behavioral sciences & fcs SERVICE EXAMPLE II hope, love spread to classroom For the women who passed through its doors, Hope Cottage, a shelter for victims of domestic violence, was a means for a new beginning. For Dr. Elizabeth Wilson, chair· man of the fami!y and consumer sciences department, it was an inspiration and a chance to give back to the community. Whether it was managing the shelter, collecting and recording donations, looking after clients' children, or providing reassur– ance for friends, families or vic– tims themselves on the 24-hour crisis hotline, Wilson said no job was too small to make a differ– ence. Wilson began volunteering at Hope Cottage in 1997 and spent her third year on the organization'5 board of directors this year. Wilson said two reasons she chose Hope Cottage as a personal ministry were her background in family and consumer sciences and her family's servanthood. "1 love children and was very distraught that some were living in war zones, in places they should be recieving love," Wilson said. When Wilson was not offer– ing a shoulder of support for the cottage's clients, she was trying to raise the community's awareness of domestic violence. "When someone comes to me and says, 'Every man beats his wife,' I can assure them no, it's not true," Wilson said. "It's not normal, and it's not acceptable.l want them to see what marriage and family can be." Wilson's example of compassion and professionalism continued in her workplace as the chairman of the FCS department. "Dr. Wilson is an excellent teacher," junior Lisa Peebles said. "Her compassionate, Christian example and desire to share her wisdom wi th her students pro– motes the spirit of Harding Uni– versity." - Amanda Sember Sophomore laura Rifenbark cracks an egg onto a skillet in Janu– ary during a famity and consumer sciences' food lab. Rifenbark, a family and consumer sciences major, was required to take the food pro– duction lab. (Photo by Russell Keck) 172 11 academics Seniors Tiffany Freeze and Nic McCarley, psychology majors, practice their counseling skills on each other for the spring techniques of coun– seling course. "It is a unique and rare opportunity that prepares us for any type of counseling situation or grad school," Freeze said. (Photo by Jeff Montgomery)
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