A WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT

In March, we officially kicked off our year of celebration with a packed house in Zurcher Auditorium and an incredible night of worship. The event was headlined by Dr. Tony Evans, and it was such a fitting launch point for our 125th Celebration because of Dr. Evans’ focus on Bible-based leadership, strong foundations and eternal impact.

In 1 Corinthians 3:10, Paul writes, “According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care how he builds upon it.”

Much like that foundation in Corinthians, Huntington University strives daily to maintain and build upon the solid foundation set by our forbearers because we understand that the roots we cultivate today have eternal impact. And the best part of my job is that daily, I get to see glimpses of that eternal impact, often in the form of a formative educational or athletic experience. For example, in spring 2022:

Students in HU’s Junior Impact Project course took it upon themselves to dream big and team up with Sanctus Real, a seven-time GMA Dove Award nominee and two-time Grammy nominated Christian rock group from Ohio. Together, they held a benefit concert in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to fight child trafficking.

Dylan Felger won the 600 meter at the Indoor Track and Field Nationals, earning him the title of national champion. Overall, Foresters earned 13 All-American honors at the event.

Our Alpha Chi National College Honor Society chapter garnered awards for student scholarship at the Alpha Chi National Convention. Our chapter has received recognition as a Star Chapter of Alpha Chi every year since the honor was launched in 1996. We are one of only two chapters out of more than 300 in the nation to accomplish this.

Katelyn Chill, a junior graphic design major at HU Arizona, was awarded a Student Bronze ADDY Award at the 2022 American Advertising Awards.

HU digital media arts students from Huntington and Arizona received 23 total awards at the Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts. Overall, they earned more awards than any other private school in the nation and were top five among both public and private universities.

Zachariah Lail, a junior psychology major, accepted a paid research internship with the Fulbright Program in Toronto, Canada, for the summer of 2022. Dr. Mark Fairchild, professor of Bible and religion, spent this semester as a Fulbright Professor in Turkey.

Our esports team went undefeated in regular season play for a 9-0 record heading into the National Tournament. Matches are the best of five, with HU sweeping seven of their opponents (3-0) while their other two wins have gone the distance (3-2) in favor of HU. As part of the National Esports Collegiate Conference (NECC), the Foresters enter postseason play as the #1 seed in the division.

Whether you’ve been a part of the Huntington University story for many years or are new to the conversation, stay tuned. We turn 125 years old this year, but we believe God is only just getting started. Great things have happened here, and even greater things are yet to come as He leads us into our next capital project, our next strategic plan and the next chapter of the HU story.