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SNU golfer Hamilton Wheeler
gains national attention
SNU’s Hamilton Wheeler,
a senior golfer from Russellville, Kentucky, has
been named to the 2008
Jack Nicklaus Award watch
list in the NAIA category,
for his outstanding efforts
this season. The Nicklaus
Award is presented by the Golf Coaches Association of America to the Player of the Year in
NCAA Divisions I, II and III, as well as the NAIA.
“I am extremely proud of Hamilton, not only for
his golf accomplishments, but his leadership and
example to our team. ‘Ham,’ as he is known to
his teammates, is very dedicated and exceptionally talented. His placement on the watch list
is notable in that he will be listed with the very
best collegiate golfers in the nation. His inclusion on this list is a first for the SNU program
that has had several outstanding players over
the years. Should he win this award, he will no
doubt be noticed for potentially great things on
the Professional tours,” said Head Golf Coach
Steve Hulsey, who has himself received national
recognition.
The Nicklaus Award recipients, for which
Hamilton Wheeler is considered, will be named
immediately following the final round of each
respective national championship. All four
Nicklaus Award honorees will be invited to
Muirfield Village for the final round of the
Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan
Stanley at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, just outside Nicklaus’ hometown of
Columbus. Recipients will receive their trophies
from Jack Nicklaus himself. Additionally, a
20-player All-Nicklaus Team that will include
outstanding players from NCAA Divisions I, II
and III and the NAIA, will be named June 10.
Storm highlights
Equestrian Center on sports.snu.edu – The
Equestrian Center at SNU is receiving higher
recruitment visibility as a featured link on the
Sports website. The growth of the program,
which offers a Bachelor of Science in Equine
Business, basic and intermediate horsemanship
classes, competitive riding, a breeding program
and boarding for students’ horses, is adding
a 12-stall, 120' x 142' indoor arena. For more
information about the SNU Equine Center log
on to www.snu.edu/equine.
Under Hulsey, the SNU men’s and women’s golf
programs have become one of the most dominant programs in the nation. Hulsey has twice
been named the NAIA National Coach-of-theYear, in 1999 and 2002, and has two National
Title rings. He was also the Region VI Coach-ofthe-Year in 2002.
Upcoming David
Baker Golf Classic
– Save the date, October
13, 2008, for the David
Baker Golf Classic at
the Twin Hills Golf &
Country Club. This course is one of the top five
most interesting courses in Oklahoma! It was
designed by Oklahoma City’s Perry Maxwell
who designed Southern Hills in Tulsa, Prairie
Dune in Hutchison, Kansas, and the OKC Golf
& Country Club. This top-level golf tournament
helps support funding for the SNU basketball
program through tutors, transportation needs
and on-campus lodging between semesters,
for needy students. Founded by Coach Mike
Broughton, the tournament supports the commitment of the program to help every player
graduate.
2008 football schedule available at
sports.snu.edu – SNU begins the 2008 football
season at home on August 30 against Eastern
New Mexico, with a 6 p.m. kickoff.
SNUPY Awards – This year’s SNUPY Award
nominations included 64 athletes in 16 categories along with four coaches and five team categories. To find out the 2008 SNUPY winners,
log on to sports.snu.edu/snupy.asp. A part of
this year’s presentation included recognition of
former coach and athletic director, Jim Poteet,
during the Heritage Moment.
THE LIGHT INSIDE
SPRING 2008
Southern Nazarene University
6729 NW 39th Expressway Bethany, OK 73008-2694
On the cover
Pictured on the front
is senior J.K. Feisal in
traditional Palestinian
dress, performing the
dabka, a traditional
dance.
PHOTOGRAPH FROM
J.K. FEISAL’S CCCU STUDY
ABROAD SEMESTER IN EGYPT
Nursing Program
Receives
$2.5 Million Grant
Homecoming 2008 –
Celebrating the School
of Theology & Ministry
Where in the World
is SNU?
Spring
2008
Gresham’s
Good News
Classrooms Without Borders
“Global education” is more than a catchy
phrase in the world of university learning. It
is reality, and has been so for some time.
Professors have been taking their students
outside normal learning environments to
experience real world functioning where it
happens. How better to learn how the United
Nations works than in a simulation of its
processes? Want to study coral reefs and the
dangers of pollution to them? Why not dive
on such in the Bahamas? The validity of this
type of experiential education can be made
available in most disciplines. At SNU, we
have been doing this for many years. The
opportunities our students have by virtue of
our membership in the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) is
one example. The various programs offered
through CCCU give our students access to
study options in Russia, Egypt, Australia,
Africa, England, China, and Latin America,
not to mention several options in the United
States.
SNU also provides our students numerous
opportunities for study through programs
developed internally. Our Quetzal Educational Research Center (QERC) in Costa
Rica is our best known example. The study
tours offered across disciplines through the
southern United States, New England, the
United Kingdom, the southwestern part
of our country, the Holy Land, and other
options provide students a chance to visit the
very sites about which they read in textbooks. It helps the people and phenomena to
come to life in the settings where they lived
and labored.
With the conveniences of ever-expanding
technology and travel, God’s created world is
more accessible to the inquiring mind than
it has ever been. As you will read further in
this issue of Southern Light, our students
have been experiencing this world firsthand.
Our prayer is that access to the amazing
world around us will remain open for future
generations of students to appreciate and
enjoy.
A global education advocate,
LOREN GRESHAM, PH.D.
President
By Carol Wight
T
he world has been the classroom for SNU
students for years. Researching the resplendent Quetzal at QERC in San Gerardo de
Dota in Costa Rica. Learning through service in
Commission Unto Mexico and summer Youth in
Mission experiences around the globe. Challenging the boundaries of bricks and mortar
through academic semesters spent in remote as
well as internationally recognizable locations
through the Best Semester programs of the
Council for Christian Colleges and Universities
(CCCU). Following are five stories of some of
SNU’s brightest who risked safety of campus and
comfort of home, and discovered that safety and
comfort are extravagances sometimes beneficial
to leave behind.
J.K. Feisal, a senior Biology/Chemistry major
became the first SNU student ever to study
abroad in Cairo, Egypt, when he participated in
a summer CCCU Best Semester. Feisal enrolled
in this program geared for political science, history and international relations to force himself
to learn to adapt to new situations, cultures and
religious beliefs.
“A bbroad, global worldview is a valuable asset
to a person in any career. I now have a more
global
glo perspective on various issues that will be
app
applicable
to my career in practicing medicin Cultural understanding is important to
cine.
medicine,
me
especially in serving and relating
to patients and families,” said Feisal, whose
in
interest
in pursuing medical missions was
co rmed during this semester.
confi
SNU student J.K. Feisall studied in Egypt in a
summer CCCU Best Semester.
E
Encouraged
to participate in the study
a
abroad
program by Dr. Nancy Halliday, prof
fessor
of Biology and Chair of the Pre-Medic Committee, and Dr. Don Dunnington,
cal
professor and Study Abroad Coordinator,
Feisal found that the benefits of a semester
abroad far outweighed any costs or difficulties. Now, transitioning to medical school,
Feisa reflects on not only the academic benefits,
Feisal
a unexpected expanding of his perceptions
but an
of the cultural and religious practices of others.
“We share much in common with people in
the Arab-Muslim world … we cannot simply
disregard Islam as the ideological nemesis of
the Western/Christian world,” explained Feisal.
“Throughout my semester I had exposure to
Orthodox Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. This
broad experience challenged me intellectually
and spiritually.”
The experience for Wesley Veitch, a junior
music business major, was just as eye opening,
although miles away from Egypt. The Contemporary Music Center in Martha’s Vineyard
off the coast of Massachusetts is where Veitch
enrolled for a semester focused on songwriters, musicians, and those interested in music
industry careers.
“I was able to
practice what I am
going to be doing
as a career in a realworld environment.
The real-time training and execution
was something I
[was] unable to do
anywhere else …
especially to work
with people of such
high talent and skill
level,” said Veitch
who expressed gratitude for the SNU community of support in helping make this kind of
invaluable training a reality. “I [now] have so
many opportunities as a result of the program.
Will Stevens, a senior Urban Ministries major
spent a semester at the Uganda Christian University in Mukono, Uganda, focused on culture
and missions study.
“I learned many life lessons [in Uganda] but two
stick out the most … forgiveness and compassion. I always thought I knew what forgiveness
was until our 10-day trip to Rwanda as we
studied the 1994 genocide. I talked with two
genocide survivors who lost entire familes but
still expressed complete forgiveness for anyone
Will Stevens
involved in their massacre. I learned about
compassion by spending the day with a child
suffering from AIDS, and trying to feel his pain
as much as one can,” said Stevens.
Back in the states, and an ocean away from
Uganda, Stephen McMurtrey, senior Business
Administration major, invested a semester at the
Los Angeles Film Studies Center in Los Angeles,
California.
“My experience definitely
confirmed my
career plans of
going into the
film industry.
[The semester]
helped me
know what the film
ke and how to best represent
industry looks like
God in an industry where most people are
looking for something to grasp in order to fulfill
their lives,” said McMurtrey.
In Cheonan, South Korea,
Kristen Martin spent a
semester at the Korea Nazarene
University (KNU) immersed in
language, literature and Korean
and Chinese history.
i among the top schools in Korea for
“KNU is
teaching special education … so this experience
gave me a greater understanding and respect for
people with disabilities. It also gave me a very
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Development
Nursing program receives $2.5 million grant
The Nursing program at SNU has been awarded
a $2.5 million grant from an anonymous donor
through the Communities Foundation of
Oklahoma. This grant was established to help
combat the shortage of nursing instructors at
Oklahoma’s colleges and universities. This grant
of $500,000 per year for five years is the largest
multi-year grant from a foundation in the history of SNU.
“This expansion of our existing nursing master’s
programs will most certainly produce numerous
graduates who will pledge to remain in Oklahoma. In addition to expanding our programs
to Tulsa, I am excited to see our nursing faculty
think creatively and develop a new but flexible weekend class format to meet the needs of
Oklahoma students,” said Dr. Loren Gresham,
President.
SNU offers a 19-month graduate program track
leading to a Master of Science with a Nursing
Major at the Oklahoma City/Bethany location.
In addition to expanding the program to Tulsa
with the traditional one night a week program,
SNU will introduce a weekend delivery system at
the Oklahoma City/Bethany campus. Students
can attend class Friday night and all-day Saturday every third weekend of the month. These
Oklahoma Incentive Nursing Graduate Scholars
will receive $6,000 scholarships.
The grant will also help provide faculty support
and development, instructional technology and
supplies, and marketing costs.
“Our students are sought after for faculty positions at other nursing schools, with many beginning to teach while they are still in the graduate
program,” said Dr. Carol Dorough, Chair, SNU
School of Nursing.
On campus
Transition of Three Cabinet Leaders
Three cabinet members, Mike Brooks, David
Alexander and Patrick Allen each leave the
campus of SNU with large shoes to fill, and our
deep appreciation for their service.
Mike Brooks, who has served at SNU for 24
years, the past 20 years as Vice President for
Student Development, will leave SNU in this
capacity as of June 30, 2008. Believing this to be
the right time to make a change, his plans for
the summer and beyond are still unfolding. One
of the many key contributions Brooks has made
to SNU is his involvement in the creation of the
New Student Institute (NSI) and the implementation of service projects as an integral part of
the NSI event. During his tenure he also developed a pre-marital retreat for engaged couples
and led the coordination of many residence hall
improvements.
David Alexander, who has served at SNU for 17
years, first as chair for the School of Music, then
most recently as Vice President for University
Advancement since July 1998, has been elected
as the 12th president of Northwest Nazarene
University (NNU), our sister institution in
Nampa, Idaho. During his time at SNU he
managed the largest capital campaign in the
university’s history. Alexander will assume his
new responsibilities on August 1, 2008, upon
the retirement of current NNU President, Rich
Hagood.
Patrick Allen, who served as Provost for SNU
since 2005, has accepted a new assignment as
provost at George Fox University. While at
SNU, he has been responsible for all day-to-day
campus operations including academics, student
life, spiritual development, athletics, human
resources, and strategic planning for two campuses. Allen assumes his new responsibilities on
July 1, 2008, at George Fox University.
The President’s cabinet, as pictured in April 2007, (l to r):
Dr. Brad Strawn, VP for Spiritual Development and
Dean of the Chapel; Dr. David Alexander, VP for
University Advancement; Dr. Patrick Allen, Provost;
Dr. Loren Gresham, President; Dr. Terry Toler, VP for
Church Relations; Donna Nance, VP for Financial Affairs; Mike Brooks, VP for Student Development
To send a personal note of thanks and congratulations to any of the above, you may send an
email to communications@snu.edu, or mail to
Office of Communications & Marketing, Southern Nazarene University, 6729 NW 39th Expressway, Bethany, OK 73008, and your message will
be forwarded to the respective individual.
SNU was one of only two Oklahoma universities receiving the Nursing Program Grant that
included Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU).
For more information on the SNU Nursing Program contact Carol Dorough, EdD, MSN, RN,
Chair, SNU School of Nursing at 405.717.6217,
cdorough@snu.edu, or locate information on the
web at www.snu.edu/nursing.
New McNair Scholars Program
Grant Received
behalf of student athletes. A math professor at
SNU, Lance, in his 39 years at the university, has
become an established figure on campus, serving as a faculty athletics representative for the
Sooner Athletic Conference for the past 18 years.
SNU will receive a total of $1.1 million of
federal funding through the U.S. Department
of Education’s TRIO Ronald E. McNair Post
Baccalaureate Achievement Program. This
includes a fifth extra year of funding, awarded
because SNU scored in the top 10 percent of
proposals submitted nationwide. The McNair
Scholars program is designed to assist eligible
SNU undergraduates in building the skills and
confidence required to pursue a doctoral degree.
For more information about this new program
go to www.snu.edu/mcnair.
Gary Lance Honored
by the NAIA
The National Association
of Intercollegiate Athletics
(NAIA) named Gary Lance
the 2007 Wally Schwartz
Award recipient. The award
annually recognizes Conference, Regional and
National Faculty Athletic Representatives of the
Year who exemplify the loyalty, enthusiasm and
honesty in their contributions to the NAIA on
Winter Commencement 2007
A total of 348 students received degrees from
SNU at Winter Commencement, Saturday, December 8, 2007, including 246 undergraduate (32
traditional students and 214 Professional Studies
students), and 102 graduate degrees.
Green at SNU
This year’s Annual Report “Stewardship of the
Earth: Past. Present. Future” not only addressed
environmental topics and involvement of SNU
alumni in creation-care work and involvement,
the product itself was produced as environmentally responsible. The report’s ink was soy-based,
paper was recycled and significant production
costs were saved through paper type and weight
selection, and strategic printing and design efficiency. To stay aware of SNU’s ongoing efforts as
stewards of the earth log on to www.snu.edu/green.
Alumni honored at Homecoming 07
Pictured above are the outstanding alumni recognized at Homecoming 2007: Doug Eaton ’69, Alumni Board
President; Dr. Elizabeth Ann “Sandy” Wisley, masters ’77, University Award; Dr. Linda N. (Nesbitt, ’72) Hanson,
University Award; Dr. Hardy Weathers ’66, Heritage Award; Frances (Bell, ’67) Wright, Kathy (Faust, ’69)
Powell, and Jana Miller (not pictured), Outstanding Alumni; Brenda (Hall, ’84) Styers, Director, Office of Alumni
Relations; Dr. Loren Gresham, President.
Alumni
Births
Bridgette Josephine,
born 7/2/07 to
Robert and Jennifer (Elliott, ’89)
McCollum. She is
welcomed by sister, Juliette.
Riley, born 2/1/06 to Wes and
Glenna (Sollenberger, ’89) Murray.
Carson Wayne,
born 7/23/07 to
Ronald (’90) and
Andrea (Uphaus,
’91) Crouch.
Rebekah Isabel, born 10/12/07 to Michael and Sara (Kelley, ’94) Ortiz.
Ashlyn Noel, born
4/5/05 to Bill
(’95) and Melanie
(Elder, ’94) Kinnamon.
Aden Dean, born 2/18/06, and William “Wiley” James, born 10/9/07 to
Jill and Scot Riggins (’94).
Justice, born 5/30/06 to Andrew and
Heather (Rickords, ’95) Dalby.
Amy Joanne and
Andrew Scott,
born 10/23/07 to
Scott (’99) and
Kim (Hess, ’00)
Drabenstot.
Lyndi June, born
4/18/07 to Mike
(’97) and Ami
(Moody, ’98)
Cotton. She is
welcomed by her brother, Joshua.
Damien,
age 5, and
Alyssa, age
22 months,
adopted
7/9/07 by Todd and April (Sanders,
’97) Erickson.
Hudson Michael
Thomas, born
8/23/07 to Jeremy (’97) and
Kristy (Eaton,
’98) Wente. He is welcomed by big
sister, Kylie.
Macy Paige, born
9/6/07 to Gavin (’05)
and Jill (Shults, ’04)
Fothergill.
Lucas Owen, born 10/31/05 to Wes and
Angie (Davidson, ’99) Harris.
Denton Coleman,
born 3/26/08 to
Chad (’00) and
Misty (Cook, ’01)
Jaggers. He is welcomed by big brother, Dax.
Kaitlyn Rose, born
10/30/07 to Andrew
(’01) and Leah (Fosback, ’00) White.
Tabitha Ashley, born
1/30/07 to Aron and
Melody (Anderson,
’01) Jones. She is
welcomed by sister,
Nora Joy.
Abigail Ruth, born
10/12/07 to Reuben
(’02) and Dana
(Olson, ’01) Bellows.
Caiden, born 8/7/06 to Randy (’02)
and Renee (Pitre, ’02) Robnett.
Simeon, born 3/04, and Sadie, born
12/04, and adopted by Justin and
Leslie (Brown, ’97) Banks.
Ella, born 6/15/07
to Jimmie (’04) and
Rachel (McArthur,
’05) Weaver.
Campbell Maureen,
born 9/7/07 to
Kent (’02) and
Aimee (Coryell, ’01)
McCroskey. She is
welcomed by big sister, Connelley.
Luke, born 11/27/07 to Dan and Erica
(Joliff, ’03) Blystone.
Jackson, born 11/20/07 to John (’03)
and Tonya (Stinson, ’00) Greenway.
He is welcomed by sisters, Haleigh and
Makenna.
Timothy, born 4/20/05, and Matthew,
born 3/2/07 to Michael (’05) and Tiffany (Schuler, ’03) Syfert.
Marriages
Mike Price (’73) and Dana Wait
Fincher were married December 14,
2007.
Ashley Tucker (’02)
and Blake Moody
were married October
16, 2004.
Victoria Benbajja (’03) and Raam Abbou were married November 13, 2005.
Shawna Benjamin
(’05) and Ryan
Purvis were married November 9,
2007, in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
Danielle Renee Brown
(’05) and Chad Michael
Shultz were married
October 13, 2007, in
Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Andrea Uphaus
(’91) and Ronald
Crouch (’90) were
married September 17, 2006.
Christy Faron
(’05) and Matthew
Rice were married
July 7, 2007, in
Olathe, Kansas.
Clair Chandler (’96)
and Victor Rivera
were married August
6, 2006.
Brooke Young (’05) and Steve Gomba
were married November 11, 2006.
April McKay (’97,
MSM-’98) and
Mike Marshall were
married January 20,
2007.
Aimee Hill (’98)
and Christopher
Allen were married
March 1, 2008.
Julie Sides (’98) and
Marlin Torres were
married September
9, 2006.
Jessie Sage (’02) and
John Trinh were
married January 12,
2007.
Krista Troxell (’02) and Nick Johnson
were married June 16, 2007.
Amanda Mantor
(’07) and Steven
Neuenschwander
(’05) were married
August 11, 2007.
Vickie Mills (’07)
and Joshua Moss
(’07) were married
May 19, 2007.
In memoriam
Imogene Dawson (’36)
Oklahoma City, OK • 9/4/07
Paul Hendrix (’50)
Bethany, OK • 2/17/08
Leslie Wayne Turner (’51)
Denver, CO • 9/19/07
Troy Vaughan (’52)
Oklahoma City, OK • 6/17/07
Shirley Ayres Pelley (’54)
Yukon, OK • 2/23/08
Clariece House Prentice (’54)
North Little Rock, AR • 12/21/07
Homecoming ’08
Want more Alumni News?
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and other alums? Check out the
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Log on to www.snu.edu/alumnews.
Inquiring minds
want to know!
If you’re an alum, we’re interested
in what you’re up to. Share news about
weddings, births, deaths, graduations,
promotions, jobs and such, and we’ll
include as much as we can squeeze into
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Please include your class year.
SNU Office of Alumni Relations
6729 NW 39th Expressway
Bethany, OK 73008
alumni@snu.edu
November 7-9
Homecoming
Showcase Concert
Featuring SNU alumnus Rocky
Gribble (’74) and entertainment
by The Toler Brothers for an
evening of music, laughter and
fond reminiscing.
cing.
Rebecca Faye, born
9/22/07 to Marlin
and Julie (Sides,
’98) Torres.
Aubrianne Kyri
“Bree”, born
10/31/05 to Andrea
and Jeff Beloncik
(’99).
Kenah Lynn,
born 9/27/06 to
Kurt (’99) and
Tiffany (Feltl, ’99)
Downing. She
is welcomed by siblings, Kale and
Kinley.
Leola B. Louthan (’55)
Chester, OK • 2/20/07
Gloria Lee Coon Stone (’55)
Colcord, OK • 8/13/07
Robert Lee Gilpin (’56)
Salem, OR • 3/10/08
Kenneth R. Herrick (’56)
Chico, CA • 10/30/07
J.M. “Whitey” Gleason (’58)
Anna, TX • 6/30/07
John P. Jonte (’58)
Bethany, OK • 12/13/07
Cecil W. Schwenke (’59)
Bethany, OK • 1/24/08
Shirlee Ann Payton Buffington (’62)
Tulsa, OK • 9/18/07
Mayme Adele Haworth (’63)
Olathe, KS • 4/6/07
Leon Martin (’64)
Sherman, TX • 2/3/08
Annetta Bullard Cannon (’66)
Oklahoma City, OK • 12/27/07
Maxine Hart Boyington (’69)
Oklahoma City, OK • 1/28/08
Donald E. Burnes (’89)
Belton, MO • 3/2/07
Arthur E. Evans (MSM #25)
Shawnee, OK • 6/29/07
W
Weekend
bonus highlights include dedication of the Hall of
Witnesses and the Zig Ziglar Center.
SNU golfer Hamilton Wheeler
gains national attention
SNU’s Hamilton Wheeler,
a senior golfer from Russellville, Kentucky, has
been named to the 2008
Jack Nicklaus Award watch
list in the NAIA category,
for his outstanding efforts
this season. The Nicklaus
Award is presented by the Golf Coaches Association of America to the Player of the Year in
NCAA Divisions I, II and III, as well as the NAIA.
“I am extremely proud of Hamilton, not only for
his golf accomplishments, but his leadership and
example to our team. ‘Ham,’ as he is known to
his teammates, is very dedicated and exceptionally talented. His placement on the watch list
is notable in that he will be listed with the very
best collegiate golfers in the nation. His inclusion on this list is a first for the SNU program
that has had several outstanding players over
the years. Should he win this award, he will no
doubt be noticed for potentially great things on
the Professional tours,” said Head Golf Coach
Steve Hulsey, who has himself received national
recognition.
The Nicklaus Award recipients, for which
Hamilton Wheeler is considered, will be named
immediately following the final round of each
respective national championship. All four
Nicklaus Award honorees will be invited to
Muirfield Village for the final round of the
Memorial Tournament presented by Morgan
Stanley at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, just outside Nicklaus’ hometown of
Columbus. Recipients will receive their trophies
from Jack Nicklaus himself. Additionally, a
20-player All-Nicklaus Team that will include
outstanding players from NCAA Divisions I, II
and III and the NAIA, will be named June 10.
Storm highlights
Equestrian Center on sports.snu.edu – The
Equestrian Center at SNU is receiving higher
recruitment visibility as a featured link on the
Sports website. The growth of the program,
which offers a Bachelor of Science in Equine
Business, basic and intermediate horsemanship
classes, competitive riding, a breeding program
and boarding for students’ horses, is adding
a 12-stall, 120' x 142' indoor arena. For more
information about the SNU Equine Center log
on to www.snu.edu/equine.
Under Hulsey, the SNU men’s and women’s golf
programs have become one of the most dominant programs in the nation. Hulsey has twice
been named the NAIA National Coach-of-theYear, in 1999 and 2002, and has two National
Title rings. He was also the Region VI Coach-ofthe-Year in 2002.
Upcoming David
Baker Golf Classic
– Save the date, October
13, 2008, for the David
Baker Golf Classic at
the Twin Hills Golf &
Country Club. This course is one of the top five
most interesting courses in Oklahoma! It was
designed by Oklahoma City’s Perry Maxwell
who designed Southern Hills in Tulsa, Prairie
Dune in Hutchison, Kansas, and the OKC Golf
& Country Club. This top-level golf tournament
helps support funding for the SNU basketball
program through tutors, transportation needs
and on-campus lodging between semesters,
for needy students. Founded by Coach Mike
Broughton, the tournament supports the commitment of the program to help every player
graduate.
2008 football schedule available at
sports.snu.edu – SNU begins the 2008 football
season at home on August 30 against Eastern
New Mexico, with a 6 p.m. kickoff.
SNUPY Awards – This year’s SNUPY Award
nominations included 64 athletes in 16 categories along with four coaches and five team categories. To find out the 2008 SNUPY winners,
log on to sports.snu.edu/snupy.asp. A part of
this year’s presentation included recognition of
former coach and athletic director, Jim Poteet,
during the Heritage Moment.
THE LIGHT INSIDE
SPRING 2008
Southern Nazarene University
6729 NW 39th Expressway Bethany, OK 73008-2694
On the cover
Pictured on the front
is senior J.K. Feisal in
traditional Palestinian
dress, performing the
dabka, a traditional
dance.
PHOTOGRAPH FROM
J.K. FEISAL’S CCCU STUDY
ABROAD SEMESTER IN EGYPT
Nursing Program
Receives
$2.5 Million Grant
Homecoming 2008 –
Celebrating the School
of Theology & Ministry
Where in the World
is SNU?
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good understanding … that when
working with someone from a different
culture I need to take their feelings and
traditions into account. I see the world
differently and better understand my
role in the larger scheme of things,” said
Martin.
So, where in the world is SNU? SNU is
right in the middle of the world of varying cultures, differing religious beliefs,
and practical hands-on experience for
the sake of students’ thirst for knowledge,
opportunity for personal growth, and
desire for affirming a faith that can stand
up to the challenges of the world in which
they live.
Stephen McMurtry sums it up for these
and other students who have taken
the risk to step out of the traditional
classroom into a world of heightened enlightenment. “It is by far the hardest and
best thing you could ever do. It is about
experiences and growing as a person.”
You can go anywhere
from here!
SNU students have the opportunity to join
other Christian students from across North
America to study, live and learn on “extension
campuses” in international programs operated by the Council for Christian Colleges
and Universities (CCCU). More than 100
SNU students have participated in these
academically elite programs, earning college
credits, and gaining experiences that help
build the framework for their futures as they
practice integrating faith, living and learning.
The Scholars’ Semester in Oxford (SSO)
For students interested in intensive scholarship in this historic seat of learning.
Oxford Summer Programme (OSP)
For students wishing to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the relationship
between Christianity and the development of
the British Isles and the relationship between
academic disciplines.
Uganda Studies Program (USP)
A personal encounter with this African success story, which has become an economic
and public health model in its region, with
the Uganda Christian University (UCU) serving as the base of study.
Washingon Journalism Center (WJC)
A semester-long study in Washington, D.C.,
created for students interested in integrating
their faith in a journalism career.
Australia Studies Centre (ASC)
Designed to integrate the firsthand observation and Australian culture, history, religion
and politics with experiential service learning
and formal instruction in the arts.
China Studies Program
Enables students to engage this ancient and
intriguing country from the inside. While living in and experiencing Chinese civilization
firsthand, students participate in seminar
courses on the historical, cultural, religious,
geographic and economic realities of this
strategic and populous nation.
Middle East Studies Program
Based in Cairo, Egypt, students explore
and interact with the complex and strategic
world of the modern Middle East. Students
are encouraged and equipped to relate to the
Muslim world in an informed, constructive
and Christ-centered manner.
For more information on supporting students
through the CCCU World Classroom studies
abroad: www.cccu.org
Upcoming
events
SNU Fall ’08 Semester
August 27, 2008
NazNite at Six Flags
30th Anniversary
August 29, 2008
Covenant Celebration
October 26, 2008
OKC Trinity Church of the Nazarene
Homecoming 2008
November 7–9, 2008
“Celebrating the School of Theology
& Ministry: Fixing Our Eyes on Jesus”
SHOWCASE FEATURING
Rocky Gribble and The Toler Brothers
College Days for High
School Seniors
November 14, 2008
Winter Commencement
December 13, 2008
College Days for
Sophomores & Juniors
January 23-24, 2009
Log on to
www.snu.edu/alumni
for more dates and details
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Vol. 21 Issue 3
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President
Dr. David Alexander
Vice President
for University Advancement
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Director of Alumni Relations
Carol Wight, Editor
Director of Communications & Marketing
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