Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1995 - Rparchives.org

REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 87COURSE DEVELOPMENTSee our new 1995-1997 catalog for a listing of courses and a generaldescription of the work of the Seminary. Copies will be available at Synod,and we encourage you to make them widely available to all those interestedin preparing men for the pastoral ministry. Evening courses continue to bevery popular and further development of these is being considered. Distanceeducation continues to be very desirable as it would make the assets of theSeminary available to our congregations and to other institutions. CUBM ison a much sounder footing and is now offering two classes in a SummerSemester. We continue to pursue the development of an M.A. in BiblicalMinistry from Geneva College to be offered at the Seminary involving currentcourses taught by our professors.PROCEDURESIn response to ATS notations, the Faculty Manual is being updated and aPolicy for Sabbatical Leaves was drawn up and approved by the Faculty. ThisPolicy is a goal that is very important to the fruitfulness of our faculty and theequipping of our students. However, its implementation waits upon greaterfinancial resources. Student evaluations of faculty teaching were processedduring the winter quarter and indicate broad and enthusiastic appreciation forour professors and their work. A number of new financial procedures arenow in place that further improve our financial operations, including thepursuit of a reconciliation of method between our auditors and our treasurer.THE BOARDThe Board appointed Darrel Powell and John Mitchell to finish theunexpired terms of David Carson and Gordon Keddie, both in the class of1997. We heartily thank Mr. Carson and Mr. Keddie for their service to theSeminary. Our current officers are President, Bill Edgar, Vice-President, DonPiper and Secretary, Kit Swartz. We meet in the fall and spring each year withcommittees meeting as the work requires. Our standing committees includeExecutive, Finance, Long Range Planning and Nominating with each Boardmember serving on one or two of them.FACILITIESWe enjoyed a special gift this year of a week of labor by nine studentsfrom Sterling College. They shampooed rugs, washed windows, pulled weeds,raked leaves and redecorated one of the second floor bedrooms including thereplacement of an entire wall. This room will be a good location for acomputer classroom. Other maintenance this year included repainting theback hall and staircase, bricking up two basement windows and twicereplacing leaking pipes in the second floor bathroom with follow-up repairs tofloor and ceiling. A very nice multi-function rebuilt copier was purchased toreplace one that gave poor copies and unreliable service. An eight year oldwasher and the library air conditioner were also replaced. A FAX line isinstalled in our library at (412) 731-4834 to enable communication withother libraries. You may send FAXes to the Seminary at any time.