Chinese Students Encounter the Bible

“The Exhibit and family salon opened a new window for me. It’s amazing experience. I really appreciate your invitation.”—email from Chinese grad student to his Christian professor Twenty Chinese graduate students were encouraged to use their time in the U.S. to...

The Master Mechanic

Dusty Wilson, Mathematics, Highline Community College [January 22, 2012] — Our car’s squeaky brakes caused this mathematician to turn mechanic due to these tough economic times! Perhaps you can relate. It was the Christmas holiday when the brakes were beginning...

The Annual Review

James M. Kenderdine, Professor Emeritus, Marketing & Supply Chain Management, The University of Oklahoma, [Jan. 15, 2012]— “Your Annual Report is due January 2nd to your Department Chair.” Those words signal that it is time to grade myself. Based on what we...

Coarse Objectives

Phillip A Bishop, Exercise Kinesiology, University of Alabama,[Jan. 8,2012]– I am teaching a new graduate class this year. I have set coarse (course) objectives so I’ll know our target. They have to be a bit coarse, because I’m not sure how the class will go. If...

Moral Drift on Campus?

The ongoing scandal at Penn State has changed the conversation on that campus. People are no longer afraid to talk about God, or about morality. They are asking questions like: Who decides what is right and wrong? If some things (like child abuse) are definitely...

Condescending? I Hope So

John Walkup, Emeritus, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas Tech University, Faculty Commons Staff [Dec. 18, 2011] con•de•scend 1. To deal with people in a patronizingly superior manner. 2. To descend to the level of one considered inferior; lower oneself. One...