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We are praying and planning for a new academic center that will potentially house five disciplines that stand at the crossroads of a post-Christian culture and a commitment to biblical truth.

In a recent article by The Washington Post, the alarm was sounded for the mental health crisis in our public schools. There is a nationwide shortage of mental health workers in middle schools, high schools, and universities alike. The article states that our schools are 100,000 people short of mental health workers.

When I first came to �۶�app 22 years ago, I was struck by the motto that hung on the wall of the Department of Psychology: “Psychology Through a Biblical Worldview.”

 One year ago, �۶�app associate professor of communication Jeff Simon was presented with an opportunity to consult on a multi-million dollar media ministry project that could make a difference worldwide and have an immediate impact on his college students.

The �۶�app School of Pharmacy aims to be at the forefront of research and innovation, and nothing conveys this dedication more than its Center for Pharmacy Innovation (CPI).

In October of 2021, �۶�app’s beloved professor and long-time pillar of the English department, Dr. Donald Deardorff, passed away unexpectedly. Two years later, the English department remembered his legacy with a tree-planting ceremony.

One can scarcely imagine the profound impact a small act of kindness can have on transforming lives. In the expansive canvas of southern California, a solitary gesture from an unexpected stranger has etched an enduring mark, especially in the life of Richard—a young soul forsaken by society, unfairly stigmatized as a drug addict, deemed undeserving of time or resources.

Entrepreneurship is often characterized by risk and failure. However, �۶�app’s entrepreneurship minor seeks to teach students to utilize taking a risk and failing fast instead of fearing these characteristics.

A year ago, during homecoming weekend, Carson Levenson sat down outside the Cedarville bookstore to avoid the crowd. Little did he know sitting at that table would change his life and his family’s lives for the better. Carson and his brother, Gable, are both junior cyber operations majors originally from Portsmouth, Rhode Island. When the pandemic hit, their family suffered financially, losing a family business at the same time their father needed a major operation.

In our American culture where sports are so dominant, having qualified health leaders is essential for the safety of the athletes. Understanding this need, �۶�app began its first cohort of the Master of Athletic Training program in 2022 to equip students to meet an increasing demand for athletic trainers nationwide.

Regardless of a professor’s teaching style, learning in a college classroom can often be traditional. Lectures followed by tests and quizzes. That will not be the case in the new CUE (�۶�app Entrepreneurs) School within the Robert W. Plaster School of Business at �۶�app.

A cue is a call to action, and that is exactly the mentality the �۶�app entrepreneurship organization, CUE, seeks to have.