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"UNITED METHODIST DAILY NEWS 97" by SUSAN PEEK on April 15, 1997 at 14:24
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Note 266 by UMNS on Aug. 7, 1997 at 16:21 Eastern (2913 characters).

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         Nashville, Tenn. (615) 742-5470              Aug. 7, 1997

United Methodist-related college officials
discuss importance of creating a campus community

     BRECKENDRIDGE, Colo. (UMNS) -- "An ethical education is one
that creates a capacity for connectedness in the lives of
students," officials of United Methodist-related colleges and
universities were told during a meeting here July 27-31.
     Parker Palmer, noted educator and writer, stressed the
importance of an individual's inner journey as a leader and the
crucial concern for community on the campus.
     Palmer is senior associate of the American Association of
Higher Education and is an activist on matters involving
education, community, leadership, spirituality and social change. 
He was a speaker during the semi-annual meeting of the National
Association of School, Colleges and Universities of the United
Methodist Church (NASCUMC).
     "Community is a bridge from an attitude of scarcity to an
attitude of abundance," he said.
     During business sessions, the educational officials received
updates on a Northern Ireland joint training educational
partnership; a Korean student recruitment initiative; and matters
of federal public policy impacting student access to education.
     The Korean Initiative, created by NASCUMC a year ago, opened
a student recruiting office in Korea on Dec. 5 where admission
materials have been translated into Korean.
     In the joint training educational initiative, students from
Northern Ireland and from six contiguous counties in the Republic
of Ireland study business for one year in a church-related college
or university in the United States.
     The officials further developed plans to participate in a
1998 meeting of the International Association of Methodist-related
Schools, Colleges, and Universities in England.  The year marks
the 250th anniversary of the founding by John Wesley of Kingswood
School, the first Methodist educational enterprise.
     The association's committee on church relations gave a report
on its work for upcoming conversations between United
Methodist-related college presidents and the denomination's
bishops. Those conversations will result in a written covenant
between the institutions and bishops. 
     Ann Die, president of Hendrix College, Conway, Ark., was
elected association president succeeding Thomas Courtice,
president of Ohio Wesleyan College, Delaware, Ohio.
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     Information for this story was provided by the Rev. James
Noseworthy, a director in the Division of Higher Education,
General Board of Higher Education and Ministry.

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