In the context of its 2017 Homecoming celebration, Houghton College launched the public phase of a $70 million multi-year comprehensive campaign at a kickoff dinner on Friday evening, October 7. IMPACT: The Campaign for Greater Houghton will advance Houghton’s capacity for global impact, building on its 134-year tradition of equipping aspiring students with the knowledge and passion to change the world. To date the college has raised $45.52 million during the leadership phase toward the $70 million goal.

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The 2015-2016 academic year was full of many successes for the Houghton College Greatbatch School of Music voice program, and the program is also seeing continued success into the summer months.

Christian Universities Online has named Houghton College as one of the top 10 Christian colleges for Visual Arts programs in the U.S. The listing highlighted Houghton’s quality degrees in Art, Studio Art, and Visual Communication.

College Match Up has named Houghton College as one of the top 25 colleges in the country for Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving (ENTP) personalities.

Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, is proud to announce that the Houghton College Chapter of Psi Chi inducted six new members on April 20, 2016.

During the last two weeks, over 420 sixth-grade students from rural schools in Western New York visited Houghton College to participate in Kids2College, an event meant to expose them to the college experience.

Houghton College professor Dr. Sunshine Sullivan delivered the keynote address at the 12th biennial International Christian Community for Teacher Education conference at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, Ill., on May 23-26, 2016. Houghton professors Dr. Joo Young Hong and Dr. Cathy Freytag also made presentations at the conference.

The Houghton College Board of Trustees voted at their May 2016 meeting to elect John Lee of Orchard Park, N.Y., as their new chair. He will transition into the role at the October 2016 meeting when Bobbie Strand, the current chair, completes her eight years of service as board chair.

Houghton College’s solar array sees great success in its first year of operation, garnering over $146 thousand in savings and generating over 3 million kWh of energy for the college.

The Houghton College Christian Service Award honors Houghton alumni who have made a significant impact for the Lord through outstanding service in a variety of areas such as church, the community, their professional career and the college.

Best College Reviews names Houghton College’s Summer Research Institute (SRI) as one of the Top 50 Best College Summer Programs in the nation with a ranking of 39, joining Ivy League schools such as Columbia and Yale.

This summer, rising Houghton College senior Anna Coryell has been invited to the Values & Capitalism Summer Honors Program (VCSHP) in Washington, D.C. Participation in the conference is by invitation only, and only around 25 students are chosen from across the nation.

Two years ago, seeing a need in the community of refugees and new Americans on the Westside of Buffalo, Houghton College started a satellite location named Houghton College Buffalo in the back rooms of the First Presbyterian Church in the heart of Buffalo’s West Side.

On April 9, seven students and two professors from the Houghton College department of chemistry attended the Ninth Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium sponsored by the Western New York Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS). The group included Daniel Hammers ’17, Jordan Scott ’17, Grace Hollenbeck ’16, David Tse ’16, Michael Hardy ’17, Wesley Payette ’17, David Frei ’16, Dr. John Rowley and Dr. Karen Torraca.

Three Houghton College student-athletes were honored with Excellence Awards at the Annual Spring Athletics Banquet held in the Campus Center on Thursday night.

The Fulbright Program—whose alumni are speckled with Nobel Prize winners, Pulitzer Prize winners, and MacArthur Foundation Fellows—recently awarded Houghton alumnus Gerad Gentry ’10 a grant for use completing his doctoral research in philosophy at Humboldt University in Berlin and the University of Potsdam, Germany.

Houghton College and the Greatbatch School of Music are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Armenio Suzano, Jr. as the new dean of the Greatbatch School of Music.

Glen Avery—slight and intense, but serene— has a saying he repeats to himself when the discomfort begins to well in his calves and thighs: “I am running with my mind; the legs are just along for the ride.” Disassociation, for marathons, is key. “All of a sudden, it’s outside of yourself, outside of your brain,” he says. He raises his arm and looks at the crook on the inside of his elbow. “Oh, it’s a bubble of discomfort.”

Houghton College hosted the Christian Association of World Languages (CAWL) annual conference on April 14-16 featuring approximately 60 language professors from all over North America and one from Spain, all of whom engaged in fellowship, sharing as colleagues and attendance at a choice of 27 different presentations.

Houghton College has just approved a new semester-long program called “Arctic Studies in Alaska” focusing on ecology, missions and recreation. The program, based at the Glennallen campus of the Alaska Bible College on the cusp of the Copper River Valley, promises natural wonders, abundant wildlife, interaction with other cultures and real salmon and moose dinners.

This coming May, two Houghton alumni will travel to Thailand in an attempt to capture a moment of culture. Specifically, they want to capture the disappearing music of the Karen people.

On April 8 and 9, the Houghton College Greatbatch School of Music will be hosting the 2016 Biennial New York State School Music Association/National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Collegiate Conference.

Audiences were first introduced to the ice planet of Hotth in Star Wars Episode V, which featured an icy terrain with a mixture of cleverly disguised miniatures on the Hardangerjokulen glacier in Finse, Norway. For the upcoming movie, Star Wars Episode VIII, however, scenes for Hotth will potentially be filmed at Houghton College, a rural liberal arts school in New York State.

The newly established Center for Data Science Analytics (CDSA) at Houghton College has just launched the center’s new website with the mission to “act as a focal point for coordinating Houghton College’s data science activity, creating an environment for multidisciplinary collaboration and innovation, alongside educating the next generation of data scientists.” The website can be viewed at www.houghtoncdsa.org.

Houghton College is pleased to announce the hiring of Dr. Samuel J. “Jack” Connell ’83 as the new dean of the college and vice president for academic affairs, replacing Dr. Linda Mills Woolsey, who will be returning to the classroom at the end of this academic year.

Between Feb. 2 and 9, seven Houghton College data science students had the opportunity to work behind the scenes with NFL On Location Experiences at Super Bowl 50. The students traveled with sports business students and Dr. Dexter Davis ’82 from the University of Tennessee at Martin.

Houghton College’s Guest Professional Dinner Series welcomes Heather Hill, a 2008 graduate who is currently the assistant manager of donor acquisition and digital fundraising for the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. The dinner and lecture will take place on Monday, Feb. 29 at 5 p.m. in the South End Dining Hall at Houghton College. The event is open to the public.

Houghton College junior Laura Johnson has announced the release date for a full album of original music under the name “The Sorrow Estate,” becoming one of a select few students in the college’s 133-year history to independently release a full album of music.

On Feb. 11, 2016, Houghton College hosted the second “Writing with Video” seminar event for local educators on the topic of incorporating digital literacies into the classroom. The workshop was led by Houghton professor Dr. Sunshine Sullivan and Dr. David Bruce from the University at Buffalo. Twenty educators from several districts attended.

Houghton College business students are once again offering free income tax preparation to Allegany County residents.

This past December, Houghton College sustainability coordinator Brian Webb and Houghton senior Lauren Bechtel travelled to Paris for the 21st meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP21), a climate change conference that included delegates from 195 nations and was held between Nov. 30 and Dec. 11. The conference aimed to create an international climate agreement applicable to every country worldwide.

One week into his first semester at Houghton, Simbarashe “Simba” Kamuriwo ’14 /MM’16 learned he would have to go back to Zimbabwe. No financial support had been found to pay his remaining tuition bill. Already well known on campus for what one faculty member called his “infectious enthusiasm for life,” Simba said goodbye to friends and prepared to return home.

Last November, Houghton science students traveled to three different conferences across the country to present the results of research conducted via the college’s Summer Research Institute (SRI). One of the groups came away with a first-place award.

Houghton College student Callie Lloyd ’18 has been accepted to the spring 2016 Best Semester program at the Contemporary Music Center (CMC) in Nashville, Tenn. Best Semester is provided by the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and offers students opportunities to connect their faith with their academic interests through off-campus programs around the world.

We offer you a selection of some of Houghton College's top stories of 2015. Normally we would offer you the Top Ten stories but since it was such a great news year for Houghton, we present you the Top Fifteen of 2015. We hope you enjoy…

According to a recent ranking by USA TODAY COLLEGE, Houghton College has placed sixth in the nation and number one in New York in their list of Best 10 Colleges for the Money.

Houghton College has been approved by the New York State Education Department to offer new Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Art degree programs in Data Science, one of the fastest growing and in-demand tech jobs in the job market according to Mashable.

Houghton College associate professor of education, Dr. Sunshine Sullivan, in collaboration with Dr. David Bruce and the Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES), has begun a project to instruct local educators about digital literacies. This endeavor will begin with three seminar events between November, 2015, and July, 2016.

Houghton staff member and former student and flutist Rachel (Smith) Decker and her mother, pianist Laurie Smith, will be performing at Carnegie Hall on March 27, 2016. This recital will feature winners of the fall 2015 American Protégé International Music Talent Competition in which Decker was awarded first place. The recital will be held in Weill Hall at 3:30 p.m.

Houghton College alumnus Steven Grudda ’10 has recently been featured in “Solving Problems that Matter (and Getting Paid for It),” a book that contains the profiles of 100 individuals with STEM-related educational backgrounds or skills who have used their careers to promote the well-being of others around the world.

Dr. Patricia Gingras, assistant professor and coordinator of music education at Houghton College, has been selected as the recipient of the 2012 Outstanding Dissertation Award by The Council for Research in Music Education. She was awarded for her dissertation, “Music at Home: A Portrait of Family Music-Making.”

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On September 18-19, 2015, Houghton College students accompanied faculty to the first-time conference Genesis Recast: The War with Science is Over. The conference explored the cultural and historical context of the Genesis accounts of creation and how they allow Christians to take seriously the scientific exploration and findings of the modern era.

Houghton College is pleased to announce that Dr. William John Newbrough has been selected as the 2015 winner of The American Prize in Piano, concerto division.

Houghton College is pleased to announce that alumna Laura White ’13 of Warren, PA has received her first book contract from Harper Voyager press.

Houghton College senior, Olivia Graziano '16, placed 5th out of 400 submissions in the international film competition, the Campus MovieFest (CMF) International Student Film Festival, in Los Angeles, California.

On October 16, Houghton College will be sending a group of students to the GolfWeek Amateur Golf Tour’s National Championships to conduct statistical examinations of the events for an economic impact study, a chance for business, data science, communications, bio-chemistry, computer science and math students, in particular, to apply their education to real-world settings. This experiential learning opportunity, coordinated by Houghton’s Vocational Opportunities and Career Advising center (VOCA), is the first of many Houghton will offer over the coming semesters.

Houghton College has announced the approval of a new major in Sport, Recreation and Wellness Management by the New York State Education Department.

Brian Webb, sustainability coordinator for Houghton College, has been an integral part in the formation of Climate Caretakers, a new Christian organization devoted to loving our world. As one of the founding organizations, Houghton College is helping to bring more awareness to Christians and allowing them to be more engaged with climate issues.

Houghton graduate and director of the Primals Initiative, Jeremy Clifton '07, was awarded a $200 thousand planning grant by the Templeton Religion Trust. Renowned psychologist, author and former president of the American Psychological Association, Martin Seligman, is the principle investigator in the research study and is working alongside Clifton.

Global climate change advocate and General Secretary of the Tuvalu Christian Church, Reverend Tafue Lusama, is scheduled to speak at the introductory chapel of Houghton College’s Faith and Justice Symposium on Wednesday, September 23. The chapel service will begin at 11:05 a.m. in the college’s Wesley Chapel.

Houghton College has been ranked as one of the top schools in the Northeast in The Princeton Review’s "2016 Best Colleges: Region by Region," was named one of the Best Colleges by US News and World Report in their 2016 rankings, and is ranked by USA Today as the number one school in New York State and number seven in the country in Value for Your Money. These prestigious awards and rankings are just three of the many recognitions that Houghton has received for the 2016 academic year.

Houghton College welcomes Dr. Bill Burrichter ’92 as the new director of counseling services. The Counseling Center is a free service staffed by licensed counselors aiming to provide support for the mental health of Houghton students.

Houghton College mathematics professor Jill Jordan participated in a workshop as part of the Teaching Inquiry-Oriented Mathematics: Establishing Supports (TIMES) grant-funded study on August 9–11, 2015. Jordan was one of 35 TIMES teaching fellows throughout the country selected to attend the 2015 and 2016 summer workshops.

Houghton College Buffalo has just begun the program’s second fall semester, and enrollment numbers are growing. The One Symphony Circle location is currently enrolling 33 students, and, while the student body expands, class sizes still retain their small structure, providing a close-knit community of learners.

Houghton College is pleased to be hosting their annual Christian Life Emphasis Week (CLEW), featuring guest speaker Dr. Richard Mouw. CLEW will take place from Sunday, September 6, through Wednesday, September 9. All events are open to the public and free of charge.

Buffalo has experienced a cultural revitalization over the past decade with an insurgence of refugees. Many—if not most—come from war-torn developing countries in the hopes of a safer life and to pursue the American dream for themselves and their children.

There comes a time in our lives when we must choose either fight or flight. And sometimes, you must make this decision, not only for yourself, but for those you love. This is exactly what Houghton graduate Agnes Starr ’06 did.

Major college ranking publications including Money, 2016 Fiske Guide to Colleges, and Buffalo Business First have all honored Houghton in their lists of top colleges and universities.

The American Heart Association has chosen Houghton College alumnus, Bill Repke ’89, to receive the Earl B. Beagle Award for staff excellence. Repke is the Heart Association’s Midwest Affiliate senior vice president of Youth Market. He currently lives in Wheaton, Ill.

Houghton College is pleased to announce the 2015 Claude A. Ries Pastor and Youth Pastor of the Year, Rev. George Pryor and Pastor Dave Rowe.

Borrego Solar has recently featured Houghton College in a promotional video for their solar array installations. To view the video, please visit www.borregosolar.com/commercial-solar-energy-systems-company/solar-installation-videos/houghton-college-leads-the-way-for-ny-sun.

Houghton College’s Dr. Jason Bintz, and Dr. Brandon Bate, assistant professors of mathematics, have both been selected as 2015-2016 Project NExT (New Experiences in Teaching) Fellows.

For the second year in a row, 80.4 percent of Houghton College faculty and staff gave to the Houghton Student Scholarship Fund or other college projects through the Faculty and Staff Giving Campaign.

The National Christian Honor Band (NCHB), sponsored by Houghton College, held its inaugural performance in front of a full house at the National Sousa Band Festival on May 31 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington.

Houghton College students, in partnership with Urban Advocacy, engaged in service-learning projects at four key sites across the city of Buffalo, N.Y., on Saturday, May 16, during their two-week immersion experience in the urban schools of Buffalo. Many of these projects involved assisting ministries that support refugees.

Thirty-three Houghton College business students have scored in the top 11 percent of all U.S. colleges and universities in the ETS Business Major Field test, a nationally administered test designed to examine students’ knowledge in the field of business. Additionally, seven students scored in the top eight percent, and one student scored in the top one percent in a field of more than 30,000.

On Friday, May 8, 2015, Houghton College hosted a United States Army Commissioning Ceremony for four graduating Houghton students, Christopher Anderson, Alexander Buszka, Torrey Johnson and David Weigle.

Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, is proud to announce that the Houghton College Chapter inducted nine new members on April 23, 2015.

Houghton College junior Esther Efthimiou ’16 has been honored by the Greatbatch School of Music as the 2015 recipient of The Presser Foundation Undergraduate Scholar Award and will receive a cash award of $4200.

As the senior capstone project this year, Houghton College business students worked with multibillion dollar Fortune 500 Company, Paychex,to assess the company, its competitors, the industry, the regulatory environment and the needs of its customers.

On a beautiful Saturday afternoon, Houghton College celebrated a commencement ceremony for 14 Adult Education graduates. The ceremony took place on May 2 in the John and Charles Wesley Chapel at the Houghton campus. Each student earned a Bachelor of Science degree.

Two Houghton College seniors, Brian Dickinson ’15 and Samantha Fairchild ’15 have been admitted into top U.S. graduate programs in the natural sciences and mathematics.

Houghton College hosted their second 24-hour fundraising campaign entitled “I am Houghton: Houghton’s One Day Giving Challenge” on Friday, April 24, exceeding last year’s record giving day by garnering over $1.1 million from over 1700 donors.

Houghton College recognized five retiring employees along with 22 staff and faculty members for their years of service at the annual Retirement & Recognition Dessert event on Tuesday, April 21.

Eight students from Houghton College recently competed at the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Eastern Regional Auditions at Westminster Choir College this past March. Three of the eight made it to the semifinal round, and one student was awarded second place in the Division for Freshman Men.

Houghton College today announces the completion of its 2.5 megawatt on-site solar energy installation, which is currently the largest on a college campus in New York State. The array will provide enough energy to meet more than half of the school’s electricity needs, significantly reduce its energy costs and have a long-lasting positive environmental impact.

Houghton College professor Dr. Peter Meilaender was recently named the spring 2015 Visiting Research Fellow at the Center for Christian Thought (CCT) at Biola University.

In response to a recent announcement that Houghton College will be building an $84 million semi-tropical bio-dome over the main campus, squirrels from the town and the surrounding area attacked college students by pummeling them with acorns as the students walked out of today’s chapel service.

Houghton College awarded the 2014–2015 Excellence in Teaching Award to Dr. Douglas Gaerte at the Excellence in Teaching Chapel on Monday, March 23. Gaerte is a professor of communications, chair of the Department of Communication and has taught at Houghton College for the past 27 years on both Houghton and Buffalo campuses.

Houghton College is introducing Scholastica, a new honors experience for second-year and transfer students that will begin this coming fall. The rigorous program will combine Bible and theology requirements to form one intensive course aimed at mimicking the challenge and radical development of the first year honors programs currently offered by the college.

Houghton College has signed a partnership agreement with the Lilias Trotter Center (LTC) to offer Islamic Studies courses at Houghton College. The agreement was signed on Feb. 16, and the signees included Houghton College president Shirley Mullen, dean of the college Linda Mills-Woolsey and Islamic Studies professors Benjamin Hegeman and Don Little.

The world premiere of the opera “Rodman in North Korea” will take place at Houghton College this Saturday, March 7. The satirical opera is about former NBA star Dennis Rodman and his personal diplomatic “mission” in 2013 to meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Wesley Chapel, and general admission is $5.

Houghton College congratulates professors Lori Huth, Dr. John Rowley and Dr. Jamie Potter for achieving tenure. The tenure process follows the guidelines of Houghton’s Community Responsibility and Doctrinal Statements and reflects each faculty member’s strength in integrating faith with learning and practice, teaching, scholarship, and service to the college.

Two Houghton College students were recently honored with an opportunity to attend and perform in a prestigious masterclass at the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) with guest artist and sought-after flutist Demarre McGill.

Houghton College business students are once again offering free income tax preparation to qualifying Allegany county residents.

Houghton College mathematics professors Dr. Kristina Camenga and Dr. Rebekah Yates, along with three students, recently attended and presented at the annual Joint Mathematics Meeting conference held on Jan. 10–13 in San Antonio, Texas. The presentations included four lectures and one poster.

As part of an internship with Bread for the World, Houghton College senior Moeun Sun recently helped to lobby for a U.S. House of Representatives spending bill passed to allocate $10 million of the House’s spending to local and regional procurement (LRP) of food. In addition, she also contributed to the annual Hunger Report, which is circulated nationwide and to members of Congress.

Houghton College is proud to welcome author, speaker, and executive editor of Christianity Today, Andy Crouch to address students, faculty, and members of the community on January 21, 2015. This one-day, three-lecture engagement is free and open to the public.

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Houghton College freshman Andrew Hutton ‘18 was recently awarded high honors for bagpiping, placing first in the March, Strathspey and Reel event at the annual amateur competition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and second at the George Sherriff Memorial Invitational Competition at the St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in Hamilton, Ontario.

On Wednesday, December 10, Houghton College celebrated the mid-year graduation of 46 students at a special dessert reception alongside fellow students, professors, staff, family and friends. Among those in attendance and presenting remarks were President Shirley Mullen; Dr. Linda Mills Woolsey, dean of the college and vice president of academic affairs; and Dan Noyes, executive director of alumni relations.

During the spring 2014 semester, 14 Houghton students (and others from Wheaton and Westmont colleges) conducted research in villages outside Ruaha National Park in Tanzania to gain insight on the continual conflict between the national park and the locals who illegally hunt big game. This research was part of the annual Houghton in Tanzania semester led by Dr. Eli Knapp, assistant professor of intercultural studies, biology and earth science at Houghton.

Houghton College’s 14th annual Turkey Drive has achieved raising $1600 and directing 100 percent of proceeds to purchasing and distributing turkeys to 90 neighboring families in Allegany County.

The Greatbatch School of Music at Houghton College is honored to present the eighth annual Christmas Prism concert, “Glory to the Newborn King!” The concert will take place December 5, 6 and 7, with one-night performances in Rochester, Houghton and Hamburg, New York, respectively. Ticket prices are $10 for adults, and $5 for children (ages 12 and under) and senior citizens (ages 65 and older).

After nearly five years, Houghton College has reintroduced the London Honors semester, an intense, interdisciplinary semester in London, England for 25 specially selected students per year.

Meg Abbott ‘17, a student at Houghton College, was recently selected as one of 15 lucky winners in Sodexo’s GO BIG National Prize Sweepstakes. Abbott received a Samsung LED Smart TV as her GO BIG prize of choice. GO BIG is part of an ongoing resident dining promotion series sponsored by Sodexo, the dining services company at Houghton College.

The Peter Stone Company and the Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) named the Houghton College Equestrian Center’s lesson horse, Pumpkin, the 2014 School Horse of the Year at the 47th annual CHA International Conference in Kentucky last week.

Robert W. Boardman ‘99 has achieved second place nationally in the community division of The American Prize in Orchestral Programming—Vytautas Marijosius Memorial Award competition.

Dr. Linda Mills Woolsey ‘74, professor of English, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college at Houghton College, has been elected to a four-year term on the National Board of the Lilly Fellows Program (LFP) in Humanities and the Arts.

It’s official: Dionne Miller is joining WLS-Channel 7 as weekend sports anchor — and the first woman on the ABC-owned station’s sports staff. Confirming a report earlier this month, ABC 7 announced Miller’s hiring Thursday in a memo to the staff. She starts Monday.

Houghton College graduate student, Fabio Menchetti, named “young Italian piano virtuoso” by Allegro Classical, was selected as one of three pianists to perform in the prestigious Fabio Bidini/Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra [BFO] Masterclass on October 11.

Students, staff members, and professors from Houghton College are joining together with partners from Alfred State and Alfred University for the third year of participation in Make a Difference Day, the largest national service day in the U.S., October 25, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Houghton College will host its first annual ministry conference entitled “We are the Pastors of New York State,” which will feature over 18 speakers, including pastors from throughout the state of New York as well as lecturers and workshop leaders. The one day conference will take place October 20, 2014. A $20 fee covers the conference, lunch and refreshments. For speaker information, scheduling and registration, please visit: www.houghton.edu/calendar-events/ministry-conference/1553/

Fifteen Houghton students joined the largest climate march in history, according to People’s Climate, that took place this past Sunday, in which 400,000 marchers joined in New York City for the People’s Climate March.

Houghton College welcomes multi-award winning Christian rock group Tenth Avenue North to campus Saturday, October 4, at 8 p.m., with special guest Matt Maher.

Houghton College announces the grand opening and dedication ceremony for the new $23 million Kerr-Pegula Athletic Complex that will take place on Saturday, October 4 during the college’s Homecoming and Family Weekend. The dedication ceremony is free and open to the public.

Two Houghton College music faculty members have received national recognition in vocal performance and conducting.

Houghton College has again earned top spots in recent college rankings released by USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report.

Houghton College celebrates Christian Life Emphasis Week (CLEW) featuring guest speaker Dr. Marvin McMickle. CLEW will take place Sunday, September 7, through Wednesday, September 10, and will feature multiple lectures. All events are open to the public and free of charge.

Contrary to current trends in higher education, Houghton’s incoming class is 10 percent higher than last year. This increase confirms Houghton’s ongoing commitment to the relevance of a Christian liberal arts degree for long term success in the global and ever-changing job market of the 21st century.

Houghton College has received the honor of inclusion in This Year’s Top 20 Advancement Giving Days and joining the company of top ranked institutions such as Columbia, Purdue and Colgate University. Houghton was touted by EverTrue as one of the top 20 colleges across the nation to successfully host an innovative 24 hour fundraising campaign in 2013 and 2014. Houghton’s campaign resulted in more than $740,000 from more than 1,300 donors in a single day.

Recently, Houghton College president, Shirley Mullen wrote a commentary on the state of higher education that was featured in University Business.

Houghton College has been ranked number 38 among the best U.S. Christian universities and colleges by Christian Universities Online.

For the second year in a row, Houghton College has received the highest ranking, four out of four stars, for quality of life from the prestigious publication the Fiske Guide to Colleges for 2015.

Veteran Houghton professor and director of counseling services, Dr. Michael Lastoria, was recently honored with the Don L. Boender Award at the annual conference for the Association for Christians in Student Development (ACSD).

Associate professor and chair for the department of chemistry at Houghton College, Dr. Karen Torraca, has been selected to attend the Chemistry Collaborations, Workshops and Communities of Scholars workshop (cCWCS) June 8, 2014.

On Saturday, May 17, 2014, Houghton students joined the nearly 5,000 people who linked hands in a 4.5 mile human chain across the city of Buffalo during the Hands Across Buffalo event.

Houghton College will be conducting its Summer Research Institute 2014 (SRI 2014) throughout the coming summer months. The SRI brings together physics, chemistry, biology, math, and computer science professors and students into a more intense research environment than that of a traditional classroom.

Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, is proud to announce that the Houghton College Chapter of Psi Chi inducted 13 new members into the honor society on April 24, 2014.

Over the past several years, Houghton College’s Adaptive Swimming program has engaged children with developmental disabilities such as Down syndrome, Autism, Asperger Syndrome and Muscular Dystrophy. In this program, college students teach swimming and help students build confidence.

On Friday, May 9, 2014, Houghton College will host a United States Army Commissioning Ceremony for two graduating Houghton students, Alyssa Kiser and Jordan Latouche.

The Houghton College Department of Business and Economics has issued awards to the top four students who are graduating seniors majoring in business, accounting or economics.

The opportunity to travel doesn’t come very often, especially when you throw in the opportunity to pursue advanced training in one’s field of choice. However, for seven Houghton College music students, this is becoming a reality. From Texas to Austria and Cape Cod to Italy, these six students have been honored with the opportunity to gain advanced and specialized training in their areas of music while traveling all over the United States and the world.

This past Friday, Houghton College held its first ever One Day Giving Campaign and raised more than $740,000 with a record number of donors giving in a 24 hour period.

An agreement has been made between Houghton College and Jamestown Community College (JCC) for those students who wish to transfer from JCC into Houghton’s psychology program.

“In 2010 I articulated a goal,” Bussi commented. “I wanted someone to pay me to photograph alpine ski racing at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.” Bussi then set out to make that goal a reality.

On March 21-23, five Houghton College students along with professor of voice Mitchell Hutchings and assistant professor Kelley Hijleh attended the Regional Conference of the Eastern Region of the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). The students came out of the competition winning three awards and four placing as semi-finalists.

Houghton College recently received approval from the New York State Department of Education for a new Theology major offered as a Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Art degree.

Houghton College has just announced an affiliation with the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) that will grant early acceptance for up to 15 Houghton students per year into LECOM’s associated schools of medicine, dentistry or pharmacy provided they meet certain academic criteria.

The Houghton Star received a mini-grant of $2,500 from the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) through their Values & Capitalism initiative for a bi-weekly column to discuss opposing views on topics of faith and free enterprise.

The National Sacred Honor Choir, sponsored by Houghton College, Houghton, N.Y., will perform at the world famous Carnegie Hall Sunday, March 9 in New York City. The performance will be in the historic Stern Auditorium located at 881 7th Ave, New York, N.Y. at 2 p.m. Tickets are $25 general admission, $15 seniors / students and can be purchased through the Carnegie Hall box office or by visiting www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2014/3/9/0200/PM/2014-National-Sacred-Honor-Choir

The Milligan College Art Gallery will host an exhibit from Feb. 10-19, featuring the work of artist Theodore Murphy. The art gallery is located in the lower level of Derthick Hall. The exhibit will include a series of paintings titled “Mixed Media Baroque Works.” It is free and open to the public.

For almost 70 years, the School of Music at Houghton College has built a foundation of music training upon traditional musical classics; orchestral and choral music that is focused on classic or historically relevant Christian religious music studies. Over the past century, this platform of training has served the students and the constituencies of Houghton very well and has led many alumni to exceptional careers in all areas of music, literally around the globe.

The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) named Paul Vicalvi as its Centurion of the Year Award recipient at the Chaplains Commission Centurion Banquet, held Jan. 14 in Alexandria, Va. The Centurion of the Year Award recognizes leaders who have exemplified commitment to the ministry of evangelical military chaplains.

To the unknowing eye, he might look nervous. And with good reason. Doug Allen is about to spend 150 seconds with 19,000 pairs of eyes and ears focused on him as he performs “O Canada” and “The Star-Spangled Banner.” But the only thing nipping at his nerves is the need to keep his tuxedo tie on straight. “It gets crooked on me,” he says.

Houghton College Adult Education has announced new degree and major offerings beginning in March. In addition to the current bachelor of science degree, Houghton is adding a bachelor of business administration degree with major focuses in: management, human resources management, leadership development, and integrated marketing and communication.

Houghton College has been recognized as a top college for teacher education according to The Online College Database's new ranking, "Top Colleges in New York Shaping the Next Generation." The list highlights the post-secondary institutions in the state that produced the most education graduates during the 2012 school year. Houghton ranked #74 out of the 97 colleges that made the rankings.

Houghton College is pleased to announce that Marc Smithers, interim director of resident life and housing, has been promoted to the director of residence life and housing. Smithers was appointed interim director in August and has since led the department with a highly creative and collaborative ethos. When asked about Smithers leadership style, one resident director (RD) reported that “Marc has a clear vision for residence life.” Another stated, “He has the ability to step back and see what we are doing and why we are doing it.” In his continued role, Smithers will provide leadership to a staff of five full-time RDs, one Assistant RD and 35 Resident Assistants.

im McGowan ‘16, a vocal music performance major studying with Professor Mitchell Hutchings at Greatbatch School of Music, Houghton College, won first place in his division at the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS), Central New York Finger Lakes district competition. McGowan’s win at this October event qualifies him for a larger scale NATS competition in NYC in March of 2014.

This past Thursday, Nobel Prize winner, human rights and anti-apartheid leader, and South Africa’s first black president, Nelson Mandela died at age 95.Mandela spent the majority of his life fighting for human rights in South Africa and throughout the world.

Caitlin Marr '14 works as part of a resistance against one of Africa’s longest running armed conflicts. As human resources intern at Invisible Children, Marr contributes to the efforts of an organization that frees abducted soldiers, and rescues women and children hostages, in order to dismantle the Lord’s Resistance Army, or LRA.

Houghton College and Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on November 18, 2013, indicating their intention to explore a partnership that would draw on each other’s strengths for their mutual benefit. While this move reflects a growing trend within higher education, it is the first such formal agreement among the educational institutions of the Wesleyan Church.

Houghton College is the first and only college in the eastern United States to offer a Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) to all incoming first year students in the 2014–2015 school year.

Over the next several months, Houghton College will begin restructuring its traditional academic design in order to maximize educational resources and better serve current and future students. These adjustments in the existing educational structure will seek to improve the college’s focus, flexibility and forward thinking.

Jacob Dunnett ’17 has captured National Student-Athlete of the Week honors by the NCCAA twice already this season. The first-year starting goalkeeper on the men’s soccer team has already earned 10 shutouts and recorded 48 saves, highlighting Houghton’s 13-2-1 record.

Houghton College will host the National Conference for the Christian Fellowship of Art Music Composers (CFAMC) on October 25 and 26 in the Center for Fine Arts. The conference will include six concerts that are free and open to the public.

Houghton College has ranked number 76 on Kiplinger’s Personal Finance list of the country’s best values in Liberal Arts colleges. Kiplinger’s annual list ranks 100 private universities and 100 liberal arts colleges.

Houghton College and President Shirley Mullen are proud to welcome Dr. Scott E. McClelland as the new dean of extension studies. McClelland’s role in this position is to strategically manage Houghton’s non-residential Buffalo Associate of Arts program, Houghton Adult Education and Houghton Online Education.

Kristine Nolan ‘16, a Houghton College sophomore from Allegany, NY, went Top Ten in Half-Arabia Sport Horse In-Hand Mares Amateur to Handle in the 2013 AHA’s Sport Horse Nationals held in Lexington, VA September 18-22.

The Houghton College Symphonic Winds and Philharmonia, under the direction of Justin Davis, will be performing in Wesley Chapel on Houghton College’s campus on Saturday, October 12 and Friday, October 25 at 7:30 p.m. Both concerts are free and open to the public.

Continuing its commitment to restructure academic offerings to best serve current and future students, Houghton College has announced some changes that will take place in the 2014-15 academic year.

The Houghton College campus store will be celebrating National Student Day, a day dedicated to celebrating and promoting social responsibility and volunteerism by college students, on Thursday, October 3, from 9a.m. to 8p.m.

Houghton College will begin its Homecoming celebrations on Friday, October 4, with a chapel featuring Robert Van Dyk, the president and CEO of the Van Dyk Health Care facility in Ridgewood, N.J. The service will begin at 11:30 a.m. in Wesley Chapel and is open to the public.

The Greater Allegany County Chamber of Commerce held its third annual Legislative Breakfast on Friday, September 13, 2013, at Houghton College. Elected officials from county- and state-level governments were invited to participate in a moderated panel discussion to address opportunities and challenges facing Allegany County residents and businesses.

A four-day symposium entitled “Global Poverty and Hunger: Unveiling the Connections, Seeking Solutions” will begin Wednesday, September 25, at Houghton College and host top experts, including renowned activist, Eugene Cho. All events are free and open to the public.

Victory Media has named Houghton College to the coveted Military Friendly Schools list.

A contingent of current Houghton College students, student-athletes, coaches, staff, faculty and parents gathered together for a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Kerr-Pegula Field House on Friday afternoon.

Houghton’s on-campus coffee house, Java 101, has closed, and a new coffee house opened this past Tuesday in the same location, managed by the Houghton Dining Services (Sodexo in partnership with Starbucks). Former owner Greg Bish had informed the college of his desire to no longer operate the shop and closed the doors of Java 101 in July.

The Princeton Review has ranked Houghton College #4 nationally among schools that are members of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities and as a “Best in the Northeast” college according to their academic ranking report for 2014.

Sarah Slater ’15, a junior at Houghton College double majoring in business and international development, is one of over 850 American undergraduate students from 324 colleges and universities across the U.S. selected to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Slater will study abroad in Romania during the fall 2013 academic year.

Houghton College has received the highest ranking, four out of four stars, for quality of life at a college according to the latest updated edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges 2014.

Dr. Cathy Freytag, associate dean of education and physical education at Houghton College in Houghton, N.Y., has been awarded a scholarship from Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education, headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Houghton alumna Diana Geiger (’08) has been selected as a quarter-finalist for the first-ever Music Educator GRAMMY Award.

Three Houghton College students traveled to Washington, D.C., with professor Ken Bates to attend the Values and Capitalism Summer Free Enterprise Conference from June 13-15, 2013. The conference, hosted by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), served to explore the morality of the free enterprise system and the relationship between Christianity, economics and public policy.

Houghton College and Smart Energy Capital have signed a power purchase agreement for the College to purchase solar electricity from a 2.5 megawatt solar system located on the College’s campus. Houghton College will become a site for the one of the largest solar systems on a college campus in New York State and in Western New York.

During the fiscal year from June 1, 2012 to May 31, 2013, gifts to the Houghton College annual fund, capital projects and endowment have exceeded a record-breaking $12.5 million. This outdoes the record of $10.33 million set the previous year. The two-year total of over $22.8M given to Houghton College is more than the previous 5 years of giving combined.

A commencement ceremony celebrating 44 Houghton College adult education undergraduates took place Saturday, May 18, 2013, in John and Charles Wesley Chapel at the Houghton, New York, campus. Each of the students earned a Bachelor of Science degree in management. Graduates came from six cohorts: three from West Seneca (Cohorts P7, R7 and W7), Cohort N7 of Jamestown, Cohort Q7 from Dansville and Cohort S7 from Olean.

The Houghton College Class of 2013 celebrated its college Commencement in the midst of family, friends, faculty, staff, administrators, board of trustees, and members from the Class of 1963.

The Greatbatch School of Music is pleased to announce the addition of six new commercial music courses to the Houghton College catalog as well as the hiring of John Buteyn to be the assistant director of technical arts.

Five years ago Phil Nichols, class of ’78, embarked on a faith-changing path – the JESUS Film Project. This project has not only altered Nichols’ life, but millions of others as well.

Houghton College hosted an interactive homeschooling lab science day on April 20, 2013, from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. in the Paine Science Building.

First-Year Science Honors students studying global climate change, launched four high-altitude helium weather balloons yesterday to measure atmospheric measurements and the effects of climate change on salt-water habitats.

Houghton College will host the Special Olympics, and Allegany County Track and Field Day on Friday, May 3, from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Nielsen Physical Education Center.

Dr. Matthew Pelletier, department of biology chair and associate professor of biology at Houghton College, has been conducting research, in conjunction with a select group of Houghton students, on propionic acidemia (PA), a rare genetic disease prevalent in the local New York / Pennsylvania Amish populations.

“Drawing the negative space, the space around the objects, is as important as drawing the positive space.” Such simple words of advice, given by Houghton College Professor of Art Ted Murphy, have long stayed with Anna Maria Johnson '01.

Houghton College welcomes Michael Jordan as the new dean of the chapel. Jordan has been serving as interim dean of the chapel for the spring 2013 semester and was a church relations liaison for Houghton prior to that

Holding a unique degree combination of Biology and Sociology gave Kathryn Henderson DeYoung ’07 the perfect chance to continue her education by obtaining a master’s degree in public health before being granted a two year fellowship opportunity partnered between the Center for Disease Control and the Council for State and Territorial Epidemiologists. However, this wasn’t the course that Kathryn planned when she first looked at Houghton.

If it were not for Houghton College’s unique location, I wouldn’t be here. Hunting, fishing and outdoor adventure have always played a major role in my life. As a senior in high school looking for colleges, I knew that attending a school in an urban area was not the choice for me. Noise, big buildings, pavement, pollution, and so many people would make me feel trapped.

On April 6 and 7, senior Kala Stafford ‘13 will participate in the Junior/Young Rider Sons of the Wind dressage clinic at the Oxley Equestrian Center at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.

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Gary Baxter, professor of art at Houghton College, has been awarded an individual artist’s grant from the New York State Council on the Arts.

Diane L. (Meserve) Dunn ‘88 was one of three inductees to the Seneca Battalion Army ROTC Hall of Fame on Saturday, March 9. The induction ceremony was held at St. Bonaventure University.

Houghton faculty and staff have entered their final week of the faculty and staff employee giving campaign, 100% We Are All Houghton. Funds donated by the faculty and staff will be used for student scholarships.

From February 28 through March 3, two groups of Houghton students and alumni assisted in Hurricane Sandy relief efforts in both N.Y. City and New Jersey.

Alabama is known for many things: cotton, steel, “The heart of Dixie”,: and quite possibly, in the near future…salt water shrimp!

Account Control Technology, Inc. (ACT), a national leader in delivering debt management and recovery solutions, is pleased to announce that Lynn Heineman has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing. Heineman oversees ACT’s national sales, corporate marketing and customer service teams, and she leads the agency’s continued expansion in the educational, government and consumer markets.

Houghton College was pleased to present the 45th annual Claude A. Ries “Pastor of the Year” award to Reverend Kevin Fetterhoff and the first -ever “Youth Pastor of the Year” award to Reverend Justin Leininger. Both men were presented with their awards on Monday, March 4.

Junior equestrian studies major Hannah Compton ‘14, Equestrian Program Director Joanne Young, and Houghton alumna Jaime Ramsey ‘09, visited and served Camp Monteblanco in Comarapa, Bolivia from January 1 to January 12, 2013.

Houghton College has enhanced its strong commitment to global engagement with the addition of a new major in international development.

Houghton College welcomed back their Pep Band after 25 years of silence with a debut at the basketball games between Houghton College and Alfred University on Friday, February 8, 2013. The Pep Band played at both the men’s and women’s basketball games, with the men’s team winning a close game in overtime.

The Greatbatch School of Music will host renowned saxophonist, Randall Hall, for a performance at the Center for the Arts Recital Hall on Saturday, February 16, at 8 p.m.

Houghton College’s Dr. Eli Knapp, assistant professor of intercultural studies, has successfully published his article, “Why Poaching Pays: a Summary of Risks and Benefits Illegal Hunters Face in Western Serengeti, Tanzania.” It can be found in the December issue of Tropical Conservation Science (Vol.5 (4):434-445, 2012)

Houghton College’s annual Purple and Gold Week will be held from February 4 to 9.

Praxis is returning to Houghton College during the week of January 20 – January 25 with speakers, panel discussions and workshops to discuss the topic of “Feasting and Fasting.”

Houghton College is pleased to announce that Mr. David Smith ’73 has accepted the role of vice president for finance and planning, beginning January 3, 2013.

Houghton College is pleased to announce the graduation of 42 students in December. Students celebrated this milestone at a reception held on Wednesday, December 12. Fellow students, graduates, professors, staff, and friends gathered to honor these graduates.

On December 11, 2012, Houghton students from the CSCI 340 Databases course gave a live presentation to corporate representatives on their semester long projects. The projects themselves were simple web applications built using C#, SQL Server 2012 and the ASP.NET MVC framework.

Jaynee Van Wormer, Houghton 2008 graduate, is bringing hope to children in Buffalo. “I’m not just flitting in, doing something dramatic and then leaving,” Jaynee said. “I’m someone who’s there, and I’m on their side.”

Houghton College is pleased to welcome Marvin and Lisa Ohlson as December’s Guest Executive Dinner speakers on Friday, December 7, 2012. Hailing from a family line of bakers, Marvin and Lisa established their own bakery 24 years ago, and have been in the industry since.

Sarah Graham ‘05 has established a successful career as a watercolor artist since her graduation from Houghton College. She has earned national recognition in the field over the past year and continues to find new opportunities to display her art work. Sarah Graham’s most recent display, a solo artist exhibition, opened on November 8 at the Desoto City Hall in Texas. Sarah is particularly known for a sensitive touch with watercolors, especially her portraits. She travels extensively, translating what she sees onto paper. In addition to receiving national and regional recognition for her work in competitive art shows, Sarah is sought as a guest demo artist, curator, and juror. She also teaches high school art and private lessons, always finding her students to be a source of inspiration.

For the past 12 years, students at Houghton College have participated in the annual Turkey Drive. Funds were collected around campus this fall, resulting in a total donation amount of $2,823, exceeding the original goal of $2,000.

The Houghton Pops Orchestra is pleased to present A Tribute to John Williams on Friday, November 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel. Houghton Pops is currently under the direction of Kevin Dibble, a conducting graduate student. For more information, please visit www.facebook.com/houghtonpops.

Houghton College is hosting the sixth annual Christmas Prism this December 7-9, in Houghton as well as Rochester and Buffalo.

The Houghton Department of Athletics and the Department of Advancement have launched a two-month fundraising campaign to get former Highlander athletes into the competitive spirit and directly involved in the Kerr-Pegula Athletics Complex construction project.

The Jazz Ensemble will have their first concert of the school year on November 13, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. in Wesley Chapel. The concert is free of charge and open to the public.

Houghton College junior Suzannah Waddington ‘14 placed second in the junior women's division at the Central New York-Finger Lakes Chapter of the National Association for Teachers of Singing voice competition at Ithaca College on October 27. Alicia Ucciferri ’14 of Houghton College was also a finalist in the same division.

“No matter what people I’m serving and no matter what country I’m in, I ask, ‘Where are the refugees and how can I help them?’” Melinda (Mindy) Ramey, Houghton 2012 graduate says. “It’s an enormous need and so many don’t know about it.”

An opening reception for Documenting America: Photographs from the Farm Security Administration will be held on Saturday, November 10, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The reception will be held in the Center for the Arts atrium and will include comments at 7:30 p.m., followed by live music and refreshments. All Houghton faculty, staff, students and community members are invited to attend.

Houghton College is pleased to welcome professor of Christian theology at George Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor University, Waco, Texas, Dr. Roger E. Olson, as the speaker for the 2012 Woolsey Lecture Series in Theology and Culture. Students, faculty, and visitors are encouraged to listen as Dr. Olson speaks throughout Monday, November 12. The lecture series is free of charge and open to public.

Anne Nickerson ‘13 loves music. A music composition major with a concentration in voice, she’s been improvising on the piano for as long as she can remember. However, Anne only started composing during her late high school years and did not really consider composition as a future path. As a senior, prepared to study fashion design, Anne attended a retreat that changed her mind and suddenly was sure that music composition was the career path she wanted to take.

Rev. Jeff and Mrs. Mary Sanders will be the guest speakers for the 5th Annual Couples Retreat, sponsored by the Houghton College Counseling Center. The retreat will occur Friday, November 2, at 6:30 p.m. through Saturday, November 3, at 3 p.m., and will involve a follow-up "Great Date Night" Saturday, December 1. This retreat costs $15 per couple and is open to seriously dating, engaged and newly married student couples.

Houghton College is pleased to present the distinguished and internationally known Concertante Chamber Players on Friday, October 26, at 7:30 p.m. in Wesley Chapel. This concert is to be the first of two annual Distinguished Artists performances. Ticket prices are $15 for adults and $7.50 for students (with a ID); for other discounts and more information, please visit http://www.houghton.edu/music/distinguished-artists/.

Jillian Sokso, chair of the art department at Houghton College, has introduced the process of sustainable paper production.

Houghton College is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Linda Mills Woolsey as dean of the college and vice president for academic affairs. Previously, Dr. Mills Woolsey has been serving as interim academic dean and professor of English and writing.

Houghton College is pleased to welcome Rev. Stephen B. Clark ’73, and his son Stephen B. Clark II ’97, as October’s Guest Executive Dinner speakers on Friday October 12, at 5 p.m.

The Campus Store is joining hundreds of other college stores across North America on October 4 to celebrate and promote second annual National Student Day.

Houghton College is proud to announce Judge Sheila A. DiTullio ’77 as the 2012 Alumna of the Year. DiTullio will be presented with the annual award during a service in Wesley Chapel at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 3, 2012.

Executive director of Fighting Addiction Through Education, Jim Priest ‘77, will be the speaker at Houghton College’s annual Founders’ Day Convocation on Friday, October 5, 2012, in Wesley Chapel.

On September 12, 2012, U.S. News & World Report released its lists of Best Colleges, ranking the schools within 10 defined classifications provided by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Houghton College is once again ranked among elite national liberal arts colleges.

The Southern Tier Symphony will perform their first concert of the season on Saturday, September 29, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. in Wesley Chapel. The theme of the concert is “Britten: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra” and is part of the 2012-2013 Southern Tier concert series. Admission is free for students with a valid I.D. and $10 general admission.

Houghton College and the Center for Faith, Justice, and Global Engagement are proud to present the second annual Faith and Justice Symposium, titled “Human Trafficking: Abolishing Supply and Demand.” The symposium, featuring speakers from around the world, commences on Thursday, September 27, and continues through Monday, October 1, 2012. All events are free and open to the public.

Each fall semester, CLEW provides special chapel and evening speakers to facilitate Houghton’s commitment to spiritual growth of its students.

Chelsea Ellis, daughter of Cindy Ellis of Great Valley, and granddaughter of Marlene and Emil Hellwig of Ellicottville, will participate in the Adventures in Missions (AIM) World Race program taking her to 11 countries on five continents in 11 months.

An opening reception for the Houghton Art Faculty Exhibition will be held on Saturday, September 15, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

As Houghton eagerly awaits the arrival of its fall athletes, many hands have begun hard work on new athletic facilities for the college. Houghton has officially broken ground on a multi-million dollar athletic complex: a three-phase project catapulted by the $12 million donation by Houghton alumna Kim (Kerr '91) Pegula and her husband, Terry Pegula. Phase one, construction of artificial turf on Burke Field, is now in progress.

Houghton College Adult Education is proud to host its 20th anniversary and grand opening event on Thursday, August 30, at its new location in West Seneca, N.Y. The celebration will feature remarks from Houghton College President Shirley Mullen and Houghton College alumnus Russell Bell ’10.

Houghton College senior Alice Browning ’13 studied human trafficking and its various forms of exploitation during a study abroad in Thailand and in Washington, D.C. Browning’s connections through Houghton have allowed her to connect with various individuals foundational to the anti-trafficking movement, who have catalyzed her efforts against human trafficking.

HOUGHTON, N.Y. – The NCAA Division III Management Council has officially endorsed the Membership Committee’s recommendation to move Houghton College into provisional membership status effective September 1.

Houghton College junior musician Nathaniel Efthimiou ’14 has been selected from a national candidate pool for study at the Atlantic Music Festival Institute.

Houghton College’s move toward NCAA athletic affiliation has taken another step forward after the Division III Membership Committee recommended the college for first-year provisional status this week.

Houghton College alumnus and documentary filmmaker Bill Jersey ’51 has won a prestigious Peabody Award for a documentary film he made with Jason Cohn, “Eames: The Architect and the Painter.”

The Houghton College Adult Education Program has moved to a new location in West Seneca, N.Y. Earlier this year, Houghton signed a lease with Palladian Health for its new campus facilities located at 2732 Transit Road.

Four Houghton students and one Houghton professor attended the American Enterprise Institute Conference Purpose and Prosperity: Exploring the Confluence of Faith, Economics, and Public Policy from...

Leadership Allegany, a joint initiative of Houghton College and the Greater Allegany County Chamber of Commerce, held its first industry day session at the legislative chambers in Belmont, N.Y. on Thursday, June 7. The program is in its third year and class of adult professionals.

Lauren Foster ’08 has developed a deep passion for Africa since her graduation from Houghton College. On June 16, Foster will depart for Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, on a two-month volunteer mission trip, where she will volunteer at a YMCA and serve the African youth.

The Houghton College Business Department is pleased to accept an invitation to the 2012 Society for Human Resource Management Annual Conference in Atlanta from June 22-27, 2012. Houghton will be recognized on stage in front of 13,000 human resource professionals for their outstanding first place finish at the 2012 S.H.R.M. Northeast Regional Case Competition this past March.

For the first time in Houghton College history, the Student Scholarship Fund has met and exceeded its goal of raising $1,000,000. A gift was received just one day before the close of the fiscal year on May 31st that allowed the annual fund to cross the million dollar mark.

Houghton College students Adam Kneeland ’12 and Ashley Couch ’12 were individually awarded second place for stories they submitted to the student writing contest for the Conference on Christianity and Literature.

Kenneth G. Winters ‘72 recently released his first novel The Lost Crown of Colonnade. In the fantastical spirit of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, Winter has written a fantasy-adventure for all ages.

The Houghton College Class of 2012 celebrated its college Commencement in the midst of family, friends, faculty, staff, administrators, board of trustees, and members of the Class of 1962.

Each year, the Greatbatch School of Music at Houghton College selects graduating senior musicians to perform at Baccalaureate and Commencement.

On Friday, May 11, 2012, Houghton College conducted a Commissioning ceremony for Jessica Bramhall Austin ’12, who is being commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army.

After a record setting opening day at the NCCAA National Championships it would be hard to expect the Highlanders to keep their torrid pace in the stifling heat of the mid-west.

The Houghton College Department of Physics was well represented at the 31st annual Rochester Symposium for Physics Students at Siena College in Loudonville, New York. On April 14, 2012, 14 Houghton students and three professors were present at the symposium.

Houghton College is pleased to recognize both Benjamin Lipscomb and Peter Meilaender as recipients of the prestigious National Endowment for the Humanities grants.

Katelyn Williams, a senior at Houghton College, has never missed a chapel service during her four years at Houghton. Williams attended her final chapel service on Monday, April 30, to complete the unblemished record, and is the first known student in Houghton history to achieve perfect chapel attendance.

On Monday, April 30, 2012, the Education Department was pleased to host Dr. Bill Kresse and Dr. Mike Vallely, co-authors of The Insider’s Guide to the Teacher Interview, for a presentation on advice for effective interviewing for future teachers.

Houghton College students recently collaborated with West Side Ministries to clean out and refurbish what Chuck Massey, coordinator for the Office for Urban Connections and director of Wesley Service Corps, called “the sad yellow house.”

Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, is proud to announce that the Houghton College Chapter of Psi Chi inducted four new members on April 19, 2012.

On Monday, March 19, Houghton College professor of anthropology Jon Arensen spoke at a United Nations forum in Nairobi to present the position of the Murle people, a tribe that has met with much oppression in South Sudan.

Houghton College is proud to announce their recent inclusion in the 3rd edition of the Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges: 2012 Edition. This one-of-a-kind resource, which is published in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), is the only free, comprehensive guide that focuses solely on colleges that have demonstrated a notable commitment to sustainability.

Two Houghton College students and two alumni were recently accepted into the prestigious Teach for America program. Shane Sanders-Marcus ‘09, Zachary Adams ’11, Irene Au ’12, and Olivia Tyrrell ’12 have been singled out as prime candidates to represent T.F.A. while teaching in various locations over the next two years.

Houghton College has nominated 25 students to be included in the 2012 edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. On Monday, April 16, this select group was recognized and inducted into one of the most highly regarded and long-standing honors programs in the nation.

Houghton College recently approved the final site for the new Kerr-Pegula Sports Complex. A feasibility study which was requested by the Board of Trustees and conducted by Keystone Associates took into consideration two possible sites: one located on the east side of route 19 across the street from the college, and the other located on the west side of route 19 adjacent to Burke Field and the existing Alumni Athletic Complex.

An opening reception for the Senior Art Majors Ortlip Gallery Exhibition will be held on Saturday, April 28, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The reception will be held in the Center for the Arts atrium and will include comments by art department faculty at 7:30 p.m., followed by music and refreshments

Once a semester, student members of Houghton College’s Sigma Zeta, a national honor society for science and math students, welcome area high school students onto campus to participate in a free, educational lab experience.

The Houghton College Department of Art recently sent four students, two alumni and one faculty member to the 40th annual Southern Graphics Council International Conference at Tulane University in New Orleans, La., from March 14-17, 2012. SGCI is the largest print organization in North America; its annual conference is the biggest annual gathering focused on the field of printmaking.

In early March, Princesse Nabintu ‘12 and her sister, Sandra Uwiringiy’imana, attended the Women in the World Summit in New York City. The event was hosted by the Women in the World Foundation, a movement dedicated to helping women share and press forward through their stories.

Houghton College senior Erika Harlow will be spending next year working with Wycliffe bible translators in Ethiopia. Harlow will be living among the Bussa of South Ethiopia, a people group of not quite 7000, working on phonology, the study of sound systems.

Anya Jones ’11, graduate of intercultural studies, and Andrew Bonanno ’12, a major in political science, are currently serving Sierra Leone Alliance, World Hope International and Houghton College through a collaborative internship in West Africa.

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has announced the 2012 Division II Women’s Basketball All-America teams. Sophomore Guard Kristen Moose (Swain, NY, Canaseraga CS) was named NAIA Division II All –American Third Team for her outstanding play in 2012.

Representatives from the Houghton College Business Department were thrilled to receive the first place award at the 2012 Society for Human Resource Management Northeast Regional Case Competition. The conference and competition were hosted by the University of Massachusetts on March 9-10, 2012.

Progress on the Houghton College Kerr-Pegula Athletic Complex is steadily moving forward. To date, the architectural firm Keystone Associates out of Binghamton, N.Y. has been contracted as the lead architectural firm.

Houghton guard Kristen Moose ‘14 has been selected the 2011-2012 American Mideast Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Year.In addition to being named Player of the Year, Moose has earned a position on the 2011-2012 All-AMC Women’s Basketball First Team.

Houghton P.A.C.E. Alumnus Appointed as Erie County Comptroller

Leadership Allegany celebrates 2012 graduation

Glen Avery live on Buffalo’s CW23

Houghton College Business Students Offer Free Income Tax Preparation

Dr. Myron Glick ’88 Awarded Community Leader Award

Houghton Alumnus and Grammy Award Winner George Beverly Shea ’29 Turns 103 Years Old

Get Ready for PURPLE & GOLD Week!

Glen Avery Completes Marathons on all Seven Continents

Houghton Graduate Wins National Poster Contest

Houghton Students Selected to Study at Nashville Contemporary Music Center

Houghton’s Top 10 Stories of 2011

Charles Hudgins Bequeathed African Art Collection to Houghton College

Houghton Begins Development of Multimillion Dollar Sports Complex

GIFT FOR “KERR-PEGULA SPORTS COMPLEX” SECOND LARGEST IN HOUGHTON’S HISTORY

Houghton College recently completed a $4.1 million expansion of the Paine Science Center and formally dedicated the new facilities on Saturday, October 8, 2011.

Houghton College P.A.C.E. (Program for Accelerating College Education) is pleased to announce the 20th anniversary of the program providing opportunities for working adults to complete a bachelor’s degree from Houghton College.

On August 3, 2011 Forbes released its list of public and private colleges and universities, ranking the best schools based on post-graduation outcomes and from the students’ point of view. Houghton College is ranked in the top 3 percent of colleges nationwide according to this fourth-annual ranking of America’s Top Colleges, compiled by Forbes and the Center for College Affordability and Productivity (CCAP).

Houghton College graduates Steven Grudda ’10 and Paul Christensen ’06 met former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in Sierra Leone during a tour of Africa Felix Juice (AFJ), a juice processing factory in the country’s newly created ‘Special Economic Zone’ (SEZ).

The Houghton College Class of 2011 celebrated its college commencement in the midst of family, friends, faculty, staff, administrators, board of trustees, and members of the Class of 1961.

For the second year, Houghton College students participated in The Faith & Politics Institute’s Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage. In early March, Stan Gabriel ’11, Kaylin Bull ’11 and Amara Graham ’13 traveled with Dr. Ndunge Kiiti ’88, professor of intercultural studies, to Alabama to walk the path of the Civil Rights Movement.