Kansas Wesleyan University - Coyote Yearbook (Salina, KS)

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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

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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. Roy L. Smith gives one of his, Now have you got it, yet?! looks. Photo by Rhonda Venable. A new face joined the ranks of the Business Administration and Economics faculty for the 1986-1987 year. That face was attached to the body of Dr. Roy L. Smith who came to Kansas Wesleyan from Sterling College where he had taught for five years. Smith received his Doctorate of Education at the University of Northern Colorado in 1982. His major there was Business Teaching in a program designed to prepare people to teach in four year colleges. I read about the opening at Wesleyan in The Wichita Eagle-Beacon. It was a time 28 !Business Administration 62 Economics Building Bridges to Service when I was wanting to relocate. So I shot in a letter and after an undue delay, I heard from the Dean and the choice was made to invite me. I responded positively. At Sterling, Smith had been in basically the same position as he came into at Wesleyan with one exception, I don't have to cover as many bases. I was one of two people on the staff there instead of one of three as in here. Yaso Gurusingam handles the accounting and Mrs. Uuliennej Fritz handles the economics and financeg and I handle management and marketing. Smith came into contact with all levels of students in his classes. He taught the Introduction to Business class which was a Liberal Studies offering and a basic level class for Business majors. He also taught the capstone class for seniors called Management Strategy and Policy. Besides his teaching duties, Smith had outside activities as well. There's hardly any person on the faculty who doesn't have at least one committee responsibility, even as a newcomer to the faculty. I happen to be on the Interterm Committee. I'm a member of the Chamber of Commerce and I'm a member of Rotary Club. One of the things I try to do is get the students to relate to the business world. So I try to maintain contact with the Dr. Roy L. Smith business people. Business isn't Smith's only intercourse with the outside world, he has other activities as well. I've been singing in the Salina Chorale, which is a fun activity even though it's a lot of hard work. We get to sing in Latin and German, and sometimes we get to sing in English. I like to play ping pongg some of the students are beginning to learn about that. I play tennis with a few of the students and some of the faculty play. I get the reaction from some of the students that perhaps I dress a little bit differently than some of the professors. I have a tendency to usually have a tie on and dress kind of sharply. Smith's reasons for teaching at Wesleyan stem from his commitment to Christian higher education. I haven't any desire to teach in the public or secular institutions at all. His background includes degrees in and experience in the Christian ministry, I feel it is my calling to relate the practice of the Christian faith with the practice of business. Smith doesn't teach killer- economics, but he has a service approach to business. In my work with students and dealing with the material, I am always looking for ways to build bridges between the two. I hope that the students who graduate will be better prepared to be witnesses for the faith. V by BriangDavid Phillips p Julienne Fritz Dr. Roy L. Smith