Sep 29, 2008
Edwin Chong Electrical & Computer Engineering Colorado State University My biggest fear in life is this: uncertainty. The academic life is full of uncertainties: getting papers published, getting grant proposals funded, the tenure process, and so on. Yet, it is...
Oct 22, 2007
Mark G. White, Chemical Engineering, Mississipi State [October 22, 2007] “Dr. White, we will lift up a timber for you on Sunday night.” These were the words of my receptionist, Miss Sandra, on Friday evening as I was leaving the office. Sandra is a Christian woman...
Apr 30, 2007
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...
Apr 23, 2007
Noel Caldwell, Retired, Midlands Technical College, Columbia, SC Just before Christmas I was found to have colon cancer, which led to an operation and chemotherapy. I view this as something God allowed to happen in my life — for reasons I might not know until...
Feb 5, 2007
Mitchell Land, Journalism University of North Texas For much of my adult life I have associated February with Valentine’s Day, grant proposals and search committees. Then on February 21, 1996 my 21-year-old son Austin was killed by a drunk driver traveling on the...
Oct 2, 2006
John Walkup Emeritus Professor Texas Tech University Do your fears ever keep you from identifying yourself as a follower of Christ on your campus? I was recently talking with a professor at Cal-Berkeley who noted that in an environment where a high premium is placed...
