Dear Parents,
A week has 168 hours. A full-time student, taking five courses during an academic term, spends approximately fifteen hours per week sitting in actual class-rooms, taking classes. So the bulk of students’ lives is spent outside of the classroom.
That leads to a simple but enormously powerful conclusion that shines through conversations with graduating seniors. Those students who make connections between what goes on inside and outside the classroom have a more satisfying college experience. The students who find some way to connect their interest in debate, for example, either with coursework or with an extracurricular activity or both, articulate a qualitatively different overall experience.
Perhaps the idea of making connections between in-class and out-of-class activities sounds obvious. Yet without some concrete illustrations of how it’s done the suggestion risks becoming an abstraction. So below are a few examples of how our students make the most of The King’s College experience.
You'll also find below an exciting story on The King's College being ranked in the top 50 Colleges in the United States.
Enjoy.
Eric Bennett
Vice President for Student Development
The King's College Ranked in the Top 50 American Colleges
In a national ranking recently carried out by education experts at TheBestSchools.org, The King’s College ranked 44th. With over 2,100 four-year Colleges in the United States, the ranking places King’s in the top two percent of American colleges.
According to the report, particular importance was given to Colleges that develop skill-sets and give students “a springboard to new possibilities.” College should “be a time of intense concentration of effort.” Furthermore, the writers indicate, “more focus should be on primary sources rather than criticism.”
Click here to read the full article.
The Spiritual Life Project Hosts Day of Prayer and Fasting
The Spiritual Life Project (SLP) unified The King’s College student body in fellowship for a day of prayer and fasting Tuesday, Jan. 22. Those involved fasted for breakfast and lunch and gathered in the City Room for a prayer meeting at noon to encourage and strengthen participants.
Students, faculty and alumni prayed in small groups to dedicate themselves to God and the King’s community.
Click here to read the full article on EmpireStateTribune.com.
First House Fundraiser a Success
In early December of last year, the ten Houses at The King’s College launched their first online fundraiser aimed at funding new initiatives in 2013. Between December 1st 2012 and January 1st 2013, over 100 friends, alumni, and parents donated to Houses, for a total of over $8,000 raised. The fundraiser was matched by a generous donor, and was so successful that the fundraiser was extended to February 1st.
Houses that made special efforts to personally reach out to core constituencies were the most successful.
Click here to read the full article.
King's Debaters Return from Berlin
What do you get when over 400 debate teams and 300 judges from around the world converge on one city for a massive debate tournament? The answer is, the Worlds University Debating Championships (WUDC). It is the largest, most competitive collegiate debating tournament in the world.
On December 26th, King’s juniors Josh Craddock and Noah Heinz and Coach of The King’s Debate Society Burk Ohbayashi departed New York City for the Technical University of Berlin, the host University of WUDC 2013.
Click here to read the full article.
Please continue to join us in prayer for the following the in the month of February...
For the Administration:
Pray for the Presidential search, that our search committee and search contractors would find suitable candidates, and that God would lead the way.
For Students:
Please pray that students would be encouraged in their studies in February, which is typically a long month for students. Also be in prayer for the upcoming graduates who are looking for jobs in a tough market.
For Faculty:
Please pray that God would continue to lead the faculty, in what they teach, how they teach, and the relationships they build with their students.
