5. Cedarville University is a Christ-centered learning community equipping students for lifelong leadership and service through an education marked by excellence and grounded in biblical truth. Our Mission

6. Cedarville University will be one of the most influential Christ-centered universities in the 21st century — the model in higher education for biblical integration, professional preparation, technological innovation and cultural engagement. Our graduates will be known for their faithfulness to the authority of the Scriptures and their passion to use Christ-centered influence to change the world. Our Vision

7. The Cedarville University Graduate will... 1. Glorify God 1. Glorify God 2. Think Broadly and Deeply 2. Think Broadly and Deeply 3. Communicate Effectively 3. Communicate Effectively 4. Develop Academically and Professionally 4. Develop Academically and Professionally 5. Engage for Christ 5. Engage for Christ

9. Chris Williamson Chris Williamson Crawford Loritts Crawford Loritts Michael Easley Michael Easley Rob Turner Rob Turner Harry and Echo VanderWal Harry and Echo VanderWal Joni Eareckson Tada Palmer Chinchen Gen. Paul Carlton Gen. Paul Carlton

11. National Sponsors National Association of Evangelicals Council for Christian Colleges & Universities Conservatives for Comprehensive Immigration Reform Esperanza National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference World Relief Immigrant Hope Regent University Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention William J. Hamel, President of Evangelical Free Church Matthew Soerens and Jenny Hwang, authors of Welcoming the Stranger

13. Proverbs 2:3-6

14. I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious. AlbertEinstein

15. Fairy tales are more than true; not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten. G. K. Chesterton

16. The Bottom Line At issue here is the question: “To whom do I belong? To God or to the world?” Many of my daily preoccupations suggest that I belong more to the world than to God. A little criticism makes me angry, and a little rejection makes me depressed. A little praise raises my spirits, and a little success excites me. It takes very little to raise me up or thrust me down.

17. Often I am like a small boat on the ocean, completely at the mercy of its waves. All the time and energy I spend in keeping some kind of balance and preventing myself from being tipped over and drowning shows that my life is mostly a struggle for survival: not a holy struggle, but an anxious struggle resulting from the mistaken idea that it is the world that defines me. Henri Nouwen The Return of the Prodigal Son