,ARRY AND ,ORI 0OLAND 0HILLIP AND -OLLIE 0OOL 0ATRICK AND -ARTHA 1UINN *IM AND -ARTHA 2ANDALL $AVID AND !NNA 2ASHLEY +ERT AND *OANNE ´ 2ICHARDSON 2EUBEN AND *ANICE 2ODEHEAVER 4ED AND ,YNETTE 2UPERT 3TEPHEN ´ AND -ICHELLE ´ 3ARGENT 4IMOTHY AND *ANICE 3CHLACHTER 2ICHARD ´ AND 2AMONA 3CHWARTZ #LYDE AND 3ONDRA 3EARS #HRISTOPHER AND 3TEPHANIE 3HORT %D AND 3UE 3IMS *ERRY AND 3ONJA 3MITH -ARK AND %LAINE 3PADEMAN -ICHAEL 3TEVENS 5RA AND 6ERBA 3TUTZMAN $ENNIS AND 0AMELA 3ULLIVAN !USTIN ´ AND #AROLYN 3WALLOW 2OGER ´ AND ,ORRIE ´ 4AYLOR -ARSHA ´ 4HARP 3TEPHEN AND *ANET 4HOMPSON 4ED 4HORNE $AVID AND -ARY 4INCH $UANE AND .YLA 6EALE +IM AND 4ERESA 7AGGONER 2OBERT AND 3YLVIA 7ALLACE 2ON AND +ELLY 7ALSH 3TEPHEN AND 4HAIS 7ARD +EVEN ( AND 0AMELA 7ENTWORTH 4OM ´ AND 4ARA ´ 7EST 4HEODORE AND 2EBECCA 7HITNEY -ATTHEW AND *ULIE 7ILBUR $AVID AND ,ORI 7ILKES $OUGLAS ´ AND #LARINDA ´ 7INE +ELVIN AND 4ERESA 7OOD 0ETER AND *ILL ´ 9ORK

Operating Revenues, Gains, and other support Student tuition and fees Less unfunded student financial aid

Unrestricted

Temporarily Restricted

Permanently Restricted

Total

$33,172,779 (6,151,080)

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$33,172,779 (6,151,080)

27,021,699 Church Support Private gifts and grants Government grants and contracts Investment return designated for current operations Other Auxiliary enterprises

27,021,699

2,263,389 496,764 297,428 431,760 506,045 7,119,506

130,707 424,832 -265,289 ---

23,197 279,957 -----

2,417,293 1,201,553 297,428 697,049 506,045 7,119,506

38,136,591

820,828

303,154

39,260,573

Net assets released from restrictions

1,503,325

(1,503,325)

Total revenues, gains and other support

39,639,916

(682,497)

303,154

39,260,573

Expenses and losses Instructional Academic support Student services Institutional support Public relations and development Auxiliary enterprises

14,649,395 1,670,577 7,831,932 5,156,192 1,446,181 7,418,641

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14,649,395 1,670,577 7,831,932 5,156,192 1,446,181 7,418,641

Total Expenses and losses

38,172,918

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--

38,172,918

Change in net assets from operating activity

1,446,998

(682,497)

303,154

1,087,655

Nonoperating Investment return in excess of amounts designed for current operations

1,777,561

449,266

--

2,226,827

Change in net assets

3,244,559

(233,231)

303,154

3,314,482

Net assets at beginning of year

38,581,623

5,133,620

5,621,857

49,337,100

Net assets at end of year

$41,826,182

$4,900,389

$5,925,011

$52,651,582

Auxiliary Enterprises $7,119,506 Other $506,045

Government Grants and Contracts $297,428

Private Gifts and Grants $1,201,553 Church Support $2,417,293

Total Revenues $39,260,573

Tuition and Fees $27,021,699

Auxiliary Expenses $7,418,641 Instructional $14,649,395

Institutional Support $5,156,192

Total Expenditures $38,172,918

Investment Return Designated for Current Operations $697,049

Academic Support $1,670,577 Student Services $7,831,932

Public Relations and Development $1,446,181

Mount Vernon NOW

July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2007

Annual Report 2007

Budget Summary - Current Funds

Church Giving

During the past fiscal year, the following congregations have generously contributed to Mount Vernon Nazarene University’s mission.

Central Ohio District Dr. Richard Jordan District Superintendent (total giving: $418,155)

Eastern Kentucky District Rev. Harold Berrian District Superintendent (total giving: $112,319)

East Ohio District Dr. David Downs District Superintendent (total giving: $267,819)

North Central Ohio District Rev. Steve Ward District Superintendent (total giving: $358,583)

Northwest Ohio District Dr. Larry Fairbanks District Superintendent (total giving: $398,010)

"ELPRE #HESAPEAKE #HESTER #HESTERHILL #HILLICOTHE &IRST #HILLICOTHE 7ESTSIDE #IRCLEVILLE &IRST #OLUMBUS "ELLOWS !VE #OLUMBUS #OOKE 2OAD #OLUMBUS #ROSSROADS #OMMUNITY #OLUMBUS &IRST #OLUMBUS +OREAN 3OH -ANG #OLUMBUS .ORTHWEST #OLUMBUS 7EST "ROAD #OLUMBUS 7HITEHALL #ORNERSTONE #OUNTRYSIDE &AITH 5NITED &AMILY ,IFE &ELLOWSHIP 'ALLIPOLIS 'LORYLAND 'ROVE #ITY (AMDEN (EBRON (ILLIARD #OMMUNITY (ILLIARD -ILL 2UN )RONTON &IRST *ACKSON ,OGAN -ARIETTA &IRST -ARIETTA (ARMAR (ILL -C !RTHUR -C #ONNELSVILLE -IDDLEPORT .ELSONVILLE .EW !LBANY &IRST .EW "OSTON &IRST .EWARK &IRST /AK (ILL /BETZ 0ATASKALA 0ICKERINGTON 0LYMOUTH (EIGHTS 0OINT 2OCK 0OMEROY 0ORTSMOUTH &IRST 0ORTSMOUTH 2OSEMOUNT 0ORTSMOUTH 3CIOTOVILLE 2ARDEN 2EEDSVILLE &ELLOWSHIP 2EYNOLDSBURG 2UTLAND 3OUTH 0OINT &IRST 3OUTH :ANESVILLE 3OUTHWEST #OMMUNITY 3YRACUSE 4OBOSO 7ATERFORD 7ELLSTON 7ESTERVILLE :ANESVILLE &IRST :ANESVILLE .ORTHSIDE

!RGILLITE !SHLAND &IRST !SHLAND 'RACE #ANNONSBURG #ARTHAGE #ATLETTSBURG 3OUTHSIDE #LINTONVILLE #ORBIN #OVINGTON #ENTRAL #OVINGTON &IRST #UMBERLAND #YNTHIANA $URBIN &LATWOODS &IRST 'RAHN 'RAYSON (ARLAN 3 &ISHER -EMORIAL (AZARD )MMANUEL )NEZ )RVINE &IRST ,LOYD ,ONDON -AYSVILLE -IDDLESBORO &IRST -OREHEAD -OUNT 3TERLING &IRST -OUNT 6ERNON .EWPORT &IRST /LIVE (ILL 0AINTSVILLE 0ARIS 0INEVILLE 2AVENNA 2ICHMOND &IRST 2ICHMOND 2OSEMONT 3OUTH 3HORE 3TRAIGHT #REEK 4URKEY #REEK 4WIN &ORK 7ORTHINGTON 7URTLAND &IRST

!KRON !RLINGTON !KRON #OTTAGE 'ROVE !KRON %AST ,IBERTY !KRON +ENMORE !KRON 3OUTHEAST !KRON 4RINITY !LLIANCE !TWATER #OMMUNITY "ARBERTON -OUNT 3UMMIT "ARNESVILLE "ETHESDA #ALCUTTA #ALDWELL &IRST #AMBRIDGE &IRST #ANAL &ULTON #ANTON #ALVARY #ANTON &IRST #ANTON 3OUTH #OLUMBIANA #ORTLAND $ELLROY %AST ,IVERPOOL &IRST %AST 0ALESTINE &ISHCREEK .AZARENE 7ORSHIP #ENTER 'OSHEN #OMMUNITY 'RACE 'REENE 'REENTOWN (UBBARD +ENT +OREAN (OLINESS ,AKELAND !REA -INISTRIES -ACEDONIA -ARTINS &ERRY -ASSILLON -INERAL #ITY -INERVA .EW #OVENANT 7ORSHIP #ENTER .EW (OPE #OMMUNITY .EW 0HILADELPHIA .EWCOMERSTOWN .EWTON &ALLS .ILES &IRST 0OWHATAN 0OINT 2AVENNA &IRST 2USH #OMMUNITY 3ALEM 3CIO 3EBRING 3HADYSIDE 3TEUBENVILLE &IRST 3TRATTON 4ALLMADGE 4HE .EW "EGINNING 4ORONTO 5HRICHSVILLE 7ARREN #HAMPION 7ARREN &IRST 7ARREN -ORGANDALE 7ELLSVILLE 7INDHAM 7INTERSVILLE 7OODS½ELD

!MHERST !SHLAND !SHTABULA %DGEWOOD !SHTABULA &IRST "EDFORD "RUNSWICK "UCYRUS &IRST #ALVARY 2IDGE #ARDINGTON #HERRY 6ALLEY #LEVELAND "ETHEL #LEVELAND 2ICHMOND (EIGHTS #LEVELAND 6ICTORY #LYDE #OSHOCTON &IRST #RESTLINE $OYLESTOWN %LYRIA #OMMUNITY &OSTORIA &IRST &REDERICKTOWN &REMONT &ULTON #ROSSROADS 'ALION 'RAND 6ALLEY (IGHPOINT *EFFERSON +ELLOGGSVILLE ,AKEHOLM ,EXINGTON ,IGHTHOUSE #OMMUNITY ,IVING &AITH ,OUDONVILLE -ANS½ELD &IRST -ARION &IRST -ARION +ENSINGTON 0LACE -ARION .EW 6ISION #OMMUNITY -EDINA -OUNT 6ERNON &IRST -OUNT 6ERNON .EW ,IFE /RRVILLE (ARVEST (ILLS 0AINESVILLE 0ORT #LINTON 0OWELL .EW 3TART #OMMUNITY 2OWSBURG 3ANDUSKY #OMMUNITY 3HELBY &IRST 3TATE 2OAD #OMMUNITY 3UNBURY 5PPER 3ANDUSKY 6ERMILION 7ADSWORTH 7ARSAW 7ESTLAKE 0ARKSIDE 7ILLARD 7ILLO ,AKE

"ETHEL #OMMUNITY "OWLING 'REEN "RADFORD "RIDGEWAY "RYAN #ELINA #OUNTRYSIDE #RIDERSVILLE $E½ANCE &AYETTE &INDLAY &IRST &ORT 2ECOVERY 'REENVILLE )NDIAN ,AKE .ORTHSIDE *ACKSON #ENTER +ENNARD +ENTON ,EIPSIC ,IMA #OMMUNITY ,IMA &IRST ,ONDON -ARYSVILLE -ONTPELIER -OUNT "LANCHARD -OUNT 3TERLING &IRST .APOLEON .EW #ARLISLE .EW (AMPSHIRE .EW (ORIZON #OMMUNITY .EW ,IFE /REGON 0AULDING 0AYNE 0IONEER 0IQUA 3AINT 0ARIS #OMMUNITY 3IDNEY &IRST 3PENCERVILLE 3PRING½ELD &IRST 3PRING½ELD 'RACE 3PRING½ELD (IGH 3T 3T -ARYS &IRST 3WANTON 4IPP #ITY 4RINITY 4ROY &IRST 5NION #ITY 5PPER 6ALLEY #OMMUNITY 5RBANA 7AUSEON #OMMUNITY 7EST -ILTON

!BERDEEN !LPHA !MELIA "ATAVIA #OMMUNITY "ETHEL "LANCHESTER "ROOKVILLE #EDARVILLE #INCINNATI #ARTHAGE #INCINNATI #HASE !VE #INCINNATI #LIFTON !VE #INCINNATI &AIRFAX #INCINNATI ,OCKLAND #INCINNATI -ONTANA !VE #INCINNATI .ORWOOD #INCINNATI 3AYLER 0ARK #INCINNATI 3PRINGDALE #INCINNATI 3YCAMORE #OMMUNITY #INCINNATI 6ICTORY #INCINNATI 7ESTERN (ILLS #OUNTRYSIDE #OMMUNITY #ROSSROADS $AYTON "EAVERCREEK $AYTON #ENTRAL $AYTON $AYTONVIEW $AYTON $REXEL $AYTON &IRST $AYTON -ARYLAND !VE $AYTON .EW ,IFE $AYTON .ORTHRIDGE $AYTON 0ARKVIEW $AYTON 2IVERSIDE %ATON &IRST &AIRBORN &IRST &AIRBORN 7RIGHTVIEW &AIR½ELD &ELICITY &RANKLIN &IRST 'EORGETOWN 'ERMANTOWN 'OSHEN (AMILTON 4ULEY 2D (AMILTON 7ALDEN 0OND (AMILTON 7ILLIAMSDALE (ARRISON (ILLSBORO ,IVING &AITH ,IVING (OPE -ANCHESTER -IAMISBURG &IRST -ILFORD ,IFE 3PRING -ONROE -ORROW -OUNT #ARMEL .EW ,EBANON .EW 2ICHMOND .EWTONSVILLE 0EEBLES 2IPLEY 3ARDINIA 3HELTER

3PRINGBORO "RIDGEWAY 4RENTON 4RI #OUNTY 6ANDALIA 7ASHINGTON #OURT (OUSE 7AYNESVILLE 7EST #ARROLLTON 7EST #HESTER 7EST 5NION 7ILLIAMSBURG 7ILMINGTON 8ENIA &IRST West Virginia North District Rev. J. Kevin Dennis District Superintendent (total giving: $151,970)

"ELINGTON "LENNERHASSETT "UCKHANNON #HESTER #LARKSBURG #OLLIERS #ONGO $ILLE %LIZABETH %LKINS &AIRMONT #ENTRAL &AIRMONT &IRST &ERRY 'LEN &OLLANSBEE &IRST 'RAFTON "LUEVILLE 'RAFTON 0ARKVIEW (OOVERSON (EIGHTS ,ITTLE 3ANDY ,IZEMORES -ANNINGTON -ASONTOWN -ORGANTOWN &IRST -ORGANTOWN 0IERPONT -OUNDSVILLE -OUNTAIN 6IEW .EW #UMBERLAND .EWELL &IRST .EWELL 'LENDALE 0ADEN #ITY 0ARKERSBURG "ROADWAY 0ARSONS &IRST 0HILIPPI 0OINT 0LEASANT &IRST 2AVENSWOOD 2IPLEY 2ITCHIE 2IVER 6ALLEY #OMMUNITY 2OMNEY 3ISTERSVILLE 3PENCER 3T -ARYS &IRST 4ERRA !LTA 7EAVER 7EIRTON &IRST 7ELLSBURG 7HEELING -AR 7IN

West Virginia South District Dr. Mervin Smith District Superintendent (total giving: $166,286)

!LDERSON "ARRETT "ECKLEY "ELLE "UFFALO "URNWELL #AMPBELLS #REEK #HARLESTON #ALVARY #HARLESTON %LK 2IVER #HARLESTON &IRST #HARLESTON ,OUDENDALE #HARLESTON .ORTH 3IDE #HARLESTON 3OUTHEAST #HARLESTON 6ALLEY 'ROVE #LENDENIN #RAIGSVILLE $UNBAR %AST "ANK &RANK 'ALLAGHER 'LASGOW 'REEN "RIAR 6ALLEY (AMLIN (UNTINGTON #ENTRAL (UNTINGTON &IRST (URRICANE &IRST ,ENS #REEK ,OGAN -AN -ARLINTON -ARMET -IAMI .EW "EGINNINGS #OMMUNITY .EW (OPE .EW (ORIZONS .ITRO /AK (ILL 0INEVILLE 0RINCETON &IRST 2AND "ETHEL 2AND &IRST 3ETH 3OUTH #HARLESTON &IRST 3OUTH #HARLESTON 'RACE 3T !LBANS 3UMMERSVILLE 4EAYS 6ALLEY

Mount Vernon Nazarene University Administrative Officers 2007 $R $ANIEL * -ARTIN 0RESIDENT $R * +EITH .EWMAN 6ICE 0RESIDENT FOR 5NIVERSITY 2ELATIONS -RS 0EGGY /LDHAM !SSOCIATE 6ICE 0RESIDENT FOR 3TUDENT $EVELOPMENT $R 'ARY - 3IVEWRIGHT 6ICE 0RESIDENT FOR #AMPUS -INISTRIES #HAPLAIN -R *EFF 3PEAR 6ICE 0RESIDENT FOR &INANCE $R 2ANDIE , 4IMPE 6ICE 0RESIDENT FOR !CADEMIC !FFAIRS

If you would like to be included in the Mount Vernon Nazarene University 2008 Annual Report, please visit the University Advancement web site at giving.mvnu.edu and click on “Ways to Give” or call the Development Office at 1-800-367-9294. We welcome your questions regarding contributions toward our ongoing mission to “shape lives through educating the whole person and cultivating Christ-likeness for lifelong learning and service.”

Dr. J. Keith Newman Vice President for University Relations

Mount Vernon NOW

Southwestern Ohio District Dr. Doug Van Nest District Superintendent (total giving: $527,974)

Annual Report 2007

Churches in BOLD met or exceeded their educational fund commitment.

Financial Highlights G I F T S F RO M A L L S O U RC E S 9EAR 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

'IFTS 3,105 3,363 3,757 3,993 4,226 4,317 6,268 5,029 5,184 5,621 4,536

ALUMNI GIFTS $ECADE 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

!MOUNT 'IVEN $3,610,107 $3,211,454 $3,637,582 $3,135,248 $3,592,569 $3,262,587 $5,920,002 $3,692,124 $4,226,923 $3,956,473 $3,483,942

*ANUARY $ECEMBER Other $46,919

.O OF !LUMS 1,868 3,088 3,934 4,665

2ATE OF 0ARTICIPATION 12.74% 8.87% 7.30% 4.57%

Parents and Trustees $160,043 Alumni and Friends $616,561

Church Support $2,215,988

Foundations and Consortia $114,249

Total $3,483,942

TOTA L E N D OW M E N T F U N D S

Employees $49,764 Business and Corporations $142,550

)NCLUDES 'ENERAL AND 2ESTRICTED

$12 $10 $8

U N I V E R S I T Y- F U N D E D SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS

$6,151,156

$6,752,340

$7,570,478

$7,637,405

$8,317,860

$9,425,582

$9,926,738

$10,823,526

$12,429,104

As of 6/30/00

As of 6/30/01

As of 6/30/02

As of 6/30/03

As of 6/30/04

As of 6/30/05

As of 6/30/06

As of 6/30/07

$2

As of 6/30/99

IN MILLIONS Academic $2,026,231

Other $887,931

$4

$5,432,975

Denominational-based $1,252,090

Total $6,105,590 Athletic $567,918

$6

As of 6/30/98

Need-based $1,371,420

4OTAL OF 'IFTS $46,147 $67,762 $39,312 $9,142

4OP #LASSES BY !MOUNT 'IVEN #LASS .O OF $ONORS !MOUNT 'IVEN 1982 34 $23,550 1981 17 $23,241 1977 51 $16,540 1992 42 $12,668 1976 25 $7,854 1996 18 $7,538 1972 35 $7,360 1990 30 $7,044 1970 26 $5,045 1980 33 $4,410

4OP #LASSES BY 0ARTICIPATION #LASS 0ERCENT 1977 21.98% 1970 16.99% 1972 16.27% 1978 14.83% 1976 14.62% 1992 13.82% 1982 12.01% 1993 10.77% 1987 10.53% 1971 10.14%

COMBINED GIFT INCOME 2007

Community $137,868

.O OF $ONORS 238 274 287 213

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*ONATHAN ´ AND #OSETTA 7EAVER ´ 0RIEST *ONATHAN 0RIEST ´ IS THE HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AT !CADEMIA ,OS 0INARES IN 4EGUCIGALPA (ONDURAS 4HE !CADEMIA IS A PRIVATE BILINGUAL #HRISTIAN SCHOOL WITH STUDENTS PRE + THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE #OSETTA TEACHES REMEDIAL AND CONVERSATIONAL %NGLISH TO THE (ONDURAN STAFF AND IS A STAY AT HOME MOM WITH *ADEN *ONATHAN AND !RELIA 2OSE -ARIE ALMOST 4HEY BOTH KNEW THAT 'OD HAD CALLED THEM TO SERVE CROSS CULTURALLY "Y TEACHING PRAYING WITH AND MINISTERING TO (ONDURAN STUDENTS THEY ARE REACHING TOMORROW´S LEADERS OF (ONDURAS IN A REAL WAY -ANY OF THEIR STUDENTS WILL SEE

#HRIST THROUGHOUT THE WEEK ONLY IN THE SCHOOL´S HALLWAYS CLASSROOMS CHAPELS AND RETREATS

#HRISTIAN EDUCATION MAJOR AND *ONATHAN STUDIED BIOLOGY ±4O THIS DAY WE QUOTE TO EACH OTHER THINGS WE LEARNED IN LECTURES OR CHAPELS AT -6.5 7HEN WE ATTENDED -6.5 WE DIDN´T KNOW WHERE IN (ONDURAS 0EOPLE CAN HELP THE WORLD 'OD WAS GOING TO USE *ONATHAN AND US BUT WE KNEW (E WOULD USE US IN #OSETTA BY PARTNERING (IS TIMING IN THE PLACE OF (IS CHOOSING AND IN PRAYER 9OU MAY CONTACT WOULD EQUIP US WITH WHAT WE WOULD NEED ² THEM AT PRIESTPRAYERNPRAISE SAID #OSETTA ±7E FEEL THAT -6.5 PREPARED US YAHOO COM TO RECEIVE A PERIODIC WONDERFULLY FOR WHAT 'OD HAD IN STORE ² NEWSLETTER WITH A PRAYER LIST 4HE SCHOOL WELCOMES GROUPS THAT WOULD LIKE TO COME AND MINISTER TO THE PEOPLE OF &OR ADDITIONAL PRO½LES OF ALUMNI LIVING AND (ONDURAS AND IT ALSO ACCEPTS A WORKING INTERNATIONALLY VISIT ALUMNI MVNU EDU FEW STUDENT TEACHERS EACH YEAR AND CLICK ON -OUNT 6ERNON ./7 -6.5 IS A VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE 0RIESTS´ LIVES ±4HE SINCERE #HRIST LIKE WALK OF OUR PROFESSORS WAS PRICELESS TO FORMING OUR VOCATIONAL VIEWS ² *ONATHAN SAID #OSETTA WAS A

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!FTER GRADUATION #LAY DECIDED TO RETURN TO #OSTA 2ICA (E WANTED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS ±IN BETWEEN² PHASE OF HIS LIFE TO SPEND MORE TIME ABROAD AND CONTINUE IMPROVING HIS 3PANISH 7HILE THERE HE TAUGHT %NGLISH AS PART OF A COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM FOR A LOCAL CHURCH AND ASSISTED .AZARENE MISSIONARIES $AVE AND 3HELLY 7EBB WITH TRANSLATION ±) RECENTLY PONDERED THE EVOLUTION OF MY DECISIONS AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO HAVE 'OD DIRECT MY LIFE 4HROUGH MY YEARS AT -6.5 ) VISITED SEVEN COUNTRIES ON THREE CONTINENTS AS A RESULT OF THE 5NIVERSITY´S DEDICATION AND BELIEF IN THE VALUE OF SERVING THE ,ORD BOTH LOCALLY #OSTA AND GLOBALLY ² #LAY EXPLAINED 2ICA ±!S A MEMBER OF #OLLEGIANS ) MINISTERED THROUGH MUSIC IN )TALY "ULGARIA 0ORTUGAL 3PAIN AND &RANCE !S

A 3PANISH MAJOR MY STUDIES TOOK ME TO 0ERU AND #OSTA 2ICA -Y GLOBAL MINDSET WAS SHAPED

BY THESE EXPERIENCES AND ) AM SO THANKFUL TO -6.5 FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE INVOLVED IN THEM ² #LAY STATED $URING HIS SEMESTER IN #OSTA 2ICA #LAY WAS ASSIGNED TO A #HRISTIAN DAYCARE CENTER CALLED 2OBLEALTO (E EXPLAINED ±4HIS ORGANIZATION EDUCATES CHILDREN FROM THE POOREST AREAS OF 3AN *OSE ) WAS NOT EXCITED ABOUT THIS ASSIGNMENT°THAT IS UNTIL ) VISITED THE COMMUNITY OF ,OS 'UIDO -Y PERSPECTIVE COMPLETELY CHANGED ) WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER SEEING THE HUNDREDS OF TIN SHACKS STACKED ONE BY ONE UP THE SIDE OF A HILL LITTLE CHILDREN RUNNING BAREFOOT ON THE MUDDY ROADS !LL ) COULD THINK WAS ³)NASMUCH AS YE HAVE DONE IT UNTO THE LEAST OF THESE YOU HAVE DONE IT UNTO ME ´ -ATTHEW .)6 ²

±7E WERE ALL IMPACTED IN THAT MOMENT ² HE ADDED ±)T IS CLEAR THE 3AVIOR IS NEEDED ALL OVER THE WORLD ) AM SO THANKFUL TO HAVE ATTENDED A UNIVERSITY THAT NOT ONLY PROMOTES SERVICE LEARNING BUT ONE THAT TRULY BELIEVES THAT ³TO SEEK TO LEARN IS TO SEEK TO SERVE ´²

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)N FALL SEMESTER #LAY 4OCHEFF WAS ONE OF STUDENTS CHOSEN TO SPEND AN ENTIRE SEMESTER STUDYING 3PANISH IN #OSTA 2ICA ±) HAD THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF MY LIFE 4HE OF US BONDED IN SUCH A WAY OVER NEARLY FOUR MONTHS THAT TO THIS DAY WE ALL SHARE A CONNECTION THROUGH THE ABUNDANCE OF MEMORIES THAT WE CREATED ² SAID #LAY ±!ND OF COURSE OUR 3PANISH IMPROVED IMMENSELY ²

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7ANT TO KNOW ONE OF THE WORLD´S LEADING EXPERTS IN #HRISTIAN SYMBOLOGY (E´S -6.5 ALUMNUS $OUG 'RAY -OST EVERYONE HAS READ OR AT LEAST HEARD OF 2OBERT ,ANGDON THE PROFESSOR AND SYMBOLOGIST CREATED BY AUTHOR $AN "ROWN AND FEATURED IN 4HE $A 6INCI #ODE AND OTHER BOOKS "UT PROBABLY FEW KNOW THAT -6.5´S OWN $OUG 'RAY ´ IS ONE OF THE WORLD´S FOREMOST EXPERTS ON #HRISTIAN SYMBOLOGY #HRISTIAN SYMBOLS CAN BE SEEN EVERYWHERE°FROM BUMPER STICKERS AND TATTOOS TO CHURCH ARCHITECTURE AND STAINED GLASS WINDOWS )N FACT IT WAS A CHURCH´S WINDOWS IN ,OUDONVILLE /HIO THAT ½RST INTRIGUED AND INSPIRED 'RAY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE IMAGES THEY CONTAINED

9EARS LATER ATTENDING -6.5 ON A BASEBALL SCHOLARSHIP AND UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHERE LIFE WOULD TAKE HIM 'RAY STUMBLED UPON & 2 7EBBER´S #HURCH 3YMBOLISM IN THE 5NIVERSITY´S LIBRARY ±)T WAS THAT BOOK THAT REKINDLED MY CURIOSITY IN #HRISTIAN SYMBOLISM ² SAID 'RAY ±) WAS COMPLETELY CAPTIVATED ²

±(AVING MY BELIEFS CONSTANTLY CHALLENGED SENT ME SEARCHING DEEPER INTO THE "IBLE AND CHURCH HISTORY FOR ANSWERS ²

(OWEVER 'RAY´S JOURNEY WAS ½LLED WITH INDECISION !FTER STUDYING COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ART HIS ½RST TWO YEARS AT -OUNT 6ERNON HE CHANGED HIS MAJOR TO RELIGION BUT STILL HAD LINGERING DOUBTS 4ODAY HE IS USING SKILLS IN ALL OF THESE AREAS FOR HIS MINISTRY ±(AVING MY BELIEFS CONSTANTLY CHALLENGED SENT ME SEARCHING DEEPER INTO THE "IBLE AND CHURCH HISTORY FOR ANSWERS ) GREW A GREAT DEAL SPIRITUALLY AT -6.5 ² HE SAID ±! PASSION FOR 'OD AND FOR LIVING A LIFE OF HOLINESS ;WAS= INSTILLED IN ME ²

!FTER GRADUATING FROM !SHLAND 4HEOLOGICAL 3EMINARY 'RAY SERVED AS YOUTH PASTOR IN ,OUDONVILLE 7ORKING WITH TEEN BOYS HE PUT UP A SMALL WEBSITE DEDICATED TO THE 2EDEMPTION TRADING CARD GAME WHICH INCLUDED TWO PAGES ABOUT #HRISTIAN SYMBOLS 4O HIS SURPRISE HE STARTED RECEIVING E MAILS FROM AROUND THE WORLD ASKING FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SYMBOLS !FTER SOME RESEARCH 'RAY LEARNED THERE WAS NEXT TO NOTHING AT THAT TIME ON THE )NTERNET ABOUT #HRISTIAN SYMBOLS AND MOST BOOKS WERE

FROM THE S OR OLDER (IS SITE NOW HAS PAGES RECEIVES OVER HALF A MILLION HITS A MONTH AND IS THE NUMBER ONE RANKED #HRISTIAN SYMBOLS SITE ACCORDING TO 'OOGLE "ECAUSE IT WAS DESIGNED TO LOOK LIKE A BOOK SITE VISITORS CONSTANTLY ASKED WHERE THEY COULD BUY IT ±) HAD TO EXPLAIN THAT THE BOOK DIDN´T REALLY EXIST ² HE SAID ±&INALLY IN *ANUARY ) DECIDED THAT A HARD COPY OF THE SITE MIGHT BENE½T THE CHURCH 4HE DRIVE REALLY CAME FROM 'OD )T WAS SOMETHING ) HAD TO DO ² !ND SO 'RAY DESIGNED AND PUBLISHED THE BOOK HIMSELF CALLED #HRISTIAN 3YMBOLOGY IN -ARCH ! COPY IS AVAILABLE IN -6.5´S LIBRARY 3OME INTERESTING STORIES HAVE COME FROM THOSE USING THE SITE AND THE BOOK ±)´VE HAD WOMEN TELL ME THEY´VE USED SOME OF THE SYMBOLS ON BAPTISMAL CLOTHING ALTAR CLOTHS AND #HRISTMAS ORNAMENTS THEY MADE FOR THEIR CHURCHES /NCE AN ELDERLY MAN SENT ME PICTURES OF AN ALTAR HE AND HIS FRIENDS MADE COMPLETE WITH SYMBOLS AT THEIR RETIREMENT HOME WORKSHOP ² 'RAY CONTINUED ±0EOPLE HAVE SENT ME PICTURES OF SYMBOLS IN STAINED GLASS WINDOWS ON BROACHES BRACELETS GRAVESTONES AND EVEN SWORDS ASKING ME TO HELP ½ND THEIR MEANINGS /NE ,OS !NGELES ART MUSEUM CONTACTED ME CONCERNING A SYMBOL IN ONE OF THEIR PAINTINGS !

DOCTORAL STUDENT IN 3OUTH +OREA REFERENCED THE SITE FOR HIS DISSERTATION AS WELL AS A YOUNG WOMAN WORKING ON A COLLEGE PAPER IN 'REAT "RITAIN ² 'RAY HOPES MORE #HRISTIANS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE )NTERNET TO SPREAD 'OD´S 7ORD )N ADDITION HE HOPES THAT NEW GENERATIONS OF CHURCH BUILDERS WILL CONTINUE TO UTILIZE #HRISTIAN SYMBOLS TO CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE OF HOLINESS AND EXPECTATION OF 'OD´S PRESENCE 7HEN ASKED IF ANY PARTICULAR SYMBOLS RESONATE WITH HIM HE EXPLAINED ±4HE #HRISTIAN SYMBOLS FOUND IN THE CATACOMBS IN 2OME CONTINUE TO MOVE ME (ERE WERE #HRISTIANS WHO WERE DYING EVERY DAY FOR THEIR FAITH %TCHING SYMBOLS ON THEIR GRAVE MARKERS SAID SO MUCH ABOUT THEIR FAITH IN 'OD AND THEIR FAITH IN THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD ) ESPECIALLY LIKE THE SYMBOL OF THE 'REEK CROSS WITH THE LETTERS )# 8# .)+! )T MEANS ³*ESUS #HRIST CONQUERS ´ AND SUMS UP THE ENTIRE MESSAGE OF THE CHURCH ) WISH FOR THAT SYMBOL TO BE ETCHED ONTO MY OWN GRAVESTONE ² 'RAY RESIDES IN .ORTH #AROLINA WITH HIS WIFE ,ESLIE AND WORKS AS ART DIRECTOR FOR #ACTUS 'AME $ESIGN 9OU CAN CONTACT HIM THROUGH HIS WEBSITE AT WWW CHRISTIANSYMBOLS NET OR BY E MAIL AT CHRISTIANSYMBOLS EARTHLINK NET

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(OW CAN ONE EMBRACE THE WORLD 3OMETIMES IT´S AS SIMPLE AS TAKING THE PERSON YOU ARE TO PEOPLE IN NEED°BEING #HRIST TO THEM WHILE THEY BECOME #HRIST TO YOU 4HIS IS WHAT ) HAVE DONE FOR THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF WORKING FOR ,´!RCHE A 2OMAN #ATHOLIC ORGANIZATION ,´!RCHE IS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE WITH AND WITHOUT INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES LIVE TOGETHER TO CREATE A COMMUNITY BASED ON THE BEATITUDES OF #HRIST &OUNDED IN ,´!RCHE NOW HAS MORE THAN COMMUNITIES IN OVER COUNTRIES THE CLOSEST TO -6.5 IS IN #LEVELAND ) LIVED IN JUST SUCH A

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ABOUT THE DAY°TAKING OUR TIME AS AN EXPRESSION OF COMMUNION

,´!RCHE WAS FOUNDED BY &RENCH #ANADIAN *EAN 6ANIER AND POPULARIZED IN THE 5NITED 3TATES THROUGH THE WRITINGS OF THEOLOGIAN (ENRI .OUWEN ! &RENCH WORD MEANING ±4HE !RK ² IT IS A REFERENCE TO .OAH´S !RK AND ITS HOPE AND DELIVERANCE OVER CHAOTIC ¾OOD WATERS AS WELL AS TO #HRIST´S INVITATION FOR US TO WALK WITH (IM AMONG THOSE SAME WATERS !T ITS HEART ARE PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES AND THE HONEST HUMBLE WAYS THEY REBUFF OUR ASSUMPTIONS OF STRENGTH EF½CIENCY RELEVANCY EFFECTIVENESS AND VIOLENCE

4HAT SAID ,´!RCHE COMMUNITY LIFE ISN´T ALWAYS SO GENTLE 4HE PHILOSOPHER &OUCAULT SAID ±%VERYTHING IS DANGEROUS BUT THAT IS NOT TO SAY THAT EVERYTHING IS BAD ² 4HE EMOTIONAL HONESTY OF THOSE ) LIVED WITH WAS OFTEN UPSETTING FOR ME ) WAS SURPRISED TO ½ND THAT ) WAS EMBARRASSED

BY JOY AND LAUGHTER WHEN IT OCCURRED AT A TIME OR PLACE ) HAD NOT THOUGHT WAS SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE ±!RE YOU MORE CONCERNED WITH SOCIAL NORMS AND VALUES THAN WITH HONESTY ² WAS MY CONSTANT INTERNAL QUESTION

±) COULDN T HIDE FROM MYSELF OR OTHERS WHILE LIVING IN COMMUNITY WITH PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ²

!N EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THE AFTER DINNER PRACTICE AT MY HOME WHERE EVERYONE NAMES SOMETHING HE SHE IS NOT GOOD AT AND THEN GIVES THANKS FOR IT INSTEAD OF TRYING TO ±½X² THE DE½CIENCY 4HE LOVING AND AWKWARD BONDS OF COMMUNITY CANNOT FORM UNTIL WE REALIZE THAT WE NEED RELATIONSHIPS IN ORDER TO SURVIVE 5LTIMATELY ,´!RCHE HAS BEEN A TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE THAT EXISTENTIALLY FERTILIZED WHAT WAS PLANTED IN ME AT -6.5

4HERE IS A BELIEF IN , !RCHE THAT WE CAN BE HAPPY IN LABOR BUT MISERABLE IN GAIN 4IME IS OF THE UTMOST ESSENCE TO THOSE WITH DISABILITIES BUT NOT BECAUSE OF ITS RELATION TO PRO½T OR ACQUIRING THINGS )N , !RCHE THE GOAL IS NOT TO ACCOMPLISH QUICKLY BUT TO BE TOGETHER HONESTLY ) COULD COOK DINNER MYSELF EVERY NIGHT IN A SHORT MINUTES INSTEAD WE COOK TOGETHER INEF½CIENTLY AND OFTEN INEFFECTIVELY BUT WE COOK TOGETHER 4HE DIFFERENCE IS IN THE BELIEF IN THE SACREDNESS OF TIME 4HE CLIMAX OF THE DAY OCCURS WHEN WE SIT DOWN TO DINNER TOGETHER ENJOY OUR COMPANY TALK

4HIS QUESTION GREW MOST POINTED IN THE FACE OF LOSS AND GRIEF $URING MY TIME IN ,´!RCHE ) DEALT WITH DEATH ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS 4HE DANGER CAME WHEN ) WAS FORCED TO MOVE THROUGH GRIEF FAR SLOWER THAN ) WAS COMFORTABLE )N ,´!RCHE NOTHING OF GREAT IMPORTANCE IS HURRIED LARGELY BECAUSE THOSE WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES DON´T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO THINK OR EXPERIENCE THINGS AS QUICKLY AS THE REST OF US 4HIS IS RATHER ENJOYABLE WHEN IT´S TIME TO CELEBRATE°RATHER UNENJOYABLE WHEN DEALING WITH SORROW 4HIS PRACTICE FORCED HONESTY OUT OF ME ) COULDN´T HIDE FROM MYSELF OR OTHERS WHILE LIVING IN COMMUNITY WITH PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES 4HE MOVEMENTS AND ACTIONS OF THOSE WITH DISABILITIES IN ,´!RCHE ARE OFTEN AN EXPRESSION OF #HRIST´S BEATITUDES AND THE WEAKEST IN ,´!RCHE HAVE A WAY OF BECOMING THE TEACHERS AND PROPHETS FOR THOSE FRIGHTENED BY HONESTY 4O LEARN MORE VISIT WWW LARCHE ORG

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%RSKINE -ARY 'ENTRY !SHLEY (ICKMAN 3EAN -OORE !MANDA /SBORN #HASE 0ENIX *EN 3OLIDAY AND !SHLEE 4HORNE &OR SOME IT WAS THEIR ½RST TIME TO ¾Y &OR OTHERS IT WAS THEIR ½RST TIME IN ANOTHER COUNTRY &OR ALL IT WAS THEIR ½RST TIME TO SPEND A SEMESTER LIVING WITH A FAMILY IN A HOME WHERE %NGLISH WAS NOT SPOKEN

4RAVELING WITH THE STUDENTS WERE $R +AREN $OENGES 0ROFESSOR #RYSTAL 4UEL AND TWO ALUMNI OF THE SEMESTER IN #OSTA 2ICA #HAD "OLENDER AND #LAY 4OCHEFF WHO RETURNED TO LIVE IN #OSTA 2ICA 3TUDENTS SOON SETTLED INTO THEIR CLASSES AT %L )NSTITUTO DE LA ,ENGUA %SPAuOLA AND ALSO WORKED TWO DAYS A WEEK AT VARIOUS SERVICE PROJECTS SUCH AS 2OBLEALTO A CHILDREN´S HOME /N SEVERAL WEEKENDS THE STUDENTS TOOK PASEOS TO OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY VISITING THE 0ACI½C AND !TLANTIC OCEANS THE RAINFOREST AND VOLCANOES

CENTERED PRINCIPLES THAT FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXCELLENT CHARACTER AND UNQUESTIONED INTEGRITY #HALLENGES TO THIS THESIS ARE EXAMINED AND STIMULATE VIGOROUS

!FTER FOUR MONTHS MOST HAD AMBIVALENT FEELINGS ABOUT RETURNING 4HEY WERE SAD TO LEAVE TROPICAL #OSTA 2ICA AND THE FRIENDS THEY HAD MADE THERE BUT THEY WERE EXCITED TO COME BACK TO THE WARMTH OF THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS 4HEIR HEARTS WERE WARMED AND THEIR LIVES CHANGED BY THE PEOPLE AND THEIR EXPERIENCES IN #OSTA 2ICA

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Executive Leadership and Faith 4HE 3CHOOL OF "USINESS HAS DEVELOPED A NEW COURSE THAT WILL SERVE AS THE INITIAL ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS %XECUTIVE ,EADERSHIP AND &AITH EXPLORES THE THESIS THAT THE ESSENCE OF EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP LIES IN A COMMITMENT TO #HRIST

DEBATE &ROM THE DISCUSSIONS AS WELL AS THE ASSIGNED READING AND A CASE STUDY ON .EHEMIAH A LEADERSHIP PLATFORM EMERGES THAT SERVES AS A GUIDE FOR EFFECTIVE DECISION MAKING )T ANNOUNCES TO OTHERS ±4HIS IS WHO ) AM AND THIS IS WHAT ) STAND FOR ² 4HE COURSE WAS LAUNCHED IN 3EPTEMBER AND HAS BEEN WELL RECEIVED BY STUDENTS

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