Life in the Ivory Tower Steve Pawluk’s Vision for Southern Adventist University May 11, 2004

The Golden Mean “Do not be overrighteous, neither be overwise - why destroy yourself? Do not be overwicked and do not be a fool - why die before your time? It is good to grasp the one and not let go of the other. The man who fears God will avoid all extremes.” ~ Ecclesiastes 7:16-18 ~

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Southern Adventist University is an academic community of believers who have come apart to dedicate themselves to searching for Truth and for truth, wherever that search may lead them.

The search for Truth and for truth is facilitated by professors, and support administration and staff, who focus on student learning instead of on teaching.

This learning community does not measure itself primarily by continued growth or by new programs, but by the positive social impact made by our graduates, students, and faculty, on their local communities and their churches.

Positive Social Impact: 1. Students as leaders and change agents. 2. Influencing our denomination. 3. Influencing our community.

Some Ideas 1. Religion general education courses and pastoral continuing education courses online. 2. Gen Ed streamline and articulate requirements around twin core concepts of service learning and leadership skills. 3. Library become a well-used resource for our academic community for research, study, & socialization (Postum Shop).

Some Ideas 4. Journalism & Communication and Visual Art & Design seek economy of scale through collaboration (especially in film and photography). 5. English Dept. expand upper division offerings to better prepare students for the option of entering graduate school, and host a campus Writing Center.

Some Ideas 6. Social Work & Family Studies become a greater voice for social justice on campus & in our denomination, and enhance status as community resource via consortium in collaboration with Chat State.

Some Ideas 7. Sciences consider their role as a community resource. 8. Grad programs increase emphasis on use of original sources in study, and on research, especially faculty-student collaboration.

Some Ideas 9. Ed/Psyc and Wellness collaborate on the Outdoor Adventure Program. 10. Ed/Psyc put Intro to Teaching and denominational certification courses online. 11. Increased publications by faculty members to influence the thinking of our denomination and constituents.

Some Ideas 12. Business offer strategic planning and financial management instruction to pastors, conference workers, and K-12 administrators. 13. Business to help students assist community businesses, SDA K-12 schools, and/or United Way.

Some Ideas 14. Office of Online Learning to also include Faculty Development efforts, especially in the use of innovative ways to facilitate student learning through simulations, live data access, practical projects, internet collaboration with other agencies, etc.

Some Ideas 15. Modern Languages continue to expand its course offerings, majors, and minors, as well as serving a tool for cultural understanding on campus and in our denomination. 16. All disciplines evaluate their level of emphasis on content-related applied learning, student leadership, and “the big ideas.”

Positive Social Impact: “Every human being, created in the image of God, is endowed with a power akin to that of the Creator - individuality, power to think and to do.

Positive Social Impact: “The men and women in whom this power is developed are those who bear responsibilities, who are leaders in enterprise, and who influence character. It is the work of true education to develop this power,...” White, True Education, p. 12

Within that context, while aiming for appropriate balance, it is the privilege and responsibility of Southern Adventist University to thoughtfully, and in an informed manner, interfere with the natural development of its young adult students.

Do justice, Love mercy, Walk humbly with your God. ~ Micah 6:8 ~