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A hope that perseveres
ability to provide education, not only to our traditional students, but also to our adult learners. %X ;EVRIV 4EGM½G 'SPPIKI [I HIZIPST WMKRM½GERX VIPEXMSRWLMTW [MXL SYV WXYHIRXW welve years ago, I read a book We believe this is an essential way we that had a profound effect on can best educate, challenge, and serve the way I view higher education. WXYHIRXW [LS QMKLX SXLIV[MWI RSX ½RMWL I was working as a vice president at their education. another university, located in a small The reality is that our educational sysOregon town. One week I was away at tem has been designed for advantaged a conference in Washington D.C. and people. In order to make education fully heard about a book called “A Hope accessible, we need to create a counter in the Unseen.â€? It told the true story system that gives more students access. of a young African-American teenager College President Andrea P. Cook, Ph.D. with That’s what we are about. named Cedric Jennings who attended a Cedric Jennings, who spoke on Warner Pacific’s We intend to support, develop, and crime-ridden high school in Washington Mt. Tabor campus Oct. 12. retain our students and prepare them to D.C. but dreamed of attending an Ivy go out and be successful in their lives. We League university. believe our work here is to bring about the Throughout the book, Cedric demonstrates an unyielding faith in Kingdom of God in this place.That means we are going to have to Christ and a stubborn perseverance. He eventually gains entrance VIGVYMX WXYHIRXW WXEJJ ERH JEGYPX] [LS VIžIGX XLI /MRKHSQ SJ +SH MRXS &VS[R 9RMZIVWMX] MR 6LSHI -WPERH SRP] XS ½RH LMQWIPJ WSGMEPP] in all of its fullness. We see this place as our context where God unsure and academically behind his peers. But true to his character, has called us to do the work. Cedric doesn’t give up. In this issue of “The Experience,â€? there are a number of stories Cedric’s story resonated with me because, at the time, I worked about hope. These include the hope of authentic and lasting reclosely with a group of students from Los Angeles who felt out lationships built among students in our Adult Degree Program; a of place and unsupported. I saw a lot of Cedric in their stories, profound examination of hope from our 2010 Convocation speaker and I continue to see even more students like Cedric at Warner (V 7XIZIR 1SSVI SJ XLI 1 . 1YVHSGO 'LEVMXEFPI 8VYWX ERH E TVS½PI 4EGM½G 'SPPIKI XSHE] WXYHIRXW JSV [LSQ GSPPIKI QE] WIIQ SYX of our resident theologian, Dr. Cassie Trentaz, and her dedication of reach, but who want the hope that they too can receive a XS TVIWIRXMRK GYVVMGYPYQ XLEX VIžIGXW XLI HMZIVWMX] SJ SYV WXYHIRXW transformational, Christian education that will set their lives on a I trust these stories will give you insight into the important work positive and meaningful path. SJ ;EVRIV 4EGM½G ;I EVI EFSYX TVITEVMRK WXYHIRXW JSV E LSTI ERH - ½REPP] QIX 'IHVMG MR TIVWSR XLMW 3GXSFIV [LIR LI ZMWMXIH a future. It is exciting work, and we believe it’s right where God our Mt. Tabor campus for a long day of presentations and private has called us to be. conversations with students, staff, faculty, and community guests. I MRZMXIH LMQ XS ;EVRIV 4EGM½G MR SVHIV XS WTIEO MRXS SYV TSWMXMSR With warmest regards, as an urban college dedicated to serving students from the city. Our mission and identity is to recognize that there are many students for whom educational access and opportunity have been limited, whether due to a lack of resources, preparation, awareAndrea P. Cook, Ph.D. ness, or opportunity. If they’re not served, they will languish, as will President our city and our state. So our location in the city facilitates our
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A line of professors, including (L to R) Dew Anna Brumley, Bill Flechtner, Steve Arndt, Roger Martin, Kelly Ballard, and Elizabeth DuPriest, welcomes students and guests as they exit McGuire Auditorium following Convocation, August 31. Read more college news beginning on page 4.
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CEDRIC JENNINGS VISIT PROVIDES FURTHER INSPIRATION FOR COLLEGE’S URBAN VISION
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GOING FOR THE GOLD Assistant athletic director Rich Remsburg ’67 spends part of his summer on the set of the new reality series “Gold Rush: Alaska.”
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THE DNA OF HOPE Dr. Steven Moore, Executive Director of the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust, shares inspirational words as the keynote speaker at Warner Pacific’s 2010 Convocation service.
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A THEOLOGIAN FOR ALL New assistant professor of theology, ethics, and church history Dr. Cassie Trentaz uses a wide cultural lens when exploring the diversity of Christian thought. | By Arthur Kelley ’65
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WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER Tightly-knit cohorts help adult degree students make it through challenging programs | By Scott A. Thompson
Human Development majors Jennifer Root ’11, Melissa Craver ’11, and Tyrone Hunt ’11 are an example of the learning teams that help the Adult Degree Program feel like family for students. Learn more on page 10. 15
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Cedric Jennings’ visit provides further inspiration for college’s urban vision
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I am really appreciative of the Christ-centered approach to learning. It’s all about developing the whole person.
After graduating from Brown, Jennings went on to earn master’s degrees from Harvard University and the University of Michigan. He is currently the Director of Youth Programs for Washington D.C., as well as a popular speaker. “I’ve been to colleges and universities across the country, but, I have to say, in the short time I’ve FIIR LIVI RSRI PMOI ;EVRIV 4EGM½G College,” Jennings said. “I really am appreciative of the Christ-centered approach to learning. It’s all about
- Cedric Jennings developing the whole person - from your academic to your social to your spiritual [self]. I thank God that I accepted the opportunity to be here. I will be telling others about you.” To view a video recording of Jennings’ chapel presentation, visit [[[ [EVRIVTEGM½G IHY
Murdock Charitable Trust awards $292,000 ministry grant
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conduct urban ministry more effectively. In the project, RCM majors will have inXIVRWLMTW EX EVIE RSR TVS½XW ERH WGLSSPW MR which they will coordinate service opportunities for community volunteers, including JIPPS[ ;EVRIV 4EGM½G WXYHIRXW In addition, the grant will support the creation of ministry-related residential GSQQYRMXMIW SR ;EVRIV 4EGM½G´W 1X 8EFSV campus that will facilitate peer-to-peer mentorship. Finally, the grant will fund new
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staff positions and resources necessary to manage the entire project. For its part, the college must raise $100,000 to complement the Murdock grant. “Whether it involves tutoring programs or work parties, our students will plan and implement sorely needed programs for the community,” said 6IZ .IWW &MIPQER ´ , the former Director of Campus Ministries who will manage the grant under the title Executive Director of Contextualized Ministry.
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STUDENTS TO MENTOR AT RISK TEENS THROUGH OREGON CAMPUS COMPACT GRANT A new grant from Oregon Campus ComTEGX [MPP IREFPI ;EVRIV 4EGM½G XS GSSVHMREXI E mentorship program to improve retention and graduation rates among at-risk middle and high school students. Administered by AmeriCorps Project Retention member Eli Ritchie, the program will recruit student mentors to work with three organizations that assist at-risk youth: ASPIRE (Access to Student Assistance Programs In Reach of Everyone), the African Immigrant Mentorship Program, and ImpactNW. “We’re trying to introduce quality role models from a college environment to go alongside students that are struggling and hopefully get them to continue on in school,â€? said Ritchie.
Sixth annual Common Day of Service reaches across the city
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(Clockwise) Tiany Casey ’14 pauses from drawing with students from Atkinson Elementary; Ly Doan ’13 and Maricarmen Miller ’12 collect trash along Interstate 205; and Marcus Ellis-Alexander ’14 cleans a walkway at North Portland Bible College.
COLLEGE HOSTS CHURCH OF GOD LEADERS The Ministries Council of the Church of God met on Warner Pacific’s Mt. Tabor campus for its bi-annual meeting Sept. 15 - 16. This was the first time in a dozen years that the council had met at Warner Pacific and council members report being impressed by the hospitality extended by sta, faculty, and students.
ADULT DEGREE PROGRAM EXPANDS TO CASCADE, WILSONVILLE SITES ;EVRIV 4EGM½G LEW VIPSGEXIH QIQFIVW SJ its Academic Counseling, Financial Aid, and 7XYHIRX 7IVZMGIW SJ½GIW XS XLI JSVQIV GEQTYW of Cascade College at 9101 East Burnside Street, in Portland. ADP also offers evening courses at the campus during the week. ;EVRIV 4EGM½G LEW EPWS IWXEFPMWLIH ER EVrangement with Wilsonville High School to offer evening classes at its facilities in Wilsonville, Ore., bringing to six the total number of ADP learning sites in the Portland / Vancouver metro area. COLLEGE LAUNCHES NEW PROGRAMS IN ACCOUNTING, HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION, AND URBAN STUDIES Warner Pacific has recently launched a number of new academic programs, including a master’s degree in accounting, an undergraduate major in health care administration, and GIVXM½GEXI TVSKVEQW MR LYQER VIWSYVGIW QERagement, sales and marketing, and urban studies. The health care major is available in both traditional and Adult Degree formats, while XLI 9VFER 7XYHMIW GIVXM½GEXI MW XLVSYKL XLI traditional program, only. The remaining six-class GIVXM½GEXI TVSKVEQW [MPP FI SJJIVIH XLVSYKL ADP in early 2011. BOOSTER CLUB HOSPITALITY ROOM OPENS FOR HOME BASKETBALL GAMES The latest perk for Knights Athletics Booster Club members and basketball season ticket holder is access to a new hospitality room that has complimentary food and drinks and opportunities to interact with WP coaches and student athletes. The room, adjacent to the C. C. Perry Gym, will be open during the nine scheduled Cascade Conference men’s and women’s basketball KEQIW JVSQ LEPJ XMQI SJ XLI ½VWX KEQI to half-time of the second game. Fans who purchase a $100 general season ticket for both men’s and women’s basketball games automatically become members of the booster club. Booster Club memberships are $100 and can be purchased at anytime by contacting Athletic Director Ryan Kaiser at SV VOEMWIV$[EVRIVTEGM½G IHY CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
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RENOWNED CHORAL DIRECTOR DR. TOM MILLER IS RETIRING Dr. Tom “Doc” Miller, who has served as Director of Choral Music at Warner 4EGM½G 'SPPIKI JSV ]IEVW Miller will retire at the conclusion of the 2010 – 2011 academic year. In addition to his teaching, Dr. Miller has represented the college through his leadership of Novum Chamber Singers, as Director of Music at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Lake Oswego, and serving as an adjudicator in various music competitions. MEN’S SOCCER COACH BERNIE FAGAN NOTCHES 200TH CAREER WIN On October 9, 2010, Bernie Fagan earned his 200th win as head coach of the Warner 4EGM½G QIR´W WSGGIV XIEQ [MXL E ZMGXSV] at College of Idaho. The team added four more victories to the season before falling 1-2 against Concordia University in the Cascade Conference championship game, Nov. 13, in Portland. Fagan “The wins are great, obviously,” said Fagan, who has piloted the men’s soccer program from 1982-90 and ±- XLMRO FEGO XS EPP XLI ½RI TPE]IVW that have come through the program, and just feel very grateful for the chance to have coached them. The relationships over the years with so many wonderful people make it all worthwhile. Seeing students succeed SR XLI ½IPH ERH MR XLI GPEWWVSSQ RIZIV gets old.”
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Student body president Stephanie De Boer ’11 sees mission fields both at home and abroad
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tudent body president 7XITLERMI (I &SIV ´ is a young leader whose understanding of mission [SVO LEW FVSEHIRIH EX ;EVRIV 4EGM½G De Boer grew up a stone’s throw from the Canadian border in the small town of Lynden, Wash. She attended private Christian schools growing up and developed a desire to do mission work. After high school, she spent three months in Australia and another nine weeks in Malaysia on a team from Youth with a Mission. She taught English during the day and preached in people’s homes at night. She even spent two weeks working alongside Malaysian women harvesting rice. “I felt God wanted me to see more and grow more in my relationship with Him and He grabbed me [while I was overseas],” De Boer said. After returning home, De Boer attended community college and then transferred to Warner Pacific her junior year to play soccer. She still had a longing for mission work, but quickly VIEPM^IH XLEX XLI QMWWMSR ½IPH [EW EPP around her, both on campus and in the City of Portland. %W TEVX SJ LIV ½RERGMEP EMH TEGOage, De Boor received scholarships XLEX VIUYMVI LIV XS TYX MR WMKRM½GERX amounts of community service hours, particularly working to promote diversity on campus through the college’s
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BRUMLEY, HARTMAN RECEIVE FACULTY AND STAFF SECOND MILER AWARDS Director of Teacher Education (I[ %RRE &VYQPI] and Campus Safety Supervisor 4EYP ,EVXQER ´ were honored with the faculty and staff Second Miler Awards for the Spring 2010 semester. The awards Brumley are given as a result of recommendations from peers for exemplary service that goes above and beyond the call of duty. Brumley has been teaching full-time in the Teacher Education Program Hartman since 1998. Har tman has worked in various capacities within the areas of maintenance and security since 2000.
Scholarships and employee encouragement prompted Stephanie De Boer ’11 to become a leader on campus.
multicultural club, United Image. She credits these scholarships, along with XLI IRGSYVEKIQIRX SJ ;EVRIV 4EGM½G staff, as the impetus for getting involved [MXL WXYHIRX KSZIVRQIRX ½VWX EW ZMGI president in 2009 and as president this year. “I saw an opportunity to grow in leadership,” said Stephanie, who is majoring in psychology with a minor in social work. “The staff and faculty have all invested in my life, and because of that, I’ve wanted to invest in Warner 4EGM½G 8LI GSPPIKI LEW KMZIR QI ER opportunity to get an education, but LEW EPWS FIRI½XIH QI EW E PIEHIV MR the world.” When she graduates this spring, De Boer hopes to work for a Christianrun youth organization that operates basketball camps in the Northwest.
Basketball teams to swap tip off times during Cascade Conference schedule The traditional start times for men’s and women’s basketball games will undergo a major change-up for the upcoming 2010 – 2011 Cascade Conference schedule. In the interest of making start times equitable, men’s conference games will begin at 5:30 p.m. and women’s at 7:30 p.m. for the first half of the conference schedule, Dec. 3, 2010 to Jan. 15, 2011. For the second half of conference play, Jan 21 to Feb. 19, 2011, the schedule will reverse itself, and the women will play first at 5:30 p.m., followed by the men at 7:30 p.m. Visit www.wpcknights.com for up-to-date schedules and scores, live video and audio coverage, and post-game summaries.
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WP assistant athletic director Rich Remsberg ’67 (right, in black WP ball cap) built a cabin with friend Chris Doumitt on the set of the Discovery Channel’s new show “Gold Rush: Alaska� last summer.
Assistant athletic director Rich Remsburg ’67 spends part of his summer on the set of the new reality series “Gold Rush: Alaska.�
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ere’s the pitch: Six unemployed Oregonians pool their savings and risk ever ything to embark on a ½ZI QSRXL KS JSV FVSOI EHZIRXYVI XS HMK for gold in the Alaskan wilderness, with E GEQIVE GVI[ ½PQMRK IZIV] WXIT SJ XLI way. That’s the scenario of the Discovery Channel’s latest reality show “Gold Rush: Alaska,â€? which premiered Dec. 3 — and ;EVRIV 4EGM½G´W EWWMWXERX EXLPIXMG HMVIGXSV 6MGL 6IQWFYVK ´ was part of the action. Remsburg’s son, Greg, is one of the central characters on the show. He asked his dad XS ž] YT ERH FYMPH E WQEPP GEFMR SR XLI WIX near Haines, Alaska for Greg and his family SJ ½ZI XS SGGYT] HYVMRK XLI PIRKXL] WLSSX Remsburg brought along close friend Chris Doumitt and the two of them built a cabin [MXL WUYEVI JIIX SJ žSSV WTEGI MRGPYHing a sleeping loft, in three weeks.They used lumber from spruce logs harvested from the mining site and cut at a nearby mill. Âą;I [SYPH LEZI ½RMWLIH WSSRIV FYX XLI guy [at the mill] didn’t always have the lumber for us,â€? said Remsburg. “Some days he’d cut, some days he wouldn’t. You’re working on Alaska time.â€? The mining operation and subsequent show was the brainchild of Greg’s closest friend,Todd Hoffman, and his dad, Jack.They operate a small airport in Sandy, Ore., near where Remsburg lives. Back in the 1980s, Jack Hoffman mined for gold in Alaska and always wanted to go back.The 2010 mining operation was part economic opportu-
nity and part family dream. Todd Hoffman TMXGLIH XLI MHIE XS XLI &VMXMWL ½PQ GSQTER] Raw TV, which eventually sold the show to the Discovery Channel. 8LI XIEQ XVEZIPIH [MXL ½ZI WIQM XVYGO loads of heavy equipment by barge from Seattle, Wash. to Haines and then drove XLI ½REP QMPIW XS XLI QMRMRK WMXI 8LI ½PQ GVI[ MRGPYHIH EW QER] EW GEQIVE operators, producers, sound technicians, and guards solely there to protect the site from bears. Remsburg says one of the biggest challenges of the show was striking a balance between the miners getting their work done ERH XLI ½PQ GVI[W GETXYVMRK XLI JSSXEKI and interviews they needed. All the principal characters wore wireless microphones while a number of camera teams canvassed the work site, often asking the miners to repeat actions for the camera. “You just get used to it after a while,â€? said Remsburg. “They almost all were British guys and you really develop friendships with them.â€? The mining site had no plumbing and required electricity from diesel-powered generators. The Oregon team turned a semi-truck into a portable kitchen, complete with two freezers, a refrigerator, and propane stove. “Living off the grid is a different experience,â€? Remsburg said. “It’s kind of neat. We would go get drinking water every three or four days.â€? Winter 2011
(Top) Greg Remsberg speaks on camera at the mining site. (Above) A wide shot of the mining equipment used by the Oregon team in a remote patch of wilderness near Haines, Alaska. (Photos courtesy of Rich Remsburg ’67).
Remsburg says he is curious to see how well the series represents the openly Christian faith of the Oregon miners. Todd Hoffman made it clear to the network that he and his guys didn’t want that lost in the edit. “The real desire of Greg and Todd is that through all of this, their testimony could be shown, be part of the story,� Remsburg said. “Discovery knows and they said ‘OK.’ How it’s edited, it will be interesting to see.� “Gold Rush: Alaska� can be seen Fridays at 10 p.m. on the Discovery Channel. 7
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The DNA of Hope Dr. Steven Moore, Executive Director of the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust, shared these inspirational words as the keynote speaker at Warner Pacific’s 2010 Convocation service, August 31.
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have read the book “A Hope in the Unseen,� the incredible story of Cedric Jennings’ journey through education in one of Washington, DC’s worst high schools. Cedric begins to realize he’s not in it alone. However, to grow in his hope, he has to open himself up to others. As he learns to trust and commit with others, hope grows — and so does his ability to succeed. Who really knows your hear t? Who knows your dreams? Who knows your pain? Who knows your doubts? Cedric learned that to be a person of real hope required
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ne of the most impor tant lessons you can learn, one of the most critical perspectives you must gain in your time at ;EVRIV 4EGM½G EVI PIWWSRW ERH TIVWTIGXMZIW about Hope, which is the foundation not only for education, but for work, relationships, and life. It is important to note that not all kinds of hope are equal. With false hope, things crumble or fall apart — too often hope KIXW VSQERXMGM^IH MX´W WSJX WUYMWL] žSEXW like a cloud. But real hope is an anchor and strength. It is substantive and thick. It can GEVV] ]SY XLVSYKL XLI QSWX HMJ½GYPX WMXYEtions and most trying of times. We live in a world where we are constantly fed a diet of discouragement, futility, and hopelessness. The media alone sends GSRWXERX FEH RI[W -X MW XIQTXMRK XS opt for just becoming a spectator to life and cynical about what happens around you. But cynicism is the coward’s way of coping with the complexity and challenges of life. A person of hope looks reality squarely in the eye and says, “I, for one, will make a difference. I will not give in to despair.â€? St. Augustine said,“Hope has two daughters: anger and courage. Anger with the way things are . . . [and] the courage to make a difference and change them.â€? Croatian theologian Peter Kuzmic said it beautifully, “Hope is the ability to listen to the music of the future. Faith is the courage to dance to that music in the present.â€? It is also important to realize that hope grows with exercise and use. The scientist and mathematician Blaise Pascal once remarked, “The heart has its reasons that reason cannot know.â€? That is the story of hope, as well. Reason is an important part of our abilities, but it is not meant to be all that we use to guide our lives. What, you might ask, are the components of hope? How might we strengthen hope? Let me very quickly mention a few: One of the key components of hope is perseverance, which is what makes hope different from wishful thinking. Perseverance gives hope traction and part of being a person of hope is learning and growing in ability to stick with it. Another key ingredient of hope is community — joining with others who share hope around you. Some of you
“It doesn’t matter what you believe as long as you are sincere.â€? But is sincerity enough? No., it does matter what you believe (what we believe has consequences). Sincerity, however commendable, is not enough. September 11 is a date when we are reminded of people with WMRGIVI VIPMKMSYW FIPMIJW [LS žI[ TPERIW ½PPIH [MXL MRRSGIRX TISTPI MRXS XLI 8[MR
But real hope is an anchor and strength. It is substantive and thick. It can carry you through the most difficult situations and most trying of times. joining with others and opening himself up. hope grows. The risk is worth it. Another key component of real hope I must mention is humility. Humility is one of the most misunderstood character traits you hear about. Many people think humility is thinking bad about yourself or thinking of everyone else as better than you. However, humility is seeing yourself as God sees you and created you. It is a realistic understanding of your gifts—it’s who you are! It is not to downplay or hide those gifts, or exaggerate and pretend. G.K. Chesterton was once asked to contribute to a series in the London Times on the question, “What is the Problem in the Universe?â€? He answered,“I am. Sincerely, G. K. Chesterton.â€? A person of real hope is someone coming to understand how God has made him or her and seeking to use every bit to the fullest. Real hope and faith are joined together solidly. % ½REP XLMRK MW XLEX LSTI LEW XS FI ERchored to something or someone worth being hopeful about. I would suggest that someone is Jesus Christ. We live in the Northwest, one of the most spiritual parts of the country. It is “do it yourself, designerâ€? religion at its best. Culturally the mantra in the Northwest is, The Experience
Towers. Beliefs have consequences. There are sincere people who believe in crystals, trees, rainbows, unicorns, all sorts of things.You had better anchor your hope to one who is worthy. Truth matters. Do everything you can to get to know and grow in your understanding of Jesus. He is a worthy anchor and the author of real hope. I don’t know your story; I don’t know what challenges you may be facing or what opportunities may be ahead. But I do know this—the people who make a difference in this world are people of hope. Will you be a person of Hope, or give in to hopelessness? In your life? In your relationships? In your work? In your neighborhood? In our world? This day, in a hundred small ways and a few big ones, you will be given the opportunity to make a choice. Choose real hope. You’ll never be the same. Dr. Steven Moore has served as the Executive Director of the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust since 2006. He previously held leadership VSPIW EX &E]PSV 9RMZIVWMX] 7IEXXPI 4EGM½G 9RMversity and the Texas Tech University Wesley Foundation. His convocation address was edited and condensed for space.
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A theologian for all New assistant professor of theology, ethics, and church history Dr. Cassie Trentaz uses a wide cultural lens when exploring the diversity of Christian thought. By Arthur Kelly ’65
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r. Cassie Trentaz understands herself and her role as a theologian and IXLMGMWX ,IV NSYVRI] XS FIGSQI ;EVRIV 4EGM½G´W RI[ EWWMWXERX TVSJIWWSV of theology, ethics, and church history has been itinerant and purposeful. Born and raised in Kansas,Trentaz studied at Anderson University and its School of Theology, as well as Chicago Theological Seminary. An ordained minister of the Church of God, Trentaz mentored emerging leaders with Church of God Ministries for eight years and also gained experience as a cross-cultural pastor and teacher. The number of men and women who accord her “Mama” status — the %JVMGER LSRSVM½G XLEX MW FSXL EJJIGXMSREXI ERH SJ½GMEP ° ERH XLI WXSVMIW SJ XLSWI VIPEXMSRWLMTW [SYPH ½PP E FSSO She has served in Uganda with the Tumaini AIDS Prevention Program and worked with people affected and infected with HIV/AIDS in Chicago. Trentaz came to WPC because of the convergence of a call and commitment to create a space that allows her to grow, to care for the people of God, and to mentor new leaders in their gifts, passions, and faith. And given the rich diversity of background her students bring, Trentaz uses texts from lesser known authors and theologians who represent ethnic, racial, and gender minorities in such classes as Christian Social Concern and the History of Christianity and Christian Thought. ±;I GERRSX EWWYQI XLEX E ;EVRIV 4EGM½G WXYHIRX PSSOW E GIVXEMR [E] © ?SVA has a certain set of experiences.,”Trentaz said. “My authors are going to be diverse because we are.” Overall, Trentaz hopes she can encourage students to examine what it means to be faithful and responsible people in the complex, gritty, globalized world of the 21st Century. “Part of this welcoming, this inclusiveness, involves recognizing that the world is made up of lots of people with lots of experience,” she said. “Every class I have this year represents that diversity.”
“We cannot assume that a Warner Pacific student looks a certain way … [or] has a certain set of experiences.”
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Assistant professor &MPP (Sbrenen accepted the position of director of general education in the Adult Degree Program in August. His new responsibilities include curriculum and faculty development through ongoing training and mentorship.
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1IK (Y1I^ assistant professor and academic counselor, published an article regarding Warner Pacific’s renewed emphasis on its urban identity in the CAAHE Chronicle (Consor tium for Advancement of Adult Higher Education). She is also working on a two-year research project investigating personal growth among adult students EX ;EVRIV 4EGM½G
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6SFMR +SVHSR has joined the ;EVRIV 4EGM½G 'SPPIKI JEGYPX] EW assistant professor of speech and drama. A graduate of Reed College and The Ohio State University, Gordon most recently taught at Kenyon College, in Ohio. In November, she directed a version of Sophocles’ “Antigone” by Bertolt &VIGLX EX ;EVRIV 4EGM½G The Adult Degree Program has hired 0SVM /YIGLPIV ´ and .EVSH .EGSFW ´ as academic counselors. Kuechler most recently served as the college’s grant writer and taught as an adjunct instructor in both the traditional and ADP programs. Jacobs has been an adjunct religion and humanities instructor JSV %(4 &SXL LEZI SJ½GIW EX XLI Centre 205 campus. (V /IPP] &EPPEVH ´ MW ½PPMRK a one-year interim position as an assistant professor of music. He directs the jazz choir and concert choir, in addition to other music classes. He also works as a consultant through his ministry BeyondWorship, helping churches create more authentic worship experiences.
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Members of ADP cohort HD 6-1 at WP’s Mt. Tabor campus.
WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER Closely-knit cohorts help adult degree students make it through demanding programs. Photos and text by Scott A. Thompson
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aving worked for three major multinational corporations in the last decade, 0E.EQIW ;MPWSR ´ didn’t have a problem landing good jobs or earning promotions. But surviving layoffs without a college degree? That was another story. “I’d get hired for one thing and in six months I’d be promoted and layoffs would come and they would keep the people with degrees,” said Wilson, an Army veteran whose six years of service included a stint in Bosnia. “I started to recognize a cycle after ten years . . . Getting in the door and staying on a career path are two entirely different things.” After losing his last job as a project manager with wind turbine giant Vestas, despite having seniority over employees who stayed, Wilson said enough was enough. It was time to go back to school. 7S EX EKI LI WXEVXIH MR ;EVRIV 4EGM½G´W %HYPX (IKVII 4VSKVEQ earlier this year. He said the transition was a smooth one, particularly with the support of staff and fellow students. “It’s been pleasantly surprising in as much as we all have very different backgrounds and we still manage to come together,” said Wilson. “If you are going to be in class with people for four hours and talk about where you’re coming [from] and why you are trying to succeed – it could have been a deal breaker for me but it hasn’t. It’s been a pleasant surprise.” 10
7YTTSVXMRK PMZIW MR XVERWMXMSR Wilson’s experience is common among adult learners at Warner 4EGM½G 1SWX EVI IQFEVOMRK SR ER IHYGEXMSREP NSYVRI] XLEX [EW previously interrupted or deferred, and ADP is providing them with E FYMPX MR WYTTSVX W]WXIQ JVSQ WXEVX XS ½RMWL ;EVRIV 4EGM½G YWIW E GSLSVX QSHIP MR [LMGL FIX[IIR ERH WXYHIRXW QIIX SRI RMKLX E [IIO JSV QSRXLW SV QSVI HITIRHMRK SR XLIMV WTIGM½G GSYVWI SJ WXYH] 'SYVWIW PEWX ½ZI [IIOW EX XLI YRHIVKVEHYEXI PIZIP a little longer for graduate students. The use of cohorts builds on established theories of adult education that show peer-to-peer learning is important with adults, given the life and professional work experience typically represented in a particular classroom. Plus, the sense of camaraderie that cohorts foster helps adults navigate the challenges of adding full-time schooling to already busy work and family lives. “I still think it is the most effective model for adults,” said Dr.Toni Pauls, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Adult Degree Program. “In many cases, the students that we are targeting are coming back to school because they are in some type of transition in their life. It could be that they’re changing jobs. It could be their marriage of 20 years has dissolved and they are a single parent and having to support themselves and their family, but they are in some type of transition. So I think the support that comes with a cohort model is important.”
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Learning team Jim Juengal ’13, Angela McKennie ’12, and Roberto Selva ’13 have a discussion during a religion class at ADP’s Cascade campus.
said. “We worked so well together, we were able to cover for each other if someone wasn’t able to make it.”
8IEQ[SVO TPYW While individual students are graded on their own personal EWWMKRQIRXW KVSYT [SVO MW E WMKRM½GERX TEVX SJ XLI PIEVRMRK TVScess at ADP. Within each cohort, students will divide into smaller learning teams to produce at least one professional presentation for each course. At the associate’s level, students switch learning XIEQW XLVII XMQIW MR XLI ½VWX [IIOW XLIR WIPJ WIPIGX TIVQERIRX teams for the remainder of the program. At the bachelor’s level, permanent teams emerge after 20 weeks. For graduate students, learning teams are set from day one.
“These are the people you’re going to be with for 18 months. They know the good about you and the bad about you, but they accept you, nonetheless. — Christine Tokonitz ’08, ’10 (MMOL) “It’s a reality of our world,” said Megan Enos, Director of Academic Counseling at ADP. “If you look at Fortune 500 companies, XLI] EP[E]W WE] EQSRK XLI XST ½ZI XLMRKW XLI]´VI PSSOMRK JSV EVI TISTPI [LS GER [SVO MR XIEQW -X´W VIEPP] E WMKRM½GERX WXVIRKXL SJ our program. ” 7OITXMG XYVRIH GSRZIVX .EQIW &VSEHYW ´ knew plenty about teams when he enrolled in ADP’s bachelor of Human Development program in 2007. He ran an after-school program at Portland’s Jefferson High School EW ER IQTPS]II [MXL XLI RSRTVS½X SVKERM^EXMSR 7IPJ )RLERGIQIRX Inc., and also coached J.V. basketball at Grant High School. However, he admits to being leery of the idea that part of his grade would depend upon the efforts of fellow students – that is until he met his ADP cohort. “The learning team experience was awesome,” said Broadus, who now is the program director for Elevate Oregon, a mentorship program at Portland’s Parkrose High School. &VSEHYW [EW TEVX SJ E ½ZI QIQFIV PIEVRMRK XIEQ [LSWI members got along so well, they started calling themselves “super friends.” They each had distinct skills to bring to each project, such as writing, computer skills, and project management.The only GLEPPIRKI [EW ½RHMRK XMQI XS QIIX SYXWMHI SJ GPEWW JSV TVSNIGXW “We were able to handle a lot through e-mail and meet before class and touch up whatever it was we needed to touch up,” he
0MOI E JEQMP] Another proponent of the cohort / learning team model is former Army specialist 2]GSPI 7IEKVEZIW ´ . 7IEKVEZIW WIVZIH ½ZI ]IEVW MR XLI 9 7 %VQ] MRGPYHMRK E 13-month tour in Iraq, and was the youngest member of her cohort in the associate’s of organizational dynamics program at age 26. She initially wasn’t sure how WLI [SYPH ½X MR FYX WE]W LIV GSLSVX FSRHIH UYMGOP] “It was like a second family,” she said. “Every time I went to class, I felt like I was going home. I really enjoyed the fact that I was surrounded by people that had a wealth of knowledge XLEX HMHR´X GSQI JVSQ FSSOW©?;AI EPP [IVI VIEPP] GPSWI ERH [I helped each other through the program.” +VS[MRK TEMRW 4EYPW HSIWR´X TVIXIRH XLEX EPP GSLSVXW [MPP ½RH XLEX TIVJIGX GLIQMWXV] FYX WLI LEW E WXEJJ SJ ½ZI EGEHIQMG GSYRWIPSVW MR TPEGI to work with individual students and to serve as mediators if given students in a cohort struggle. “The cohort model can be a challenge if you have students who wish they weren’t together,” said Pauls. “We have intentionally created this model with the EGEHIQMG EHZMWSVW © FIGEYWI our students needed somewhere to connect throughout their program. Our advisors not only shepherd students through the academic piece, they also stay attuned with what is going on in their personal lives.” *VMIRHW SJ PSRK WXERHMRK ADP academic counselor 'LVMWXMRI 8SOSRMX^ ´ , ´
1130 tells students that cohorts will go through growing pains, but the results are James Broadus ’09 was relationships that are deep initially concerned about his and well-tempered. Tokonitz grade depending upon group spent just over four years in work, but changed his mind ADP, starting in the associate’s after meeting his cohort. TVSKVEQ ERH ½RMWLMRK [MXL LIV master of science in management and organizational leadership in August. Now as an academic GSYRWIPSV SR WXEJJ WLI GER XIPP LIV WXYHIRXW [MXL GSR½HIRGI XLEX there will be rewards of being a part of a cohort that can last well into the future. “These are the people you’re going to be with for 18 months,” she said. “They know the good about you and the bad about you, but they accept you, nonetheless. There was one woman who I thought I never wanted on my learning team, but she has become my lifelong friend. I never would have done that had I not gotten to know her. I tell my students, ‘You will be surprised at the richness in the room.’ ”
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ALUMNI NEWS Cindy Pollard ’03, ’08 named Director of Alumni, Church, and Parent Relations
´W .IVV] , 0 ´ and 1 E V K I ( C u r l ) ´ ;MPWSR celebrated 60 years of marriage with a love reception on Sunday, July 11, 2010 at Lynchwood Church of God in Por tland, Ore. They pastored churches in Washington and California before .IVV] WIVZIH ]IEVW EW ER %HQMRMWXVEXMZI Assistant for the Church of God Association of Northern California, Nevada & Hawaii. He retired in July of 1990.They reside in Gresham Ore. They have seven great-grandchildren.
Cindy Pollard ’03, ’08
;EVRIV 4EGM½G LEW LMVIH 'MRH] 4SPPEVH ´ ´ 1130 as its new Director of Alumni, Church and Parent Relations. Cindy brings a unique, holistic perspective to the TSWMXMSR 7LI MW E XLMVH KIRIVEXMSR ;EVRIV 4EGM½G KVEHYEXI having earned a B.S. in Human Development and an M.S. in Management and Organizational Leadership through ;EVRIV 4EGM½G´W %HYPX (IKVII 4VSKVEQ 7LI EPWS QSWX recently served as the college’s Director of Financial Aid and Student Financial Services. Pollard has been a long-time attendee of Mt. Scott Church of God, in Portland, and among her three sons, 6]ER 4SPPEVH ´ is a current ADP student and 1MGLEIP 4SPPEVH ´ is a graduate. “I’m excited about the prospect of engaging our alumni, churches, and parents in an authentic and meaningful [E] ² WEMH 4SPPEVH Âą;EVRIV 4EGM½G 'SPPIKI MW E [SRHIVJYP GSQQYRMX] XLEX LEW QEHI E WMKRM½GERX MQTEGX SR QI my family, and my fellow alumni. I hope to be a valuable resource to all of our important friends. I am grateful for the opportunity.â€?
Forrest and 8LIPHE (Quinn) 7LEJJIV ´ celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sept. 17. They are both ordained ministers of the Church of God and served as pastors in several Church of God congregations in Virginia and West Virginia. Now retired, they reside in Anderson, Ind., where Forrest works part-time at the Board of Pensions of the Church of God.
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(IER ´ and 7YI (Heritage) ´ 1I]IV started a new ministry at the First Baptist Church of Leavenworth, in Leavenworth, Kan., in July. Sue and Dean are also grandparents. Daughter Jessica had Emma Grace Osgood on 5/20/2010 and lives in Hampton, Va. with her husband, Dan.
6IZ .IWW &MIPQER ´ was ordained by the Church of God on July 30, 2010 during the annual Campmeeting of the Association of Churches of God of Oregon and SW Washington, held on Warner Pacific’s Mt. Tabor campus. President Emeritus .E] &EVFIV ´ was Bielman’s sponsoring pastor. Bielman is the Executive Director of Contextualized Ministry at the college. His wife, Candi (Henrichs) ´ , ´ (M.ED), teaches at Abernathy Elementary School in Portland., and they have two daughters, Ella, 3, and Alyssa, 7 months.
'EPZMR *S[PIV ´ retired in 2007 after teaching elementary and middle school for 35 years in the Longview School District, in Longview, Wash. He also coached a number of Fowler sports, working with several eventual state champion and professional athletes. Fowler played basketball EX ;EVRIV 4EGM½G ERH LSPHW XLI VIGSVH JSV QSWX TSMRXW WGSVIH MR E WMRKPI KEQI ,I GYVVIRXP] WIVZIW EW E GSVVIGXMSRW SJ½GIV EX XLI 'S[PMX^ County Youth Services Center, in Longview. Pastor 1EVO 2MIPWSR ´ celebrated 30 years as senior pastor of First Church of God in Monroe City, Ind. last spring. At the time, he was featured in a local newspaper article about his career. He lives in Monroe with his wife, Lynn (Shelton) ´ .
´W (IRRMW ;IX^PIV ´ completed his Master’s in 4LMPSWSTL] JVSQ 7X 0SYMW 9RMZIVWMX] MR He worked as case manager and counselor for youth and families with Catholic Community Services from 2005 - 2009. He expects to earn his Master’s in Social Work from Eastern Washington University in June 2011.
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&EWWIQ 1IPOM ´ ´ 16IP , conducted an orchestra of 30 professional musicians, including members of the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra, and a 35-voice choir in a performance of his composition, “Everlasting, Everfaithful,â€? in Beirut, Lebanon in May. Melki is the Dean of Students at the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary in Lebanon. 6EGLIP (Lautaret) 'PIEV ´ and husband 'EQIVSR [IPGSQIH XLIMV ½VWX GLMPH &IRRIXX born on July 21, 2010, at their home in Vancouver, Wash. 1IPMWWE (Dawson) 7SFMIW^G]O ´ and husband, 7XIZI KEZI FMVXL XS XLIMV ½VWX GLMPH 1EVKEVIX (Maggie) Rose, on July 23, 2010 in Portland. Proud grandparents include WP Dean of Faculty and VP of Academic Affairs Cole Dawson and 0MRHE (E[WSR ´ . /MVWXIR 4EPQ Âł married Irishman Brian Lalor on August 6, 2010 in Vancouver,Wash. Both are teachers in Vietnam. &IGO] +YHMRS ´ ministers in Quito, Equador
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with her husband, Byron, through their ministry Isaiah 61 International, Inc. The Gudinos, who have a year-old son named Caleb, offer Biblical education and training to adults and children, serve as foster parents, and support 18 children at a day care and after-school program. Visit www.isaiah61international.org to learn more about their ministry. (SRSZER ´ and )QMP] (Coombs) ´ 'LERHPIV GIPIFVEXIH XLI FMVXL SJ XLIMV ½VWX GLMPH Eva Malia, on May 30. Proud relatives include grandparents /YVX ´ and Tracy (Pratt) ´ 'LERHPIV, and great-grandparents &IR ´ and Marjorie (Dockter) ´ 'LERHPIV. Emily has a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Fuller Seminary, in Pasadena, Calif., and Donovan recently earned his M.A. in Organizational Leadership from Azusa PaGM½G 9RMZIVWMX] MR %^YWE 'EPMJ ,I [SVOW EW E Filemaker database developer with Beezwax Datatools in Oakland, Calif. Cheri (Jaeger) (EZMW ´ received her Master’s in Education with an emphasis in curriculum, instruction and assessment from Walden University in June. 0ERGI 'LEQFIVPEMR ´ earned a master of science in music degree from Portland State 9RMZIVWMX] MR .YRI ,I [SVOW EW E ½RERGMEP EMH GSYRWIPSV EX ;EVRIV 4EGM½G ERH MW MRXIVMQ director of worship and arts at West Hills Covenant Church, in SW Portland. .IVIQ] *IPOIP ´ married Jessica Billeter on .YP] MR 7GLPEXXIV 'LETIP SR ;EVRIV 4EGM½G´W Mt. Tabor campus. 6IZ *VERO 'PSVI ´ SJ½GMated. Jeremy is a ministry resident at Richmond Church of God. Continued on page 13
Sharing Shakespeare, and a sandwich, with Mr. Pacino
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Young Alumni Picnic 2010 Approximately 100 young alumni, many with young children in tow, gathered on a sunny Sunday afternoon, Sept. 12, for a casual potluck picnic on Warner Pacific’s Mt. Tabor campus. Alumni reconnected with old friends and let the kids jump around on inflatable bouncy toys furnished by the OďŹƒce of Alumni, Church, and Parent Relations. Alumni gathered included (above) Geneva (Montague) Arness ’96, Joy (McDonald) Carlson ’98 (with her son Asher) and Nicole (Yerden) Wells ’98. (Right) Logan Walton ’04 enjoys a laugh with his son, Sawyer.
CLASS NOTES from page 12 &EVREFEW 3QYPSOSPM ´ is working in Accra, +LERE EW E ½IPH WXEJJIV [MXL XLI 2%% %QIVPI] Palm Education Foundation (NAPE), which was founded by fellow WP alumnus 4IXIV 3OERXI] ´ . NAPE is facilitating access for Ghanian students to online courses through Portland State University. Omulokoli originally went to +LERE JSV E XLVII QSRXL MRXIVRWLMT XS JYP½PP credits for an MBA in International Economic Development from Eastern University in Pennsylvania. However, he stayed on to help open XLI 2%4) SJ½GI MR %GGVE )PMWI 'LEJ½R ´ and 2EXI 1MKPME^^S ´ gave FMVXL XS XLIMV ½VWX GLMPH 2SVE SR 7ITXIQFIV )PMWI MW XLI IRVSPPQIRX SJ½GI GSSVHMREXSV EX ;EVRIV 4EGM½G ERH 2EXI MW RIEVMRK GSQTPItion of an MBA from Marylhurst University. 6IFIGGE 2IHIVLMWIV ´ has earned a Master of Arts in Music from Washington State University. She currently teaches music at Hood River Middle School, in Hood River, Ore. (ERMIPPI 4YVH] ´ graduated in November with a MSc in Music in the Community from the University of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh, Scotland. The title of her thesis was “Musical
Theatre Performance for Empowerment: An Action Research Assessment in Mostar, Bosnia.� /MQFIVP] )WXIW ´ married James Murry on Sept. 19 in Gervais, Ore. She works at Wells Fargo Bank in Salem, Ore. 7YWER &IRHIV 4LIPTW ´ operates Odyssey Mentoring in Beaverton, Ore. She provides curriculum and training for businesses that want to create or improve employee-to-employee mentoring programs. Phelps star ted her company a year ago as a result of research she did for her Phelps master’s thesis as a student MR ;EVRIV 4EGM½G´W 1EWXIV´W of Management and Organizational Leadership. She is also a busy speaker and writer. Her website is odysseymentoring.com. .SLR +P]RR ´ is employed by New York Life Insurance and resides in Portland, Ore.
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]PIV 'EJJEPP ´ has only been in New York City for two years but he already has his own Al Pacino story. Caffall, who is earning his MFA in Acting at the New School, in NYC, landed ensemble roles in performances of “The Merchant of Veniceâ€? and “A Winter’s Tale,â€? performed concurrently in Caall Central Park last summer as part of the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park repertory season. While local theater students QSWXP] ½PPIH XLI RSR WTIEOMRK IRsemble parts, the lead roles featured veterans of stage and screen, such as Pacino, Jesse Martin (TV’s Law and Order) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (TV’s Without a Trace). Caffall likened the experience to a very nice, paid internship where he was able to watch masters at work. “They’re all really solid directors and artists with a reputation, so it’s good to see how they see and break down the play and approach it,â€? said Caffall. Caffall admits being a bit starstruck early on when he found himself alone in a hallway with Pacino, who Caffall describes as gracious and the consummate professional. Noticing Caffall had no lunch, Pacino offered him part of a turkey sandwich he was eating. When Caffall politely refused, Pacino said, “You know, when someone offers you something, you take it.â€? Ravenous, Caffall accepted the sandwich only to have Pacino jokingly accuse him of stealing it later that day. “I got him back, though,â€? said CafJEPP Âą- [EW IEXMRK E FVER QYJ½R ERH he said,‘That looks really good.’ And I said, ‘Do you want some?’ And he said, ‘No I couldn’t.’ So I said, ‘Look, when someone offers you something, you have to take it, all right?’ He couldn’t say no to that.â€?
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IN MEMORIAM 4EWXSV (EZI (SYKLIVX] ´ Pastor David Michael Dougher ty ‘66 died Nov. 11, 2010 in Woodburn, Ore., at the age of 66. He was born March 31, MR 4SVXPERH 3VI (EZI [EW E GEVIIV minister of the Church of God who served congregations in Portland, Ore.; Edmonds, Wash.; and Woodburn, Ore. Survivors include his wife, Peggy Sue Thompson, brothers (SYKPEW (SYKLIVX] ´ , (ERMIP (SYKLIVX] ´ , Tom (SYKLIVX] ´ , two daughters, and three grandchildren. 1]VE 0IREV[MGO *SPX^ ´ After a four-year battle with multiple myeloma, Myra (Lenarwick) *SPX^ ´ died Oct. 17, 2010. She was born May MR 'EPMJSVRME 1]VE WTIRX X[IRX] seven years as a reading specialist at Glenfair Elementary school, in Portland, Ore. She is survived by her husband,WP professor Dr. Lou Foltz, and their son, %RHVI[ *SPX^ ´ . Donations can be made to the “Myra H. Foltz Education Fundâ€? at WP to provide scholarships for students preparing to be teachers. 7EQ (YRFEV Former Board of Trustee member George Samuel (Sam) Dunbar died Sept. 23, 2010 at the age of 59. He was born Jan. 29, 1951 in Midland, Mich. A career minister with the Church of God, 7EQ WIVZIH EW E ;EVRIV 4EGM½G 'SPPIKI Trustee from 1993-2008. Sur vivors include his wife, Mary, sons Bemjamin and 2EXLER (YRFEV ´ , and daughter Jenny Mihsill. 7XIZIR *SVIH]GI ´ Steven Leroy Foredyce ’61 died of a heart attack Dec. 23, 2009 in Everett, Wash., at the age of 68. He was born
MR 0I[MWXSR -HELS SR .YP] ,I was a bi-vocational minister who worked in the agricultural business, as well as construction.
Institute of Technology and the Marine Science Center, a bookkeeper at Surft Trucking, and as placement coordinator at the University of Oregon.
:MGXSVME /E] 6IHHIR *VERGS ´ Victoria (Redden) Franco ’78 died September 7 in Porterville, Calif. at the age of 55. She was born in July of 1955 and raised in West Covina, Calif. She worked as a court clerk for Los Angeles County until marrying Henry Franco in 1986 and starting a family. She is survived by her husband, two children, her parents, and four siblings.
0SYMWI 2MGI ´ Louise (Prather) Nice ’50 died Oct. 17, 2010, in Sylvania, Ohio, at the age of 67. She was born on July 7, 1923 in Independence, Kan. She married 4EYP 2MGI ´ SR .YRI 4EYP ERH 0SYMWI LIPH pastorates in Kansas, Colorado, and Ohio. Survivors include her husband, a son and daughter, and a brother.
)PZER 2I[GSQF *SVQIV ;EVRIV 4EGM½G 'SPPIKI XVYWXII Elvan Newcomb passed away Oct. 27, 2010 in his home in Madera, Calif. at the age of 92. He was born Feb. 7, 1918 in Clinton, Okla. Elvan was a successful businessman in Madera, Calif. He operated his own farm implement dealership from the mid-1950’s until retiring at age 65. )PZER WIVZIH SR XLI ;EVRIV 4EGM½G &SEVH of Trustees from 1967 to 1970 and again from 1972 to 1975. Along with wife Eleanor, Elvan was a strong supporter SJ ;EVRIV 4EGM½G ERH SJ XLI 'LYVGL SJ God. Survivors include his wife, his children .ERI (Newcomb) ;LMXILIEH ´ , &MPPMI (Newcomb) &SFIVK ´ , and John 2I[GSQF ½ZI KVERHGLMPHVIR ERH WIZIR great-grandchildren. Remembrances can be made to the “Elvan and Eleanor Newcomb Scholarship Fund at Warner 4EGM½G 'SPPIKI ² ,E^IP 4S[IPP ´ ,E^IP 4S[IPP ´ HMIH 7ITX EX XLI EKI SJ 7LI [EW FSVR .YP] in Burns, Ore. She married Arden Powell SR 1E] MR 'SXXEKI +VSZI 3VI She worked as a secretary at Oregon
1EVMSR 7LE[ Faithful supporter and friend of Warner 4EGM½G 1EVMSR 'PIXYW 7LE[ HMIH .YRI 2010 in Clackamas, Ore. a week before his 81st birthday. He was born June 22, 1929. Marion and his wife Irene, now deceased, were members of the Torchbearers, a social group that raised money for scholarships at the college. Marion [EW E ½\XYVI EX ;EVRIV 4EGM½G IZIRXW most notably home basketball games. Survivors include brothers 1]VPI 7LE[ ´ and Duane Shaw, and daughter Mary (Shaw) ,EXGL ´ . 'PSVE 7OMRRIV ´ 'PSVE 7OMRRIV ´ TEWWIH E[E] 3GXSFIV 20, 2010 at the age of 98. She was born on her family’s homestead in Beaver County, Okla, on Aug. 30, 1912. When she was a young adult, she met her future husband %VPI] 7OMRRIV ´ at a camp meeting. They were married on January %JXIV EXXIRHMRK 4EGM½G &MFPI College, the couple served churches in Washington, California, Alaska, and Colorado, where they retired. Her husband and son 0]RR 7OMRRIV ´ are deceased. Clora is survived by her daughter %VPIRI (Skinner) 6EYHIRFYWL ´ and son-in-law 6I\ 6EYHIRFYWL ´ .
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do with her decision to become an elementary school teacher. Bates says she was a shy kindergartener who was scared to share in class. On one occasion, Burton allowed Bates to record a video of herself talking on camera at home and show that to the class, instead. Âą-X VIEPP] LIPTIH Q] GSR½HIRGI ERH GSQJSVX that I was allowed to share about myself that wayâ€? Bates said.“It was Mrs. Burton who made the classroom climate that way.â€? Burton says she was actually moved to tears when she learned that she had been such an inspirational teacher. “It was so touching when she said I had left such an impression on her that she wants to be a teacher,â€? Burton said. The Experience
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;EVRIV 4EGM½G IHYGEXMSR QENSV %PI\ERHVE &EXIW ´ hadn’t seen her former kindergarten teacher, Zetta (Patterson) &YVXSR ´ , since she was a child in Burton’s class years ago in Beaverton, Ore. So, imagine the surprise when Bates recognized Burton at an evening service during the Campmeeting of the Association of Churches of God of Oregon and SW ;EWLMRKXSR LSWXIH F] ;EVRIV 4EGM½G MR .YP] When she introduced herself, the two burst out in laughter. “We both screamed,â€? said Burton, who spent 30 years as a teacher, most in Oregon. “I asked her what she was going to do after college and she said,‘Be a teacher, just like you.’ â€? &EXIW WE]W &YVXSR´W MRžYIRGI LEH E PSX XS
Senior education major Alexandra Bates ’11 (left) spotted her former kindergaren teacher Zetta (Patterson) Burton ’67 in the audience at last summer’s Campmeeting of the Association of the Churches of God of Oregon and SW Washington, leading to an impomptu reunion.
FIRST PERSON Reflections on Faith, Living, and Learning
The Value of Time and Pressure
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lump of coal has more intrinsic value than the far more expensive diamond it might someday become. Par t of the value of diamonds derives from their rareness, but a diamond’s value comes primarily from the desires of a particular community, whose members want to sparkle and cut the glass eyes of their friends with envy, and believe in metaphor. But diamonds are easy. The girl’s best friend can be purchased, pocketed, and sported away in a short shopping spree, later slid slowly onto the empty, waiting ½RKIV EX XLI XST SJ WSQI *IVVMW [LIIP Rhinestones are a guy’s quick getaway; there’s a reason the girl wants the real thing, as Marilyn Monroe and Emmylou Harris sing in “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend,” lyrics cued from the Anita Loos novel,“Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” (1925). Evolutionar y psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa, writing in “Psychology Today” (2008, May 29), explains the friendship: “The courtship gift for the purpose of screening dads from cads must not only be costly but also lack intrinsic value. Diamonds make excellent courtship gifts from this perspective because they are simultaneously very expensive and lack intrinsic value.” Kanazawa doesn’t mention the Styne and Robin movie lyrics or the Loos novel, and his explanation doesn’t quite seem to square with the original lyrics: “Men grow cold / As girls grow old, / And we all lose our charms in the end. / But square-cut or pear-shaped, / These rocks don’t lose their shape. / Diamonds are a girl’s best friend.” But Kanazawa argues “Of course, diaQSRHW ERH ¾S[IVW EVI FIEYXMJYP FYX XLI] are beautiful precisely because they are exTIRWMZI ERH PEGO MRXVMRWMG ZEPYI © ?8ALIMV
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And if we value time and pressure, we’re more likely to realize the diamonds that we are, that we have already become – through wear and tear, through life-learning experience, through the pressure and time required to go back to school, to try something new, to forget and forgive and let go – to value our own experience. beauty lies in their inherent uselessness; this is why Volvos and potatoes are not beautiful.” This is not psychology; it’s advertising. The smart, working class mom won’t buy it. She knows it takes time, pressure, and heat to turn her lump of coal into a diamond. A diamond can be purchased in the heat of the moment with a piece of plastic; it takes time and pressure and heat to turn a lump of coal relationship into a marriage. Time and pressure have intrinsic value, but value that can’t be easily purchased or traded. It took J. D. Salinger ten years to write “The Catcher in the Rye.” It took James Joyce seven years to write “Ulysses” and seventeen years to write “Finnegans Wake.” But here we are online, where the demand is for speed and constant change, instant access, diamonds without a hard core process. ;I [ERX MRWXERX KVEXM½GEXMSR ° ¾MTping houses and cars, constantly checking stock prices and email, texting our latest thoughts without giving them time to simmer and develop. We want instant success, so it’s instant success that we’ve come to value. We’ve become a culture of quickie junkies. Yet we are each of us a lump of coal in the process of becoming a diamond. % HMEQSRH MW LEVH ERH TYVI ERH HMJ½GYPX
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to adulturate; it takes a lifetime to turn a marriage into a diamond, and you can’t [IEV MX SR ]SYV ½RKIV We should not value diamonds – it’s too easy; we should value time and pressure. And if we value time and pressure, we’re more likely to realize the diamonds that we are, that we have already become – through wear and tear, through life-learning experience, through the pressure and time required to go back to school, to try something new, to forget and forgive and let go – to value our own experience. Then, after all that time underground, we surface with the epiphany, and it feels WYHHIR FYX [I ±©ORS[ Q] WSRK [IPP before I start singing” (Dylan), realizing the opportunity to do what we were born to do, realizing the diamond that is buried deep in our lump of coal. As Paul Potts, 2007 Britain’s Got Talent winner, explains.,”The soul is not a diamond; the soul is a lump of coal.” Joe Linker teaches writing in the Adult DeKVII 4VSKVEQ ERH [EW EQSRK ½ZI EHNYRGX faculty members recognized by the college in December for outstanding achievements in teaching. Read more of his essays on his FPSK ±8LI 'SQMRK SJ XLI 8SEHW² EX NSIPMROIV wordpress.com.
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The Future is Now!
Alumni Weekend: Feb 11 - 12, 2011
2nd Annual President’s Tea
Friday, February 11, 2011 12 pm 1:30 pm 2 - 4 pm 4:30 - 6:30 pm 5:30 pm 7:30 pm 7:30 pm 9:00 pm 9:30 pm
Golden Torch Society & PBC Luncheon Historic slideshow Faculty feature Alumni, friends, and student dinner Women’s BB vs. Evergreen State Alumni and student choirs perform with Dr. Tom Miller Men’s BB vs. Evergreen State Ice Cream & Musicians’ Reception Class of 2001 Ten Year Reunion
with author
Jane Kirkpatrick April 9, 2011 McGuire Auditorium
Saturday, February 12, 2011 10:00 am 12:30 pm 2 - 4 pm 3 - 4:30 pm 5:30 pm 7:30 pm 9:00 pm
Chapel Service featuring worship with Jeffrey Allen Scott ’01 Honored Alumni Awards Special interest receptions: Theatre, Leadership & recent grads (’05 - ’10) Reception for coach Bart Valentine ’75 Women’s BB vs. Northwest Univ. Alumni, friends, and student dinner Men’s BB vs. Northwest Univ. Farewell Reception
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Proceeds will benefit Act Six scholarships at Warner Pacific.
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