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September 2007
Hello Alumni!
The campus is once again buzzing with activity as about 535 students started classes on Wednesday after three days of orientation and registration. It's great to see the energy of the students once again. Please keep our staff, faculty, & especially the students in your prayers as start a new year together.
Here's what's happening...
ALUMNI RELATIONS NEWS
Alumni Bearcat Day & Men's Soccer Alumni Day
Whether you were involved in athletics while you were a student here or just want to come and cheer on the teams, come out for a great Athletic Event & BBQ for ALL Alumni! Teams will be created from Athletic Alumni (Bearcats & Concords) to play against current men’s & women’s teams.
Please contact the Alumni Office if you plan to attend! alumni@columbiabc.edu or (604) 853-3567 ext. 327.
Men’s Soccer Alumni Day
Thursday, September 20, 2007
4pm: Men’s Soccer vs. Walla Walla College.
Men’s Soccer Alumni BBQ and farewell to Greg Falk following the game.
Bearcat Alumni Day
Saturday, September 29, 2007
1pm: Women’s Volleyball vs. Alumni
2:45pm: Men’s Volleyball vs. Alumni
5pm: Alumni BBQ
7pm: Men’s Basketball vs. Alumni
Enrichment Courses @ Columbia
Interested in taking a class at CBC this semester? The following classes are offered for the Fall 2007 Semester. Contact Admissions for more information and registration at admissions@columbiabc.edu or call 604-853-3358. Classes are filling fast. Some restrictions apply.
Click on this link for Fall Timetable and Course Offerings http://www.columbiabc.edu/academics/timetable.html.
Missions Fest Seattle & Western Washington Alumni Gathering
Columbia will be represented at the Seattle Missions Fest on October 12-13, 2007. If you're in the area, drop by our booth and say hi. If you are interested in connecting with other alumni from the area, we hope to have an alumni gathering during that time, but are still looking for a location...if you know if a good one in Seattle, please contact the alumni office (can be a home, restaurant, church, or other meeting space) at alumni@columbiabc.edu or phone 604-853-3358.
80's Reunion in the Planning Stages
The CBC Alumni Relations office is interested in hosting an 80’s Alumni Reunion, but is looking for a group of people from that decade to help with planning and finding people. If you attended CBC during the 80’s and would like to be involved, please contact the Alumni Relations Office at 604-853-3567 ext. 327 or email alumni@columbiabc.edu. This event can’t happen without your involvement!
Alumni Committee
Join the alumni committee! We would like to form an alumni committee to help plan events and provide services for alumni. We are specifically looking for members from the 80's, 60's & 40s/50's. If you would like to be a part of this committee or know of someone who would, please contact Adel at 604-853-3567 ext. 327 or email alumni@columbiabc.edu.
The Great Alumni Search
We've had a great response to the creation of the Alumni Relations office. Many people have submitted alumni update forms and our email and white pages lists are growing daily, but there are many people we still have lost touch with and you can help! People move or change their name and we lose track of them so we are continuously searching for alumni. You are our greatest resource as many of you have stayed in touch with classmates, friends, relatives, or even people you attend church with or work with. You know information that we don't! Check with fellow alumni to see if they are receiving mail from us, if not, we would appreciate information to point us in the right direction or your connection with that person to encourage them to contact us and update their information. The best is to direct them to the website to fill out an alumni update form found at www.columbiabc.edu/alumni!
Alumni Testimonies
Alumni stories are a key to our recruitment process and help people to catch the vision for Columbia. We want to know how your using your Columbia education, whether it's through employment, personal growth or volunteer service in the community. Many prospective students want to know what you can do with a Columbia education and your testimony helps us answer that question. So, send us a short testimony about your time at CBC, what you learned and how you're using that education today. You can send all testimonies to admissions@columbiabc.edu.
Alumni Website
Find out all the current information at the CBC Alumni Website. Check for event information, Alumni Updates, and find out more information about alumni benefits and services www.columbiabc.edu/alumni
Alumni Updates
To see current alumni updates go to www.columbiabc.edu/alumni/stories
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT CBC
CBC Entrepreneurs Club
Are you an Entrepreneur who has been a donor to CBC or are interested if becoming a donor? You are invited to attend the CBC Entrepreneurs Club Dinner.
October 30, 2007 - 6:30pm: Columbia Bible College
For more information call Neil Matthies at 604-853-3358 or email neil.matthies@columbiabc.edu
Columbia Bible College "Fundraising" Songfest
An afternoon of Choral music including local choirs and a mass choir conducted by Tony Funk.
November 17, 2007 - 3:00pm : New Life Christian Reformed Church, Abbotsford, BC
Ticket information TBA
2007-2008 Calendar of Events
September
2nd Resident Students arrive
3rd New student Registration
4th Continuing Student Registration
5th Day classes begin
10th Evening Classes begin
20th Bearcat Soccer Alumni Day
25th CBC Board of Directors Meeting
27-30th Urban Mission Adventure #1
29th Bearcats Alumni Day
October
1-5 Spiritual Emphasis week
26-31 Alumni Phone-a-thon
25th Columbia Bible College Annual General Meeting & Presidential Inauguration
30th Entrepreneurs Club Dinner
November
1-4 Urban Mission Adventure #2
3rd ECE Conference
5-9 Peace Week
8-11 Fraser Valley Arts & Peace Festival
17 CBC Songfest
December
6th Student Christmas Banquet & Last day of classes
11-15 Final Exam week
January
6 Resident students arrive
7th New student orientation
8th Financial registration
9th Day classes begin
14th Evening Classes begin
25-27th Vancouver Missions Fest
February
4-8 Prayer week
7-10 Urban Mission Adventure #3
9th Camp Day
12th CBC Board of Directors Meeting
22- Mar 2 Reading Week/Missions Trips/OL Expeditions
March
6-9 Urban Mission Adventure #4
7-8 Youth Worker's Conference
8 Columbia Spring Gala Evening
10 Prospective Student View Day
19 Prospective Student Evening Open House
26 Scholarship Awards Evening
26 Prospective Student View Day
April
10 Year End Celebration
11 & 14-17 Final Exams
19 Commencement Ceremony & Banquet
May
2 Columbia Open Golf Tournament
5 ECE Summer Semester Begins
14 Prospective Student Evening Open House
June
6-7 CBC Board of Directors Meeting
* If you would like more information about any of these events please contact the alumni office alumni@columbiabc.edu
STAFF/FACULTY UPDATES
CBC welcomes...
Landon Hildebrand, Service Learning Associate
Wiena Groenewold, Library Technician
Janelle Rozema, WVB coach, Evening Gym Supervisor and Sessional Instructor
Jerry Isaak, Associate Athletics Director
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
CBC Career Centre
Check out our Career Centre's Online Job Board! The job board is very active for students and alumni, even through the summer. New postings going up usually daily. Great resource if you are looking for work, a first position after your degree, or seeking to change jobs. Contact Karin Gregory (karin.gregory@columbiabc.edu) to get access information (username/password). http://www.columbiabc.edu/studentservices/cc.html
Post a Job
Post a job opportunity on the Online Job Board! Do you have a job available for students or alumni? You can add it to the CBC job board. Check out the career centre for more information. http://www.columbiabc.edu/studentservices/cc.html
Employment at CBC
A number of searches are happening right now! Interested in working at CBC or know someone who would be perfect for the job? For current job openings at CBC check the employment section of the website (http://www.columbiabc.edu/facultystaff/employment.html)
Revised September 10, 2007
