George Fox University - L'Ami Yearbook (Newberg, OR)

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Christian Life Week is an annual event at George Fox College, held each fall under the direction of Chaplain Ron Crecelius. This year John Cassis, director of special projects for World Relief, and Dave Wildermuth, pastor of Edgewood Evangelical Church in Eugene, were the guest speakers at the meetings which ran October 17-21. Both speakers were well received in chapel sessions and evening meetings held in residence Wildermuth, a George Fox alumnus (he graduated in 1972) , has a divinity degree from Western Evangelical Seminary in Portland. CHRISTIAN LIFE WEEK by Monica Whitham He has spoken throughout the United States and Canada for youth and family camp retreats. Cassis, an exciting speaker and great favorite with the students, is a former professional baseball player. Following his gradu ation from the University of Cincinnati in 1970, he played for the California Angels for three years. After his ball career ended due to internal politics in the baseball world (primarily as a result of his strong Christian stance), he became director of a youth counseling center for delinquents, dropouts, and drug addicts. Then in 1975, he became minister of a small Colorado church. — 3 — During his five-year ministry, church attendance rose from 80 people to more than 2,000. Now, as a director for World Relief, he speaks nation- wide on the issue of world hunger. But he has also become a renown speaker on the subjects of stress, self image, and motivation. It is primarily these subjects he address- ed during his brief visit to our cam- pus, and his comments and anec- dotes were entertaining as well as edifying. Those who attended the Chris- tian Life meetings were blessed with a wealth of insight and encourage- ment from both Dave Wildermuth Monica Whitham

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MEET THE PRESIDENT by Janine Sands I ' ve had a sense for ten or eleven years that God was calling me to be a president of a Christian col- lege, said President Ed Stevens dur- ing my recent interview with him. Sure enough, a little over a year ago, Ed Stevens received a phone call from Jim Settle asking him to come interview for the position here at George Fox College. Until then, he hadn ' t had much awareness of Newberg, Oregon, let alone George Fox College. One of the things that impressed him most about the col- lege was the sincere agape love shown him by the faculty during the interviewing process. Since coming to George Fox, President Stevens has seen even more that he likes. The students, he says, are of a higher quality — both in moral quality, and a seriousness of purpose. Because of the enjoyment he gets from being with the students, President Stevens is currently carrying a one-third facul- ty load. He hopes to continue teaching one or two business classes throughout his career here as presi- dent of the college. This also helps him achieve one of his goals: There should be a unity of purpose as a campus, not factions opposing one another. Ed Steven wants to work hard to break the pattern of faculty vs. administration or students vs. faculty. He feels teaching will help him maintain a balance of view. Other goals President Stevens has for the college run along the lines of student involvement in the com- munity, increased participation in in- tercollegiate sports programs, and a turn -around in enrollment. I asked him how we, the students and facul- ty, could best help him achieve these goals. His response? Strive for ex- cellence. Realize that you share ownership of the college. George Fox is yours, and we all have a stake in this. Our new president is very dedicated to the unification of pur- pose and thought here on campus and is determined to preserve our uniqueness. Christian institutions ought to be very different from secular institutions, he says. How can we disagree? Janine Sands — 5 —