The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 39, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 18, 1997 Page: 1 of 16
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Final three lecturers prepare
By Sidney Schuhmann
tieyvs Page Editor
tC peechesfoV the 7$th annual Bible
ADLecfirccshlprwlll continue discussing
jhc. theme of "Faith
3vfoDdy Coliseum.
Under Fire" at
'"Lectures will be presented by Dr. Jack
ftccse Grady King and Dr. Landon
Saunders Tuesday and Wednesday.
T ."faith Under Fire: Facing Serious
-Challenges Within"
Dr. Jack Reese chairman of the
.Department of Graduate Bible and ACU
.Ministry is1? 1973 graduate from 'ACU.
Reese has earned master degrees from
'ACU 'and the University of Oklahoma
Student Financial Services plan
Manges in approach to service
-By 'Jeremy Parish
Editor-ifhChkf
Student Financial Services Is prepar-
ing to change the way students'
needs are met.
According to Gary West associate
director of Student Financial Services
March 1 Is SFSIs target date for a number
-of changes In their approach to helping
students.
"We're shifting our focus to a mix of
walk-in and meetings with a counselor
by appointment only" West said.
According to West the system by
which appointments are made currently
causes many students to endure long
.waits and inconvenient delays when try-
ing to see a counselor.
"We're hoping to change that" he said.
"We want to focus on the opportunity to
give students appointments. Anyone
may come In anytime and make an
appointment. 'Counselors may not
always have time for walk-Ins but you
. can definitely see when they will and
plan for it"
'A major aspect of the change will be
new roles for the schools four coun-
selors. Previously two counselors each
served half the student body for finan-
cial aid and two counselors each served
half the student body for account-related
Issues.
"This put the student In a relationship
with two different counselors" West
said. "We thought to ourselves
"Wouldn't one counselor be more effi-
cient?"1 '
Esmd Sheasby Welcome Center
Coordinator said "If students cm enter
-Into a relationship with one counselor
for their four .years here they'll feel
Prayer breakfast to provide morning start
A mens prayer breakfast will be con-
ducted in the Bean Feb. 25 for all
interested male students and faculty
members.
- The breakfast dubbcdSharpcr Image
will Begin at o:to a.m. on tne.iast
TUesday of each month.
"The whole notion is to bring men
together to conform to and sharpen
themselves in the image of Christ" said
Wayne Barnard dean of students.
According to Barnard the faculty has
expressed an interest in wanting to be
involved in the students' lives.
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and a doctorate degree from the Univers-
ity of Iowa Schodl of Religion in 1988.
He will be speaking Tuesday at 7 p.m.
Reese said his (lecture will deal with
possibly sensitive issues.
"I will be dealing with Issues from
within our own church or fellowship
that may prevent us from engaging in
things of greater importance" Reese
said.
Reese professor of Bible lias served as
pulpit minister for the Highland Church of
Christ in Memphis Tcnn.; Oak Hills
Church of Christ in San Antonio; Kirkwood
Avenue Church of Christ In Iowa City Iowa;
University Church of Christ in Abilene;
University Ave. Church of Christ In
Norman Okla.; and Highway 36 Church of
Christ near Abilene.
more comfortable discussing financial
matters. It helps the counselors have a
better understanding of where the stu-
dent is coming from.
We want to focus
on the opportunity
to give students
appointments.
"Finance is very important and we
need to treat that with respect" she said.
Another advantage of die counselors'
roles is the increased time it gives them
to meet with students West said.
"A lot of the counselors' time is spent
coordinating with other counselors
working phones and taking care of other
tasks so that at the end of an eight hour
day maybe only two hours have been
spent talking to students" he said.
"Now they can spend closer to six hours
a day counseling."
West said no one should have to wait
more than two days for an appointment.
"We are constantly looking at how to
serve the student better" West said. He
said many students are frustrated by the
lengthy waits often encountered when
attempting a visit to a financial aid
counselor.
"The value of this plan Is that It gives
both the students and the counselors
"Obviously the ideal place is advising
students when they come into the office
or in the classroom but it is not as wide-
spread as it could be" he said. "This Is
one more attempt to pull together In a
purposeful way."
At the Feb. 25 breakfast a praise time
will be led by singing group Fishers of
Men. Mike Cope pulpit minister from
Highland Church of Christ will speak
and afterwards will be a time of prayer
and fellowship.
Speakers and praise leaders at subse-
quent breakfasts will vary.
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Sports Writer
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The associate editor of both Leayen and
Restoration Quarterly Reese has pub-
lished articles and book reviews in sev-
eral Christian publications.
Reese was named Outstanding Faculty
Member for the College of Biblical and t
Family Studies in 1992 and has served
on many university committees.
"A World That Seeks for Signs"
Grady King pulpit minister for Souths
MacArthur Church of Christ In Irving-
will speak Wednesday at 9:45 a.m.
He has served as pulpit minister for
several congregations including Mans-
field Church of Christ Cameron Road
Church of Christ at Austin and Turnpike
Church of Christ at Grand Prairie. '
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more choice and llexibiiity. its a more
efficient way for us to deal with students
and give the aid they need" he said. I
"I'm excited that students will be see-
ing only one person. Itis better than see-
ing a counselor and then having to wait
In the lobby to see someone else" said
Debbie Oliver SFS counselor. .
"This willnarrow down the group of
students I work with" Oliver said. "I
can be more efficient and more effective
in honing in on their needs."
Sheasby stresses the importance of stu-
dent forethought.
"This really requires planning on the
part of students and that's good because
it teaches them responsibility" she; said.
"I hope students view this as a positive
change" she said adding the Welcome
Center staff will also serve an expanded
role in answering students' questions
that do not necessarily require the atten-
tion ofa counselor. jt
"The Welcome Center has always been
more a gateway to the counselors and
thats caused a lot of time to be wasted"
Sheasby said. I
"Our goal Is to ensure that time with
counselors Is quality time and get any
other questions answered withoutstudents
having to wait for 45 minutes" she said.
Both Sheasby and West indicated their
Intent to evaluate the new system after
30 days to gauge Its effectiveness.
"As with any good organization you
step back and look at everything you
do" West said.
West wants the student body to be
aware of the changes SFS is milking.
"We're making changes hat will
impact the student body" he said
"Students had made these suggestions
and so we're making those changes."
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The prayer breakfast will end before 8
a.m. classes said Max Chance senior
Bible major from Waco and co-chairman
of the Students' Associations Spiritual
Life Committee. However.fchance en-
couraged students and faculty to fellow-
ship as long as their schedules will allow.
"This is for faculty to mentor young
men and for young men to benefit from
their wisdom" he said. J
Chance said the Spiritual Life
Committee has worked with Barnard In
"getting the ball rolling" on the prayer
breakfast. r
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Lack of funds
Flerro
very little money left from thtir
fund-raisers must raise $900lto
pay for the trip and a possible
return to the West Teas
FJeldhouse if the Buffs beat Ihc
fvomenTs team.
The cheerleaders also need
transportation to go to Canyon
Joules said.
I "Unless theres a church out
jthere we don't know about thate
'wllHne to let us use n van. we're
The cheeleadeis want to sup-
port the ACU athletic teams
but they need help from fans
said Gayle Soules cheerleader
sppnsor.
-The cheerleaders' first destina-
tion is Canyon Saturday for
games against West Texas A&M.
repeats Itself the win
women game will J going to have to
determine me me top seeu sue 01 i rem one anu picK everyoouy up
the Lone Star Conference Post-1 she said.
season Tournament March 1-2. f Soules said the checleaders have
The cheerleaders who havet paid for much of
money in their budget j
and liave received some dona-
tions? every part of their uniform
university ana navei
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for presentations
King graduated from Oklahoma
Christian University of Science and Arts
in 1977 with a bachelor's degree in edu-
cation. He received his master's degree
from ACU in biblical and related studies
in 1989 and is currently working on his
master of dtvinltv at ACU.
A volunteer chaplain at the Mansfield
Police Department Grady is also a coach
for Mansfteld Youth Basketball.
"Declaring Christ as the World's
Only Savior"
Dr. Landon Saunders president of the
nonprofit corporation Heartbeat Inc.
will lecture Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Saunders lectures to a variety of busi-
ness community professional educa
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Missionaries and non-profit organizations display information in the atrium of the Biblical
Studies Building during Bible Lectureship.
limits cheerleaders
except for socles which were
donated by an ex-cheeleader part
of their NCA cheerleaders camp
to California for only $176 round
trip thanks to a donation of fre-
quent flyer mileage from a fan and
stayed In dormitories comple-
ments of Pepperdlne University;
and $1500 was donated to be
used for traveling during football
season.
Women paid $300 for their
uniforms and the men paid
$200. If a cheeleader did not
want to cheer anymore 35 per-
cent discount was offered to
newcomer to buy the new uni-
form that was bought at the
beginning of the school year
go to Dallas
what they have
tional and religious groups.
The creator of "Feeling Good About
Yourself" workshops conducted In more
than 40 states and heard by more than
100000 people Saunders resides In
Norwich Vt.
He has earned degrees from Harding
Graduate School of Religion Harding
University Arkansas Slate University
and Frecd-Hardcman University.
Saunders created two video series:
"Hearts of Fire" and "The Heart of the
Fighter."
He has written two books "The Power
to Receive" and "How to Win 7 Out of 8
Days a Week."
Saunders has originated radio televi-
sion film workbooks essays audio
tapes and other inspirational products.
Soules said.
The cheerleaders also have
conducted cheerleading clinics
for area squads for a fee con-
ducted garage sales showed
movies and charged admission
and conducted Singled Out a
dating game to help raise addi-
tional funds.
The cheerleader sponsor said
much of the $16000 lmdge't
given to the cheerleaders by the
university Is used for scholar-
ships. Soules said $5000 was
applied to last yearns cheerleaders
because the money was not
applied until this year.
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