The Tabor View | March 2021

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TABOR VIEW MARCH 2021

INSIDE: Women’s History Month Remembering Josh Oakley Ed Department Growth Ebel Art Gallery

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The Student View

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Theatre Review and Preview

President Glanzer’s COVID-19 Testimony

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Sports Updates

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Ebel Art Gallery

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Women’s History Month

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Olympic Runner Comes to Tabor

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Black History Chapels, Soul Food Opinion

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MSU Highlights International Students

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New Space for Education Department

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New Trauma Education Master’s Program

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COVID-19 Response Team, Student Senate Update

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Josh Oakley Obituary

SP&D

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STUDENT VIEW

What was your opinion on the “soul food” day in the caf?

How do you pronounce the word “hammock”?

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A Review and Preview of Tabor Theatre

By Jessica Klein

Tabor Theatre recently performed “Sweetheart

“Sweetheart Come” endured many challenges in

Come” and is currently rehearsing for “Richard II” to

getting the show ready for an audience. Quarantine

be presented at the end of April.

forced understudies freshman Mallory Ediger and

“Sweetheart Come,” performed Feb. 25-28, features the story of Emma Hauck and her journey with schizophrenia. Tabor Theatre chose this show for a

sophomore Cody Crouch to join junior Nathan Kemling under the spotlights.

“Richard II” will be performed for an audience

number of reasons including the smaller cast, but the

at 7 p.m. April 29-30 and May 1. The show will be

college’s theme of mental health played a large role in

performed outside at the gazebo, which is located at

the decision.

Lincoln and C streets.

“Last spring, we learned that the societal challenge

After the cancelation of “Twelfth Night” because of

for Tabor this year would be mental health, and I felt

COVID-19 last spring and losing several cast members,

that it was such a rich opportunity to speak to that topic

Austin Harleson, director and assistant professor of

in a meaningful way,” said Lauren Carlton, director of

theatre, changed his course of action.

“Sweetheart Come” and assistant professor of theatre at Tabor.

A total of seven students were involved in the play.

A portion of those involved do not currently have a declared theatre major.

“You can major in other things and still absolutely be a part of the Tabor College theatre community,” said

Seven actors will be filling the roles of 15 different characters, but Harleson is confident in the students’ abilities. “We have a tight-knit cast that can rotate through these roles easily,” he said.

The show will be performed in a contemporary setting while still using Shakespearian verse.

Harleson said he believes the audience will enjoy

Carlton. “It is one of

the humor and light

the beauties of Tabor

that this show brings

College theatre.”

to the stage.

President Glanzer’s COVID-19 Testimony

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by Destiny Cooper President Jules Glanzer is nothing short of an

Glanzer said his entire COVID-19 experience has

amazing disciple of God and a strong, relentless

pushed him to reset his life. He has now centered his

fighter. He starts his testimony by telling how his

life around five key words: contentment, gratitude,

COVID-19 experience began.

simplicity, focused and small. While he was being

Glanzer said that he first had common symptoms

hospitalized and had his vision, the memory verse

such as coughing like most people have experienced.

John 15:15 resonated with him the most. His take

Then, things started to take a turn when his oxygen

away from this verse was that he isn’t serving a

level started to decline, resulting in him going to the

master, but a friend. This gave him a different

hospital and receiving supplemental oxygen. Glanzer

mentality of serving.

said that is when he knew it was going to be a hard

With that being said, President Glanzer said he

and long road to recovery. He didn’t even get to

would like students to take away this message: life

actually say goodbye to his wife, just a kiss and “I’ll

ends at the cross. If they haven’t given their life to

see you tomorrow,” not knowing what was truly in

Jesus, he strongly encourages them to consider doing

store for him.

so, because giving their lives to Jesus will make a real

The first night Glanzer was hospitalized he said he had a vision of the cross, which he describes as a “Huge, big, hundreds of feet tall, ugly, brown cross.” He realized if he was to step into the cross, he would no longer be on this earth and that a flood of salvation and forgiveness would overcome his body.

He realized that the gates of Heaven were a cross.

difference for them.

SPORTS UPDATES Softball Update

By Shea Sutherland The Lady Bluejays, ranking seventh in the conference preseason coaches poll, kicked off their spring games in mid-February.

But the cold temperatures in Texas altered their first tournament. Originally to be located in Allen, Texas, the games were moved to Kingsville, Texas, and postponed one day. In addition, the tournament consisted of two NCAA Division II teams. This resulted in a 1-4 record for the women.

The team opened their first home double-header against the University of Jamestown on March 9. Jamestown took both games overall with their heavy hitting. Continuing their pre-conference season, the team hosted Dakota State University on March 10.

After losing Game 1, the girls came back to win Game 2, 9-1, in five innings.

There are seven more opportunities to watch the women at home as they work toward the KCAC tournament quarterfinals in May. Golf Update

By Shea Sutherland After bracing the rigid Kansas temperatures, both the men’s and women’s golf teams began their season in much warmer weather. The men’s team opened their spring schedule in Houston, Texas, during the first weekend of February for the Houston Classic.

Tabor, along with Oklahoma Wesleyan, were two teams present from the KCAC conference. In result, Logan Matthews finished as the No. 1 bag for the Bluejays. The team placed fifth out of five teams overall.

Tabor’s women’s team visited Nixa, Mo., the first weekend of this month to begin their season, placing sixth out of six teams. Valdisa Andov took fourth place individually.

The women and the men kicked off their first leg of the KCAC Conference Championship on March 22 in Tulsa, Okla.

Swim Update

By Layci Froese The KCAC conference meet in Nebraska brought a close to this year’s Tabor swim season. The team is currently preparing for next season by participating in dryland practices rather than swimming in a pool.

According to senior swim team member Madi Sheppard, this is intentional and the purpose is to ease back into the rhythm of practicing every day. The past season could be summarized with the word flexibility, because they had to adapt to team members being quarantined or isolated and to changing game day plans.

But despite the uncertainty of sports seasons and life in general, the team was still able to excel.

“I think a huge confidence booster and highlight for all of us was how we all finished at conference.” said Sheppard. “Every single person on the team cut significant times in our swims. I think that’s a pretty cool accomplishment.”

Men’s Soccer Update

By Tyrel Haynes Starting the second half their season, Tabor College men’s soccer team is facing some struggles. They took conference losses to Saint Mary and McPherson, along with a non-conference loss in a matchup against Colorado Christian.

They are currently on a five-game losing streak, with their last win dating back to November. The Bluejays are currently in 11th place in the conference, a half-game behind York.

Tabor lost its home game against rival Bethel College 3-2 on March 20.

Women’s Soccer Update

By Emma Willison The Tabor women’s soccer team had their first matchup of the spring season on March 2 against Ottawa, earning a tough 3-2 double-overtime win. Sydney Takash, freshman, scored two goals while Reyna Soltero (JR) scored the game-winning goal.

The Lady Jays then took on Dakota Wesleyan University and secured their third straight non-conference victory. Kami Quinn, junior, had a total of six saves in goal.

Macey Darrah, junior, was able to get a hold of a pass from Allison Cubbon, junior, for the game-winning goal.

Tabor returned to conference play on March 10 at Bethany College but fell 1-0. The team then dropped two more conference games to Oklahoma Wesleyan and Bethel.

The women’s soccer team now stands 5-5 in the KCAC. Tennis Update

By Layci Froese Tabor’s tennis season is off to a fast start with the team playing some NCAA Division II and other non-conference NAIA teams. The women’s team of eight has two senior players, Olivia Brubacher and Ariana Miller-Wyse, both of Hesston, Kan. The men’s team of 13 also brings two senior players, Juan Ramirez of Bogotá, Colombia, and Justin Schroeder of Newton, Kan. In addition to these senior players, the team will have access to the new indoor tennis facility.

“Having an indoor facility at this level of play is rare,” said Luke Rencher, Tabor’s head tennis coach. “Having indoor courts will allow us to have serious practices and matches all year long and sets us apart from our competitors.”

The team began conference play and triumphed against Bethany on March 16 with the men winning 5-2 and the women 6-1.

Track Update

by Jessica Klein The Tabor Bluejays wrapped up the indoor track and field season on a high note. The men’s team finished fourth out of 12 teams at the KCAC Indoor Championships on Feb. 18-20. The women’s team also performed well, finishing fourth out of 11 teams in the conference.

The women were honored with the KCAC Champions of Character Team Award for the second time after claiming the award for the cross country season.

Senior Kail- eigh Dill, junior Toby Penner and freshman Tyke Owens qualified for the 56th annual NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships. The championship took place on March 3-6 in Yankton, S.D. The team has already transitioned into training for the outdoor season. The team had their first outdoor meet at Pratt Community College on March 20. They will have a meet nearly every weekend until the end of the season.

Baseball Update

By Tyrel Haynes The Tabor College baseball squad has been on a hot streak as of late, winning six out of their last seven games.

The Bluejays have torn up the conference with wins over Saint Mary, Bethany and Avila, with their only loss coming from ranked McPherson. The squad had an outstanding 30-1 victory over Saint Mary. Currently, the Bluejays hold first place in the conference halfway through this young season.

The Bluejays took a trip to Dallas and swept all three games against Dallas Christian College. They are to be back home for a conference matchup against Bethany College on March 30.

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SPORTS UPDATES CONT.

Women’s Basketball Update

By Destiny Cooper The Tabor women’s basketball team played in the KCAC tournament championship game against Sterling on March 1, and suffered a devastating 86-78 loss, ending their season. But the women had a phenomenal season.

Head Coach Shawn Reed said that the championship game has shown them that they have improved a lot over the season and can really compete with anyone. Despite all of the challenges the team faced, such as COVID-19, Coach Reed said he believes that they all fought hard to overcome those obstacles, which made them better in the long run.

The junior varsity team had an amazing season as well, finishing with a 16-5 overall record, and 15-2 in conference play. The JV team faced many COVID-19 challenges as well.

“They really stepped into the roles of who was playing that night and being where they were needed,” assistant coach Kate Brickell said.

Football Update

By Avery Unruh The Tabor College football team entered their spring season with a record of two wins and four losses. The team was hungry to start settling unfinished business during this unusual, separated schedule.

On March 13, the team hosted Bethel College, who quickly brought Tabor’s hopes of winning to a halt.

But the desire to win is still alive as Tabor prepares for future games against Ottawa University, Kansas Wesleyan and Sterling College.

“Our approach has not changed,” said senior Parker Folks, who recently received the Featured Player of the Week award. “I don’t want to see much change for our next game because the team played their hearts out and I am confident we will do the same against Ottawa.”

Folks said his only goal is to win games and to see the team grow closer together as a family and a brotherhood.

Men’s Basketball Update (154)

By Avery Unruh The Tabor College men’s basketball team played their season-ending game on Feb. 22 against Sterling College in the KCAC Conference Tournament. It was a close game with a final score of 66-72.

But this loss did not define the successful season that the team displayed. After a few tough years at the bottom of the conference, the team battled for their first winning season in three years, finishing with a final record of 12 wins and 10 losses.

“This season went good,” said senior guard Montel Stewart. “It was a lot better from last year, though it didn’t live up to the expectations as far as winning the KCAC Championship. But as far as improving our record and getting better as a group, it went really well.”

Stewart also said that everyone needs to be on the lookout for next year, as this year was only a glimpse at what is yet to come.

Volleyball Update

By Eric Torrence COVID-19 has pushed several fall sports into interterm or spring session, including Tabor’s Volleyball team. Coach MacNeill’s staff and players have embraced these challenges.

Although they are playing more games than usual, their primary goal is to win their conference. They’ve had some pretty competitive sets these last few weeks.

On March 13, they had a five-set match to beat Sterling College, 25-18, 16-25, 25-23, 20-25, 15-9. On March 20, they defeated the University of St. Mary 3-1, but fell to Friends University 2-3.

One thing for certain is Tabor is going out there with much tenacity. Regardless of how sporadic schedules are being moved around, MacNeill feels having players that want to get better daily helps the morale of Tabor volleyball.

The Tabor Bluejays KCAC record is 21-5, and they are sitting in third place in the conference. The KCAC playoffs start on March 27.

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Ebel Art Gallery to Feature Christian Artists

by Layci Froese

Ebel Gallery in the Shari Flaming Center for the

“Kelly is originally from Texas, but completed her

Arts exhibits work of various artists and different

master’s degree at K-State and developed a strong

types of art media with the community. The range

connection to the area land and ecology, specifically

has included photography, quilts, printmaking,

the tallgrass prairie region of the Flint Hills that

mixed-media drawing, watercolors, ceramics and

stretches through several nearby counties including

design work.

the eastern edge of Marion County,” said Hamm.

“Art galleries can sometimes feel intimidating if

“Her work pays close attention to a landscape that

people feel pressure to have a certain experience

many people overlook or are unaware of, but that

in them or have some sort of expertise. But as

is actually an incredibly unique feature right in our

a department, we really encourage the Tabor

backyard.”

community to feel at home in the gallery and engage

In April, the gallery will feature a Senior Portfolio

with the work based on their own experiences,” said

Show of work from graduating Art & Design majors.

Derek Hamm, associate professor of graphic design.

In the future, the gallery will also exhibit Tabor art

Currently, the exhibit features Kelly Yarbrough, a mixed-media artist based in Manhattan, Kan.

professor A.R. Ebel and a group exhibition from Christians in the visual arts titled “Matter & Spirit” of which Prof. Shin-hee Chin was a part.

Featured piece by Kelly Yarbrough

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Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic and Latina member of the Supreme Court

Isabella Baumtree, known as Sojourner Truth

Marie Curie, French physicist

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Women’s History Month Profiles

by Destiny Cooper

The development of Women’s History Month is

Born Isabella Baumfree, Sojourner Truth was

no doubt an example of women’s persistence and

an African American abolitionist and women’s

courage.

rights activist. Sojourner Truth is best known for

Women’s History Month initially began as a day,

her famous speech “Ain’t I a Woman,” which

called International Women’s Day, Feb. 28, 1909. But

she delivered at the 1851 Ohio Women’s Rights

women felt that one day wasn’t enough to recognize

Convention.

all the contributions of women to history.

Once again, women took matters into their own

Florence Nightingale, known as “Lady with the Lamp,” was a British nurse, social reformer,

hands and rallied for International Women’s day to

statistician and founder of modern nursing.

be lengthened to a week. The women of that time

Nightingale’s efforts to advance healthcare greatly

were adamant, resulting in President Jimmy Carter

influenced the quality of care in the 19th and 20th

passing the proclamation in 1980, saying that March

centuries.

2-8 would officially be Women’s History Week. The

Marie Curie, a French physicist, is best known for

fight wasn’t over, however. The Women’s National

her work on radioactivity. She is the first woman to

History Project lobbied for a longer observation,

win a Nobel Prize, and she is the only woman to win

so Congress passed another proclamation in 1987,

the award in two fields, chemistry and physics.

establishing Women’s History Month.

The 2021 Women’s History Month theme is

Most recently, in 2009 Sonia Sotomayor was nominated by President Barack Obama to become an

“Valiant Women of the Vote: Refusing to be

associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United

Silenced.” Here are some women who shaped and

States. This made Sotomayor the first Hispanic and

advanced history.

Latina member of the Court.

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Olympic Runner Comes to Tabor

By Tyrel Haynes It is not every day that Tabor College has Olympic athletes on campus. Ryan Hall recently came to Tabor College and spoke at Chapel about his life from early childhood, as a college student and as a retired runner.

In Hall’s early life, he wanted to become a professional baseball player.

“One day, going to a basketball game, I was looking at a lake and got a calling from God to run,” said Hall.

The next morning he decided to run eight miles

health and academics, and he decided to leave Stanford for a semester. He later realized that not being there made it worse.

He finished his senior year back at Stanford as a NCAA national champion in the 1600 and became a professional athlete. Hall qualified for the marathon at the Beijing Olympics, and he set a goal of trying to get on the podium.

Shortly into the race, Hall started to figure out that the race was not going the way he wanted. He

and after this running would

received a calling from God to encourage others.

become a love in his life.

“Listening to God is like

After his dad had a talk

listening to a second language,”

with him about him being

said Hall.

good at multiple things or

Because of injury, Hall had

being excellent at one thing,

to retire from running and is

Hall made the decision to

now focusing on bodybuilding

continue running. After

and coaching his wife.

running for years, Hall

Hall’s main message was

decided to go to Stanford

this: “There is nothing better

University.

than knowing Jesus. Knowing

At Stanford, Hall started

Him, you have already won.”

to struggle with depression, Ryan Hall, Olympic runner

Black History Month Chapels Promote Diversity

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By Eric Torrence

Campus Pastor Ryan Lee makes an immense effort to provide many diverse speakers for Tabor’s Chapel.

He has been focusing on bringing in minority voices, including women, African American, and Latino.

He reached out to cabinet members on the board of

message, but it is a good thing,” Lee said about the diversity of speakers.

Connections and recommendations are what keeps the momentum going for future chapels. One phenomenal thing Lee is doing is the Chapel podcast.

pastors in the area and received great feedback. His

It allows you to see any particular Chapel service you

efforts through the pastor’s alliance in Wichita has

might have missed and makes Chapel more universal.

brought about a more inclusive chapel service.

Lee said he tries to focus on the different influential

Lee has developed great relationships with people that are eager to speak, and for Black History Month, he

months we celebrate cultures and their history.

filled nearly every slot with a Black speaker. He wants

Different messages give students a widened scope or

to make Chapel better, but he needs people to email

perspective.

him with requests or to give feedback.

“We get a fuller picture of who God is. And someone might say something that makes you wrestle with their

Overall, Lee is all about diversification, and is attempting to help everyone at Tabor join together as one community.

*Soul Food Opinion*

By Eric Torrence

February was a time for celebration in the African

everyone’s palettes because there are many ethnic

American community. We, as a country, have

cultures at Tabor. The event ended up doing pretty

made great strides, with many influential figures

well. Several people I asked really enjoyed the thought

and inventors in the African American community

more than anything.

revolutionizing society.

The best moment of the luncheon was hearing

It was unusual to not have a theme or hear any talks about an event in the works on campus. It took some brainstorming, but an interesting idea came into

someone say, “I feel back at home.” I’m hoping other cultures can do something similar in the future.

There should be more appreciation for Rob Scott, food

fruition: how about creating a meal to bring everyone

service director with Pioneer College Caterers at Tabor.

together?

He was willing to do something out of the ordinary. I

It took some help with some really amazing students

also want to give a special thanks to the Pioneer kitchen

and faculty of Tabor College. The Southern idea of a

staff and all they’ve done and continue to do for the

soul food luncheon popped onto the drawing board.

preparation of all our meals at Tabor.

We faced many challenges attempting to satisfy Opinion pieces are marked with ** for readers’ convenience

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MSU Highlights International Students

By Emma Willison

Tabor’s Multicultural Student Union is bringing

MSU has already done a couple of events this

awareness to students of various countries on campus.

semester. In early March, the club organized a flag

A wide variety of countries are represented at Tabor,

ceremony in Chapel with all the flags of the countries

including Argentina, Bahamas, Canada, Democratic

represented by Tabor’s international students. Also, one

Republic of Congo, Ecuador, England, French

of the MSU members gave a word on unity through his

Polynesia, Germany, Grenada, Indonesia, Italy, Jamaica,

perspective of being an international student.

Mexico, Northern Ireland, Peru, Scotland, Serbia, Uganda, Uruguay and Wales.

This semester there are 24 international students on Tabor’s campus, representing 20 different countries.

“It is so exciting to see how the Lord has brought a diverse group of students to Tabor, as well as students

Members of MSU also hosted an international dessert night. With the help of Tabor’s Pioneer College Caterers, MSU served desserts from five different countries, all of which are represented at Tabor this semester.

MSU is now looking forward to redesigning the flag

who desire to celebrate this diversity,” said Maddie

wall outside the dining hall to showcase and celebrate

Ediger, MSU president.

the diversity on Tabor’s campus.

The main goal of MSU is to celebrate the different cultures represented on campus.

“We believe that Jesus really loves culture and diversity,” said Ediger, adding that MSU aims to recognize international students to honor and celebrate their cultures.

“There will be a flag for each country represented by our international students, and they will each get to sign their flag before we put it on the wall,” said Ediger.

MSU intends to put on another event before the semester ends.

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New Space, Growth for Education Department

By Shea Sutherland Walking into the campus library, it is visually evident

“To excel at a program, you have to have an

that changes are in the making. “The college is really

exceptional space,” said Ens, adding that transitioning

excited about this,” said Terry Ens, director of facilities

the education program to the library will enhance the

operations.

learning ambience.

Tabor College’s library renovations are underway to create a new home for the Education Department.

Renovation discussions have taken place over the past few years, and many individuals have participated to make this happen, including Frank Johnson, Academic Affairs personnel, the Executive Team and Facilities staff.

Ens said that his team has diverse talent to build and create.

The main goal for this project is to establish an excellent learning space for those pursuing education, allowing students to collaborate not only within the

Changes will be taking place on the second floor of the library. New additions will include learning tools, lounge space, study rooms, four classrooms and bathrooms.

The projected finish for this design is Aug. 1 to be ready for the fall semester, said Ens. Although this space will be new, the facilities crew is incorporating Tabor’s history into the environment. Ens said they plan to repurpose the lumber from the gym’s current bleachers for trim once the new bleachers are installed.

“I love to create opportunities for people to excel at

classroom. A new, refreshing space allows opportunity

what they do,” said Ens. “We will revolutionize the

for growth.

library and student experience.”

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New Trauma Education Master’s Program

By Mei Kirchhoff, Guest Contributor Dr. David Stevens, associate professor of education, will teach courses in the M.Ed. Neuro/Trauma is seeing a dream come true.

This year, Tabor College has launched the Master of

program.

“We’re targeting anybody who works with young

Education in Neuroscience and Trauma, a new online people who have possibly suffered trauma, stress or master’s program directed by Stevens.

“There was no training in my teacher preparation

adverse childhood experiences,” Stevens said.

The program’s curriculum begins with the basics

to help me deal with students’ erratic behavior that

of how the brain works, the anatomy and physiology

I was seeing in a class,” he said about his experience

of the brain, along with cognitive psychology. The

teaching fifth graders.

second half of the program will focus on behavior

This new program will teach the science behind changing the way students think about themselves and their abilities.

“We’re going to be helping people identify false

analysis and response to trauma.

Trauma is a broad, general term. The program will deal with two specific kinds of trauma—abuse and neglect.

beliefs they have about themselves,” Stevens said.

“What we’re doing differently is knowing how

The M.Ed. in Neuro/Trauma program will be

to respond to and what to do about (trauma),” said

offered with both synchronous and asynchronous

Stevens, adding that trauma is not just found in

online classes. The program starts in a summer term

urban, but also in rural communities.

with four courses, then students take one class at

He said the idea of this program is to transform

a time through the fall and spring, and finish their

teachers who can transform others, following the

coursework in the following summer.

model of the Romans 12 scripture about being

The plan is to have a cohort of 15-20 students.

Stevens and other Tabor faculty, including Prof. Jim Paulus, Dr. Lara Vanderhoof and Dr. Sarah Tham,

transformed by renewing one’s mind.

“Teachers will leave here feeling traumaresponsive and trained,” Stevens said.

COVID-19 Response Team Review

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By Avery Unruh

The weekend of March 12-14 marked the one-year anniversary of Tabor College’s COVID-19 shutdown.

Looking back upon this year, Tabor College and its COVID-19 Response Team had difficult decisions to make as they embraced the challenges that came along with this pandemic.

So how has Tabor responded to such a difficult task?

“From my perspective we have adapted extremely well,” said Rusty Allen, vice president of operations.

“COVID-19 has served to accelerate a number of things that we knew we needed to get better at. The use of virtual technology is the main way I have seen us embrace COVID-19 realities as an opportunity to get better.”

Allen also said that the pandemic pushed Tabor to strengthen ties with both the city of Hillsboro and Marion County health officials. This has led to a deep

appreciation for one another and could prove to be handy in future circumstances.

“I am thankful for the many talented and committed employees who have worked tirelessly across our institution,” said Allen.

By working hard, employees were able to create in-person courses that were not possible for many large university campuses.

As Allen looked back upon the year while seeking hope for the future, he mentioned that many have created false idols for themselves as they focus upon the world and its unfulfilling treasures.

“COVID-19 seems to have exposed where we have put the things of our world ahead of the place Jesus should hold in our lives,” said Allen.

As individuals reset their lives and move into a post-COVID-19 era, Tabor also looks ahead to the future with a refocused plan with Christ at its center.

Student Senate March Update

By Alyssa Matney

Throughout the past month, Student Senate has held meetings for club funding, special requests, and cares and concerns. Student Senate had the opportunity to provide funding to the following club’s for the spring semester: Business, Marketing, The Bluejay, Science and Social Justice. A special thank you to Madison Johnson, Mallory Ediger, Maddie Ediger and Abigail Sechrist for motioning these requests.

The student leaders of each of these clubs have been encouraging in all of their hard work and efforts to serve the student body. Natalie Ford, president for Social Justice Club, is looking forward to “bringing social justice to all groups on campus and bringing awareness to those who have been marginalized.”

We also want to acknowledge The Bluejay staff for their efforts in designing the yearbook. Jessica Klein, Bluejay editor, described The Bluejay as “a compilation of all campus events that are essential to Tabor’s history.” Jessica Klein, adviser Lily Arthur

and their staff have been working hard on the upcoming yearbook.

During the special requests meeting, Kevin Larson, residential educator of the Northside residence halls, requested funding for a water and ice machine and a TV in the Dakota Lounge spaces. These two additions will be a great asset to the Dakota Lounge space. Our facilities staff will be working on getting these two additions installed soon.

Our upcoming schedule consists of campus improvements, special requests, and Student Senate elections for the 2021-2022 year. All meetings are open to the student body to voice their opinions.

Student Senate will send out an email to the student body the week of these meetings with information about the upcoming meeting and a form to submit a request. We are always open to hearing concerns, funding opportunities or ideas to improve the student experience on campus.

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Tabor Baseball Remembers Josh Oakley Partial Obituary from https://www.affinityallfaithsmortuary.com/obituary/joshua-oakley his bachelor’s degree in 2020. Then Josh continued his studies as a student in Tabor’s online MBA program.

Coaching was a long-term goal so this opportunity was a perfect fit for him. After earning his undergrad degree, Josh continued coaching with The Curve baseball program and also began working and coaching at Life Prep Academy. He found both Josh Oakley graduated from Eisenhower High

working as a paraeducator in his second grade class

School in Goddard, Kan., in May 2016 and continued

and coaching his baseball players very rewarding.

his education at Tabor College in Hillsboro. Although

Josh loved God, his family and friends, Silver

he was still recovering from a heart transplant, Tabor

Maple Camp, baseball and of course OU football! To

head coach Mark Standifer took a chance on him, and

know Josh was to love him. He loved BIG and had a

Josh was offered a baseball scholarship to continue

heart for helping others. Josh loved kids and had a

participating in the sport that he loved.

gift for reaching the unreachable. Joshua was called

Because of some heart rejection episodes before

home by his Lord and Savior on Feb. 26. His 23 years

his senior year at Tabor, Josh was unable to continue

were far too short, but he lived each day to the fullest

competing but he was asked to keep working with

and reached so many in that short time.

the team as a student coaching assistant and earned

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SP&D Emphasizes Christian Community

By Jessica Klein

Share, Prayer and Dare is a student-led worship

encouragement to this body of believers, inspiring

night held each week at 9 p.m. on Wednesday.

them to pursue Christ wholeheartedly. Speakers have

The overall mission of SP&D is to encourage a

shared testimonies, performed original songs and

community of believers across campus to join

prepared sermons for their peers.

together as one body in unity with one another and the Holy Spirit.

In the fall, SP&D met both outside and in the Richert Auditorium because of COVID-19 protocols.

Head worship leader and coordinator Mariah

At the beginning of the spring semester, the location

Litton has been a part of SP&D since her freshman

moved to its usual home in the Historic Mennonite

year at Tabor and took over leadership in the fall of Brethren Church.

2020.

For those that have never attended SP&D, Litton

“Good, godly community is such an important encourages students to step out of their comfort thing,” Litton said. “Knowing that I have a group of zones and have faith that God will provide. people to go to keeps me accountable in Christ and encourages me to pursue God with everything.”

Each week, a student volunteer offers

“When you come to God, you do not have to be bound by worry and stress,” she said. “You can have freedom because Jesus has sacrificed it all.”

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