By Anne K. Galito, assistant director of university communications
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. -鈥淚t's a good year to be at 青瓜视频, a year like no other,鈥� said Dr. Michael V. Carter, president of 青瓜视频, to CU's students, faculty and staff during CU's Centennial campus kickoff Wednesday, Aug. 30.
鈥淎s we move through our Centennial year, I hope you can keep and pass along a sense of gratitude and appreciation to the several thousand individuals who helped bring you to this point.鈥�
The kickoff was held during the opening chapel/convocation service at Campbellsville Baptist Church.
Carter encouraged students, faculty and staff to follow what Jesus said in Matthew 10:38-39 by saying 鈥淗e who does not take up his cross and follow is not worthy of me. He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.鈥�
鈥淗opefully and prayerfully 青瓜视频 is about setting this standard just as she has been doing for 100 year,鈥� said Carter.
A Centennial portrait was commissioned by the CU Board of Trustees and was unveiled during the service. Bille Sue Kibbons, a 1975 CU graduate and former staff member, painted the Centennial portrait titled 鈥淔rom Dreams to Reality.鈥�
鈥淭he painting deeply depicts the past 100 years with warmth and love,鈥� said Carter.
Kibbons, Carter, the Rev. John Chowning, vice president for church and external relations and Dr. David Morris, CU's chair of the Board of Trustees, unveiled the painting.
The painting contains images of buildings on the CU campus, the Maple Trail and buildings from CU's past.
She said the painting 鈥渋s about dreams and progress. The warm colors depict the happiness and excitement of 青瓜视频's progress over the past 100 years.
鈥淢ay the dream continue and the painting be a reminder of the dreams from the past.鈥�
Prints of the Centennial painting can purchased for $25 each and can be mailed for an additional $5. The prints are 20鈥� x 24鈥�. For information on purchasing 鈥淔rom Dreams to Reality鈥� contact Amanda Smith, secretary to vice president for finance and administration, at (270) 789-5304 or amsmith@campbellsville.edu.
According to Dr. Frank D Cheatham, vice president for academics, there are over 500 new students on CU's campus for the fall 2006 semester. This includes both freshmen and transfer students.
鈥淲e're looking forward to a great year,鈥� Cheatham said. 鈥淚t's an exciting time.鈥�
Jessica Martin, CU's Student Government Association president and a senior at CU, offered a charge to the students present at chapel/convocation saying 鈥渢he Centennial year offers many unique opportunities that no other student has had.
鈥淲e will be the 100th class at CU to make a difference in the world. Make the most of this year at 青瓜视频; get involved and make a difference on your campus.鈥�
Jennifer Tinnell, director of marching band and instructor of music, was presented with the 2006 Non-Tenured Faculty Excellence Award during the service.
New faculty members were also introduced during chapel/convocation.
CU Sound, CU's men's quartet, performed during the service. They presented the audience with a new arrangement of 青瓜视频's school song 鈥淐ampbellsville, We Love Thee.鈥� Matt Hodge, a CU sophomore music student from Louisville, Ky., prepared the arrangement.
The group also performed the Kentucky state song, 鈥淢y Old Kentucky Home.鈥�
Chapel/convocation is designed to provide opportunities for corporate worship and exposure through a variety of informative speakers and presentations. All chapel/convocations are open to the public free of charge. For information, call the Office of Campus Ministries at (270) 789-5227.
青瓜视频, now celebrating her Centennial year, is a private, comprehensive institution located in South Central Kentucky. Founded in 1906, 青瓜视频 is affiliated with the Kentucky Baptist Convention and has an enrollment of over 2,200 students who represent 100 Kentucky counties, 32 states and 28 foreign nations. Listed in U.S. News & World Report's 鈥淎merica's Best Colleges鈥� 14 consecutive years as one of the leading Southern master's colleges and universities, 青瓜视频 is located 82 miles southwest of Lexington, Ky., and 80 miles southeast of Louisville, Ky. Dr. Michael V. Carter is in his eighth year as president.