By Sarah Carlson, Arts Editor Church leaders will come together to discuss missional leadership at the fourth Ministry Summit on April 21-22. Dr. Mark Love, assistant professor of ministry and director of Ministry Events, said the summit is a chance for people in ministry positions either in the church or in the university to come together for ... [Read More…]

By Sarah Carlson, Arts Editor Less than a week after the death of Terri Schiavo, the brain-damaged woman caught in the middle of a legal battle between her husband and parents, professors and students are left analyzing the ethical and moral issues involved in the case and determining what they would want done in their own lives. Schiavo was in a ... [Read More…]

By Sarah Carlson, Arts Editor Yann Opsitch, one of five missions coordinators, has returned from his almost three-month stay in Paris. After spending Christmas break in the country, Opsitch, a native Frenchman, was unable to return to America with his wife, Rita, because he did not have a valid green card. Opsitch was nearing the end of a ... [Read More…]

By Sarah Carlson, Arts Editor The Department of Education will award Frances (McBroom) Thompson, class of '63, with the Morlan award, which recognizes distinguished alumni from the department, on April 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the Teague Special Events Center. Dr. Jerry Whitworth, professor of education, said the committee that chooses the recipient of ... [Read More…]

By Sarah Carlson, Arts Editor Dr. James Thompson, professor and associate dean of the Graduate School of Theology, will replace Dr. David Wray as the Robert and Kay Onstead chair of Undergraduate Bible, and Dr. Jeff Childers, associate professor of Bible, ministry and missions, will be the new Carmichael-Walling Chair in the Graduate School of ... [Read More…]

By Sarah Carlson, Arts Editor The university has requested that the city rezone the area across from its entrance on Judge Ely Boulevard from a College/University zone to a Residential Single-Family zone. The university made the request to the Planning and Zoning Commission, a recommending body of the City Council, and the item was discussed at a ... [Read More…]

By Sarah Carlson, Arts Editor Faculty discussions about the General Education Review will continue throughout the semester with no clear sign of a rewritten proposal being ready, said Dr. Jeff Arrington, associate dean of Campus Life and co-chair of the General Education Review Committee. The original suggested goal for the rewritten curriculum ... [Read More…]

By Sarah Carlson, Arts Editor About $77 million in gifts and pledges have been donated to the "Called to Faith and Excellence" Centennial Campaign, which is a little more than halfway to the goal of $150 million to be raised by Dec. 31, 2006, said Phil Boone, director of the Centennial Campaign. "We're pleased with our progress, and we hope to be ... [Read More…]