Apr 17, 2009
Julianne Treme, Economics and Finance, University of North Carolina- Wilmington [ April 17, 2009 ] Recently while both of us were attending a conference, my department chair asked if I had ever seen the television show “24.” I admitted that I had not, and was met...
Dec 12, 2008
Mark D. Geil, Kinesiology and Health, Georgia State University [December 1, 2008] — As I write these words on the 336th day of the year, I can begin to reflect on another annum of reading through the Bible, cover to cover, in order from page one to...
May 7, 2007
Joseph McRae Mellichamp Emeritus Professor of Management Science The University of Alabama What is the driving motivation for how we spend our time and energy? During my academic career at Alabama, and now in my 12 years as a national rep for Faculty Commons I have...
Apr 16, 2007
Robert Vergenz, Chemistry & Physics University of North Florida Recently, I watched my son’s friend receive the rank of Eagle Scout. Only a couple years before, I would have placed much better odds on this young man landing in jail. He was from a troubled...
Apr 9, 2007
Kathryn Lindholm-Leary Child And Adolescent Development San Jose State I was speeding, and I knew it. It was the icing on the proverbial cake of a profoundly frustrating several days. My newly retired husband and I were building our “dream home” in a town 420 miles...
Jan 29, 2007
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...
