Horizons - Winter 2018

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Class Notes

December 17, 2018

WEDDINGS William F. (Bill) Barlow ’75 and John Davis, Atlanta, Georgia, July 26, 2016. Jay and Lani Hefel ’08 Craig, Grimes, Iowa, Dec. 14, 2016. Shane ’06 and Marilyn Everett, Houston, Texas, Nov. 19, 2017. Joe ’10 and Nichelle Closson...

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The hive is alive.

December 17, 2018

Yellowjacket success is widespread, as many of our athletes competed at the national level.

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We are Graceland – In the Middle of Everywhere

December 17, 2018

Horizons recently used Facebook to learn the scope of the Graceland network. The participation was incredible, and we loved reading so many testimonies of how the Graceland values have spread.

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Setting the Stage

December 17, 2018

In January, theatre major Haley Johnson ’19 placed first out of participants from 315 teams from seven states at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Region V Conference in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Working Toward Wholeness.

December 17, 2018

This is a celebration. Who wouldn’t be proud of the accomplishments of the Graceland graduates featured here? And what I find even more exciting is that this is only the beginning of what we predict for their future.

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Graceland graduates make the world a better place

December 17, 2018

Graceland’s principles still ignite change in the world — in ways both big and small — by preparing graduates to live rewarding and meaningful lives.

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Forward Thinking

December 17, 2018

One of the challenges that Graceland has faced courageously and creatively is to identify what every student needs to be successful in today’s world, even amidst an array of personal and career goals. How to communicate effectively, analyze and evaluate...

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From the President

December 17, 2018

This issue of Horizons celebrates the accomplishments of several young alumni who are making the world a better place. Graceland encourages the development of values — learning, wholeness and community — for the enrichment of lives and the betterment of the world. Celebrating the accomplishments of...

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Making History: The Road to Nationals

December 17, 2018

On March 5, the Graceland men’s basketball team made history in a packed Closson Center, claiming their first Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament crown with a 95-68 victory over Peru State College.

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Homecoming ’17 – Alumni Awards

December 17, 2017

GRACELAND AWARD OF RECOGNITION The Graceland Award of Recognition salutes those who have supported Graceland and its programs in an exceptional way. Gretchen Booz has shared the Graceland spirit with all. In 1984, she began a 12-year tenure on the...

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Experiential Learning: Social Media Marketing

December 17, 2017

Seniors in the social media marketing major at Graceland University have taken on the task of promoting experiential learning opportunities while participating in one themselves. These five students are working together with Associate Professor of Business Administration Jeff McElroy, as well...

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Remembering A Graceland Legend

December 17, 2017

Brad Carr ’91 first became a member of the Graceland University family in 1983 when he was hired as the Head Resident for Gunsolley Hall. He soon married Sharon McKiddie and eventually left Graceland and Lamoni for an opportunity in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1989, but the impact he made on Graceland — and that Graceland had on him — had already been set in motion, and Brad would return to touch thousands of lives…

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