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"/\llci Jesus (JWUJ ill wisctom cmd stoturc , Ollci ill fouor i_U i t/1 God Olld rnell ." - Luke 2 :52 (N IV) 111 Jh<' sr i/lnrss of 1he 111 (1/H . 1he s1r<'<"I lamps illuminuw 1/w 1ww C. L. Kou Pluzu . Ma nu chun(}es w n k ploce compus-wi cl e 1his ueor. Phoro IJ!J Jason Bun rh11~e OF PACE \J VOLUME 71 SCOTT BAINE , ED ITOR - IN -CHIEF JASON BURT, PHOTOGRAPHER KAY GOWEN , ADVISER ©HARDING UNIVERSITY, SEARCY, AR 72149
Jim Bill ,\1clnreer speaks at t11e cledicut ion cerem ony of the new Bible ancl world missions cenrer. Tl1e ,\1clnreer b1 1ilcling symbolized the spirit of recommitmenr that was the foci is of Fall Fest. Photo by Jason Bun. Micl1clle Mcnrzer. Beth Brooks an<I Karissa I 11 iffard s top in the lobby of the ,\ Jc lnteer Cenrer to talk l >eHueen classes. The new buil<ling and the p edestrian walk prouided a place for friends to fellowship. Pho10 by Jason Bun. Brenr Coffey and Jana Thomas enjo t1 a late fall afternoon s1ro ll around The UniL1ersity Cho rus. under the direc1ion of Dr. Cliff Ganus. prac1ices the camp11s. Tl1e 1Jea111y of the comp11s was enjoye<I by the s111dent on the 11nfinished ampitheater d1 iring earlyfall . The mall was complete</ body. Photo f)y James Allen . j ust in time for Fall Fest. Pho to by Narhan Ironside. 0 p e 11 i 11 g 2
A CHANGE OF PACE s til e yc;:1r 1Jcgc:111. n w 11 y o b\ ' io u s c ll c:111gcs l 1C1cl tc:1ke n pl c:1ce . T IK' Mc l11t ce r con s truc ti o n w21s cilmos t compl e te 2rnci . 0s usua l . tl1 e cmnpus vvas im111c!c:lt ec l w itl111ew races. New facult y and s t211f we re aclci ed c:mcl til e s tucl ent !Jo d y w c:1s repl enished witll n ew s tude nt s thro ug h ci 11 ex te rnl eci \' e rs io n o r S tude nt 1mp21c t. ~: Tllro ug l1 o ut tl1C year. we w a tc h e cl vv itl1 C1n t icip<:1 t io11 <:1s tl 1c I Ia rcl ing c21m p us was cirC1m c-1ti cC1 lly trans formed b o tl1 pl1ys ic0 lly cmd s piritua lly . TIK' Jim I~ ill Mc lnt ce r Bibl e and w o rld Mi ss io ns Center clrc;:1m fin a ll y b ecam e c=1 1Tc-1lit y a lt e r I 8 m o ntl1s o f con centrnt c ci lJuilcling. It s i11 c-u1g urC1 ti o n wc-1s cc lc br21t e cl ciuring r a il Fes t . Ho m ecorning and L ee tures l1ip we re comlJi11cci w i ti i tl w ci edi ca t io n o r tl 1C Me in tee r Cent e r a llCi tl1C' C. L. Kay F>c ci cs tri C1 11 Ma ll int o a lull wee k o f ce lc lJra ti o n. ~· FCl ll Fes t Iocusecl o n "rccommitrnc nt " an ci w as 11a llrna rke cl b y til e cl cc !i c21ticm ce remoni es on Sa turclay . Tl lC' p c ct c stri an w 21lk lJecam e the m aj or thoroug hfa re for c2m1pus tra ffi c C1 11cl th e new Bi b le buil cl ing served as a too l fo r lu!rilling o ur p ar t o f tl1 c grc ;:1t commi ss io n . 3 () 1> (' l l i ll g
A CHANGE OF PACE cad emi ca ll y. tl1 c re were trans iti o ns as we ll. Reg is tra ti o n w as condensed to a o ne-day process. New majors we re c-1dded. A omputer sc ience dep artment was es tabli s l1ed , tl ie marr iage and famil y therap y p rogram acce lera ted . c:md the hom e economi cs ci ep artmc nt c hanged it s name to til e fnmil y anci co ns ume r sc ie n ces dep a rt ment . In tl 1e communi ca ti o n d epartment. 11 a rdin ~fs te levi s io n c hanne l. TV- 19, swit c hed frequenc ies to c hanne l 1 G. f, Mem be rs l1ip in tl1e A rkansas ln tC'rco ll cgia te Confe rence dwind led and I lard ing w as forced to seek a new a tl1l e ti c a ffili a ti o n . Sc l1oo l o ffi cia ls worked tl1rougl1o ut til e yea r . l1o ping to secu re a pl ace in til e Lo ne Star Conference . f, From a soc ia l p ersp ec ti ve, til e new soc ia l c lub ind uc ti on sys tem took up mos t o f 1l1e Int e rc lub Counc il's time and tll o ug llt. Tl1i s yea r was a tri a l run fo r til e syst em and m any b ugs we re worked o ut . A lso, new o rgani za ti ons we re fo rmed w l1ic l1 gcw e s tudent s more opportuniti es to become invo lved in a grea ter v ari e ty o f int eres ts . () fl (' 11 i I) u t Sco tt Ba ine. Edit o r 4 Ron Nelson shows off his karate abilities at u stude111 ta/e111 show. A l'ur:r•tv of campus programs wus prol'ic/ed /)!J the srudelll Acrit •i ties Con 1mi11ee. Photo bu Jason Bun.
couch Hund!} Tri/J/Jf<> to/ks to Th<' foor/JUll pluu<>rs l>efore u qume. The l/Tllllersit!} spenr iTS /(IS( uear in the Arkansas Jnwrcol/egiwe Conference. which will <lisl>aml ufrer T/1is uear. Photo l>u Jason B11n. Rachel JIOms<>u scans a /J11llerin board in the pedesrrian mull for n<>1u informwion d11nnf1 one of St'arcu·s freq11ent downpours . Tile kiosks pm1 •ide<I anorhNwauforsTI 1denrs 10 keep 11p 11 1irh all 1hee11cnrs rhm were goino on ar I Jarclinf/. P/1010 /J!J Jason B11n Ch 1/J brothers. Tom \\'right . Chris wur1feu. Don Neal and Kule Laws. spend a few min11tes catchin(J 11µ on c/111> ucriuities owsi<lt' on the plaza. The new socio/ c /111> µrcwess was iniriorec/ this fall . Phoro /Ju Joson B11n () i> l" 11 i 11 g
Or . Oau id Cole. µrofessor of chemis try . demonstrares air pressure and condensarion ro his earth science survey class . Cole was a fauorire in rhe phys ical science deparrment. Phoro by Nathan Ironside . A c ad e mi cs 6 Oiui s i on J age
~ ua li1y." 1101 iclcil in /\m c rirn. finds c ilizcns discussing qualil y family lime. quality lm rnburgers. even quci lit y cont ro l c-11 work . But wl1ci t ;:1bo ut eciucc1tio n? '(, Quailty of educa ti on can b e m easured in a vmi c ty o f w;:1ys . Som e scl10o ls fl 21unt tl1c p re-s tig io us ciegrees the ir facult y hold. Otl1e rs tabula1 e tl1e numbe r o f rcscmcl1 g rc-mt s in opcrc-1tion on cmnpus. Still othe rs ta ll y tl1c numbe r o f natio na lly recognized SOME clisciplinm y rn 1tl 10riti cs o n tlw p ay ro ll. f; But Harc1ing is diffe rent. Sure. it l1as professors witl1 THINGS d egrees from top -11o tc l1 schools , faculty wl10 conduc t rcscrn-cl1 in the ir disc iplines, ev en no ted C1 utl 1or itics. Tl1c differ nc in the qua lity or educa ti o n com es no t in tl1e le tt e rs a ft e r NEVER om"s nmn e. b ut in the a ttitude a tc c-1cllc r takes c:1bo ut his or her p ro fession. '(, I Iarding ·s CHANGE 1c;:1c lw rs clo f;:ir m o re than their contrcic ts require. Tltey op en tlt e ir lives to tlt e ir students b y te ;:1cl1ing Im m e Bible studies . counseling w ith s tudent s during o ffice ho urs, or playing a gam e ACADEMICS o f b;:1s ke tb;:11l in the Old Gyrn . Teac l1e rs befri end tl1e ir s tudents, and thi s is wl1ere the g rea tes t 1ec:1c l1ing is cio ne - throug h tl1e SJX'cic-11 b onding of m ern or anci s tudent. '(, As usua l . Harding had som e trrn 1s iti o 11 in t"cxulty this yea r. Progrmn s w e re expanded. faciliti es w ere- imp roved , and til e school yea r w 21s ciee111eci success ful. But these tl1ings dici 110 1comprise the treas ure wl1i c h I larding represented to so m any peopl e . 1 1;:11-clintfS s trc ng tl1 lciy in til e c llam c tc r o f its teachers and in tl1e ir commitment to educating witl1 tt1e ir l1ec:ut s 21s we ll ;: i s tl1c ir mincis. '(,Jimmy Broo ks / ) i l ' i S i II II I ' <I U <' 7 ; \ C <I <I<' 111 i C S
Dr. one/ Mrs . Oauid Burks ancl Dr. oncl Mrs. ll'ilr t\larrin lisren ro a sruclenr~c; comments ar rl1e Burks· home Hil>le srudy . Burks ofren hoc/ sruclenrs in his home duri119 rlw school year. Pharo by Jason Burr . /Jr . Joe Pryor and Or. Clif Ganus Jr. join rheir reammares as I /Ording:Sfirsrfoorball ream ispresenreclar 11omeco1ning . Ganus l1as parriciµarecl in many aspects of 11arcli119 life since his clays as a sruclen1. Pl1oro by Jason Burr . David B. Burks Presiacnt Clifton L. Ganus , Jr . Cllancell or !-__------------------------------------------------------ - ------- Presi<lc111 [-. C h ance ll or Aca<lemics 8
Head Administrators Share Wisdom Gained from Experience and Leadership President Eve ry Wednesday nig t11. mo re tl1an 5 00 s tudents met in l1omes arouncl Searcy for l1ome Bible s tudies. This program. ove rseen b y Dwig l1t ancl Barby Smitl1 and tl1c c ide rs o f College Cl1urc l1. inc luded facult y mcmlx' rs wl10 l1os t a group o f s tudent s in tl1e ir homes fo r a w eekl y s tudy o f tl1e worci o r God . one o r tl1esc g roups me t in tl1e l1omc o f Dr . and Mrs . David Burks. Burks and Rich Little w o rked toge the r tllis year to lead a g roup o f 35 Student s in a textual Study o f the boo k o f John . Wilt Martin . c l1a irmnn o r the kincs iology depnrtment. and l1is wife Judy also w o rked with tl1c Burks in tl1i s e ffo rt. 11os ting a l1ome Bible s tuc.ly w as a rela tive ly new endeavo r fo r tile Unive rs it y presiclcnt . Tile s tudy began last year with Te rry Davis as tile s tuc. lent leac.i e r. The initiative fo r Burks to host a g roup IJegan as a des ire to get to know s tucient s on a mo re personal leve l. "We l1ad a fant as ti c g ro up thi s year . I tho ro ughl y enjoyed it and I loo k forward to Wc dnesclay nig l1t s mo re tl1an jus t about any o the r tl1ing tha t happens on arnpus." l1e saic.I. The s tuclent s involved fo und this to l)c a spec ia l time as w e ll . Burks ancl llis s tudent s felt that one o f tl1e s treng ths o f thi s g ro up w as tl w a trnospl1c re o f cliscuss ion. "I apprec iate tl1e open atmos1 hc> re and eve ryone·s w illingness to sha re tllc ir persp ec ti ve on til e Bibl e ... sop! io rno re C11arles 13abb sa ici. Burks sa id tl1at "ge tting to know young people who love the Lo rc.i" l1C1s been a bl essing fo r ilirn . 1le has enjoyed tile oppo rtunit y to learn from them through the ir comments cluring the course o f the s tudy ancl to learn abo ut tile issu sin tl1e ir lives from lis tening to the ir prayers . needs and concerns. "We have a group o r s tudents tl1at l1ave an unusua ll y strong knowledge of tl1e Bibl e . I enjoy learning from tl1e ir pe rspec ti ves." Burks sa id . I lomc Bible s tudies w e re an impo rt ant pcirt of tlw spiritual life of many 1 1 -~rc.iing s tudents . "Tl1is Bibl e s tudy rea lis ti call y clrm.vs me c lose r to tl1e B ible anc.i to Jesus' life in practica l. everydc:iy language." sophomo re Andrew Tl1ompson said. Altl1oug l1 s tudent s saw Burks cacl1 day in chape l. home Bibl e s tuc.l y provicll'c.I an civenue fo r them to get to know t1im on a mo re pe rsonal f)asis and in an a tn1ospilere tha t spirituall y enlig t1t enccl and s treng tilenecl eC1cl1 one. I Jr. I >w 1d /3urkssmilcsus he .. 01·rs clotl'n 011 the f<'ll('f .. o/ Ku rli Blickcnsruf/ (1<1fJ U l)(f ,\/u11J11 ·1l• I 'l1illips c lurin~; I lom <'comino Uicul ch ildren u lu iuys punici{lill('(f in tl w 110111c·co11 111111 court . 1'11010 ll!J .l<1son Bun. - Me lani e Mattl1cws Chancellor I listo ry is a s ubject which Cl1ance ll o r Cliff Ganus has lo ng enjoyed. A ltl1ough a part o f sc l1ool wl1ich many s tudent s dread . pcr l1aps if tl1ey applied his v iew . tl1ey w ould also find it enjoyabl e . "I lis to ry is tl1e s to ry o f o ur ancestry. It's the good . tl1e bad . the mistakes and til e s uccesses . It's about o ur life ." Ganus said. Ganus, l10w ever . did no t a lways pursue his int e rest in llist o ry . He o rig ina ll y came to Harding intending to s tudy business so tl1a t l1e could re turn to New Orl eans to w o rk with l1is fa ttier in the res taurant bus iness . A ft er preac l1ing his firs t "Sermon ." a sho rt si x-minut e talk . he dec ided Ile w anted to preac l1 . Aft e r l1is firs t semest er . Ganus changed his maj o r to Bibl e. I le had alway con iderc d the Bible t11e numbe r one tex tbook . As l1e s tudied tl1e backg round and settings fo r vari ous books o r the Bible . l1is int erest in histo ry l1e ightened . "Tl1e two subjec ts nre c losely re lated ." he said. I le graduated with a do uble maj o r in Bible and his to ry. and then preac l1ed fo r a few years. When Ganus re turned to Harding in I 946 . upon the request o r Dr. George Benson . he tried to make histo ry come alive for his s tudent s. I le po inted o ut tha t his to ry is living. no t dry o r dead . A teaching m e thod J1e uses is putting himself in a situa ti on as if he w e re really the re . Evidentl y thi s w o rked. Once. whil e teaching abo ut Benjamin Franklin . a s tudent asked a c lassmat e if Ganus had liveci when Franklin did. Ganus w as wide ly recognized b y l1is s tudent s as an interes ting teacl1e r witl1 much to share . His int erest in histo ry in general and in Harding spec ifica ll y natura ll y led him to learn the history of Harding. "Whe re w e arc today is no t an acc ident. " Ganus said o f I larding. "Knowing o ur l1is tory can keep us from making mistakes. w e are roo ted in 1l1e past. " Hav ing lived much or Harding·s histo ry himse lf. Ganus is an e ffec ti ve l1is torian because he knew many o f the o rig inal teac l1e rs and administra to rs. such as J. N. Armstrong. B . F. Rl1odes . L. c. Sears and George Benson . "I have pe rsonal knowledge o f these men because I sat at tl1e ir feet fo r four years. " l1e said . Nex t to the Lord and his famil y. Harding is third in Ganus' life . His g rea t love fo r I larding c learl y show s in tile st o ri es he tells abo ut Harding. And . as he says. it is these s tories and those whi h each year o f his to ry adds to them that make I larding live. - Lo is Voy les T ile Hoa rd o l Trus tees - Sewl'<I : Dun t?ussel l . Shrcucp o n . Lo.: Jom cs Cone. Lirrle JWck . Ark.: Jo/Jn Ba ldwin . I lo l!Jo ke. Colo.: Jin 1 Bill .vtc1nrc1·r . Nc1s l1u ille. T enn. Sranrlin~J: I ll'nry Furru r . Ld)(ln o n . Tl'nll.: I 'c111I caner . Benton uille. A rk .: Hicl10rcl Gil>son . L on g 1 >i('(u . Texas: Jud!J Mo rris . Urtlc /Wck . 1\rk.: ,\/('{ Gurc lncr . Fon IVonlJ. TFxos: !'or Hell . UTiie Hock . 1\rk .: Ho l> /3 ruckc11 . \ 'ero /3eacl 1. Flo . : llussdl Hurch rnn. Kennc·11 . Mo.: Deunnu Smirl1. Memphis. Tenn.: Donuld Shows. Cm ie Spri1 tf}S. Ark.: I !Orr!) Hisenger. ,\tempi iis. Tt'nn.: Du l'icl Burks . SeClfC!J. A rk. : HO!J S CIW!JC'r . Sore/is. J\liss.: t 1o us1o n Ez<' ll . Nnsl1 11i//e. TC"nn /'ho ro l iy .JusonBurr . l:l o 11 r <I o f T r 11 s t e c s 9 1\ (' (/ <I (' Ill i c s
Pryor Teaches and Encourages Students By Keeping His Door Open to Them Vice Presidents The door to his office was always open and his rocking chair w as always ava ilable for s tud nts to sit in . rock and discu s any problems or concerns on the ir minds. Dr. Neale Pryor, vie president for academic affairs . was the only faculty memb r s rving th dual ro les o f teacher and vice president during 1994-95 . Pryor·s association with Harding began in 1 954 when he transferred from Freed-Hardeman College. He graduated with a degree in English two yea rs la ter and then w ent to Harding·s Graduate School of Religion. where he receiv d a degree in Bible. Whil in school, Pryor preached in various locations . It w as in on o f these preaching positions that h m r his wife of 34 years , Treva. They w ere married in 1960 in the sam week that he comple ted a three-year degree in sacred litera ture, the first degree of its kind ever to be given. His love of teaching and preacl1ing, combined with the examples of Chris ti an teachers . led him back to Harding in 1962 to join the Bible faculty. He taught full-time for 21 years be fore accepting his administrative role upon th retirem nt o f Dr. Jo Pryor. Pryor's responsibilities comprised the entire academic fie ld - curri cu lum. faculty, registrar and library. H worked c lose ly with the deans of the various schools and colleges. staying in to uch with each other through w eekly luncheons . which also served to he lp focus them on the ir mission. To manage both his teaching and administrative roles. Pryor limited himself to teaching only two sections of Bible and was able to spend the rest of the day in his office in the James w. Carr c. Floyd Daniel Executive Vice President Sen ior Vice Pres iden t Acor/emics 10 V i ce Pres i cl e 111 s Administra ti on bui lding. According to Pryor. the one downfall o f try ing to ba lance both roles was tha t be ing vice p resident fo r acad mic a ffairs sometimes took away from c lass prepara ti o n time. Vying for pieces o f Pryor's time away from school were his commitments to the Coll g hurc l1 o f Chris t as an e lder and teacher o f the audito rium c lass. He a lso he ld one w eekend meeting each month and is so popular as a speaker that he is booked into 1999. Altl1ough Pryor enjoys adminis tra tive dut ies. lie said lie wou ld no t be happy doing on ly that. "I love int eracting with til e s tudents and sharing with th m. I wouldn't be happy just be ing an adminis tra to r ." I e loves til e cha llenge of teaching and sa id tha t young minds keep him "on the ba ll. " Pryor plans to re turn to th c lassroom full time when he reaches 65. tl1e retirement age for administrators . ''I'll st ick around and teach if they want me," he said. Another thing that set Pryor apart from o ther people o n campus was his ability to reca ll names. "I suppose I have a g ift for it. but I also work very hard at rememb ring names. I may not always come thro ugh, bu t enough to bluff it anyway!" lie sa id . He feels it is important for an admin istrn tor to know tl1e s tud nts' names . In years past. he tried to know the names of every student o n campus . but with enro llment nearing 4.000. that has become an impossible task . "I hope that students will never be scar d to come int o my o ffice to see m e. " he said. "I would hope tha t they will no t be intimidated by m y title. My door is always open." Dr. Gary Ellic>11 discusses o project wi1l1 /Jis secrerury. Donna / /dms. Elliott and /Jis sroff worked w i1h friends of I Jurninu ro keep 11urc linofinanciully .sru/J/e. Pl1010 by Jason Burr. - Me lanie Ma tthews Dr. U>ll Tucker smiles clurill(J u wluxino l'isil wi1I 1 u friend . I luuimJ <1ruw11 wi1/1 / Jurc/i110 frolll 11w1i11Jc lw wus u sruclenr. Tucker hos h<'ip<'<I <T<'OI<' r/ w quuliry insrirwion w l1ic /1cxis1.s1ocluy. Pl1oro l>y .Juson Hun.
I i r . N<'l li<' l ' ry1Jr 1C'//-, 11 -,101u /IJ /11..., /ws/1n1rn 1 SWH'!J cluss . l'rynr 1uus u /111•o ri1c· 1c•rn ll<'run<l /r ic·n<I <>/ ll lUll!J s1w lc·1H.., um l /ucul1y . l ' il<>l<i l i!J .1usrn1 ll11rr Gary Elliott V ice Preside nt to r LJnivcrs i1 y / \ ( f\'c lllCClll C lll Neale T. Pryor V ice Presick.·111 fo r Acactc 111ic 1\ffCJ irs \ · i c e P r e s i d (' n 1 s Lott R. Tucke r V ice Prcs ictc nt fo r Finance 1 1 Ac uc/ P mi cs
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Mitchell's Influence Reaches a World Hundreds of Miles Away from Harding Academic Deans Harding students and faculty trave l over oceans and continents every summ r to spread the gospel. Dr. Carl Mit che ll. dean of the College of B ible and Re lig ion . and his wife. Frankie. have 11ad the unique experience of trave ling to the same country for severa l years. 'Tm talking now to the children whose parents I bapti zed back in the sos.·· Mitchell said. In 1 994, the Mit che lls w ere greeted for the 44th time by the sigl1t s. sounds and aromas of Florence, Italy, and the smiles of its people. Because Mitche ll has a doc torat in psychology and because of his deep interes t in the family , he has focused his m ee tings in Ita ly on st rengthening church famili es and counse ling them during d ifficult times. "Usually the family is more intact in Ita ly than it is in the U.S.," he said. "But , they're becoming more like us . unfortunate ly." He cited one cc:i use of this family breakdown as divorce. which was only rec ntly made possible. Mit che ll noted severa l differences between the Italian and Unit ed Sta tes· churches. Th first thing one may notice. he sa id , is the popularity of the "holy kiss." the traditional greeting of th is and o ther European cultures. Another di ff rence he mentioned was the conversat ion a fter a clH 1rch s rvi ce. After a service in It aly, members and guests discuss issues and ask ques tions. This may l1ave a direct influence on the fac t that most Christians th re are evange lized on a one-to-one basis. The people there a lso take the urgency of the gospel very seriously . Mit che ll said that baptisms may be at one in the morning or nine in the evening at "th same hour f the day or Herin: rl pl1ysicul science l<'uclwr. /Jr . .Joe t>ryor. uml Dr. Dean Pries t. deun of rlw Collq]C o/ t \rts uml Sciences. uis11 oursic/<' r/w l 'r~1or Scienc<' Buil<lino Priest wus ufuuoritc 11·uc/]('r in 1/1c· 111ur/11/q)(lntll< 't II . P/1010 l>!J Joson Hun. Dr. Ho/Jf>y Coker <lisci 1ssc·s sonw u<lminisrrutit •e wspo11si/Ji/i1iesot•c·r1/1ew/c·1J/101w. Cok<'fu •osk11c nc•n 11s o tcucher u •I 10 wou ln liswn ro srurlenrs. /'ho to /J!f )USO/I /lurr . night .'. in bathtubs or streams - whatever is c losest. Mitche ll' time in Italy l1as not a lways been ca lm and troubl e- free . Many things have 11appened s ince missionaries began teaching there. Mitcl1e ll said that Italy has 53 churches tha t began with the help of Americans in til e lat e I 940s . In 1953. Mitcl1e ll and L.V. Pfe ifer. also of the Harding Bible faculty , offered free Engl ish lessons to Ita lians as a way o f es tablishing contac ts for evange lizing. Seventy students were attracted to tl1e offer and. of that group. seven were baptized a t the end of six months. During that time, Mitche ll and Pf ifer were commanded by the police to stop teaching from the Bible until they had the authorization of the minister of education in Rome. They w ere denied this author ization because thei r teaching was labe led as propaganda for the Church of Chr ist. How ver. by this time. Mitchell and tl1e other missionaries had made more con tacts than tl1ey could keep up with. In addition. until I 958, many churches were c losed ands vera l preachers banned from the coun try. It wasn't until after much arguing in Washington D.C. and fina lly convincing Ita lian author ities that they w ere acting against trea ties sl1ared with th United Sta tes that Mit chell and campaign groups from Harding cou ld go back. After he first w nt to Italy in I 950, Mitche ll lived there . teaching about Jesus. for I 4 years . His work in Italy was a dedicated service to the Italian churches . and his perseverance in preaching the gospel provided an example for Harding students. - Georgia Choate Carl M itchell Dean B. Pri st College of B ible ancl Hcligion College of Ans amt Sciences A C U (f c 111 I c / ) e (I ll s 13 t \ c (I d (' Ill i c s
Legal Adviser Protects Rights Of Students, Staff and Faculty Administratiue Directors Although many faculty and staff members could lay claim to advising som on as part of the ir daily regimen , Donald Kee had only one sp c ific duty-advising th univ rsity in all of its legal affairs. In a tim of extr me I gal sensitivity, Harding needed a p erman nt , full-time lega l adviser to represent the schoo l. Kee, a general practic family lawyer in Houston , Texas, and a Harding alumnus , came to Harding in 1990 to assume th rol e o f general legal counse l. The rol e led him to ca rry a wide load of responsibilities to m aint a in lega l safe ty for Harding and its staff , students and faculty . "I do a myriad o f things," Kee sa id. Bes ides advis ing people such as President David Burks, Vic President for Finance Lot Tucker and Vice Pr sident for Advancement Gary Elliott on a regular basis , Kee worked c lose ly witl1 several offices on campus . Because of the intrica te list offederal and state regulations and laws. legal advice was needed cons tantly to keep up-to-date in ar as of financ ial a id for student s, student ser ices, fund-raising and other matters. Also among the long list of K e's r sponsibilities. and within the list of regulations and laws, lay routine dec is ions about giving and se lling property , collecting bills and pledges, proper handling o f per onne l, and responding to subpoenas. Kee spent about half of his time tl1is year preparing wills . But his energy was focused on protecting the rights of Harding's faculty , staff and students. Kee played an important role in protecting students . 'There are certain things I do to protect the ir interests," he said . Th major concern re la ted to requests for informa ti on abou t a s tud nt. Under the Family Educa tion High ts and Privacy Ac t, Kee de termined what info rma tion to disclose. Oftentimes , Kee's work w as unknown to the s tudent , bu t his lega l advise made th syst em run smoother. Kee's day usua lly began in a meeting with Or. Burks to discuss lega l matters . Lat r. he may have advised someone concerning a s tudent issue or a lega l ques ti on pert a ining to tl1c school. In be tween such d iscussions, he caught up on paperwork. revi ewing major contra ts int o which the schoo l entered and r vising documents . ·There are a lo t o f things I mus t do to s tay current ." Kee sa id . A member o f severa l natio na l associa tions . Kee sp ends 30 to 45 minutes a day brushing up o n his knowledge o f the law. "The most frustrating aspect o f m y job is the overwhe lming amount of work to be done," he sa id . In addition to lega l discussions and paperwork , he spent much o f his time on the te lephone and comput r. Kee ra re ly set foot in a courtroom. however . b ecause he was not invo lv din litiga tion that ca lled for court app arances. Kee is p lensed to b a t I larding . Although it lrns the advan tage of be ing a private schoo l and. there fore. not under many o f the fed ra l laws . care ful s teps had to be taken to ma inta in lega l harmony . Thoug l1 Kee·s ma in goal has been considerati on for the legal w e ll-be ing o f everyone invo lved a t Harding, Kee said, "We w ant to make sure w e're doing what's right from a Christian perspective." - Stacey Haywood John ,\!unnal/y works on the L 'nillersit!J~" compt1wr sysiem. ·'-'UllllCl ll!J lwuckcl o support swff w l1ich ouersaw I !ar<iings compwer neccls and problems I '/Joto by James A ll en. Hwxly Lam1Je1l1 t •is its tt •irll Dr. Glenn B lue. an 1\ ca<ie1 ny porenr. one ninh1 clurinn L<'crt1rcsl1ip. LwnlJeth wore lllWl!J hws as superinren<ient 01 1l1e Acaclemy. l'lloro lJy Joson l3t1n . Ac Cl cl e Ill i cs 14 A ct m i 11 i s 1 r Cl 1 i t • e n i r e c 1 o r s
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Career Center Assists Students In Marketing Themselves for Future Jobs Student Support Thoughts o rgraduation day and fr edom from expensive textbooks and heavy workloads fill ed the minds of the gradua ting c lass o f '95. Wl1il e looking forward to thi s freedom from s tudy. many s tudent s w ere fe1 ced wi th the overwhe lming ch e1 llc nge o r the j ob search a ft er gradua tion . To case this pressure and to lend profc s io na l advice was 11arding·s Career Cent er . The goal o f tl1ecent er , accord ing to Dr. Eci Higginbotl1am. d irecto r . was to place 9 7 percent of the g raciua tes in jobs within three months o f g radua ti on . To reach tl1i s goal , the Career Cent er a tt empted to reach thos s tuden ts \Vl10 needed some d irec tion in c l1oosing a major early ill the ir I lard ing yea rs. Stephen Beliccl1 . a caree r counse lo r, sa id tha t as o f last fall . 4GS s tudents were reg ist ered as "undecided" for a major . Be liecl1 sa id his job was to help students discover tl1e ir skills . aJ)ilitics anci int erests as they planned for the ir ca reers. 'This is not a servi ce s tation ·fill 'er up qu ic k' approach ," he sa id. "'Studt>n ts are tested and eva luated to he lp them find out whi c l1 career is b est for them. " In add ition to p ersona l counse ling, the Career Center provid d a number of opportuniti es for s tudents to inves tiga te the ir a fte r-college opti ons. Twent y-four graduate schoo ls w ere represen ted a t the g raduate school fair a11d :m scl1ools int e rvi ew d students at tl1e teacher's job fair. The business, indus try and government (BIG) fa ir provided opportunities fo r recruitment among the companies represented . Last year , about I GO compan ies came to campus to int erview sen io rs. And once the recruiters came. they wf're like ly to com e aga i11 . "We show tl1es companies the quality o f our students ," Higginbo tham sa id . 'The mora l charac ter and development of Harding students is unusual." Higginbotham said another p lus for s tudents is the fact tha t many com e from out-of-state and are like ly to re loca te . The Career Cent r provided mock int ervi ews to g ive the stud nts practica l experience so that they w re w e ll-pr pared fo r the ir intervi ews with company recruiters. "We make it as rea listic as possibl ," Reb ecca Teague, p lacement coordinator , sa id . "That g ives the studen ts confidence. · Senior David Evans took advantage o f the opportunit ies provided by the center , intervi ewing with seven companies when they w ere on campus. "It 's diffic ult to get intervi ews on your own ," Teague sa id . "David would have had to travel all over to interv iew with compani es like Horme l Foods and Sherwin Williams . w e gave intervi ews right here on campus." Many stud nts rea liz d the advantages of working through the Car er Cen ter. Evans apprecia ted the e ffo rts of the p r onnel in the center. "They sac rifi ce the ir time and e ffort in order to he lp you get a job. They are I oo percent behind you ," h sa id . If Teague's attitude is indica tive of th he lpfulness of the others in the cen ter , then the 97 percent placem ent goal shou ld eas ily b e r ached . "I regard my work as a ministry. rm excit ed about thi s because w e r nder a servi ce to the s tudents. There are so many ways w e are abl e to assis t them in th ir job search ." Teague sa id. - Lois Voyles I >r . u I I li f]<J ill/ Jot l 1rn 11 [lisirs w i r/1se11ior .\lurr I Iulwcker (I/JOI If /l/S ("(If<'(' /" p/U/lS . I li(]<Jill /JOl /JUl11 !IS('(/ /liS C'X/ )('l"i<'ll("('S ro /JC'ip ~1uic/c srudl.'nrs ill 111ukillfJ rile rir;/11 cower c/ecisions l'/1oro IJ!J Jusoll H11rr . ./11(/y (; /('/l/1 prcpcrres (/flu UCICCill i' ( IS(/ /!rc'( l('/lfil)(' 111eosu re ar;ainst w i111er s ick11ess . St11<lc'11t 11eul t/1 Seruiet·s mol'ed ro SC'((W// / Jail w /Je1111owkins Clinic u •us rnzed lost Joli . I '/Joto /Jy Juson Hurt . Stude n t Supp o rt 17 / \ c (/ (/ (' Ill i c s
ADVANCE Program Prepares Students To Perform at University Level Academic Support To look at Maria Enden. ajunior from Montgomery. Ala .. one would never know the struggles she has had in getting an educa ti o n. This tal e nt ed. c re ative student direc te d choreography for West Side Story , the Hom coming musica l. Endert studied ballet at a performing arts high school. And. while she had difficulties with her regular c lasses, she did very w e ll with the p erforming side of her education . This was frustrating for Endert and her parents because th y w re told that Endert was a c rea tive person. just not "book smart ." As a result , Endert never gained confidence with her school work. Sh took the ACT, hoping to go off to college with her friends. When her scores came back, she was disappo inted. "Th ACT told me that I had low inte lligence. I was very discouraged becaus I thought I would never get into college ... Enden said. She did, however , receive ballet scholarships from both Duke and Wagner Universities. She chose wagn r and was headed there when a friend mentioned Harding. At the last minute. Endert changed her plans and th dir c tion of her !ife. and headed for Searcy. When she arrived . Student Support Services put her in ADVANCE. a program whi ch helps students bridg the gap between high school and college. according to Dee Bost. program director. She said the purpose of ADVA CE was to bring students to university leve l. Endert's first thought about ADVANCE was . "Oh , no. I'm in here with the dumb kids . It'll be like special ed ." However. Carolyn Priest . a teacher in ADVA CE, helped her over this hurdle. Enden said that it was cons tantly clrilled into l1er mind tha t she l1ad nothing to be ashamed of: it was just a different me thod of learning. Endert's first c lasses w ere ones in which sh could excel and gain confidence. "Mrs. Priest encouraged me a lot ... Endert said. "I was into tYi a ter and the performing ans and she would apply wl1atever she was teaching to m y int eres t." Tl1roug l1 these initia l c lasses . Endert also deve loped goocl s tudy habits and learning skills. In addition to teacl1ing tudy ski lls . ADVANCE also worked with the students on time managemcr 11 and goal setting. Aft er a yea r o f ADVANCE courses . Ende rt w 21s prc1 )clrcci to take mainstream courses. "They s till kept track o f m e to sec how I was doing. It was like having a safe ty harness - they yanked me back if I needed it. I'm still connected [to tl1e program). but not as muc l1 as before ." she said. Endert used her p rforming skills to train tutors for the ADVANCE program. She and ano ther stud nt were hired to act ou t various scenarios for the tut o rs in training. Looking back, Endert sa id that she has lcarn f'ci a lo t tl1rougl1 ADVA CE. She said sl1e has learned more abou t I 1c r academic strengths and w eaknesses and tha t she underst etnds and listens b e tter now . Endert said it was cary to admit tha t she l1ad tro uble learning, but she encouraged other people who have learning problems to s ek h Ip through programs like ADVANCE. "It is still not easy, but it can make a big difference," she said . - Lois Voyles I l<'nry Terrill . oouernm<' lll clocume111s /i/ )roriw1. ill'/ps Allyn ll'a /ker j inn som e i11fom1ulio11 . T/1c lilJrory s1off ll'CIS Olll'Cl!JS Ol'Oi/a/)Je 10 assisl SIU(/('1115. 1'/1010 /Jy Joson l:lun. Dr. Lindo Tilolllpson counsels ,\fe/mly Munin on lime-lllw1ugcme111 skills . The Leorni119 Ccnl('r prouicled 1wori110 one/ 01/ier oco<lemic sen •ices for s111de111s . P/1010 /)!J Joson l:lun. A c u cl e Ill i c s 18 Acaciem i c Supµ or1
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Mclnteer Bible and World Missions Center Serves Harding and Community College of Bible & Religion Wilen Dr. Car l Mitcl1cll beccirne clean of til e o llege of Bible rn1ci 1-{c lig ion in 1989. Dr. Davie! Burks t'xpressecl his desire for c-1 ce11trally Joca teci building fo r Bible studies 1ha1 woulcl cmpl1as ize tl1e Bible cis tl1e cente r o f tlJC university. Tlle:1t clrearn became rea lit y w ith til e open ing of !Ile .Jirn B ill Mcl11teer E ilJle and worlcl Missions Center . Tile Mclnteer Cent e r is a utilil ar ian IJu ilcling w ith 45 o ffi ces. 20 c lassrooms ancl assor teel labora to ri es. Recognizing more tllar1 just til e newness anci sp21ciousness. ass is tant professor .Joe I:3rumfi e lcl sa ici. "Tile new building is goocl e \ ·iclencc of tile lo ng- term cornmi1ment to world missions and evange lism. .. ccording 10 Ross Cochran. ass is tant professor. tl w ultimate goa l o f tl IC univers ity is to ha\ 'e one missionar:->'- in-res iclc nce from eac l1 continent as resources on w o rl cl miss io ns . 1\ s w;;1s expec1c cl . 1l1c re vr1s c-m exci temc1110 11 c2m1pus al)ou t tl1e building. Part of !his exc itemeni was gcnera1ec l by tl1e 1cclmo logica l potential o f tile new cen te r. A second media cent e r witl1 s1a te-o f-tl1e-a r1 equipment is ho usccl in the new bui lding. ··w e are rig l1t on tl1e cutting edge o f tecl1no logy and onl y a s tep aw a:-. ' from linking up wi th sa te llit e ." Mitrhc ll sa id. "We will be able to of fe r m enus to c l1Lirches. ~l1 c l1 e:1s .Jimmy A llen 0 11 Homans o r lectures 0 11 how 10 prce:1cl i. There a re eve11 broacler possibili1ies for tl1e future ... A 110 11ler cause for cxc i1 crne111 vvas tl1e presence of the Mc-11-riagc ancl Fami ly Therapy program (MFT) . 111 it s second ye<1r . 11le MFT program was able to func 1ion c ffic iernl y w i1l1 til e resources o f til e Mc lntecr Cc11t c r. 'Tl1i s facility provides a s1ate-o f-tl1e-art c linica l se11ing." Dr. Lew Moore. directo r o f tl1e MFT Program. sa id. "I lowcvc r. it is more t11an a l1ighly advanced technol og ica l se tting. It provides a warm. confidential place for tl1ose wl10 com e in fo r counse ling ... Tl1e Mcln1eer Cente r providt's observa ti o n rooms wl1cre s tuden ts enrolled in !he MFT program observe counse ling and then a re observed by tl1e ir professors as rl1cy counse l. Thi s audio and/or video observat ion is a requirem ent of tl1 MFT program. "It is a disc ree1. high-quality setting," Moore sa id. Scores of people have fo und the ir way to the third fl oor o f the c lnteer Cent e r. enriching I Iarcling. Searcy. \ Vh ite Courny and A rkansas because the cente r works with scl1ool districts and ment a l hea lth agenc ies in .J onesboro and Little Rock . "The ramifica ti ons are trem endous as this fac ility is used to serve the community." Moore sa id. A lso inc luded in tl1e MFT section is tl1c unive rsity 's counse ling cente r . whicl1 provides servi ces for s tudents . s taff and faculty. A rl1ird reason for excitemen t about the b uilding was the new l1om e for tl1e Harding Scl1ool o f B ibl ica l Studi es (f-ISBS). a two -yea r preache r tra ining program. It has it s own c lassroom , lo unge and resource fac iliti es on tl1e third floor o f tl1e new building. Tl1i new bu ild ing was tl1c foca l po int fo r many activ ities. Mitche ll a id l1e hoped tha1 tl1e enthus iasm and acceptance o f ti l e Mc lntcer Cen te r \Nas no t because o f it s beauty but because of wl1at lwppc ned on 1l1e ins ide. - Lois Voyles /Ir . ' \<lri<lll llic/·'1111!11 (fl<j/11 ) Sl<'ll<ifr •-; I )('(II] .ICllllC'S , \11<i<'rsrn1<111ml<Jl)l<'TO))('-;("()(/fSC'. ·'c111uc111 •il!J<>/l)ll' p/c •<i<}<' II '('('/, r<' l' l<'ll ' C<JllllllillC 'C' ) //Ck/I Ifill /111-; n JI i-;1n wwcl 11 _..,11111/ur du 11/C'llCJC' n i11rs<' /<Jr 11'-ic ' 111 II IC' ,\/Fl /ir<i<JrCllll , \ /11/Jony Tu11/or. u !J01lll1 mi11is1ry mujor. Kl'll<iru Clwri u11<I Cluy /Jrn11d l'ISll in 1/w rri11111<1u o/ 1/w .\lcl111c·c.,. H11il<li11r1- Tlw tWtl' li11licli11<111 •us u/<Jutl J!Uilll o/ CC/111/!US illlC'r<'SI lllIS !JC'Clr. l'/J()/() l!!J .111111)1!1 IJru<JkS. ,\I (/ r r i (/ (I (. I ~ I: (I I)) i I ! j T / 1 (. r (I I) !J 2 1 1\ (' (/ cl (' Ill i c s
Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus Serves as Model at Harding Graduate School Graduate School of Religion In tile la te second century a Christian thinker nam ed Tertulli an asked a probing ques tion . "What !las tile Acad my to do w ith the church?" Whil e the context o f his inquiry was q uite d ifferent from our own env ironment , it b rings to focus the mis oncept ion many have o f a graduate school o f re ligfon . Contrary to what some may env is ion , the Harding Univers ity Graduate School o f Relig ion (HUGSR)has no t been a fo rtressed monastery secluded on the back lo t o f a for s ted acre in Memphis. Tenn . Ins tead, it l1as served as a center for the ad vancem ent o f th lov e o f Chris t througho ut the w o rld . Of the 1 90 s tud nts enro lled for c lasses at HUGSR. almost I 00 had some type o f "fo rmal" m inis try position . These s tud nts were involved in m inis tri s rang ing from educa ti on , associate m inis try. p reaching and s ing les, to camp us. youth , inner c ity, counseling and m iss ions . Whil e this in itself w as imp re s ive. th formal titl es sa id no th ing o f the countless ho urs th y spen t immersed in teaching, vangelizing and p rea h ing in loca l congrega ti ons that were not able to financially support them . When one cons idered the s taff and facu lty of HUG R, tl1e image was m uc l1 the same : the s tudents learned from and worked w ith the facu lty a t HUGSR. "I don't see how it could b o therw ise. To s top a ll minis try activ ity in order to go to graduate schoo l makes little sense."said A llen Black . associate p ro fessor o fNewTestament. B lack has served as min is ter of adu lt educa ti on at the Highland St. Cl1urch of Chris t sine 1987 . "That is w hat rm cut out , called, to do," he sa id . Minis try and th o log ica l educa tion w ere no t to be separa ted . Educa ti on brought the focus and purpose to m inis try, b ut minis try p rovided tl1e proper channe l for l1andson exp ri ence . Together , the academics and service formed the bas is for indiv idual m inis tries. both p resent and fu ture. Brad B lake int ended to gradua te w itl1in three y ars a fter beginning graduate school and tl1en leaveMemphis. However. he decided to full-time servi e in January in tile Memphis Urban Minis try and began work on h is doctorn te. ·Tt1 is ins ti tu tio n was c rea ted for m inis try, not just to fill our l1eads w ith info rma ti on . It w as brough t about to help people who arc lost,"Blakesaid. 'The p ro fessor speak notjus t from textbooks. but from experience ." Guy Dodd. a fu ll-time min ister in tlK' doctora l p rogram, sa id. As a comp lement to the high s tandards of educa tion on the Searcy campus, HUGSR has served as a cent er for minis try . Here , the mind l1as been s tre tched to unders tand the grea tness o f God , and the hands well-worn to serve tl1e people of od. Students found tl1e acaciemic demands l1igll . bu t th is was on ly because the demands for meaningful ministry were equa lly as l1ig l1. The campus was not a sanctunry frorn tl1c world . bu t ra ther a hub of ministry to the world. Those wl 10 att nded HUGSR saw thi s belie f modeled dai ly by those who taught and supported the work o f the school. What has the Acad my to do w ith the hurch? A t the Gradua te School o f Relig ion . much indeed. Tha t w as the very purpos fo r its exis tence - to g lo rify God w hile it sen t s tudents into the w orld to fulfill His p urpose. - Cra ig A ltrock / \ nmcluaw sructern spell(/S his doy slu(/ying for a resr. T/1e li/Jmry was nel'er lockino in anil'iry as s1ucle111s werealu•ays prqx 1rinf}sennons an(/ papers. PhOIO IJ~j Don Kine/er. Dr. Bi// F/a11one/ 01/wr facu/1y memlwrs uncl s1ude111s liswn 10 a chap<:'/ speaker. Daily c/Jopd prol'ided o rime of focus one/ recommllme111 for 1/1ose u1 rile qmc/uul<' school. 1'110 10 119 Don Kin<l<'r. Acanemics 22 Gran u ate Sc/Joo!
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Business Group Travels Overseas To Teach and Serve Masses in Romania School of Business T IK' School of Business tl1rew its hat int o the ring thi s ye<ir wi tl1 ot lwrs wl10 trcivc led overseas doing vcuious types of c<:m1paigns . 1\ltl1o ug l1 missio11ary emphasis was a definit goc1l. tl lC drivi11g motivation for tll e ir trave l was business rel<1tcci. Dr. l-3uclci I lebert . assoc ic-1 1e professor of busin ss. junior Jociy vcnkc-ucsc-m . senior Bri a11 Hoover. sopl1omore Wendy Mm1ricio ancl nine businessmc11 spe111 IO days in Romania in Septeml K'r conduc ting sma ll business seminars. \ 'i iting an orplla11;:1ge <:mci transpor ting medications to c l1ildren in need. In Hornanic-1. tl1e group l1e ld seminars to teach new business people abou t leaders l1ip . c ust omer servi c and business planning. financ ing and regulations. Worksl1ops cover ing such topics c-1s labor relatio11s and maximization of profits cclucatecf busi11essmen in Eas tern European coun tries ;:me! the former Sovie t b loc. 'Tiley were llungry for anything tl1a t pertai11ect to free enterpr ise." Hebert sa id . "Tiley wanted to learn busi11ess." While tl1cre. the group also visited a g irls'orpharl's hom e. ctistributing c lo thi11g and m ed ic ine w l1ic l1 had been collected from I Iardi11g s tuden ts. facult y and s ta ff . "Tiley were very exc it ed tl1a t we were the re: it was a qui f' t excitemen t ," ve11ka tesan sa icl . 'They want ed the ir picture~ t,1kcn witl1 us. "I remember one g irl wl10 c ri ed wl1en we le ft .'' Ile said. "It wc-1s very important to them thc-11 they rece ived what they did. It was CIS ii thi s was til e firs t tirnc anyone had done anytl1ing for tl1cm... Tl1eir trans lc-uor was to uc l1ed by tl1e ges ture. vcricatcsc:in related lie r reacti on. "People don't come e\'ery day from til e Un it ed States with bags and boxes of c lo thes fo r people tl1ey don't know... s l1e sa id . As tl1e v isi tors wait d for a group o f children . a missionary suggested that they star t singing. "A w e did, a few children popped tl1e ir heads in the door. Tl1e kids wanted to s ing back." vencaresan sa id. They knew an American l1ymn in Homanian and asked if they cou ld s ing it fo r their guests. "We heard the most beautiful harmony as they ang a familiar tune in the ir ow11 language," Hebert sa id . Tl1e group made a delivery o f medical supplies to Fundeni I !Ospita l in Bucl1arest and v is ited with a Dr. Provac, head o f urologica l medicine in Romanicr. "We have been waiting fo r you ... fo r 45 yea rs ." he to ld them. This was the fo urtll such trip by business professors from Het rding in tl1e las t yea r . Dr. Bob Re ly conduc ted seminars last May fo r the Univers ity o f Bucharest . the loca l church and tl1e Cl1ambe r o f Commerce . "It was xciting to involve business students," he said. "This program was a good model fo r tl1e Scl1ool of Business ... Tl1e trips w e re pl anned throug l1 th e Cent e r for Interna ti o nal Business. a new program within the Schoo l of Business. Developed to assist fore ign na ti ons through Chris ti an support. the Cen ter served as a link between organizations such as tl1 Romanian government , trade and educa ti ona l sys tems and the Romanian bus iness commun ity. The university is cons ide ring s imilar programs in other developing coun tri es . - Ka thry n George I Ir. Bo/1 l{c ·lly <-;/Jli/C''i Ill WSflO/lS ( ' l<J (/ '-;l(l(/('ll/ ~'; CU/ll//JC'll/S Slll<iC'lllS (( 'CT< ' CO/lSlrnll/!J fill<fill<J ll 'U!JS IC!C'l l/('r/(/I/) /)( )//J l/J( ' /lJSd! 'C'Sll/)(///Jl'irtc·ucfl< 'IS . I'/)()/() f>!J ./USOIJ ill/rt 1'illl ,\ IOO/'C' . (/SH/(/('/ JI (( 'I 1rk1-r in ti l<' Sci)()( >I (>I BL /Sil )( 'SS. rnJs(( •c-rs c1 qw·stion}or \\'c•n<fy sw/Jur<I . T/1c· Sc/100/ 11} Husill<'SS fl(/( '(' S/l/(/('IJIS /)r<l( ' /icu/ ('X/U'(i('/J('( ' in /Jo1/1 olfin ·s <11)(/ ccJ111pr11c·r /u/1s. l'/1010 l>!J .J<1so11 Ill/rt. B ti Si 11 <'SS 25 1\ (' (/ (/ I' Ill i C S
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