Congratulations to all of you.
- Certainly, congratulations are in order for the class of 2018. I look forward to celebrating with you this weekend.
- To all of you who are finishing this semester successfully, I offer a mini-congratulation (Is it possible to offer congratulation (singular)?) Anyhow, you are one semester closer to your big goal. You have done well!
- To those of you who just want this semester to be done--it hasn't been good for you and you want to be done with it--I also offer a word of congratulation . . . IF.
Scott Refilong offered some wisdom recently.
For those of you trying to finish college this year.
Study smart not [just] hard. . . .
College is a place for hustle and bustle sometimes but chill out.
You should be in college to slowly soak in every detail,
to make you better in what you want to do, and, if you feel you cant make it this time
then so be it. . . .
Be happy to set and finish a long term goal in a long time. . .
Being happy to pass is always the given,
but for those of you that have a difficult time,
be content if you "happen" to fail because
you are STILL in the process of learning.
Blessings. Finish Strong and Happy.
Thanks Scott.
- if your semester didn't finish as you hoped it would all is not lost. The Bible is full of stories of redemption. In fact THE Storyof the Bible is about how God is redeeming this sin-ruined planet and its inhabitants for His glory. He can do the same for a messed up semester. If you realize that, I congratulate you
Let me introduce you to Dr. Stephen Whatley.
Dr. Whatley actually has two Doctoral degrees, but you don't need to call him "Dr. Dr.."
He has taught for about 33 years in this part of the world, including at MIBS. He worked with Dr. Bill Wood, and was one of Iotaka's teachers. He is a young guy, like me. He will be teaching THEO 201, Christian Doctrine 2, during the first summer session. He will be staying in the guest apartment, where Kathy and I usually live.
Please be nice to him and make him feel welcome.
FYI: Dr. Whatley is planning to be in the Marshalls during July.
Pay your bills, etc.
I'm afraid that sometimes we give you students the wrong idea about meeting obligations. We talk about you won't be able to graduate, or we won't release a transcript, etc. The fact of the matter is, though those consequences are true, and you should avoid them, the real reason you should meet your obligations is because it is the right thing to do. The NLT captures the gist of Psalm 15:3 when it says that people of integrity are those who "keep their promises even when it hurts."
Many of the good things you will learn ( or can learn) at PIU aren't on any test given in the classroom. The test is in real life. This is one of those lessons. Do the right thing.
Tyndale House Publishers. (2013). Holy Bible: New Living Translation (Ps 15:4). Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers. righteous man is one who "
We have a good layout for summer classes.
- Pick up a schedule in the office or view it online.
- Dorms will be open. See more below.
- Pell grants are available for summer school. If you haven't already, talk to Delight.
- For part of the summer, I won't be here to bug you.
Your RAs have information about Dorm Clean-up,and summer dorm. Check with them.
May 6 is out-of-the-dorm time.
Here is the latest from Alex and Scott:
The dorms close at 5 pm May 6th. If you need a place to stay between classes May 6th and summer classes start, please see Celia by Friday.
 If you are planning on leaving stuff, because you are returning, please place it in a box or plastic box and label with your name. (Remind me to tell you about my pickle bucket full of love letters.) If you are not returning please take what you can, give what you can to other students, and then place the other stuff in bags for trash.
If you are planning to stay in the dorm over summer we need to know by Friday!
Check with RAs for details.
"You, students, are our best recruiters."
We have a simple recruiting tool. Please pick up a few in the office. It is engineered to encourage potential students to look further. We have it in both a digital and print format. Write Joshua to get a digital copy or see below.
- Pick out one or more friend, relative, or fellow church member whom you want to encourage to come to PIU.
- Get either a printed version of this "recruitment tract" or the digital version (See attachment)
- Write a personal note to your friend. Don't just send them the tract. For some this will best be done by email, Facebook, or some other media you students have mastered. For others, postal mail will work best. For a few, the best way to handle this will be to sit down with your friend and have a conversation.
Whatever is best, just do it.
- If you are sending your note to your friend via postal mail, you can just give it to Joshua. We'll buy the stamp.
- This one is most important. Stop by my office so we can pray, and discuss how to best reach out to your friend.
- It would be good to mention that because of the sacrificial service of our staff, and because our accreditation enables US & Compact students to use Pell grants, education at PIU is a bargain, for many of you, it is free.
 I talked to Dave and Joyce this morning. They asked me to pass on their greeting. They would love to be here.
The will be in Cincinnati in June, visiting Samantha and the grandkids. Mike will be in Israel for an archeological dig. They'll see him briefly before he leaves.
Dave sounds and looks good. He has a follow-up scan in July.
Pray.
Have a great week.
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