Rick Ostrander, presented a paper entitled “Educating Students for Service and Ministry,” at the conference “Educating for Vocation: From the Academy to the Church,” Georgetown College, Georgetown, Kentucky, January 2012.

Dr. Brad Stamm, professor of business and chair of the business division, was interviewed on WoodRadio 1300 Dec. 9 regarding President Barack Obama’s tax proposals. He was also interviewed on WOOD TV Oct. 6 discussing holiday retail expectations. He wrote a review of “Foundations of Economics: a Christian View” for Faith & Economics Fall/Winter 2010/2011 edition; was featured in the Grand Rapids Business Journal on Sept. 9; had a book proposal – “Faithonomics: Applications of Biblical Truth to Economics and Times of Crises” – accepted by a publisher; spoke in New York on the economic crisis Oct. 8; and moderated a panel at the Christian Business Faculty Association Meeting in Lakeland, Fla. Oct. 23.

Dr. Stamm spoke on Jan. 18 in Somerset, NJ on ‘Jesus and the Great Recession’ and ‘Poverty - What is it?’ He has also signed a  publishing agreement for a book called “Faithonomics.” It is scheduled to be published this year. He will be speaking at the Kalamazoo Missionary Church on Sunday, July 17, 2011. The topic is ‘Jesus is the Only Way in Times of Economic & Personal Crises.

Chad Tuttle, business special appointment faculty for Cornerstone’s Professional and Graduate Studies program , accepted the position of Chief Executive Officer at Sunset Retirement Communities and Services, effective Jan. 14. He has worked at Sunset for more than nine years as executive director, and plans to continue teaching at PGS.

Dr. Ray VanderWeele, adjunct faculty of finance for Cornerstone’s Professional and Graduate Studies program, taught advanced economics, investments, financial management and advanced accounting in Lithuania and Russia during the summer. He taught at Lithuania International University for 11 summers and has often taught during the summer at the Russian-American Institute in Moscow.

Dr. Rob Keys, associate professor of science, was awarded a $10,500 grant for this summer to study the effects of trophic cascading by white-tailed deer on breeding bird populations. The research will be conducted at the Pierce Cedar Creek Institute where Dr. Keys will oversee two undergraduate environmental biology majors, Amber Vandergeld and Jason Oosterhouse.

    

Dr. Kerisa Myers presented research at the National Coalition for Campus Children’s Centers (NCCCC) 39th Annual Conference & Professional Institute in San Diego on Thursday, April 7. The title of the presentation was “Child Care at Higher Education Campuses: Director Perceptions.”

Cheryl Mohr, Assistant Director of Faculty Services, recently conducted a webinar on "Faculty Professional Development" for the Consortium for Advancement of Adult Higher Education (CAAHE) on which she serves on its faculty commission.