Digital Commons @ George Fox University George Fox College Life Archives 11-1992 George Fox College Life, November 1992 George Fox University Archives Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/gfc_life Recommended Citation George Fox University Archives, "George Fox College Life, November 1992" (1992). George Fox College Life. Book 131. http://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/gfc_life/131 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives at Digital Commons @ George Fox University. It has been accepted for inclusion in George Fox College Life by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ George Fox University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 5 - 7 - 7 Academic Reputation Nets College Third-place Ranking in U.S. News Survey 'One of America's Best Colleges" is the ranking again going to George Fox College. The Sept. 28 issue of U.S. News & World Report magazine rates George Fox third in academic reputation and seventh overall among liberal arts colleges in the West. The much-publicized cover-story rank ings combine statistical data with the results of an exclusive U.S. News survey of aca demic reputations among 2,527 responding college presidents, deans, and admissions directors. The sixth-annual survey rates 384 regional liberal arts colleges in the nation. "I'm delighted," said George Fox Presi dent Edward F. Stevens. "As in previous years, I'm most pleased with our rank of third in the category of academic reputa tion. It is great when other professionals recognize our efforts." In the academic category, George Fox is lopped only by Southwestern University in Texas and Evergreen State College in Washington. George Fox is one of only two Oregon colleges in the category. Pacific University in Forest Grove is rated fifth in academic reputation, third overall. George Fox is one of two members of the 13-member national Christian College Con sortium selected in any of four regional top-10 picks. Taylor University in Indiana i s t h e o t h e r . To determine a college's overall rank, the scores based on reputation were combined with data provided by the schools. The statistics measured the selectivity of the stu dent body, the degree to which the college financially supports a high-quality full-time faculty, the college's overall financial (See U. S. NEWS J page 8) Faculty like Ron StanseJI, associate professor of religion, have given George Fox College a national reputation for academic excellence. Templeton Honor Roll Increase in Alumni Giving Due to Class Execs Again Includes GFC When alumni gather on campus in Febru increasing alumni giving to George Fox Col of Oregon. To be eligible for that program, One Oregon college has been named to the ary for Homecoming, they will celebrate the lege. The Class Executive Program was at least 18 percent of a college's alumni 1992 John Templeton Foundation Honor successful completion of the alumni phase launched in the spring of 1991 to improve must be donors. Roll for Free Enterprise Teaching. of the Centennial Campaign. communication between the College and The Collins Foundation awards money George Fox College is one of 114 colleges Launched nearly a year ago, the alumni GFC alumni while also encouraging them up to a total of $25,000 for increases in giv and universities in the nation selected for campaign had as its goal $1.5 million. With to give to their alma mater. ing, new donors, and percentage of alumni the annual listing. Presidents and academic three months remaining before the donors. George Fox College has not The program has had dramatic results. officers ai more than 1,300 colleges and homecoming victory celebration, the Col qualified for the matching grant program for the past two years. universities in the United Stales were polled lege has received gifts and pledges totaling During 1991-92, the percentage of alumni Alumni director Gary Brown credits the by the Foundation for Economic Educa more than $1.8 million. donors grew from 13 percent to nearly 21 class executives with the fact that the Col tion, New York. For the campaign as a whole, at midpoint percent. More significantly, total unres lege is once again eligible for the Collins They were asked to name those schools in its three-year schedule, more than $9.5 tricted gifts to the Annual Fund increased from $136,000 to $209,987. grant. that best exemplify the teaching of values of million has been raised toward a $16 million "It's just a remarkable thing that they've Western civilization and free market econ- goal. With the increase in alumni givers, the accomplished," he said. "The bottom line omy. All four-year accredited colleges and Contributing to the success of the alumni College has requalified for a matching grant is they've had a significant impact on giving universities were eligible. campaign is a new program aimed at program offered by the Collins Foundation to the College." Institutions in 30 .states were named, including two in Washington —Gonzaga in Spokane and Seattle Pacific. No Idaho col leges were selected. Institutions ranged in size from more than 40,000 students at Fall Registration Brings Enrollment Growth of 16 Percent Texas A & M University to 300 students at George Fox College has grown more than 16 Fox's degree-completion program in man fcr students, and 23 readmitted, part-time, College of the Southwest in New Mexico. and continuing education students. Included on the list are Stanford, Duke, Vil- percent in one year, pushing enrollment to agement of human resources. Now in its 1,425 students. sixth year, the program offers working adults lanova, Baylor, Brigham Young, and The College's three-year-old doctoral pro The College has grown by one-third in classes in Portland, Salem, and Eugene. Marquette. gram in clinical psychology now has 89 two years and 160 percent from a 1986 The on-campus total includes 181 in enrolled. When transferred from Western The foundation recognizes institutions enrollment of 549 students. This fall's total Conservative Baptist Seminary in 1990, the that meet several criteria: providing stu graduate programs. With the addition of registration compares to 1,222 a year ago. three master's degree programs, graduate program had 54 students. dents information on the principles and For the first time, the number of under enrollment is up 113 percent from 85 stu The new master of business administra benefits of free market economics; graduates tops 1,000, at 1,029—an 11.5 per dents the previous year. tion program has 53 students, the master of encouraging a high degree of personal arts in teaching program has enrolled 31, initiative, responsibility, and accountability; cent increase from 922 students last year. The number of new undergraduate stu and describing the traditional work ethic There are now 1,210 students on the New- dents on campus has risen 10 percent to and eight students are in the master of arts in Christian studies program. and pride of productivity. berg campus. Another 215 are in George 445. Included are 290 freshmen, 132 trans- Symphony Releases CD Recorded in Dining Room Named for Esther Klagest 7 r t v t h a i One of Newberg's most familiar dining it serves the College's student body, with So strong is the tie to George Fox that Bauman Auditorium facilities has a new name to go with its new more than 1,200 students on campus. Klages in 1984 moved from southern Music recorded at George Fox College now look. California to Newberg and Friendsview can be heard around the nation. The Coj. Naming of the room actually honors Manor to be near the College. She was a Earlier this year, Esther Klages anony more than Klages' funding of the renova schoolteacher, a missions organization lege hosted a recording session for the Ore mously donated $500,000 toward the reno tion, according to President Stevens. worker, a college dean of women, and a gon Symphony's latest compact disc, which vation of George Fox College's Heacock was released on Oct. 1. Klages also is the donor of the College's church secretary during her career. Commons. In response, the College has Centennial Tower, completed in 1990 to "Apocalypse," the fourth CD recorded by named the main dining area of the com begin the College's lOOth year. In keeping The new naming plaque reads simply. the Oregon Symphony, made its debut Sept mons "The Esther M. Klages Dining with her preference for near anonymity, it "The Board of Trustees of George Fox Col 25 at the group's annual meeting. It is the Room." does not bear her name. She also has estab lege honors with grateful appreciation Oregon Symphony's first recording ofexclu- President Edward F. Stevens revealed the lished a student scholarship fund, volun Esther M. Klages, alumna, friend, ^enetac- sively American works. new name at a President's Council dinner teers time preparing mailings for the tor, whose interest in Christ-centered higher The CD marks the first time the sym on Oct. 3, the first College-sponsored public College, and has served as a leader in education and generosity provided funding phony has recorded outside the Arlene use of the remodeled facility. His the College's Century II fund-raising for this facility." Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland. GFC's announcement came as a surprise to Klages, campaign. The naming of the dining room is the sec Bauman Auditorium was chosen as the an alumna and longtime benefactor of the "Esther is a beautiful person," Stevens ond time a member of Klages' family has recording site because James DePreist, the College.