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Rader Student Center Opens Doors For Campus
The Paul A. and Kay F. Rader Student Center was dedicated on March 3, 2023, and honored the more than 1,700 donors who gave for the project.
Rader Student Center Opens Doors For Campus
The newly renovated Paul A. and Kay F. Rader Student Center (The STUCE) in the center of campus was dedicated in a ribbon cutting ceremony on March 3 in an event that honored the more than 1,700 donors who gave to the project. The renovation was supported through reunion gift project donations and through significant gifts by The Salvation Army to honor the Raders.
“We are thrilled to have our Student Center back,” said Student Body President Alison Perfater ’23. “Not only did we miss having a designated space for downtime and events, but entering the next phase of the campus’s spiritual revival, I have already seen students sitting and praying together over coffee in the STUCE. I’m excited to see how the Lord will continue to use this space for His glory!”
Constructed in 1927, the newly enhanced building originally served as the Morrison Library. It was named in honor of Dr. Henry Clay Morrison, who served two terms as Asbury’s president. The library was expanded in 1958, and the new wing was named in honor of Jay B. Kenyon, a 1908 alumnus who served Asbury as science professor, dean of men and academic dean. After the Dennis F. and Elsie B. Kinlaw Library opened, the Morrison-Kenyon building was remodeled to serve a new purpose and opened in 2007 as the Student Center.
Student Life professionals, and other staff members moved back into offices in the facility, which features additional square footage for renovated student government and staff offices. The expanded footprint also allowed for new meeting and community spaces with beautiful views of the new Moulton Commons, an outdoor plaza. The bottom floor brings the campus store and post office to the heart of campus, so mail pickup, Asbury apparel, or study materials can be accessed while hanging out at the STUCE.
“I think students have been pleasantly surprised at the quality and function of the new Student Center,” said Dr. Mark Troyer, vice president for Institutional Advancement & Strategic Partnerships. “The outdoor spaces at the cafeteria and Shaw Collaborative Learning Center are wonderfully enhanced by new areas outside the Rader Student Center.”
Visit asbury.edu/projects/rader-student-center to learn more.
Wow, God’s Provision is Amazing!
I am still personally processing all that happened at Asbury during the Outpouring — marveling at both the powerful manifestation of God’s holy presence among us and the abundance of resources He supplied to us in logistical and financial support. Little did we grasp, at first, the scope and the size of what the Lord was doing!
Sixteen days and 50,000 new friends later, we are awestruck at how thoroughly God provided for something He’d obviously planned well in advance (and we hadn’t… at all!). From more than 1,300 volunteers; to restaurants, organizations and individuals who provided food; to additional security and police protection; to equipment donated or loaned; to people just giving us checks saying, “We know you’ll have expenses, and we want to help!”
A little peek behind the curtain: We decided within the first couple of days to shut down our fundraising efforts during this event to avoid any appearance of taking advantage of what the Holy Spirit was doing. The significant expense it took to host people from across the globe is being covered by currently more than 1,000 donors — most of whom (more than 80 percent) were previously unknown to us.
What the LORD plans, HE provides for. We are deeply grateful to have been a part of this and profoundly inspired by the stories we continue to hear of lives being redeemed, healed and transformed as a result. Wow!
One of my favorite stories involves a friend from Lexington who came one morning wanting to help. She had told her husband, “I bake great banana bread,” and then showed up with enough banana bread to feed the first 30 people in line (who happened to be the only 30 people in line) for one of the last 7:30 p.m. services. Loaves and fishes, anyone?!
Please continue to pray that our Heavenly Father will grant us further wisdom, discernment, guidance and adequate provision as we mobilize to send out students, faculty and staff to share the blessings we have received from God. Jehovah-Jireh is so good!
Dr. Mark Troyer
Vice President for Institutional Advancement & Strategic Partnerships
What Legacy Will You Leave?
We all desire to lead happy and fulfilled lives surrounded by family and friends.
But for many of us, we are also compelled to make a difference — to leave a lasting impact on the people most dear to us and the Kingdom causes that we have supported throughout our lives. Our desire to be thoughtful, wise stewards of the resources God has entrusted to us leads us to look to the future. What kind of legacy will you leave?
Please contact us to learn how you can create a legacy through your Last Will and Testament or Living Trust to care for your loved ones and to continue the Kingdom work you feel called to support.
RANDY NELSON,
AVP for Lead and Planned Giving
plannedgiving@asbury.edu • (859) 858-5544