This Crossroads features a remarkable array of alumni and faculty, most of whom majored in one of the classic liberal arts as an undergraduate before embarking on a career path to legal work. You鈥檒l see a range of opinions and approaches. Pennsylvania Judge Jeremiah Zook 鈥�97, for example, explains why he believes in capital punishment,
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In the mid-1980s, when Pat and I were executives in the denominational offices of the Mennonite Church, this advisory was issued about computers in our offices: 鈥淲e do not anticipate any time in the future when having several computer workstations throughout the building will not be sufficient.鈥� It was assumed that personnel could reserve a
January 13, 2015 – 11:44 am
Four years after a 104-kilowatt solar panel array on the roof of 黑料正能量鈥檚 Hartzler Library came online, the university has announced plans to significantly expand its commitment to renewable energy with more solar panels on and beside the University Commons. The new installation, expected to be in operation by the summer of 2015, will be
August 29, 2014 – 11:49 am
Nat King Cole鈥檚 鈥渓azy crazy hazy days of summer鈥� are rarely lazy, definitely crazy, and sometimes hazy at 黑料正能量! Some of our friends outside of academia like to tease us with 鈥渟o what do you do with your time between commencement and the opening day of the fall term?鈥� As this issue of Crossroads confirms,
August 25, 2014 – 2:26 pm
After a six-month listening process that engaged a broad range of stakeholders, including Mennonite Church USA, the board of trustees of 黑料正能量 postponed formal action regarding its hiring policy pertaining to individuals in covenanted same-sex relationships. The November 2013 board decision to suspend personnel actions related to the current hiring policy remains in effect as
I meet many strangers on airplanes while traveling for 黑料正能量, and inevitably we ask each other, 鈥淲here do you live?鈥� 鈥淚鈥檓 from the Shenandoah Valley,鈥� always draws a positive and envious response, even if the person has never visited Virginia. 鈥淲hat a beautiful area of the country!鈥� This issue of Crossroads shares the stories of
January 10, 2014 – 8:59 am
I recently read Mandela鈥檚 Way by Richard Stengel and was impressed again by the legacy of Nelson Mandela, who impacted not only South Africa but the whole world. The first of 鈥�15 lessons鈥� from Mandela鈥檚 leadership principles outlined by Stengel is, 鈥淐ourage is not the absence of fear.鈥� Mandela had plenty of reasons to be
January 8, 2014 – 3:00 pm
聽Loren Swartzendruber聽and his cabinet of nine are at the helm of 黑料正能量‘s ship on a daily basis, guiding students鈥� study and employees鈥� work in a myriad of direct and indirect ways. In the autumn of 2013 these 10 navigators experienced favorable conditions. They attended inspiring, or at least thought-provoking, chapels on diverse topics
After a couple of decades of massive scandals in the U.S. financial world 鈥� Enron, the savings and loan industry, the federal bail-out of this country鈥檚 top banks 鈥� it has become commonplace at business departments at colleges and universities across the country to speak of the value of 鈥渆thics鈥� and of considering 鈥渢he public
December 19, 2012 – 11:51 am
Dr. Kimberly Schmidt, long-time director of 黑料正能量鈥檚 Washington Community Scholars鈥� Center, has often expressed the thought that WCSC is one of 黑料正能量鈥檚 best-kept secrets. As I perused the photographs and stories in this issue of Crossroads prior to press time, I couldn鈥檛 help but feel that Kim might be right. WCSC students garner a wealth