November 17, 2016

In this issue…

• Current News
• Family Updates
• Personnel Updates

Current News

CBU Jazz Band performs concert “under the stars”

The sounds of swing music and the blues filled Stamps Courtyard as the California Baptist University Jazz Band performed an outdoor concert on Nov. 14.

Under the unusually large “supermoon,” students, staff, faculty and family members came out on a cool and crisp fall evening to enjoy “Jazz Under the Stars IV.”

“We have success in reaching more CBU students with our music by performing these outdoor concerts on campus,” said Guy Holliday, assistant professor of music and director of the Jazz Band. “We love to share our music with as many people as possible.”

The band performed a variety of styles, including bebop, Latin, funk and fusion. It also played highlights from the fall theatre musical, “The 1940s Radio Hour.” The musical featured the Jazz Band on stage accompanying singers performing music from the Swing Era of the 1930s and ’40s. For the jazz concert, singers performed several numbers from the show, including “Love Is Here to Stay” and “Ain’t She Sweet.”

The concert is offered to the CBU community for a variety of reasons, Holliday said, including that jazz is fun, creative to play and it is an American art form.

“We believe these gifts and talents come from God. We want to use them well and play with excellence as an act of worship,” Holliday said.

 

Engineering club impresses at first national Chem-E-Car contest

Chemical engineering students from California Baptist University received recognition for the team’s first-ever showing at the national Chem-E-Car competition on Nov. 13.

The team won the Golden Tire Award, which is presented to the car deemed most unique in design by competing teams. Additionally, the team was awarded third place for a poster the team designed that describes how the car operates. Furthermore, CBU’s Chem-E-Car earned a top 20 finish in the competition.

The Chem-E-Car competition, which took place in San Francisco, featured 41 teams, including 10 international teams.

The annual competition pitted universities’ American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) clubs against each other. The teams designed and constructed cars powered with a chemical energy source. In the competition, the car is tasked to carry a specified load over a given distance. In April, the CBU team placed third in the regional competition, which qualified the team for the national competition.

The finish is a great showing for CBU’s chemical engineering program, said Dr. Mark Anklam, professor of chemical engineering and chair of the program.

“This competition represents a great way for students to get involved with a project and have fun applying principles learned in the classroom,” Anklam said. “This can be a great draw for prospective students.”

 

CBU community packs shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child

Christmas charity was on the minds of California Baptist University students, faculty, staff and their families on Nov. 10 as they worked in groups to pack shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child (OCC).

“The essence of the event is to bring together the CBU Family to pack boxes for children who live overseas and may not be getting a gift this year,” said Julie Dobbins, director of Compassion and Women’s Ministries at CBU and event organizer.

OCC is a project of Samaritan’s Purse that has delivered more than 135 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children affected by war, poverty, natural disasters and other crises. The gift boxes have reached approximately 150 countries and territories since 1993.

More than 1,000 individuals packed the CBU Recreation Center gym to fill more than 800 boxes with items such as hygiene products, clothes, school supplies and toys. Volunteers also had the opportunity to write a special message on a card for the child who receives the box.

“I just love that I have the opportunity to do this… just writing a little note and showing them there is someone out there who loves you makes me really happy,” said Alicia Williams, a nursing junior.

Earlier this year, Dobbins had the opportunity to travel to Guyana to deliver shoeboxes with OCC. She recalled how children would take time to read the personalized letter.

“It’s something that makes [the gift] very special and very personal,” Dobbins said. “It helps them see that there is someone across the world who cares about them.”

The event was a campus-wide effort. For instance, Residence Life provided donations for the shoeboxes, a FOCUS group assembled 500 boxes and the Associated Students of CBU decorated the gym and provided food for the event.

OCC ties into the vision and mission of the university, Dobbins said. Included with each box is a pamphlet, “The Greatest Gift,” that tells the story of Jesus.

“This is an opportunity for a child to hear the Gospel,” Dobbins said. “By giving them a gift, we’re able to meet a small need, and we’re hopefully opening a door to be able to talk to them about the greatest need, which is Christ.”

 

CBU’s “Comedy of Errors” is Shakespeare with cartoonish twist

The theatre department at California Baptist University is set to bring plenty of laughs and slapstick humor to the stage with Shakespeare’s “Comedy of Errors.”

Set in an Atlantic City-like world in the late 1950s, the production tells the story of two sets of identical twins who were accidentally separated at birth. When one set of twins blunders into the others’ hometown and encounters the local twins’ friends and families, a series of wild mishaps and mistaken identities create a mirth-filled theatrical experience.

Frank Mihelich, assistant professor of theatre and the play’s director, described the production as having broad slapstick humor.

“The best way to describe the style of the play is a living cartoon—think Looney Tunes,” Mihelich said.

The students had to learn a physical and choreographed method of acting, he said.

Josh Hoefling, a theatre senior, plays Dromio of Syracuse and had to learn to act similarly to his “twin.”

“I love comedy… the ability to make people laugh and have fun in the show is always a wonderful experience,” Hoefling said.

Caleb Leal, a theatre sophomore, plays the twin, Dromio of Ephesus. He worked on learning the physicality of the show and matching his twin’s movements.

“The show as a whole has been a blast and is a riot,” Leal said. “I hope the audience takes the time to relax and enjoy and laugh.”

“Comedy of Errors”

When: Nov. 17-19, at 7:30 p.m.; Nov. 19, at 2 p.m.

Where: Wallace Theatre, California Baptist University, 8432 Magnolia Ave., Riverside, CA, 92504

Tickets: General admission $15, CBU Faculty and Staff $12, CBU students $10

Tickets or questions? Call the theatre box office at 951- 343-4319 or email: mhyde@calbaptist.edu

 

Midnight Madness kicks off basketball season at CBU

Hundreds of students packed into the Van Dyne Gym at California Baptist University to welcome the basketball season with the high-energy Midnight Madness event on Nov. 9.

Midnight Madness, one of the most popular events at CBU, had students lining up overnight Monday to secure tickets for the evening’s activities that included a concert, dunk competition, cheer routines and plenty of Lancer pride.

Lancers have many reasons to be excited about the upcoming season. The men’s squad was ranked No. 9 nationally by the Association of Basketball Coaches NCAA Division II Preseason Poll and named preseason favorite to the win the PacWest Conference. Additionally, Michael Smith, senior guard, was tabbed the Preseason Player of the Year, coming off his PacWest Player of the Year award last season. The Lancers have high expectations this year after boasting a 28-7 overall record last year, finishing with a No. 14 national ranking. CBU went to its third-straight postseason tournament last year after winning its first PacWest Tournament Championship with a 101-64 victory over rival Azusa Pacific.

The men’s team will kick off its season at home on Friday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. against Montana State University Billings.

The women’s squad has already kicked off its season at the D2 Tipoff Classic in Orange, California, going 2-1. The Lancers were ranked No. 2 in the nation by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association prior to the start of the season. CBU went 29-3 last year and finished No. 5 nationally. This year they have also been picked to win the PacWest. Additionally, Cassidy Mihalko was named the Preseason Player of the Year. Mihalko, senior guard, is a two-time All-American, All-West Region and All-PacWest honoree.

The Lancers’ first home game is on Thursday, Nov. 17 against California State University, San Bernardino at 7 p.m.

View men’s schedule here.

View women’s schedule here.

 

NASA pilots talk career paths with CBU students

Two NASA pilots soared into town to address California Baptist University aviation students about their career options including one in unmanned systems on Nov. 8.

Scott Howe, a research test pilot, and Herman Posada, a research pilot, flew a NASA T-34C aircraft into the Riverside Municipal Airport to attend the event. Based out of Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, they both operate remotely piloted unmanned aircraft and mission support aircraft for NASA. The event was held in part to help promote the department of Aviation Science’s newest program—aviation unmanned systems.

Paul Haley, assistant professor of aviation science, said students are trying to determine what jobs are available. Having people who are in the industry talk to students gives them an opportunity to see what paths they can take.

“It gives the students motivation, that what they’re doing … is all for a reason,” Haley said. “It also gives them exposure to people they maybe would have never met.”

Howe attended the Air Force Academy, where he became a pilot and flew the F-15C tactical fighter aircraft. After the Air Force, he worked for a contractor before joining NASA.

“One of my favorite parts of the job is no two months are ever the same,” Howe said.

Posada, who soloed in a plane before he could drive a car, worked at General Atomics, a defense contractor, before going to NASA.

“We’re in a niche aviation,” Posada said. “Unmanned is a fascinating field.”

Brandan Walker, a flight aviation sophomore and former Army serviceman, wants to return to the Army as a flight officer. He said he could see himself working at NASA in the future.

“It was a good opportunity to see the different paths you can take,” Walker said.

 

CBU art students take learning to the community

With the noise of elementary school-age kids playing in the background and with an occasional ball or two bouncing near them, California Baptist University art students continued with their task at hand—painting a mural in the school’s playground.

Ten students in ART 300, Advanced Art, are creating a mural at Tomas Rivera Elementary in Riverside.

The project gives the students painting experience plus exposure to the community, said Kristi Lippire, assistant professor of visual art.

“They get to be part of the whole process,” Lippire said. “It’s one thing to be handed a design and do it, but from concept to finished product, it’s all them.”

Creighton Goodman, assistant professor of aviation flight and a parent who has children attending the school, asked Lippire if art students could create a mural. After getting the school district’s approval, the students began painting this semester.

The mural is the backdrop of a handball court. The images feature an adventure theme, which include an astronaut, a spaceship, a plane, a pirate ship, a mermaid and a sunken treasure. Each student is in charge of a section, so one of their challenges is to ensure the sections flow together, Lippire said.

The students also are busy building a sculpture for Riverside’s Festival of Lights, which is scheduled to be on display Nov. 25 – Jan. 7 outside the Riverside Art Museum (RAM).

This is the second year the class is creating a sculpture for RAM. Students are making an abstract art piece representing ice and light using wood, metal, plexiglass and lights.

The project gives them real-world experience, Lippire said. When determining what to create and how, students needed to talk about longevity, structure and mass appeal.

“It’s one thing to have an idea, it’s another thing to actually try to execute it,” Lippire said. “It’s an opportunity to expand their concepts and then the practical side of actually executing that concept.”

Lauren Sankey, a visual arts junior, said it has been fun to work on projects for the community. For the mural, she had to learn how to mix paint, for the sculpture, she learned how to drill and sand.

“It’s nice to get out of your comfort zone and do things you’re not used to,” Sankey said. “I think it’s making me a more well-rounded artist.”

 

Events Center to offer online ticketing through new partnership

California Baptist University entered into a multi-year ticketing partnership with TicketsWest to offer 24/7 online ticketing for events at the new Events Center. The university-wide partnership will center on developing and implementing a new ticketing system for CBU’s 5,050-seat venue slated to open in April of 2017.

Dr. Micah Parker, director of athletics, said he is thrilled with new partnership.

“TicketsWest has shown that they are among the elite ticketing partners in the country. This partnership will allow CBU to significantly expand our ticketing platform for all events on our campus, including athletic events, summer camps, graduations and theater arts,” Parker said. “With over 200 ticketed events held on campus, our fans will be able to seamlessly view and purchase tickets via their desktop, tablet, mobile device or at the new box office located at the new events center. With this partnership, the real winner will be our fans that come out to enjoy athletic and theater events on campus.”

For more information on ticketing, please contact Zachary LaGuardia, director of ticketing and sales at zlaguardia@calbaptist.edu.

 

Homecoming events draw large crowds to campus

Homecoming activities at California Baptist University drew an estimated 7,500 alumni and friends to campus on Nov. 4-5.

Friday evening, the annual Alumni Awards Dinner recognized several alumni: Dave King (’69), recipient of the Lancer Medal for Lifetime Achievement Award; Darrel Walker (’75), Alumnus of the Year Award; Candice Trummell (‘07), recipient of the Young Alumni Achievement Award; Mike McGuffee (’74), recipient of the Distinguished Service in Christian Ministry Award; and Eric McBride (’09) recipient of the Alumni Service Award.

On Saturday, the festivities shifted outside with a Block Party featuring games, live music, food, academic displays and activities for the whole family.

For Juliana O’Neal, a freshman international studies major, it might have been her first homecoming weekend but the event made her feel at home.

“The atmosphere feels like one big family here,” O’Neal said. “There’s stuff here for people of all ages to do and listening to the live music has been fun as well.”

The Christian band The Digital Age performed in the afternoon for the second annual “Zest”ival music concert.

Alumnus Nick Van Dyke (’87) said he enjoys homecoming because it reminds him of the pleasant memories he has of CBU.

“Coming back for homecoming is such a good feeling because from my experience [at CBU], this a second home for me,” Dyke said.

Grace Allen (’15) said her two years at CBU were the best years of her life.

“I found myself while I was here at CBU,” Allen said. “I got to grow a lot and learn a lot about myself and my faith in Christ, about Him and how much He loves me.”

The annual Fortuna Bowl championship games on Saturday evening drew a packed crowd of more than 5,000. Bus Drivers won the women’s game and Fruit of the Boom came out on top on the men’s side. The night also featured a firework show after the games.

 

Chapel kicks off homecoming weekend at CBU

California Baptist University started off Homecoming 2016 on Nov. 4 with chapel service that featured Christian band The Digital Age and Pastor Josh Daffern (’99).

The Digital Age, from Waco, Texas, performed lively worship music that got students clapping their hands and stomping their feet through several songs. Then Daffern, a pastor at MTV church in Columbus, Mississippi, shared a message on how students can have a positive influence on the future of Christianity.

Believers need to be disciples of Jesus rather than stereotypical Christians—and there is a difference, Daffern said.

“What the world needs is an uprising of disciples, people who live a radical life, who look a lot like the chief rebel and the chief instigator of our faith—Jesus,” Daffern said.

Disciples not only agree with the teachings of Jesus, they obey them, he said.

“[Jesus] said it’s not enough to agree with the words of Scripture, you have to obey them as well,” Daffern said.

Daffern challenged students to help change the perception of Christianity by living out Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, such as not judging others, turning the other cheek and praying for their enemies.

A disciple also needs to depend on the Holy Spirit, Daffern said.

“You cannot live out the Sermon on the Mount on your own power. It’s too difficult and will leave you frustrated and disillusioned,” Daffern said. “We have to learn how to depend on the Holy Spirit, like the early church depended on the Holy Spirit.”

A disciple also runs toward the messes, said Daffern.

“God doesn’t love us because we’re good. God loves us because we’re His,” Daffern said. “God has children all over this planet who are hurting … and as the hands and feet of Jesus, He wants us to run toward the messes.”

 

CBU alumni share experiences of joining the workforce

California Baptist University alumni offered advice on how to prepare for the workforce and what to expect after college at the “Footsteps to Follow” event on Nov. 3. The Career Center and the Alumni Relations Office at CBU organized the event.

The evening program consisted of a panel of eight alumni who worked in varied fields such as engineering, accounting, health and art. The participants included Aaron Singer (‘16), Geoff Gouveia (‘13), Lisa Prins (‘16), Ben Coe (‘15), Ken Herrink (‘14), Katie Wester (‘14), Bryce Huyser (‘14) and Morgan Hydinger (‘14).

Gouveia, a freelance artist, described how his jobs come through working hard each day.

“In school, the professor will give you an assignment and its due in two weeks and you’ll get feedback,” Gouveia said. “A lot of the times in the real world … it’s really just about putting in work day after day. The work that I’m doing now is because of the seeds I had planted two years ago, and it is now coming to fruition, so it’s really about patience.”

Panelists also stressed building connections within CBU, especially help securing internships. Coe, a speech language pathologist assistant, said he did not take advantage when professors talked of job openings.

“I didn’t take a hold of that opportunity. After I graduated I couldn’t land a job immediately,” Coe said. “I later realized that if I had taken those opportunities, I would have settled into a job (sooner) after I had graduated.”

 

Family Updates

Dr. Jacqueline Gustafson, dean of the School of Behavioral Sciences, presented a workshop at the NAFSA: Association of International Educators Conference on Nov. 2 in Rancho Mirage. The workshop was titled International Service: Pitfalls, Ethics, and Best Practices in Host Locations.

 

 

 

Dr. Robert G. LaChausse, associate professor of public health, presented Innovative Approaches to Evaluating Implementation Fidelity in Health Programs at the American Evaluation Association Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, on Oct. 24-29. He also presented Influence of Parental Monitoring on Adolescent Drug Use at the American Public Health Association National Conference in Denver on Oct.-Nov. 2.

 

 

 

Dr. Gretchen Bartels, assistant professor of English for Online and Professional Studies, presented a paper, A Little Bit of Sugar and Quite a Bit more Spice: Maggie Tulliver, Desire, Rage, and the Doll, at the North American Victorian Studies Association Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, on Nov. 3.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Julie Browning, associate professor of accounting for Online and Professional Studies, presented at the Western Council Regional Conference of the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs in San Diego on Oct. 20.  Her presentation was titled Using Experiential Learning in the Classroom to Replicate Job Experience.

 

 

 

Dr. Trevor Gillum, associate professor of kinesiology, and Nathan Bodell, kinesiology graduate student, had an article published in International Journal of Exercise Science (Volume 9: Issue 5). The title of the article was 90 Minutes of Moderate-Intensity Exercise does not attenuate Postprandial Triglycerides in Older Adults.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Greg Cochran, associate professor of applied theology, spoke at the NexGen Leadership Network in Sacramento on Oct. 24. His session was titled Provocative Preaching: Proclamation and Conflict in New Testament Perspective.

 

 

 

 

Tyler Cox, director of recreation programs, and Chris Hofschroer, assistant dean of students – community life, presented at the 2016 NIRSA Region VI Conference in Riverside on Nov. 2-4. They spoke on It’s Not Just the T-Shirt – The Importance of Intramural Championships. Attendees from schools such as Stanford, UCLA, University of Arizona and other regional universities were challenged to reframe their thinking in regards to intramural championships and saw how CBU is an industry leader in student retention and alumni reconnection through intramural championship events such as Fortuna Bowl.

 

 

Dr. Mary Ann Pearson, associate professor of public relations for Online and Professional Services, spoke to California Lutheran University’s PRSSA (Public Relations Student Society of America) chapter on Nov. 8. Her talk, Personal Branding for Success after Commencement, encouraged students to research their employment options, find a mentor and complete internships.

 

 

 

Dr. Anthony Chute, professor of church history, contributed multiple articles on denominations, literature and biographical figures for Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Nov. 11, 2016).

 

 

 

Matthew McConnell, technical director in the School of Music, made a presentation at the ProLight + Sound convention in Shanghai on Oct. 26. He presented on Introduction to Overseas Recording Major Courses, Student Cultivation and Recording Technology.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Dominick Sturz, associate professor of public health for Online and Professional Studies, served on the executive planning committee for the 16th Annual Binational Health Fair held at the Mexican Consulate in San Bernardino on Oct. 23.  Sturz has served on the planning committee for the last six years and fulfilled the position of coordinator for the health education presentations.  The health fair kicked off the Annual Binational Health Week, which involved collaboration among more than 80 health agencies and community organizations, foreign governments, multiple universities and served approximately 2,000 participants.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Ogbochi McKinney, assistant professor of public health for Online and Professional Studies, presented a paper at the 150^th Annual American Public Health Association (APHA) Conference held in Denver on Oct. 30-Nov. 2. The paper, Factors Associated with the Ebola Outbreak in West Africa: African immigrants’ Perceptions, was a collaborative effort between McKinney and Dr. Dominick Sturz, associate professor of public health for Online and Professional Studies.

 

 

Dr. William Flores, associate professor of Spanish, wrote a chapter in Gabriel García Márquez in Retrospect (Lexington Books). The title of the chapter is Satire, Ecocentrism, and Luddite Discourse in One Hundred Years of Solitude: Regional Approaches for a Global Environmental Crisis.

 

 

 

Dr. Monica O’Rourke, visiting professor of kinesiology for Online and Professional Studies, helped plan, organize and presided over the first Christian Society for Kinesiology and Leisure Studies international webinar series hosted by CBU Online and Professional Studies on Oct 24. Joe Cameron, online learning systems administrator, and Dr. Torria Davis, instructional designer for Online and Professional Studies, assisted with the technology during the webinar. The webinar was titled Faith Integration: Teaching Integratively in Kinesiology. O’Rourke also spoke to more than 300 Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) students at Rialto High School in San Bernardino on Oct. 14. She shared her testimony and spoke about careers in the field of health science.

 

 

Students Hannah Bernal, Christopher Chen and William Ernst, working with Dr. A. Louise Perkins, professor of computer science, presented their research, Lukasiewicz Logic Examples Provide Hands-on Truth Table Exploration, at the Southern California Conferences for Undergraduate Research on Nov. 12 at UC Riverside.

 

 

 

 

Personnel Updates