SAU President gets Extreme Makeover, Convocation Turns into Flash Mob

Spectrum Staff | February 14, 2011

In a show of thanks to Southern Adventist University students who raised over $5,000 for combating illiteracy in El Salvador, President Bietz dyes his hair blue.

[Update: Original video embedding and commenting has been disabled by its creator. Clip below gives a sense of the fun that took place once the flash mob started. Scroll down for link to original full length clip]

Full video available from FilmGurl7, including footage of Gordon Bietz’ extreme makeover here.

From 2:38 onward in video – Gordon Bietz’s new look. Music: “Oh Happiness” -David Crowder Band

h/t Robert Jacobson

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