27 Oct HU Presenting “Beauty and the Beast” Nov. 12-21

The Huntington University Department of Theatre Arts is bringing Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” to the campus.

Dates: Nov. 12, 13, 14, and 19, 20, and 21 (Thursday-Saturday, both weeks)

Time: 7:30 pm, with 2 pm matinees on Nov. 14 and 21 (Saturdays)

Location: Zurcher Auditorium in the university’s Merillat Centre for the Arts.

Tickets cost the following:

• $12 for general admission.
• $10 for students and senior citizens.
• $6 for those 13 and younger.

To purchase tickets, contact the Merillat Centre for the Arts Box Office at (260) 359-4261. For more information….

14 Oct October 18: HU Co-Sponsoring Newsboys Concert

Bring your youth group!

Huntington University is co-sponsoring with Star88.3 a Newsboys concert this Sunday, October 18, in Fort Wayne, Ind. The concert will be held at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, starting at 6 pm. Seventh Day Slumber, Meinmotion, Bread of Stone, and In Honor of Him will also perform.

The concert is part of an event called “Reach,” which includes a Gospel presentation followed by a call for new believers to connect with a local church.

No tickets are needed. A suggested donation of $10 will be taken at the door, but no one will be turned away for the inability to give.

Organizers also will collect nonperishable food items for the Associated Churches Food Bank.

14 Oct Thanks to Women’s Groups

The Huntington University Women’s Auxiliary sends thanks to each Women’s Missionary Fellowship or Women’s Ministry group that has so generously contributed to the 2009-10 Baker Roush Hall Prayer Room project.

Appreciation for the furniture and accents afforded so far has been expressed by Erica Harris, Roush Hall resident: “Thank you very much for all the Women’s Auxiliary has done to bring about the
prayer room. It’s looking very nice already, and I can assure you that many students are using it.”

The HU Women’s Auxiliary Executive Committee

Barbara E. Fetters and Jean Walmsley, co-presidents
Chris Dowden, vice-president
Ruth Weber, secretary
Deb Cherry, treasurer
Sue Cherry, corresponding secretary
Judy Campbell, publicity secretary

08 Oct Huntington University International Students

Donna Hollopeter and I met over lunch today with United Brethren international students attending Huntington University.  Present were (l-r): Jeff Berggren (Vice President of Enrollment Management & Marketing), Katie and Bryce Razor (MK – Honduras), Minkailu Mambu (Sierra Leone), Donna Hollopeter (Global Ministries), Josue Rivera (Honduras), Alejandra Gomez (Honduras), Tena-Shay Stewart ((Jamaica), Chevonne Shaw (Jamaica), Raquel Hernandez (Honduras), Jeff Bleijerveld (Global Ministries), Mitsuzi Stone (Jamaica), Rachel Weber (MK – Ecuador),  Absent: Gaynel Mullings (Jamaica), Jason Bleijerveld (MK – Spain), Gloria Bonilla (Honduras).

30 Sep The College Search: Senior Year of High School

Nate Perry, Assistant Director of Enrollment, Huntington University

For high schoolers, the college search process shifts into high gear during their senior year. Here is what your students need to be doing.

Narrow your search to 3-5 schools. Apply to each of them, noting application deadlines and fee waivers (Huntington University waives the application fee of $20 if you apply and visit before December 1 of your senior year).

September: Complete applications. Schedule SAT/ACT tests and send scores to your 3-5 schools.

October-December: Work on applications for outside scholarships (check fastweb.com) and institutional scholarships. Visit these campuses again and ask to stay overnight in the residence halls to get the experience of residence life.

January: Start working on Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). For Indiana residents, you MUST have this completed by March 10 to qualify for state grants. Retake SAT/ACT and resend to 3-5 choice schools.

February-March: Finalize FAFSA and submit to schools (each have a specific code like 001803).

April-May: Await financial aid award letter from schools to arrive in mailbox.  Compare each of them and decide what’s going to be the best value (noting that each school has something different to offer and that the investment won’t be identical). Be aware of any student deposit deadlines. At Huntington University, the student deposit is $100 and is required before a student can register for classes.

June-July: Attend Registration Weekend and sign up for classes.

August: Make multiple Wal-Mart runs to purchase all those goodies for college (bean bag chair, desk supplies, desk calendar, and laundry soap!).

29 Sep The College Search: Frosh-Junior Years of High School

Nate Perry, Assistant Director of Enrollment, Huntington University

Students in your church should be thinking about college throughout high school. Here are some ways your high schoolers can begin the college search process before their senior year.

Freshman Year
Push yourself to get good grades while taking challenging courses. Work towards the Core40 diploma or Honors to better prepare for college work.

Sophomore Year
Start to search for colleges via the web and also attend college fairs. Sign up to receive mailings and information from colleges. There are over 4000 colleges/universities in the country!

Junior Year
Start visiting campuses. Pick 6-8 schools to visit. Contact the school to plan your visit. Ask to meet with an admissions representative, sit in on a class, have a campus tour, and eat lunch in the dining commons (this is important, right?).

How do you pick which schools to visit? Some factors to consider are:

• Majors they offer.
• Distance from home.
• Friends who might attend.
• Association with your church’s denomination.
• Strong reputation.

Keep an eye/ear out for those colleges/universities that visit your high school. Set up a time to meet with the college rep.

Take the SAT/ACT test and send the scores to the 6-8 schools you visited.

The senior year gets real hectic. I’ll talk about that tomorrow.

24 Sep “Nero Bloom” Best Student Feature at LA Film Fest

“Nero Bloom: Private Eye,” a film by Huntington University digital media arts film students Jason Eberly (right) and Nathan Hartman (left), won the Best Student Feature Award at the Cinema City International Film Festival in Los Angeles held Sept. 10-12.

There were 400 submissions in the Best Student Feature category and 5000 submissions to the festival overall.

“I have made films for 30 years, and I screened ‘Nero Bloom’ myself,” said Suzanne DeLaurentiis, festival co-founder. “I thought it was brilliantly shot. I loved the black and white, and I thought the art direction was exquisite.”

“Nero Bloom” was one of four films to be featured on the festival’s awards gala evening on Sept. 12. In addition, Eberly and Hartman hosted a question-and-answer session and participated in a red-carpet photo shoot.

The plot involves a young private eye named Nero Bloom who is hired to follow a down-and-out gambler. Everything seems business as usual until the gambler winds up dead in a hotel elevator, and Bloom becomes a suspect. With action, suspense and seduction, Bloom must travel a labyrinth of clues to reach one twisted ending.

The film premiered at Cinema Center in Fort Wayne, Ind., on May 8 with a red carpet extravaganza. The black-tie event featured the cast and crew of “Nero Bloom” shuttled in period cars and walking the red carpet into the first showing of their film.

In 2008, the Cinema City International Film Festival was rated one of the “Top 25 Film Festivals” by MovieMaker Magazine. The festival’s board members consist of top industry professionals, as well as Oscar-winning writers and producers.

24 Sep Chicago International Film Festival Accepts Work from 3 HU Students

Three digital media arts majors from Huntington University have had their work accepted into the Chicago International Children’s Film Festival to be held Oct. 22-Nov. 1.

Seniors Jimi Bonogofsky and Colleen (King) Thornbrugh’s short animated film, “I Think I Might Be” was chosen along with junior Johnathan Roatch’s piece, “Aqua Melodies.” Bonogofsky, of Montgomery Creek, Calif., and Thornbrugh, of Clarksburg, W.V., interviewed children in the Huntington community and animated their responses for their film. Roatch’s film is reminiscent of Walt Disney’s “Fantasia” with colorful fish moving to music creating shapes and patterns. Roatch is from New Creek, W.V.

The Chicago International Children’s Film Festival is the largest festival of films for children in North America and features more than 200 films from 40 countries and screens a wide range of projects from live-action and animated features, to shorts, TV series, documentaries, and child-produced works. One of the most unique festivals in the country, showcasing the best in culturally diverse, non-violent, value-affirming new cinema for children, the CICFF is the only children’s film festival to be an Academy Award® Qualifying Festival.

24 Sep HU Co-sponsoring Essay Contest for High Schoolers

Huntington University’s Link Institute for Faithful and Effective Youth Ministry is partnering with YouthWorker Journal to sponsor the second annual essay writing contest, open to high school juniors and seniors.

Students are asked to submit a 1,200-1,500 word original essay on the theme “Reaching My Generation for Christ.”

• First Place: The writer of the winning essay will be awarded a cash prize of $250, a $4,000 annual scholarship to Huntington University ($16,000 total), and the essay will be published in YouthWorker Journal.
• Second prize: $150 and a $3,000 annual scholarship to Huntington University ($12,000 total).
• Third prize: A cash prize of $75 and a $2,000 annual scholarship to Huntington University ($8,000 total).

Submissions must be postmarked by Jan. 31, 2010. Entry forms and additional information may be found on the Link Institute website. Winning essays will be announced by April 1, 2010.

21 Sep HU Co-Sponsors October 18 Newsboys Concert

STAR 88.3 and Huntington University have partnered to present an evening of music and message with the Newsboys at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18, at Fort Wayne’s Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.

The Newsboys, with new lead singer Michael Tait, have teamed up with Global Tribe to travel the U.S. to bring an event called “Reach” to various cities. “Reach” partners with local radio stations, community ministries and neighborhood churches to bring the Gospel message to towns across America and beyond. This ministry is wrapped up in a Newsboys concert that includes a Gospel presentation followed by a call for new believers to connect with a local church.

Seventh Day Slumber, Meinmotion, Bread of Stone, and In Honor of Him will join the Newsboys for “Reach’s” Fort Wayne event.

No tickets are needed for “Reach.” A suggested donation of $10 will be taken at the door, although no one will be turned away for the inability to give.

Organizers also will collect nonperishable food items for the Associated Churches Food Bank.

Newsboys has 14 albums, a score of Grammy and Dove awards, seven gold albums and 21 number one songs to their credit.