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MyBHUNewsMyBHUNewsBEULAH HEIGHTS UNIVERSITY CAMPUS NEWS AND EVENTS
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The earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010 also shook BHU’s President, Dr. Benson Karanja. As it captured his attention, he found himself glued to the coverage on CNN, FOX, and the AJC, as well as the New York Times. His heart was broken by the devastation shown in the images transmitted by the media, and his faith in God was called upon as he prayed fervently for the victims, the survivors and for the rescue workers. Immediately, he decided
February is celebrated nation wide as African American History month. Here at BHU, we have had our very own rich history. Last February (2009), Margaret Washington Clifford spoke passionately of her grandfather: Booker T. Washington. Her presentation was powerful, and charming as well as an historic moment for Beulah Heights University. Margaret passed away on September 5, 2009, at the age of 88. Eric Hughes, the great nephew of Mrs. Clifford, described his aunt as, “a wonderful woman who followed in the footsteps of her grandfather.” She will be missed by many on the BHU campus. One common link she had with our BHU community: like her grandfather, Margaret valued education. She was educated at Tuskegee University from kindergarten through her first master’s degree in education and later attended Atlanta University, where she earned a second master’s degree in counseling and guidance. Mrs. Clifford received additional graduate education in administration and supervision from California State University, San Francisco State University and the University of California at Berkeley. She served as a teacher, counselor and vice-president in California schools before returning to Atlanta University in 1976 to teach. Mrs. Clifford retired from Atlanta University in 1986.
Margaret Washington Clifford 1921 - 2009
Students’ Dedicated Haiti Relief Efforts that he must do something to help. And not only him – he would call on the compassion of his University community to join him in sending aid to the stricken people of this island nation.
Twice each week in each chapel service, an offering was collected from the assembled congregation. Normally, those monies go to offset the expense of staging chapel – sound amplification and duplication, musician’s compensation, and other materials. For the past weeks, the collection has been designated for Haiti relief efforts. So far, more than $5,000, which surpasses the original goal set by Dr. Karanja, has been raised by the 100-120 people who attend each week.
Inspired by this model set forth by Dr. Karanja, a group of students have organized An Evening for Haiti. The event will be held on Friday, February 26, in the Samuel R. Chand Auditorium from 7:00 – 9:00 pm. The panel discussion will feature Dr. Percy Johnson and Dr. Betty Palmer, professors at BHU. The event is coordinated by student and staff person, Rodney Blanc.
COMMENCEMENT 2010 Where: New Birth Cathedral When: May 1, 2010 @ 11 AM Who is invited: Everyone, tickets are not required Volunteers needed: • There will be a flag
processional honoring the rich history BHU has had globally, so flag bearers will be needed.
• Ushers are needed for offering and to help the flow of traffic.
To volunteer, please submit the following information to [email protected]: Name Email Phone When you sign up you will receive individualized instructions for that day. Remember: One day, you too will want this day to be special for you, so let’s work together and serve our fellow classmates. Please participate and serve your Alma Mater!
Newsletter Team Sarah Matthews, Editor in Chief Deborah Chand, Supervising Editor Tenecia Fears, Contributor NaTanya Duffie, Contributor Moses Ngungu, Contributor Marcelo Silva, Graphic Designer *Articles and feedback may be submitted to [email protected].
The other day I was musing reflectively on the notion of finishing up my teaching assignments, grading papers, and tying up all the loose ends of my professorial life from the semester. As this semester continues to unfold, I could not fully look forward to its end without first looking back and contemplating if I had completed the things that I intended to finish when I began the previous semester. I began to think about the goals I had set earlier in the year. I’m not one for New Year’s resolutions – to me they’re like trying to eat an elephant all at once. Any good elephant connoisseur knows that the only way to successfully eat an elephant is one bite at a time. That is my general approach to establishing goals – I’ll take them one bite at a time, one step at a time, one day at a time.
Today’s world is filled with people who start things but never finish them. That comes, at least in part, from a misplaced priority that many of us have on simply starting something. Sometimes, we can get so infatuated or self-satisfied with the fact that we have started something that we never get around to actually completing it, so we end up with a bunch of unfinished business on the shelves of our life. Particularly as a semester comes to a close and many students prepare to rest and relax, there can be a tendency to lose focus and intensity and allow things to lapse. Allow me to encourage you to press forward through whatever you are going through currently and finish well by sharing a few Finishing Principles from the Pauline epistle II Timothy 4:7-8:
Finishing Principle #1: To Finish Well You Have To Be Willing To Fight Paul, in his letter to Timothy, tells him in verse 7, “I have fought the good fight…” I would like to submit to you that anything worth finishing is worth fighting for; it will not be handed to us. Educational credentials are earned – not given – particularly when you are over 30! While it may seem difficult at times, we must not give up because of obstacles (like papers and quizzes!), we must fight through them: for the power to finish well lies in the power to fight equally as well. We must fight and continue fighting until we have finished. Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher said, “You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it!”
Finishing Principle #2: To Finish Well You Have To Believe You Will Finish Paul goes on to tell Timothy in verse 7, “…I have kept the faith.” Without faith not only is it impossible to please God but it is also impossible to please ourselves. We must believe in ourselves before anybody else will. Many times we allow temporary circumstances and transient situations to affect our belief system to the point where we began to doubt whether we will ever be able to complete what we
Finishing Well
have started. So we give up. Note that when Paul wrote this letter to his son in the faith, he was in prison! Yet through the power of the Holy Spirit he was able to see beyond the four walls of his cell (a temporary circumstance) and his impending death (a transient situation) to speak of his own finishing and to encourage Timothy to do likewise. If the Lord has called you to this educational institution – or to anything else - He has also called you to finish it. He who began a good work in you shall be faithful to complete it! It was the great inventor Thomas Edison who said, regarding giving up prematurely, “Many of life’s failures are men who did not realize how close they were to success when they actually gave up.” Sometimes we give up early because we do not believe we have what it takes to finish the job. In order to believe we can do it we must first believe that HE can do it through us and look to Jesus, the author and the finisher of our faith! (Heb. 12:2)
Finishing Principle #3: God Rewards Finishing Well In verse 8, Paul closes out the pericope of Scripture by saying, “Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness…” Allow me to be blunt and to the point here, God rewards finishers, not starters! The race is given to the one that simply endures to the end, not necessarily to the one that is the swiftest, the strongest, or even the smartest. Hebrews 12:1 encourages us to run our race with endurance, not speed. Finishing fast may not equate to finishing strong. Whatever you are “racing” to the end of: the end of the semester, the end of unemployment, the end of poor health, the end of depression, the end of debt, or the end of doubt, worry, and fear the key is not to finish quickly but to endure to the end in order to finish strong. Many Christians in our society today want God’s rewards without God’s requirements. God requires that we endure. God is a rewarder of those that diligently seek him (Heb. 11:6), but those rewards do not come to starters, only to finishers – this is God’s way.
In my humble opinion the way you finish one thing will ultimately determine how (or if) you will even begin a new thing. God promotes us to new assignments in life and ministry if we properly finish the current assignments that He has us on. That is our reward as his servants, not fame or fortune, houses or cars, fancy suits or bling-bling, but more and better opportunities to serve Him by serving others. Finishing well will determine whether God opens the door for us to start (and subsequently finish) something new and better in our lives or whether we will have to first return and tie up loose ends. Be Blessed!
By Derrick Barbee [email protected]
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Time flies, especially when new challenges and opportunities leave you energized. It has been one year since I’ve embraced the combining of the Leadership Studies and Urban Studies Departments. The Leadership Studies Department now houses the Community Economic Development Program, which was under the former Urban Studies Department. The B.A. in Community and International Economic Development has been discontinued. However, students currently enrolled will have until 2011 to complete their degree. Where are we headed now? From the integration of the two programs, a new vision and mission statement have emerged. Our vision is: to develop global leaders of faith empowered to transform ministry, the market place and the community. Our mission is: to train successful global leaders in biblical principles, practical leadership, business and economic development skills that are transferable in any organization. Current Programs:
• B.A. Degree in Leadership and Administration
• Associate Degree & Minor in Leadership and Administration
• Associate Degree & Minor in Community and International Economic Development
Leadership Core Course sampling: • Leadership Principles in Business
• Developing the Healthy Leader
• Laws of Leadership
• Dynamics of Biblical Leadership
• Exploring Gender Differences
• Leadership Coaching
Institute for Community & International Economic Development Features of the Institute include:
• Technical Assistance – offering start-up consultations for small businesses, ministries and other non-profit organizations.
• Annual Symposium - presenting field experts in urban and global economic development and public policy issues.
Community Development Core sampling: • Faith-based Community Economic Development • Urban Economics • Global Perspectives in Community Development • Accounting and Financial Management • Nonprofit Organization Development and Management • Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics
The creation of new leadership courses and re-designing of other courses are on the radar. Specifically, the department will be offering courses with a global leadership focus and leadership in the era of technology. The Transformational Leader and Community Developer Award has been established through a partnership with Ace III Communications, which publishes the Champion Newspaper, the Legal Organ for DeKalb county. Dr. Earl and Mrs. Carolyn Glen, who are frequent guest lecturers at BHU, are the owners of Ace III Communications. Simply put, this transition is a winning combination for kingdom building. Global leaders must not only lead in international and multicultural settings, but in new technological environments as well as cutting-edge initiatives that create economic development opportunities. By Betty Palmer [email protected]
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Upcoming BHU Events and Important Dates
March 1-6 --Discovery Days March 16 – International Day March 26—Spring Banquet March 27—Financial Aid seminar
April 2 – Good Friday (School Closed)
April 5-10 – Spring Break (School Closed)
April 19-24 – Last week of classes
May 1 – Commencement (Held at New Birth Cathedral) May 13-15 — MOST program, on campus training May 21 – Campus Registration Assistance Day for Summer Semester Beulah Heights University — Developing Global Leaders through Christ-Centered Education!
Leadership Corner It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well. Think about that. - Publilius Syrus
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St. Patrick’s Day Festival & Parade @ Underground Atlanta “Paint the town green” at the largest celebration in the city. Festival (Mar. 12th) features Irish dance groups, Barbershop quartet, and an Interactive Zone presented by the Atl. Hawks and Thrasher’s Street team. Parade (Mar. 13th @ 12pm) features more than 200 units, including clowns, marching bands, drill teams, etc. Dates: Friday, March 12-13, 11:00 a.m.
Cost: FREE
• Salsa Fest Atlanta @ Turner Field, Atlanta, GA Salsa Fest is the first celebration of salsa music, dance and Latino culture in 2010. Live, local salsa bands and DJs will be playing to fill up the dance floor. There will be beginner dance lessons from the pros to get you started, as well as exhibitions by professional and advanced dancers.
Age Suitability: All ages
Dates: March 21, 12:00p.m. to 7:00p.m.
Cost: $10, $8 for college students with valid ID, or $15 for a special Braves deal that includes admission and one ticket to a regular season game
Phone: (404) 350-0200
• 4th Annual A-TOWN DAY @ Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, GA A health care festival, concert, and day of awareness. This year's proceeds will benefit the Diabetes Association of Atlanta.
Dates: March 20, 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Web: http://atownday.com
• Fourth Annual Health Fair Exhibits, free screenings, free children’s books. Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Cleveland Avenue Branch, Atlanta, GA 47 Cleveland Avenue SW Atlanta GA 30315
Dates: Saturday, March 13, 10:00 a.m.
Phone: (404) 762-4116
• Atlanta Comedy Festival 2010 The 1st Annual Atlanta Comedy Festival 2010 hits midtown. This weekend comedy showcase features some of the nation’s funniest young progressive & urban comedians.
Cost: $10-$15 Phone: (678) 458-6765
Age Suitability: 18 and up
Dates: March 26, 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Web: http://atlcomedyfest.eventbrite.com
• OK Career Conference Opportunity Knocks and the Georgia Center for Nonprofits are proud to present a day of workshops and consultative sessions to help you improve your job and nonprofit career development strategies and job-seeking skills. Led by experienced and qualified career consultants, nonprofit leaders and subject matter experts you will learn how to become more competitive in the nonprofit job marketplace.
Dates: March 23, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Lodge at Simpsonwood 4511 Jones Bridge Circle, NW Norcross, GA 30092
Cost: $78 ($58 with instant rebate promocode: OKSCSHP)
Contact: [email protected]
• Buy Design Jewelry Show @ Kedron Fieldhouse & Aquatic Center 202 Kedron Drive.,Peachtree City, GA Join the Peachtree City Parks & Recreation Department for the Buy Design Jewelry Show. This is the perfect shopping opportunity to buy that unique, one of kind gift. Dates: March 13, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Cost: FREE Admission & Parking Phone: (770) 631-2542
Web: www.ptcrecreation.org
March into Some Fun in 2010 . The next few weeks in Atlanta offer many exciting events to explore. Whether you enjoy wintery weather or the spring breezes, you can be sure to experience them both as you enjoy the great outdoors of Atlanta….