Spring/summer 2011 - Houghton College

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HOUGHTON COLLEGEVOLUME 86, NO. 1 SPRING/SUMMER 2011Houghton magazine welcomes letters, alumni news,and art or photographs for possible inclusion in themagazine. All are subject to editing and the opinionsexpressed are those of the authors or their subjectsand are not necessarily shared by the college or theeditor. Send information in care of the editor to thecollege, or fax 585.567.9668, or e-mail magazine@houghton.edu. Address changes should be sent toSGD KTLMH 1DK@SHNMR .ÉBD 'NTFGSNM "NKKDFD 'NTFGSNM - 8 -DHSGDQ 'NTFGSNM "NKKDFD MNQ Houghton magazine is responsible forunsolicited mail received by persons who ask thattheir addresses be printed in the magazine. Writtenpermission is required to reproduce HoughtonL@F@YHMD HM VGNKD NQ HM O@QS "NMSDMSR 'NTFGSNM "NKKDFDHOUGHTON MAGAZINE STAFF K@HMD 3NNKDX EditorBrandon RushLead Designer & Production CoordinatorElizabeth MayhleEvents & Graphic Designer/Traffic Coordinator#@MHDK -NXDR Executive Director of Alumni RelationsEditorial BoardBruce BrennemanCindy LastoriaRonald MahurinDaniel Noyes ’93Elaine Tooley ’05Bob Van Wicklin ’92Scott Wade"NMSQHATSNQRDanielle Brenon ’12Darby Emerson ’11Doug GaerteMichelle Hillman ’08Ben R. KingDaniel Noyes ’93Shelley (Smith ’93) NoyesEmily Sahm ’12Jillian SoksoPhotographyWesley Dean ’10Mary (Gibson ’06) DoughertyDan MacMahon (MacMahon Photography)Shirley Mullen ’76Daniel Noyes ’93Brandon RushCover photo by Mary (Gibson ’06) DoughertyPrintingBoncraft, a Zenger Group CompanyBuffalo, NYCORRECTIONS6D L@JD DUDQX DÈNQS SN DMRTQD SG@S HMENQL@SHNM OQDRDMSDC VHSGHM SGHR publication is accurate and timely. The following notes are correctionsfor the Houghton L@F@YHMD OTAKHRGDC HM E@KK VHMSDQ #Q '@QNKC ,B-HDK HR RTQUHUDC AX UD C@TFGSDQR @MC @ RNM ,@QH@M 2HLLR V@R NLHSSDC EQNL #Q ,B-HDK R NAHST@QX O@FD

CONTENTS061816in this issue050608PRESIDENT’S MESSAGECOMMENCEMENTEXPRESSION08 WHAT THE MUSIC’S ALL ABOUT10 FORSYTH LEARNING COMMONS12 CULTIVATING ANARTISTIC COMMUNITY14 ROOTED DEEP16 DRINKING THE WIND18 GEORGE BEVERLY SHEA ’3222 ERIN BENNETT BANKS ’0024 MARK VANDERHAAR ’99262728FACULTY ACCOLADESBOOKSHELFALUMNI NEWS & NOTESHOUGHTON 3

“ When we have learnedto express ourselveswith such clarity andgrace that the light ofthe Glory of God shinesthrough our lives, wewill have done whatwe were made to do.”–Shirley Mullen ’764 HOUGHTON

WPRESIDENTA WORD FROM THE PRESIDENTe were made for expression. %QNL NTQ QRS M@S@K BQX TMSHK NTQ K@RS AQD@SG we strive to communicate authentically the yearnings, the questions,the wonder, the exultations, and the hopes that lie deep within us.At Houghton, expression is central to our spiritual growth. It is onlythrough trying to translate our Christian faith into the concerns ofSGD BK@RRQNNL SGD BNLODSHSHUD DMUHQNMLDMS NE SGD @SGKDSHB DKC SGD BNMBQDSD L@SDQH@K NE clay, paint and wood, into music and drama, and real opportunities for love and for servicethat we come to see where the outward expression of ourselves does not match what is inside.The incongruence challenges us to grow. In those moments when there is congruence, we@QD BNM QLDC VHSG @ RDMRD NE CHUHMD OKD@RTQD 3G@S SNN B@TRDR TR SN NTQHRG @MC FQNVAt Houghton, expression is at the heart of learning. “Clear thinking is linked to clearwriting,” as one of my former colleagues used to say. Every assignment is an ‘essay’ in thetrue meaning of that word. It is an attempt to give expression to what we have learned withBK@QHSX @MC OQDBHRHNM VGDSGDQ SGD @RRHFMLDMS HR @ ONDL @ K@A QDONQS @ QDRD@QBG O@ODQ NQ @ LTRHB@K BNLONRHSHNM @MC HM SG@S DWOQDRRHNM SN L@JD @ BNMSQHATSHNM SN NSGDQR At Houghton, expression is more often than not a community and an interdisciplinary enterprise.2STCDMSR BNNODQ@SD SN OQDRDMS SGDHQ SGHMJHMF VGDSGDQ SG@S HR HM @M DMRDLAKD KHJD SGD "NKKDFD Choir, the Science Honors Program, the thriving student-led theater culture, or on the athletic DKC S 'NTFGSNM XNT @QD @R KHJDKX SN LDDS @ OGXRHBR RSTCDMS CHQDBSHMF @ OK@X @R @M MFKHRG major. (In fact, two OGXRHBR L@INQR @MC @M @QS L@INQ CHQDBSDC NMD NE SGHR ROQHMF R MD SGD@SQD OQNCTBSHNMR NM B@LOTRÕ 2STCDMSR @KRN BNNODQ@SD HM ADHMF SGD @TCHDMBD ENQ D@BG NSGDQ R DWOQDRRHNM 6HSMDRR SGD UHAQ@MS @TCHDMBD RTOONQS @S RSTCDMS QDBHS@KR Lanthorn readings, concerts of the"NKKDFD "GNHQ 2XLOGNMHB 6HMCR SGD )@YY MRDLAKD @MC GNMNQR BDKDAQ@SHNMR NE @KK RNQSR At Houghton, expression HR @ V@X NE KHED SG@S DWSDMCR VDKK ADXNMC SGD BK@RRQNNL @MC SGD Houghton campus. The love of Christ manifested in individual and communal learning spillsover into creative caring for others in Allegany County, in Western New York and aroundSGD VNQKC )TRS SGHR VDDJ ( LDS VHSG QDBDMS FQ@CT@SDR VGN S@KJDC @ANTS GNV 'NTFGSNM G@C prepared them to work creatively in new situations that required the translation of theirlearning into practical opportunities for serving at-risk youth and recent immigrants. Thissame call to ‘translate’ the love of Christ takes Houghton graduates to concert halls, lawNÉBDR GNROHS@KR QDRD@QBG K@ANQ@SNQHDR BGTQBG OTKOHSR @MC DKDLDMS@QX BK@RRQNNLR When we have learned to express ourselves with such clarity and grace that the light of the Glory of GodRGHMDR SGQNTFG NTQ KHUDR VD VHKK G@UD CNMD VG@S VD VDQD L@CD SN CN 3G@S HR VG@S 'NTFGSNM HR @ANTSShirley A. Mullen ’76HOUGHTON 5

COMMENCEMENTCOMMENCEMENT 2011Danielle Brenon ’12“It would be foolish to say that Houghtonis perfect, or that my feet have brought me to a placewhere I’ve instantly been restored, or that this isan enchanted emporium of education. No place onearth can give us that perfection. But it would bea beautiful truth to say that, at Houghton, I’ve metpeople who have given me a way to rest my feet.”Class of 2011SnapshotCo-Valedictorians – Deborah A.Johnson and Katrina E. KoehlerSalutatorian – Kristen A. ZinggBeyond the pacing and wandering in search of rest, Emily Rinehart ’11 shared@ OD@BD KKDC thought not far from the minds of many Houghton graduates.R SGDX V@KJDC SGDHQ M@K RSDOR CNVM SGD @HRKDR @MC @BQNRR SGD RS@FD NE6DRKDX "G@ODK SGD "K@RR NE TMCDQFQ@CT@SDR @MC UD L@RSDQ R graduates—moved their feet into the next chapter of their lives.“Today you have become graduates of Houghton College,” President Shirley A. Mullen ’76told the Class of 2011. “You have been invited to live very large lives you have beenchallenged to use your gifts in service to the church, to your local community, andSN SGD VNQKC HM ANSG OK@BDR NE ONVDQ @MC HM TDMBD @MC HM OK@BDR VGDQD NMKX &NC VHKK RDD XNT L@JHMF @ CHÈDQDMBD XNT G@UD ADDM OQDO@QDC VHSG SGD RJHKKR SN AD independent, life-long learners – ready to deal with the changes that will confrontyou at every stage of your life you have been prepared with the communicationFHESR SN AD ODNOKD NE HM TDMBD @MC VHSG SGD BG@Q@BSDQ SQ@HSR SN AD ODNOKD NE substance and, you have been charged to be purveyors of hope.”%QNL SGD &NKCDM 'HFGK@MCDQ "K@RR Sharon (Widrig) Karakaian ’61 shared withthe Class of 2011 that “Fifty-four years ago the class of 1961 selected three simplewords as our class motto: IN HIS STEPS, taken from 1 Peter 2:21. This verse hasbeen a good reminder for me throughout the years to stay focused on the LordCTQHMF ANSG SGD FNNC SHLDR @MC SGD CHÉBTKS SHLDR ,X GTRA@MC @MC ( GNOD SG@S XNT VHKK ENKKNV HM SGD RSDOR NE "GQHRS @MC MC OD@BD @MC ETK KKLDMS HM SGD C@XR @GD@C Dr. Evvy Hay Campbell, commencement speaker and chair professor ofHMSDQBTKSTQ@K RSTCHDR @S 6GD@SNM "NKKDFD &Q@CT@SD 2BGNNK SHSKDC GDQ @CCQDRR M 4MVQHSSDM "G@OSDQ @MC SGD "G@MBD SN &DS (S 1HFGS (M GDQ BNLLDMSR RGD DWOK@HMDC GNV &NC HR RSHKK VQHSHMF 'HR RSNQX @MC HR HMUHSHMF TR SN AD part of that writing. “Houghton College graduates of the Class of 2011,write your chapter well,” Campbell stated. “You have a chance to get itQHFGS L@JD @ CHÈDQDMBD KHUD VHSG INX @MC JMNV SG@S HM @KK NE KHED walking beside you is the risen Christ. Run your race well.” RecognizingGDQ QHBG @MC LTKSHE@BDSDC INTQMDX NE E@HSGETKMDRR /QDRHCDMS ,TKKDM @MC SGD class of 2011 received her words with hope and honor. Dr. Campbell receivedan honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Houghton College in 1996.6 HOUGHTON56 undergraduatesachieved double majors93 graduated with honorsGraduates came from 12countries including Australia,Barbados, Brazil, Canada,China, Great Britain, Guatemala,Honduras, Kenya, Thailand,Uganda and the United States.The class of 2011 includes AudreyGillette, the great-niece of GeorgeBeverly Shea ’32 and Alton Shea ’36;Shannon Daugherty, the greatgranddaughter of H. WillardOrtlip, the artist who painted themural in the John and CharlesWesley Chapel; and MichaelPocock, the great-great-greatnephew of Melvin Warburton,Houghton’s first graduate in 1888.01 L to R: Co-Valedictorian DeborahA. Johnson, Salutatorian Kristen A.Zingg and Co-Valedictorian Katrina E.Koehler. 02 Board of Trustees ChairBobbie Strand, President Shirley Mullen‘76, Commencement speaker Evvy HayCampbell and General Superintendentof The Wesleyan Church Jo Anne Lyon.

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Expression:Music’sKK ANTSWhat theBen R. King, Professor of VoiceDirector and Associate Dean, Greatbatch School of MusicWe sing the human condition.That’s whatLTRHBH@MR CN VD DWOQDRR HM RG@ODC RNTMC @MC RHKDMBD VG@S HS HR SN AD @ GTL@M ADHMF SN HMG@AHS @ ANCX SN CVDKK HM SGD "QD@SHNM SN SGHMJ SN EDDK SN E@KK @MC SN RN@Q &NC @OOD@QR SN G@UD made music one of humankind’s greatest gifts to articulate our deepest emotions, yearnings,@ROHQ@SHNMR @MC GNODR !HAKHB@KKX LTRHB @OOD@QR SN AD VNUDM HMSN SGD E@AQHB ANSG NE 3HLD @MC SDQMHSX 6D @OOD@Q SN AD CDRSHMDC SN AD LTRHB L@JDQR RNNMDQ NQ K@SDQ @KK NE TR VGDSGDQ HM SGHR VNQKC NQ SG@S XDS SN AD (S R @ BNMTMCQTL RN E@Q @R D@QSGKX DWODQHDMBD HR BNMBDQMDC LTRHB unfolds in time. It has to. That’s its inherent nature. Scripture seems to indicate pretty clearlythat music is a part of Heaven’s adoration in Eternity. It’s interesting that “When the trumpetof the Lord shall sound/And Time shall be no more -N SHLD MN LTRHB UHCDMSKX MNS 'NTFGSNM G@R ADDM @ OK@BD VGDQD LTRHB SGHR ONVDQETK FHES @MC SNNK G@R ADDM O@QSHBTK@QKX U@KTDC @MC BDKDAQ@SDC ENQ SGD FQD@S L@INQHSX NE SGD HMRSHSTSHNM R GHRSNQX 6GX %Q@MJKX HS R ADB@TRD NE JDX ODNOKD VGN G@UD ADDM KDC GDQD G@UD BGNRDM SN BNLD GDQD @MC VGN G@UD HMUDRSDC PTHSD KHSDQ@KKX centuries of time in fostering the thesis that a rich musical life for Houghton and the surroundingBNLLTMHSX V@R VNQSG SGD DÈNQS @MC VNQSG SGD BNRS #TQHMF BQHSHB@K CDB@CDR HM RNKHCHEXHMF LTRHB @S Houghton, the faculty seems to have had a way of sticking to the place: the Bain Voice Fellowships@QD L@CD ONRRHAKD AX @ FHES NE 6HKEQDC @MC ,@QX !@HM VGN ENTMCDC SGD "NKKDFD "GNHQ @MC RSHKK EDKS 8 HOUGHTONa strong connection decades later. The namesFinney and Cronk need little explanation toanyone familiar with music here. More recently,Allen, McNiel, Huizenga, Bailey, Brown,'@KADQF 1DHFKDR &@KKNV@X 6HKS "NMFCNM Norton, King, and Hijleh join the list of thosewhose service to music and to Houghton iscounted in decades rather than years.-NV SG@S R MHBD @MC @KK ATS SGD QD@RNM SGNRD ENKJR VDQD @MC QDL@HM GDQD HR ADB@TRD NE SGD RSTCDMSR VGN G@UD MTLADQDC LNQD SG@M over the years and who have left Houghton tomake music, teach music, compose music, andRDQUD @BQNRR SGD FKNAD HM V@XR @R CHUDQRD @R L@X AD HL@FHMDC LNMF SGDL @QD 6XBKHÈD translators, pastors, professors, men and womenHM ATRHMDRR OGXRHBH@MR GTMCQDCR NE LTRHB teachers, church musicians, and on and on.

THE DRUMMERMatthew Teodori ’07 came to Houghton from1HBGLNMC 5@ 'HR ODQBTRRHNM A@BJFQNTMC V@R K@BJHMF HM DWODQHDMBD ATS GD G@C @ QDL@QJ@AKD VNQJ DSGHB ,@SS BNTKC AD RDDM NESDM HM SGD instrumental rehearsal hall, practicing malletSDBGMHPTD E@Q HMSN SGD MHFGS 'D V@R @AKD SN VNQJ VHSG RTODQA L@INQ OQNEDRRNQ )HL 3HKKDQ principal percussionist of the Rochester/GHKG@QLNMHB /QNA@AKX MN QDBDMS FQ@CT@SD has had a higher trajectory of growth fromentry to graduation. Matt was accepted to thegraduate performance program in percussionstudies at the University of Texas-Austin and isMNV HM SGD M@K RS@FDR NE GHR CNBSNQ@K OQNFQ@L in percussion performance there while alsoplaying professionally with a percussion trio.God appears to have made music one of humankind’sgreatest gifts to articulate our deepest emotions,yearnings, aspirations and hopes.have known, Emily was forever asking questions. After student teaching she knew that she wantedSN GDKO ODNOKD ATS V@R KDRR RTQD SG@S @ * LTRHB BK@RRQNNL V@R SGD OK@BD RGD RGNTKC CN HS %NQ several years after graduation, Emily worked in the helping professions, singing and playing inBKTAR NM SGD RHCD %HM@KKX GDQ S@KDMSR @MC B@KKHMFR BN@KDRBDC @MC SGHR O@RS E@KK LHKX L@SQHBTK@SDC in the graduate program in music therapy at SUNY (State University of New York) New Paltz.THE DOCTOR)DÈ 3GNLORNM UHNKHMHRS OH@MHRS SDMNQ ( RTRODBS SG@S )DÈ RODMS LNQD SHLD HM SGD "DMSDQ ENQ SGD QSR SG@M HM SGD /@HMD 2BHDMBD "DMSDQ @MC V@R @BSHUD HM ITRS @ANTS DUDQX LTRHB@K DMCD@UNQ @U@HK@AKD while completing his pre-med studies, thus earning a Bachelor of Science degree and a contractminor in music. He also served the Houghton Volunteer Fire Department as an EMT. Now anDLDQFDMBX QNNL OGXRHBH@M )DÈ HR @KRN @BSHUD @R @ BGTQBG LTRHBH@M @MC ODQENQLDQ HM SGD !TÈ@KN @QD@THE PIANIST-CONDUCTORTHE SINGER-ATHLETEAdam Potter ’07 arrived at Houghton as aresult of his attendance at Houghton’s longQTMMHMF RTLLDQ /H@MN "@LO @AKX L@M@FDC AX OH@MN OQNEDRRNQ 1NADQS &@KKNV@X C@L AQNTFGS @M DWTADQ@MS DMDQFX @MC O@M@BGD SN GHR BNMRHCDQ@AKD OH@MN RJHKKR @MC ODQENQLHMF passion. While here he expanded hisODQENQL@MBD RJHKKR SN HMBKTCD BDQSH B@SHNM HM LTRHB DCTB@SHNM R @ RDMHNQ GD ADB@LD convinced that choral music was wherehis future passions lay and enrolled in the&QD@SA@SBG 2BGNNK NE ,TRHB L@RSDQ R CDFQDD program as a choral conductor. Following anoutstanding graduate tenure, he was quicklyGHQDC HM @ HUHMFRSNM "NTMSX - 8 LTRHB ONRHSHNM 'HR UDQX QRS XD@Q NM SGD INA GHR position was made a target for elimination inCHRSQHBS ATCFDS BTSR 6GDM SGHR ADB@LD JMNVM the degree and amount of parent, teacher, andstudent support for the work he was doingQDRTKSDC HM SGD ONRHSHNM ADHMF QDS@HMDCJennifer (Hartenstine ’00) Felty B@LD SN 'NTFGSNM SN RHMF @MC OK@X RNBBDQ 2GD CHC ANSG ENQ four years and did extraordinarily well. She was the leading scorer on the women’s soccerteam her senior year and was named National Player of the Week and Regional Player ofthe Week twice that year, was All-American, won a leading role in Houghton’s productionof Carousel her freshman year, and was working professionally in regional musical theaterADENQD FQ@CT@SHNM EQNL 'NTFGSNM. Following her professional experience, she earnedGDQ L@RSDQ R CDFQDD EQNL /DMM 2S@SD @MC HR MNV GD@C NE SGD MD @QSR CDO@QSLDMS @S HSHSY "GQHRSH@M 2BGNNK VGHKD Q@HRHMF @ E@LHKX @MC ADFHMMHMF SN BNMRHCDQ CNBSNQ@K RSTCHDRTHE ECLECTICEmily Whittaker ’00 HR @M NANHRS LHKX is a singer. Emily is a guitarist. Emily is asongwriter. A music education major withNMD NE SGD MDRS @MC LNRS HMPTHQHMF LHMCR ( EXPRESSION( C KHJD SN SDKK XNT @ANTS RNLD NE SGD LNQD QDBDMS ENKJR DLAKDL@SHB @MC illustrative of all of our music alumni.3GDRD EDV FKHLORDR @QD @ MD HMCHB@SNQ NE SGD VGNKD NE VG@S 'NTFGSNM LTRHBH@MR do and are in their lives. We are extraordinarily proud of all of them.3GD @BSHUHSX CHQDBSNQ NE 'NTFGSNM R RDMHNQ B@QD BDMSDQ ARNKTS "@QD R@XR SG@S SGD @MMT@K RDQUHBD projects of students in our Music in Christian Perspective course are the highlight of residents’C@XR @MC HR RN FQ@SDETK ENQ SG@S S@MFHAKD BNMSQHATSHNM SN SGD KHUDR NE NTQ MDHFGANQR SGDQD .M SGD AQN@CDQ RB@KD LTRHB DCTB@SHNM HM * HR @ ONVDQETK SNNK ENQ AQHMFHMF RSTCDMSR HMSN DPT@KHSX NE opportunity through the study and making of music. Tens of thousands of children around theVNQKC ENQ 'NTFGSNM LTRHBH@MR SD@BG @BQNRR SGD OK@MDS @QD CQ@VM HMSN SGD G@AHSR NE CHRBHOKHMD @MC OQ@BSHBD HMSN @OOQDBH@SHNM NE SGD AD@TSHETK @MC HMSN RJHKKR SG@S SQ@MREDQ @BQNRR L@MX disciplines. Music in the lives of children is an amazing equalizer, whether in IrondequoitMiddle School or in Argentina’s massively successful El Sistema !X SGDHQ BNMSQHATSHNMR SN LTRHB in Christian worship—helping form ‘the churches’ song,’ as Professor Judy Congdon so aptlyOTSR HS 'NTFGSNM LTRHBH@MR @QD BNMSQHATSHMF SN *HMFCNL KHED VGDQD SGDX @QD HM @ ONVDQETK V@X assisting those congregations in worship that prepares for service to the world around them.For these and so many other reasons, we continue to express in shaped sound andRHKDMBD VG@S HR SN AD @ GTL@M ADHMF SN HMG@AHS @ ANCX SN CVDKK HM SGD "QD@SHNM to think, to feel, to fall, and to soar. We sing the human condition.HOUGHTON 9

The Sally and Benn ForsythDoug Gaerte, Professor of CommunicationThe Sally and Benn Forsyth Learning Commons ribboncutting. L to R: Sally Forsyth, Bruce Forsyth, Benn Forsythand President Shirley Mullen ’76

In 2006 Houghton College committedto expanding the range of opportunities@U@HK@AKD ENQ BQD@SHUD DWOQDRRHNM 6HSG SGD support of colleagues in English and writing,the communication program launched anew course of study in media arts and visualcommunication. David Huth ’91 accepted theBG@KKDMFD SN INHM SGD E@BTKSX @MC GDKO ATHKC SGD MDV OQNFQ@L RL@KK LDCH@ K@A V@R RDS TO HM space carved out of a traditional classroom,@MC HM SGD ROQHMF NE RSTCDMSR ADF@M SGDHQ QRS BK@RRDR 3GD MDWS XD@Q RDUDQ@K LNQD L@BGHMDR VDQD BQ@LLDC HMSN SGD K@A ATS HS V@R HLONRRHAKD SN JDDO TO VHSG SGD CDL@MC Waiting lists for many media classes sometimesDWBDDCDC SGD MTLADQ NE RSTCDMSR DMQNKKDC (M NÈ GNTQR VGDM BK@RRDR VDQD MNS LDDSHMF HM SGD K@A students from across campus came in to use theK@A ENQ SGDHQ NVM BQD@SHUD VNQJ DCHSHMF UHCDNR SN OQDRDMS @S 2/.3 NQ SN B@OSTQD SGD LDLNQHDR of a mission trip, preparing entries for theHoughton College Film Festival, doing layoutwork for the Star, or designing media projectsfor class assignments in departments acrosscampus. Some semesters, one-third of mediaK@A TRDQR QDOQDRDMSHMF @ VHCD Q@MFD NE L@INQR were not even enrolled in a media course.As often happens in times of need, God provides.In the summer of 2009, Benn and Sally Forsyth,who have long had a passion for Christian highereducation, arranged a tour of campus with an@CU@MBDLDMS NÉBDQ #TQHMF SGD B@LOTR SNTQ the Forsyths walked past the K@A VGDQD /QNEDRRNQ EXPRESSIONHNTFGSNM G@R @KV@XR ADDM @ place where creativity thrives.Generations of music studentshave worked under talentedinstructors to explore therange of musical expression. Art students havehelped us view the world in new ways throughpaint, pastels and clay. Poets and essayistshave given voice to powerful emotions andmusings, while dramatic performers haveAQNTFGS SN KHED QHBG BG@Q@BSDQR DMF@FDC HM BNM HBS @MC QDRNKTSHNM 6GHKD RTBG SQ@CHSHNM@K forms of expression continue to thrive atHoughton, current students often display theircreativity on a computer monitor, throughSGD KDMR NE @ B@LDQ@ NQ NM @ LHWHMF AN@QC “ What’s most exciting is that this new resource willhelp students in a range of majors, not just art andBNLLTMHB@SHNM ,TRHB RBHDMBD ATRHMDRR @MC DCTB@SHNM L@INQR VHKK AD @AKD SN ADMD S EQNL SGDRD SNNKR –Nathan Lammey ’12Huth was working with several students. Huthstepped out into the hall, introduced himself,@MC RG@QDC RSNQHDR @ANTS RNLD NE SGD BQD@SHUD work students were doing and the vision for themedia arts program. Interested in what they hadRDDM SGD %NQRXSGR ADF@M @ BNMUDQR@SHNM VHSG SGD @CU@MBDLDMS NÉBD SGD CD@M R NÉBD @MC SGD communication department, eventually leadingto the generous gift that has made the new D@QMHMF "NLLNMR @ QD@KHSX R SGD %NQRXSGR expressed it: “What we need is Christianleadership in society. The only way you’re goingto get Christians into the leadership positions ofATRHMDRR @MC FNUDQMLDMS HM NQCDQ SN RDS @ GHFG LNQ@K RS@MC@QC HR AX DCTB@SHNM 3GHR K@A VHKK increase the intensity of students’ education andencourage them to shoot for a higher plane. Thatis very positive and very good.” The ForsythsGNOD SG@S SGD MDV D@QMHMF "NLLNMR VHKK AD attractive to prospective students as well asenhancing the quality of instruction for thosecurrent students who will use the new resources./K@MMHMF ENQ SGD MDV D@QMHMF "NLLNMR ADF@M in earnest during the Fall 2010 semester, andas campus cleared out for the ThanksgivingAQD@J @BST@K BNMRSQTBSHNM ADF@M 3GQNTFG SGD M@K VDDJR NE SGD E@KK RDLDRSDQ @MC HMSN SGD QRS VDDJR NE SGD ROQHMF SGD %NQRXSG D@QMHMF "NLLNMR ADF@M SN S@JD M@K ENQL @MC AX LHC %DAQT@QX RSTCDMSR VDQD M@KKX @AKD SN ADFHM VNQJHMF HM SGD MDV K@A 3GQDD CDO@QSLDMSR BTQQDMSKX NÈDQ BK@RRDR HM the Commons: art, music and communication. O@QSMDQRGHO ADSVDDM SGD &QD@SA@SBG 2BGNNK of Music and the communication departmentallows students to take a sequence of audiorecording courses using Pro Tools software.Kevin Jackson, who teaches the courses, isthe college’s director of sound and recording@MC @ BDQSH DC /QN 3NNKR HMRSQTBSNQ 'NTFGSNM is one of only three Christian colleges in the4MHSDC 2S@SDR SN AD CDRHFM@SDC @R @M @TSGNQHYDC training partner in Pro Tools. Music andcommunication students apply their creativityto compose, record, edit, and mix music orRNTMC QS RSTCDMSR VNQJHMF HM SGD D@QMHMF "NLLNMR L@X AD VNQJHMF NM L@MHOTK@SHMF digital photographs, designing T-shirt graphics,NQ BQD@SHMF ONRSDQR @MC AQNBGTQDR ENQ @ FQ@OGHB design project, while communication majors@QD KHJDKX SN AD DCHSHMF UHCDN ENQ @ BK@RR OQNIDBS or for creating a promotional video piece foran international development organization.6HSG SGD MDV QDRNTQBDR @U@HK@AKD HM SGD %NQRXSG D@QMHMF "NLLNMR RSTCDMSR @MC E@BTKSX HM @M DUDM VHCDQ Q@MFD NE L@INQR VHKK AD @AKD SN use technology to enhance their learning.While Houghton students frequently taketheir education outside the classroom, the newLDCH@ SNNKR @U@HK@AKD HM SGD D@QMHMF "NLLNMR make real-life application even easier. JuniorBethany Josephs and sophomore Andrew Jones,for example, under the direction of Professor1X@M 3GNLORNM BQD@SDC @ VDARHSD ENQ SGDHQ WebCommunication class that attracted the attentionof potential donors and resulted in a 500 gift toa local charity. Houghton students are not onlyBQD@SHUD ATS L@MX G@UD @ O@RRHNM ENQ TRHMF SGNRD RJHKKR SN L@JD @ CHÈDQDMBD HM SGD BNLLTMHSXThanks to the generosity of Benn and SallyForsyth, the talent and vision of gifted faculty,and the energy and creativity of Houghtonstudents, the next generation of HoughtonRSTCDMSR VHKK AD VDKK OQDO@QDC SN RSDO ENQV@QC @MC L@JD @ CHÈDQDMBD ENQ "GQHRS HM SGD VNQKC HOUGHTON 11

HOW WE ENCOURAGE THE EXPRESSION OFCHRISTIANITY THROUGH THE VISUAL ARTSJillian Sokso, Assistant Professor of ArtIQD@KKX KNUD LX NÉBD (S R BNYX BQNVCDC BG@QLHMFKX LDRRX NJ BNKNRR@KKX RN @MC ETKK NE SGHMFR SG@S ( B@QD CDDOKX @ANTS 5NKTLDR NM SGD @KKTQD NE SGD G@MCL@CD @MC @ARSQ@BS O@HMSDQR SG@S HM TDMBDC LX TMCDQFQ@CT@SD VNQJ LX ,DMMNMHSD GXLM@K VNQJR HM OQNFQDRR SNNKR ENQ AHMCHMF ANNJR @MC OHBSTQDR NE LX BGHKCQDM @R HME@MSR NBBTOX @KLNRS DUDQX RTQE@BD 3GD EQNMS V@KK HR L@CD NE VHMCNVR SG@S KNNJ NTS HMSN SGD OQHMSL@JHMF RSTCHN @MC ADXNMC SG@S @ V@KK NE VHMCNVR KNNJ NTS NMSN SGD GHKKRHCD @MC CNVM SN SGD "DMSDQ ENQ SGD QSR ATHKCHMF There’s not a lot of privacy here, and I rarely close my door. The students come and go, working,ATHKCHMF BG@SSHMF @MC RSTCXHMF SNFDSGDQ 6D QD @ GNCFDONCFD NE @QSHRSR @MC NARDQUDQR L@JDQR @MC @RRHRS@MSR /DNOKD @RJ HE ( LHMC SG@S LX NÉBD RO@BD HR HM RTBG @ OTAKHB @QD@ 3GD ANTMC@QX ADSVDDM SGD NÉBD @MC RSTCHN HR AKTQQDC @MC SGDQD HR MDUDQ @MX CNTAS @R SN VG@S ( L @SSDMCHMF SN HM GDQD sometimes reading, drawing, often considering a wall of prints or comparing student assignments.6GX RGNTKC SGDQD AD @ ANTMC@QX .E BNTQRD VD B@M @KK TRD OQHU@BX @ PTHDS OK@BD SN B@KK NTQ NVM ENQ QD DBSHNM NQ UDQX ENBTRDC VNQJ 3QTKX SGNTFG HE ( VDQDM S HM SGD SGHBJ NE HS ( LHFGS LHRR RNLD of the most exciting things that happen here. The real magic of the studio class often happensoutside of the class meeting time. I’m rather interested in seeing what the students do whenthey are left to their own devices. From my seat here I can survey the minute-to-minute dailyQHST@K SG@S LX RSTCDMSR NARDQUD 3GDQD R @ QGXSGL SN SGD C@X SG@S B@QQHDR LD SGQNTFG @MC HS has so much to do with the visual feast that takes place just outside my door and windows.( L KNNJHMF NTS MNV NM @ QNNL ATRSKHMF VHSG SGD @BSHUHSX NE @ MD@Q CD@CKHMD ENQ LX @QSHRSR ANNJ @MC O@ODQ BNTQRD .UDQ SGD K@RS ENTQ VDDJR SGDRD RSTCDMSR G@UD L@CD NUDQ RGDDSR NE 6DRSDQM @MC @RSDQM O@ODQ VHSG ADQR Q@MFHMF EQNL BNSSNM @MC GDLO BTKSHU@SDC HM SGD -NQSG LDQHB@M 12 HOUGHTONSouth, to manila grown in southeast Asia, toLTKADQQX @MC F@LOH EQNL )@O@M 1HFGS MNV SGDX @QD VNQJHMF NM DLADKKHRGHMF @ ONQSHNM NE SGDHQ DÈNQSR LDSHBTKNTRKX DLANRRHMF L@QAKHMF OQHMSHMF @MC BNLAHMF CDBNQ@SHNMR NMSN U@QHNTR RGDDSR @SDQ HM SGD SDQL SGDX KK HMBNQONQ@SD SGDRD O@ODQR HMSN G@MCL@CD ANNJR with illustrations, printed text and variousBNMRSQTBSHNMR @MC AHMCHMFR SG@S FHUD SGD UHDVDQ a glimpse of the content within. TomorrowVD KK RHS @QNTMC @ AQN@C BNTMSDQ GDHFGS S@AKD during our class, sharing and comparing theresults and ooohhing and aaahhhing over theDÈNQSR NE SGDRD K@RS VDDJR NNGGR @MC @@GR NE BNTQRD NAKHF@SNQX (S VHKK AD @ BQHSHPTD ATS it will have the feeling of a potluck meal in afellowship hall. We’ll all walk away feeling full.When I watch, as I am now, a student lowera sugeta (Japanese papermaking mould anddeckle) into a cloudy vat of hand-pounded ADQR @MC OTKK HS TO RG@JHMF SGD OTKO @QNTMC CQ@HMHMF NÈ SGD V@SDQ AX SHKSHMF SGD LNTKC SN

EXPRESSIONone side, I have an emotional and spiritualQD@BSHNM 6D UD S@KJDC HM BK@RR @S KDMFSG @ANTS the history and cultural relevance of Japanesepapermaking. We’ve discussed the process ofBTKSHU@SHNM @MC OQDO@QHMF SGDRD ADQR V@SBGHMF KLR @MC QD@CHMF RDKDBSHNMR NM SGD E@QLHMF the harvest, and the steaming and stripping ofA@QJ @MC A@RS ADQ -NV ( NARDQUD SGD CDKHB@SD movements of a student who, in a few shortVDDJR G@R F@SGDQDC SGD @AHKHSX SN QDOKHB@SD the practice of a tradition thousands of yearsold. This practice – meditative and graceful,physical yet demanding in mental concentration ADBNLDR @M @BS SG@S HR R@BQ@LDMS@K HJD L@MX of the tasks and practices that we undertakeHM SGD RSTCHNR HS G@R SGD ONVDQ SN NÈDQ PTHDS LDCHS@SHNM @MC QD DBSHNM VGDM OQ@BSHBDC @KNMD NQ @ QNATRS BNKK@ANQ@SHUD DWBG@MFD HM @ FQNTO 3GD RSTCHNR G@UD ADBNLD @ SHFGS BNNODQ@SHUD for me and for the students and faculty thatteach and learn here. The physical space andthe work that we do here cultivate a covenantof sorts, and that covenant is deepened as weperform tasks, as we discourse, and as we studythe history and the contemporary contexts ofart. The cultivation of skills and the practiceof making artworks – indeed the practice ofADHMF @M @QSHRS NODMR @ AQN@C @UDMTD ENQ SGD expression of faith and the illustration of one’sHCD@R @R @ LDLADQ VHSGHM @ ANCX NE ADKHDUDQR 3GD BK@RRQNNL RSTCHN NQ BNNODQ@SHUD ADBNLDR @ LDLADQRGHO RSDDODC HM NTQ @ÉQL@SHNM NE SGD KNQCRGHO NE )DRTR "GQHRS ATS HS HR NTQ CHÈDQDMBDR VHSGHM SG@S @ÉQL@SHNM SG@S OQNUHCD @ QHBG K@MCRB@OD NE DWOQDRRHNM ,TBG HM SGD V@X SG@S NMD KD@QMR SGD ENQL@K DKDLDMSR NE @QS L@JHMF AX OQ@BSHBHMF S@RJR TMSHK SGNRD DKDLDMSR ADBNLD HMSTHSHUD SGD studio practitioners interested in visual expressions of faith achieve a genuine connection to theirVNQJ @MC SGDHQ @TCHDMBD AX HCDMSHEXHMF V@XR SN BNMMDBS SGD ENQL@K DKDLDMSR SN SGD BNMSDMS NE SGD OHDBD 3GHR BNLLTMHSX SG@S HR ENRSDQDC HM SGD RSTCHN AQHMFR RSTCDMSR SNFDSGDQ SN V@KJ SGQNTFG SGD ENQL@K @MC BQ@ES QDK@SDC HRRTDR VGHKD DWOKNQHMF SGDHQ ODQRNM@K HCDMSHSHDR @MC DRS@AKHRGHMF SGDLDR @MC BNMSDMS QDK@SDC SN SGDHQ BTQQDMS ODQRNM@K QDK@SHNMRGHOR VHSG "GQHRS 6D S@KJ @S KDMFSG @ANTS GNV to use our spiritual selves to inspire and inform the process of making images and communicatingSGNRD HCD@R SN @M @TCHDMBD (S ADBNLDR HM @ RDMRD @M DU@MFDKHRSHB @OOQN@BG SN SGD RSTCHN OQ@BSHBD 3GD RSTCDMSR KD@QM @ANTS GNV SN L@JD HL@FDR ATS SGDX @KRN KD@QM GNV SN STQM SGHR BNMUDQR@SHNM into an opportunity to express their ideals and truths to others who may view those images.S SHLDR SGDRD BNMSDMS SGDLDR @QD UDQX RODBH B RSTCDMS L@X BGNNRD SN VNQJ VHSG HL@FDQX SG@S ROD@JR SN @ LHRRHNM DWODQHDMBD @BG @RRHFMLDMS L@X AD @M HL@FD SG@S QDOQDRDMSR DWODQHDMBDR that the students can then share and discuss during late-night studio discussions, class workODQHNCR QDUHDVR @MC BQHSHPTD 2NLDSHLDR SGD BNMSDMS HR LTBG KDRR RODBH B @MC RSTCDMSR BGNNRD @ LNQD RTASKD HMSDQOQDS@SHNM RTBG @R EDDKHMFR SG@S @QD HMROHQDC AX NARDQUHMF SGD M@STQ@K world. It’s not often that I ask my students to illustrate Scripture. The approach is much moreNQF@MHB ODQRNM@K @MC KDRR OQDRBQHOSHUD SG@M SG@S (S ENRSDQR @ LNQD @TSGDMSHB HMSDQ@BSHNM ADSVDDM the student and his or her pieces, and it helps us all to know one another in a real way.4KSHL@SDKX ( GNOD SG@S SGD VNQJ SG@S SGDRD VNTKC AD @QSHRSR L@JD HR HLONQS@MS SN SGDL SG@S the making of the work is cathartic and revealing. I hope that the act of developing a concept,experiencing and understanding media that will help to convey that concept, and executinga piece that expresses helps them to know themselves and encourages them to ask questions@ANTS SGHMFR TMJMNVM ( SGHMJ SG@S @ BNLODKKHMF QD@RNM SG@S @QSHRSR BQD@SD HR ADB@TRD VD have questions. It’s the conversation, the relationships and interactions that surround thosequestions that fuel a studio practice. Sometimes the artist alone can’t answer these questions,@MC ODQG@OR SGD PTDRSHNMR @QD MNS DUDM LD@MS SN AD @MRVDQDC 3GD BNKK@ANQ@SHUD ONRRHAHKHSX that exi

Houghton magazine welcomes letters, alumni news, and art or photographs for possible inclusion in the magazine. All are subject to editing and the opinions . @QD L@CD ONRRHAKD AX @ FHES NE 6HKEQDC @MC ,@QX !@HM VGN ENTMCDC SGD "NKKDFD "GNHQ @MC RSHKK EDKS KK ANTS Ben R. King, Professor of Voice Director and Associate Dean, Greatbatch School .