In the last week-and-a-half, the campus of Olivet has taken on a completely different energy. I have to say, I love it!People often ask me if things slow down for the Office of Marketing Communications during the summer break. The honest answer is “no,” we keep just as busy while the students are gone — sometimes we're even busier.
That said, it’s completely different when the students are not here. It feels like something is missing, like we are in a holding pattern until their cars start pulling back on to campus, packed to overflowing with dorm room decorations and school supplies. Now that the school year is officially underway, it feels like everything is as it should be. We can all get back to our most wonderful business as usual.
Welcome back, students! I’ve missed you.
Here are a few of my favorite online features from the month of August:
As featured on Tiger BytesI have the distinct pleasure of getting to know so many incredible men and women who work behind the scenes at ONU. Sandy Begley is one of the coolest among them, and we were thrilled to feature her in our weekly “Five on Friday.”
Being a proud grandmother to three doesn’t stop Sandy from trying out the latest gadgets and gizmos. She is an inspiration to us all, defining what it means to be a godly woman who sees every day as an opportunity for adventure.
Three ways to safeguard your marriage
As featured on Tiger Bytes
What does it take for a marriage to survive in the midst of a divorce-plagued society? Dr. Kent Olney proposes three keys: devotion, practice and avoidance.
Written by one of my all-time favorite professors, this article is a must-read for husbands and wives seeking practical tips for enriching and preserving marital bliss.
What’s ONU?
The new admissions site found at http://www.seewhatsonu.com/
ROTC cadets living in a boot? Dr. Bowling popping up and waving out of the top of Burke? Chap Daddy cruising down University Ave. on his motorcycle? This new site produced by the Office of Admissions cracks me up just looking at it.
Beyond the silliness, though, this new site designed for prospective students is a wealth of information for future Olivetians and their parents.
How many baseballs?
As featured on http://www.olivet.edu/w.olivet.edu/ and in the August edition of Alumni & Friends E-news
I suppose my draw to this story is partly due to my own personal experience with collector mania. It’s nice to know there are other wives out there who have given up an entire room of the house to sports memorabilia (thanks, honey!).
But besides that, I found this tale of Byron Buker and his love for all things baseball to be particularly endearing. To him, the massive collection of baseballs, cards and other items is more than just a mass of items collecting dust on the shelf. Each piece carries with it a memory and a story.
Pictures of First Chapel
As featured on Flickr
It was an amazing feeling to be a part of opening chapel on the first day of classes.
With an undergraduate student body of approximately 2,500, we have surpassed the point where the students, faculty and staff can gather together as one community in Chalfant Hall. So for the past few years, the first two chapels of the year have been held in McHie Arena. Then, for the remainder of the year, the students are split up on a rotating schedule to attend two of the three weekly services held in Chalfant.
On that day, I arrived about 10 minutes before the service began, and the arena was filling in quickly. As 9:35 rolled around, students were still pouring in, trying to find seats. When all was said and done, there were several of them who had to stand without seats in the track above, because there was simply no room.
What an incredible thing to observe such a sea of potential gathered in one place! What incredible emotion was evoked as thousands of voices raised together in united praise to our Maker!
Yes, it was an awesome experience. And it made me that much more excited about the not-so-far-off day when we will be able to gather together on a weekly basis, under one roof, with enough seats for EVERY student, because of the construction of Centennial Chapel.
As featured on http://www.olivet.edu/w.olivet.edu/ and in the August edition of Alumni & Friends E-news
I suppose my draw to this story is partly due to my own personal experience with collector mania. It’s nice to know there are other wives out there who have given up an entire room of the house to sports memorabilia (thanks, honey!).
But besides that, I found this tale of Byron Buker and his love for all things baseball to be particularly endearing. To him, the massive collection of baseballs, cards and other items is more than just a mass of items collecting dust on the shelf. Each piece carries with it a memory and a story.
Pictures of First Chapel
As featured on Flickr
It was an amazing feeling to be a part of opening chapel on the first day of classes.
With an undergraduate student body of approximately 2,500, we have surpassed the point where the students, faculty and staff can gather together as one community in Chalfant Hall. So for the past few years, the first two chapels of the year have been held in McHie Arena. Then, for the remainder of the year, the students are split up on a rotating schedule to attend two of the three weekly services held in Chalfant.
On that day, I arrived about 10 minutes before the service began, and the arena was filling in quickly. As 9:35 rolled around, students were still pouring in, trying to find seats. When all was said and done, there were several of them who had to stand without seats in the track above, because there was simply no room.
What an incredible thing to observe such a sea of potential gathered in one place! What incredible emotion was evoked as thousands of voices raised together in united praise to our Maker!
Yes, it was an awesome experience. And it made me that much more excited about the not-so-far-off day when we will be able to gather together on a weekly basis, under one roof, with enough seats for EVERY student, because of the construction of Centennial Chapel.
Heather (Quimby) Day '02 is the director of marketing communications for Olivet Nazarene University and serves as the editor for The Olivetian, www.olivet.edu, Alumni & Friends E-news and Tiger Bytes.
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