| # | Name | Comments |
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| 151 | Kimberly Collins | Students will learn far more by having their beliefs challenged by diverse viewpoints. CCU needs to have basic beliefs held by faculty and staff in regards to Christianity because that is at the core of the school. All other fields of study necessitate diversity to develop students who can think for themselves. College is about giving students the tools to succeed, not the correct answers. Therefore, letting a professor with the unique experiences and attributes that Paquin brings to CCU sets the precident that we are not a school that empowers students to be individuals. The fact that this many students are signing a petition shows CCU does empower students to think for themselves - let's not change the course of the school by encouraging group-think and eliminating diversity. |
| 152 | Nate Llerandi | He wins Teacher of the Year award after his first year at CCU, and then is let go after his second year. I don't get it. |
| 153 | Krystan Bruce | |
| 154 | Krista Schroeder | |
| 155 | Gary | |
| 156 | Erin McClintock | |
| 157 | Jedidiah Mathre | |
| 158 | Ashley Bascherini | |
| 159 | Terah Vail | Absolutely. No Question. CCU would be making a mistake by firing him. |
| 160 | Stacy Fredrickson | |
| 161 | Mike Martin | Encourage CCU to clarify. |
| 162 | Anonymous | Encourage CCU to clarify. |
| 163 | Beth Geib | |
| 164 | Amy Brown | |
| 165 | danielle pucci | |
| 166 | matthew Travis Tanner | big mistake |
| 167 | Lindsay Baker | |
| 168 | Kallie Royal | |
| 169 | Katherine Eide | |
| 170 | Cherise Ruskiewicz | |
| 171 | Brooklyn Magill | |
| 172 | Travis Cooper | |
| 173 | Brady Loyd | |
| 174 | Allison Voorman | Before I transferred out of CCU because I felt it was hindering my spiritual growth and lacking academic opportunity, Professor Paquin talked to me at length about my reasons for disbelieving in the university. He never once talking poorly about CCU. Instead he tried to focus my energy toward how exciting it was to have a place that we improve as a student body over time. By firing faculty members such as Professor Paquin I will no longer encourage anyone considering CCU as a college that it may be a possibility for them. I think it's sad that this school openly encourages narrow-mindedness. |
| 175 | a CCU alumnus | Is not the irony clear: professors at secular universities fear corruption and power among the upper eschelons of university rulership less than those at a "Christian" university. I am horrified that excellent professors are being fired because their personal (mostly political) philosophies conflict with those of the school's powers that be. CCU has no future if this continues, and students' degrees from CCU will be even less valueable than they are now. |
| 176 | once-potential CCU parent | Having discussed this situation with several other parents of CCU students, I have decided not to permit my daughter to attend CCU as a freshman in the fall. There seems to be more suspicious firings at CCU in the past five years than should be considered 'normal'. The disillusionment apparent among those in the student body and most of all graduates of CCU warn me against the charms of CCU's whitewashed exteriors. |
| 177 | Erin Rose Doig | |
| 178 | CHaplain Mary Murphy, MA, NHA | Rockmont Liberal Arts College, BA 1984 - please have Trevor Simmons contact us
The War Widows
Veteransjustice@aol.com
Lakewood CO |
| 179 | Sarah | He's a great prof....CCU sucks |
| 180 | Samantha Cooke | When I came to CCU I was thrilled with the idea that this Christian school was different. My first college experience was a mess and I totally lived in the "Christian college bubble." I loved this school, especially with the fact that the professors really stress thinking for ourselves; especially Paquin. He taught me more than I realized. Sadly, I am watching this school become every other "Christian" school. |
| 181 | Dave Bennett | Please reinforce the integrity of CCU as an Academic institution in the marketplace of ideas! |
| 182 | Graham Hubenthal | |
| 183 | Nathanael Snow | Student '95-'96. Opposed tuition hike that year. Opposed dismissal of Greek and Genesis Deuteronomy professor that year. Got drunk for the first time on campus. |
| 184 | Randall Balmer | As a graduate of a Christian liberal-arts college, I can't say enough about the importance of such schools. But they function best, in my judgment, not as hothouses but as "halfway houses" between the evangelical subculture and the broader world -- a place where a student can question her or his faith in relative safety, without surrendering the faith altogether. |
| 185 | Todd Endo | |
| 186 | Frances Stewart | |
| 187 | Deborah Cerrato | As a parent of a CCU Global Studies major, I am incredibly disappointed in the direction that the university seems to be taking. The issues surrounding the dismissal of Professor Paquin raise my concerns about this university's ability to teach young minds. As parents, we always encouraged our son to ask tough questions while he was in a supportive environment. This new environment that the administration of CCU seems to embrace is one of thoughtless regurgitation. This has the effect of growing trees with shallow roots that will tumble over when they meet the great minds of the world who do not know Christ. If they do not explore other ways of thinking while being mentored by Christian professors, they risk becoming disillusioned by Christianity when they feel those they trusted were either shallow themselves, or purposefully hid things from them. Teachers like Paquin see the benefit of students knowing what they think and believe, deeply. The alternative is weak Christians spouting rhetoric. What kind of witness is that?
-Dr. Cerrato |
| 188 | Beth Anspaugh | I believe that the reasons for firing Professor Paquin are unjust and unwarranted. He was respected by his students for his attempts to give them a "safe place" (as said by one student) to think about and question various concepts. If the exchange of ideas and sharpening of minds is now unacceptable to the Administrators of Colorado Christian University, then the school has lost something that is extremely important, not only for the reputation of the school but, more importantly, for the students. If Armstrong is going to attack opposing (or seemingly-opposed) viewpoints and use that as a basis for firing a professor, he should not be president of the University. Bring Paquin back (if he even desires it after the unfair treatment), and allow students to develop their own biblical opinions. |
| 189 | Beth Anspaugh | I believe that the reasons for firing Professor Paquin are unjust and unwarranted. He was respected by his students for his attempts to give them a "safe place" (as said by one student) to think about and question various concepts. If the exchange of ideas and sharpening of minds is now unacceptable to the Administrators of Colorado Christian University, then the school has lost something that is extremely important, not only for the reputation of the school but, more importantly, for the students. If Armstrong is going to attack opposing (or seemingly-opposed) viewpoints and use that as a basis for firing a professor, he should not be president of the University. Bring Paquin back (if he even desires it after the unfair treatment), and allow students to develop their own biblical opinions.
- DU Alum, '07 |
| 190 | Courtney Inman | |