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July 2009

Longtime CIU Professor Cliff Bedell Retires

Alumni spotlight:
Merry Anna Greene serves as a
resident assistant for high school
girls at the Taejong Christian
International School.

After four decades of educating young people about God's Word and
Cultural Anthropology,CIU Professor Cliff Bedell has retired. Last
fall, Bedell (pictured to the right with his wife, Prudence) received the
Honorary Alumnus status from the CIU Alumni Association.

In this Issue

Professor Bedell reflects on his career at CIU:

http://www.ciu.edu/news/newsitem.php?id=373

Longtime CIU Professor Cliff

Bedell Retires
Homecoming 2009 - Sept. 1719
CIU Alumni & Friends
Gathering at Keswick
CIU Professor Comments on
Situation in Iran
Buck Hatch Library - New
Sessions Added
Undergraduate Preview Days
Class Notes

Alumni Links
More events
CIU Chapel Podcast

Homecoming 2009 - Sept. 17-19

Check out the changes on campus and catch up with classmates!
Celebrate the Thompson family (children of Elmer Thompson) as
alumni of the year. Ride in the JAARS helicopter (Saturday)!
Sept. 17 - Legacy Celebration to honor Class of 1959
Sept. 18-19 - Homecoming - featuring aFood Services
"Cafeteria" Reunion with Bill Leavel and Jeff Rehn
Register at www.ciu.edu/alumni/hc09/ or call us at 803-807-5500.

CIU Alumni & Friends Gathering at Keswick

CIU President Emeritus, Robertson McQuilkin, and CIU
Chancellor,George Murray invite you to join them at America's
Keswick in Whiting, N.J. for a "CIU Alumni & Friends Gathering." It
will be held Aug. 25 at 4 p.m.

Chancellor Speaking Schedule

President Speaking Schedule

Alumni Project - Provide

Student Scholarships

4:00 p.m. - Fellowship & CIU Update

5:30 p.m. - Delicious Supper (be our guest!)
7:00 p.m. Chancellor George Murray speaks

If you're staying for supper, please RSVP Donnette Moak at CIU no later than Aug. 17. Contact her at
dmoak@ciu.edu or (800) 777-2227, ext. 5011. For driving directions, call Keswick at (732) 350-1187 or
visit their website at www.AmericasKeswick.org.

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CIU Professor Comments on Situation in Iran

Dr. Warren Larson, the director of the Zwemer Center for Muslim
Studies at CIU, is often sought out by the media for interviews on
events in the Muslim world. Larson was featured on Columbia TV
station WIS recently about the unrest in Iran.
View the video on the WIS-TV website:
http://tinyurl.com/kvxapw

Buck Hatch Library - New Sessions Added

New sessions of God's Blueprint for Biblical Marriage are being
released each week. Currently, sessions 1-7 are available.
Go to: www.buckhatchlibrary.com
Is this resource valuable? Send us your comments: alumni@ciu.edu

Undergraduate Preview Days

Do you know prospective students who have a desire to change the
world? Bring them to CIU's Undergraduate Preview Days September 24-25, 2009.
Details:http://ciu4me.com/undergrad/warning/

Class Notes
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permitting) in a future Upward magazine. And, if you've changed your address, phone number, or e-mail
address, please let us know.
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