Office of Development: Colorado Christian University

Keith Wright, Vice President of Development Office of Development

David Nye, Director of Development
Daniel Westermann, ’04, Director of Development-Alumni and Annual Giving
8787 W. Alameda Ave.
Lakewood, CO 80226 Colorado Christian
Christi Kirchner, Administrative Coordinator of Development

Publication produced by University Communications:

Lisa Zeller, Director of University Communications
Jon Watters, Associate Director of University Communications
Danielle Hull, University Graphic Designer
The Colorado Christian Connection is a quarterly newsletter produced by
Colorado Christian University for the CCU community. A Publication to the CCU Community Spring 2010
Visit us online at www.ccu.edu/Support
e-mail: ccudevelopment@ccu.edu
phone: 303.963.3330
Students Rally Around Haiti page 4
Meet Dr. Frank Eychaner page 3
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Marriott City Center
CCU Weighs Campus Plan page 3
Downtown Denver, CO at 17th and California
Alumni Updates page 6
April 15, 2010
For more information, visit www.ccu.edu/VALS, call 303.963.3160, or email vals@ccu.edu

The 2010 VALS Conference will take our dialogue about Values-Aligned Leadership to the next level, exploring the role of the leader as it
relates to the relationship between natural law, the rule of law, liberty and values-aligned leadership. Speakers include:

SENIOR JUDGE DAVID M. EBEL
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
TOPIC: “The Role of the Rule of Law
in the Economy”
MR. KEVIN MILLER
Former Dean of the School of Business
at Colorado Christian University,
President of Whitestone Miller and
Co-Founder of the Vanguard Forum
TOPIC: “The Role of Liberty in the Economy”
DR. DANIEL N. ROBINSON MRS. THERESA MELARAGNO
Philosophy Faculty, Oxford University; Author; Assistant Director of Corporate
Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, Relations, Colorado Christian
Georgetown University University
TOPIC: “The Role of Natural Law and TOPIC: “The Integrity Meltdown”
Natural Rights in the Economy”
MS. TERRY LEPRINO
Board of Directors, Leprino Foods, Inc., Front Range
Regional Trainer for Young Life
TOPIC: “The Role of Corporate Philanthropy”

YOU’RE INVITED TO THESE COMMUNITY EVENTS

Spring Choral Concert Baseball: CCU vs. Metro State CCU 11th Annual Golf Classic
CCU Music Center All Star Park, Lakewood Racoon Creek Golf Course,
Friday, April 9, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 23, 2:30 p.m. 7301 W. Bowles Ave.
Littleton, CO 80123
VALS (Values-Aligned Leadership Summit) Spring Instrumental Concert Monday, May 10, 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Marriott City Center, Denver CCU Music Center
Thursday, April 15, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Friday, April 23, 7:30 p.m. Please save the date and plan to attend
Homecoming 2010 on October 1 and 2.
School of Music Gala and Honors Recital Spring Handbell Concert Visit www.ccu.edu/events for additional Photo from summer 2009 mission trip to Haiti.
CCU Music Center, Lakewood CCU Music Center community event information.
Friday, April 16, 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, 7:30 p.m.

Centennial Institute Issue Monday Commencement Ceremony We envision graduates who think critically and creatively, lead with high ethical and professional standards,
CCU Beckman Center, Lakewood Cherry Hills Community Church, embody the character and compassion of Jesus Christ, and who thereby are prepared to impact the world.
Monday, April 19, 7:00 p.m. Highlands Ranch
Saturday, May 8, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
 n fall 2006, Dr. music directors and leading worship at his church. In 2009,
I Frank Eychaner
came to CCU
who have
had a lasting
he was appointed Artistic Director and
Conductor of the 65-voice Colorado Chorale
as director of impact on the (www.coloradochorale.org). This spring,
the choral and profession— the Chorale will partner with St. Martin’s to
music-education Howard Swan, present a program of music for double choir,
programs. Having Eph Ehly, and and will join the Littleton Symphony in
previously taught Weston Noble performing Verdi’s Requiem.
and conducted in particular. Beyond the classroom and conductor’s
at the university, Eychaner platform, Eychaner is busy as president-elect
junior-college, and completed his of the College and University Council of the
high-school levels, his bachelor’s degree Colorado Music Educators Association, where
choirs had been invited in music education he represents the interests of state colleges
The Fund for Beckman to perform at high- and a master’s in choral and universities to the association and assists
profile state and regional conducting at Central in the planning and organization of its annual
Scholars, Awards Now conventions of the American Washington University convention. He’s also the membership chair
Available Choral Directors Association and before earning a doctorate for the board of ACDA’s Colorado chapter.
MENC, the national association for in choral conducting, summa cum On his decision to teach at CCU, “I
Athletics Update he Fund for Beckman Scholars was created last
T year to forward the vision of providing quality
music education. He also had served as an
adjudicator for numerous
laude, from the University of Kentucky. He has
published a range of articles
was attracted because the University
unapologetically integrates faith and learning,”

W “I feel called to teach

ith 13 athletic contests between Tuesday, February 9 and Saturday, February Christian education for bright, committed students, vocal competitions across on vocal-jazz techniques Frank explains, adding, “Education is not
13, it was a big week of sports for CCU. Cougar Baseball and Basketball and in honor of Dr. David Beckman’s rich legacy of the northwestern United and pedagogy, including possible if it is not informed and indeed guided
teams showed up for competition, going 10-3 on the week, (9-0 at home) including faithful service to CCU. Serving on three occasions States, his reputation future teachers...” “The Jazz Choir Goes Legit: by truths of Scripture.” Here he’s helped
sweeps of Hastings College (Baseball), Metro State and Regis University (Men’s and as president of Rockmont College, one of our heritage preceding him as a choral Copyright Law for the Vocal students work hard to cultivate their gifts
Women’s Basketball). The JV men got in on the action too, beating Air Force JV on institutions, Beckman made a lasting impact in the educator whose singers and ensembles were Jazz Educator,” which was printed in ACDA’s and talents for a lifetime investment in God’s
the road Wednesday and Western Wyoming CC at home on Friday. It was great to be lives of numerous students, faculty, and friends through impeccably polished, on and off the stage. nationwide The Choral Journal. His original kingdom work. In turn, they unknowingly
a CCU Cougar this week, and with teams heating up, it looks like it might stay that his leadership and scholarship—and often through his An active composer and clinician, and a self- compositions and arrangements were picked spur him forward. “Their passionate pursuit of
way. Athletic schedules and additional game stories are available at www.ccu.edu/ thoughtful gestures to invest in people’s personal and professed musical eclectic, Eychaner spent his up by UNC Jazz Press, and he has presented excellence to the glory of God inspires me to
athletics ■ spiritual growth. In June 2009, CCU established The schooling studying a wide range of subjects, at conferences across the country on topics be the best teacher and mentor I can be.”
Fund with an initial goal of raising $150,000. from composing and arranging to conducting, that include the development of ensemble Under Eychaner’s direction this spring,
Through the generosity of several supporters, we
Debaters Weigh have far surpassed this initial milestone. During 2009,
vocal pedagogy, jazz, and “more traditional unity, vocal improvisation, and choral CCU’s annual choir tour will feature the
areas of emphasis for a choral guy.” From a conducting. Increasingly active as an honor- University Choir and Vocal Jazz Ensemble:
Liberty vs. Prudence approximately $275,000 was raised toward The Fund. young age, he felt drawn toward a variety of choir conductor, this spring he will be an • Boise, ID – March 24-25
Then a generous friend of CCU offered a matching careers in music, yet held resolute distaste for adjudicator for vocal-jazz and choral festivals • Ontario, OR – March 26
entennial Institute, Colorado Christian University’s think tank, grant of $125,000 in early 2010, bringing the total to
C again filled the CCU Music Center Auditorium on Feb. 17 for
the first in its 2010 program series, a panel debate on: “Why Not
$400,000 in available scholarship assistance (includes
the teaching profession—a dish later served
to him with a side of irony. When Frank came
in three states.
Though his first passion is teaching,
• Yellowstone National Park, WY –
March 27
a portion raised prior to the fiscal year). to Christ at the age of 20, he immediately felt Eychaner has enjoyed performance and • Billings, MT – March 28-29
Legalize All Marijuana?” Over 85 percent of students enrolled in CCU’s God calling him into a teaching career. It’s conducting opportunities with the Denver- • Casper, WY – March 30
The event featured guest experts including District Attorney Carol College of Undergraduate Studies rely on federal, a path he has trodden wholeheartedly ever based St. Martin’s Chamber Choir and as a • Haxtun, CO – March 31
Chambers, 18th Judicial District; State Rep. Tom Massey (pictured), state, and/or institutional financial aid to fund their since. “Specifically, I feel called to teach former member of the professional group • Denver, CO – April 1
R-Poncha Springs; State Sen. Shawn Mitchell, R-Broomfield; education. Every year, the University distributes more future teachers,” he says. His inspirations: the Male Ensemble Northwest, and he remains For more information about specific tour dates,
psychiatrist Chris Thurstone; and policy analyst Jessica Corry, an advocate for than $5 million in scholarships toward this effort. teachers he has worked with, plus the great involved in musical theatre, vocal jazz, call 303.963.3130 or e-mail music@ccu.edu ■
legalization. John Andrews, director of the Centennial Institute, joined student The Fund for Beckman Scholars is one more step in
panelists in questioning debaters about how public policy should balance freedom, helping students realize how they can bring glory to
virtue, prudence, and practicality in dealing with this issue. God through excellence in their life callings.
CCU Weighs Campus Plans: Build New or Redevelop?
The five-way clash of views came in a murky policy climate with Coloradans
n January, after extensively consulting with developers, local officials, and members of the Highlands Ranch community through a series of
having voted against outright legalization of marijuana in 2006 after approving it as
a medicine in 2000. Lawmakers are now struggling with an upsurge in dispensaries
For more information about The Fund for Beckman
Scholars and other giving opportunities, contact the
I public forums, CCU withdrew its bid to build a new campus on a 100-acre parcel of open-space land in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Although
designated as open space, its zoning allowed for specific types of development that included schools and parks. The new construction would have
and ill-defined “medical” users, amounting to what some call legalization by the back Office of Development at 303.963.3330 or
door. Speakers at the Centennial event generally concurred that easier access to the boosted CCU’s main site from a residential campus of approximately 900 to a capacity nearly three times that.
ccudevelopment@ccu.edu. ■ CCU proposed the expanded Highlands Ranch campus as a center of academic excellence as well as musical, cultural, and athletic events and
drug shouldn’t be permitted.
“Centennial Institute is becoming known in Colorado as the open forum where facilities to benefit the local community. But it quickly became obvious that the management and board of the Highlands Ranch Community
current issues are tested against timeless principles,” said Andrews, who brought his Association were unlikely to sell, explained CCU President Bill Armstrong, “So, we are now taking our proposal off the table and moving on.”
extensive political and media experience to CCU in founding the think tank last year. As to alternate plans, CCU officials have been considering several other sites as well as redevelopment of the current 30-acre campus in
“We invite all friends of the university to join the dialogue through our events and Lakewood. Publicity about the Highlands Ranch proposal also led to new offers of interest from several communities. A timeline has not been
publications.” ■ presented, but school officials hope to make progress on a decision in the coming months. ■
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 I n fall 2006, Dr.
Frank Eychaner
came to CCU
music directors
who have
had a lasting
and leading worship at his church. In 2009,
he was appointed Artistic Director and
Conductor of the 65-voice Colorado Chorale
as director of impact on the (www.coloradochorale.org). This spring,
the choral and profession— the Chorale will partner with St. Martin’s to
music-education Howard Swan, present a program of music for double choir,
programs. Having Eph Ehly, and and will join the Littleton Symphony in
previously taught Weston Noble performing Verdi’s Requiem.
and conducted in particular. Beyond the classroom and conductor’s
at the university, Eychaner platform, Eychaner is busy as president-elect
junior-college, and completed his of the College and University Council of the
high-school levels, his bachelor’s degree Colorado Music Educators Association, where
choirs had been invited in music education he represents the interests of state colleges
The Fund for Beckman to perform at high- and a master’s in choral and universities to the association and assists
profile state and regional conducting at Central in the planning and organization of its annual
Scholars, Awards Now conventions of the American Washington University convention. He’s also the membership chair
Available Choral Directors Association and before earning a doctorate for the board of ACDA’s Colorado chapter.
MENC, the national association for in choral conducting, summa cum On his decision to teach at CCU, “I
Athletics Update
T he Fund for Beckman Scholars was created last
year to forward the vision of providing quality
music education. He also had served as an
adjudicator for numerous
laude, from the University of Kentucky. He has
published a range of articles
was attracted because the University
unapologetically integrates faith and learning,”

W ith 13 athletic contests between Tuesday, February 9 and Saturday, February Christian education for bright, committed students, vocal competitions across on vocal-jazz techniques Frank explains, adding, “Education is not
and in honor of Dr. David Beckman’s rich legacy of
“I feel called to teach
13, it was a big week of sports for CCU. Cougar Baseball and Basketball the northwestern United and pedagogy, including possible if it is not informed and indeed guided
teams showed up for competition, going 10-3 on the week, (9-0 at home) including faithful service to CCU. Serving on three occasions States, his reputation future teachers...” “The Jazz Choir Goes Legit: by truths of Scripture.” Here he’s helped
sweeps of Hastings College (Baseball), Metro State and Regis University (Men’s and as president of Rockmont College, one of our heritage preceding him as a choral Copyright Law for the Vocal students work hard to cultivate their gifts
Women’s Basketball). The JV men got in on the action too, beating Air Force JV on institutions, Beckman made a lasting impact in the educator whose singers and ensembles were Jazz Educator,” which was printed in ACDA’s and talents for a lifetime investment in God’s
the road Wednesday and Western Wyoming CC at home on Friday. It was great to be lives of numerous students, faculty, and friends through impeccably polished, on and off the stage. nationwide The Choral Journal. His original kingdom work. In turn, they unknowingly
a CCU Cougar this week, and with teams heating up, it looks like it might stay that his leadership and scholarship—and often through his An active composer and clinician, and a self- compositions and arrangements were picked spur him forward. “Their passionate pursuit of
way. Athletic schedules and additional game stories are available at www.ccu.edu/ thoughtful gestures to invest in people’s personal and professed musical eclectic, Eychaner spent his up by UNC Jazz Press, and he has presented excellence to the glory of God inspires me to
athletics ■ spiritual growth. In June 2009, CCU established The schooling studying a wide range of subjects, at conferences across the country on topics be the best teacher and mentor I can be.”
Fund with an initial goal of raising $150,000. from composing and arranging to conducting, that include the development of ensemble Under Eychaner’s direction this spring,
Through the generosity of several supporters, we
Debaters Weigh have far surpassed this initial milestone. During 2009,
vocal pedagogy, jazz, and “more traditional unity, vocal improvisation, and choral CCU’s annual choir tour will feature the
areas of emphasis for a choral guy.” From a conducting. Increasingly active as an honor- University Choir and Vocal Jazz Ensemble:
Liberty vs. Prudence approximately $275,000 was raised toward The Fund. young age, he felt drawn toward a variety of choir conductor, this spring he will be an • Boise, ID – March 24-25
Then a generous friend of CCU offered a matching careers in music, yet held resolute distaste for adjudicator for vocal-jazz and choral festivals • Ontario, OR – March 26
C entennial Institute, Colorado Christian University’s think tank,
again filled the CCU Music Center Auditorium on Feb. 17 for
the first in its 2010 program series, a panel debate on: “Why Not
grant of $125,000 in early 2010, bringing the total to
$400,000 in available scholarship assistance (includes
the teaching profession—a dish later served
to him with a side of irony. When Frank came
in three states.
Though his first passion is teaching,
• Yellowstone National Park, WY –
March 27
a portion raised prior to the fiscal year). to Christ at the age of 20, he immediately felt Eychaner has enjoyed performance and • Billings, MT – March 28-29
Legalize All Marijuana?” Over 85 percent of students enrolled in CCU’s God calling him into a teaching career. It’s conducting opportunities with the Denver- • Casper, WY – March 30
The event featured guest experts including District Attorney Carol College of Undergraduate Studies rely on federal, a path he has trodden wholeheartedly ever based St. Martin’s Chamber Choir and as a • Haxtun, CO – March 31
Chambers, 18th Judicial District; State Rep. Tom Massey (pictured), state, and/or institutional financial aid to fund their since. “Specifically, I feel called to teach former member of the professional group • Denver, CO – April 1
R-Poncha Springs; State Sen. Shawn Mitchell, R-Broomfield; education. Every year, the University distributes more future teachers,” he says. His inspirations: the Male Ensemble Northwest, and he remains For more information about specific tour dates,
psychiatrist Chris Thurstone; and policy analyst Jessica Corry, an advocate for than $5 million in scholarships toward this effort. teachers he has worked with, plus the great involved in musical theatre, vocal jazz, call 303.963.3130 or e-mail music@ccu.edu ■
legalization. John Andrews, director of the Centennial Institute, joined student The Fund for Beckman Scholars is one more step in
panelists in questioning debaters about how public policy should balance freedom, helping students realize how they can bring glory to
virtue, prudence, and practicality in dealing with this issue. God through excellence in their life callings.
CCU Weighs Campus Plans: Build New or Redevelop?
The five-way clash of views came in a murky policy climate with Coloradans
having voted against outright legalization of marijuana in 2006 after approving it as
a medicine in 2000. Lawmakers are now struggling with an upsurge in dispensaries
For more information about The Fund for Beckman
Scholars and other giving opportunities, contact the
I n January, after extensively consulting with developers, local officials, and members of the Highlands Ranch community through a series of
public forums, CCU withdrew its bid to build a new campus on a 100-acre parcel of open-space land in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Although
designated as open space, its zoning allowed for specific types of development that included schools and parks. The new construction would have
and ill-defined “medical” users, amounting to what some call legalization by the back Office of Development at 303.963.3330 or
door. Speakers at the Centennial event generally concurred that easier access to the boosted CCU’s main site from a residential campus of approximately 900 to a capacity nearly three times that.
ccudevelopment@ccu.edu. ■ CCU proposed the expanded Highlands Ranch campus as a center of academic excellence as well as musical, cultural, and athletic events and
drug shouldn’t be permitted.
“Centennial Institute is becoming known in Colorado as the open forum where facilities to benefit the local community. But it quickly became obvious that the management and board of the Highlands Ranch Community
current issues are tested against timeless principles,” said Andrews, who brought his Association were unlikely to sell, explained CCU President Bill Armstrong, “So, we are now taking our proposal off the table and moving on.”
extensive political and media experience to CCU in founding the think tank last year. As to alternate plans, CCU officials have been considering several other sites as well as redevelopment of the current 30-acre campus in
“We invite all friends of the university to join the dialogue through our events and Lakewood. Publicity about the Highlands Ranch proposal also led to new offers of interest from several communities. A timeline has not been
publications.” ■ presented, but school officials hope to make progress on a decision in the coming months. ■
|2| |3|
 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in
Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends ends of the earth.”

Students Rally Around

Haiti Victims, Eyes Set on Summer Trip W ould you partner with
CCU2theWorld by praying
for our student mission teams?

B efore the debris had settled, broadcasters

were streaming images of Haiti’s
devastating earthquake around the globe, the
glow of news update after update displayed
across billions of blank faces caught off guard.
On a campus where humanitarian reach is
the norm, CCU students quickly turned their
reactions from What happened? to What can
we do to help?
For staff member Sarah Larsen, who is
serving as a leader on the CCU2theWorld
mission trip to Haiti this May, her questions
took shape when she and Cooper Pasque, a
student and trip co-leader, met a week later
with their 14 other team members.
The team had been planning to travel to
Montrouis, located along the Cotes de Arcadins
on Haiti’s western coast. Approximately 50
miles north of Port-au-Prince and home to a
breathtaking stretch of white-sand beaches,
it’s a popular tourism, fishing, and sailing
destination. On a nearby hillside overlooking
the Caribbean sits Canaan Orphanage. Inside
it, is a small staff caring for 100 abandoned
children. Until the earthquake, the team
was expecting to tutor and spend time with
Canaan’s children and do work projects on the
property. But on January 12, a magnitude 7.0—
the country’s strongest in a century—went off
about 10 miles southwest of the capitol city,
changing everything.
Haiti has been hit. Viewers worldwide reeled
at the heartbreaking blow to the Western
Hemisphere’s poorest nation. For the CCU
team, the reality was much the same, numbing
and a bit
disorienting. But also urgent, in a slightly new
direction.
Some statistics estimate that the quake left a
of children,
and even
needy
Spring Break 2010 Trips
· Portland, Oregon
(inner city, homeless outreach)
wake of more than one million new orphans. locals, · Ireland
Now, more than ever in their histories, the local flock to (leading youth ministry conferences)
orphanages are critical centers of care. Near orphanages · Scotland
enough to the catastrophe yet outside of the around the (local church outreach to youth)
disaster zone, Canaan is strategically poised to country for
respond. food and Summer 2010 Trips
With the situation in mind, the team began shelter and · Alaska
mapping out ways to merge their original trip to know (summer counselors at Kako Retreat)
plans with helping the orphanage play its role they are · Costa Rica
in the overall relief effort. not alone. (assisting with vocational training for
women exiting prostitution)
It was less a scene of strangers mounting a So far, CCU students have shown support
· England
rescue than of family (in Christ) rallying around by canvassing Lakewood neighborhoods (church planting among Pakistani immigrants)
far-off siblings. Haiti entered CCU2theWorld’s for donations of clothing, blankets, shoes, · Guatemala
missions lineup this past fall in response to a very bedding, and hygiene items to fill 30 suitcases (sports outreach with children and youth)
positive experience had by students traveling traveling with the missionary team this spring. · Haiti
there during the summer prior. This year there The team has also raised nearly $2,000 to help (building a cistern at an orphanage)
are 15 student-led missionary teams headed to the orphanage install a clean-water cistern— · Spain, Italy, Germany
communities spanning six continents, where before, staff members hauled in and purified (evangelism among internationals in youth hostels)
team members will be challenged to embrace all drinking water—and to donate to immediate · Poland
(teaching English and helping with youth outreach)
their faith globally and practice love-in-action. Samaritan’s Purse operations in Haiti.
· Thailand
For those desiring to minister on a local level, But getting to Canaan requires a flight into (service based evangelism)
the University also sponsors a variety of annual Port-au-Prince, and current travel alerts issued · Uganda
outreach ministries throughout the Denver by the Center for Disease Control and (community development and outreach)
area, ranging from mentoring inner-city youth Prevention have led University officials to take
to helping the elderly and homeless. a closer look at the trip’s feasibility. Hopes still Previous Teams
“It doesn’t take an earthquake for CCU to run high for CCU to be on-site in May, but for · Costa Rica
go out and make a difference,” Larsen said. now students and staff have banded together in (Women’s basketball doing athletic outreach/
“We don’t just respond to tragedies; we’re doing what they can from afar. ■ Christmas Break 2009)
responding to needs, wherever they are, on a · New Mexico
(partnering with local church on Navajo
daily basis.” Reservation for service outreach/Thanksgiving
Canaan Orphanage’s stated mission is to be “an Break 2009)
oasis of hope and safety,” and that couldn’t be
more apt than in the following months as scores

CCU Drives to Wind River for Eighth Outreach to Northern Arapaho Tribe
n November 19-20, 2009, a caravan of trucks
O and minivans revved engines northward, deep
into Wyoming’s Wind River Indian Reservation,
marking the eighth annual Thanksgiving outreach by
Colorado Christian University to Northern Arapaho
Tribe members living in the Ethete and Arapahoe
areas. Three-hundred turkeys and hams, nearly 500
pounds of canned food, two tons of flour, and 20
thirty-two-gallon bags swollen with clothing were
given to more than 300 families and senior citizens.
Judging by the warm reception, what some tribe
members had formerly approached as unwanted
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charity had now become a familiar holiday event.
“What was special about this trip was that we
felt for the first time that they were looking for us,
expecting our arrival,” said Jim McCormick, CCU
Vice President for Student Development, who has
led the effort to gather and transport donations since
the very first trip in 2002. This year, the team arrived
at one of the largest direct distributions seen in the
nearly decade-long relationship. “In some years,
we’ve had to leave donations at the senior center for
distribution later,” McCormick explained. “But this
year we had lines at both distribution centers.”
The Thanksgiving outreach to the Northern
Arapaho began when McCormick’s father-
in-law, a pastor from Saratoga, Wyo., met a
local liaison between the tribe and the state
governor’s office. Through their interactions,
he learned of immediate needs of the tribe—
many members are living near the poverty
line—and ways in which volunteers could
help. The conversation eventually found
McCormick, who suggested a CCU-sponsored
clothing and food drive. To allow students to
focus on the University’s already scheduled
Thanksgiving trip to serve the Navajo in the
Southwest’s Four Corners region, he decided
to recruit participants only from among faculty
and staff. That first year saw donations of 100
turkeys and numerous clothing items by nearly
30 employees and their families.
This year, nearly 100 faculty and staff members
joined the effort. The generous payload was
topped off by Dennison Elementary School
providing the bulk of canned goods and
ConAgra Foods contributing the truckload of
flour.
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“Participating in the annual outreaches to
the Northern Arapaho and Navajo tribes is
a great way to serve the Native American
community—a culture integral to the roots
of our nation, and communities where many
people currently live in hardship,” McCormick
commented. “It also helps our faculty and
staff members unite in hands-on ways to fulfill
CCU’s shared vision of serving others.” ■
 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in
Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends ends of the earth.”

Students Rally Around

Haiti Victims, Eyes Set on Summer Trip W ould you partner with
CCU2theWorld by praying
for our student mission teams?

B efore the debris had settled, broadcasters

were streaming images of Haiti’s
devastating earthquake around the globe, the
glow of news update after update displayed
across billions of blank faces caught off guard.
On a campus where humanitarian reach is
the norm, CCU students quickly turned their
reactions from What happened? to What can
we do to help?
For staff member Sarah Larsen, who is
serving as a leader on the CCU2theWorld
mission trip to Haiti this May, her questions
took shape when she and Cooper Pasque, a
student and trip co-leader, met a week later
with their 14 other team members.
The team had been planning to travel to
Montrouis, located along the Cotes de Arcadins
on Haiti’s western coast. Approximately 50
miles north of Port-au-Prince and home to a
breathtaking stretch of white-sand beaches,
it’s a popular tourism, fishing, and sailing
destination. On a nearby hillside overlooking
the Caribbean sits Canaan Orphanage. Inside
it, is a small staff caring for 100 abandoned
children. Until the earthquake, the team
was expecting to tutor and spend time with
Canaan’s children and do work projects on the
property. But on January 12, a magnitude 7.0—
the country’s strongest in a century—went off
about 10 miles southwest of the capitol city,
changing everything.
Haiti has been hit. Viewers worldwide reeled
at the heartbreaking blow to the Western
Hemisphere’s poorest nation. For the CCU
team, the reality was much the same, numbing
and a bit
disorienting. But also urgent, in a slightly new
direction.
Some statistics estimate that the quake left a
of children,
and even
needy
Spring Break 2010 Trips
· Portland, Oregon
(inner city, homeless outreach)
wake of more than one million new orphans. locals, · Ireland
Now, more than ever in their histories, the local flock to (leading youth ministry conferences)
orphanages are critical centers of care. Near orphanages · Scotland
enough to the catastrophe yet outside of the around the (local church outreach to youth)
disaster zone, Canaan is strategically poised to country for
respond. food and Summer 2010 Trips
With the situation in mind, the team began shelter and · Alaska
mapping out ways to merge their original trip to know (summer counselors at Kako Retreat)
plans with helping the orphanage play its role they are · Costa Rica
in the overall relief effort. not alone. (assisting with vocational training for
women exiting prostitution)
It was less a scene of strangers mounting a So far, CCU students have shown support
· England
rescue than of family (in Christ) rallying around by canvassing Lakewood neighborhoods (church planting among Pakistani immigrants)
far-off siblings. Haiti entered CCU2theWorld’s for donations of clothing, blankets, shoes, · Guatemala
missions lineup this past fall in response to a very bedding, and hygiene items to fill 30 suitcases (sports outreach with children and youth)
positive experience had by students traveling traveling with the missionary team this spring. · Haiti
there during the summer prior. This year there The team has also raised nearly $2,000 to help (building a cistern at an orphanage)
are 15 student-led missionary teams headed to the orphanage install a clean-water cistern— · Spain, Italy, Germany
communities spanning six continents, where before, staff members hauled in and purified (evangelism among internationals in youth hostels)
team members will be challenged to embrace all drinking water—and to donate to immediate · Poland
(teaching English and helping with youth outreach)
their faith globally and practice love-in-action. Samaritan’s Purse operations in Haiti.
· Thailand
For those desiring to minister on a local level, But getting to Canaan requires a flight into (service based evangelism)
the University also sponsors a variety of annual Port-au-Prince, and current travel alerts issued · Uganda
outreach ministries throughout the Denver by the Center for Disease Control and (community development and outreach)
area, ranging from mentoring inner-city youth Prevention have led University officials to take
to helping the elderly and homeless. a closer look at the trip’s feasibility. Hopes still Previous Teams
“It doesn’t take an earthquake for CCU to run high for CCU to be on-site in May, but for · Costa Rica
go out and make a difference,” Larsen said. now students and staff have banded together in (Women’s basketball doing athletic outreach/
“We don’t just respond to tragedies; we’re doing what they can from afar. ■ Christmas Break 2009)
responding to needs, wherever they are, on a · New Mexico
(partnering with local church on Navajo
daily basis.” Reservation for service outreach/Thanksgiving
Canaan Orphanage’s stated mission is to be “an Break 2009)
oasis of hope and safety,” and that couldn’t be
more apt than in the following months as scores

CCU Drives to Wind River for Eighth Outreach to Northern Arapaho Tribe

O n November 19-20, 2009, a caravan of trucks

and minivans revved engines northward, deep
into Wyoming’s Wind River Indian Reservation,
marking the eighth annual Thanksgiving outreach by
Colorado Christian University to Northern Arapaho
Tribe members living in the Ethete and Arapahoe
areas. Three-hundred turkeys and hams, nearly 500
pounds of canned food, two tons of flour, and 20
thirty-two-gallon bags swollen with clothing were
given to more than 300 families and senior citizens.
Judging by the warm reception, what some tribe
members had formerly approached as unwanted
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charity had now become a familiar holiday event.
“What was special about this trip was that we
felt for the first time that they were looking for us,
expecting our arrival,” said Jim McCormick, CCU
Vice President for Student Development, who has
led the effort to gather and transport donations since
the very first trip in 2002. This year, the team arrived
at one of the largest direct distributions seen in the
nearly decade-long relationship. “In some years,
we’ve had to leave donations at the senior center for
distribution later,” McCormick explained. “But this
year we had lines at both distribution centers.”
The Thanksgiving outreach to the Northern
Arapaho began when McCormick’s father-
in-law, a pastor from Saratoga, Wyo., met a
local liaison between the tribe and the state
governor’s office. Through their interactions,
he learned of immediate needs of the tribe—
many members are living near the poverty
line—and ways in which volunteers could
help. The conversation eventually found
McCormick, who suggested a CCU-sponsored
clothing and food drive. To allow students to
focus on the University’s already scheduled
Thanksgiving trip to serve the Navajo in the
Southwest’s Four Corners region, he decided
to recruit participants only from among faculty
“Participating in the annual outreaches to
the Northern Arapaho and Navajo tribes is
a great way to serve the Native American
and staff. That first year saw donations of 100 community—a culture integral to the roots
turkeys and numerous clothing items by nearly of our nation, and communities where many
30 employees and their families. people currently live in hardship,” McCormick
This year, nearly 100 faculty and staff members commented. “It also helps our faculty and
joined the effort. The generous payload was staff members unite in hands-on ways to fulfill
topped off by Dennison Elementary School CCU’s shared vision of serving others.” ■
providing the bulk of canned goods and
ConAgra Foods contributing the truckload of
flour.
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■ 1990s
Paul Cassidy, 1991, spent several
years working with students
at a church in Lakewood after
graduating from CCU with a B.A. in
youth ministry. During that time, he
met his wife, Stacy, and in 1996 the
Lord called the two into full-time
ministry with Cadence International.
Since joining, they have spent the
last 14 years sharing the Gospel with military members and their
families in Germany, Japan, and now Oahu, Hawaii, at Pearl Harbor
Naval Station. They have three children: Hope, 14, Jenna, 12, and
Aaron, 8 weeks.
David Holl, 1992, was promoted to general manager of Rodeway
Inn & Suites in Kearney, Neb., along with his previous position of
general manager of a nearby EconoLodge. He and his wife, Carol, are
also celebrating his award received from Choice Hotels International
for best renovation and redesign of the EconoLodge.
Bob Mitchell, 1993, and his wife, Celesta, celebrated the birth of
their third son, Michael Jenkins Mitchell, on February 7, 2010.
For the past 10 years, the Mitchells have enjoyed the sunshine of
St. Augustine, Fla., where Bob works as a representative for an
engineering manufacturing company. They have two other children:
Matthew, 4, and Marc, 2.
Kurt Kennedy, 1995, was promoted this past November from client
services representative to production support analyst within the
Marketing Technology Department at Epsilon, a marketing services
agency. He and his wife, Molly, have two children: Grace, 6, and
Aimee, 4.
Becky (Miller) Karnsund, 1996, met her husband, Pontus, in Mexico
and the two were engaged in Paris, lived in Sweden for five years,
and then Spain for five more. They just moved to Phoenix, Ariz.,
where Pontus is the lead pastor for a church-plant with STADIA.
They have four children: Kayla, 9, Nicole, 7, Aaron, 5, and Joel, 3,
all of whom speak four languages.
■ 2000s
Becky (Hayward) Hamlin, 2000, married Kyle Hamlin on April 26,
2009, in Estes Park, CO.
Mark Barrington, 2001, will be the republican nominee in House
District 26 of Colorado for the 2010 election, running against
incumbent Andy Kerr. House District 26 includes CCU’s main
campus and covers Green Mountain and eastern Lakewood. Visit
Mark’s Web site at www.markbarrington2010.com.
Aaron Brown, 2001, and his wife, Tara, were excited to welcome
a new daughter into their lives with the birth of Autumn Keanna
in September. Aaron and his family moved back to Colorado from
Hawaii, and he has launched an online marketing business at www.
webmalama.com.
Ethan Coffey, 2001, and his wife, Jennifer, were married on
September 19, 2009. Having first met at their church’s college group,
they became reacquainted a few years ago. Ethan has been working
at Sprint Nextel for almost 10 years, and Jennifer, a recent graduate
of Colorado State University, is hoping to work as a park ranger with
Jefferson County Open Space.
Sarah (Whittaker) Jackson, 2001, and her husband, Jeff, were
married in July 2008. In 2009, she graduated from the American
University of Cairo with an M.A. in Teaching English as a Foreign
Language. Sarah and Jeff moved back to the United States and gave
birth to their first son, Whittaker Robert Jackson, in November 2009.
Brooke Goff, 2002, is excited to be
approaching the first birthday of her
daughter.
Sarah (Arnold) Shultz, 2002, and her husband, Nathan (2000), had
identical twin daughters on May 26, 2009. They celebrated their
ninth wedding anniversary on June 3.
Justin Bullis, 2004, is currently the worship arts pastor for The
Sanctuary Downtown in Denver, CO. He and his wife, Karissa, have
a 19-month-old, Finley.
Josh Woolley, 2004, bought a new condo before Thanksgiving 2009,
and is also praising the Lord for his recent job promotion to manager
at AutoSearch USA in Louisville, CO.
Heidi (Buller) Gunn, 2006, became an independent consultant for
Tastefully Simple in January. She and her husband, Kevin (2007),
would like to invite you to view her Web site at www.tastefullysimple.
com/web/hgunn.
Daniel Seatvet, 2006, a CCU business administration major, recently
made official his part-time business, Seatvet Trading Company,
where he trades currency in the foreign exchange market. He hopes
it will become a full-time endeavor in the years ahead.
Nikolaus Sifers, 2007, (photo
taken in Afganhistan) is
redeploying after a year spent in
Khowst Province, Afghanistan.
Since graduating from CCU,
Nik has graduated from several
U.S. Army schools, including the
Infantry Officer Basic Course,
Ranger School, and Airborne School. While deployed, he proposed
to his girlfriend, Julia, and they will be getting married on April 10
at Fort Belvior, VA.
Marinda (Gradisar) Peak, 2008, a communications major, and
Colten Peak (2009), a music major, were married on October 3,
2009, in Golden, CO.
Michele (Voris) Reynolds, 2009, founder and CEO of Accel365, is
a writer, speaker, and coach who helps entrepreneurs communicate
better, delegate more, and accelerate toward their goals. She earned a
B.S. in organizational management from CCU, with an emphasis in
human resources, as well as her MBA, and has been working on her
business full time for nearly three years. Michele and her husband,
Paul, have four children: Nate, 18, Tasha, 17, Austin, 11, and Danele
2.
Joshua Ruskiewicz, 2009, and his wife, Cherise (2006), welcomed
a new baby boy, Tiberius James, into their lives on December 23,
2009. They report that he is very happy and healthy.
Interested in Becoming a
Class Representative?
We are looking for new people to represent the following class years
at Homecoming 2010: 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, and 2005. If you
graduated in one of these years and are interested in helping plan a
reunion, please contact Director of Alumni Relations Dan Westermann
at 303.963.3327 or alumni@ccu.edu. Homecoming 2010 will be held
the first weekend of October. Please save the date and plan to attend.
CCU Alumni Association Introduces
the CLASH OF THE CLASSES
Campaign
The CCU Alumni Association is asking for
your participation in this year’s Clash of the
Classes campaign, which will raise donations
toward the Alumni Scholarship Fund. Clash
Clash of the Classes of the Classes is a friendly competitive
Colorado Christian University campaign where alumni individually give
Alumni Association
the amount of their class year (for example,
anyone from the class of 1995 would donate $19.95). There are three
ways you can give as part of Clash of the Classes:
• Online
The most convenient and easy way to give.
Simply go to www.ccu.edu/give, where you’ll be
prompted to donate via credit or debit card on our
secure page.
• By Phone
Give us a call at 303.963.3330 to pay via credit card.
• By Mail
Send a check to (with “Clash of the Classes”
written in the memo line):
Colorado Christian University
Attn: Alumni Relations
8787 W. Alameda Ave.
Lakewood, CO 80226

1914 1945 1948 1949 1968 1975 1983 1985 1989

Denver Bible Denver Bible Western Bible Rockmont Colorado Baptist Western Bible Colorado Baptist Colorado Christian Colorado Christian
Institute College Institute College Junior College College University College University
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Ch

ni
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you’ve had a recent change in your life (i.e. engagement, wedding, birth, new job, promotion, or something
Colorad

ve
rsity
else exciting), we’d like to hear about it. Submit your news to www.ccu.edu/alumni/share.asp.
CCU
ALUMNI If you have a photo to include, send it to alumni@ccu.edu.
association

■ 1990s
Paul Cassidy, 1991, spent several
years working with students
at a church in Lakewood after
graduating from CCU with a B.A. in
youth ministry. During that time, he
met his wife, Stacy, and in 1996 the
Lord called the two into full-time
ministry with Cadence International.
Since joining, they have spent the
last 14 years sharing the Gospel with military members and their
families in Germany, Japan, and now Oahu, Hawaii, at Pearl Harbor
Naval Station. They have three children: Hope, 14, Jenna, 12, and
Aaron, 8 weeks.
David Holl, 1992, was promoted to general manager of Rodeway
Inn & Suites in Kearney, Neb., along with his previous position of
general manager of a nearby EconoLodge. He and his wife, Carol, are
also celebrating his award received from Choice Hotels International
for best renovation and redesign of the EconoLodge.
Bob Mitchell, 1993, and his wife, Celesta, celebrated the birth of
their third son, Michael Jenkins Mitchell, on February 7, 2010.
For the past 10 years, the Mitchells have enjoyed the sunshine of
St. Augustine, Fla., where Bob works as a representative for an
engineering manufacturing company. They have two other children:
Matthew, 4, and Marc, 2.
Kurt Kennedy, 1995, was promoted this past November from client
services representative to production support analyst within the
Marketing Technology Department at Epsilon, a marketing services
agency. He and his wife, Molly, have two children: Grace, 6, and
Aimee, 4.
Becky (Miller) Karnsund, 1996, met her husband, Pontus, in Mexico
and the two were engaged in Paris, lived in Sweden for five years,
and then Spain for five more. They just moved to Phoenix, Ariz.,
where Pontus is the lead pastor for a church-plant with STADIA.
They have four children: Kayla, 9, Nicole, 7, Aaron, 5, and Joel, 3,
all of whom speak four languages.
■ 2000s
Becky (Hayward) Hamlin, 2000, married Kyle Hamlin on April 26,
2009, in Estes Park, CO.
Mark Barrington, 2001, will be the republican nominee in House
District 26 of Colorado for the 2010 election, running against
incumbent Andy Kerr. House District 26 includes CCU’s main
campus and covers Green Mountain and eastern Lakewood. Visit
Mark’s Web site at www.markbarrington2010.com.
Aaron Brown, 2001, and his wife, Tara, were excited to welcome
a new daughter into their lives with the birth of Autumn Keanna
in September. Aaron and his family moved back to Colorado from
Hawaii, and he has launched an online marketing business at www.
webmalama.com.
Ethan Coffey, 2001, and his wife, Jennifer, were married on
September 19, 2009. Having first met at their church’s college group,
they became reacquainted a few years ago. Ethan has been working
at Sprint Nextel for almost 10 years, and Jennifer, a recent graduate
of Colorado State University, is hoping to work as a park ranger with
Jefferson County Open Space.
Sarah (Whittaker) Jackson, 2001, and her husband, Jeff, were
married in July 2008. In 2009, she graduated from the American
University of Cairo with an M.A. in Teaching English as a Foreign
Language. Sarah and Jeff moved back to the United States and gave
birth to their first son, Whittaker Robert Jackson, in November 2009.
Brooke Goff, 2002, is excited to be
approaching the first birthday of her
daughter.
Sarah (Arnold) Shultz, 2002, and her husband, Nathan (2000), had
identical twin daughters on May 26, 2009. They celebrated their
ninth wedding anniversary on June 3.
Justin Bullis, 2004, is currently the worship arts pastor for The
Sanctuary Downtown in Denver, CO. He and his wife, Karissa, have
a 19-month-old, Finley.
Josh Woolley, 2004, bought a new condo before Thanksgiving 2009,
and is also praising the Lord for his recent job promotion to manager
at AutoSearch USA in Louisville, CO.
Heidi (Buller) Gunn, 2006, became an independent consultant for
Tastefully Simple in January. She and her husband, Kevin (2007),
would like to invite you to view her Web site at www.tastefullysimple.
com/web/hgunn.
Daniel Seatvet, 2006, a CCU business administration major, recently
made official his part-time business, Seatvet Trading Company,
where he trades currency in the foreign exchange market. He hopes
it will become a full-time endeavor in the years ahead.
Nikolaus Sifers, 2007, (photo
taken in Afganhistan) is
redeploying after a year spent in
Khowst Province, Afghanistan.
Since graduating from CCU,
Nik has graduated from several
U.S. Army schools, including the
Infantry Officer Basic Course,
Ranger School, and Airborne School. While deployed, he proposed
to his girlfriend, Julia, and they will be getting married on April 10
at Fort Belvior, VA.
Marinda (Gradisar) Peak, 2008, a communications major, and
Colten Peak (2009), a music major, were married on October 3,
2009, in Golden, CO.
Michele (Voris) Reynolds, 2009, founder and CEO of Accel365, is
a writer, speaker, and coach who helps entrepreneurs communicate
better, delegate more, and accelerate toward their goals. She earned a
B.S. in organizational management from CCU, with an emphasis in
human resources, as well as her MBA, and has been working on her
business full time for nearly three years. Michele and her husband,
Paul, have four children: Nate, 18, Tasha, 17, Austin, 11, and Danele
2.
Joshua Ruskiewicz, 2009, and his wife, Cherise (2006), welcomed
a new baby boy, Tiberius James, into their lives on December 23,
2009. They report that he is very happy and healthy.
Interested in Becoming a
Class Representative?
We are looking for new people to represent the following class years
at Homecoming 2010: 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, and 2005. If you
graduated in one of these years and are interested in helping plan a
reunion, please contact Director of Alumni Relations Dan Westermann
at 303.963.3327 or alumni@ccu.edu. Homecoming 2010 will be held
the first weekend of October. Please save the date and plan to attend.
CCU Alumni Association Introduces
the CLASH OF THE CLASSES
Campaign
The CCU Alumni Association is asking for
your participation in this year’s Clash of the
Classes campaign, which will raise donations
toward the Alumni Scholarship Fund. Clash
Clash of the Classes of the Classes is a friendly competitive
Colorado Christian University campaign where alumni individually give
Alumni Association
the amount of their class year (for example,
anyone from the class of 1995 would donate $19.95). There are three
ways you can give as part of Clash of the Classes:
• Online
The most convenient and easy way to give.
Simply go to www.ccu.edu/give, where you’ll be
prompted to donate via credit or debit card on our
secure page.
• By Phone
Give us a call at 303.963.3330 to pay via credit card.
• By Mail
Send a check to (with “Clash of the Classes”
written in the memo line):
Colorado Christian University
Attn: Alumni Relations
8787 W. Alameda Ave.
Lakewood, CO 80226

1914 1945 1948 1949 1968 1975 1983 1985 1989

Denver Bible Denver Bible Western Bible Rockmont Colorado Baptist Western Bible Colorado Baptist Colorado Christian Colorado Christian
Institute College Institute College Junior College College University College University
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Office of Development: Colorado Christian University
Keith Wright, Vice President of Development Office of Development
David Nye, Director of Development
Daniel Westermann, ’04, Director of Development-Alumni and Annual Giving
8787 W. Alameda Ave.
Lakewood, CO 80226 Colorado Christian
Christi Kirchner, Administrative Coordinator of Development

Publication produced by University Communications:

Lisa Zeller, Director of University Communications
Jon Watters, Associate Director of University Communications
Danielle Hull, University Graphic Designer
The Colorado Christian Connection is a quarterly newsletter produced by
Colorado Christian University for the CCU community. A Publication to the CCU Community Spring 2010
Visit us online at www.ccu.edu/Support
e-mail: ccudevelopment@ccu.edu
phone: 303.963.3330
Students Rally Around Haiti page 4
Meet Dr. Frank Eychaner page 3
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Marriott City Center
CCU Weighs Campus Plan page 3
Downtown Denver, CO at 17th and California
Alumni Updates page 6
April 15, 2010
For more information, visit www.ccu.edu/VALS, call 303.963.3160, or email vals@ccu.edu

The 2010 VALS Conference will take our dialogue about Values-Aligned Leadership to the next level, exploring the role of the leader as it
relates to the relationship between natural law, the rule of law, liberty and values-aligned leadership. Speakers include:

SENIOR JUDGE DAVID M. EBEL
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
TOPIC: “The Role of the Rule of Law
in the Economy”
MR. KEVIN MILLER
Former Dean of the School of Business
at Colorado Christian University,
President of Whitestone Miller and
Co-Founder of the Vanguard Forum
TOPIC: “The Role of Liberty in the Economy”
DR. DANIEL N. ROBINSON MRS. THERESA MELARAGNO
Philosophy Faculty, Oxford University; Author; Assistant Director of Corporate
Distinguished Professor, Emeritus, Relations, Colorado Christian
Georgetown University University
TOPIC: “The Role of Natural Law and TOPIC: “The Integrity Meltdown”
Natural Rights in the Economy”
MS. TERRY LEPRINO
Board of Directors, Leprino Foods, Inc., Front Range
Regional Trainer for Young Life
TOPIC: “The Role of Corporate Philanthropy”

YOU’RE INVITED TO THESE COMMUNITY EVENTS

Spring Choral Concert Baseball: CCU vs. Metro State CCU 11th Annual Golf Classic
CCU Music Center All Star Park, Lakewood Racoon Creek Golf Course,
Friday, April 9, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 23, 2:30 p.m. 7301 W. Bowles Ave.
Littleton, CO 80123
VALS (Values-Aligned Leadership Summit) Spring Instrumental Concert Monday, May 10, 8:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Marriott City Center, Denver CCU Music Center
Thursday, April 15, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Friday, April 23, 7:30 p.m. Please save the date and plan to attend
Homecoming 2010 on October 1 and 2.
School of Music Gala and Honors Recital Spring Handbell Concert Visit www.ccu.edu/events for additional Photo from summer 2009 mission trip to Haiti.
CCU Music Center, Lakewood CCU Music Center community event information.
Friday, April 16, 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, 7:30 p.m.

Centennial Institute Issue Monday Commencement Ceremony We envision graduates who think critically and creatively, lead with high ethical and professional standards,
CCU Beckman Center, Lakewood Cherry Hills Community Church, embody the character and compassion of Jesus Christ, and who thereby are prepared to impact the world.
Monday, April 19, 7:00 p.m. Highlands Ranch
Saturday, May 8, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.