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The Voice Heard Round the World

Election day is coming but do you know what’s going on or what to do? By: Weston Cregut

November holds one of the most important times of the year. While Veteran’s Day and Thanksgiving are exciting to think about, election day should also have you giddy with excitement and ready to notch another milestone in adulthood. On Nov. 6 Minnesotans will approach the polls with a larger than usual midterm election. Both Minnesota Senate seats are being voted on because of Sen. Al Franken’s resignation due to sexual harassment claims earlier this year. Also on the national level will be

the House seat races. The Governorship is up for grabs as well between Jeff Johnson (Republican) and Tim Walz (DFL). Plenty of other state and local level races are occurring as well. The ballot also has a legal issue on it of whether restaurants in Minneapolis will be able to get full liquor licenses and be able to have bars in their places of business now instead of just a beer tap and wine selection. While these smaller offices may not seem to be the most exciting things to research and vote on they are still very important to pay attention to. “Even if you don’t care about

Board of Regents gets a Revamp

Changes in Board of Regents’ may increase NCU’s diversity and university enrollment By: Roger Busse The North Central Board of Regents will be overhauled after a vote in May when its voted for change and will next meet on Oct. 25 with reduced hip. The Board formerly consisted of 44 according to a document from Chairman Ron Bontrager; however, their next meeting will only see about 30 attend. The Board plays a role in the

“big picture” decision-making processes of North Central, such as tuition, building projects, and school mission. Moreover, they work closely with President Scott Hagan and play a role in the development of new academic programs. The Board was previously comprised of four church leaders from each of the 11 Midwest Assemblies God’s districts plus several “at large” , Bontrager explained in a phone interview.

your local elections the person who is elected dog catcher usually ends up being your city council member, your congress member, and if they have a hit reality show then they end up being your president.” Said Associate Professor of Digital Media Aaron McKain. In our Republic we are given the right at the age of 18 to vote for our officials. This bears a lot of responsibility on the nation as it requires a fundamental understanding of who, what, and why we are voting for or on. “I think anything you can’t do until reach a certain age has a certain allure to it when fi-

nally, you do get to do that activity.” Said Resident Director of Carlson Hall Chris Woelfle. Minnesota had the highest voter turnout for the 2016 election according to the Star Tribune. However young adults continue to be one of the least likely demographics to be represented in voting. “I think students today are tired because they are facing very uncertain economic futures,” said McKain, “they have to work multiple jobs while they go to college and there may not be the American Dream at the end of it and they get disenchanted.” So why does your vote mat-

ter? According to CNN only about a quarter of America voted for Donald Trump during the last presidential election in their article “How many Americans actually Trump?” where they go in depth on how much of America votes and why that matters. The midterm election turnout is around the mid-30s per the article. In Elliot Park the population of our precinct is just shy of 6,500 people as stated by the 2000 U.S. census. North Central alone makes up 1,200 of that. Your vote, whatever it is, has a say. While you are here at North Central, you can vote here in

Elliott Park, but if you don’t think you can make it or you’re more vested in voting in your own home state elections, there are options. Most states have some form of absentee voting. In Minnesota absentee voting is underway, according to the Secretary of State’s site. Minnesota also makes it very easy to see a sample ballot and to find out where candidates stand on issues. Simply go to the Secretary of State website and go to the “Elections & Voting” section in the drop-down menu. To find were you might personally land on the political spectrum, take a quiz at isidewith.com.

It consisted of one pastor, the district superintendent, the district youth director, and one “lay representative” from each of these regions. The “at large” category included lay people – typically businesspeople – and church leaders. However, the Board voted in May to reorganize and cut the number of . North Central’s Board was large in comparison to University of Northwestern St. Paul’s 15 Board of Trustees and Bethel University’s 30. Moreover, the old Board lacked diversity. Bontrager hopes the restructured board will include more women, expanded diversity, and be more efficient. The changes may help the Board

to have a broader, more varied range of representation. “I think it’s critical to get [women] on the board …,” said Bontrager. “I think females bring a perspective to leadership that is very much needed….” Beyond a lack of diversity, the Board faced financial trials in recent years when North Central experienced enrollment challenges. North Central seeks to install Board committed to its financial success. Updating the board may influence North Central’s enrollment. By diversifying Board hip, North Central may discover it attracts new students from areas outside of the Great

Lakes region, said Bontrager. “The distinctives of the school, its philosophy, who we are, the ethos – that’s not going to change,” said Bontrager. “But we want to get more people to the table that can help us attract students from a larger base.” Updating the Board meant reducing the number of residing district youth directors. However, this is not to say that they will be left out entirely – in their case, the eleven district youth directors will meet apart from the Board for several days one time per year, allowing their voice to be heard even more clearly than previously, said Bontrager. “It’s difficult to have conversation and to have many

people speak to issues if you have too many in the room,” Bontrager said. “We feel like this change will certainly be better for that.” Bontrager explained in late September that invitations were being sent and, essentially, a definite number could not be placed on the size of the new Board. It may consist of about 30 and may include one person from each of the eleven districts (with invitations first extended to the superintended of each district), 16 “at large” , and one or two district youth directors. “It wasn’t that the past wasn’t good or that it didn’t work – we just want to make it work better.” Bontrager said.

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NCU’s New Behind-The-Scenes Helper

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Ellucian Software Introduced to NCU to Improve Class Registration Process By: Kyle Crowell In December of 2017 Faculty at North Central University started investigating what Ellucian integration software could do for the university, determining whether or not to implement Ellucian’s “enterprise resource planning system” or (ERP). Ellucian is a company that makes various forms of software for Higher education use, helping combine different college campus departments online, as well as making students online school functions more streamlined. Since March of this year, NCU has been embarking on an 18 – 20 month journey behind the scenes as Ellucian is slowly being integrated into several major departments around campus. For over 45 years, Ellucian has benefited over 18 million students across 2,400 Institutions in different 40 countries. Some of the companies partners include Microsoft, Amazon and IBM. “It’s a one-stop-shop”, said the vice president of business and finance, Oscar Mendoza, who has a key role in establishing Ellucian Software at NCU, “one [component] for accessing everything in your student .” The (ERP) package that NCU is in the process of implementing is called “Colleague® by Ellucian”. Its goal as described by the Ellucian website is to “[unite] your entire in-

stitution to keep students, faculty, and staff productive and engaged.” Students can expect to see noticeable changes when they use Colleague® to sign up for fall 2019 classes this coming spring. After that, students can expect to be using Colleague® for nearly all of their online school needs. This includes ordering textbooks, checking grades and getting financial aid notifications. It also includes paying school bills online, ission for incoming students, and ing for future semester’s class as previously mentioned. One of biggest face-lifts that this will bring will be a complete overhaul of students’ transcripts. This is something that students and faculty alike have requested for some time. Students will gain access to all of these features via a self-service page on a mobile or online after the ERP system is installed. Moodle will still remain the portal that students use to access and turn in classwork from professors however. Along with the students’ new simplified accessibility to their s, Colleague® will be implemented into many other departments of the university. Specifically, the new software will be integrated into the Registrars, Student s, financial aid, issions, and ing office’s respectively. In the long term, this is

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projected to save NCU money, “eliminating redundancies and streamline interdepartmental-communications.” According to Mendoza, who also stressed that, “Efficiency is a key Component.” to this whole process. While the exact numbers on how much Colleague® is going to cost NCU haven’t been released, other colleges have made some large investments in similar software. North Arkansas College has recently spent over $1.2 Million

on Ellucian’s “Student Information Systems” or “SIS” package. Comparatively, a competitor to Ellucian called “Ferrilli” cost Yosemite Community College District over $800,000 into a similar package in 2016. This 18 – 20 month process is roughly six months in. When interviewed about this huge undertaking, Mendoza and other faculty involved in the implementing of Colleague® including the executive

director of operations, Steve Tebbs wanted to “Stress patience” from the students during the transitioning period. Tebbs is also the Ellucian project manager. “[Colleague®] is a great need for NCU and it will enhance the ability to communicate across campus.” Tebbs told Faith Siem in another interview earlier this year. The transitioning period is expected to be complete, with Colleague® fully integrated across campus by the fall of 2019.

Promotions, New Hires and Departures

Professors, Libengood and Tibbets, promoted to Deans. By: Rebekah Winkel Over the summer, two faculty were promoted to dean of their department. On June 1, 2018 Desiree Libengood took the position of Dean of Arts and Sciences after Ronald Jewett retired. Libengood was approached by a few of her closest colleagues to apply for the position. “I felt the Lord nudging me in that direction, so I decided; well lets see where this takes me?” Said Libengood. For the last eight years, Libengood has been an assistant English professor in the Social and Behavioral Science department.

For now she does not plan to change anything in the department. Instead, she wants to keep an atmosphere of “continued growth.” This continued growth is something she had to implement early on as four staff resigned. Science Professor Sam Currier, Youth Development Professor Anna Young, ASL Professor Bill Ross, Education Professor Connie Gayle, and Psychology Professor Chaka Ward-Hatcher. Libengood hired ASL-Interpreter adjunct Professor Sydney Groven to cover for Bill Ross but she is still in the process to hire and replace the other positions. “It’s always sad to lose great faculty,

but I always wish people well in their next endeavor and see it as an opportunity to open our doors to see who God has next for us.” Said Libengood. The professors may have left NCU but most continue to teach elsewhere. Professor Currier is now teaching at Minnesota State University. Professor Gayle took an Executive Director position at Aspen Academy. Professor Ross now teaches ASL for Deaf Bible Society located in Texas. Professor Young left NCU, because the Youth Development major was dissolved due to low enrollment, according to Mekeyah Martin for the College of Church and Leadership.

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The College of Business and Technology found themselves in a similar spot when Professor Sheri Hutchinson left just before classes began. William Tibbetts, who was promoted to the Dean of the newly founded College of Business and Technology, took action. He hired former adjunct Professor Jack Pope to fill in this fall and has a posting out for a full-time position. Tibbetts has been an employee with NCU for 11 years. He was the Director of the School of Business department prior to accepting the role. “It is an incredible honor,” said Tibbetts,“ Personally I have never pursued ti-

tles of any kind. That is rooted from early in my twenties, [when I was] building a strong identity in Christ.” The Business and Technology department has decided to dissolve the Computer Information Systems degree and replace it with the Management Information Systems degree. According to Tibbetts, adding this degree sets NCU apart from other Christian Colleges such as Bethel and Northwestern, because NCU is one of the first to offer it. It also is a benefit to NCU because more companies are looking for MIS degrees rather than CIS degrees.

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NCU’s 3rd annual Homecoming The ‘Week’ in Review By Gabrielle Carik The week of October 12th brought an array of festivities and school spirit as Homecoming 2018 came to North Central University. Homecoming is only a three-year-old event at North Central University. The annual NCU’s Got Talent was hosted friday night in the Lindquist Sanctuary. With a total of 8 acts including spoken word, and an original monologue. This year all the contestants were current students rather than the long tradition of having alumni compete as well. Arianna Durden wowed the judges with her original spoken word, taking first place. “My dad is the one that pushed me to do it” said Durden. Her dad wasn’t the only one who was pushing her and cheering her on, “My best friend Taylor actually started to write my name down on the list because I wasn’t going to”.

said Durden, “Honestly, I didn’t expect it, I did it out of the fun of it, these were the words that God gave me and I just wanted to share it with everyone so winning wasn’t really a thing I was thinking about ever”. Immediately following NCU’s Got Talent, NCU hosted “The Social” a party packed with alumni, students, and their families. The social has already improved greatly since last year. “This year feels like more” said Aimee Robertson, who coordinated The Social. The “more” she commented on was not only people, but the variety of vendors, food, and games which were doubled this year including: coffee, pretzels, mini doughnuts, photo booths, and carnival games. “We didn’t have [homecoming] for years,” said Robertson, “we are trying to retrain both our alumni to come back … and teaching the current students to come back to homecoming as alumni”.

Students and alumn gathered in the Lindquist Sanctuary for the annual NCU’s Got Talent on friday night of Homecoming weekend.

Students and alumn cheer on the NCU Ram’s mens and womens soccer team on Saturday of Homecoming weekend.

Saturday brought even more events as everyone cheered on the soccer and volleyball teams after enjoying a tailgate party including classic cars, walking tacos, hot dogs, and more. This year was also the second year that the Student Activities Committee held the royal court competition. Each bro-sis floor nominated a candidate team for king and queen who were tasked with bringing the most school spirit in 90 seconds. Through the chilly wind, every team brought laughs, energy, and originality into their skits. Freshman Josh Loomis from Carlson 3 East and Freshman Raegan Vegh from Philipps 4 West were crowned homecoming king and queen. Their skit was based on an Saturday Night Live short Josh had seen earlier this year “He saw [it and thought that it] would be perfect so I was just along for the ride” said Vegh. Both Josh and Regan were surprised that they

ASA Hosts Boba Tea Night

By Isaiah Ballinger

The Asian Student Alliance (ASA) was bringing in equipment and ingredients for a Boba tea meet and greet on Wednesday, September 26, at 6pm in the Deli. Boba tea is a mix of powder and milk with tapioca pearls suspended in it. By the end of the event ASA ran out of tapioca pearls and milk due to the unexpected large surge of people that turned up. Sophomore Elementary Educaton major Nkau Xiong is the director of ASA. The ASA originated from Mosaic, another student organization. Director Xiong hopes to showcase other Asian ethnicities to show the diversity within Asian culture. Sophomore Yeng Hawj, the Financial Manager for ASA, s the main goal of the organization of interacting with the community because “we’re all God’s children”. Two lines had formed due to the amount of people. There was a delay of 20 minutes as the milk ran out

and a student ran to the nearest store to grab more. All the drinks were mixed and handed out for free based on the individual visitor’s order. “As a Hmong American, I struggled a lot to find friends, to find a home here,” said Xiong, “I feel like with these groups we can find a community that doesn’t just preach it, that doesn’t just pray about, but we live it.” Yet, even before this time there were meetings about reaching the

Japanese students coming to the University of Minnesota and the Asia Pacific Student Abroad Initiative to bring students to Thailand within the month. The Japanese group was looking for at least two volunteers, APSAI is looking for students who wanted to study abroad in Thailand. People can look forward to the next community night on October 29 as well as the Asian Chapel held on January 24.

of the ASA (Asian Student Alliance) gather in Carlson Hall Deli where the Boba Tea Night was held. Photo by Isaiah Ballinger.

were crowned victors, commented “[we] did not expect that whatsoever but we had a lot of fun doing it”. Through the cold wind, generations of North Central University’s students

and alumni gathered to cheer on the soccer teams in their games against crown. They cheered for the men’s team through the loss, and celebrated with the women through the victory.

Awakening Pure Worship Worship Arts Specialist Jeff Deyo Releases New Book By Jordan Aker Jeff Deyo, Worship Arts Specialist at North Central University, released his first book, “Awakening Pure Worship,” on September 18, 2018. Aside from being a newfound author, Deyo is a worship pastor at Celebration Church in Lakeville, Minnesota. He is also a recording artist, songwriter, and speaker. He is most renowned for being the former lead singer of the award-winning, Christian band Sonicflood and for his leading role in the movie ‘The Imposter.’ The overall concept of the book stemmed from Jeff Deyo’s phrase, “We are called to an everlasting preoccupation with God.” said Deyo, “Imagine if we were so preoccupied with our relationship with God that we forgot to be worried, stressed, or forgot to fear….” This completely altered Deyo’s perspective. He realized that worship is more about our relationship with God than solely music. “Awakening Pure Worship” also revolves around Psalm 27:8, “My heart has heard you say, ‘Come and talk with me.’ And my heart responds, ‘Lord I am coming’” (New Living Translation). According to Deyo, this is the key that unlocks the book. Growing up, Deyo held the mentality that religious activities were his ticket to heaven. He saw them as an obligation. However, Deyo’s perspective shifted when he realized that “Worship and relationship with God is an invitation, not

an obligation.” The book explores Deyo’s personal endeavors of worship and encourages readers to indulge in pure worship in order to develop a next-level relationship and friendship with the heavenly Father. “Awakening Pure Worship” directly confronts the motives of the devil, which are restricting believers from awakened worship. According to Deyo, “There are some incredibly deep and difficult things to digest, but the way it is presented is very conversational and down to earth.” Deyo challenges readers, “How will you respond to the invitation that God has given us?” “Awaking Pure Worship” is available for purchase through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and a select number of copies are also being sold at the campus bookstore.

Awakening Pure Worship is available for purchase at www.JeffDeyo.com as well through Amazon, Barnes and Noble and NCU’s campus bookstore.

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New Businesses the Elliot Park Neighborhood After years of vacancy four businesses settle near NCU

By Zach Lemmon The Gamut and Fades of Glory welcome four new neighbors: Punchy Magnolia, Rose Salon, Kristi Abbott Gallery, and Bee Ink Tattoo Parlor. After years of empty store fronts, what sparked the new business stampede? For Kristi Abbott, owner of Kristi Abbott Gallery Studios, it all started in winter of 2017 when she hosted a sold-out art show at The Gamut. “As soon as my art show sold out, I found out the space next door to the Gamut was vacant and I knew it would be a great studio.” Said Kristi. Kristi Abbott Gallery has a mixture of local, fashion, film, and culture inspired art. Kristi is continuing a new series called Seven World Warriors which was inspired by her Seven Woman Warrior series. “I try and capture the beauty, strength, and power each continent offers in the form of a warrior.” Said Kristi. The Gallery is open to the public Wednesday, Thursday or Friday from 1pm to

7pm and Saturday 10am to 5pm. Longtime friend of Kristi Abbott is Terralee Armbruster, the owner of Punchy Magnolia. “Punchy Magnolia finds a new sustainable purpose in the most loved and worn cashmere sweaters.” Armbruster said. “The outcome is a timelessly beautifully, functionally cozy with a sophisticated playfulness in the creation of luxury outdoor wear and accessories.”. Terralee started making hats, scarfs and other accessories because of a long-standing family tradition of making homemade Christmas gifts. “I realized this could be more than a hobby when a boutique store asked where my daughter bought her touque [a knit hat],” said Terralee. “I told them that I made it and they wanted to place an order.” In 2015 Terralee officially left the corporate world and started making cashmere accessories full time. Then in the spring of 2018 she opened up shop. You can go online at PunchyMagnolia.com to shop through

the variety of cashmere accessories. Bee Ink and Rose salon are each owned by twin sisters, Kayla Boyer who is the owner of Rose Salon and Lindsee Boyer the owner of Bee Ink. “We wanted to collide our crafts into one and we found the perfect opportunity here in Elliot Park,” said Kayla. Rose Salon specializes in hair coloring. Currently Kayla is a platform artist for a professional hair color company. “I get to travel around the country representing them and teaching my techniques at hair trade shows, classrooms, and social media outlets,” said Kayla. Currently Rose Salon doesn’t have set hours and is based by appointments only. You can reach Kayla by email at hair. [email protected] to make a hair or makeup appointment. Lindsee Boyer like her sister is also known for her profession. Her talent has been noticed by thousands of people around the world and because of that, she has traveled all over the country to tattoo clients at conven-

tions and as a guest in some of the most renowned shops in the country. Lindsee specializes in bold color work and is primarily inspired by nature. “It’s important for me to have clients

love their tattoos and feel taken care of when they visit Bee Ink,” said Lindsee. Like Rose Salon, Bee Ink is also by appointment only which you can make on their website BeeInk.com.

Coming soon to North Central University: The Miracle Worker Additional Creates Unique Cast By Kayla Horn

The Miracle Worker will be held in the Anderson Chapel November 9-November 18.

Each fall semester, the North Central University Fine Arts department puts on a fall play. This year, the department has chosen The Miracle worker. The play was chosen by the Assistant Professor in the College of Fine Arts, Wayne Matthews. This play follows the story of Helen Keller and will be playing in the Anderson Chapel November 9- November 18. The cast this year is unique because it isn’t solely comprised of NCU students. There is a co-op of homeschooled students who are also participating in the production. To find actors, a board of casting decides if the student matches the role not only in ability, but also in appearance and height. For example,

the character of Helen is played by a nine-year-old from a homeschool group instead of a college student. Through this partnership, the cast is able to mentor and lift up new and coming stars. As Professor Matthews said in an interview, “[the cast] is not interested in theater for theaters sake and they have a desire to bring up others around them. They want to help people see the world in a new way.” The play The Miracle Worker does this so well and digs into what the theater program here at North Central University values. In an interview with Professor Matthews, he stated the story is one “of hope and the resilience of the human spirit, of potential… of not dismissing people because of something we would consider a disability on their part where often they could be dis-

missed by society and thought to be less than. But in fact, they are so incredibly valuable and have so much incredible potential”. This show encomes those belief and values. According to the editors of the Encyclopedia Britannica, the play was originally written by William Gibson in 1959. The original script was written for the teleplay was changed significantly for the theater. The show opened on Broadway on October 19th, 1959 and ran 719 performances. It also received 4 Tony Awards. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors and children under the age of 12. Tickets can be purchased online.

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