God’s Church – On and Off Campus

John Walkup Emeritus Professor of Electrical Engineering, Texas Tech Faculty Commons National Representative Where is my ministry as a professor? I know what it’s like to be highly sought after for involvement in a local church, to be prized as a teacher or elder. But...

The Price of Excellence

John Walkup Emeritus-Electrical Engineering, Texas Tech Faculty Representative, Faculty Commons One of the comments I frequently hear, especially at the elite research universities, is that to have a good Christian witness to colleagues, our performance, and...

Encouraging at Conferences

John Walkup Emeritus Professor of Engineering Texas Tech University Faculty Commons National Representative Can you recall the first time you presented a paper at a professional conference? Mine came in my first months as an assistant professor when I attended an...

Perfect Love

John Walkup, Emeritus Professor Texas Tech University Faculty Commons National Representative   I remember reading an article in my college alumni magazine by a woman who shared the lessons she had learned from her Down Syndrome child.  She made this discovery: ...

Goals for our Students

John Walkup, Emeritus Professor Texas Tech University Faculty Commons National Representative It’s natural for us to want our students to develop themselves academically and to set goals.   We really serve, in many ways, as their “academic parents.”  It’s dangerous,...