April 17, 2018

In this issue…

• Current News
• Family Updates
• Personnel Updates

Current News

Disaster simulations prepare students for real-life collaboration

More than 170 graduate students from health-care programs at California Baptist University rushed to the aid of “victims” during interprofessional education disaster simulations held in the Events Center on April 14. An estimated 130 CBU students, family members and friends also volunteered as victims and were given simulated wounds.

Dr. Jolene Dickert, associate professor of athletic training, said interprofessional training is relevant in responding to crises.

“We’re seeing that the more we can come together, bringing a united front to these types of situations, the better patients will be taken care of, “Dickert said.  “I think it’s a win-win situation as we look to educate students and to prepare them for what they will face.”

Dr. Dayna Herrera, associate professor of nursing, said the event was the culmination of the interprofessional instruction that students received throughout the year.

“The over-arching goal is for all the disciplines to learn from, with and about each other,” Herrera said.

Before the simulations took place, students were assigned to interprofessional teams. The teams were then briefed on the disaster situation and received instructions on how to maximize care for the simulated victims.

Eileen Berrios, a public health graduate student, said the simulation helped her learn that her role is meant to improve future situations.

“In the heat of the moment during a disaster there is no perfect scene, but my role is meant to ensure that previously made mistakes are avoided in future occurrences,” Berrios said.

Jessica Barr, an athletic training graduate student, said the event reinforced the importance of understanding the roles of other health-care providers.

“I realized how important it is we not only understand the special skills we each possess individually as people and health-care providers, but how those skills can create a terrific team that is capable of helping the community at large when we work together,” Barr said.

 

Professor seeks to promote filmmakers through festival

The Riverside International Film Festival (RIFF) celebrates its “sweet 16” this year, and Dr. Jim Buchholz, festival president and California Baptist University professor, is thrilled to be showcasing more than 60 films from 14 countries. The festival runs from April 17-22 at the “The Box” in downtown Riverside.

Buchholz is passionate about performing, having acted on stage, performed stand-up comedy, and directed, produced and written short films. He even created a unique course at CBU to combine his interests called The Physics of Hollywood (PHY 112).

RIFF has additional ties to CBU. On April 19, the festival dedicates an evening to highlight the CBU Student Film Festival that will feature 15 student-produced short films.

CBU students will have an opportunity to see their productions on the big screen, Buchholz said. The student festival also is a competition where students can receive awards in several categories.

“I have felt for a long time that Christians need to be part of the secular world market,” Buchholz said. “When it comes to films, our films and their messages need to be part of the secular festival circuit too.”

This year’s festival has two themes important to Buchholz—human trafficking and women’s issues. Since hearing former President George W. Bush address human trafficking in 2001, Buchholz became inspired to bring more awareness to public. Additionally, he has seen the lack of female representation in the sciences, which led him to start the STEM Girls club at CBU.

“Since I’ve become a filmmaker, I’ve seen the same underrepresentation of women in film and have added that to my cause,” Buchholz said.

 

CBU student entrepreneurs win thousands in competition

Aspiring student entrepreneurs at California Baptist University pitched their innovative ideas at the second Bob Goodrich Business Plan Competition on April 18. The top three business models won a combined $10,000.

Team “Stove Stoppers” which consisted of Matthew Ressler and James Morales, both business administration freshmen at CBU, claimed the first prize and $5,000 for the competition sponsored by the Dr. Robert K. Jabs School of Business. The team presented a business plan to create a device that could theoretically turn off a gas stove through a timer.

Ressler said he came up with the idea after hearing of instances where the stove was left on.

Ressler and Morales both said they conducted a lot of research in preparing their business plan for the competition.

“We learned the ins and outs of how it works to create a startup,” Morales said. “You think you have an idea and then it takes off. But there’s so much that goes behind it.”

Twenty-one teams submitted business plans earlier in the semester. Students came up with their own ideas but where required to have a faculty advisor guide them through the business plan preparation.

The submitted plans were then critiqued in areas such as market opportunity, financial understanding and investment potential. The initial 21 entrees were then narrowed down to six teams. The finalists were invited to participate at the Bob Goodrich Business Plan Competition where each team made a 5-minute presentation to a panel of judges and answered a variety of business related questions. Funds for the competition prizes came from an anonymous donor.

Dr. Andy Herrity, professor of entrepreneurship and business at CBU, Ellen Kaminski, assistant professor of business at CBU, and Mike Glanz (’06), founder of HireAHelper.com, judged the competition.

Glanz said the format of the competition allowed students to gain real-world critique and answer tough questions.

“I think it’s really good to go through the process of being able to outline the business and to get feedback,” Glanz said. “I feel like where I learned the most early on is from the difficult questions.”

Team “ExPress Coffee,” a proposed coffee shop that features arts lessons, came in second and received $3,000. Team “Citrus & Pine,” a conceptually consumer website that would provide specialized products reviews, took third place and $2,000.

The competition, which was open to all CBU students, was intended to simulate the real-world process of entrepreneurship, said Natalie Winter, associate dean for the School of Business.

“The purpose of the competition is to give students across campus the opportunity to collaborate on a potential business idea, to team with a faculty advisor to develop a plan to launch that business, and then to compete with other teams to win money that can be used to help launch the business,” Winter said.

 

CBU students present research at interdisciplinary colloquium

More than 70 California Baptist University students from the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, the Bonnie G. Metcalf School of Education and the College of Health Science presented research projects as part of the Student Research Colloquium on April 12.

The event held at the College of Health Science featured several individual oral presentations in addition to numerous poster presentations.

Each presenter had to pass an abstract review process, which was completed by CBU faculty, said Dr. Kristin Mauldin, assistant professor of psychology. The oral presenters at the event represented the top scores from this review process. Additionally, several students won awards for their poster presentation at the event.

Mauldin said she noticed that students were excited to present their research.

“The oral presenters did an excellent job presenting their research. They outlined the key components of their research in a manner that expressed their enthusiasm for their work and did a nice job handling questions from a room packed with interested attendees,” Mauldin said. “We (the faculty) are very proud of the effort shown by these students.”

Dr. Jacqueline Gustafson, dean of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, said the event represented CBU’s commitment to creating a cross-disciplinary environment.

“Students across programs and at all levels of study participated in both poster and oral presentations, driving forward an increased emphasis in research and inquiry across CBU,” Gustafson said.

Oral presenters from the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences included Stefany Schmidgall who presented on “The effect of stress on eyewitness memory recall in college students,” and Alanna Gonzalez who presented on “Stress management group for high school females in low socioeconomic community.” From the School of Education, Wendeth Rauf shared her research on “Academic and social success of students: How pre-arrival surveys can help better prepare incoming students.” The College of Health Science had three teams that presented on research topics such as the absorption of proteins in the body, flexibility training and preventing infections.

Schmidgall said her hypothesis that stress affects students’ memories did not come to fruition. However, the research process itself sparked a new passion.

“I was actually super happy with my research. Obviously I was a bit disappointed that I didn’t find a relationship between stress and memory, but it’s a really good starting point for me,” Schmidgall said. “The project helped me find out that I’m passionate about research, so I’m so happy with how everything turned out.”

Poster award recipients:
Community Partners Award: Amber Koreas
Faculty Awards: Ashley McLendon, Elizabeth Connors, Radiance Jackson and Francisco Gamboa
Student Awards: Guadalupe Button, Sarah Villalobos, Paula Smith and Stephanie Lang

 

Grandparents of CBU students attend day dedicated to them

California Baptist University hosted more than 300 grandparents of students at the sixth annual Grandparents Day on April 12.

Josh Moss, director of alumni and parent relations, said Grandparents Day brings excitement across campus.

“The campus is buzzing when the grandparents arrive,” Moss said. “Students are getting close to the end of the semester and are quite busy, but just the sight of grandparents on campus brings a lot of smiles and joy.”

Grandparents had the opportunity to participate in a full day of planned activities. The day started with a welcome session, which highlighted the various factors that make CBU unique. Grandparents then had an array of options to take in the CBU culture including a chapel, a women’s choir performance, a Jazz Band concert and a preview of “Into the Woods,” the CBU theatre program’s latest production.

Additionally, grandparents could participate in a campus tour and enjoy lunch with their grandchild.

Paul Eldridge, vice president for University Advancement, said it was an honor to host grandparents at CBU.

“It’s a super blessing to have grandparents involved in your lives,” Eldridge said to students at the welcoming session.

Roger Johnson is a proud grandparent. His grandson, Calvin Johnson, is an electrical engineering student at CBU.

“Now that my grandson is pursuing the same degree that I obtained, it’s been neat to talk about things we can both relate to,” Roger Johnson said.

Danielle Wesolowski, a CBU senior, said she was thankful for Grandparents Day.

“I really appreciate this event,” Wesolowski said. “In my last year at CBU, I wanted to show my grandparents around and let them know how they have helped me in this journey.”

 

“Into the Woods” brings fairy tales to life at Wallace Theatre

The theatre program at California Baptist University is bringing together a mash-up of favorite storybook characters with the enchanting and touching tale of “Into the Woods,” starting April 13.

“You have Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood and the Baker. They all get mixed up in each other’s stories,” said Lisa Lyons, adjunct professor of theatre and the play’s director.

The musical follows several characters who each make a wish. When everyone’s wishes are granted, the consequences of their actions return to haunt them.

Because of the fairy-tale aspects of the story, the costumes, makeup and even the acting are different from typical plays, Lyons said.

“So much of the time we’re asking the students to be realistic. This is a different style of acting,” Lyons said. “You have to be really over-the-top.”

Maddison Rickard, a theatre senior, plays Little Red Riding Hood and is co-designer for hair and makeup. Rickard said she watched several versions of the musical to come up with fresh ideas for the play.

“There are a lot of characters and everyone is so specific,” Rickard said. “It’s been a lot of work to customize every character to make them fit into the world.”

While the story is fun, Lyons said it also makes a statement.

“I hope the audience members have fun, but I hope they also get that message that no one is alone,” Lyons said.

David Cox, a graduate student who plays Cinderella’s father, said he hopes the audience learns from the characters’ reactions to life’s situations.

“We can make plans and have an idea of what the future holds but once life actually hits you and things aren’t the way that you wish they were, how you handle it is entirely up to you,” Cox said.

“Into the Woods”
When: April 19-21 at 7:30 p.m.; April 21 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

 

CBU community observes Spring Arbor Day

More than 80 students at California Baptist University celebrated Spring Arbor Day by planting scores of trees and plants on April 7.

The Facilities and Planning Services at CBU and the student Environmental Science Club organized the event. In total, students planted nine new trees in addition to 140 plants throughout campus.

Jonah Lay, president of the Environmental Science Club, said the event is a way for students to honor God’s creation.

“It’s good to see students coming together and caring for God’s creation,” said Lay, an environmental science senior. “It’s important to appreciate and care for the community God has given us.”

Lindsey Anderson, a health science sophomore, said she enjoys taking care of CBU.

“Our campus is beautiful, so why not help it,” said Anderson. “It’s better not only for the campus but the environment.”

The Arbor Day Foundation recently recognized CBU as a 2018 Tree Campus USA. It was the fourth such recognition in as many years.

 

CBU Cheer wins unprecedented 6th-straight national title

The cheer team at California Baptist University won its sixth consecutive National Cheerleaders Association Championship at Daytona Beach, Florida, on April 6. The Lancers have not lost in team competition since 2013.

Read the full story here.

 

 

 

 

 

New endowed professorship for School of Christian Ministries

The School of Christian Ministries at California Baptist University hosted a dedication ceremony on April 5 for its first $1 million endowed professorship that will be named after the late Dr. Glen and Alene Paden.

Glen Paden served as the California Baptist Foundation president from 1981 to 1997. Prior to his work at the foundation, Glen Paden was the assistant executive director of the California Southern Baptist Convention. He was also a pastor at several churches earlier in his ministry. He received his bachelor’s from (then) California Baptist College and an honorary doctorate from CBU. Alene, Glen’s wife of 67 years, served alongside her husband in various ministry roles. She was also an educator. The couple had five daughters.

Dr. Chris Morgan, dean of the School of Christian Ministries at CBU, said it was fitting to name the professorship after Glen and Alene Paden.

“The couple was a great example of faithful servants for God’s Kingdom, and they were a blessing to many of us at CBU,” Morgan said.

Several members of the Paden family were on hand for the dedication of the new professorship at CBU.

Joey Logan, grandson, spoke about his grandparents’ fond memories of CBU.

“My grandparents both loved CBU deeply,” said Logan, an alumnus and assistant athletic director for business operations at CBU. “When I was in school here at CBU, [my granddad] would call me weekly and most of the time he would ask, ‘What is going on at CBU? What is [the CBU president] up to? What new buildings are going up?’”

Dr. Ronald L. Ellis, CBU president, said that students should take inspiration from Glen’s and Alene’s faithful Christian walks. Ellis encouraged students to seize the “baton” from them and live a purpose-filled life.

Since 2017, the School of Christian Ministries has received $7.4 million in endowment commitments. The donations come from the SoCal Baptist Ministries, a nonprofit organization that offers grants to California Southern Baptist churches and ministries; the Baptist Foundation of California; an anonymous donor; and the CBU Board of Trustees Endowment Match program. Part of these donations will fund the Dr. Glen and Alene Paden professorship.

Philip Kell, president of the Baptist Foundation of California, addressed his organization’s trust in CBU training up the next generation of spiritual leaders.

“This is the university committed to the Great Commission, and we are excited to be a part of helping you do the work of God,” Kell said.

 

Biblical scholar describes the traits of a faithful pastor

Being a pastor means more than just proclaiming the Bible, Dr. Ray Van Neste told a California Baptist University audience on April 5. It also includes tending to, caring for and protecting the congregation, he said.

Van Neste presented “A Portrait of a Faithful Pastor” as part of CBU’s School of Christian Ministries Lecture Series.

“Pastors who are here today, you have been called to be the guardian of souls,” Van Neste said. “Young men who are called to pastor, that is what you’re training to do.”

Van Neste is a professor of biblical studies at Union University and a director at the university’s R.C. Ryan Center for Biblical Studies. He has also published numerous books and scholarly essays on topics such as biblical studies, pastoral ministry and church history.

“God, at the price of his own blood, has purchased people from every nation, tribe and tongue. Then when He sets you up to pastor a people, He has taken a portion of that group and entrusted them to your care and said to you, ‘Bring them home safely,’” Van Neste said.

To do this task properly, pastors must give themselves fully to God, to the Bible and to His people, Van Neste declared.

Van Neste, expounding on II Timothy 2:14-26, addressed the pitfalls pastors will need to avoid in their ministry.

“The tricky thing is, pleasing God is very often at odds with pleasing people,” Van Neste said. “We’re made to desire the love of other people and part of what sin is, is the twisting of what is right. So we crave the praise of man and that will lead you down a dead-end road.”

Pastors need to remember that the Bible is powerful and it requires work and effort to understand it, Van Neste said. Pastors also need to be kind to all people and be patient when wronged, he added.

“We must love the people of God,” Van Neste said. “Love for your people will guard your heart from arrogance. Love will compel you to watch over their souls and not be content with simply filling the pulpit. Love will cause you to labor hard and impart not only a message but your life. Love will cause you to speak the word boldly to them.”

 

Family Updates

Dr. Daniel Prather, professor of aviation science, and six aviation science students held an exhibit at the Women in Aviation conference held in Reno, Nevada, March 22-24. Their exhibit promoted the aviation science programs to prospective students.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Juliann Perdue, professor of nursing, presented at the 2018 American Nursing Association Quality and Innovation Conference in Orlando, Florida, March 21-23. The poster presentation was titled Animal-assisted interventions in a prelicensure nursing program: Innovative patient-centered care.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Ed Garrett, associate professor of sports management for Online and Professional Studies, was the keynote speaker for a sports medicine seminar at the University of La Verne on March 31. He spoke on the growing field of sport psychology. 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Jong-Wha Bai, associate professor of civil engineering, received the award for Outstanding Faculty Advisor for 2017 from the ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) Region 9 in San Francisco on March 23. ASCE Region 9 encompasses the state of California.

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Candace Vickers, associate professor of communication disorders, received the Outstanding Leadership award by California Speech Language Hearing Association (CSHA) District 10 at the annual CSHA Convention in Sacramento on March 23.

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Namhee Kim, associate professor of communication sciences and disorders, presented research at the California Speech Hearing Association Annual Convention in Sacramento on March 23. Her poster was titled Cross-cultural Study of the Role of Adult Language Behaviors in Child Vocalization.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Melissa Wigginton, associate professor of health science, made a presentation at the Society for Public Health Education conference in Columbus, Ohio, on April 4. The presentation was titled Social and Behavioral Predictors of Diabetes Self-Management Education in the U.S. Population.

 

 

 

 

Victoria Brodie, visiting professor of public relations, presented in a virtual session at the International Organization of Social Sciences and Behavioral Research Conference on March 20. Her presentation was titled VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) Leadership Competencies in a Complex Global Environment.

 

 

 

 

Steve Morris, adjunct professor of education, presented at the National Computer Using Educators Conference in Palm Springs on March 14. The presentation was titled Less Teacher Talk…More Student Voice: Choice Boards and DOK (depth of knowledge).

 

 

 

 

Mandy Themm, adjunct professor of education, and Kipp Smith, web applications developer for Information and Technology Services, served on mission trip to Punta Gorda, Belize, March 14-23. Themm delivered 15,000 school books to local schools and held a principal training workshop. Smith helped install and extend Wi-Fi coverage throughout a summer camp.

 

 

 

 

 

Ashley Sonke, nursing student services coordinator, presented at the AACN (American Association of Colleges of Nursing) Graduate Nursing Admissions Professionals Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 4. The title of the presentation was Not Just a Number: Getting to Know Your Applicants through Multiple Mini Interviews.

 

 

 

 

Dr. Jeffrey Gage, professor of nursing, went to West Bengal, India, on Feb. 1-17 to establish nursing relationships with health ministries, supported by International Needs and HIMserve organizations. He worked with other nurses to facilitate health education in remote villages and a medical camp attended by 170 families.

 

 

 

Dr. Virgo Handojo, professor of psychology, co-authored a paper that was published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy (March 2018). The title was Adult Attachment Stability–Instability Before and After Marriage Between Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Non-IPV Women Separated from Partners During Military Duty in Indonesia.

 

 

 

Rich Simpson, registrar, and Rhonda Moll, director of program administration, both for Online and Professional Studies, presented at the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers annual conference in Orlando, Florida, March 25-28. Simpson presented a session titled Using Analytics to Track Non-Attending Online Students. Moll presented a poster titled Two-Year Registration: Pros & Cons. They both presented a session titled Advising Online Students by Building Relationships.

 

 

Dr. Joe Way, director of multimedia services for Information and Technology Services, successfully defended his dissertation at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, on April 13. The title of his dissertation was Producing Worship: How Might a Biblically Informed Theological Understanding Help Better Shape Praxis for Contemporary Church Technical Artists?

 

 

 

Dr. Seunghyun Chun, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, presented at the ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education) Zone IV Conference in Boulder, Colorado, on March 26. The paper, co-authored with fellow CBU faculty Dr. Mark Gordon, Dr. Xueyan Zhao, Dr. Michael Nalbandian, Dr. Mi Kyung Han and Dr. Mario Oyanader, was titled, Design Course for First-Year Students in Multiple Engineering Disciplines.

 

 

 

Student members of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Senior Capstone Project Team—Cedrick  Nkurunziza, Yvette Quattrocchi, Bernard Uwineza, KunCheng Du—presented a poster of their research work at the Energy Storage Technologies and Applications Conference in Riverside on April 13. It was titled Peak Energy Demand Shaving System.

 

 

 

Dr. Vance Nichols, adjunct professor of education, is the head of school at Alta Loma Christian School in Rancho Cucamonga. He and the school were recognized by the city’s mayor and a San Bernardino County supervisor for partnering with the Quest for Space Project to place STEM experiments aboard the International Space Station via SpaceX missions CRS-11 and CRS-14.

 

 

 

Gordon and Jill Bourns College of Engineering hosted the 2018 California State MATHCOUNTS competition for the first time on March 31. The event, held in the Events Center, included 169 middle school students from 53 schools. Dr. Ziliang Zhou, professor of aerospace, industrial and mechanical engineering, coordinated the event. Dr. Anthony Donaldson, dean of the College of Engineering, and Dr. Kyle Stewart, associate professor of physics, spoke at the event. Approximately 60 CBU engineering students helped with grading, proctoring and registration.

 

Lancer Athletics is offering season tickets for the 2018-19 season. The men’s basketball team won 28 games in 2017-2018 and advanced to its first-ever Elite 8. The Lancers now make the jump to Division 1. Tickets start at just $99 for the upcoming season. Go to www.cbulancers.com/seasonticketdeposits.

 

 

 

The Office of Mobilization is holding a blood drive fundraiser for the ISP teams going overseas this summer. Every donation earns Mobilization $15. Appointments may be made for April 19 and April 20.

 

 

 

 

Personnel Updates