Men's Volleyball National Champs Dr. Rod Rosenbladt
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E H Inside... T Inside... Campus LCEF Victory pg. 3 oncordia Sports So!ball Playing Hard pg. 4 Arts Dance the Night Away pg. 5 Local/Global Warheads--Not the Candy pg. 6 Reviews CUI’s Singles pg. 8 ourierEnvision. Explore. Exceed. Enjoy. Volume 7, Issue 14 Concordia University Irvine Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Men’s Volleyball Dr. Rod Rosenbladt national champs CUI Bono Professor of the Year DAETONA LAURENCE all have the same goal,” said Rostratter. SPORTS EDITOR Although winning the pass and serve battle SARINA GRANT Final voting gave students the chance to was an obstacle at times, the Eagles overcame CAMPUS LIFE EDITOR vote for one of the top five professors from the The men’s volleyball team earned themselves the challenges in order to earn their well-de- preliminary round. Along with Rosenbladt, the their first national championship in program served title of National Champions. Dr. Rod Rosenbladt, Professor of Theology, other professors nominanted were Dr. Jacque- history on April 20 at the NAIA Men’s Volley- The team united both on and off the court in was voted CUI Bono’s Professor of the Year. line Brown, Professor of History; Dr. Roberto ball National Invitational. The Eagles defeated order to make an overall team effort and come Rosenbladt has been at Concordia since 1979, Flores de Apodaca, Professor of Psychology; Dr. the Park University Pirates, who were previous- out with a collective win. The support from making this his 34th year of teaching. Mark Brighton, Professor of Biblical Languages ly reigning champs, in a 3-0 match. The team, the bench, fans at the game, and fans at home “From my perspective, Dr. Rosenbladt is one and Literature; and van Voorhis. in their first season in existence, ended with an helped to provide the team with the motivation of the best faculty members at Concordia. He’s “I think having a Professor of the Year award overall record of 25-7. they needed to come out on top and execute taught me a lot about theology, philosophy, the is very important,” said Rafael Ramos, junior. After defeating Saint Ambrose University, with the skills and talent they have developed church, and the world in general,” said Mark “We have annual awards honoring students, and Missouri Baptist University, and Warner Uni- throughout the season. Duerr, senior teacher’s assistant for Rosenbladt. it’s good that the professors get recognized for versity, the Eagles were confident moving into The team boasts remarkable depth and ex- “I think I could find you a large number of peo- later games. “We have 100% confidence in our perience on the roster and on the coaching staff. ple who would say the same thing.” “Dr. Rosenbladt is one abilities, but we have to prepare and play like Mark Metrakos and Naseri Tumanuvao were Rosenbladt is the sixth Professor of the Year, every game is our last,” said Bradley Rostratter, both officially recognized for their skills on the joining previous award winners Dr. Rod Soper, of the best faculty mem junior. court through their selection as the American Department Chair and Professor of Biology; Dr. The team stayed consistent on the floor and Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Men's Jack Schultz, Professor of Anthropology; Dr. bers at Concordia.... I stuck to their game plan in order to achieve Volleyball All-Americans. Trevor Johnson, Korey Maas, former Professor of Theology; Dr. their ultimate goal of winning a national cham- Head Coach, was also recognized as AVCA C.J. Armstrong, Professor of History and Theol- think I could find you pionship. However, the players emphasized that NAIA Men's National Coach of the Year. ogy; and Dr. Adam Francisco, Professor of His- they are a cohesive unit not only when they play, Congratulations to the team, coaching staff, tory. a large number of peo but also off the court. “Our team is a family, and and the Concordia community, which is home In addition to receiving a personal plaque, it doesn't matter who is on the court because we to yet another National Championship team. Rosenbladt will be honored in the main hall- ple who would say the way of Alpha, which displays duplicate plaques of current and past winners. He will also be ac- same thing.” knowledged in the Academic Achievement ser- vice on May 3 at 10:30 a.m. in the CU Center. their hard work too.” “The award is strictly academic,” said Dr. “The Professor of the Year award signifies a Daniel van Voorhis, Department Chair and connection between the professors and the stu- Professor of History and Political Thought. “It’s dents and tells the professor that ‘what I’m doing not your favorite professor; it’s not the coolest does matter’,” said Duerr. “For students walking professor. It’s the professor who embodies what through Alpha, it gives students who might not a Concordia professor is: someone interested in have heard of that professor a good indication of the success of the student that is willing to try.” who would be good to take a class with.” “There’s more to this than his nature as a Before teaching at Concordia, Rosenbladt Theologian,” added Duerr. “His nature as a served as pastor in a couple different churches thinker--the way he studies things and teaches and as professor for a few colleges. He is also the things--is more telling to him as a person.” co-host of “White Horse Inn”, a national radio The process of determining the Professor show that classifies itself as a “conversation for of the Year began with two days of preliminary reformation.” voting, where students wrote down the names of Whether preaching the Gospel to thousands their choices for the top three best professors on of listeners or teaching the theories of justifica- Chong takes home the gold campus. This year’s voting diversity surpassed tion and sanctification to a class of 10, Rosen- previous years, with over 50 different professors bladt’s passion for teaching is obviously a gift HALEY JOHNSON Dr. Melinda Schulteis, Professor of Mathemat- receiving votes. from God. STAFF WRITER ics. Flores de Apodaca has a passion for politics which influenced his showcase topic. “I thought Grace Chong, sophomore, won the tier one it would be a topic that people would be inter- level of the President’s Academic Showcase of ested in because we just had an election year,” Undergraduate Research. said Flores de Apodaca. Chong also succeeded in last year’s Presiden- Second place for tier two went to fresh- tial Showcase when she won tier two, allowing man Karen Gurske, mentored by Sherilyn her to participate in tier one this year, which is Schneekluth, Professor of English and Writing. typically reserved for upperclassmen. Gurske is studying to be an elementary school “This year, the competition was much great- teacher, and her project was called, “Turning the er, and the quality of work demanded was in- Page on Ineffective Reading Instruction: Look creased. Even if it was a second time, it felt like a and Say Versus Phonics.” first time,” said Chong. “Write something that you are excited This project was a continuation of Chong’s about,” Gurske said. “It is hard, but if you love Academic Showcase winning project last year, what you are doing it is enjoyable.” Third went titled “Solar Energy Storage II: Photoactivity of to Allistair Galindo, sophomore. The best poster Earth-Abundant Transition Metal Oxides Using award was given to junior Paige Finley. the Solar Energy Activity Lab with Dry Elec- Dr. James Bachman, Professor of Philoso- trode Contacts,” mentored by Dr. John Kenney, phy and Ethics, was a judge for this year’s poster III, Professor of Chemistry and Physics. session, as well as a supporter of the Academic “Looking back at it, I’m very thankful that Showcase event. “The University wants to en- my faculty mentor encouraged me to compete courage students to look more deeply into the this year, since I was originally very nervous subject areas that they may go on in, either in to compete in tier one as a sophomore,” said their work or for their graduate studies,” said Chong. Bachman. Students were able to present their Chong beat out a tough field of competi- projects using posters as visuals. “There were a tors consisting of second place finisher Miseker number of pretty impressive presentations that I Abate, senior, and Joseph Laughon, senior, who looked at,” he added. earned third place. Honorable Mention awards Students will begin preparing for next year’s were presented to Rebecca (Rierson) Lott, ju- Showcase as early as this summer. Flores de nior, and seniors Megan Greidanus and Kirstin Apodaca has some advice for anyone consider- Tuccinardi. ing submitting a project for next year’s competi- The tier two winner was Roberto Flores de tion. “Work on it over the summer. The more Apodaca, freshman, with his project about “Re- research you have the better. It is unexpected forming the Electoral College,” mentored by where your research might take you.” Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into Him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love. Ephesians 4:15‐16 2 OPINION APRIL 23, 2013 Talkin’ A surprising kind of love bout our Farewell Editorial from Editor-in-Chief, Emily Geske When I look back at my four years at Con- despite the stress that these classes inflict, I always brought those affected closer, a reminder generation cordia, I cannot help but realize how incredibly have come to realize what a blessing it is that I of the importance of fellowship in each of our blessed I have been.