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Impacting Kids During Summer

Kristi Hawkins — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:25:29 +0000

Anthony Prince, ’05, is doing some amazing things with the Children’s Ministry at his church. This is no ordinary VBS – check out his story, practical tips, and passion for kids HERE.

“At our church, VBS isn’t simply a fun week where kids spend time away from video games and television for a week. Instead, it’s a rock concert, it’s Bible stories brought to life, it’s water slides, crafts, games and time when kids learn that there are people in their lives that love them and there’s a God who created them on purpose and for a purpose. It’s such an amazing experience for kids that we have a handful who travel from out of state in order to spend the week with us…” (Continue Reading)

APU Professor Reports on the Fall of the Berlin Wall, Twenty Years Later

Allison Oster — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:15:01 +0000

One of the exciting things about my job here at APU is sharing the stories of what our faculty are doing inside and outside the classroom. One of those professors is Jim Willis, who is currently on sabbatical and reporting from Berlin, Germany on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

encouragement.

Ellie Kipps — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:16:22 +0000

If you’ve been looking at APU for much time, you’ll probably have heard/seen the phrase: God First, and perhaps have also heard about the four cornerstones that this university finds it’s strength and mission within. I hope that throughout this year I’ll explore these four cornerstones in depth and let you see how APU truly embraces them and demonstrates their importance in the everyday workings of this amazing place I call home.

The four cornerstones are: CHRIST, SCHOLARSHIP, COMMUNITY, SERVICE. To see more detail check out this page.

Today I experienced two of these cornerstones through a conversation with a professor today that really encouraged me. I know it might sound like one of those “get-ya-in-the-door, but not really true” admission statements that a lot of schools use (which actually I’ve never found to be true with APU… they are pretty great at being honest with you)…. but nevertheless: Professors REALLY REALLY REALLY care and love and pray for and are there for their students. Whether it be encouraging one in the their faith, their homework, their future planning, their life struggles, or whatever, honestly, professors are the core of this university.

Administrative Bi-focals

John Reynolds — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:55:54 +0000

The first bi-focaled administrator

One of the most difficult challenges we as university administrators have is balancing the reality of the present (doing the work), with what is necessary to ensure a successful and sustainable future. It reminds me of first wearing bi-focal spectacles – I needed one type of lens for reading, and the other for distance.

As APU’s leaders we have to do the same, focus on today but be able to “see” into the future. To do this with excellence, we need to know what is keeping us a Christ-centered comprehensive university heading in the right direction. Students and knowledge guide this direction. I am probably not the most knowledgeable on the student factor, but I have strong convictions around knowledge. I have just read an interesting article on “The Dynamic of Knowledge”₁ – let me try and apply it to APU.

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