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January 2008
Hello Alumni!
Happy New Year!
Here's what's happening...
CBC & ALUMNI RELATIONS NEWS
CBC Alumni Facebook Group
Want to reconnect with old friends from CBC? We've created the Columbia Bible College Alumni Group on Facebook. To join this group, create a profile at www.facebook.com and search for the group Columbia Bible College Alumni. Join the 700+ Alumni already there!
The Great Alumni Search
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 Updates
To see current alumni updates go to www.columbiabc.edu/alumni
CBC & ALUMNI EVENTS
CBC View day and Open House
Do you know of people who are interested in attending CBC? We will be having an open house on November 7 and a View Day on November 15 for anyone who is interested in coming to Columbia Bible College. Register online at http://www.columbiabc.edu/admissions/visits_tours.html .
Alumni Legacy Homecoming
Did you know that Columbia Bible College (then called Columbia Bible Institute) came into existence with the merging of Mennonite Brethren Bible Institute and Bethel Bible Institute the Fall of 1970? CBC is in process of planning a Legacy Homecoming for all alumni who attended Columbia Bible College or one of the predecessor schools of Columbia Bible College between 1936/37-1969/70. This includes students who attended Elim (Yarrow) Bible School, Sardis Mennonite Bible School, Mennonite Brethren Bible Institute (also known as South Abbotsford Bible School, Mennonite Brethren Bible School and Bethel Bible School MB), Black Creek Bible School, Bethel Bible Institute (Bethel Bible School), Greendale Bible School, East Chilliwack Mennonite Brethren Bible School and Columbia Bible Institute. If you attended during those years or know people who did, please make sure we have the correct contact information so we can send you invitations to this event! If you are interested in being a part of the planning committee, please contact Adel Klassen adel.klassen@columbiabc.edu.
CBC BEARCAT ATHLETICS: EVENTS THIS MONTH
Come out and Support the CBC Bearcats at home and away!
For more information on CBC Bearcat Athletics, please check out their website: www.columbiabc.edu/athletics or contact athletics@columbiabc.edu
2007-2008 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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
3 Winnipeg Alumni Gathering
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
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 January 13, 2008
