http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/ All files in Jeff_Yourison's four year larger label. en-us Copyright 2005, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA Some Rights Reserved. 2008-11-22 06:42:55 InterVarsity Ministry hourly 1 1970-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://www.intervarsity.org/rss/rss.gif http://www.intervarsity.org/ http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4949 This Northern California school of 15,000 is primarily known for its party scene and alcohol use. A few students are taking initiative with staff and other students and are modeling community on campus. Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4950 "Working students, international students and commuters make up a majority of the 13,000 students. In the last year the Lord has provided advocates in the administration and student life department, a community prayer group on campus, part-time volunteers, and four committed student leaders." Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4951 "Picture a campus of nearly 12,000 students where only 500+ live on campus. The rest are commuters. That's IPFW (Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne)." Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4952 A diverse urban campus of 24,000, mostly commuters. Portland is generally hostile to religion, God, and any organized anything. Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4953 The most diverse campus in NH, SNHU is about 15 percent minority. A recent breakthrough has opened up ministry opportunities. Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4954 50,000 students form a very large and fragmented campus in the heart of the Minneapolis - St. Paul metropolitan area. Most are commuters. A strategy is in place to buy several apartment units for both housing and ministry. Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4955 This "Arts Quarter" section of the U of MN finds arts students living in close proximity to urban poor of diverse ethnic backgrounds, other college students, and middle-class urbanites. One strategy underway is to minister from purchased housing units. Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4975 "Beginning a new InterVarsity chapter focusing on journalism students faces a lot of inertia. However, diversity is very important to journalism and I think that may be one of our strongest appeals." Jeff_Yourison 06.10.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4957 This school of 16,600 students is mostly commuter. A large percentage are Mormon students, creating interesting dynamics. Jeff_Yourison 06.09.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4969 Youngstown State University is an urban commuter campus of 13,000 students in Ohio. About 2,000 students live on campus, but there is very little community spirit, even in the dorms. The 14 percent minority enrollment is primarily African American. Jeff_Yourison 06.10.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4974 The University of Tennessee at Knoxville is a large state university with about 17,000 undergrad students. There are about 20 Deaf students enrolled at UT in any given semester. Jeff_Yourison 06.10.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4965 This school of approximately 13,000 undergrads has a small Greek population of about 700 students. The students are almost exclusively from North Carolina and they are predominantly middle class. Jeff_Yourison 06.10.2006 http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4970 "Northwestern University is a suburban campus north of Chicago with about 7,000 undergraduates. The student population is predominantly white, about 20+ percent Asian, seven percent black, and six percent Latino. A big challenge with Latinos is combating the ideas that Catholics are not Christians, that Christianity is a white man's religion, that Christians are right-winged conservatives who don't show concern toward marginalized populations, and that Christ's exclusivity is an intolerant and close-minded belief." Jeff_Yourison 06.10.2006