RU GLOBAL

The first quarterly faculty/staff meeting of 2009, held on February 2, 2009 in the Moot Court Room, was devoted to the launch of the University's Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), known as "RU Global," marking the beginning of a greater emphasis on the global context of the University's mission of "Christian leadership to change the world.”

"The RU Global campaign is designed to increase the global competence of our students," said Dr. Carlos Campo, Vice President for Academic Affairs, adding that the campaign has three objectives. "We will increase global learning in our academic programs, enhance faculty expertise in global teaching and learning and become a leading resource for Christ-centered global learning," Campo explained.

There are four student outcomes associated with the campaign. "We're calling these outcomes See, Connect, Learn and Lead," Campo said. "See focuses on global perspective; Connect on intercultural engagement; Learn on information literacy; and Lead on global leadership."

After further explaining the benefits of global awareness and improved cross-cultural communication skills, Dr. Campo reiterated that Regent's unique, international Christian perspective has already laid the foundation for global understanding. "It's been in our DNA from the beginning," he told the standing-room-only audience of faculty, staff and students, as well as the hundreds of others who watched the event streamed live via the Internet.

The stage for Dr. Campo's remarks was set by a brief video, featuring students, faculty and staff asking the audience RU Global? It challenged everyone to think about their roles as global citizens and what they will do to provide competent global leadership beyond Regent.

Founder and Chancellor Dr. Pat Robertson then shared his vision for Regent's global impact: "We're not just going to change Virginia Beach; we're not just going to change the United States." Reminding the audience of the global scope of the university's mission, he emphasized, "It's Christian leadership to change the world."

In his extensive travels, Dr. Robertson has seen firsthand the need for quality education and leadership that transcends boundaries...whether in Africa, Europe, Asia or South America. "While different regions have different needs, it all comes down to one thing," he explained. "People's hearts are all the same."

His interaction with leaders and entrepreneurs from all over the world has propelled Robertson's vision to provide education and Christian leadership to people outside of the United States. Now, he's calling on Regent University—faculty, staff and students—to join him in the next step.

Following his address, Robertson led Regent's deans, the Vice President for Human Resources and the President of the Council of Graduate Students in a candle lighting ceremony, symbolic of the role that Regent will play in the RU Global initiative and as active members of the global community.

For more information, visit www.regent.edu/ruglobal.

At the conclusion of the meeting, Service Awards for October – December 2008 and certificates for completion of all four sessions of Supervisor’s Training were presented to the employees listed below.

The 2009 Employee Awards for Excellence Committee made their first presentation debut in the Quarterly Faculty Staff Meeting. The January Employee of the Month award went to Tyler Smith, Accounts Receivable Analyst for the Business Office. The Employee Awards for Excellence Committee selected the following theme and scripture verse to represent employees awarded for their excellence, innovation, and integrity:

 Reflections of Excellence

“But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit”

(2 Corinthians 3:18)

Please nominate other Reflections of Excellence in the Regent community at the Employee Awards site on the Human Resources page.

Please mark your calendars for our next Quarterly Faculty/Staff Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 28, 2009 from 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm in the Moot Courtroom, Robertson Hall.