Partners, August 2009
PHOTO BY JEFF MONTGOMERY
Memorial honoring slain Harding graduate dedicated - Dennis and Terri Rine ring a bell created at Camp Tahkodah in Floral, Ark., to honor the memory of their daughter Micah Rine Pate, 26, a Harding University graduate killed in an April 30 shooting in Bartlett, Tenn. Zeta Rho, the social club to which Pate belonged while at Harding, approached the camp about creating a bell and gazebo in her memory. Friends and relatives of Pate gathered at the camp recently to dedicate the memorial. Pate grew up spending summers at Camp Tahkodah, a Christian summer camp on a 1,350-acre site in the Ozark Mountains.
Memorial honoring slain Harding graduate dedicated - Dennis and Terri Rine ring a bell created at Camp Tahkodah in Floral, Ark., to honor the memory of their daughter Micah Rine Pate, 26, a Harding University graduate killed in an April 30 shooting in Bartlett, Tenn. Zeta Rho, the social club to which Pate belonged while at Harding, approached the camp about creating a bell and gazebo in her memory. Friends and relatives of Pate gathered at the camp recently to dedicate the memorial. Pate grew up spending summers at Camp Tahkodah, a Christian summer camp on a 1,350-acre site in the Ozark Mountains.
Memorial honoring slain Harding graduate dedicated
Dennis and Terri Rine ring a bell created at Camp Tahkodah in Floral, Ark., to honor the memory of their daughter Micah Rine Pate, 26, a Harding University graduate killed in an April 30 shooting in Bartlett, Tenn. Zeta Rho, the social club to which Pate belonged while at Harding, approached the camp about creating a bell and gazebo in her memory. Friends and relatives of Pate gathered at the camp recently to dedicate the memorial. Pate grew up spending summers at Camp Tahkodah, a Christian summer camp on a 1,350-acre site in the Ozark Mountains.
From baseball to softball
LUBBOCK, Texas — Best known as the former baseball coach at Texas Tech and Lubbock Christian, Larry Hays has a new job — as head softball coach at Lubbock Christian.
Hays, an elder at the Green Lawn church in Lubbock, succeeds his son Shanon, who started the women’s softball program and left to accept the head coaching position at Texas Tech.
The former professional softball pitcher “always places God first, family second and coaching third,” said Chris Due, athletic media relations director at Lubbock Christian.
Hays coached his first 16 seasons at Lubbock Christian, where he is the all-time baseball win leader at 695. In 22 seasons at Texas Tech, he won more than 800 games. He stepped down as one of only four baseball coaches in NCAA history to achieve more than 1,500 wins.
GLOBAL EVANGELISM
WORLD BIBLE SCHOOL
CEDAR PARK, Texas — World Bible School has posted its entire curriculum — a resource base that has served millions of users globally — on the World Wide Web.
This interactive format is a new study option for WBS enrollees that is “accessible by anyone, anytime.”
WBS President John Reese describes the move as “one of the biggest steps the organization has taken in its 36-year history.”
Citing a mounting demand worldwide for Bible education, Reese said that requests for services had been pushing the limits of WBS’s abilities to satisfy the greater numbers, despite the fact that the nonprofit has some 14,000 volunteer teachers and follow-up workers around the world.
More than 1 million people enrolled in free World Bible School coursework over the past year, according to Reese.
For more information, see www.worldbibleschool.net.
HIGHER EDUCATION
ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
ABILENE, Texas — ACU is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to a survey published recently by The Chronicle of Higher Education.
The higher education newspaper surveyed nearly 41,000 administrators, faculty members and staff members to determine which institutions would be recognized as standouts in the 26 recognition categories for four-year institutions.
HARDING UNIVERSITY
SEARCY, Ark. — NASA has awarded a team of Arkansas researchers a $1.5 million grant to develop a system to search for life on Mars. The team includes Harding professors Edmond Wilson and Constance Meadors.
Wilson and Meadors are members of the Arkansas NASA Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research team. The team won for its proposal titled “Mobile Surveying for Atmospheric and Near-Surface Gases of Biological Origin” during a national competition and was among 27 teams NASA selected for funding.
LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The musical group Acappella performed during the closing event of Lipscomb University’s 2009 Summer Celebration, singing before a crowd estimated at 4,000 people gathered in the university’s Allen Arena Mall.
Earlier in the day, former members of the Acappella Vocal Band — a group formed as backup for Acappella in 1986 that went on to perform and record independently until 2000 — sang together during a reunion concert in Lipscomb’s Collins Alumni Auditorium.
“It’s hard to put into words how awesome it was to see and sing with everybody,” said Wes McKinzie, AVB bass from 1988 to 1995.
OHIO VALLEY UNIVERSITY
VIENNA, W.Va. — OVU welcomed 365 people to its campus for a recent summer a cappella quartet concert.
“We expected around 100 people, hoped for 250, but were overwhelmed with 365,” OVU church relations director Tom Butterfield said of the special concert. “This was the first time to host an event like this in a long time, and we had a fantastic outpouring of support and enthusiasm.”
Seven a cappella quartet groups were featured: Brothers, Father and Son, The Harmony Four, The Miller Brothers, One-A-Chord, Vocal-A-Chord and a special appearance by OVU’s a cappella vocal group, Express.
“We had people drive from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky and Virginia specifically for this event,” Butterfield said. “There is nothing more beautiful than the blending of voices without musical instruments.
“With so few concerts like this, people are willing to come from near and far to enjoy an evening of southern gospel music with their families. We hope folks will put this on the schedule for the next time.”
OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Christian recently announced the offering of the university’s first completely online degree.
Master of business administration students now will have the options of online, onsite or blended curriculum to earn the 36 credit-hour degree.
Like the Fast Track onsite class curriculum, Oklahoma Christian’s online MBA degree can be completed in one year, said Ken Johnson, director of graduate business studies.
YORK COLLEGE
YORK, Neb. — York College will receive a $2 million federal grant through the “Strengthening Institutions” program, the U.S. Education Department announced.
In a competitive process, York’s grant application identified enhanced technology and student support services as areas critical to student success.
“Academic technology has experienced a real explosion over the past few years,” York President Steve Eckman said. “The tools available now are incredibly powerful, but they are also incredibly expensive.
“This award will allow us to purchase hardware and software that will enhance students’ ability to access electronic information and media sources.”
Dennis and Terri Rine ring a bell created at Camp Tahkodah in Floral, Ark., to honor the memory of their daughter Micah Rine Pate, 26, a Harding University graduate killed in an April 30 shooting in Bartlett, Tenn. Zeta Rho, the social club to which Pate belonged while at Harding, approached the camp about creating a bell and gazebo in her memory. Friends and relatives of Pate gathered at the camp recently to dedicate the memorial. Pate grew up spending summers at Camp Tahkodah, a Christian summer camp on a 1,350-acre site in the Ozark Mountains.
From baseball to softball
LUBBOCK, Texas — Best known as the former baseball coach at Texas Tech and Lubbock Christian, Larry Hays has a new job — as head softball coach at Lubbock Christian.
Hays, an elder at the Green Lawn church in Lubbock, succeeds his son Shanon, who started the women’s softball program and left to accept the head coaching position at Texas Tech.
The former professional softball pitcher “always places God first, family second and coaching third,” said Chris Due, athletic media relations director at Lubbock Christian.
Hays coached his first 16 seasons at Lubbock Christian, where he is the all-time baseball win leader at 695. In 22 seasons at Texas Tech, he won more than 800 games. He stepped down as one of only four baseball coaches in NCAA history to achieve more than 1,500 wins.
GLOBAL EVANGELISM
WORLD BIBLE SCHOOL
CEDAR PARK, Texas — World Bible School has posted its entire curriculum — a resource base that has served millions of users globally — on the World Wide Web.
This interactive format is a new study option for WBS enrollees that is “accessible by anyone, anytime.”
WBS President John Reese describes the move as “one of the biggest steps the organization has taken in its 36-year history.”
Citing a mounting demand worldwide for Bible education, Reese said that requests for services had been pushing the limits of WBS’s abilities to satisfy the greater numbers, despite the fact that the nonprofit has some 14,000 volunteer teachers and follow-up workers around the world.
More than 1 million people enrolled in free World Bible School coursework over the past year, according to Reese.
For more information, see www.worldbibleschool.net.
HIGHER EDUCATION
ABILENE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
ABILENE, Texas — ACU is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to a survey published recently by The Chronicle of Higher Education.
The higher education newspaper surveyed nearly 41,000 administrators, faculty members and staff members to determine which institutions would be recognized as standouts in the 26 recognition categories for four-year institutions.
HARDING UNIVERSITY
SEARCY, Ark. — NASA has awarded a team of Arkansas researchers a $1.5 million grant to develop a system to search for life on Mars. The team includes Harding professors Edmond Wilson and Constance Meadors.
Wilson and Meadors are members of the Arkansas NASA Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research team. The team won for its proposal titled “Mobile Surveying for Atmospheric and Near-Surface Gases of Biological Origin” during a national competition and was among 27 teams NASA selected for funding.
LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The musical group Acappella performed during the closing event of Lipscomb University’s 2009 Summer Celebration, singing before a crowd estimated at 4,000 people gathered in the university’s Allen Arena Mall.
Earlier in the day, former members of the Acappella Vocal Band — a group formed as backup for Acappella in 1986 that went on to perform and record independently until 2000 — sang together during a reunion concert in Lipscomb’s Collins Alumni Auditorium.
“It’s hard to put into words how awesome it was to see and sing with everybody,” said Wes McKinzie, AVB bass from 1988 to 1995.
OHIO VALLEY UNIVERSITY
VIENNA, W.Va. — OVU welcomed 365 people to its campus for a recent summer a cappella quartet concert.
“We expected around 100 people, hoped for 250, but were overwhelmed with 365,” OVU church relations director Tom Butterfield said of the special concert. “This was the first time to host an event like this in a long time, and we had a fantastic outpouring of support and enthusiasm.”
Seven a cappella quartet groups were featured: Brothers, Father and Son, The Harmony Four, The Miller Brothers, One-A-Chord, Vocal-A-Chord and a special appearance by OVU’s a cappella vocal group, Express.
“We had people drive from Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky and Virginia specifically for this event,” Butterfield said. “There is nothing more beautiful than the blending of voices without musical instruments.
“With so few concerts like this, people are willing to come from near and far to enjoy an evening of southern gospel music with their families. We hope folks will put this on the schedule for the next time.”
OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Christian recently announced the offering of the university’s first completely online degree.
Master of business administration students now will have the options of online, onsite or blended curriculum to earn the 36 credit-hour degree.
Like the Fast Track onsite class curriculum, Oklahoma Christian’s online MBA degree can be completed in one year, said Ken Johnson, director of graduate business studies.
YORK COLLEGE
YORK, Neb. — York College will receive a $2 million federal grant through the “Strengthening Institutions” program, the U.S. Education Department announced.
In a competitive process, York’s grant application identified enhanced technology and student support services as areas critical to student success.
“Academic technology has experienced a real explosion over the past few years,” York President Steve Eckman said. “The tools available now are incredibly powerful, but they are also incredibly expensive.
“This award will allow us to purchase hardware and software that will enhance students’ ability to access electronic information and media sources.”
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