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June 2008

Alumni spotlight:

Stephen and RhodaKeefer and theirchildren Hannah andEmily live in Thailandwhere they teach in aninternational school forSIL (Summer Instituteof Linguistics).

In this Issue

Teaching opportunityin China

The Heart of theMatter

A "Way Out of NoWay"

Burgess, OsterlundHonored forExcellence inTeaching

Bill SuppleeRemembers theAmbassador Choir

Last Chance to Votefor AlumniLeadership Council

Muslim Studies thisSummer at CIU

Ron Faircloth,Honorary Alumnus,with the Lord

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Teaching opportunity in China

CIU Chancellor George Murray is back froma highly productive visit to SIAS University, afast growing "East-meets-West" university inChina. Would you like to join the group of CIUalumni already teaching at SIAS? Anyoneinterested in this immediate need can go to

http://en.sias.edu.cn/aboutsias.html

and then click on the “employment” button atthe top.

The Heart of the Matter

How is your heart doing? A scare about hisphysical heart led Dr. David Olshine to reflecton the condition of his spiritual heart. Herecently wrote about this in an article forYouthworker Journal. Read the story here:

http://tinyurl.com/69ptxf

David Olshine is the author of The RevelationLetters and The Revelation Epic. Combined,they include 12 teaching sessions for teens. Toorder, visit:

http://tinyurl.com/6qr593

A "Way Out of No Way"

Tremendous strides are being made in CIU'sPrison Initiative. The student-inmates are being

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trained to assist prison chaplains around SouthCarolina. To read the newsletter click here:

http://www.ciualumni.net/download/ciu-prison-initiative-may08.pdf

Burgess, Osterlund Honored forExcellence in Teaching

CIU alumna the Rev. Lillie A. Burgess (MACE'00) was recently honored with the 2008Excellence in Teaching Award for BenedictCollege by SCICU (South Carolina IndependentColleges and Universities). Dr. DavidOsterlund, music professor and director of thePrison Initiative, received the award for CIU. To see a list of all honorees:

http://www.scicu.org/pages/scicu_news/scicu_pr/scicu2.html

Bill Supplee Remembers the Ambassador Choir

Ambassador Choir memories are flooding in! Iremember the time in 1968 when the choirprovided comfort to so many in Memphis thenight after the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther KingJr. was slain.

Then there was the time we were in Augustaand one of our soprano's father heard thatPresident Eisenhower was flying in the nextmorning. He got permission for us to set up our risers near where the planewould land so that we could sing for him. The president came over andshook our hands, telling us that 'A Mighty Fortress' was his favorite song!

My own favorite memories are when the choir worshipped our Lord as wesang. Thank you so much for all you put in to each aspect of our ministry.We look forward to seeing you at this year's reunion. Let the alumni officeknow if you would like to sing. To register, go towww.ciu.edu/homecoming08.

Rejoicing in Him!Bill Supplee

Last Chance to Vote for Alumni Leadership Council

The Alumni Ministries staff could not do its jobserving you without the tremendous help andguidance of the Alumni Association LeadershipCouncil (AALC). Several members are rotating

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off the council. Vote for your choice of 4 newmembers by June 26 athttp://www.ciu.edu/alumni/ballot .

Muslim Studies this Summer at CIU

Every year the Zwemer Center for MuslimStudies offers graduate level courses throughCIU. Most classes are one week intensivesoffered on campus in January and July, someare available through Distance Education year-round, and a few are offered on campus duringthe regular semester. All intensive courses mayalso be taken as a seminar (non-credit). Forthis summer's courses visit and to registeronline:

http://www.ciu.edu/muslimstudies/courses.html

Ron Faircloth, Honorary Alumnus, with the Lord

Ronald Faircloth, 75, Manager of Office Services atCIU from 1972-1984, went to be with the Lord onFriday, April 18, 2008 in Ackerman, MS. Ron and Suewere both longtime employees of CIU. Ron continued toserve the Lord by establishing a service to print and mailnewsletters for missionaries. Ron was an honoraryalumnus of CIU. He is survived by his wife of 53 years,Sue Faircloth; children, Kathleen and Fred Davenport ofFrench Camp, MS, Gregory and Jill Faircloth ofDouglasville, GA and Ron and Linda Faircloth of ShingleSprings, CA; ten grandchildren and one great-grandson.

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