A look at the Imprints Exhibition
By Marian Pope
As the clock neared the 6 p.m. mark on Wednesday, April 2, a small crowd of students gathered outside the entrance to The 220 Gallery inside the Stevens Student Center. Then the doors opened and students entered into the gallery to admire the latest juried art exhibition: Imprints.
Many art and design students submitted their works for a chance to be showcased: From walnut chairs to trading cards, from magazines to cardboard. The exhibition showcased the works of the ...
The Denomination Report: Roman Catholics
By Marian Pope
Roman Catholics compose 1.6% of the student body, a minority among other denominations at Cedarville University. Three students – Andrew McDougall, Robert Esquivel and Jonathan Freidl – stepped out in faith to share their stories about their experiences on campus.
Andrew McDougall, a sophomore Cyber Operations major, was not originally Roman Catholic, he converted to Catholicism last year.
“Justifying my belief system by saying 'Yeah, it’s just what ...
Testimony Tuesday: Surrendering to God’s conviction
By Bella Agnello
Alivia Jones is learning to desire God’s conviction. She knows that through conviction, God will make her heart look more like his. And as she surrenders to God, he reveals his heart to her and draws her into deeper compassion for others. Now studying Exercise Science at Cedarville University, Jones looks back on her life and reflects on God’s faithfulness.
Jones grew up in Maine as a pastor’s kid. She experienced a lot of pressure to be perfect and began to ...
Steve Dye: Passionate new Associate VP of Christian Ministries
By Madison Dyer
Steve Dye attended Cedarville University before the Bible courses were arranged nicely into “Biblical Studies.” He graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in pre-seminary as well as history. He served in several different ministry positions before being led to long-term missions in Berlin, Germany. Now, he has returned to campus, stepping into the role of associate vice president of Christian Ministries.
Christian Ministries of Cedarville University oversees the entire ...
Three Cedarville organizations come together to spread awareness about human trafficking
By Avonlea Brown
Ohio places fifth in the nation for the most human trafficking reports, and many cases remain unreported. In response, organizations at Cedarville University are stepping up to educate people and fill that void.
The International Justice Mission(IJM), Dear Dinah and Cedarville’s Title IX Coordinator, Shannon Berkheiser, collaborated to host the event. Students at Cedarville University gathered on Monday night for a special panel discussion answering some of the ...
The Denomination Report: Messianic Gentiles
By Marian Pope
*Marian Pope launched a self-reporting survey asking students their denomination to gain a clearer picture of the student body and their experiences. Out of the 304 respondents, the top three were Baptist (34.2%), Nondenominational (26.0%), and Presbyterian (10.9%). One of the smallest denominations reported on the survey were Messianic Gentiles, composing 1.3% of the respondents.
Messianic Gentiles make up one of the minorities represented on campus, and they find ways ...
Cedarville Forensics team’s new dynamic duo
By Bella Agnello
Photo from last year’s competition
When freshmen Cara and Zane Enos say that they have been part of the forensics world their entire lives, they mean it. Their mother, a high school forensics coach in Colorado, almost gave birth to them while judging a tournament.
For the past eight years, the twins competed in a homeschool speech and debate league. Zane, an Economics major, and Cara, a Psychology major, are members of Cedarville University’s forensics team, which ...
Testimony Tuesday: Sharing the message of hope
By Bella Agnello
One day, junior Psychology major Carissa Yager hopes to work at a hospital as a child life specialist. At Cedarville University she is being equipped with biblical truths that will help her spread the hope found in Christ to patients and their families.
Her training did not start at Cedarville – God has been pressing this love for the message of hope into her throughout her life.
Yager grew up in a Christian household in which she learned about the Bible and ...
Coffee and Consent panel tackles the hard questions of consent in and out of romantic relationships
By Chelsea McKanna
Shannon Berkheiser, Title IX Coordinator at Cedarville University, kicked off the Coffee and Consent event by explaining her biggest objective: for students to come away with a deeper understanding of how consent works in their daily lives, in or out of romantic relationships. But that was not her only focus.
“We always want to have this conversation in the context of the Bible,” Berkheiser said.
For her it was vital that the main goal for the audience was that ...
Testimony Tuesday: Resting in God’s forgiveness
By Bella Agnello
When you are forgiven much, you forgive much.
For someone in law enforcement, extending forgiveness to the person they are arresting seems contradictory. As a Christian, Bruce Upchurch, director of Campus Security at Cedarville University, learned the power of forgiveness early on in his life when he realized how much God forgave him.
Upchurch grew up in the Philippines as a missionary kid. When he was 13 years old, his family moved back to the U.S. In high school he ...
