http://www.cedarville.edu/whatsabuzz Your source for what's new and exciting at Cedarville University en-us This work is Copyright © 2012 by Cedarville University Cedarville University ColdFusion FeedMaker, version 1.0 webmaster@cedarville.edu Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:14:24 GMT http://www.cedarville.edu/rss/images/whatsabuzz.gif http://www.cedarville.edu/whatsabuzz 200 31 http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/Chasing_the_Checkered_Flag/2132272728 For many, a new year means a new start—a time for a fresh beginning. At the start of 2010, the same is true for the Cedarville University Jackets Racing Team. Consisting of 14 senior mechanical engineering students, the team spent much of 2009 designing a new racecar. After thousands of hours of conceptualizing, blueprinting and assembling, the Jackets Racing Team can now focus on manufacturing the racecar, a task they believe will be “just as challenging and rewarding” as... Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/Chasing_the_Checkered_Flag/2132272728 News http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/H_S_Students_Invited_to_CU_Friday/2132272729 Cedarville University invites high school students and their families to experience life at Cedarville firsthand by attending CU Friday on March 12. At CU Friday, guests can meet with faculty, coaches, financial aid advisors, sit in on classes, explore the student center, or enjoy coffee at the campus coffee shop, where students gather with friends. Visitors are also invited to take part in student-led chapel at 10 a.m. and grab lunch afterward in the dining hall, which offers an array of... Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/H_S_Students_Invited_to_CU_Friday/2132272729 News http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/Students_Take_Part_in_Civil_Rights_Bus_Tour/2132272730 It’s not every day that a double-decker bus pulls into a Cedarville University parking lot, but on January 27 a group of 30 students, faculty, and staff piled in and headed south for the annual Civil Rights Bus Tour. Led by dean of multicultural and special programs Carmille Akande, students took a journey through several states, stopping in three to retrace the history of the Civil Rights Movement over a five-day excursion. Beginning in Atlanta, the group visited the Martin Luther King... Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/Students_Take_Part_in_Civil_Rights_Bus_Tour/2132272730 News http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/Sullivan_to_Debate_Provine_on_Issue_of_Free_Will/2132272727 Cedarville University biology professor Dr. Dennis Sullivan will debate Dr. William Provine of Cornell University on the topic of "Free Will: Does It Exist? Does It Matter?" The debate will take place on March 13 at 7 p.m. at Grace Community Church in Washington Court House as part of a weekend debate summit. Sullivan, a Christian theist who believes created beings are endowed with the ability to exercise an independent will, stands opposite Provine, an atheist who claims that free... Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/Sullivan_to_Debate_Provine_on_Issue_of_Free_Will/2132272727 News http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/Professor_Named_Berry_Chair_of_Free_Enterprise/2132272726 Dr. Bert Wheeler, professor of economics at Cedarville University, has been selected as the Berry Chair of Free Enterprise. Wheeler came to Cedarville in 1992 after holding various teaching and administrative positions at Liberty University, Crichton College and Memphis State University. He has published results of his research on the nature and purpose of work, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Clinton era economics and Christian perspectives on economics. The John W. Berry... Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/Professor_Named_Berry_Chair_of_Free_Enterprise/2132272726 News http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/Cedarville_Announces_Department_of_Art_and_Design/2132272723 When the art program was first introduced at Cedarville University in 2003, it was part of the music, art and worship department and employed one adjunct professor to teach a handful of art courses. Today the graphic design program is the sixth largest major on campus, and the new art and design department now staffs six full-time professors and maintains two degree programs, graphic design and studio art, along with three art minors. With the formation of the department comes the new... Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/Cedarville_Announces_Department_of_Art_and_Design/2132272723 News http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/Series_to_Address_a_Biblical_Response_to_Poverty/2132272717 What should our attitude be toward poverty? Despite clear instructions—even mandates—throughout the Bible, our responsibility toward the poor and oppressed still remains a topic of heated discussion, even among church-goers. With that in mind, Cedarville University has invited Jim Wallis and Marvin Olasky to present their perspectives in a moderated discussion titled “A Critical Evaluation of Christian Responses to Poverty and Affluence” on Thursday, March 11, at 7:30... Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/Series_to_Address_a_Biblical_Response_to_Poverty/2132272717 News http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/Staff_Member_Educates_in_China/2132272718 Matteo Ricci, a famous Italian mathematician, cartographer and Jesuit priest, traveled to China in an effort to plant Catholic churches by teaching Chinese scholars western knowledge, science and technology. More than 450 years later, Carl Brandon, director of library media services at Cedarville University, spent four months in China. Like Ricci, Brandon went with a desire to further the knowledge-base of future generations. Brandon served as a Xenia and district 6670 International Rotary... Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/Staff_Member_Educates_in_China/2132272718 News http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/Award_Winning_Poet_To_Read_Works/2132272714 Award-winning poet Srikanth Reddy will present a poetry reading at Cedarville University on Saturday, February 20, at 7 p.m. Reddy’s first collection of poetry, “Facts for Visitors,” received the 2005 Asian American Literary Award for Poetry. His second book, “Voyager,” is forthcoming in spring 2011. Reddy has published poetry in numerous journals, including “APR,” “Grand Street,” “Fence,” and “Ploughshares,” and... Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/Award_Winning_Poet_To_Read_Works/2132272714 News http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/Students_Give_Nearly_20K_for_Haiti_Relief/2132272713 Cedarville University students recently donated approximately $20,000 toward Haiti relief efforts. The monies raised will be given to the national relief agency Samaritan’s Purse. Under the direction of the Cedarville University Student Government Association (SGA), students were encouraged to give. During the week of January 25-29, students purchased T-shirts, donated their “lunch” money and even provided monetary gifts during a student-led offering. “As the body of... Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/Students_Give_Nearly_20K_for_Haiti_Relief/2132272713 News http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/Evangelism_Celebration_Coming_to_Cedarville/2132272712 Calling all pastors and lay leaders for a time of renewal and refreshment. Plan now to attend this year's Evangelism Celebration entitled "Contending for the Faith: Preaching the Gospel that Saves" at Cedarville University, February 22-23. Co-sponsored by the State Convention of Baptists in Ohio, this event features speakers Ernest Easley, Robert Lewis, John Hays, Jay Lowder, James Merritt, Vance Pitman, Mike Landry, Ken Cooper and Danny Akin. In addition, national Christian recording... Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/Evangelism_Celebration_Coming_to_Cedarville/2132272712 News http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/_Early_Church_Music_on_Display/2132272707 The Church has contributed significantly to the development of music in the western world as well as created rules of musical notation that have been useful in documenting music as an art form. Church tradition influenced music culture significantly during the Reformation and into the Baroque and Classical periods. Throughout history, groups of Christians have also adapted secular styles of music to incorporate Scripture and biblical principles into singing for both individual and corporate... Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/_Early_Church_Music_on_Display/2132272707 News http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/Preparing_for_the_Road_Ahead/2132272697 Many people credit Henry Ford with the creation of the automobile when, in fact, he discovered ways to improve the already-invented contraption and make it more affordable. By using frugal methods of manufacturing, like the assembly line, Ford revolutionized personal transportation. When asked about the nature of his corporate success, he said, “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” The Cedarville University Jackets Racing team... Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/Preparing_for_the_Road_Ahead/2132272697 News http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/Students_Trade_Textbooks_in_for_Nail_Guns/2132272702 As most college students were packing up and heading down the road to the familiar comforts of home, a group of Cedarville students ventured to New Orleans to kick off their Christmas break by volunteering with Samaritan’s Purse. Resident Director Anthony Mandela was well aware of the need of those in New Orleans who were affected by Hurricane Katrina. As a Cedarville student in 2006, Mandela traveled to New Orleans to help rebuild. Now, as an alumnus holding leadership over a group of... Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/Students_Trade_Textbooks_in_for_Nail_Guns/2132272702 News http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/_Much_Ado_About_Nothing_at_Cedarville/2132272696 Romance, wit and deception unite in one of Shakespeare’s best-loved comedies. Beginning January 28, the Cedarville University theatre program will present “Much Ado About Nothing.” A comedy bordering dangerously close to tragedy, Shakespeare’s timeless themes of war, nationalism and heroism are weaved into a mid-1940’s setting of Charleston, South Carolina. Two lovers - Claudio and Hero - anticipate the day they will be married. To pass the time before their... Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT http://www.cedarville.edu/newsrelease/2010/_Much_Ado_About_Nothing_at_Cedarville/2132272696 News