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Prof leads Jordanian archaeological dig
MidAmerica co-hosts
Professor Randy Cloud, Ph.D., Holiness Summit
religion and philosophy, and
three students and one alumnus
The Holiness Summit was held
took a two-week trip of a lifetime
on October 4-7 at College Church
last spring to Jordan.
of the Nazarene. Hundreds of
believers from Nazarene churches
The group participated in an
across the educational region and
archeological dig in a Moabite
several denominations attended.
fortress from the 8th Century.
The Summit was jointly sponsored
Looking for your chance to
by MNU, Nazarene Theological
experience the Holy Land in
Seminary and the Kansas City
person? Dr. Cloud and Dr. Jim
District Church of the Nazarene.
Edlin will lead a ten-day guided
“To focus on the distinctive
tour in May 2010 that is open to
Bryan Love, Crystalyn Oswald, Megan Love (’09), doctrine and experience that is at
the public.
Prof. Cloud, and Jacob Isbell learned archeological the heart of our Wesleyan holi-
For more information visit
methods while they worked alongside professional ness theological tradition seemed
www.mnu.edu/holylandtrip or
archeologists at a dig 45 minutes outside appropriate since many of our
contact Dr. Cloud at rrcloud@
Kerak, Jordan. alums’ hearts and minds were
mnu.edu or 913-971-3652.
transformed by God’s grace during
their student years at MNU,”says
President Ed Robinson. “I wanted
our students to hear and respond
to that same clear message.”
The first Holiness Summit was
held at Ohio Christian University
in 2008 as a result of grass-roots
efforts to revive and expand
the teaching of holiness in the
Wesleyan tradition.
Gamma Chi chapter
earns top honors
Gamma Chi, the MNU chapter of Pi
Lambda Theta, an international honor
society and professional association
Megan Love (’09), along with an archeologist and a student from another Christian
for educators with a membership of
college dig out a room in a Moabite Fortress along a trade route used in Bible times.
approximately 14,000, was awarded
Most Outstanding Campus Chapter and
Going trayless gets Star treatment
Chapter of Honor for 2009. The award
was given at the biennial conference in
MNU’s trayless cafeteria — one keep more plastic Boston, Mass., this July.
of several new green initiatives on and cardboard
The chapter is advised by Dr. Jo
campus — made the front page of The out of landfills,
Lamar, professor of education. Pi
Kansas City Star on October, 3, 2009 energy efficient
Lambda Theta is the most selective
in a story by Star reporter Edward windows, washers and dryers in-
national honor society of educators. PLT
Eveld. stalled in dorms, and hand dryers to
supports the pursuit of National Board
Donna Brunton, food service
eliminate paper waste in restrooms.
Certification, advocates the use
manager, notes one tray requires a Each of these initiatives are being
of NSDC standards-aligned profes-
half-gallon of water to wash. accomplished at little to no cost to the
sional learning, and maintains a unique
Other green initiatives MNU is
university or through the generosity
online database of awards for excellent
implementing: expanded recycling to
of donors.
educators.

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