In April, Russ Nixon will be stepping into his new role as Senior Vice President for University Advancement at Cairn University. We are happy to have Russ joining us here at Cairn and excited about what the future holds as he leads us forward in our Advancement efforts.

Amidst frigid temperatures and brilliant Wisconsin sunshine, over 200 guests gathered to relive a moment in time. For some this included ingesting a few more meals in the camp’s dining hall or the opportunity to strap on cross-country skis or snowshoes to travel the snow-packed trails that surround the idyllic facility. But one reason stood universal for all who returned to the campus: to reconnect with a year that inspired them to deep change and growth.

2013 marks Cairn University’s 100th anniversary. In January, we unveiled a special centennial logo and the centennial theme, “Great is Thy Faithfulness.” Beginning with Commencement in May 2013 and concluding with Commencement 2014, Cairn will be celebrating God’s great faithfulness throughout its history as well as casting a vision for a second century. Throughout the …

This winter, the University published By Design: Developing a Philosophy of Education Informed by a Christian Worldview, a book by Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Dr. Marti MacCullough. Dr. MacCullough’s book serves as a guide for pre-service teachers and Christian teachers who have not considered their own practices and beliefs from a Christian worldview.

“God has equipped you beyond any other generation because of what God has made available to you beyond any other generation. Will you respond to the marching orders of the Holy Spirit? Will you say, ‘God, as You do Your work in an international, interrelated, interdependent, and integrated Church, here am I, send me.’?”

The University undertook renovations in the summer of 2012 to create the first active art studio on campus. Room 223 in the Cook Biblical Learning Center was transformed with just a few changes and additions, thanks to funding provided by The Chatlos Foundation.

Someone once wisely said that history is prologue. It is not something we seal away in a jar for posterity but something that sets the stage for what is to come. In the future we will look back on 2011-2012 as a year of historic significance in the life of the University.

The 2012 Homecoming festivities filled Friday and Saturday, October 5-6.