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Changes to come in the funding of religious organizations Money might soon affect how students participate i religious organizations Grace Morris Elon News Network | @gracehmorris Money might soon have an ef fect on how students participate in religious organizations at Elon Uni versity. Currently, organizations like InterVarsity and Hillel are recog nized as student organizations. This means they receive a portion of their funding from the student ac tivities budget, which is decided by SGA, and from their affiliation with outside ministries. But Assistant Chaplin for Protes tant Life Joel Harter has had ques tions in the past about the way SGA funding is determined. “[Organizational budgets are] supposed to be based on size and level of engagement. I know there have been questions about whether that’s fully the case because often a group seems to get the same year to year,” Harter said. But this may change next year when the new budgets are released. Because some religious orga nizations are affiliated with min istries outside of Elon, these orga nizations will soon be designated into one of two categories that will determine where their funding comes from. These two catego ries are: recognized student orga nizations and affiliated ministry organizations. The McBride Gathering Space is a common venue for the different religious event on Eton's campus. GRACE MORRIS i STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Elon ministry organizations that are affiliated will be funded by the off-campus ministry they are affili ated with. Harter says having this new cat egory will give students support the university can’t provide. “There is no way the university could afford as large a team of folks that we have who are wiEing to care for students in this wayf Harter said. Some religious organizations like Lutherans, Episcopals and Friends (LEAF) and InterVarsity both fund raise and receive monetary support from the university. But Harter says the money given to these organiza tions does not benefit staff members and instead helps pay for events the organizations have. “The money would be for pro gramming. They’d be for events stu dents want to do, and that’s always money that student leaders ask for. They decided how it is used, there are rules about how it is used and none of that money ever pays for staf^’ Harter said. While the organizations that make this switch will lose some funding, Harter says for some it might only be around 2 to 3 percent of their budget. But Harter stresses that allowing students the space to practice their faith is invaluable. ii LOVE IS ACTIVE AND ALIVE IN THE UNI VERSE, AND I UNDER STAND GOD AS LOVE ANDINMYOWNFAITR PRACTICE, WHAT I AM CALLED TO DO IS TO LOVE GOD AND TO LOVE OTHERS, JOEL HARTER ASSISTANT CHAPLIN FOR PROTESTANT LIFE “I personally believe that sti dents all want to live lives of men. ing; they want to make a diffeten in the world,” Harter said, ‘lliq- don’t all talk about it in the sat way. For some, that connects to tdi- gion, for some, it doesn’t, Forsonn it’s spirituality and for some it’s not’ This switch is set to liiyjoinli effect next year, but for Harter, U comes back to faith, “There is meaning, and there is purpose, and for me, my cote grounding principle is love," Hat ter said, “That love is active anJ alive in the universe, and 1 in- derstand God as love, and in wj own faith practice, what 11 called to do is to love God and to love others,” A surprising change to the Global Neighborhood Three Global Neighborhood buildings are renamed after Elon professors Hannah Massen Elon News Network | @elonewsnetwork The Global Neighborhood’s three largest buildings will no longer go by their original letters. The board of trustees decided to rename Global Buildings B, C and D to commemorate former Elon University professors Russell B. Gill, G. Smith Jackson and Nan R Perkins, re- NEIGHBORHOOD spectively. The dedication is to honor these professors who have dedicated themselves to OPENING The Global Neighborhood was opened during the 2014- 2015 academic the university’s school year and advancement now houses 600 for decades, students. Though classrooms have been dedicated to faculty mem bers in the past, Book’s deci sion to dedicate entire build ings to distinguished professors is a break from tradition for the university. Book announced the renaming in her address to faculty and staff on Aug. 20, but the recent change has taken some of the neighbor hood’s residents by surprise. Sophomore Laura Welch, a current Perkins building resident assistant, said buildings B, C and D may have been selected because they have four floors, whereas A and E only have three. “I knew this was happening in a few weeks and [Global resi dents] were aware of it too, but a lot of them came up to me saying it changed and I didn’t even notice until they pointed it out,” Welch said. According to MarQuita Barker, director of Residence Life, there are no plans to rename buildings A and E at this time. Gill Building resident soph omore Alex Mock-Rossi didn’t know his building’s name was about to change. He was surprised to learn that Russell B. Gill was a former Elon professor. “If I donated $10 million, I’d want my name on something big, so they kind of have to do that, but I mean naming it after professors has more meaning and character than just letters,” Mock-Rossi said. Welch was aware the buildings would be renamed, but said the change in names may confuse the younger residents. But she believes the dedications are “an addition, not a subtraction.” Mock-Rossi agrees that his building’s new name is a positive change. “And it’s shorter, I never thought about that, I kinda like it. Gill. I live in Gill. Versus I live in Global B,” Mock-Rossi said. “That sounds way better.” The official naming ceremony happened on Oct. 9 in the Global quad. Barker believes it was import ant to honor significant members of Elon’s past. “I think it’s important be cause these are people who have been very important to Elon’s history,” Barker said. “I think it’s important for students to come and see, acknowledge, and celebrate them.” [ereTOnfal caS th\" ranamhirf'’ff [.''l» ■ Smith Jackson and RussellTGill c'ut Hie ceremonial cake at the renaming of Global Neighborhood buildings held on Oct, 9 in Global Commons, RUSSELL B. GILL 1983-1988: Chair of the department of literature, languages and communications 1994: Coordinator of humanities and Director of general studies 1996 - 2000: Dean of arts and sciences G. SMITH JACKSON 1994: Dean of students 1998: Vice President Now: Assistant to the President, associate professor NAN P. PERKINS 1985: Director of Publicati Public Information 1990: Dean of Admissions Financial Planning 2000: Vice President of In Advancement
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