Martin Luther King Day Celebration

Northeastern Seminary and Pearce Memorial Church will be celebrating the life and ministry of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on Monday, January 15, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. at Pearce Memorial Church.  Reverend Marlowe Washington from Baber AME Church will be speaking, with music by the Baber Church Mass Choir.  Admission is free.

Roberts Wesleyan College

Hosting Semifinals and Finals

2007 JP Morgan Chase Scholarship Basketball Tournment

Tournament starts Tuesday, January 9, with the Women at either RIT or Keuka.

Men play first round games Wednesday, January 10, at RIT or Keuka.

Thursday, January 11, all eight Women’s Teams play at Roberts Wesleyan College beginning at 1:30 p.m.

Friday, January 12, all eight Men’s Teams play at Roberts Wesleyan College beginning at 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, January 13, two Women’s games and two Men’s games including the two Finals.

Times will be determined by the teams seeding which will be done January 7 at the Tournament Banquet.

Tickets $5 per doubleheader throughout the tournament.

Fiddler on the Roof

Presented by the Roberts Wesleyan College-Community Orchestra

Saturday, January 19-21/ 26-28 3:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

If you are interested in ticket information please go to

Cultural Life Center Tickets

or call the Box Office at 594-6008

Cultural Enrichment Series

Calvin B. DeWitt, Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, President of Environmental Studies, and President of the Academy of Evangelical Scientists and Ethicists, will be on campus April 19, 2007.

DeWitt will give two public lectures in the Cultural Enrichment Series: at 4:00 p.m., "Biblical Foundations for Creation-Care" and at 7:30 p.m., "Global Warming and Creation-Care." Location to be determined.

Dinner for Eight

As college students, do you remember what it was like to crave a home-cooked meal after weeks of institutional food or long for a warm, cozy home filled with friendly, family-type people? Would you like to swap a few "I remember when" stories with current Roberts students? Then Dinner for Eight is the ministry for you!

Last year was our second Dinner for Eight. Twenty-three alumni families warmly offered their homes to 116 students. If you live locally and would like to host six students for a home-cooked meal and warm conversation, email Alumni Office or call 594-6355 to sign up. It can be any night that is convenient for you, March 4 through April 1, 2007. Weekday dinners should begin between 5:30 and 6:00 p.m. and end no later than 9:00 p.m., as students should be getting back to their studies. Many families find that a Saturday evening or early Sunday afternoon works well.

Just a reminder:

Roberts Wesleyan College Announces

Important Verification Project for Alumni

Roberts Wesleyan College alumni will soon be contacted in connection with an important verification project for the College. Data Verification Forms will be mailed to all alumni in March 2007.  Each form will be imprinted with the information currently on file for alumni.  It’s important that all alumni take just a few minutes to look over the data listed on the Verification Form.  For many, it’s been years since this information has been updated.  As a result, a significant number of our records contain out-dated and incomplete information. As a special courtesy to our alumni, the information gathered during this special data verification project will be incorporated in the upcoming College directory project.   Alumni are strongly urged to mail back their completed Verification Forms within 14 days of receipt – even if there are no updates to the information listed.  This timely response will help to make sure alumni have taken advantage of this important opportunity to confirm the accuracy of the information.

Christmas Care Bags - 2006

Over 700 students received Christmas Care Bags thanks to donations from alumni, faculty, staff, and friends. The Care Bag delivery on Monday, December 11, was apprecited by our resident and commuter students. It is a great way to begin their week, knowing they are loved and encouraged by so many wonderful people.

To view more pictures of our Archies and College Greene residents packaging bags and delivering go to Care Bags 2006

Faith in Our Future Capital Campaign

Find Capital Campaign and B. Thomas Golisano Library updates and information at:

B. Thomas Golisano Library Brick Sponsorship

Undergraduate Business Division Newsletter

Check out the exciting things happening in the Business Program at Roberts Wesleyan College in the   Undergraduate Business Program Winter Newsletter.

Also, hear from the Director Ervin Starr, who asks,“Will you risk becoming a student leader?” The program’s theme for the year is Student Leadership, a term Starr says is, upon first glance, an oxymoron, “combining two apparent opposite ideas of servanthood and leading.” He challenges jRoberts business students to risk being the first to jump! Read stories from students who dared to leap into the unknown and watch God unfold His purpose in their lives.

RWC SIFE TEAM

Over February break, the Roberts Wesleyan College SIFE team is again hosting young women and men from Global Media Arts High School at Franklin for the Women of Hope and Men of Standard Life Skills Business Camps. We welcome your donations of magazines to the campers to use pictures for their presentation boards. A box will be located in the entry of the Rinker Community Service Center near the Cashier's Office for your magazine donations. Or, stop by Carpenter Hall and drop off magazines in the Business Office, room 209.

Music and Theatre at Roberts

Olive B. Knapp'42 died on October 7, 2006 in Lancaster, PA.

Donald Smith, Jr.'55 and his wife, Ida, are music ministers at the First Congregational Church of Zephyrhills. Ida is choir director and music coordinator and Donald is the organist/pianist. Ida is also pianist/organist and is also an elementary school music teacher, in the Hillsburough County school system, teaching violin and harp in six different schoos. She teaches kindergartners the violin and enjoys that very much.

Erle Wirth'57 and wife, Grace, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 2, 2006. Congratulations!

Diana Rives Shankar'65 has been working at the University of Houston's Religion Center for the past 22 years. She has 8 grandchildren.

Paul Maffin'75 is planting a church in Northern Vermont. Visit Redeeming Grace Church at www.rgcvt.org.

Bill Roushey, Jr.'80 has authored his first book, a memoir, entitled "Junior's Hope." The book is dedicated to his father, Bill Roushey, Sr.'58, who passed away in June of 2005.

Clifton Armstrong'82 just finished a Ph.D in Caribbean Language at the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras. He is the first graduate of the program. In 2005, he gave a lecture on Creole languages at the Max Plank Institute for Evolutionary Anthropolgy in Leipzig, Germany. He teaches linguistics at the Mayaguez Campus of the University of Puerto Rico.

Denise (Rowinski) Mengak'83 co-presented a workshop entitled "Evolving Concepts in the Identification and Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder" at the 2005 Pennsylvania Catholic Charities Conference. Denise is the clinical supervisor of Adult & Family Services at Catholic Social Services in Wilkes Barre, PA, and is facilitator of their Suicide Bereavement Support Group. She is honored to serve as coordinator of the Rachel's Vineyard Post-Abortion Healing Retreat ministry in the Diocese of Scranton, PA.

Rev. Gerald'87 and Carol Clement Boehlke'76 return to Tanzania, Africa in Jan. '07, to continue teaching at Lake Tanganyika Bible College in Kigoma. In addition, they minister in refugee camps, preach and sing, provide instructive Christian literature in Swahili to 6,000 pastors in E. Africa, help build churches, help support orphans, and give scholarships to Bible students. They have spent ten years in Kenya and seven years in Tanzania.

Carol recently recorded a CD of nine religious songs she has written. Proceeds over the cost, will go to help needy African Children. These CDs are available from Dr. Bob and Jackie Clement, 6 Beaman Rd, Rochester, NY, or phone at 585-594-8004. The CDs are available for a donation and cost of shipping.

Their son Jeremy, graduated from RWC in May '06, becoming a fourth generation alumnus, along with Gerald and Carol.

Catherine George Wilkinson'88 and husband, Cliff, joyously welcomed Sarah Elizabeth to the family on October 12, 2006. She joins Thomas (13), Michelle (12), Phoebe (10), Katrina (5), Grace (3), and William (1).

Troy Bassett'92 has been appointed as the pastor of the Free Methodist Church in South Dayton, NY. He and his wife, Diane'92 moved there in July of 2006 with their five children.

Tara Barnes Kratzer'93 adopted Julian James (4) and Sylvia Sue (2) on November 4, 2006.

Chad Nieboer'95 was promoted to statistian at US Marshals Service, Washington, D.C.

Jeffrey and Amy Leahey'95 are now senior pastors of "Church on the Rock" or Grace Christian Center, in Chittenango, New York. They have four children. Abrina is 11, Jordan is 9, Malachi is 4, and our new baby, Victoria, was born on July 30, 2006. Jeff is working as a case worker for Madison County. Amy is a full-time mom and women's pastor at the church. Amy hopes to start her master's degree this year in education and start teaching within five years. They would like to thank Roberts and its professors for all the wisdom and strength, in both the ministry and art departments.

Scot Stutzman'95 is employed by Chautauqua County as a legislator representing Jamestown, NY. He is married to Molly Jackson'01 and works for MERCK pharmaceutical. They have a four year-old son named Logan.

Julie (Muxworthy) McFadden'97 and husband, David, had a baby girl named Sarah Ruth on July 19, 2006. Sarah joins her big brother named Christopher (3).

Tammy Briceland McGarvey'97 and her husband, Jonathan McGarvey'95, have three children: Elizabeth (born in Russia 7/3/02, joined family through adoption 10/03), Rebekah (born 2/14/04), and Benjamin (born 6/15/06). Tammy earned her MSN from SUNY Brockport in the NP program in 2002. She is currently employed as a Family Nurse Practitioner at Churchville Family Medicine. Jonathan earned his MS in Software Development and Management from RIT in 2001. He is employed at Thomson as a lead software engineer and is also an adjunct professor in computer science at Roberts Wesleyan College.

James Coleman'98 and Mercy (Garcia) Coleman'98, graduates of Northeastern, are now pastoring the Lighthouse Community Free Methodist Church at Eldred, PA. Pastor Jim continues his studies at Northeastern.

Mandi S. Simons'00 and Anthony M. Carusone were married on August 12, 2006 at St. Anne Church in Rochester, NY.

Amy Marie Main'01 and David Leicht were united in marriage on August 12, 2006.

Colleen Powers'02 married Nathaniel Parker on July 29, 2006 in Watertown, NY. Sophia (Pashalidis) Wolcott'01 and Joelle Commeret'01 were bridesmaids. Colleen works as a school psychologist in the Brockport Central School District. Nathaniel is a student at Nazareth pursuing a degree in secondary English education and special education. They reside in Brighton, NY.

Richard'02 and Amanda Bigham'02 welcomed a daughter, Angeleina Marie Bigham, born 11/10/2006.

Angela Caparco'03 and Jason Randall were married Saturday, June 3, 2006, at Bethel Christian Fellowship. Angela graduated with a master's degree in social work and is employed by Lifetime Care of Rochester,NY.

Philippa (Thomas) Wilfeard'03 recently married and became a therapist in Daytona, Florida, in 2004.

Kristin Ungaro'04 finished her master's in music performance at Bowling Green State University in May of 2006 and is currently teaching elementary band in Lewiston, NY.

Jolene E. Brydalski'05 married Jeffrey D. Bowser of Rochester, NY, on April 29, 2006. The two were married at the home of John and Ella Bowser in Greece, NY. Retired Pastor, Rev. Daniel Pershing, officiated. Jeffrey and Jolene are currently living in the home they purchased in the city of Rochester, NY.

After graduating, Ian Lane'05 moved to Seville, Spain, where he took a TESOL Certification program and then moved to Barcelona where he continued teaching English for 5 more months. After returning to New York, he worked around home for a while doing marketing for Omega Institute (the nation's largest center for holistic studies). Ian has just recently moved to New York City where he just got a position as the advertising coordinator for the Village Voice newspaper.

Peter James'05 achieved permanent certification with NYSED and permanent appointment (tenure) with the Rochester City School District.

Mitzi (Williams) Rose'05 and Jonathon Rose'05 welcomed a new addition, Devin Valette Rose born on Monday, December 11, 2006. Jillene (Maloy) Rose'78 is the proud grandmother.

Meg MacKay'05 and Matthew Kennedy'06 were married on August 25, 2006, at Pearce Memorial Church in North Chili, NY. The Reverend Peter Knappen officiated.

Kelly Rose Mary McCurley'06 and Benjamin Douglas Nichols were married August 12, 2006.

Elizabeth Gibbs Quist'06 married her boyfriend of four years, Adam J. Quist, on October 29, 2006.

Jeremy Boehlke'06 married Casandra Schisler on August 11, 2006, in Paraguay where her parents are missionaries.

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