Kansas Wesleyan University - Coyote Yearbook (Salina, KS)

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D r . J 0 h n Khanjian demonstrates one of his frequent hand gestures which every Religion student acquires before graduating. Photo by Brian David Phillips. I enjoy teaching. I like teaching. I like working with young people. I always thought this was what I would do. Dr. John Khanjian was born December 3, 1932 in Aleppo, Syria to an Armenian family. He attended high school and college in Aleppo. He was active in glee club, drama club, and religious clubs. Khanjian attended The American Univerity of Beirut, where he received his B.A. and Masters. He then attended the Near East School of Theology where he received his B.D. He taught at the college of Aleppo for thre and a half years. In 1966 and until January of 1971 Khanjian attended Claremont School of Theology 26 !Religion Striving to Grow where he received his Ph.D. in Old Testament and The Ancient Near East. In Feburary of 1971, he went back to Beirut to teach Old Testament and head the library at The Near East School of Theology. The summer of 1976, Khanjian retumed to the U.S. with his two children. Khanjian married -Pauline Lousie Alexan in 1963. They met in Beirut. Pauline was teaching Psychology Education at the college in Beirut. They returned to the U.S. to be married in Chicago and then went back to Beirut to continue teaching. Khanjian is very active in the lives of his two children, John Alex and Tanya, they are both ll years old and are in the fifth grade. John Alex plays the trumpet and Tanya plays the cello. They both are learning to play the piano and are both involved in Scouts. John Alex is interested in sports and Tanya in girlly things like ribbons. Khanjian has a few hobbies of his own. He plays the organ, piano and the recorder, he also likes to garden and jog. Khanjian also knits, but only as a necessity. He compares knitting to washing dishes, for no one washes dishes as a hobby. Khanjian is able to speak six languages, Armenian, Arabic, Turkish, French, German and English. He also reads Hebrew, Greek, Akkadian, Ugaritic, and Aramaic. Dr. John Khanjian ' Dr. John Khanjian If there was one important thing he could share about himself, that is that he is striving to grow. Khanjian would like to learn more about life and reality. Khanjian has been with Kansas Wesleyan for 10 years, and feels that, Kansas Wesleyan is a nice community- -academic community. Good place to go to school. The size is very good, especially for the struggling students who need a chance, more attention and care, which you wou1dn't get at a larger school. I have seen people change and benefit from this and this has been a rewarding part of teaching for me. As for something Khanjian would like to see changed, it would be to try to' establish a balance between acadmics and sports. Khanjian, has been involved in the establishment of the new Christian Education program. This is the only program of Christian Education from Salina to California and Khanjian would like to see it attract students from these states. He sees this as a growing program for the future of K.W. Khanjian's advice for the student body of Kansas Wesleyan is for the students to take advantage of the wealth that the falcuty offers and the situation offers. There are lots. of things that K.W. has to offer and the students have to benefit from them, take advantage of them. by Patti lluielty Marcia MacLennan

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Dr. Jack Favre poses with some of his artwork. Photo by Kirsten K. Stanton. WM 'fa sm ,M ' Dr. Jack Favre Being Creative Vicariously Dr. Jack Favre Being able to see the problem, address the problem and then come up with a realistic and satisfactory solution is really what creativity is all about. Anyone who has taken a class with Dr. Jack Favre knows his technique of answering a question with a question. I want them to come up with the solution, you just ' see the eyes expand as all of the sudden they put these things together and come up with the solution to their problem. Favre has generally put his personal art aside to teach. Most of what I do is in class . . . I am a teacher, this is what I enjoy doing and I feel I'm accomplishing something this way, I'm vicariously being a creative person . . . I had what was considered to be a very promising career as an artist before I went into teaching. When Favre came to Wesleyan in January of 1984, Art was offered only as a minor. He has created a program using his background in industrial, studio, and advertising art to create a program for art majors. He wants them, to be able to sell themselves as a commodity. All of his classes were filled in the fall which was very pleasing to Favre. We have students here who are fabulous artists but just haven't had the technical training. Favre brings many experiences in many aspects of art and life to Wesleyan. He received his Bachelor's degree in advertising, industrial, and studio art from Ball State University. Ball State is also where he received his Master's of Art specializing in photography and sculpture. His doctorate of fine arts with emphasis on art education and educational psychology was received at Texas Tech. I have a lot of interests. l've spent time in the military from being an infantryman to being a training C.O., . . . l've worked in factories and on a farm, . . . hopefully I can use these experiences as background to help the people I'm working with. When Favre isn't spending time in class or the studio, he can be found spending time with his family or restoring his home, which is over 100 years old. Ultimately he hopes that his art classes will stay full and that more faculty will be added as the department expands. by Kirsten R. Stanton Art! 25

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Tradition in the Spirit of John Wesley service project promotes campus improvements The Theophiles Club is a student organization of those who are considering some form of Christian Ministry as a future option. The purpose of the club is to provide fellowship, information, and support to its members in an atmosphere of mutual respect, care and freedom. The club is noted for being a friendly and caring community of students who meet regularly for study, prayer, and fun. They also assist in school and church activities. fChristian Education pamphletj Y Three years ago the Theophiles Club began the planning for a campus service project, that would become a tradition for future members of the religion club. The planning began as a project to promote the friendly and caring community that the club is intended to promote. The actual start of the service project began in 1986. The club chose to redo the woodwork in Room 314 of Pioneer Hall and while this was being done, the club also painted Dr. John Khanjian's office while they were at work Calthough this was not a part of the service projectj. In 1987 the club repainted the main hallways of the Fine Arts building. Through the efforts of the club, work crews began to follow the club and repainted the remaining stairwells and entry way of the building. Theophiles President Kelly D. Sipes participated in both service projects and said, It is a nice project for the group to do. I wish other groups would take the initiative to step outside themselves to help the campus. Each fall the club begins to collect ideas for their service project. The actual work on the project begins during Interterm. Those students who are taking an Interterm class and who have their aftemoons free participate in the project. Club Sponsor Khanjian also helps on the project when his schedule allows. Khanjian said, The organization functions on the spirit of John Wesley's thinking and feelings. This fthe service projectj is the doing of that spirit. Theophiles is an expression of that goal to do things outside of themselves. The club not only works on the appearance of the campus, but also on other aspects. This past fall, the club sold homemade donuts at football and basketball games in order to raise money for the purchase of new song books for the chapel. Theophiles was able to spark others to contribute to the raising of this money and got the song books for use during the spring semester. by Patti Huiett 'M 5 l W ,,,i,,W,.s .',,li . . tries? 4 4 s Q U it Theophiles sponsor Dr. John Khanjian inspects the painting of the Fine Arts hallway. Photo by Cindy Wunder. Theophiles member Craig Hauschlld prepares to begin painting. Photo by Cindy Wunder. Religion! 27