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May 2009

Editor Transitions to Heartcraft

Alumni spotlight:
Walt and Marjorie Jackson
served with Worldteam in
Suriname and the Dominican
Republic. They were former
faculty-staff at Ben Lippen
School where all their children
graduated. Walt serves on staff
at Calvary Church.

In this Issue
Editor Transitions to Heartcraft

Transition. On so many levels and in so many areas, it seems that

everyone is going through transition. And I am too!
After summer break, I will be taking an extended absence from the
CIU campus and Alumni Ministries to spend a semester abroad in
Southeast Asia. I am excited to be working with Pioneers through
their HeartCraft program, which gives hope to needy people in the
developing world by sharing skills and marketing their handcrafts. I
intend to return in the Spring of 2010 to finish my last two semesters
at CIU.
It has been a joy and a pleasure to compile this E-newsletter for you. You have been wonderful readers!
As always, please let us know how we can better serve you. Send us an email about how the Alumni
Ministries staff can pray for you through your own transitions!

CIU Alumna Recipient of GMA

Awards
Are You Stuck?
Distance Ed Course Wins
Award

Blessings,
Emily Hall
E-News editor

Healing Pain?
New CIU Alumni Website!
Copan Awarded Kingdom
Impact Honor
Coming Events
Calling All Bloggers!

Alumni Links

CIU Alumna Recipient of GMA Awards

Congratulations to Laura Story, an alumna of CIU. The Gospel Music
Association awarded her with the 2009 Dove Award for Inspirational
Album. Story, a singer and songwriter received the honor for the
album Great God Who Saves April 23 at the annual Dove Awards
ceremony in Nashville.
Read more here:www.ciu.edu/news/newsitem.php?id=362

More events
CIU Chapel Podcast
Chancellor Speaking Schedule
President Speaking Schedule

Alumni Project - Provide

Student Scholarships

Are You Stuck?

Are you stuck between stages in life? Terry Walling, President of
Leader Breakthru, has written Stuck! Navigating the Transitions
of Life and Leadership, which offers a practical guide for those in
transition.
Dr. Roy King recently reviewed Stuck:www.royking.org
More info: www.stuck-thebook.com

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Distance Ed Course Wins Award

CIU has recently been awarded the 2009 ACCESS Course of the Year Award for Biblical Hebrew 1, its
new online course! Pictured at right, course designer, Daniel Janozik holds the award. Dr. Alex Luc is the
course professor.
Get the full scooop:
www.ciu.edu/news/newsitem.php?id=354

To learn more about CIU's Distance Education program, click

here: www.ciu.edu/distance

Healing Pain?
You may be asking, "Really? How does pain heal?" In his latest
article, "Pain that Heals," published in Youth Worker Journal, Dr.
David Olshine, director of Youth Ministries, shares his insights.
Read it here: http://tinyurl.com/ca3mrt

New CIU Alumni Website!

Check out our new alumni website with a new look and feel -- and
some new links!
www.ciu.edu/alumni/index.html

Copan Awarded Kingdom Impact Honor

Well known Christian apologist and alumnus,Paul Copan, recenly
spoke in chapel and was awarded the Alumni Association's
firstKingdom Impact Honor for his obedience to God in his ministry.
Learn more about Paul Copan's time at CIU
here:www.ciu.edu/news/newsitem.php?id=359
Download his April 7-9 podcasts from
chapel:www.ciu.edu/rss/index.php?feed=chapel

Coming Events

May 13 Interviewing Skills Workshop (PDF flyer), Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce
(Morgan Jones, Associate Alumni Director, will be presenting.) - Register here

May 16 Undergraduate Commencement

May 23 Graduate School & Seminary Commencement
June 4-6 Globally Positioned Students Mission Seminar

For more information about these and other events click here.

Calling All Bloggers!

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to read your blogs. If you are a blogger, send us your link; we'd love
to stay in touch with you. E-mail your link to alumni@ciu.edu

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