2012 February 17 Image of the Week
"It was a banner day for religious freedom yesterday…" So said the Wall Street Journal of January 11, the day the Supreme Court handed down a unanimous decision in Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Three Wheaton alumni who serve as attorneys at the Becket Fund—Luke Goodrich '01, Eric Kniffin '98, and Diana Verm '04—all played a role in the Supreme Court victory, which the Journal affirmed was "arguably among the most important religious liberty cases in a half century."
Pictured here, in a photo provided by Emily Hardman of the Becket Fund and submitted by staff member LaTonya Taylor, is the Becket Fund team with local counsel and church representatives in front of the Supreme Court Building on the day of the oral arguments last October.
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2012 February 10 Image of the Week
Staff member Genesis DeLong submitted this photo of Caleb Burr '13 as he poses while volunteering at the Tuition Freedom Day table on February 9th. Each year students celebrate Tuition Freedom Day in February, which marks the first day of their school year that tuition is covered by the generous donations of Wheaton alumni, parents, and friends. Laptops were available in the Beamer Center from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. for students to write thank you letters to donors who gave to the Wheaton Fund.
"Thank you for allowing me to study abroad," Caleb said to donors, "for allowing me to develop friendships, to grow in Christ, to enjoy myself, and to discover who I am." Other students thanked donors for opportunities to study in a Christ-centered community, to participate in Wheaton Athletics, and to study under the "amazing professors" at Wheaton.
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2012 February 3 Image of the Week
“With the start of the Thunder baseball season in a few weeks, we want to let the team know that they'll have fans tuning into their games from Alaska!” wrote Ben Nordstrom ’94. “Last summer, we enjoyed cheering for Ryan Miller '12 and Trey Martin '13 (with the Alaska Baseball League's AIA Fire) in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Palmer, and Kenai. Best wishes to Ryan, Trey, and all the guys for an outstanding season ahead. Go Thunder!”
Pictured, at Mulcahy Stadium in Anchorage, Alaska (left to right): Ben Nordstrom ’94, Owen Nordstrom, Ryan Miller ’12, Jeff Wheaton ’82, Rev. J. Alan Patterson, Eleanore Gotthard Patterson ’55, and Trey Martin ’13.
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2012 January 27 Image of the Week
Dennis K. Massaro ’75, MA ’84 sent the photo of “A great day on the slopes with Wheaton buddies,” taken at Steamboat, Colorado. Dennis noted, “These guys all graduated in 1982 and live all over the country but have kept touch all these years!”
Pictured (left to right): Tim Stoner ’82, Jeff Mohr ’82, David Aldridge ’82, Mark Gilchrist ’82, Todd Aspegren ’82, and Ward Stauffer ’82.
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2012 January 20 Image of the Week
“After a long first week of new semester classes, us guys decided to relieve a little stress and hit the freshly snow covered field at McCully Stadium, wrote Jake Roop '13. “Tackle football was the name of the game, and though it was frigid, we had enormous amounts of fun. Hopefully this won't be the last time this semester that we can enjoy a friendly game of tossing the pigskin on the frozen gridiron.”
Pictured, left to right: Miles Greenwald '13, Jake Roop '13, Calvin Klint '13, Steven Bowman '12, Eric Etter '13, Matt Bowman '15, Stephen Rosenthal '15. In front: Joel Gotchey '13.
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2012 January 13 Image of the Week (1 of 2)
“President Ryken and Wheaton Athletics Director Julie Davis competed in a three-point shooting contest at halftime of the Thunder men’s basketball team’s 82-49 win against Millikin on January 10,” noted Sports Information Director Brett Marhanka of this week's photos, which were taken by Mike Hudson '89. “Both competitors made five shots in regulation, sending the contest into a five-shot elimination round that saw Dr. Ryken edge Davis 3-2 in the extra round.”
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2012 January 13 Image of the Week (2 of 2)
“President Ryken and Wheaton Athletics Director Julie Davis competed in a three-point shooting contest at halftime of the Thunder men’s basketball team’s 82-49 win against Millikin on January 10,” noted Sports Information Director Brett Marhanka of this week's photos, which were taken by Mike Hudson '89. “Both competitors made five shots in regulation, sending the contest into a five-shot elimination round that saw Dr. Ryken edge Davis 3-2 in the extra round.”
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2012 January 6 Image of the Week
What happens at Wheaton while the students are away for break? One event held on campus during the first week of 2012 was the annual retreat of the Ethnic America Network, a “coalition of ministries encouraging local churches to share Christ's love with the growing ethnic diversity in our communities.”
The Billy Graham Center and its Ethnic Ministries team hosted the gathering of 30 individuals, including pastors, faculty members, and ministry and lay leaders from around the U.S. and Canada.
According to Chandler Im, Director of Ethnic Ministries, the main goals of the Network are 1) to reach out to ethnic people groups with the message and love of Jesus Christ, and 2) to promote reconciliation, unity, and collaboration among the diverse people groups in the North American body of Christ.
The retreat's 3-day array of activities included preparing for the upcoming annual Ethnic Ministries Summit in South Carolina, for which more than 600 attendees are expected.
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