Campus Corner
Students Experience Freedom in Set Apart Week
Asbury hosted Set Apart week, formerly known as Holiness Week, in January and invited Rev. Dr. Carolyn Moore and Dr. Chris Bounds ’88 to speak on walking in freedom with the Lord.
Moore led Monday and Wednesday Chapels along with guiding students in their faith walks during early-week evening services.
“The series is ’Freedom From, Freedom To’ — freedom from fear, spiritual malaise, personal sin, anger, pessimism, whatever has them spiritually sick,” said Moore. “As Paul tells the Galatians ’It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.’” (Galatians 5:1)
Bounds continued the theme Thursday evening and Friday during Chapel. He focused on how Jesus gives us freedom from the guilt, power, and root of sin and how Jesus gives us freedom to love Him through broken chains.
Enrollment Update on the Beloved Class and the Future
Campus population has increased with an influx of traditional undergraduate (TUG) enrollment with the Beloved Class of 2027.
God is blessing the work of Asbury University,” stated Vice President of Enrollment and Marketing Jennifer McChord. “In the fall, we celebrated the largest incoming class in the last 25 years and over 20% growth in non-traditional programs. And, by all the accounts, the data points indicate that the Fall of 2024 class should be about the same size or larger.”
Stewardship of funds that help create scholarships is critical to the continued momentum in enrollment along with the mentorship and intentional community building by Asbury faculty and staff.
“We are praising God for his abundance and faithfulness,” McChord continued. “Please continue praying for our current students and our future student body.”
Glide-Crawford Celebrates 100 Years
Thousands of women have called Glide-Crawford (GC) Residence Hall home in the last century. It is rich in history, being re-constructed and open for residents in the fall of 1924 after being destroyed by a fire and has continued on as a uniquely beautiful living space on campus.
The dorm celebrated 100 years of hosting women on campus in early February, with the resident assistants (RAs) and Resident Director Laura Haugen throwing a birthday party to celebrate.
GC’s past and present RAs remarked on what their time in Gide-Crawford meant to them.
“My memories in Glide-Crawford are packed with special friends, laughter, tears, and moments I will always treasure,” said RA alumna Sandra Shirley ’85.
“Glide-Crawford is a very special place! The community that is formed here and the legacy that we have the opportunity to live into is such an honor. Glide-Crawford has been a home where women have experienced belonging and deep community for 100 years — what a testimony to God’s faithfulness throughout generations,” said Haugen.
“The community of GC is very intentional about dwelling together, and that reflects in how women love and care for each other here. There is a large amount of pride that comes from being a GC resident, and that is super special,” said 3rd Glide RA Olivia Parsons ’25.
Asbury’s 2024 Reunion will host a celebration of Glide- Crawford among other recognitions and special events!
Tour Asbury Online!
Asbury is proud to announce a new way for visitors to experience campus, whether you’re an alum who wants to explore the new changes at Asbury or a high school student thinking about where to head to college — this tour is an in-depth, virtual tour of classroom buildings, men’s and women’s residence halls, dining facilities, and TeamAU’s athletics center.
Share Asbury with your loved ones with guided walkthroughs and information while you get to know the campus culture and community, all from the vantage point of current students. Visit asbury.edu/tour.
Also, take advantage of asbury.edu/refer to help Asbury continue to grow!
Theatre Department Produces ‘The 39 Steps’
From February 23-March 2, the Asbury University Theatre Program presented a marvelous fast-paced comedy which takes Hitchcock’s 1935 hit spy movie and turns it on its ear. This faithful, but hilarious retelling by Patrick Barlow, featured Richard Hannay (Malachi Bullock), an ordinary Brit whose chance encounter with a mysterious woman (Jazmyn Lorentzen ’27), lands him in a world of international intrigue.
Comedic twists delighted the audience in the show full of theatrical delight as props and actors constantly transform to provide laughter and suspense until the climactic secret of ‘the 39 steps’ is revealed.
Director Carol Anderson says, “This show was a gift of laughter to our community providing a lift out of the winter doldrums. I love this cast and their commitment. Working with them has been a joy. Being at a university means it’s also educational theatre, and everyone is learning on their feet and having a lot of fun.”
Asbury Service Mounts Join Police Forces Across the U.S.
In April 2024, nine Asbury police horses trained by 14 Equine students will join mounted unit departments in Massachusetts, Tennessee, Georgia and Arizona.
“We really couldn’t be more pleased and blessed with the leadership opportunity this provides for our students or the amazing, unequaled quality of horses that are being sent from Asbury University — across the United States — to serve alongside the brave men and women who protect us daily as part of mounted units,” said Asbury Equine Director and Associate Professor Harold Rainwater ’69.