About Our People
Sarah Gibson (Cinema and Media Communication) finished working on the motion picture set of Blue Like Jazz as the assistant to the director. The film, directed by Steve Taylor, is based on the New York Times Best Seller by Donald Miller. It is slated for release in the fall.
Joel Perez (Student Life) was part of a panel presentation on current trends in diversity research on CCCU campuses at the 35th Annual CCCU Presidents Conference in Washington, D.C., in January.
Ed Higgins (English) published two poems, “well then†and “The Surge of Green,†in the Canada online magazine PigeonBike.
Paul Otto’s (History) essay, “Wampum: The Transfer and Creation of Rituals on the Early American Frontier,†appeared in Ritual Dynamics and the Science of Ritual, Vol. 5: Transfer and Spaces, released in December of 2010 by Harrassowitz Books.
Mark David Hall (Political Science) presented “Did America Have a Christian Founding?†at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., in December. The event was taped by C-SPAN and is slated for broadcast at a future date. He also recently learned that Oxford University Press will publish his next edited volume, Faith and the Founders of the American Republic.
Jan Lefebvre (Advancement) returned to Haiti in January, one year following the earthquake she experienced there in January 2010. “I observed great and wonderful work being done by God’s servants to a people who are resilient and loving and still in need of our prayers,†she said. “The highlight personally was to help dedicate the home for my sponsored family for which God truly provided the funds.†Jan will be coordinating some projects with her church’s sewing ministry for a children’s home to be built this year.
Tim Timmerman (Visual Arts) currently has an art show on display at the University of Portland’s Buckley Center Gallery. Artwork includes oil painting and sculptural medias such as assemblage, kiln-worked glass, clay, and bronze casting. The show, entitled “Keeping Vigil,†runs through Feb. 10.