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WHYY Interview
On July 19, 2012, WHYY’s Dave Heller (Newsworks Tonight) interviewed Evan Hewitt regarding the Gahini Library Project and the recently established Hewitt Library. To listen to the interview, click here. (Tune in about 5 minutes into the segment.)
Answer for Donors
Many of you have notified me that there has been an issue with giving online. My apologies for the problem. To simplify the matter, please write and mail checks. (That’s right, the old-fashioned way.) I hope this doesn’t deter anyone. $20, $50, $100 all goes a long way for third-world initiatives. (Consider this: the average
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True Hero Contest
The Gahini Library Project has entered into a contest for the most votes. The most votes wins prize money, and should we win it will all go towards the librarian’s salary. So please go to the site below and vote! http://truehero.org/projects/index.cfm?id=728
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Runner’s Delight
Six o’clock in the morning, the sun just began coming up. The sky was in between the blues of night and day. I walked over to the schoolroom behind the guesthouse and meet a group of about twelve Rwandans training as missionaries for Tanzania. They had been reading their bibles for the past hour (somewhat
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Honors College Student Receives Simon Fellowship
HONORS COLLEGE STUDENT RECEIVES SIMON FELLOWSHIP St. Davids, PA, July 14, 2011: Senior Evan Hewitt, a student in the Templeton Honors College at Eastern University, has received the William E. Simon fellowship offered by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI). This award allots Hewitt $40,000 in unrestricted grant funds which may be used for the benefit of civic life, creation of opportunities for
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Starting Purpose Driven Careers
Research indicates that the more involved people are with religious life, the less likely they are to fall into criminal behavior. Criminologist Byron R. Johnson, whose new Templeton Press book More God, Less Crime: Why Faith Matters and How It Could Matter More documents this phenomenon, admits this is something of a social-science “dog-bites-man” story. “My
The William E. Simon Fellowship Award
ISI has established the William E. Simon Fellowship for Noble Purpose to recognize graduating college seniors who are pursuing lives dedicated to and distinguished by honor, generosity, service, and respect. The fellowship is named for William E. Simon. The William E. Simon Fellowship is funded by the John Templeton Foundation, created by renowned
THC Student Receives Simon Fellowship
Templeton Honors College senior Evan Hewitt received the William E. Simon fellowship offered by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. This award allots Hewitt $40,000 in unrestricted grant funds which may be used for the benefit of civic life, creation of opportunities for others or personal scholarship. Evan was honored at the Templeton Culture of Enterprise awards