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HLC reaccredits MNU
Niles leads expanded
Late last summer, the Board of Trustees of the Higher
program in church
Learning Commission voted favorably for the continu-
ation of the accreditation of MidAmerica Nazarene
relations
University, held since 1974.
Dr. Lori Niles, Professor of Christian Education and Director
In addition, the Commission granted all of the develop-
of the Sullivan Center for Innovative Ministry, has been
ments requested to expand graduate degree programs
appointed Assistant to the President
and a streamlined review process for selected degree
for Church Relations. She will be
programs at off-campus sites within a 60-mile radius of
responsible for coordinating the
Olathe and within the Kansas City metropolitan area.
University’s strategic efforts to
serve the churches within the North
Central Region and communicate
Summer on campus a success
MNU’s mission and vision to the
church constituents.
“She will serve as the first point of
Summer on the campus of MNU isn’t just for summer school
contact for clergy and congregational
anymore. A variety of events kept staff and facilities buzzing this
leaders from the North Central
year with conferences, sports camps and meetings. According
Region and other church constituents in our area,” President Ed
to Ron Jackson, dean of community formation, more than 700
Robinson says. Niles will continue to teach as a faculty member
individuals stayed on campus this summer for conferences and
of the School of Religion and Philosophy.
meetings.
Her responsibilities will include coordinating activities and
“The opportunity to show MNU to that many people is
interaction of the various campus entities with the regional
priceless,” Jackson says. “Not only do we gain income but our
church organizations, congregations and clergy, and includes
hospitality and facilities impress a lot of people.”
interactions with student groups and faculty and staff that visit
Athletic director Kevin Steele reports that 1,750 community
churches for special projects or worship services.
students from preschool through high school attended MNU
Other duties include monitoring the financial contributions of
sports camps this summer which included basketball, football,
our region’s Churches of the Nazarene through their educational
soccer and volleyball.
offerings; and planning and coordinating MNU events with
“It is our opportunity to show off the campus, our coaching
clergy and church leaders, as well as supervising the Pastor’s
staffs, and our commitment to them as individuals,” Steele
Guest Apartment in Uphaus Residence Hall.
says. “It is an integral part of who we are and what we do.”
Call for creative contributions
Want to feed your creative side? Then consider
contributing to Bluestem.
Bluestem is MNU’s annual literary publication includ-
ing short stories, essays, thoughts, personal narratives,
free verse poetry, photography, drawing, and printmak-
ing. Alumni, students and employees of MNU are
encouraged to submit creative work to Bluestem’s editorial
staff for consideration.
While the 2010 publication is closed, your submission
could be published in 2011. For questions and to submit
GPS giant Garmin, headquartered in Olathe, gave its interns a taste of the
your work, please contact Bluestem adviser, Josh Jakobitz
MNU campus this summer. Twenty-one interns took advantage of MNU’s
at jajakobitz@mnu.edu.
on-campus housing, Shown at their end-of-summer BBQ (from left): Jason
Sowers, K-State; Kang Kang, Adam Rasmussen and Kyle Teske, Iowa State;
Tiffany Crane, MNU resident assistant; Robert Mertens, University of Missouri;
Cody Barthuly and Patrick Gitchell, K-State.
12 | Accent magazine | Fall 2009
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