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CU eNews October, 2009Table of ContentsFall Student PhonathonServant Leader AwardsLegacy Awards Dinner - October27Give a Gift OnlineCornerstone University FallSemester Chapel ScheduleDr. Joe Stowell Publishes NewBookNew CU ProvostPublishes Third Book

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Fall Student Phonathon   Between Oct. 26 - Nov. 5,Cornerstone Universitystudents will be calling alumniand friends to raise supportfor Project Launch. Project Launch is a two-year

 

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Welcome to the first edition of the Cornerstone UniversityeNewsletter. It is our hope that you keep our students, faculty,and staff in your prayers as we work together to build lives thatmatter. We invite you to join us for a University Chapel that is held onTuesday each week from 10:00 - 11:00 am in the BerniceHansen Athletic Center. This is a time for the CornerstoneUniversity community to come together and worship. Would youjoin us? Please contact our office at

so we can welcome you as aadvancement@cornerstone.eduguest to our campus.

 

Cornerstone University Fall SemesterChapel Schedule Come worship with us!  October

2    Praise Chapel4    Evensong

Project Launch is a two-yearcampaign that seeks to fundinitial aspects of our long-termvision. Funds from this projectgo towards urban, missionarykids and Internationalscholarships, chapelenhancements, academicscholarships, media facilities,faculty offices and more. Yourpartnership enables us toempower men and women toexcel as influencers in ourworld for Christ by offering astudent-focused learningcommunity where Jesus Christis central. Please consider partneringwith us this year by pledgingyour support during the fallStudent Phonathon! Your giftwill make a difference.

 

Servant LeaderAwards 

Cornerstone students StephenWinkelman and Ashley DeWittreceived the Student LeaderAward during the Sept. 9convocation service on campus.

The award honors students“entering their senior year whohave demonstrated servantleadership on campus and/or inthe Grand Rapids community,”said Larry Rice, director ofcommunity life.

Both Winkelman and DeWitt willreceive a $1,000 scholarshipand $250 to donate to thecharity of their choice.

The award was founded whenWilliam Reichardt, its creator,wanted to recognize studentswho engage in“behind-the-scenes” volunteerwork, Rice said. Students are

6    University Chapel - Kurt Dillinger, President of LIFEInt'l7    Kurt Dillinger,   President of LIFE Int'l9    Praise Chapel11  Evensong13  University Chapel - Dr. Stowell14  Christine Mutch, Associate Dean of Discipleship16  Praise Chapel21  Dr. David Livermore, Director of the Global LearningCenter at GRTS23  Praise Chapel25  Evensong27  University Chapel - GO Week, Dr. George Murray, Chancellor of Columbia International University28  GO Week - Dr. George Murray30  Praise Chapel

November

1    Evensong

3    University Chapel - Dr. Stowell

4    Dr. Chuck Swanson, Interim Vice President for

Spiritual Formation

6    Praise Chapel

8    Evensong

10  University Chapel - Dr. Stowell

11  Dr. Chuck Swanson

13  Praise Chapel

15  Evensong

17  University Chapel - Dannah Gresh, Speaker & Author

of Pure Freedom

18  Dannah Gresh, Speaker & Author of Pure Freedom

19  Praise Chapel - Thanksgiving

21  Evensong 

 

December

1   University Chapel - Dr. Stowell2   Dr. Ed Dobson, Author, Speaker & Pastor Emeritus ofCalvary Church4   Praise Chapel6   Evensong8   University Chapel - Dr. Chuck Swanson9   Christine Mutch11  Praise Chapel - Christmas13  Evensong

work, Rice said. Students arenominated by faculty, staff andfellow students.

 

Legacy AwardsDinner - October 27  Every fall Cornerstone hosts theLegacy Dinner (undergraduate)and Legacy Luncheon(graduate) for scholarshiprecipients and donors. It is aspecial event bringing donorsand students together. It isimportant for recipients to knowthat the scholarship funds theyreceive are a gift from peoplewho want to impact their lives.   If you would like moreinformation on how to establisha scholarship to helpCornerstone and/or GRTSstudents, please contact JeffRoloff at jeffrey_l_roloff@cornerstone.eduor by phone at 616-254-1654.

 

Give a Gift Online  

Help support the mission ofCornerstone University

 www.cornerstone.edu/give

 

Dr. Joe Stowell Publishes New Book Jesus Nation What does a Christian nation look like? In Dr. Joe Stowell’s newest book   , he explainsJesus Nationsome of his ideas. “[It is about] facing the bewilderment of thinking that there has tobe something more to life than what I am experiencing,”  saidStowell, president of Cornerstone University. “The realization thatI belong to an emerging nation of eternal proportions that dwarfsany earth bound identity, and I am learning to become an activeparticipant in the greatest nation ever.” He spent three years writing the 200-page book that was inspiredby his realization that he desired to belong to Jesus’s nation, andliving like the rest of the world means going nowhere fast.“I have a deep desire to help Jesus followers realize that we area part of his Kingdom and that as such we belong to a differentnation that has a culture of its own with different attitudes,perspectives and values,” said Stowell who has authored morethan 20 books. Stowell’s book further explores the Christian lifestyle and why it isso important to be a part of God’s Kingdom. “For too many Christians, our identity is shaped by the countrywe live in, the color of our skin, our economic standing and ourprofessions,” he said. “Jesus lifts us above all of that and givesus a new identity and a wonderful new way to live that reflectsJesus and his Kingdom. And while some of the Kingdom’s waysare rather radical, they are always the best way to live.”

 

New CU Provost Publishes Third Book  Dr. Rick Ostrander, Cornerstone University provost, recentlyreleased Why College Matters to God: A Student’s Introduction

, published by Abileneto the Christian College ExperienceChristian University Press. “My book is intended to help Christian college freshmen getstarted right by helping them to understand the unique purposeand value of a Christian college education,” said Ostrander. “Thehealthy Christian college seeks to help its students grow in allareas of their lives – spiritually, emotionally, professionally. It'sabout educating the whole person as a disciple of Christ.” In his book, Ostrander explains what Christian higher education

In his book, Ostrander explains what Christian higher educationis today by tracing the Christian college from its beginnings incolonial America to its current form. Ostrander also draws on theinsights of a wide range of Christian philosophers, historians,scientists and theologians to affirm Christian higher education.

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