http://emu.edu/now/crossroads/2012/07/13/albert-keim-cross-cultural-visionary/ The alumni magazine of Eastern Mennonite University Fri, 27 Jul 2012 04:42:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://emu.edu/now/crossroads/2012/07/13/albert-keim-cross-cultural-visionary/#comment-202 John Spidaliere Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:01:15 +0000 http://emu.edu/now/crossroads/?p=1233#comment-202 I met him first when I was 18 and looking at EMU. I had come from a conservative political background and had some pretty set ideas of how life and society worked. As I rose to leave our interview, Al said to me, "You know I think you could learn a lot from me, and I think I could learn a couple things from you, too." By the time I crossed that threshold I knew I had to come to Eastern Mennonite College and I had to learn from Al Keim. I have run into many Ph.D.'s since and I have yet to hear that same sentiment. Mentor, Guide, Friend. Al Keim remains a giant in my life. I met him first when I was 18 and looking at EMU. I had come from a conservative political background and had some pretty set ideas of how life and society worked. As I rose to leave our interview, Al said to me, “You know I think you could learn a lot from me, and I think I could learn a couple things from you, too.” By the time I crossed that threshold I knew I had to come to Eastern Mennonite College and I had to learn from Al Keim. I have run into many Ph.D.’s since and I have yet to hear that same sentiment. Mentor, Guide, Friend. Al Keim remains a giant in my life.

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