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Volunteers aid installation of organ at Houghton Wesleyan Church
In 2005 the college and the Houghton Wesleyan Church jointly commissioned construction of a 29-stop, 1,972- pipe two-manual organ. Volunteers—alumni, community members, graduate music students and others—provided crucial labor to advance the project. As of this writing, the organ is in the final stages of "voicing." This fall the instrument (cost: $505,000 plus $200,000 in structural changes and facility upgrades to the church) will be dedicated in a series of recitals. Click here for more information and photos.
Penn-York Conference meets at Houghton
Forty students from 10 schools delivered papers and made poster presentations on subjects ranging from Persian nationalism to AIDS and ant colonies (abstracts of the presentations are available online) at the eighth annual Penn-York Undergraduate Student Research Conference, held at Houghton in late October. Click here for Penn-York Conference schedule and abstracts.
Charry delivers second annual Woolsey lectures
Ellen Charry, Princeton Theological Seminary's Margaret W. Harmon Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and an editor-at-large for The Christian Century, delivered the second annual Woolsey Lectures in Theology and Culture November 6-7. Charry spoke on "When Christians Speak of Happiness" and "When Happiness and Goodness Embrace." Click here for news story.
New Vision Week delivers information, message
Mark Klink, associate director of mobilization and training at Food for the Hungry, was the guest speaker for New Vision Week. Klink presented a series of lectures on "Thy Kingdom Come," focusing on the kind of ruler Christ is, how the kingdom of God has changed because of the fall and how it can be restored to peace and justice. Missions representatives also held special seminars. Click here for news story.
New pulpit dedicated
A new, adjustable-height pulpit made of cherry and cherry burl for Wesley Chapel was dedicated as a memorial to the late Rev. Edward D. Angell H'87 on October 1. Angell was pastor of the Houghton Wesleyan Church from 1951-56 and again from 1961-68. When Angell retired in 1991, he had pastored eight churches, taught at three Christian colleges and served in a variety of denominations over a span of 52 years.
Jonathan Angell '66, son of the late Edward Angell H'87, stands behind the podium dedicated in memory of his father.
Click here for a PDF of the program from the pulpit dedication.
Students win Study Abroad scholarships
Houghton students Lainey Monroe '08 and Christy Tygert '09 are two of only 400 American undergraduate students to be awarded $5,000 Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarships from the Institute of International Education (IIE) to participate in a spring 2008 study abroad program. Monroe is spending 12 weeks as part of Houghton in Tanzania. Tygert is spending the semester in Africa with Food for the Hungry's Go ED program. Click here for news story.
Campus enjoys laughs at Comedy Night
Christian comedians Taylor Mason, Daren Streblow and Bob Stromberg took to the Wesley Chapel stage on Friday, October 26 for Comedy Night. Mason's routine uses Students, faculty and staff planted red crosses on the quad as part of World AIDS Day activities. 25-30 puppets and combines standup comedy, music and ventriloquism. Streblow is an observational stand-up comedian featured at Bill Gaither's Praise Gathering and numerous Youth for Christ and Fellowship of Christian Athletes meetings. Stromberg's blend of stand-up and story comedy has made him a featured and favorite emcee for many large stadium and arena gatherings. Click here for news story.
Campus observes World AIDS Day
Students lined the Quad with 2,000 red crosses to represent the number of people in the world who had died on World AIDS Day between 5 a.m. and 11:40 a.m., the time that chapel concluded, to remind the community of just how great the HIV/AIDS epidemic has become. Other activities included advanced viewing of a documentary film, representatives from AIDS Family Services in Buffalo speaking in chapel, a benefit concert, a silent auction and Houghton students volunteering at AIDS Family Services.
Students, faculty and staff planted red crosses on the quad as part of World AIDS Day activities.
