September 2008

Greetings Alumni,

What an exciting time of year! The students are all back and classes are in full swing. It is always amazing to me how much life and energy a full campus brings!

I am also very excited, and proud, of the 53 Alumni who gave up their Monday afternoon (on the Labour Day long weekend ) to come to campus and share with the new students about their TWU experiences and offer their advice to the freshman class. It was a tremendous success, and I trust it has left the freshman class with a great impression of TWU Alumni. Thank you to all who participated!

Congratulations to Rev. Craig C. Kraft, last month's trivia winner. The answer is: 72 - the age of the oldest person to attain an undergraduate degree at TWU.

This month's Trivia Question: How many guests were on the TWU Alaska Cruise in August? Be the 11th alumni to email the answer to alumni@twu.ca

Blessings to all of you,

Dave Swan ('95)
Director of Alumni

Alumni Reminder

Alumni Awards Nominations

Just a reminder that the TWU Alumni Relations Department is accepting nominations for both the Young and Distinguished Alumni awards. The deadline for these submissions is February 1, 2009. Please send them to alumni@twu.ca.

TWU Magazine

The TWU Magazine is scheduled to come out this October. To ensure you will receive one, please send in your updated mailing address to alumni@twu.ca.

Alumni News

The TWU Alumni web site has gone through major revisions and additions over the last month! We encourage you to check this web site out - dedicated to you! We now have an Event Photo Gallery where you can view who came out and read a brief event overview. We also have Ways to Volunteer where we list opportunities to become involved with your alma mater. Finally, we have Newsletters – where you can view these E-Newsletters online!

TWU News

		Lost in Translation The Septuagint is the earliest Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible. The Septuagint Institute at Trinity Western University is dedicated to the study of this anthology of ancient texts. Created to promote research on the Septuagint, the Institute involves the largest group of specialists in this field of research at any academic institution in the country. From September 18-20, the Septuagint Institute will host a gathering of some of the world's most prominent biblical scholars who will discuss the results of their research on the Septuagint. More...
		TWU Announces New VP Trinity Western University is please to announce the hiring of Mr. Dale Clark as Senior Vice President for Administration and Resources. In this new role Clark will join the Provost's Office while serving on the University Policy Council and Cabinet and provide leadership and oversight to the University's offices of Financial Services, Human Resources, Campus Services, and Enterprises. Dale holds a Master of Business Administration Degree and multiple diplomas and certifications in the areas of finance, banking, investing, sales and leadership. More...
		MA in Marriage and Family Therapy Announced After several years of hard work and intense research, ACTS Seminaries of Trinity Western University has received official approval from the Ministry of Education for a new Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy (MA MFT). The letter of consent from the Ministry of Advanced Education came in March of this year, signifying a change in name for the Masters of Counseling (MC) program to occur Fall 2009. More...
		TWU Students are Pros with Prose Trinity Western University's Creative Writing class is proving its mettle. From the class, Jay Jameson and Katherine Hartline have both won first prize in this year's Student Writing Contest, which is sponsored by the Conference of Christianity and Literature. Submissions for the contest came from across the United States in three different categories: poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Jameson won first prize for his non-fiction essay "Trojan" and Hartline won first prize for her poem "Young Entrepreneurs." More...

Spotlight on Alumni

		Jillian (Richardson) Gates (1996) Jillian Gates (Richardson) is a currently a doctoral candidate in Gifted Education at Purdue University. She hopes to graduate in August 2009. Jillian worked as a general education teacher and special education teacher for 12 years and received her master's degree in special education in 2005. Jillian conducts research in the area of misdiagnosis of Giftedness as ADHD. She also works with school districts giving professional development workshops and training in differentiation and other education-related topics. She and her husband Russell just celebrated their 12th wedding anniversary with their five children Amy 9, Joshua, 7 Jonathan 5, Erin 3, and Michael 6 months.
		Don Huston (2003) Don Huston, a graduate from the MC program at ACTS Seminary, informs us that he has been quite busy since leaving the halls of academia at TWU. After graduating in 2003, Don was hired on at CARES - Counselling and Restoration Services where he is now the Clinical Director Don and his wife Carolyn are celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary September 2008. They have three teenagers Nathan, Jordan and Breanna. Don would like to send an invitation and friendly challenge out to the TWU alumni: Cares is hosting their first annual 5 and 10K Fun Run. “The Who CARES? 5K Fun Run/Walk and 10K Challenge” is taking place along Abbotsford’s Discovery Trail on November 2, 2008. Please see website for more details: www.cares.ca or register at www.runningroom.com.
		Brad Penner (2004) Brad Penner has recently started a MBA in Economic Development at Eastern University in Philadelphia. For the past year, Brad was the Deputy Country Director in Uganda for Samaritan’s Purse. Before that, Brad was a program manager focusing on the reconstruction of churches in South Sudan that were destroyed during a 21-year civil war.
		Kimberley Maurice (2003) Kimberley currently lives in Edinburgh where she has co-created a not-for-profit theatre/film production company, “Kimberlandace Productions”, which had a successful run of a one woman show in this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and is planning to shoot a short film this Autumn. Kimberley also works part-time with a social enterprise called Waste Innovations, which works to avoid waste of the potential of people, culture, and products. In 2009, Kimberley will be attending Bournemouth University's MA in Writing for the Media.
		Jen Durben (2002) Jen Durben is a Program Officer for Children and Youth Programs at World Learning in Washington DC where she supports projects in Latin America and Asia. She recently returned home to the US from living in Sri Lanka where she was working on tsunami reconstruction and development based projects for ADRA Sri Lanka.

Upcoming Events

September 27 – 60’s, 70’s & 80’s Reunion in Calgary

Shirley Thiessen will be hosting in Calgary - come to re-connect, enjoy a catered dinner, and hear from your Alumni Director, Dave Swan!

October 4 - Alumni Relations & TWUSA present "Past President's Celebration"

Past TWUSA Presidents & Vice-Presidents will be returning to campus to meet and share their experiences with the current TWUSA Exec. David MacDonald (‘98) will be the guest speaker.

October 15 – Lower Mainland Luncheon with Guest Speaker

Join fellow alumni to network & be engaged by a dynamic speaker! Event being held at new location: Alumni Hall, Reimer Student Centre, TWU.

October 15 - Alumni Dessert & Theatre Evening in Vancouver

Come indulge in delicious cheesecake and hot beverages during reception, followed by a Pacific Theatre production, "Mourning Dove".

Nov 7-9 - Alumni Weekend, ’98 Reunion

Special ’98 reunion Friday, November 7. All alumni are welcome on Saturday, November 8. Some highlights include:

• Breakfast with Dr. Raymond
• Woman’s Soccer Nationals
• Alumni 11:07
• Family Carnival with bouncy house

For further information & details, please visit our website.
To RSVP, please email alumni@twu.ca

Survey Question

Your satisfaction, as a member of our growing Trinity Western University Alumni community, is what we’re all about!

Through our recent Alumni Focus Groups you’ve shared your great ideas and now we’re taking it to the next level with some convenient online courses you can use – right now!

Take a moment to check out these themes and let us know what you think. Once we receive your direction, we’ll immediately put some work into one or two courses to offer you in the spring semester!

• Your Faith: being a practical Christian in a post-modern world
• Marriage: keeping the “honeymoon” alive, sexuality, romance, and being the spouse that God intended
• Career Advancement: getting promoted, writing a great resume, chairing a productive meeting, coping with difficult co-workers
• Entrepreneurship: developing a successful home-based business, sales and collaborative marketing

Simply let us know which one (or more) appeal to you, and we will do our best to make it available.

We’ll be sure to send you a complimentary surprise “thank you” gift for your help!

* Please include your mailing address

Thanks from your alumni team at Trinity Western University

Benefit Highlight

As an Alumni of TWU you are entitled to special savings on your house insurance and car insurance from Meloche Monnex? When I switched my house insurance over, I personally saved about 40%!! Simply go to the link to see how much you can save! – Unfortunately the car insurance doesn’t apply in B.C.