HCU Podcasts Available Free on iTunes December 24: Dr. Julie Fernandez Dean, COEBS Dr. Julie Fernandez is dean of the HCU College of Education and Behavioral Sciences. Fernandez has served as the program coordinator of the Education …
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Beckham 鈥�14 Experiencing Professional Success Post-HBU
By John Holt For former HBU cross country and track and field athlete Jamie Whitt Beckham, life these days no longer includes running as it once did. Running still means a significant deal to Beckham, yet she and …
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Smiths Donate Largest Single Gift in University History
Jim Smith, Sr., said, 鈥淚 remember my dad鈥檚 involvement in the purchase of the HBU 鈥榯riangle鈥� from Frank Sharp when the route of Hwy. 59 was just shown on a map. Many years later, I was involved in …
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鈥淐hristianity in Business: Applying Biblical Values to the Marketplace鈥�: A Review
The first book by the Center for Christianity in Business at Houston Baptist University, 鈥淐hristianity in Business: Applying Biblical Values in the Marketplace,鈥� is truly a read for every stage of life and background. As it says in …
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HCU鈥檚 First Doctoral Class Graduates
With the implementation of HBU鈥檚 first doctoral program, the Doctor of Education in Executive Educational Leadership in 2016, HBU became a national, comprehensive university. This month, HBU proudly celebrates the first-ever EdD class鈥檚 graduation. There were 14 students …
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HBU Piper Professor Nominees
The Piper Professor Award, given by the Minnie Stevens Piper Professor Award Foundation, recognizes outstanding achievement in teaching in colleges and universities throughout Texas. Established in 1958, the foundation gives 10 awards annually to teachers who are devoted …
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HBU Serving Hispanic Students and Families
HBU faculty and staff members desire to reach all students and help them achieve at their highest potentials. For students of Hispanic heritage, higher education can come with unique challenges at times. Many students experience conflict between their …
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Dr. Jerry Walls Completes Book in Honor of Admired Philosopher Alvin Plantinga
In 1986, Christian philosopher Alvin Plantinga presented a lecture entitled, 鈥淭wo Dozen (Or So) Theistic Arguments.鈥� Given in a summer seminar on philosophy of religion in Bellingham, Washington, the ideas that Plantinga presented were both fascinating and profound. …
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Becoming a Christian Psychologist
By Eric Johnson, Director of the Gideon Institute of Christian Psychology and Counseling at Houston Baptist University Understanding human beings and how to address their psychological and spiritual problems is a massively complex project. Such complexity has led …
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A Message From the President
When you鈥檙e with a group of people, or are part of a club or organization, and you feel particularly warm toward it, there鈥檚 usually no greater compliment to pay than to say something like, 鈥淭his feels like family …