THE EXPERIENCE

From our PresidentA New Era at Warner PacificOur first ever SummerBash, August 25, was atruly remarkable event.Hundreds of alumni,faculty and staff, and communityguests enjoyed a perfect summerevening of music and food andlearned of some historic developmentsat the College.After celebrating the accomplishmentsof our championship EthicsBowl and men’s and women’s basketballteams, I had the privilegeof announcing that with the payoffof its remaining $2.9 million leasewith GEOS International, the Collegewill“With the payoffof its remaining$2.9million leasewith GEOSInternational,the College willbe debt-freefor the firsttime in its 69-year history.”b e d e b t -free for thefirst timein its 69-y e a r h i s -tory. Theagreementwill be finalizedin January.In addition, the City of Portland and WarnerPacific College have entered into discussions to explorethe feasibility of converting the City’s 8-9 acremaintenance yard, located just west of campus, intoa multi-purpose athletic facility that will serve boththe College and the surrounding neighborhoods.Though it is very early in the process, we welcomeyour support as we look forward to the hopefuloutcomes of this partnership between the College,the City, and our important neighbors.This is a new day at Warner Pacific College. Wenow stand on the strongest financial footing in the College’s history. Wehave moved from a mindset of scarcity to one of abundance. It has been anhonor to have served as president of Warner Pacific for the past ten years,and I look forward to more exciting developments at the College duringmy third term.We praise God for the many blessings we have received and have faiththat He will generously provide for our future.Blessings,President Jay A. Barber ‘64 and his wife,Jan, received a plaque commemoratingten years of service to Warner PacificCollege during a brief program atSummer Bash, August 25. PresidentBarber officially began his third five-yearterm this summer.THE EXPERIENCEEditor / Photographer / DesignerScott A. Thompsonsthompson@warnerpacific.eduContributorsJay A. Barber ‘64Derek Bradford ‘90Andrea CookThe Experience is produced three timesa year by Warner Pacific College forits alumni and constituents.Warner Pacific is an urban, Christcenteredliberal arts college dedicatedto providing students from diversebackgrounds an education that preparesthem for the spiritual, moral,social, vocational, and technologicalchallenges of the 21 st Century. WPCis affiliated with the Church of God,Anderson, Ind.Opinions expressed in The Experienceare those of invididual authors and donot necessarily reflect the views of theeditor or of official college policies.PresidentJay A. Barber, Jr. ‘64jbarber@warnerpacific.eduVice President for InstitutionalAdvancementDr. Andrea Cookacook@warnerpacific.eduDirector of Marketing andPublic RelationsKaty Stedingksteding@warnerpacific.eduPlease send comments or story suggestionsto TheExperience@warnerpacific.edu or write to Editor, The Experience,Warner Pacific College, 2219 SE 68 thAve., Portland, OR, 97215.Jay A. Barber ‘64PresidentOn the Cover: (Clockwise from top left) AaronSimons ‘09, Hannah Morris ‘10, Chris Price ‘09,Mellisa Shrout ‘07, Kealani Gangwes ‘10, andJennifer Gill ‘09. Photo by Scott A. Thompson.The ExperienceWarner Pacific College2219 SE 68 th AvePortland, OR 97215503-517-1000www.warnerpacific.edu©2006 Warner Pacific CollegeView The Experience onlineat www.warnerpacific.edu.