Kingdom Building

Walter Bradley, Distinguished Professor of Engineering, Baylor University [Dec.10, 2012] As I began my career in the university I realized I had the opportunity to be for my students what no one had been for me – a professor known as a follower of Jesus. Midway...

Expert Witness

Phillip A. Bishop, Exercise Physiology, University of Alabama [Feb 19, 2012] — As a professor, I have been asked on occasion to give testimony in the courtroom as an expert. I find that to be challenging, fun, and even lucrative. I attempt to motivate my...

Finding Research Funding

  John Walkup. Emeritus Texas Tech University Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Commons Staff Acquiring research funding is one of the most challenging tasks we face as faculty members.  And when you’re untenured, struggling to establish your research...

Sending Our Students Out Into The Academy

John Walkup Electrical Engineering (Emeritus) Texas Tech University Where to send our Ph.D. students when they leave the “academic nest” is a challenge. Recommending that they accept a job at university A, B, or C is a matter for prayer, wise counsel from fellow...

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...

Weasel Words and Waxed Wannabes

Jim Gerdeen, Professor Emeritus, Mechanical Engineering University of Colorado at Denver The above names may describe some research professors. Let me explain. A weasel is a small animal that is difficult to spot and that can evade you easily. A weasel can suck the...