Volume LXXVII, No. 3 • 3rd Trimester 2013 Forum on Future of the Association Set for December 9, 2013 During SACS/COC Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia he Commission on the Future of the International 2. Identify the functions the membership believes TAssociation of Baptist Colleges and Universities are essential for the association to provide in the (IABCU) will conduct a forum and dessert reception to future , minimizing duplication of functions of other report on its mission and recent surveys of presidents and associations that serve higher education in general or chief academic officers of the 48 member schools in Christian higher education in particular. IABCU. 3. Identify the annual investment the membership The forum is scheduled from 7:30 to 9 p.m. December is willing to pay to have the identified essential func - 9, 2013 in conjunction with the annual meeting of tions provided. SACS/COC. The forum will also seek input on the future 4. Identify the staffing and related costs required of the IABCU from those attending the forum. to provide the identified essential functions. The Commission recently sent a survey to member 5. Identify how the projected needed staffing and presidents and chief academic officers seeking feedback on financial resources can be aligned with the antici - the perceived value of several Association programs. A pated revenue from membership dues and other pro - second survey on how presidents and chief academic offi - jected revenue resources. cers envision the future role of the Association will be e- Members of the Commission on the Future of the mailed to them soon. Plans are to present the results of IABCU include: both surveys at the December forum and dessert recep - David Olive, Board chair and president of Bluefield tion. College; Ronald L. Ellis, president of California Baptist The Commission on the Future of the Association was University; Lanny Hall, president of Hardin-Simmons created by the IABCU Board June 1 at their meeting at University; Dub Oliver, president of East Texas Baptist California Baptist University in Riverside, when they University; Pat Taylor, president of Southwest Baptist voted to approve a proposal to form a commission to University; Evans Whitaker, president of Anderson study the purpose and future of the Association. University; and David Whitlock, president of IABCU Board member Paul Corts, retired president of Oklahoma Baptist University. the Coalition of Christian Colleges and Universities Resource persons relating to the Commission (CCCU), presented the proposal. include: Bob Agee, former IABCU executive director; Corts said, “The current leadership has expressed that Frank Bonner, immediate past board chair and presi - they will be retiring in the next several years and this pre - dent of Gardner-Webb University; Paul Corts, Corts sents an appropriate time to undertake a study of the asso - Consulting; Mike Arrington, executive director, ciation and its future prior to developing a succession.” IABCU; and Tim Fields, associate director, IABCU. Major questions to be addressed by the Commission The Commission began its work immediately and include: should complete its study and make its recommenda - 1. Identify the purpose(s) of the association based tion to the board and IABCU membership no later upon the membership’s views, minimizing duplication of than the June 1-3, 2014 annual meeting of the associa - purpose with the purposes of other associations that serve tion in Charleston, South Carolina. higher education in general or Christian higher education (continued on page 2) in particular. Forum on Future of IABCU... 5. Step Five Contents (continued from page 1) Hold a Commission meeting by 1 Forum on Future of IABCU video conferencing technology to Major steps for the work of the continue the work of the December 3 Comment Commission include: meeting. In advance of the 1. Step On e 4 Gifts and Grants Commission meeting, encourage Work with the existing mission of Commission members to think 5 Campus Report the Association, and identify the about what they have seen, heard, programs, activities, events, and ser - and learned so far in the process and 6 Doctoral and Post Doctoral vices currently being provided to invite members to submit comments Educational Loans and the membership. Place these on a about what they would like to see in Scholarships calendar so that the ebb and flow of the final report. With this informa - the workload can be observed. tion and working from the outline 7 M. Dwaine Greene 24th President 2. Step Two at Georgetown College prepared at the December meeting, Survey the leadership of member begin crafting a first rough draft of 8 Tuition Remission Program institutions to assess their rating of the final report. the importance of the current pro - 6. Step Six 10 Legal Notes grams, activities, events, and ser - Hold another Commission meet - vices for their institution, including ing by video conferencing technolo - 12 CGE Highlights assessing their opinion as to the rea - gy to continue the work on the draft sonable value received for the dues of the final report. This meeting paid. would be considering the continuing 3. Step Three discussion on the online forum (or Survey the leadership of member other process) and would produce a institutions to solicit suggestions of second more polished draft of the Vol. LXXVII, No. 3 programs, activities, events, and ser - final report. At this meeting the vices they would like to have con - 3rd Trimester 2013 Commission should also review the sidered for inclusion in their governance structure and organiza - Publisher: Michael Arrington, membership. tion of the association to consider Executive Director, IABCU 4. Step Four Managing Editor: Tim Fields, whether the current structure is In conjunction with the SACS appropriate for the association going Associate Director, IABCU meeting in Atlanta on December 7- The Baptist Educator (ISSN 0038-3848) is a forward, in light of the findings of news magazine published three times a year for 10, 2013, hold an open forum dis - the Commission study and its rec - administrators, faculty, staff, trustees and friends cussion on the future of the ommendations. This would include of member schools by the International association to receive input from Association of Baptist Colleges and Universities. things like a review of the bylaws POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: representatives of the member insti - and official documents, any pro - International Association of Baptist Colleges tutions. 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It is provided sensus on the report and agree that with the understanding that the publisher and edi - needed to operate the association’s the report is ready to be submitted tors are not engaged in rendering legal counsel. essential programs, activities, “Legal Notes” is not intended as a substitute for the to the IABCU board and to the full services of a legal professional. If your institution events, and services. membership. I needs legal counsel, a competent attorney should be consulted.
2 The Baptist Educator Comment: Thankful for
Michael E. Arrington Students Executive Director, IABCU
have frequently quoted the statement of President J.R. lege/university alums serving in a variety of leadership IGrant (Ouachita, 1933-49) that “no college can be better roles in churches, schools, business, military, and on the than its Faculty.” I believe that to be true, and the admi - mission field. The connection between Christian higher ration and respect given to IABCU Faculty by students, education and servant leadership can be well documented alums, and others is very well by every institution in the IABCU. deserved. St. Augustine, the great early Christian philosopher Even so, I also happen to believe during the latter years of the Roman Empire, remarked that the most important people on a late in his life that all his intellectual achievements were college or university campus are the meaningless until he became a Christian. It was then that students. You have probably heard he realized that the ultimate purpose of his great learning Faculty and Staff jokingly (I hope) say, was found in service to God and others. “This would be a great place to work if That is a remarkable statement, and it reminds me of a it weren’t for the students.” I have cartoon strip where the main character asked, “If God put laughed at the statement, partly us here to serve others, what are the others here for?” One because of its absurdity, but also Michael Arrington obvious answer to this somewhat humorous quip may be because it is such an exaggeration of reality for any college found in Jesus’ admonition that the poor will always be or university. It seems particularly irrational for a Baptist with us. Another answer might be that the others some - school. times include us, especially if we are ravaged by a tornado, Without students, our hal - a Hurricane Katrina, a death or lowed halls of learning would be For better or worse, we will illness in our family, or by some echo chambers, and our schools ultimately be known primarily for unforeseen circumstance so would encounter financial disas - the endeavors and accomplish- powerful that we need help. ter. As I state the obvious, I hope We are fortunate to be able to most would agree that our stu - ments of our alums. work with our wonderful stu - dents should be the primary dents, and we are blessed when focus of our every endeavor. Their notable achievements we provide them the support and guidance they need to translate into our success. For better or worse, we will ulti - reach their callings in life. As you continue in your work mately be known primarily for the endeavors and accom - routines in this academic year, I pray that you will contin - plishments of our alums. ue to view students as the focal point of your institutional As we all know, administrators at tuition-driven institu - mission. tions (which includes most IABCU schools) keep careful And remember that you will make a significant positive watch on projected enrollments. As one way of highlight - difference today and tomorrow in the lives of your stu - ing the importance of student enrollment, The Educator dents. May God bless you and strengthen you for this posts each Fall’s enrollment statistics of member institu - sacred call we share together in Baptist higher education. tions on the front page. Indeed, the financial well being of ______most IABCU institutions depends on a healthy student A Personal Note : My previous Educator column salut - enrollment, and a drop in student population can bring ed IABCU Faculty and Staff who have served 40 or more unwanted cuts that affect the quality of the school. years in Baptist higher education. Ironically and sadly, a As important as a healthy student enrollment may be dear friend and wonderful colleague, Dr. Thomas Lynn for institutional budgets, there is a much more important Auffenberg, Professor and Chair of History at Ouachita reason to be concerned with student enrollment. The well- Baptist University, passed away suddenly the day before he rounded educational programs students experience at was to begin his 41st year at OBU. Tom and I joined the IABCU schools transforms the lives of the vast majority of Ouachita History Faculty in the Fall of 1973. I am hon - them. A significant result of the Baptist college/university ored to be in the throng of friends and former students experience is an army of servant leaders who are trans - who mourn his untimely death and who thank God for forming the world for Christ. It follows that a declining putting such a great teacher, scholar, and friend in our student enrollment can lead to a decrease in Baptist col - midst. I
3rd Trimester 2013 3 HSU Announces Largest Gift KJV was not printed until 1613. Bible as well as the Greek New Testament. Commitment in University History “The 1613 KJV is the first edition of a This particular copy was originally owned Lanny Hall, president of Hardin- personal or family Bible,” Van Neste said. by one of the men who worked with Simmons University, announced that HSU “That fits what we’re striving for in the dis - William Wilberforce to end slavery. has received “The largest gift commitment play —the Bible coming to the every-day “It’s a serious study Bible, but it also in the university’s history.” person.” The Ryan Center displays other played a part in impacting culture,” Van Will Wilkins and his wife Janice are the Bibles as well, including a hexapla, which Neste said. “These Bibles represent what I donors of the historic $16 million gift and contains six English translations of the we’re trying to do here at Union.” the family leading the charge in the largest fundraising campaign in the university’s history. The gift kicks off the TRANSFORMA - TION 2020 fund campaign, which seeks to realize gifts of $60 million to complete the first phase of a master plan that will dramatically alter the face of the Hardin- Simmons University campus. “We hope within the next three years— by HSU’s 125th birthday—we will raise an unprecedented amount of money to meet our needs for the future,” Hall said. Will Wilkins, a 1961 graduate and mem - ber of the HSU Board of Trustees, is the chairman of the TRANSFORMATION 2020 capital campaign as well as the patriarch of the family providing the leveraging gift.
Union’s Ryan Center Receives Gift of 1613 KJV Bible Two Union University donors recently provided funds for a 1613 edition of the King James Version of the Bible to be dis - played in the R.C. Ryan Center for Biblical Studies at Union. Linda Shoaf, a member of Union’s Board of Trustees, and her husband, David, donated funds for the Bible, which arrived in early September from a bookstore in Scotland. The Shoafs also donated funds about 12 years ago to provide Union a copy of the Geneva Bible, said Ray Van Neste, a profes - sor of biblical studies and the director of the Ryan Center. The Bible arrived soon after the Ryan Center opened and launched a collection of centuries-old Bibles on dis - play. Van Neste said the KJV was first print - ed in 1611, but the early copies were folio editions —a much larger version of the Bible used in church pulpits. The first quarto edition, or smaller size, of the
4 The Baptist Educator Campbellville University has is valued.” Wayland Continues He said, “We are all aware that there $101 Million Economic is a direct correlation between the edu - Emphasis on Civility Impact on Local Community cational attainment of a community and Wayland Baptist University in the economic health and competitive - Plainview, Texas, is continuing an Editor’s Note: This article is indica - ness of a community. CU remains dedi - emphasis on civility that began last fall tive of the enormous economic impact cated to providing affordable and with a charge of University President of the 48 IABCU member schools on excellent higher education, and we are Paul Armes. In the fall of 2012, Armes their communities. What is the econom - working with local officials, our school challenged faculty, staff and students to ic impact of your college or university? districts, Chamber of Commerce and make choices based on civil behavior. Campbellsville University has a total Economic Development Authority, and In a follow-up to the President’s mes - economic impact from its operations of others to provide additional postsec - sage, a special spring chapel service was $101 million in Taylor County, according ondary educational opportunities for held at which time students were broken to a new study recently completed by more citizens." into small groups to discuss civility with Younger and Associates of Jackson, Tenn. The study shows an increase from the faculty and staff representatives. Those The $101 million is a measure of the $93.3 million total impact in 2010-11, group discussions prompted feedback total dollar value that flows through the when the last study was done. Nearly 200 that was used to craft a University Campbellsville-Taylor County economy more jobs have been created this year Civility Statement. because of the operations of than two years ago —1,453 versus 1,258. The emphasis on civility has carried Campbellsville University. The study is based on a model of the over into the 2013 –14 academic year as The new study shows CU supports a local economy using data for annual Wayland continues to stress the impor - total of 1,453 jobs by all related average wage rates, tax rates, commuting tance of civil behavior to students, facul - Campbellsville University operations. CU patterns and tax collection ratios. Factors ty and staff throughout the university. A operations directly employ and support used in the study include U.S. Bureau of special spring service will focus on posi - over 13.5 percent of all jobs in Taylor Economic Analysis economic multipliers tive civil behavior, along with faculty County. Wages paid to the jobs supported as well as specific data from CU. responses. by university operations accounts for 15.7 The purpose of the study is to quanti - Wayland Baptist University Executive percent of the wages paid to Taylor fy the economic impact of Campbellsville Vice President and Provost Bobby Hall County residents. University on the local economy. It looks said the civility emphasis is extremely The growth of economic impact from at the impact generated by all operations important to the life of the university. 2007 is up 18 percent from the 2007 of the University in the 2012-2013 aca - “We believe at Wayland that our role amount of $76.1 million. The increase in demic year. is to not only educate students academi - the economic impact in the past ten years The impact comes from CU’s ongoing cally, but also holistically, and we also (from 2003 to 2013) has been 75.6 per - operations, capital investment and study are called upon to look at ourselves,” cent. In total dollars, the increase has spending in the local economy as well as Hall said. “If we look at American soci - risen from $57 million to $101 million spending by visitors to CU events and the ety today, we have seen an increase in over the past decade. operation of contractors that perform behavior that is unacceptable. That isn’t Michael V. Carter, who just began his work solely for CU. limited to students; it’s all of us.” 15th year as president of the private insti - The economic impact of a typical KY The special chapel content was orga - tution in south central Kentucky, said CU college graduate’s earnings over a 25-year nized by Marti Runnels, Dean of the contributes more than $1.3 million in career is $6.9 million while the impact of a School of Fine Arts. He said that when local taxes generated for city and county typical high school graduate’s earnings over he originally met with students about governments, school systems and certain the same period is $3.6 million—a 90.5% the idea, he was shocked at how open special districts. higher economic impact over 25 years. and honest his theatre students were “Over the past decade, the economic Thus, the long-term economic impact of during the discussion. One of those stu - impact generated by CU has increased CU is a significant boost to the local econ - dents is Lillie Cooper, a sophomore from $58 million to $101 million,” Carter omy beyond the impact created by current music major from Lubbock. said. “And with Vision 2025, our long- operations and capital investment. “In a lot of the things we do on a reg - term blueprint for the future, we antici - Campbellsville University is a widely ular basis, we don’t think about it, but pate continued growth and resulting acclaimed Kentucky-based Christian uni - we are so rude sometimes and we don’t economic impact increases.” versity with more than 3,600 students consider it,” Cooper said. Carter said CU is “very fortunate to offering 63 undergraduate options, 17 Cooper said the original discussion be located in a community where educa - master’s degrees, five postgraduate areas (continued on page 6) tion, including postsecondary education, and eight pre-professional programs. I
3rd Trimester 2013 5 Emphasis on Civility... (continued from page 5) about content turned to specific examples, everything from more widely recognized acts of incivility to somewhat simpler things such as being rude to the people who work in the cafeteria. “We were so shocked when we really thought about it, but things like being nice to the maintenance workers, cafeteria workers and groundskeepers,” Cooper said. “They are people. They do some - thing that is really important. If they weren’t here, we’d be sorry.” Fed-Ex Donates Boeing 727 to California Baptist University Along with the targeted chapel con - tent, Wayland has posted signage around alifornia Baptist University’s Boeing after 33 years, it is beginning a new life here campus to keep civility in the forefront of 727 aircraft began a new life as CBU at the Riverside Municipal Airport,” said C Daniel Prather, founding chair of the CBU peoples’ thoughts. Posters bearing a classes began . The inaugural class of 25 avi - ation science students is the first group to aviation science department. “CBU could not Listen-Think-Pray theme have been post - be more pleased with this generous donation ed around campus. Each poster includes a benefit from the former cargo jet, now re- painted in CBU colors and logos, in its new from FedEx.” scripture reference to Biblical passages role as a teaching lab for future pilots. Before its final flight, the aircraft with from the book of James that deal with Federal Express donated the Boeing 727- registration number N266FE provided FedEx that particular issue. I 200F to the university in January for use by with 20 years of service, transporting pack - the aviation science program. The aircraft is ages to destinations throughout the United on permanent display at the airport and States. The plane was the 60th donation of a sports a design created by CBU graphic Boeing 727 aircraft to various organizations A Call for Articles design student Taylor Griner. for educational purposes. Prior to its service “Although this aircraft has reached the with FedEx, the aircraft served as a passenger for Baptist Educator end of its useful life in commercial service plane for Air Canada. I The Baptist Educator is now accepting articles on a wide-range of Christian higher education topics for publication in Robertson/Farmer/Hester Educational the annual printed version and the twice Loans/Scholarships Available to annual digital version of the publication. The printed version, published in the IABCU Faculty and Administrators to Pursue first trimester of the year, is mailed to Doctoral Degrees more than 9,000 faculty, staff and admin - obertson/Farmer/Hester Educational Loan funds designed to assist istrators of the member schools of the International Association of Baptist Rfull-time faculty or administrators at qualifying Southern Baptist- Colleges and Universities (IABCU). All related educational institutions to obtain their doctoral degrees and post - three versions will be available for free doctoral study/research are available from the Southern Baptist download at
6 The Baptist Educator M. Dwaine Greene is IABCU 2014 Georgetown College’s 24th President Annual Meeting and Workshops M. Dwaine Greene, has assumed the Set for June 1-3 position as Georgetown College’s 24th President. He is a in Charleston South Carolina North Carolina native. Next year’s meeting and workshops of the IABCU will be held at Charleston Upon his election Southern University and the Mills House Wyndham Grand Hotel, Charleston, he said “I am thrilled South Carolina, June 1-3, 2014. The meeting will begin Sunday afternoon with a at the prospect of Plenary Session and end on Tuesday noon with the closing Pleanary Session. There serving as President will be special activities for spouses on Monday mornng and afternoon. Program of Georgetown details will be shared soon via e-mail and in the January 2014 printed issue of The College. I hold deep Baptist Educator. Registration and hotel reservations for the meeting can be made respect for what on the IABCU website
3rd Trimester 2013 7 Thirty-Five IABCU Member Schools Participate in IABCU Tuition Remission Program for Children of Faculty and Administrators
hirty-five member schools of the tor is eligible for such benefits and that which he/she is eligible. Any such aid TInternational Association of Baptist he/she holds full-time appointment. If must be applied to the cost of tuition at Colleges and Universities (IABCU) par - the parent ceases to hold appointment the host institution, and the balance of ticipate in the Tuition Remission in the home institution, the benefit in the tuition will then be remitted. If a Program for children of full-time facul - the host institution may be withdrawn. student can demonstrate need beyond ty and administrators at participating The Internal Revenue Service definition tuition, he/she will be eligible to receive member schools. of child dependency will be used to other forms of financial aid according determine a student’s eligibility. If the to the usual regulations of the host Guidelines for student ceases to meet the IRS defini - institution. Tuition Remission Agreement tion, the benefit may be withdrawn by Participating Member Schools agree the host institution. When Does the Agreement Take Effect? to the tuition exchange with all other Tuition remission benefits will be member schools unless a school explic - What are the Admissions available immediately and will be in itly excludes another school or schools Qualifications? effect until an institution withdraws its from its list. A school can withdraw Eligible students must meet the usual participation. The Tuition Remission membership in the program at any time requirements for admission in a host Agreement is subject to annual review and each school will be notified if a new institution, and accept its usual academ - and possible re-negotiation by all insti - school is added or deleted from the pro - ic and social regulations. Enrollment tutional parties to the agreement. Each gram. must be in a full-time program of study; institution may make a decision annual - guest or transit students may not partic - ly to accept or refuse new students A Reminder on ipate. under the agreement for the following Tuition Remission Agreement The host institution reserves the academic year. Each college is protected by: right to refuse admission to certain pro - Each institution is expected to be 1. Maintaining its own admission grams of study which may already be at willing to accept no fewer students than standards. capacity enrollment. it exports, but in any case each institu - 2. Remitting only the tuition portion tion agrees to accept up to 5 qualified of costs. What is the students per year. An institution must 3. Enrolling a combined total of up Tuition Remission Benefit? accept as many students as it exports. to 5 students per year under the plan. That portion of the annual compre - (or more if they export more than 5) hensive charges which is designated as What Other Institutional Agreements 4. Reviewing the program annually. “tuition” by the host institution will be are Involved? 5. Retaining the right to exclude cer - remitted. The benefit will continue as It is understood that the host insti - tain programs from the agreement, and long as the student is in good standing tution reserves the right to make excep - 6. Retaining the right to establish in the host institution and as long as tions to the agreement, for good and conditions on or make exceptions to the he/she meets the definitions of eligibili - sufficient reason, in considering the eli - agreement. ty outlined above. Other charges (room, gibility of a given applicant; but as a board, fees) are the responsibility of the matter of policy, each institution Who May Participate? student. Although students may ordi - accepts the provisions of the agreement Participation is available to the narily live in college residences, no and indicates its willingness to work as dependent children of full-time faculty guarantee of residence space can be consistently as possible within them. and administrators in Baptist colleges given in cases of capacity enrollments. Where an exception is necessary, notifi - which enter into the Tuition Where residence space is available, stu - cation to the president of the home Remission Agreement. Those teachers dents may be required to live in the institution is expected as a matter of and administrators whose dependent host institution dormitory, depending courtesy. children are eligible to receive tuition on its usual residential requirements. Note: Some institutions have qualify - benefits at their home institutions will ing provisions to their participation, ordinarily be eligible to receive bene - What About Other Forms e.g., one-for-one exchange, exclusions fits at a host institution. of Financial Aid? from specific programs, limitation to The president of the home institu - A student may be required by the undergraduate study, and limitation to tion must certify to the host institution host institution to apply for any tuition specific institutions accepted for mutual that the faculty member or administra - grants (state, federal, or other) for participation.
8 The Educator What is the First Step in Applying for Tuition Remission? Member Schools in the IABCU When contacting the Admissions Office of the prospective host institu - Tuition Remission Program tion, the student should: 1. Anderson University (1) make it clear that admission is 19. Hardin-Simmons University being sought under the IABCU Tuition 2. The Baptist College of Florida 20. Howard Payne University Remission Agreement, 3. Baptist College of Health Sciences 21. Houston Baptist University (2) present a letter from the presi - 4. Baptist University of the Americas dent of the home institution certifying 22. Judson College (Alabama) 5. Bluefield College eligibility on the terms described in 23. Louisiana College 6. California Baptist University this agreement, and 24. Mary Hardin-Baylor, Univ. of (3) present a signed copy of the let - 7. Campbell University 25. Mid-Continent University ter of intent. (See below.) 8. Campbellsville University 26. Mississippi College 9. Carson-Newman University Letter of Intent: 27. Missouri Baptist University 10. Charleston Southern University Baptist Colleges and Universities 28. North Greenville University 11. Chowan University Tuition Remission Agreement 29. Oklahoma Baptist University Coordinated by The International 12. Clear Creek Baptist Bible College 30. Ouachita Baptist University Association of Baptist Colleges and 13. University of the Cumberlands 31. Southwest Baptist University Universities : 14. Dallas Baptist University 32. Union University Dear Admissions Office: 15. East Texas Baptist University I understand that I am provided the 33. Wayland Baptist University 16. Gardner-Webb University opportunity to participate in this 34. William Carey University tuition remission program between 17. Georgetown College 35. Williams Baptist College I 18. Hannibal-LaGrange University ______(home institution
and ______(host institution) because of benefits provided a member of my family through his or her employment. I agree to accept this tuition exchange opportunity and enter into the agreement with a full under - standing that I will represent myself in Be all ways so as to be in agreement with the practices, policies, and understand - transformed ing of the two institutions, and I will be of your responsible for the charges other than by the renewing tuition, and that I will agree to avail mind myself of every scholarship or grant Challenging Times Call for Transformational Leaders opportunity, public or private, which may be available through either of the Earn a Doctorate in Higher Education at institutions. I accept this agreement as Union University. You will find: a position of trust as well as an oppor - An engaging program of study with real world challenges tunity to continue my studies in a Convenient online and campus-based courses Christian College environment. Personal, quality education in a nationally honored learning community
Signed______Space is limited. Please call 731.661.5374. (Student) www.uu.edu/edd | Jackson, TN Date______. I EXCELLENCE-DRIVEN | CHRIST-CENTERED | PEOPLE-FOCUSED | FUTURE-DIRECTED
3rd Trimester 2013 9 Legal Notes by James D. Jordan What’s in Your Satchel?
n my school days, the coming of Development notified its regional Department of Education “expects” IFall and a new school year always offices that campus housing is sub - schools to do their best to classify generated excitement no matter ject to the Fair Housing Act and current crimes accurately so they how much fun the summer had must make accommodations for “an can be reported accurately next been. assistance animal that provides October when the law is effective. The success of the first day of emotional support.” In addition to Schools should keep an eye open for school could hinge on many things: the Fair Housing Act, both the the Department of Education to Was your best friend in most of your Americans with Disabilities Act and issue new regulations under VAWA. classes? Did you get (or avoid) that Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Changes to existing policies, includ - one particular teacher? One of the Act may require a school to allow a ing new training requirements for biggest factors in a successful start to student to use an animal for thera - employees and educational obliga - the year was how well I packed my peutic or other reasons in order to tions with respect to students are book satchel. (In the days before make the university’s programs definitely on the way. backpacks, we hauled those big, accessible to the student. Schools leather book bags around the school need to alert resident hall adminis - Clery Act (Reporting Campus —building arm muscles and charac - trators to this issue and be prepared Crimes). In addition to looking ter.) If I made it to school with a to make accommodations if the stu - ahead to their new obligations book satchel packed with enough dent can properly document a dis - under VAWA, schools need to do an pencils, all the right workbooks, and ability and identify a reasonable and internal audit on Clery Act compli - my lunch money, I was likely to have effective accommodation. ance. Enforcement actions are on a pretty good year. the rise. Yale University was recently Colleges and universities also Title IX: Sexual harassment and fined $165,000 for failing to accu - have to be very careful how they sexual assault. Most schools will rately report four forcible sex pack their book satchel for each have to overhaul their policies and offenses. Over $1 million in fines new academic year. The courts and procedures related to sexual harass - for Clery violations were assessed in the legislatures have been working ment and sexual assault in the wake 2012, with the average fine being hard handing out homework assign - of the joint Department of Justice $135,000. Given that the Yale fines ments and required reading. and Department of Education were imposed for failures related to I hope your institution has investigation of the University of its 2002 and 2003 reports, and that tucked away something in its virtual Montana. For further information, the Department of Justice estimates book satchel to deal successfully see the edition of Legal Notes in the that only one-third of schools were with these issues sure to arrive on previous issue of the Educator. complying with the Clery Act as many campuses this semester. (online at
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GuideStone Funds shares are distributed by Foreside Funds Distributors LLC, not an advisor affi liate. About the 2012 Best Overall Small Company Lipper Award: Fund groups with at least three equity, three bond and three mixed-asset classes are eligible for a group award. The lowest average decile rank of the three years’ Consistent Return measure of the eligible funds per asset class and group will determine the award winner over the three-year period ended 11/30/2011. In cases of identical results, the lower average percentile rank will determine the winner. 182 fi rms were eligible for this award. About the 2013 Mixed-Asset Target 2025 Funds Award (three year): Classifi cation averages are calculated with all eligible share classes for each eligible classifi cation. The calculation periods extend over 36, 60 and 120 months. The highest Lipper Leader for Consistent Return (Effective Return) value within each eligible classifi cation determines the fund classifi cation winner over three, fi ve or 10 years. The MyDestination 2025 Fund-GS4 won for the three-year period ended 11/30/2012. 92 funds were eligible for this award.
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3rd Trimester 2013 11 Highlights from CGE’s 26th Year “Explore and Engage Consortium for Global Education Globally” by Carolyn G. Bishop, President, CGE
CGE MEMBERS RECOGNIZE THE University, Sripatum University in CGE and CAPA PARTNERSHIP: VALUE of a globalized campus. The cur - Bangkok with Oklahoma Baptist Four CGE members representing Baylor rent 42 members represent 3,859 interna - University, and Liverpool Hope University and Anderson University trav - tional students from 137 countries. University with Ouachita Baptist eled to Turkey October 27 to November Countries represented with more than 50 University. CGE also supports individual 2 for a new CAPA’s Global Cities work - internationals on our member campuses student enrollment with partners in shop in Istanbul! With the growing are: Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Lithuania with LCC International; CAPA/CGE Affiliate relationship, CGE Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Highlands and Islands University at students can get a special CGE rate with Africa, South Korea, Taiwan, United Inverness, Scotland; Qingdao University added value, apply for scholarships from Kingdom and Venezuela. in China, and the ALPS Arabic Center in CAPA and CGE, and enjoy all of the Beirut, Lebanon. CAPA program events. Currently, CAPA’s CGE WELCOMES MEMBERS AND CGE Delegation with Oklahoma programs are located in Florence, Sydney, PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS to check Baptist University and CGE Chair David Buenos Aires, Beijing, Shanghai, Istanbul, out our CGE programs for new Whitlock visited Cambodia, Myanmar London, and Dublin. In the spring, CGE approaches to meet their global needs. and Thailand in March 2013. The team assisted with scholarships for faculty Contact us at 770-321-4897, or visited with H.E. Nhem Thavy of the members to visit the site in Florence. In
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