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Ultimate Frisbee Game Raises Money for Displaced Sudanese
Greenville College 's Campus Activity Board (CAB) teamed up with St. Paul's Free Methodist church for a 24-hour ultimate Frisbee game called “24 for Dafur.” Held on Scott Field during Homecoming Weekend, October 15-16, the event raised money and blankets sent to the Dafur region of Sudan . Proceeds, totaling $3,000 and over 50 blankets were sent to Sudan through the Mennonite Central Committee (MCC).
The MCC, a non-government organization with a strong presence in Sudan , is coordinating a response to the displacement of the Sudanese by providing blankets and survival kits for those in need.
According to the United Nations, 1.45 million Sudanese have been internally displaced. Two hundred thousand Sudanese seek refuge in the neighboring country of Chad from the fighting between the rebels and government sponsored Janjawed militias. The militias stand accused of killing and raping thousands of villagers in what is being called one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world today.
GC Joins International Consortium to Welcome Japanese Students
Greenville College Will Be the only U.S. School in the Consortium
 Greenville College welcomed Dr. Hishashi Kitanaka and Kumi Sunada from the Trinity Foundation Programme in Bangor , North Wales to celebrate the formation of a partnership that will allow Japanese students to attend G.C. During this visit, the college hosted a signing ceremony in which Greenville College officially joined a consortium of four other internationally known universities from the British Isles, including Trinity College of Dublin, St. Andrews University (where Prince William attends), Bangor and Aberwystwyth.
The first Japanese students will arrive at Greenville College in the fall of 2006. Japanese students must first take foundation courses from Trinity College where they study English for academics, learn note-taking, gain complex vocabulary and take other courses related to their college interests. The foundational courses currently require two semesters to complete but will eventually be combined into one semester.
This partnership came about through Greenville College 's newest faculty member, Dr. Ivan Filby and his eight-year relationship with Dr. Kitanaka. Before coming to Greenville, Dr. Filby worked at Trinity College as director of international student affairs.
“We are always comfortable sending students to Dr. Filby,” said Dr. Kitanaka. According to Dr. Filby, Greenville College will draw Japanese students through the security of its environment. “Japanese parents are very concerned for the safety of their children,” said Dr. Filby.
Dr. Kitanaka was also impressed by the individual attention and concern given students by the faculty and staff. “With a small school students aren't lost in the numbers,” said Dr. Filby.
Dr. Filby recognizes the importance of international students at Greenville College . “The world is global,” said Dr. Filby. “This partnership will help American students to gain an international perspective.”
New Faculty and Staff at GC
Dr. Ivan Filby
Dr. Ivan Filby , the newest member of the Management Department and department chair, moved to Greenville with his family from Ireland where he worked for the past 16 years at Trinity College of Dublin, a school currently ranked as one of the top 100 universities in the world. Filby holds a Ph.D. in Management, in addition to masters degrees in Management and Missions.
 Filby brings with him a wide range of international experience. He has taught in over 20 different countries and has been listed in Who's Who in the World since 2001. Recently Filby met with the vice minister of Education in China to discuss higher education policy and reform. Filby stressed the importance of investing in education, as it has a measurable impact on economy. He has also addressed thousands of educators in Mexico regarding educational reform opportunities in their country.
Filby is delighted to join Greenville College and sees it as an opportunity to combine his interests in both management and the college's Christian mission.His teaching responsibilities include courses in Marketing, Human Resource Management and International Business.
Eric Hehman
 When the Greenville College football team kicks off their 2005 season at Trinity International University (TIU) on Saturday, September 10, they will do so under the guidance of former TIU assistant head coach Eric Hehman. Hehman has been named the sixth head football coach in the Greenville football program's 18-year history. He succeeds Scotty Kessler, who resigned effective Friday, December 31, after leading the Panthers over the previous three seasons.
Hehman, 32, comes to Greenville after a six-year stint at Trinity International in Deerfield, Ill., where he spent the 2004 season as assistant head coach, operations coordinator, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks' coach. During his tenure at TIU, Hehman also served as an offensive line coach and adjunct professor in the school of human performance and wellness.
Students Travel to India to Aid in Tsunami Relief Efforts
After weeks of watching the number of the dead rise from the tsunami disaster, my hands are restless to help those hurting,” said Greenville College Sophomore, Katie Kapteyn . Kapteyn, one of twelve students selected to participate in a service trip to India , will travel with other students and staff members to Nanguneri to rebuild Agape Adayakulem Hostel. The trip will take place during the college's spring break, March 25–April 3.
The Agape Adayakulem Hostel (AAH) has its roots in the Free Methodist Church 's (FMC) early ministry to street children in Bombay , India . Known as “rag pickers,” these children would roam the streets of Bombay looking for handouts, collecting trash and rags for possible resale to manufacturers.
To provide for these children the FMC took them off the streets to feed, clothe and teach them. The FMC moved the children from the harsh conditions of Bombay to the eastern shore of India and began the Agape Adayakulem Hostel. The “back wash” from the recent tsunami destroyed the four buildings of the Hostel and laid waste to the surrounding property.
The college has set up a website to provide information to those wishing to be involved at www.greenville.edu/faculty/dcole/tsunami/ . The site also provides information about the student leaders chosen for the trip and their motivations for desiring to participate. During the trip, the site will be updated daily with pictures of the students at work.
Last updated: April 26, 2005
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