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News from Union College ff a a l l l l 22 0 0 1 1 0 0 MedicalMedical ServiceService UNION’S PA PROGRAM GRADUATES TENTH CLASS Also . G Alumnus treats wounded soldiers G Students recount trips to Haiti G Student turns blog into a book Growcanth take time... ...but a little ForeSight ForeSightgoes a long way. What a difference they made—the loyal alumnus, the sacrificial staff member, the faithful board member. They took the important step of in- cluding Union College in their estate plans. Because of their foresight, today students receive scholarships, classrooms are built and learning takes place. You can make a difference by including Union College in your estate plan. Explore your options at www.ucollege.edu. Todd Mekelburg Director of Leadership Giving 402.486.2503 [email protected] Union College It takes 3800 South 48th Street {Lincoln, NE 68506 ForeSight CORDmagazine staff: LuAnn Wolfe Davis ’82 Vice President for Advancement/Publisher magazine CORDVol. 75, No. 1 Fall 2010 Ryan Teller ’98 Director of Public Relations/Editor Steve Nazario Editorial/4 Campus News/5 Director of Visual Communications/Designer Scott Cushman ’03 Assistant Director of Public Relations/ Assistant Editor PA program graduates Tiffany Doss ’11 Michelle Current ’11 tenth class/10 Michael Rohm ’14 Kelly Phipps ’12 Union’s physician assistant News Writers program celebrates a commitment to training students for service. Articles and photos as credited. pIndicates more information is available on Union’s Web site or read CORDmagazine online: www.ucollege.edu/cordmagazine. Union College Alumni Association Officers and Board Members: David Nowack ’76 . President Ardis Dick Stenbakken ’62 . .. .President-elect Darrel Huenergardt ’65 . Past President NazarioSteve photo: Gale ’72 and Sheryl Rivinius ’73 Page . Board members at large Bill Hanson ’61 . Golden Club Co-President Union students respond Scott and Breanna to Haiti earthquake/14 Johnson Gal ’05. GOLD Rep ’99-’09 Dan Klein ’90 . Class Rep ’78-’98 When an earthquake struck Haiti Karen Affolter Johnson ’72. .Class Rep ’57-’77 in January, four teams of Union students and employees traveled to Darold ’57 and Shirley (’59) Goetz. .Class Rep up to ’57 the devastated country to help. Janya Nordgren Mekelburg ’86. .Alumni Activities Director LuAnn Wolfe Davis ’82 . .. .Vice President for Advancement About the cover: Brooke Henderson graduated with a master’s in Bollinger Kathy photo: physician assistant studies in May 2010. Photo: Erik Stenbakken/stenbakken.com © 2010 Union College all rights reserved. Trauma surgeon treats No material may be reproduced without permission. CORDmagazine is published as a wounded U.S. soldiers/20 service to Union College alumni and friends. We encourage readers to submit letters and article ideas. Please send inquiries, Lincoln trauma surgeon, Dr. Reg submissions and address changes to: Burton, made two trips to treat CORDmagazine Union College 3800 South 48th Street wounded U.S. soldiers in Germany. Lincoln, NE 68506 or [email protected]. photo: courtesy of Bryan photo: www.bryanlgh.com - System Health LGH A Union student walks to school ... from Oregon /7 Student author turns mission blog into book /6 Class-ifieds/22 In Memory/25 pwww.ucollege.edu CORDmagazine 3 _______________________________________________________________________________EDITORIAL FINDING JOY IN SERVICE by David Smith, Union College President eenagers get all the bad jobs—the ice, which launched a lifelong process of TonesT nobody else wants. For my first discovering fulfillment in ministering to job as a teenager, I worked for a hos- people facing physical, psychological and pital in dining and janitor services. I spiritual challenges. served food to the patients, washed In this issue of CORDmagazine, you dirty dishes, cleaned the hospital, will read about medical providers, trained helped hospital employees move and at Union College, who have also discov- did whatever my very creative bosses ered the joy of service. In the name of God thought up for me. It was often diffi- and under His guidance, these health care cult, and at first, unrewarding work. professionals are making a very important I dusted phones in administra- difference in the lives of people whose tor’s offices; dusted light fixtures overwhelming circumstances have forced poised precariously above the heads them to be dependent on others. of helpless patients lying in their I am proud of the students and alumni of beds; donned mask, gloves and Union College who provide medical care to gown to scrub isolation units; those in need. They are wonderful ambassa- cleaned the morgue; burned waste dors for Jesus, the Master Physician, who not Betsy Norton photo: sent down from medical surgical only healed so many people during His time floors; swept stairways; and on earth, but whose healing power still re- washed hallway walls. stores and gives hope to the sick. I often questioned the purpose At Union, we hope to introduce every stu- and the value of my work assign- dent to the joy of service and enable them to ments. Over time, however, I develop a habit of helping others, whether it is David Smith, Union’s president, learned learned that no matter the job, I taking care of the feet of Lincoln’s poor, check- the value of service in his first job as a helped the hospital accomplish its teenager. Now he helps instill that same ing IVs in an overcrowded Haitian hospital or mission—to help people in need. mindset in students at Union. just taking time to pray with someone. Through a thank you from a pa- I trust that your appreciation for Union Col- tient or visitor, a commendation lege students and alumni will grow as you read from a boss, and the joy I saw in the people I served, I about their experiences. If you know someone learned that even the most menial job can make a difference in considering a career in the medical field who hopes to make their someone’s life. In essence, I gained a glimpse into the joy of serv- career a ministry, encourage them to give Union a call.C Union receives accreditation for another 10 years by Tiffany Doss n October 2009, Union College received with Union preparing a self-assessment re- mended updating campus computers and IIanother 10-year accreditation from both port outlining how the college upholds its integrating more technology in the class- the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) mission and values, student outcomes and room, having more faculty with terminal and the Adventist Academic Association progress made since the last accreditation degrees and developing a stronger enroll- (AAA). visit. An HLC team then visited campus to ment plan. “Many of the suggestions HLC A decade is the maximum accreditation interview students and employees and presented were things we were already term granted by HLC, one of two commis- evaluate the self study. The AAA team, working on before their visit,” said Russell. sion members of the North Central Associ- made up of Seventh-day Adventist admin- “We recognize those are areas we need to ation of Colleges and Schools, which istrators and educators, arrived shortly after work on and are already taking action to accredits degree-granting post-secondary the HLC team. “Adventist Academic Associ- strengthen them.” educational institutions in the north central ation approval means that we’ve met edu- Russell believes this accreditation af- region of the United States. “Accreditation cational standards and expectations in firms Union’s academic strength and is a shows the quality of a school,” said Mal- regards to the Adventist church’s objec- seal of quality. “However, this school will colm Russell, Union College’s vice presi- tives,” Russell explained. not sit idly for the next nine years waiting dent for academic administration, “Without Both teams commended Union for its for the next accreditation,” he said. “We it, our students couldn’t receive federal strong sense of community, dedicated em- will continue our trend of making active loans or grants and our nursing, physician ployees and compliance with federal regu- improvements on campus.” This mindset assistant and education graduates wouldn’t lations. Like in any evaluation, Union also has proven effective for Union, allowing be certified or able to teach.” received several suggestions to make the the school to receive the maximum accred- The HLC accreditation process began college stronger. The HLC team recom- itation time since 1961. 4 FALL 2010 _____________________________CAMPUS NEWS Homecoming 2011 to feature Warriors Reunion by Michael Rohm he 2010-11 school year marks the riors athletic program has been designed TTtwenty-fifth anniversary of varsity athletics to complement the quality education of- at Union College. Homecoming 2011, fered at Union. “Our coaches have always April 8 – 11, will feature a special reunion sought to help student athletes develop event for Union College Warriors. sportsmanship and academic excellence,” All alumni of Union College’s varsity said Spaulding. “Through many opportu- athletic program are invited to this Warrior nities both on and off the court, players Reunion, celebrating Union’s varsity learn to be leaders while cultivating a sports: women’s volleyball, men’s golf, spirit of teamwork and service.” and men’s and women’s basketball. “The The weekend will feature a Warrior Warriors Reunion is an opportunity for for- golf tournament and volleyball games on photo: Steve Nazario Steve photo: mer players to reconnect with friends, re- Friday afternoon, followed by men’s and member the ‘good old days’ and create women’s basketball games on Saturday new memories,” said Ric Spaulding, Union night. For more information or to register College’s athletic director. for the Warrior Reunion, visit www.ucol- Since its formation in 1986, the War- lege.edu/advancement/homecoming Union experiences enrollment increase by Ryan Teller picture may be worth a thousand Services.