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October 27-30 ^ess* f ^*s -i- 'm Other Alumni 2005 Weel<end Highlights Include: Honor Years: 1935, 1955, 1960, 1965, 1975, Vespers with LeClore Litchfield, 75 1980, 1985, 1995 Worslnip services wittn Des CummingsJr., '65 Sacred concertwitl-i David, 02, and Marlene (Mlllburn) Colburn, 01 Entertainment wWh the 1950s-style group "Four Dots and a Dash," featuring Charles Lindsey, '67 Classic and antique carstiow Exclusive bird presentation by Bobby Harrison on thie recent first official sighting ofthe Ivory-billed Woodpecker Non-ProfilOrgancaoon USPOSTAGE PAID PERMITNO,6 CollegedaleTN 373IS Car.RlPresort The Magazine of Southern Adventlst University •;&^;^CVrT •»n.\. -.tiiv 1 ir ^ .k 1 Spri 20< Opening Comments Lessons Life Returningtomyalmamaterasanemployeehasbeenasurreal experience. Daily, mymemory istransported tomycollegedays. Mycomputerprofessor, Merritt MacLafferty,nowworksdown thehall fromme. Ever\-time 1 hearhisvoiceoutsidemyoffice, I rememberthe dayhesingledmeoutanddeclared,"Youhavearesponsibility-!" Itwasthesamedayhehad toldtheclassthatthosewhoweregifted hadresponsibility'. Bycoincidence, Ihadhelpedsolveaproblem theclass wasworkingontogether. Itwasoneshiningmomentinaclassthatoften frustratedme as I struggled tounderstandprogramsI'dneverworked with,buthiscommentgaveme thecourage toseekexcellence inallareas — oflife eventhosethatdon'tcomeeasilyforme. There wereothermomentslikethat. Momentswhenaprofessordid orsaidsomething thatwas toneverappearona testbutwouldaffectmy — lifeprofoundly like the time .A.rt Richertprovedmathematically that .99 tothe infinity isequaltoone. 1 was dumbfounded. Clearly, itwouldseem, .99tothe infinitywouldbeslightlyless thanone,but 1couldn'tdenythathis formulaprovedothenvise. 1 learned that things arenot alwaysastheyseem. Andtherearethe lessonsI'mstill learning. "Ever>'one isignorantinsome- thing," DonDicktoldourspeechclass. Today,hiswordsechoinmyheadwhen I'mtemptedtobecriticalofthosewith lesseducation. WhenI'mwiseenough toheed thosewordsandappreciate that eachpersonI interactwithhas knowledge inanareaI don't, myworld ISexpanded. Perhapsthe mostsurreal experi- encesince I'vereturned to Southern wasstandinginfrontofLynn Sauls' toriFutcherspeaksinaclassroomwheresheoncesatasastudent. MagaiineandFeatureArticleWriting class.Thiswastheclassthatformed the directionofmycareer. Itwas there I found my niche inthewritingworld. Nowitwasmyturn toshare a tasteofwhat 1have learned. Sauls'studentswroteseveralarticlesforthis issue. I would like to recognizethosewhohelpedwiththe Peoplepages: MeganBrauner, Kathy Huskins, KatieMinner,JohnMunnoch, andValerieWalker. AsyoureadthisissueofCOLUMNS,perhapsyou'llberemindedof life lessonsyoulearnedduringyourcollegecareer.Takesome timeto contemplate those lessons,butdon'tjustkeep themtoyourself Share themwith thenextgeneration. Thisway thoselessonswillindeedlasta — lifetime andperhapsevenlonger. (y^'i^ (S^X^^^^ (-;;;;>/ Spring2006 Features 8 Sharing the Bread of Life From Madagascar to Mali, current and former students and faculty of Southern are excited about evangelism and eager to share the gospel of Christ. 14 The Language of Love Whether it was struggling through a physics course so she could better understand the man she loved or using the language she learned out of necessity to help Russian im- migrants, Inelda (Phillips) Hefferlin, '58, has spent her life learning and speaking the language of love. — 22 A Southern Education Priceless Know a young person who's considering his or her educational future? Here's some information you can share about why Southern is worth the investment. 28 Making an Impression Four advisers at Southern Adventist University exemplify what it means to lead stu- dents down their college path. 30 Staying Power There was a time when David Jarrett, '58, wanted nothing more than to be kicked out of Southern Missionary College. Now an endowed scholarship in his memory helps stu- dents stay at Southern. Departments 4 Inbox 5 Teaching Teachers 6 People 16 Lifetime Learning 32 Headlines 37 Spotlight 38 Mission Minutes CisOVwEhRa:tPelvaanntgienlgissmeeidssaollfahboopuet Inthisissue,COLUMNSlooksat 39 Scrapbook howstudents,faculty,andalumni arepreparingsoulsforthegreat harvest. 40 On Move the 30 42 Beyond the Classroom Columns • 3 InBox Cherokee Input The Cave for All Ages 1 r—eallyenjoyed the article about the I currentlyworkwith the Eastern Bandot cave especially the partabout mycousin COLUMNS Cherokee hidiansandhaveshared acopyof Pati (Herlinger) Herman, attended. Myfamily yourarticle ["Cherokees in theCave?"Fall startedgoingtocampmeetingatCoUegedale Volume 58 Number 1 2005 issue] withagentlemannamed Russell whenI wasababy. Ihadanoldercousinand Tciwnsend. Duringourbriefdiscussion, he re- sisterwhoattendedSouthern inthe 1950sand layed to me that itwouldnotbe uncommonfor 1960s, andwevisitedthere often. Myfamily aCherokee tostoresomethinginacave. Asto finally movedtoCoUegedale in 1964, where we the validityofthestory, hesaidtheywouldnot lived across thestreetfromGeorgene (Fuller) ExecutiveEditor:RuthieGray,'99&'04 have recordsthatcould helpprove whetheror Meyer, attended. ManagingEditor:Lori Futcher,'94 not the tribal elders went tothe cave. Asachildand teen, 1 heard many stories LayoutEditor:IngridSkantz,'90 Bob Cress, '81 about thecave. Onestorywasabout the Indians AssistantLayoutEditor:AvionneFrye,'02 whocame back toget something. As 1 remem- EditorialAssistant:KelliGauthier,current ber, theyhad important itemsstored inclay LayoutAssistants:JohnJones,current jars in thecave. Georgene Meyerstill lives in PliilipVillasurda,current Pliotography: MarlenaAndvik, current CoUegedale andcould answeranyquestionsyou NickEvenson,current Caving In mighthave. RikaGemmell, current The otherstory 1 rememberwas thatsome 1 enjoyed the article [Fall 2005 issue] on the boyswent intothe cave, built a ratt, and floated Student ParkCave immensely. When 1 arrived down theundergroundriver. It wastold that President:Gordon Bietz onSouthern'scampus as a lowlyfreshman in there were otherentrancestothecave inother AcademicAdministration:StevePawluk thefall of 1968, 1 discovered thatSabbath places mCoUegedale. When I wasastudent FinancialAdministration:DaleBidwell afternoonactivitieswere somewhatrestricted atCoUegedaleAcademy anold familyfriend, StudentServices:WilliamWohlers foranyone without accesstoan automobile. StarellisHill, tookus intothecave, and 1 saw Advancement:ChristopherCarey Havingdonesomecaving in academydays, 1 the underground rix'er. Wewent intoalowtun- Marketing/Enrollment:VinitaSauder,'78 soondiscovered thecave (whichwaswideopen nel andcrawledonourstomachsfora longway. Marketing/Univ.Relations:RuthieGray,'99&'04 in thosedays) inthe Student Parkaswellas I wassadtosee themclose upthecave and am AlumniRelations;EvonneCrook,'79 thoseonGrindstoneMountain. Somefriends veryhappythattheyhave reopened itandare and 1 spent many aSabbathafternooncrawling using itforeducational purposes. through the mud and waterexploring every inchofit while armed withonly flashlights. 1 Rachel (Thompson) Wiegand, '72 Sendcorrespondenceto: washappy toread that there wasnosewerrun- COLUMNSEditor ncionmginigntdootwhne cianvteo,pbouotls1ocfanwarteermefmrboemrthpiepes arEdbeiomtueotrm'bhseernrosktnepo:lwaClyeiOdnggLeiUnofMantNohetShceacrvoecn.atvaDecu,treiwdnhgiGcetholirewgaie9sn4e0losMc,aetM\eeed;rvoenr SCPjoolsulttehgOeefrfdniacleAe,dBvoTeNxnt3i3s77t031U5n-iv0e3r7s0ity trailerpark above. I'mguessing the water in herfather'sproperty. Onthewalkofthatcave, therewere [email protected] the trailers was a little cloudy afterwegotdone manycmdedrauiingsandwritingsthat,asachild, Meyer Sendaddresschangesto: wadUisnugaltlhyrowueghwoiutlidnoexuirtmtuheddcya\'cel—othceosv.ered in ftuhwouugihtmacno-uvldarhraovue'/bieeoednsdirnautthe\fbiveldInadciraonsss.fMreo\metrhealcsaove ASPoolsuuttmhnOeifrfniOcfefAidcBveoexnt3is7t0University mud—just in time torun intowell-dressedclass- entrance. Sincethen,agaspipewaslaid,aruitheen- CoUegedale,TN37315-0370 mateson theirway tosundown worship in the trancetothatcavehasbeenblou-nup. makingitno [email protected] longeraccessible. church. At that time, theVillage Markethad notbeenbuilt,sotherewasawide-openarea to traverse inordertoget back toTalge Hall. Phone:1.800.S0UTHERN Once there, wehadtocleanourmuddyclothes FAX:423.236.1000 E-mail:[email protected] inthewashingmachines inthebasement.To Website:www.southern.edu whomeverhad toclean thosewashersafterwe gotdonewith them, mysincerestapologies. InBox is a forum for reader feedback. Thanksforbringingbackalotoffond Questions, concerns, compliments, criticisms, — memories. and even discussions all are welcome and COLUMNSistheofficialmagazineof encouraged. Letters may be edited for length SouthernAdventistUniversity,producedbythe Chuck Pierce, '72 OfficeofMarketingandUniversityRelationsto or clarity. Please send InBox letters to: provideinformationtoalumniandotherfriends COLUMNS Editor, PO Box 370, CoUegedale, TN, oftheuniversity.=2006,SouthernAdventistUniversity 37315-0370 or email [email protected]. 4 • Spring 2006 Teaching Teachers What Learned From I Cheater a tried, as 1 alwaysdo, toput thetearotGod in mystudentsasI ex- I pressed tlie importanceoftheirhteraturereviewresearchpapers.This wastobeasi<;nificant portion oftheirgrades, andever>'jotand tittlewas byRuthWilliamsMorris,SchoolofEducationandPsychologywithLoriFutcher,'94 tobe inplace. Asthedeadlinedrew near, I warnedprocrastinators that no mercywas tobeshown. Despite thewhiningandcomplaining1oftenhearwhen 1 toarguethehalfpoint I had takenoffforthe one minormistakeIhad set high standards, mystudentsonceagain rose totheoccasion. beenable tofind. "Yes, this isgreati" Ifound myselfthinkingas I read the papers. One "1 cannotaccept thisgradebecause 1didn't write it,"headmitted. in particularputasmileon myface. I marked the paperup withcheck- "This isnot my work." marks (which ishow1 tell thestudentsthat I like something theyhave I wasflabbergasted! TTierewerenoredflags toclueme intothefact done) andpositivecomments. When 1 tinished readingthat paper, itwas theworkhadbeenplagiarized,and 1 wasnotfamiliarenoughwithhis covered inred ink, butthe markswerecommentsofapprovalnotcorrec- writingst^'letonotice that the\'oice in thepaperwasnot hisown. Xion. Infact, I hadadifficult Withoutthisconfession, perhapsmy timefindinganythingwrong. 1 studentwould havegottenawaywiththe gavethestudent a near-perfect perfectcrime. score. "Whydidyoucome?"I asked, asI AsI returned thepapers, 1 overcamemyshock. "Whyareyou tell- spentsome timepubliclyooh- ingme this?" ingandahhingoverever^'one's Hisresponsetothisquestionwasnot work. But thestarpaper, 1 aboutthefiresofhellwaitingforliars, didn'thandback immediately. norwas itaboutlosingsleepduetoover- Instead 1 kept itmomentarily whelmingguilt. Hisanswerwassimple, toreadsomeofmyfavorite \et it's implicationsprofound."Because e.xcerptstotheclass. \ou're tooniceofateachertodothisto." Handingitback tothestu- He thentold mehowhe'dbeenstrug- dent, I didn't noticeanything glingforthe lastcouple weeksandhow unusual. Infact, 1 probably when hesaw me, hefeltadeeppain. neverwouldhaveknownany- "E\er>' time Isaw-you,"hesaid,"Isaw thingw-asamiss ifthestudent what I haddone." hadnotdroppedbymyoffice a E\enthough Ihadbeenobliviousto coupleofweekslater. whathadhappened,hissinhadmanaged Ashe tookaseatby the tochangehisrelationshipwith me. door, starpaper inhand, I A New Understanding thoughtperhapshe hadcome bytoaskmewhyhedidnot Thatwasmy moment ot understand- receiveaperfectscore,or ingwhatoursindoestoourrelationship perhapshis intentions were withGod. tofurtherdiscussthe insights I nowviewthisrelationshipthrough shared in thepaper. differenteyesandaskMy MasterTeacher — Although theconversation tohelpmenotsin becauseHe'stoo thatfollowedgaveme insight goodaGodtodothatto. I wouldreflectonforyearsto RuthWilliamsMorrisvaluesauthenti;:;,. Mynewfoundperspectivealsoaffects come, thew^isdom Iwasabouttogainhad little todowith thecontentof how 1 domywork. Iwantwhat IdotobeauthenticsoIcanlivewith thepaper. Instead, I wasabout tolearnalesson inauthenticity. myselfand lookmystudentsintheeyes.Theyaretoogoodformetogive themanyle.ssthan mybest. <^ Unacceptable "I cannot accept this,"said thestudent, handingmehispaper. "Whatdoyou meanyoucan'taccept it?" I asked,assuminghewanted SheRiustthheWicloloiradmisnMatoorrriosf,tphreofBeAssaonrdofBSpspyrcohgorloagmys,inhapssybceheonlotgeya.chingatSouthernfornea- Columns • 5 5 Jeff Sutton Livinginaforeigncountry, teachingteen- agerseveryday,andoperatingatwo-year-old Mission Minded schoolcanhave itsfrustrations. "We live ina thatched-roofwood hut,"Jeff EveryChristmassincehe was 5 yearsold,Jeff says. "Wehavenorunningwaterexcept in the Sutton, '05, and hisfamilyhavetraveled to creekthat isabout300metersfromourhouse. Mexico tohelp build achurch. Whileastudent Wedoallofourwashing inthe river. Wehave atSouthern,Jefflookedforopportunitiesto helpothers. Hespentayearasastudentmis- solarforelectricity, butwhen there isn'tmuch sun, thatrunsout." sionary inVenezuelaand there learnedSpanish, Thesun isn't theonly thingthatcan run whichhelpedpreparehimforwhat would he- shortat times;Jeffandhiswife, Fawna (EUer), come histull-timejobaftergraduation: direct- '01, '04, alsodon'tgetpaid. ing theRichardGatesTechnicalIndustrial "Weareworking withGospelMinistries School in Bolivia. With64percentofBolivians livingbelow International, which iswithDavidGates," Jeffsays.Theonlymoneytheyreceive isfrom thepovertyline,educating thecountry'schil- friendsandfamilybackhome. "Weneverknow- dren isan importantjob, butJeff'smissiongoes howmuch moneywe willget,"Jeffsays. "We farbeyond reading, writing, and arithmetic. don'talwaysknowwhere the moneycomes "Alittle less thanhalfoiour[children] be- from, butHe keepsproviding." cameSeventh-dayAdventist lastschoolyear, TheSuttonshavebeen inBoliviaforayear, sowe'veseenalotofchanges,"Jeffsays. "It's anddespitemanychallenges, theysaythey excitingtosee themlearningofJesusandsee have noregrets. BothJeffandFawnaagreethat thembecome more responsible withtheirwork theopportunitiesforministryfaroutweighany andclasses." obstaclestheymayface. tor. She'd love totalkawhile, butdon't expect tocooloffinheroffice.This staffmemberlikes ithot, "sodon'tbe surprised ifI have theroomat 100de- grees,"she laughs. DeSouza'soffice isadornedwith tropical treasures that remindherof herwarm, sunnyhometownofRiode Janeiro, Brazil. ComingtotheUnitedStates 1 yearsagowasalife-alteringdecisionfor deSouza. "Youjusthave tostart life all overagain,"saysde Souza,whowasa principal and English teacherin Brazil. "Itdoesn't matterwhatyouhaddone in yourcountry-. It'sjustthewayitis. SoI ended up innursingschool. Thatwas, according toeveryone, theeasiestway ofgettingajob." Aspredicted,shegotajobquickly, but nursingdidn'tseem tobeher calling. ThenSouthernopenedup amaster'sprogram incounseling. "I Liane de Souza Nexttimeyou'reoncampus, takeashort thoughttomyself, I'vedoneeducationandnurs- Sharing Tools for Success walkup thehillandsay"hi"toLianede ing,"deSouzarecalls, "counselingwouldbeagood Souza, Southern's transitionservicescoordina- combniation." 6 • Spring 2006