President’s December Academic Last Perspective Focus Agenda Glance Public television: Best of both worlds: Dying of the Light: Backyard Monsters: Baylor acquires KCTF to Institute finding ways to Burtchaell’s book con- The Junior League and Baylor provide learning laboratory, integrate intellectual tends Christian universi- combine efforts to support new local programming. pursuit2 with Christian faith.3 ties unfaithful3 to purpose.5 children’s museum at complex. 2 Vol. 8, No. 10 • DECEMBER8 1998

Institute for Faith and Learning Year-old center seeks ways to have faith informed by best of learning and learning informed by best of faith

By Julie Carlson

s the millennium approaches, organizations throughout the world will examine their tradi- A tions and missions. Baylor is no exception, and one of the most important issues the University must face is how to achieve prominence in the world of higher education while remaining true to its Baptist heritage. It is a question that sparks disagree- ment from external constituents and within Baylor itself (see this month’s “Academic Agenda,” page 5). A survey of Baylor faculty conducted in 1995 by Dr. Larry Lyon, dean of the graduate school and professor of sociology, and Dr. Michael Beaty, director of the Institute for Faith and Learning and associate professor of philosophy, highlighted the fact that even among Baylor faculty, the intersection between faith and learning is unclear. Dr. Lyon and Dr. Beaty found that while 92 percent of faculty surveyed “create a syllabus for a course that includes a Dr. Beaty, the formal establishment of the believe “it is possible for Baylor to achieve clear, academically legitimate Christian per- Institute was the culmination of years of re- academic excellence and maintain a Christian spective on the subject.” search. identity,” they are less sure of how faith-related In September 1997, Baylor’s Regents “A good bit of my interest was no doubt concerns fit in with the academic agenda. In decided the University needed a center dedicated inspired by my own story,” Dr. Beaty said. “I fact, of the 51 percent of those surveyed who to examining how academics and Christian started my undergraduate career at West Point believed that Baylor needed to integrate faith thought could be reconnected, and thus the and transferred to Ouachita Baptist University and learning, only 39 percent felt they could Institute for Faith and Learning was born. For See “December Focus” on page 3 President’s Perspective

Chartered in 1845 by the Republic of Texas, Alliance between Baylor, public television benefits all Baylor University is the state’s oldest continually operating institution of higher n February of this year the Board of Directors of the Public Relations Office’s video communica- learning and is the largest Baptist university in the world. With almost 13,000 students and Brazos Valley Public Broadcasting Foundation, tions operation with the television station), more than 600 full-time faculty, Baylor offers I which operates Waco PBS affiliate KCTF, enhanced fund-raising support, growth in PresidentPresident undergraduate, graduate and professional approached Baylor about expanding the revenue from outside production work, and other RobertRobert B.B. SloanSloan Jr.Jr. degrees through the College of Arts and University’s involvement with the public television benefits of University affiliation, will allow the Sciences, the Hankamer School of Business, station. For the past five years Baylor has provided station to be self supporting. the School of Education, the School of Music, the School of Nursing, the School of in-kind support for KCTF in the form of office and There are a number of reasons why we other television service for its high-quality Engineering and Computer Science, the studio space, accounting services and other believe this is a positive move for Baylor. First and children’s, cultural, documentary, science and School of Law, the Graduate School and infrastructure assistance. The directors of Brazos foremost, this arrangement secures a laboratory public affairs programming. PBS’s non-commer- George W. Truett Theological Seminary. Baylor Valley and KCTF’s management recognized, environment for students in the University’s cial, public-service mission guarantees that is consistently ranked among the top college however, that the station’s long-term viability and telecommunication program. Since KCTF moved substance and value, not commercial interests, values in the country by such publications as Fisk Guide to Colleges, Princeton Review success depended on finding a partner that could into our facilities in 1993, our students have been drive programming decisions. It is a logical fit with and Money magazine. help the station grow. After merger discussions with given opportunities to apply what they learn in Baylor’s educational mission. There also is reason KERA-TV in Dallas and KLRU-TV in Austin failed to the classroom to a real, live television station to believe that as a PBS affiliate, the University will Dr. Robert B. Sloan Jr. have the opportunity to produce programming President yield a partnership, KCTF turned to Baylor. without having to leave the campus. I believe this kind of learning environment contributes to the using Baylor talent and resources that can be Marilyn A. Crone Studying the options outstanding reputation our telecommunication distributed to other stations throughout the Vice President for Human Resources Dr. Charles S. Madden, vice president for graduates enjoy in the broadcast industry. If country, thereby generating additional visibility for the institution. Harold R. Cunningham University relations, and Larry Brumley, associate KCTF had gone off the air or had merged with an VIce President for Finance and Administration vice president for communications, spent six out-of-town station, we would have lost that months studying the options that Baylor had valuable learning tool for our students. Digital technology Dr. Charles S. Madden Finally, a future benefit to the University is Vice President for University Relations relative to its future relationship with KCTF. They held numerous conversations with KCTF General Serving community needs represented in the advent of digital television. Dr. Steven G.W. Moore Manager Kliff Kuehl, Telecommunication Division Another reason for assuming KCTF’s license Current FCC regulations mandate that all non- Vice President for Student Life Director Michael Korpi, PBS and Corporation for is that the station serves a community need. commercial television stations in the country begin Dr. Donald D. Schmeltekopf Public Broadcasting representatives and officials While PBS programming also is available on broadcasting a digital signal by the year 2003. This Provost and Vice President for from other university-affiliated public television cable from KERA, the Dallas station does not new technology means that KCTF will have the Academic Affairs stations, examined reams of documents, and produce local programs that focus on Waco capability of broadcasting not only television Dr. Richard C. Scott conducted site visits to two church-related issues and concerns. Within the past few months, programming, but data as well, over as many as Vice President for University institutions that operate PBS stations. Through this KCTF has conducted a number of community four channels. While the space allotted here Development investigation, we determined that it made sense for outreach initiatives such as sweater drives, town doesn’t allow for a thorough explanation of the technical details, suffice it to say that the digital ______Baylor to accept an offer from Brazos Valley to hall meetings and teleconferences, and has transfer KCTF’s license to the University. Baylor will produced programs for organizations such as the technology has tremendous implications for BaylorNews is published 10 times a year by not be compensating Brazos Valley in any way for Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, educational institutions such as Baylor. the Office of Public Relations. this license. The foundation is giving the station to the Junior League, Carver Academy and the You will be hearing more about the KCTF The submission of suggestions for stories the University. Community Youth Summit. transition in the coming weeks, but I wanted to is encouraged. The newsletter works two We believe that increased funding from the I also believe there is public relations value provide you with an advance look at what we months in advance. Deadline is the first of each month (i.e. Dec. 1 for the February Corporation for Public Broadcasting, coupled with in our association with a respected organization believe is a most exciting opportunity for Baylor issue). Comments or questions should be additional operating efficiencies (such as merging like PBS, which earns more recognition than any University. (See related story on page 4.) directed to:

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Brenda S. Tacker Contribution Director of Publications and University Editor $20 million serves as

Vicki Marsh Kabat catalyst for new facility Associate Director of Publications and Managing Editor hanks to the “stunning generosity” of three Baylor law graduates, the nationally ranked Kate Langston Baylor School of Law is a big step closer to Editor/Writer and Associate Editor T an impressive new building on the banks of the Lori Scott-Fogleman Brazos River. The new facility will give Baylor one Walter Umphrey and John Eddie and Sheridan Williams Director of Media Relations of the most modern and best-equipped law schools unveil a drawing of the new law school facility. Writers in the country, said Law School Dean Brad Toben. Julie Carlson, Alan Hunt Baylor law graduates Walter Umphrey of 141-year history, but also is the largest gift from Graphic Designer Beaumont and Harold Nix of Daingerfield, both recovery ever made in American jurisprudence, Patrick Contreras members of the class of 1965, and John Eddie individuals in the history of Baylor University. Toben said. Williams of Houston, who graduated in 1978, In recognition of their unprecedented $10 “We are extremely proud of the extraordinary Photographers million commitment, the Law School’s new home Chris Hansen and Clifford Cheney made a collective gift of $20 million to the Law accomplishments of these Baylor lawyers in School’s upcoming $35 million capital and will be named the Sheila and Walter Umphrey Law representing the men, women and children of Cover Photo Illustration: Joe Griffin Photography endowment campaign to underwrite the cost of the Center. Significant components of the new facility Texas,” said Baylor President Robert B. Sloan Jr. in Baylor University is an equal $27 million law center. The campaign also will and the School’s academic program will be named announcing the gifts at a standing-room-only educational and employment fund major program enhancements that will in honor of the Nixes and the Williamses, who news conference in late October. opportunity institution. ensure the excellence of the Law School into the have made gifts of $5 million each. Expressing Baylor’s heartfelt gratitude, he 21st century and beyond, Toben said. All three Baylor law graduates are members said their gift will ensure that the Law School will www.baylor.edu The gift from Umphrey and his wife, Sheila; of the celebrated, five-lawyer “Dream Team,” led maintain and enhance its position as a leader in Nix and his wife, Carol Ann; and Williams and his by Umphrey, that recovered a history-making $17.6 academic excellence and professional achieve- wife, Sheridan, not only represents the largest billion settlement in January 1998 for the people of ment. financial commitment to the Law School in its Texas from the tobacco industry — the largest See “Law School” on page 8 2 BaylorNews Institute Offers Symposia, Seminars to Engage Faculty in Discussions Continued from page 1 (in Arkansas). Beginning there in 1970, “One of the Institute’s aims is to Defense of Reform in Liberal I discovered that I was required to take cultivate a continuing conversation Education. a course in philosophy. Now I had been among faculty, staff and students about Another goal of the Institute is to warned by my pastor to beware of religious identity and its place at Baylor, sponsor events that link scholarship philosophers, atheists and communists, but a lot of Baylor faculty don’t see the and the Christian faith. “We want to so you can see why I didn’t want to take necessary relationship between faith support and sponsor colloquia, as well this course. But I found in my professor and learning,” Dr. Beaty said. as symposia and regional and national a mentor who was intellectually alive “However, in order for Baylor to be the conferences. In every case our aims will and a faithful Christian who was kind of institution that gives reality to be the same: to promote discussion of teaching philosophy. He inspired me as its rhetoric, you need to have a critical contemporary issues from Christian a model of someone who yearned for mass of faculty who accept this mission angles of vision, though not exclusively an intellectually responsible faith and a and embrace it.” so, to encourage specifically Christian faithful intellect.” Christian scholarship exhibits scholarship or to address themes in itself in many ways, and those ways do Christian higher education,” Dr. Beaty Merging intellect and faith not have to look alike, Dr. Beaty said. said. To that end, in October the As a philosopher, Dr. Beaty is “There are some ways in which the Institute co-sponsored the 1998 Pruit interested in the ways Christian faith scholarship will be internally affected Memorial Symposium, “The Christ- forms the lives of those who want an by whether you take a Christian Haunted South,” and a mini- intellectual education and in the ways standpoint or not,” he said. “At other conference with Notre Dame on Baptist the intellect forms the lives of those times, it will be affected more and Catholic higher education. who are believers. In 1989, he pursued externally, for example, in the topics “The conference at Notre Dame that interest by becoming involved in a you take up. And in still other ways it was well attended. A number of Baylor Lilly Endowment-supported research will be even more external in doing the people came to it,” Dr. Beaty said. “We initiative on religion and higher best you can as a way of expressing are planning another similar mini- Dr. Michael Beaty and Tom McCasland inin frontfront ofof CarrollCarroll Library.Library. education for individuals to study the one’s gratitude to God.” conference in the spring (at Baylor) to relationship between faith and learning discuss the pope’s recent ‘Encyclical on as an intellectual, philosophical, Faculty reading groups Faith and Reason.’ We hope that the sociological and theological problem. To get the conversational ball topic will be interesting to Baylor have lost their religious identity ‘Religious Faith and the Literary Arts.’ His research caught the attention of with faculty rolling, Dr. Beaty planned faculty, staff and students as well as the entirely. Second, it is important for Such a conference not only would Provost Donald Schmeltekopf, who is several activities. He led a faculty wider community, especially the Baptists that there is a Baptist identify practical ways in which the arts an enthusiastic proponent of reading group last spring, with 12 or so Catholic community. Baylor could university, just like it is important for embody faith, but it also would satisfy integrating faith and learning. faculty members involved, to discuss exemplify Christian hospitality by Catholics that there is a Notre Dame. the academic task to analyze, interpret “At one point Dr. Schmeltekopf George Marsden’s The Outrageous Idea sponsoring conferences that are “But we should be hospitable to and argue about the issues at stake in said to me, ‘All right, Beaty, you have of Christian Scholarship, and in attractive to Catholics and other all traditions. Intellectually, we ought to such an enterprise,” Dr. Beaty said. done a lot of thinking about this. What August, the Institute co-sponsored with Christian communities.” take seriously both our common Dr. Beaty and other faculty also are some things that Baylor can do that the Provost’s Office a seminar for new commitments and our differences. It are planning the 1999 Pruit Sympo- would help us to retain our religious tenured or tenure-track faculty. Openness to other faiths would be wonderful to have Jewish sium, “Cultivating Citizens: A identity and to develop it in a healthy “Scholarship and the Christian Indeed, hospitality and openness scholars and Muslim scholars here to Conference on Soulcraft and Citizen- way?’” said Dr. Beaty, who noted that University” was a weeklong seminar are characteristics that Dr. Beaty and further the conversation in respect to ship in Contemporary America.” As a Notre Dame has many such institutes. that covered a wide range of topics McCasland stress as important qualities what Baylor is about,” he said. lead-in to the conference, Dr. Dwight Baylor, on the other hand, has the J.M. relevant to Baylor’s mission, from “How of the Institute. There are other conferences in the Allman, assistant professor of political Dawson Institute of Church-State Not to Think About Christian “This Institute will not be works, some of which need external science, and Dr. Moore will convene a Studies. Scholarship” to “Use and Abuse of the narrowly Baptist, although we funding, and work on proposals to five-week Summer Scholar’s Institute, “I said we needed some centers or Bible.” shouldn’t jettison our Baptist heritage submit to foundations that would “Cultivating Citizens: Civic Life and institutes whose mission is to exemplify, “The seminar was a pleasant for two reasons,” Dr. Beaty said. “First, support such events is in progress. Contemporary Liberal Democracy,” to sustain and deepen faith commitments surprise for me,” said Dr. John Martin, most universities that have moved away “We hope we can institute an bring together prominent scholars in in academically responsible ways. Dr. The Carr P. Collins Professor of from their denomination affiliations annual conference with the theme the field, Baylor faculty and possibly Schmeltekopf encouraged me to Finance, who participated in the high school teachers interested in develop a proposal for such a center,” seminar. “In the business school, we citizenship issues. Dr. Beaty said. tend to think about issues from an economic standpoint, and I found it Institutes other goals Objectives defined stimulating to be among a group of Other Institute goals include Dr. Beaty and Dr. Scott Moore, people from other disciplines who think establishing a residential program for assistant professor of philosophy, differently than I do and to experience religiously informed scholarship, developed a proposal that outlined the dialogue.” DECEMBER FACULTY-STAFF LUNCH publishing a journal that deals with these objectives: to promote research As a follow-up to the seminar, Dr. faith and learning and organizing and investigation on the integration of Moore is leading another faculty “A Little Christmas Music” outreach activities on religion and faith and learning; to encourage reading group to discuss Marsden’s history for high school teachers. interested faculty members to develop book, co-sponsored by the Institute for Faculty and Students “Baylor needs to institutionalize ways to reconnect religious faith to Faith and Learning; Diana Vitanza, vice Department of Vocal Studies its commitments to faith and learning contemporary academic research; to provost for academic affairs; and the Wednesday, Dec. 9 in ways that affect curriculum, foster a community of scholars Lilly Endowment Inc. scholarship and its intellectual dedicated to further such research; to Noon - 1 p.m. responsibility to its various constituen- help Baylor become a university of the Student interaction Barfield Drawing Room cies. Excellence in both programs and first rank without sacrificing its Baptist In addition to the dialogue with Bill Daniel Student Center scholarship is essential so that the identity; and to inspire students to see faculty, the Institute, through its project of faith and learning can’t be the importance of Christian higher William Carey Crane Program under Join your colleagues for a real Christmas treat at this luncheon made the object of ridicule,” Dr. Beaty education. the direction of Dr. Moore, helps concert presented by School of Music faculty members and said. With the Regents’ formal undergraduate students sort out the students. The festively decorated Barfield Drawing Room provides “Many see religious commitment approval and new offices in the Carroll relationship between faith and learning a perfect backdrop for these outstanding voices as they sing many and higher education as strange Library building, Dr. Beaty and through group discussions and other holiday favorites. Please make your reservations early because this bedfellows,” he added. “However, Assistant Director Tom McCasland activities. Dr. Beaty also conducted a occasion is always a popular event. You may reserve by calling Baylor’s unique mission is to have faith began to implement the Institute’s reading group last spring for graduate ext. 3550 or by e-mailing Janet Nors by Monday, Dec. 7. informed by the best of learning and to objectives, starting with faculty students on Martha Nussbaum’s book, A sandwich lunch costs $4.75, or you may bring your lunch. have learning informed by the best of involvement. Cultivating Humanity: A Classical Coffee and iced tea are provided. faith.” December1998 3 “A Southern Christmas” Baylor University’s Annual Christmas Dinner ’Tis the Season for Campus for Administrators, Faculty, Staff and Spouse/Guest 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 15 Holiday Festivities, Events Ferrell Center

Bateman JohnsenJohnsen Full month of Christmas activities includes tree “The warmth of Christmas past, lighting, concerts, receptions, Santa’s Workshop The joy of Christmas present, New associate deans The excitement of Christmas yet to come” named in School of Ed ecember is the time to deck the halls, get a meal and a gift. It is enjoy holiday music, give to others Realizing the fullness of holiday schedules President Robert B. Sloan Jr. and School sponsored by Staff Council, D and gather with friends and family to Student Activities and and because everyone’s participation is of Education Dean Robert Yinger have share in the spirit of the season — all activities ARAMARK food service,” said encouraged, the University will provide announced the appointments of Dr. Mark that are on the calendar for the Baylor family this Marilyn McKinney, Staff the entire meal this year. This occasion Bateman and Dr. Susan Johnsen as associate month. Council chair. Student choirs will be a great time for fellowship, fun, deans in the School of Education. Effective First on the schedule, President Robert B. will provide music and Santa entertainment, singing and holiday festivities, January 1999, Dr. Bateman will serve as Sloan Jr. will host his President’s Community and Mrs. Claus will make an so mark your calendar now! Reception at 7 p.m. Dec. 1 in the Barfield Drawing associate dean for academic affairs and Dr. appearance. A representative Room of the Bill Daniel Student Center. Local from Scholastic Books also will Johnsen will assume the newly created business leaders, school superintendents and be present to read The Night Before Christmas. Austin will present the beloved Christmas classic, position of associate dean for scholarship members of the Waco Chamber of Commerce are “It gives underprivileged kids a chance to get Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker,” at 4 p.m. Dec. 6 and professional development. invited to enjoy this informal buffet reception. Christmas gifts,” said Melissa Prihoda, community in Waco Hall. Tickets are $15 to $25. Dr. Bateman will be responsible for “It is a social time for [those invited] to visit service coordinator in Student Activities. The Chamber Singers Christmas Concert, one graduate program facilitation, accreditation with Dr. and Mrs. Sloan,” said Judy Maggard, who of Baylor’s most popular community concerts, will is coordinating this special event for the Sloans. Choral Christmas concerts be at 3 p.m. Dec. 6 and 8 p.m. Dec. 7 and 8 in and program approval, class schedule The annual Christmas Tree Lighting, this Also, beautiful music fills the air on campus Armstrong Browning Library. The concert will be coordination and enrollment monitoring, year with a 25-foot tree, will begin at 7 p.m. Dec. 2 during the holidays. At 8 p.m. Dec. 4 and 5 in Jones conducted by Dr. Donald Bailey, acting dean of the academic services (including the field at Fountain Mall. Mike Singletary, pro football Hall Concert Hall, the Baylor University Choral School of Music, professor of conducting, director experiences and advising and certification of Famer and Baylor alumnus, will deliver a Christmas Concert will feature the A Cappella of vocal studies, director of choral activities and offices), and student recruiting activities. spiritual message, and Nashville musician Chris Choir, Concert Choir and the Baylor Symphony The Mary Gibbs Jones Professor of Music. Tickets Dr. Johnsen will oversee the develop- Rice will perform. Orchestra. will be $5 each and can be purchased in the same “Hopefully, there will be several thousand manner as the Choral Christmas Concert. ment and coordination of research centers, “Our Choral Christmas Concerts traditionally people attending,” said David Williams, Christmas bring capacity audiences to Jones Concert Hall,” Holiday events at Baylor will conclude with a grants and contracts; faculty development tree chairman with Kappa Omega Tau, which said Dick Veit, concert and promotion manager for Waco Symphony Orchestra concert titled “Wonder coordination; partnership development; sponsors the event. “It’s a charity function for Toys the music school, “and certainly this year — with of Christmas,” under the baton of Stephen Heyde, program documentation, evaluation and for Tots.” Those attending are asked to bring a new the full orchestra joining the choirs — will be no professor and director of orchestral activities, The research; School of Education publications toy to donate. exception.” Mary Franks Thompson Professor of Orchestra coordination; and instructional technology Tickets for the concert are $5 and can be Studies and Conductor-in-Residence. The concert Santa’s Workshop Dec. 3 will be at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18 in Waco Hall. Tickets facilitation. — BN purchased in Room 200 of Roxy Grove Hall or by To continue that spirit of giving, Santa’s mail. Please make checks payable to Baylor are $5 to $15 for adults and $3 to $8 for children. Workshop, a Baylor tradition that benefits University and mail to Christmas Tickets, Baylor Tickets for the “The Nutcracker” and the economically disadvantaged children, will be held School of Music, P.O. Box 97408, Waco, Texas WSO concert can be purchased at the WSO box Commencement set for from 10 a.m. to noon on Dec. 3. 76798-7408. office in advance or at the BDSC box office after 1 Dec. 19 at Ferrell Center “We invite children in the community. They The Waco Symphony Orchestra and Ballet p.m. on the day of the event. — Erika Williams At 10 a.m. Dec. 19 approximately 700 students will be awarded academic degrees from Baylor University at the Ferrell Center. This is the first time the December KCTF, Baylor OK New Pact, Await FCC Approval commencement will be certified, which means graduates will receive their official New board members selected from University, community to oversee station diploma on stage. Previously, diplomas were mailed to graduates at a later date. In he boards of Baylor University and Brazos president of Norwest Bank, Waco; and Nell the past, only the May and August com- Valley Public Broadcasting Foundation, Hawkins, longtime Waco community leader, active mencements were certified. T which operates Waco public television in numerous organizations including the station KCTF Channel 34, have approved an American Heart Association, the Cameron Park Zoo “It’s unique for a University of this size agreement to transfer control of the foundation to and Baylor. to do that,” said Cynthia J. Dougherty, the University, pending approval from the Federal Also, Steve Hernandez, branch manager, assistant provost for academic services and Communications Commission. The KCTF license transferred to Brazos Valley on Bank of America, Waco; Martha Lacy Howe, chair of the public exercises committee. KCTF had in recent months been seeking a Feb. 1, 1994. Central Texas College continues to longtime Waco community leader and graduate of The first December commencement at partner to strengthen station operations. The operate public television station KNCT, which Baylor’s Hankamer School of Business, active in Baylor was held in the late 1980s, and the station is housed on the Baylor campus and serves Bell and Coryell counties. numerous organizations including Junior League receives a number of in-kind services from the “This new relationship with Baylor gives of Waco, Waco Family Y, Helen Marie Taylor academic calendar didn’t allow enough University, including office and studio space, KCTF the ability to magnify the growth that the Museum of Waco History, Hippodrome Theatre and time to process the diplomas for immediate accounting services and other infrastructure station has been experiencing and allows Baylor to Waco Cotton Palace; George Johnson, director of dispersal. Last year the academic calendar support. broaden and deepen its relationship with all of us Economic Development for the City of Waco and was modified so that classes began earlier. who live in Waco and McLennan County,” said pastor of St. Paul AME Church in Waco; and Dr. President Robert B. Sloan Jr. will bring Important community resource Randy Ramey, current chairman of the board of Michael Korpi, professor of communication studies the charge to the graduates and award “KCTF is an important resource to the Brazos Valley. and director of Baylor’s Telecommunication community and to the University,” said Baylor Gulfstar Communications, owner of six Waco Division. diplomas with the assistance of Dr. Donald President Robert B. Sloan Jr. “Its educational, radio stations, has offered KCTF free use of its Also, Dr. Charles S. Madden, Baylor vice D. Schmeltekopf, provost and vice presi- cultural and public service programming adds to 1,000-foot broadcast tower, a savings that will president for University relations and chairman of dent for academic affairs. Dr. Harold Beaver, the quality of life in Waco, and the station provides amount to $1 million over the 25-year lease, Dr. the board of directors for the American Marketing Distinguished Professor and chair emeritus of valuable hands-on learning experiences for Sloan said. Association; Randy Ramey, current board chair of geology, will be the bearer of the mace. — students in the University’s telecommunication Brazos Valley Public Broadcasting Foundation and Markell Davidson division. We did not want to see the community New board selected vice president with Merrill Lynch’s Waco office; Sen. lose local control of its public television station.” Brazos Valley will be governed by a 12- David M. Sibley, Baylor regent and state senator; Brazos Valley Public Broadcasting Founda- member board made up of University and Bob Senter, executive director, Baylor-Waco tion was established by a community group in community representatives. They are: Dr. Corey Foundation, and a member of the Baylor 1993 to assume ownership of KCTF from Central Carbonara, associate vice president of Baylor’s development staff; and Dr. Sloan. Texas College in Killeen, which had held the Institute for Technology Management and FCC approval is expected by late January. — station’s license since it went on the air in 1989. professor of communication studies; Jim Hallock, BN 4 BaylorNews Burtchaell’s Requiem for the Rebirth of Christian Education Former Notre Dame provost contends most ecclesiastical universities have failed to integrate faith and academics

Dr. Ralph C. Wood of conduct, to observe the Golden Rule, University Professor to promote moral maturity and social ames Burtchaell, a former provost advancement, to join the common at Notre Dame, has undertaken a search for knowledge, to create a caring It is not sufficient to promise a J massive investigation into the atmosphere. Increasingly vaporous condition of American colleges and claims about character and citizenship Christian context when the real need is universities that have ecclesial roots and and good will effectively dissipated all sponsorship. Using Christian distinctive- distinctively Christian notions of the for Christian content...Christian thought ness as the single most important moral and spiritual life. determinant of true health, he finds most What we have lost, Burtchaell and vision should suffuse the entire of our schools sick unto death. Though argues, is true Christian thinking. they may be doing other good things, Unless Christian faith roots itself in the academic enterprise. Dr. Ralph C. Wood they are failing to fulfill their unique life of the mind, Christian piety and raison d’être: to integrate Christian faith morality will eventually die, though and academic learning. Burtchaell’s they may thrive for a while. He argues Christian colleges have defected entire academic enterprise. that accepts all points of view because it thesis, starkly put, is that this country’s that the two great Evangelical gifts — leftward, Burtchaell shows that a right- Such Christian learning will takes none of them seriously. Rather Christian colleges and universities have the strangely warmed heart and the wing secularization can also occur. It occur when our campuses are should we welcome non-Christians into largely squandered their patrimony. ethically straitened conscience — often happens chiefly at schools catering to populated with professors and students our company as academic sparring Having once sought to engage the life of serve to skew the educational focus the advantages of class and power that and administrators who know that partners. Surely our common hope is the mind with the claims of the Gospel, toward lesser things than Christian accrue to a prosperous clientele. there is no such thing as freestanding that, if they encounter an intellectually they have now sold their rich Christian thinking. On many Protestant and Conservative Christian colleges may truth. Our own intellectual foundation serious kind of Christianity here, they birthright for thin educational gruel. Catholic campuses alike, charismatic still speak the language of Zion, but the consists in the Truth who has been might become more intellectually serious Burtchaell does not proceed by way enthusiasm and pietistic moralism take values of Wall Street and Hollywood are made flesh and dwelt among us. Belief about their own beliefs. The reverse is of historical survey; he offers, instead, precedence over deeper doctrinal and usually their sub-text. At many such in the crucified and risen and returning also true. Christians engaging in detailed analyses of 17 schools chosen intellectual matters. schools, authoritarian administrators Lord leads to manifold other Christian intellectual exchange with non-Christian from among the major denominations. Despite the astrin- promote top-down reforms in the name convictions that the continuous faculty and students should also become Congregationalists are thus gency of his critique, of a Christian orthodoxy that is often community of orthodox faith has more thoughtful and less complacent in represented by Burtchaell admits that but a screen for personal power and sustained for nearly two millennia. For their own convictions. Dartmouth and Beloit; the exigencies of scholarly mediocrity. a Christian university to have such Such engagements are centered Presbyterians by Lafayette finance and convictions at its core does not mean upon dialogue and debate. Persuasion and Davidson; Methodists by enrollment have A call for rebirth that all its faculty and students must remains the only acceptable means of Millsaps and Ohio Wesleyan; loosened the ties James Burtchaell’s dour diagnosis subscribe to them. But it does mean intellectual exchange. It appeals to Baptists by Wake Forest, Virginia that once were of Christian higher education constitutes that Christian claims about human objective warrants for evidence and Union and Linville; Lutherans by so blessedly a call, I believe, for its rebirth. Scholar- nature and destiny must be constantly argument, even as it opens up the real Gettysburg, St. Olaf and Concordia binding. ship whose outlook is informed by the contested. Serious academic wrangling possibility of conversion. Coercion, by at River Forest; Roman Catholics by Church- divine self-disclosure in the Jews and is the price we must eagerly pay for contrast, is ruled out of academic court Boston College, New Rochelle and St. sponsored Jesus Christ finds its academic life in the taking truth seriously. on both theological and intellectual Mary’s at Riverside; Evangelicals by colleges have found it intellectual love of God. Christian faith grounds. I believe that Christian Azusa Pacific and Dordt. ever more difficult to compete issuing in Christian mind: such is the Academic sparring partners universities thus reborn, far from being with larger and less expensive state integrative wisdom that might redeem Our patronal charge is to make our oppressive and anti-intellectual places, Colleges become alienated universities. The demands of career- the terrible fragmentation of human students at once self-critical citizens and could become true bulwarks of freedom Burtchaell traces the all-too- oriented education, as well as knowledge in our time. It is not sufficient believers: Pro Texana, Pro Ecclesia. To in an academic world where such predictable pattern whereby colleges specialized faculties divided into to promise a Christian context when the accomplish this double task, we need freedom is an increasing rarity. became alienated from their supporting autonomous academic disciplines, have real need is for Christian content. Such Moslems and Hindus and Jews, indeed churches. They began as cohesive virtually snuffed out the Christian light. Christian substance cannot be provided skeptics and atheists and other non- The Dying of the Light: The Disengagement academic communities of confessing Secular accrediting agencies and by two obligatory courses in religion, nor believers, in our midst. We will serve our of Colleges and Universities from their Christian Churches, James Turnstead Christians gathered for worship and funding organizations have set up by service and mission projects, nor by non-Christian constituents not, however, Burtchaell, C.S.C. Eerdmans, 880 pages. study. The personal piety and the standards of acceptance that not only individually pious professors. Christian by abandoning our unique Christian rigorous morality of both their faculties encourage but often require religious thought and vision should suffuse the purposes for the sake of a tepid tolerance and their students sustained them. They blandness and anonymity. grounded their enterprise in common worship, the reliability of the Christian Hard to resist pressures scriptures, and the truthfulness of Burtchaell concedes that it is Christian doctrine concerning such exceedingly hard to resist these Research Gazette fundamental matters as human homogenizing pressures that cause sinfulness and divine redemption. With Christian schools to bow down before Grant Awards (October) Research Committee such close ties to their sponsoring alien marketplace deities. Yet these Bruce Byars and Steve Clamons, Center for Dr. Christine S. Getz, School of Music; $2,000; churches, they remained unashamed of same schools have become inexcusably Applied Geo/Spatial Research; $8,900; Bosque River Watershed The Musician and the Laws of Occupation in 16th Century their denominational identity. Indeed, embarrassed about the confessional Environmental Base-Line Assessment; U.S. Army Corps of Milan; University Research Committee it gave them their vigor and distinctive- foundations of their own enterprise. Not Engineers Dr. Don F. Parker, geology; $1,000; Petrology of ness. Thus were they pleased to call wanting to give offense to the pluralist Dr. Corey P. Carbonara, Institute for Technology Tertiary Igneous Rocks, Central Oregon Coast Range; Innovation Management; $2,500; Executive Education University Research Committee themselves Baptist or Presbyterian, establishment, they have trimmed and Program; R.H. Drewry Broadcasting Group Dr. Christopher Kearney, biology; $2,000; A Methodist or Lutheran or Catholic. softened and silenced the very claims Annette Lindsey, continuing education; $22,910; Survey of Colonial Insects for Baculoviruses and Other These ecclesiastical adjectives described that give Christian education its unique Non-profit Organization Management; Cooper Foundation Insect Viruses; University Research Committee both their religious character and their purchase on the truth. Burtchaell flags Dr. Heidi J. Hornik, art; Dr. Mikeal C. Dr. John Dunbar, geology; $1,920; Formation academic convictions. the 1960s as the era that marked the Parsons, religion; $5,000; Illuminating Luke: Themes from and Evolution of the West Beach Area of Galveston Island, real failure of Christian nerve. Wanting the Annunciation to the Ascension in Italian Renaissance and Texas; University Research Committee Altered view of mission rightly to enhance their academic life, Baroque Art; University Research Committee TOTAL AWARDS: $61,230 Then, as denominational identity denominational colleges wrongly Dr. Thomas J. Proctor, educational psychology; came to seem confining, these measured such improvement by non- $5,000; A Study of the “Math” Lesson; University Research Grant Proposals (October) Christian schools began to substitute theological criteria. Christian schools Committee Dr. Diana Garland, sociology; $61,200; Consultation on generic and moralizing language for came to define excellence in bare Dr. Eric L. Robinson, educational psychology; Ministry with Hispanic Families and Communities; Christian Life $5,000; Psychology and Delinquency: Assessing the Psychologi- specific religious purpose. To be a academic and professional terms. They Commission-BGCT cal Needs of Adolescents in Delinquency-related Alternative Christian college or university — in undertook a laudable “quest for the Dr. Kevin Pinney, chemistry; $528,197; Molecular School; University Research Committee Recognition of Tubulin by Designated Inhibitors; National this altered view of their mission — best” without asking whether there Dr. Susan Maki-Wallace, anthropology, Stephen Institutes of Health was to serve common national ideals might be distinctively Christian notions Williams, museum studies; $5,000; Assessment of Accelerated rather than particular theological of scholarly rigor and excellence. Processing Methods for Osteological Materials; University See “Research Gazette” on page 8 concerns: to uphold general standards Though most of the formerly December1998 5 “Tech Talk: Dynamic HTML” published in the Peterson and Chad S. Boyd, USDA, Forest Service, Family Circle September issue of Library Instruction Round Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, Table News. Colo. Publications ▼ ▼ Congratulations to Phillip J. Jones, instructor and social science Stephen L. Williams, assistant professor of Dorynda Westbrook, marketing, Dr. Wendy E. Sera, assistant professor of and humanities reference librarian, had a museum studies and collections manager of the Hankamer School of Business, and James R. biology, reviewed chapters on “Population summary of a conference program titled “Teaching Strecker Museum Complex, co-authored with R.S the Teaching Librarian” published in the September Williams, A.T. Brooks and R.L. Hinrichs a technical “Bobby” Brock, who married in September. Distribution and Abundance” and “Population Dynamics” in a new ecology textbook by Manuel issue of Library Instruction Round Table News. leaflet titled “Guide to the Identification of Clear ▼ C. Molles, Ecology: Concepts and Applications, Plastic Films” that was published by the Society for Best wishes to Dr. D. Thomas Hanks Jr., professor of published by MacGraw-Hill Publishing Co. the Preservation of Natural History Collections. Dr. Steven Eisenbarth, engineering, ▼ English, had a review of Richard White’s King ▼ who is recovering from recent surgery. Dr. Jacquelin S. Neatherlin, assistant Arthur in Legend and History published in Dr. Sandra J. Genrich, professor of nursing, professor of nursing, had an article titled Arthuriana 8 (fall 1998, pp. 116-117). had a book review for text revision of Leadership Dr. Charles M. Tolbert, emeritus ▼ “Management of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Roles and Management Functions in Nursing professor of sociology, and Dr. WJ Wimpee, Dr. William V. Davis, professor of English and with Riluzole” published in the Journal of (2nd ed.) by B.L. Marquis and C.J. Huston emeritus professor of religion and former Writer-in-Residence, has had three poems titled Neuroscience Nursing (No. 30, pp. 257-260) and published. “Deserter,” “A Corpse in Gloves” and “Tracks” ▼ University chaplain, both of whom had another article titled “Getting the Right Tool for published in The Cortland Review. Richard C. Littlefield, lecturer in music, had cataract surgeries recently. the Job” published in the October issue of that ▼ two articles titled “Rewriting Schenker” and “The Dr. Colbert Held, retired professor, journal. ▼ Dr. Maurice Hunt, professor and chair of the Silence of the Frames” published in a new who is recovering from lung surgery. English Department, had an essay titled “‘New Dr. Carole A. Hanks, associate professor of anthology of essays edited by Jean Francois Lyotard Tonja Carpenter, wife of Vincent O’er’: Mining the Veins of Cymbeline” selected for nursing and director of pre-nursing program titled Music/Ideology: Resisting the Aesthetic. publication in Material Shakespeare: History, ▼ Carpenter, Baylor You Camps, who was in a (Waco), and J. Smith had an article titled Teaching, Performance, edited by Lloyd Davis. Dr. Marc Ellis, professor of American and Jewish car accident recently. “Implementing Nurse Home Visitation Programs” ▼ studies, has had two recent works accepted for accepted for publication in Public Health Dr. Jeffrey S. Hallam, assistant professor of publication. His book, titled Oh Jerusalem: The With sympathy to Nursing. ▼ health, human performance and recreation, had an Contested Future of the Jewish Covenant, will be Dr. Donald Schmeltekopf, on the loss article titled “A Worksite Intervention to Enhance Dr. Anita Comley, assistant professor of published by Fortress Press, and “Innocence and of his brother, James. Social Cognitive Theory Constructs to Promote nursing, had an article titled “Cancer Prevention Redemption” will be published in Contemporary Exercise Adherence” published in the September/ Linda Tonkin, personnel services and and Early Detection Issues Among African Jewish Theology: A Reader, edited by Rabbi Elliott October issue of the American Journal of Health AA/EEO office, on the loss of her mother. Americans” accepted for publication in the Dallas Dorf and published by Oxford University Press. Promotion. ▼ Chapter Oncology Nursing Society’s newsletter. ▼ ▼ Dr. C. Alton Hassell, lecturer in chemistry, Calvin B. Smith, associate professor and chair of Officers elected, new Dr. James E. Wood Jr., The Simon and had an article titled “Positron Emission Tomogra- museum studies and director of the Strecker Regents named at BGCT Ethel Bunn Distinguished Professor of Church- phy” accepted for publication in Magill’s Survey of Museum Complex, was a recent contributor to State Studies, had a book titled Baptists and Science, Applied Science Series, Supplement, A Truett Seminary faculty member and a Ecology and Management of Sand Shinnery Human Rights published this summer by the Salem Press. member of the Baylor Board of Regents were Communities: A Literature Review by Roger S. Baptist World Alliance; contributed an article re-elected to leadership positions in the titled “The Relationship of Religious Liberty to Baptist General Convention of Texas during Civil Liberty and a Democratic State” published in the convention’s annual meeting in Houston the Brigham Young University Law Review (No. Dr. Elizabeth A. Farren, professor of Nov. 9-10. 2, pp. 479-499); had a contributed essay titled Presentations nursing, attended the Texas Nurse Practitioner Dr. Russell Dilday, distinguished “Religion and National Identity in Historical Convention held Sept. 17-21 in Dallas. Perspective” published in the book, Nationalismo ▼ professor of homiletics at Truett, was & Participants en Europa, Spain; and had a contributed essay Dr. Sandra J. Genrich, professor of nursing, elected to serve a second one-year term as titled “Religious Equality vs. Religious Discrimi- has trained as an on-site evaluator for the Dr. Linda F. Garner president of the BGCT, and Jaclanel nation” accepted for publication in the book, , associate professor of Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. She McFarland, vice chair of the Board of Regents Hired ‘Guardian Angels,’ Germany. nursing, presented “Strategies for Teaching also had a poster presentation titled “Group ▼ and a Houston attorney, was re-elected first Cultural Sensitivity to Students and Colleagues” at Involvement in Decision Making” at the Baylor Dr. S. Kay Toombs, associate professor of a seminar on Multicultural Dimensions of Health vice president. University Medical Center/Eta Gamma Chapter philosophy, had an article titled “The Body as Practices in the Asian-American and Hispanic Texas Baptists also elected two current Research Day June 12-13 in Dallas. Lived: Recognizing Lived Body Disruption in Populations sponsored by The Nurse Oncology ▼ regents, Louie B. George of Fort Worth and Illness” published in The Embodiment of Mind: Education Program, The Methodist Hospital Dr. Carole A. Hanks, associate professor of Charles D. Wise of Gatesville, to additional Eastern and Western Perspectives, edited by (Houston) and The UT/M.D. Anderson Cancer nursing and director of pre-nursing program three-year terms on the Baylor board. Randy M.M. DelMonte and Y. Haruki. Dr. Toombs also Center held May 29. (Waco), has been selected as a co-investigator in a ▼ W. Ferguson of Austin was elected to had an essay titled “Healing and Incurable longitudinal study being carried out in Memphis, Illness, with Afterword” published in a com- Charles E. Kemp Jr., lecturer in nursing, succeed Eleazar “Charles” Maciel of Abilene Tenn., of the cost-effectiveness of nurse home memorative edition of Humane Health Care trained parish nurses at Church Health Ministries visitation to improve quality of life and health of when his term expires on May 31, 1999. All International (Vol. 13, No. 4, 1997), which was Aug. 28 in Dallas. He also hosted a social work poor mothers and children. three men will take office on June 1, 1999. distinguished as one of the 15 best essays in the student from Frankfurt, Germany, who observed ▼ journal’s history. the Community Care clinical on Sept. 11, and a Dr. Pauline T. Johnson, professor of ▼ former dean of Suzhou Medical School School of nursing, attended a research conference titled Three retirees honored Dr. Guillermo Garcia-Corales, assistant Nursing on Sept. 23. “Impact of Evidence-based Practice on Patient ▼ at annual fall luncheon professor of Spanish, had an article titled “The Outcomes” held June 19 at Baylor Medical Center. Poetic of Nostalgia in the Narrative Roberto Dr. Jacquelin S. Neatherlin, assistant ▼ Three well-known members of the Burgos Cantor” accepted for publication as a professor of nursing, spoke to students at Naaman Dr. Alice B. Pappas, professor and associate Baylor community were honored as Retirees chapter of a book titled Colombian Authors of the Forest High School in Garland in September about dean of nursing, Dr. Lyn Prater, assistant of the Year by President Robert B. Sloan Jr. at XX Century. health careers, conducted a five-lecture series for professor of nursing, and Charlotte the annual fall luncheon of the Baylor ▼ the North Dallas Shepherd Center in August, and Breithaupt, lecturer in nursing, attended the University Retired Professors/Administrators Dr. Eric L. Robinson, assistant professor of lectured at the Rehab Nurse Certification Review annual convention of the Association of Women’s educational psychology, had a book chapter titled Course in August. She also is collecting data for a Program. Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses held June 7- “Arthritis (Juvenile Rheumatoid)” published in survey research study titled “Components of 10 in San Antonio. Receiving plaques were Dr. Daniel A. Health-Related Disorders in Children and Neurological Assessment Documented by Nurses.” ▼ Sternberg, emeritus professor and dean of Adolescents: A Compilation of 96 Rare and ▼ Barbara Rizert, lecturer in nursing, attended the School of Music (1942-81); Dr. O. Common Disorders in May. Dr. Linda Stevenson, assistant professor of the third North American conference titled “Jesus ▼ Herbert Colvin, emeritus professor of music nursing, taught an elective course titled “Childcare Christ: The Hope of Nursing 98 Embracing Scot Lahaie, ITC Web site developer, had a in Great Britain” in July in London, England. Courage” held June 15-21 at Point Loma College theory (1957-93) and University carillonneur; ▼ book review of Jeffrey Boyd’s Reclaiming the Soul: in San Diego, Calif. and his wife, Mary Ila Colvin, lecturer in The Search for Meaning in a Self-Centered Send “Family Circle” or “Spotlight” items ▼ music (1957-89). Culture published in the Journal of Interdiscipli- by e-mail to [email protected] Cheryl Vandiver, lecturer in nursing, attended The awards are given in recognition of nary Studies (Vol. 10, No. 1/2, pp. 177-178). or by campus mail to P.O. Box 97024. the annual conference of Nursing Education for ▼ Submissions are printed as received. personal achievements and civic activities Nursing Faculty held June 26-28 in Washington, Billie Peterson, associate professor and head Space limitations will result in some after retirement from Baylor. — BN D.C. of Library Outreach Services, had a column titled items being held until the next month. ▼ 6 BaylorNews Dr. Wendy E. Sera, assistant professor of Chinese Music Research held Oct. 1-4 at the Dr. Jim Farison, professor and chair of the 12th annual Information Associates “IAs” of biology, chaired a paper session at the annual University of Heidelberg, Germany. engineering, and Dr. Stephen M. Williams, Texas Conference held Oct. 18-20 in Waco. Several meeting of the Texas Society of Mammalogists in ▼ associate professor of engineering, participated in Baylor employees made presentations at this Junction Feb. 20- 22. She also completed a short Dr. Gayle R. Avant, associate professor of an Accreditation Board for Engineering and meeting: Diana Ramey, director of admissions, course on Blackland GRASS GIS offered by Baylor political science, presented “Building an Australian Technology training workshop for evaluators and and Heather Horst, ITC analyst/programmer, University’s Center for Applied Geographic and Teacher Exchange” at the 42nd annual conference educators held June 27 in Seattle, Wash. Dr. presented a session titled “Snail Mail to E-Mail”; Spatial Analysis. of the Texas Conference for Social Studies held Farison currently is serving a five-year term as an Shelley Hammer, ITC analyst/programmer, ▼ Sept. 26 in Dallas. Also, Dr. Avant and Dr. authorized ABET accreditation evaluator under the and Horst presented a session titled “Y2K is Dr. Eric L. Robinson, assistant professor of Donald E. Greco, assistant professor of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for Coming! Will SIS Work?”; Jane Moreno, educational psychology, presented a paper titled political science, in conjunction with KCTF public programs in bioengineering. assistant director of student accounting, and Jim “Work, Rest, or Play: How Should Aggressive Teens television station, had a proposal accepted by ▼ Gorham, director of accounting services, End Their Day?” at the annual conference of the Democracy Project to develop an election Web site Dr. Jeffrey S. Hallam, assistant professor of presented a session titled “Tuition Calc Runs National Association of School Psychologists held to encourage informed participation in the health, human performance and recreation, co- Tonight...Are You Ready?”; and Shirley April 14-18. November 1999 election. The only other site in presented a paper titled “The Impact of a Bradshaw, assistant director of transfer ▼ Texas selected by the project was Houston. Psychosocial Smoking Prevention Program on admissions, and Lynn Cole, transfer admissions Dr. Joe C. Yelderman Jr., professor of ▼ Selected Social Cognitive Theory Constructs” at the counselor, presented a session titled geology, presented a poster titled “Conceptual Dr. Stephen M. Williams and Dr. Byron American School Health Association conference “www.transfer_articulation@bu.” Models of Shallow Non-karsted Carbonate Flow P. Newberry, associate professors of engineer- held Oct. 7-11 in Colorado Springs, Colo. ▼ Systems” at the SEPM Research Conference “Fluid ing, co-authored a paper titled “First-year ▼ Dr. Robert D. Straughan, assistant Flow in Carbonates: Interdisciplinary Approaches” Experiences Implementing Minimum Self-paced Larry L. Lehr, lecturer in environmental professor of marketing, has had two manuscripts held Sept. 20-24 in Door County, Wis. Mastery in a Freshman Engineering Problem- studies, spoke on “The Impact of Ranchette accepted for presentation at the 1999 American ▼ solving Course” that was presented by Dr. Williams Management on Biogeophysical Processes” at the Marketing Association winter educators’ conference Dr. Eric C. Lai, assistant professor of music and was published in the proceedings for the Texas section meeting of the Society for Range to be held in February. One paper, co-authored with theory, presented a paper titled “Taming the Lute: annual meeting of the American Society for Management held Oct. 9 in Midland. Dr. James A. Roberts, associate professor of The Pipa as Icon of Cultural Synthesis in New Engineering Education held June 28-July 1 in ▼ marketing, is titled “College Students and the Chinese Music” at the fourth international CHIME Seattle, Wash. Dr. Bruce Berg, associate professor of violin, Environment: A Look at Green Consumer Behavior Conference of the European Foundation for ▼ taught violin and chamber music and performed in the New Millennium.” The other paper, co- in three faculty recitals at the Killington Music authored with Nancy D. Albers-Miller, University of Festival held July 1-Aug. 8. His other activities North Texas, and Penelope J. Prenshaw, Millsaps PROFILE included: violin master classes at the University of College, is titled “Study Abroad Programs: An Chapel Hill, N.C., and the University of Michigan Exploratory Study of Students’ Perceptions.” Dr. Sept. 30-Oct. 4; a solo violin recital and a lecture Straughan also will attend the annual Society for titled “Problems in Contemporary Violin Marketing Advances conference held Nov. 4-7 in Performance” at North Carolina State University; a New Orleans, La., and present a paper co-authored performance of “Xuan Men, Mysterious Gate” at by Prenshaw and Robert D. Anderson of WorldCom the international computer music conference in Inc. titled “The Relative Impact of Expectations, Ann Arbor, Mich.; and a violin master class and a Performance, and Disconfirmation on Customer violin recital at Depauw University Oct. 23-24. Satisfaction and the Moderating Role of Buyer ▼ Expertise.” Dr. James E. Wood Jr., The Simon and ▼ Ethel Bunn Distinguished Professor of Church- Paul A. McCoy, associate professor of art, State Studies, participated in and presided at a presented a workshop on ceramic sculpture Oct. board of directors meeting of the international 13-14 at Midwestern State University in Wichita Academy for Freedom of Religion and Belief held Falls. Also, 21 of his ceramic sculptures will be Lorraine Serva (left) and her children present the first delivery of in January in Washington, D.C.; participated in a featured in a two-person exhibition Oct. 26-Dec. 12 Project Linus blankets to Hillcrest personnel, Sandra Sepulveda meeting of the advisory committee on Religious at the Meadows Gallery, University of Texas at Tyler. (center)(center) andand SherrySherry Baker.Baker. Freedom Abroad for the U.S. State Department Jan. Also, McCoy’s sculpture, “Earth, Vine II,” was 28 in D.C.; and delivered the keynote address, titled included in the juried International Ceramics “The Nexus of Religious Human Rights and the Biennial Exhibition held Oct. 18-Nov. 29 at the Democratic State” at the Peruvian Conference on Zanesville Art Center, Zanesville, Ohio. Wrapped in Love Religious Human Rights, sponsored by the Ministry ountless pokes and prods fill the days and dim the courage of seriously ill, injured or of Justice, held June 18-20 in Lima, Peru. On a trip C traumatized children who are hospitalized. When night comes and family members leave, often to Bulgaria this past summer, Dr. Wood partici- the only source of comfort they have is that age-old prop —a security blanket. pated in Romanian consultation on “Proposed Honors and It was that image that captured Lorraine Serva’s heart, and imagination, when she read a Draft of a New Law on Religious Cults,” served as a Parade magazine article about Project Linus, an organization that collects washable handmade panel member on “Religion and the State” for a quilts and blankets of all sizes to give to hospitalized children. Romanian radio broadcast, presented a lecture Appointments “I really was touched when I read the article because I know my daughter has her little purple titled “The Foundations of Religious Human blankie that is special to her and comforts her,” Serva said of her 3-year-old. Rights” at Bucharest University, delivered a series Dr. Reagan M. Ramsower, professor of Serva, a part-time management instructor at Baylor and the mother of two young children, of 14 lectures on “Baptist Ecclesiology” at the information systems and associate dean for had been searching for a volunteer project. Bulgarian Baptist Theological Institute and technology, has been named to the Association for “One of the things that drew me to Project Linus is the amount of love that goes into each preached at the Sofia Baptist Church in Bulgaria Information Systems senior editorial board as and at several churches in Bucharest. publisher of two new electronic journals, The blanket. I know how much time it takes to make a blanket and how meaningful it is to receive a ▼ blanket that was made with so much love. I looked up Project Linus on the Internet, saw we didn’t Communications of AIS and the Journal of AIS. Dr. Marc Ellis, professor of American and Jewish have a chapter here in Waco and decided to start one,” she said. Both journals will be housed at Baylor University. studies, presented a paper titled “On Revolutionary ▼ A nationwide volunteer organization that takes its name from the blanket-toting character in Forgiveness: Practicing the Covenant in a Time of Sue Herring the “Peanuts” comic strip, Project Linus was founded by Karen Loucks-Baker of Parker, Colo., in , senior research analyst, was Colonization and Evangelization” at the annual 1995. Since then, Project Linus has delivered more than 50,000 security blankets to children around elected president of the Information Associates meeting of the Baptist Association of Philosophy the world and has more than 225 chapters in the United States, Canada and Australia. “IAs” of Texas board of directors for 1999. Teachers at New Orleans Baptist Theological ▼ Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center and Providence Health Center each estimates a need for Seminary. He also presented a paper titled “The Dr. Wendy E. Sera, assistant professor of approximately four blankets a month, Serva said. Next 50 Years: Imagining Judaism and Jewish Life biology, has been appointed to a three-year term on Serva’s family is getting wrapped up in the project, too. Her mother is writing a poem that will on the Threshold of the 21st Century” at the the Animal Care and Use Committee of the go with each blanket, and Serva’s husband, Mark, an assistant professor of information systems at annual meeting of the Association of Arab- American Society of Mammalogists. Baylor, is developing a database of volunteers. And even her children, Katie and Ryan, 4, have American University Graduates. Dr. Ellis also has ▼ assisted their mother by drawing thank-you cards for volunteers. presented lectures to the Center for Middle Eastern Dr. James E. Wood Jr., The Simon and “Someone asked me, ‘Why are you doing this? Why don’t you spend your talents and your and North African Studies at the University of Ethel Bunn Distinguished Professor of Church- efforts doing something that will make money for you and your family?’” Serva said. “But I am Michigan, at Wayne State University, the University State Studies, was awarded the Doctoris Honoris meeting so many positive people through this project. I see the generosity in others, and my children of Eastern Michigan, the Henry Ford Community Causa degree from the University of Bucharest, are able to see it, too. My 3-year-old says, ‘My mommy is making blankets for sick kids.’ So even she, College, and the University of Toledo. Romania. He also received the Human Rights at 3 years old, understands that this is a positive project.” ▼ Leadership Award for Exemplary Leadership in the For more information about Project Linus, contact Serva at 666-9109 (home) or by email at Sue Herring, senior research analyst, and Cause of Human Rights and Freedom from [email protected]. — Kate Langston Becky King, associate director for information Freedom magazine at the National Press Club in Send your ideas for a faculty or staff “Profile” to [email protected] systems, served as local arrangements co-chairs for Washington, D.C. December 1998 7 Junior League bug exhibit Jan. 9 - March 6 will benefit “People” room in future children’s museum iant insects, some more than 10 feet tall, will perfect opportunity to help the center enhance the services that Central Texas children as well as a great fund-raiser for the invade Waco in early January. No, this isn’t some it provides to children.” children’s museum,” said Suzi Pagel, co-chair of the G scene straight out of a horror movie, but rather an “Backyard Monsters” is similar to the immensely Backyard Monsters exhibit. exhibit that promises to fascinate children and adults alike. popular “Dinamation” exhibit that toured the country several “This will be an absolutely fantastic exhibit,” said Jill The Junior League of Waco and Baylor are sponsoring years ago, which the Junior League also brought to Waco. That Barrow, director of the Ollie Mae Moen Discovery Center. “Backyard Monsters,” a traveling exhibit that introduces exhibit featured enormous robotic dinosaurs, and this newest “The cooperation between the Junior League and Baylor has children to the world of bugs. The exhibit will run Jan. 9 - exhibit features six enormous robotic bugs — a tarantula, been wonderful.” March 6 at the General Exhibits Building at the Heart O’ unicorn beetle, emperor scorpion, praying mantis, carpenter Baylor students have volunteered to staff the exhibit on Texas Fairgrounds on Bosque Boulevard. The Junior League ant and dragon fly — all anatomically correct. Additionally, weekdays from noon until 5 p.m. and on most weekends; will donate all proceeds from the event to fund the “People of visitors can participate in 10 hands-on exhibits such as “It’s A however, Baylor Community Service Coordinator Melissa the World” room in the future children’s museum in the Flea’s Life,” which explores the world of a flea, “Bug’s Eye Prihoda said that faculty and staff also are encouraged to proposed Discovery Center museum complex. View,” which allows participants to step into an insect head to help. “This is a two-month project, so it is really huge and “The Junior League is committed to helping children, look through its multilensed eyes, and “The Better to Eat You will take a large number of volunteers,” she said. and we have a long history of helping the Ollie Mae Moen With,” which demonstrates how insects eat. “Backyard Admission to Backyard Monsters is $4 per person with Discovery Center, both financially and through volunteer Monsters” also will feature insect specimen collections, a gift children under age 2 admitted free. The exhibit will be open placement,” said Cathy Pleitz, president of the Junior League shop and a party room. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. of Waco. “Sponsoring Backyard Monsters provides us the “We want this to be an educational experience for Sundays. To volunteer, contact Prihoda at ext. 6938. — Julie Carlson

was about 250. Current enrollment is close to Law School 400, and this figure will be maintained, preserving the Law School’s reputation for the Continued from page 2 Research Gazette personal attention its students receive. “These gentleman have made a difference Located adjacent to Fort Fisher, the new Continued from page 5 to the people of Texas. And now through their facility will include classrooms, practice Dr. Jeffrey J. Mitchell, mathematics; $66,458; Heat Kernel Analysis on Lie Groups; National philanthropy and their stunning generosity, they courtrooms, the law library, seminar and Science Foundation and their spouses are going to make a difference meeting rooms, faculty and administrative Dr. Mark R. Sepanski, mathematics; $69,596; Explicit Realizations for Certain Singular for generations of Baylor lawyers to come,” offices, and common areas. Unitary Representations; National Science Foundation Toben said. “They now stand among the most Architectural work for the project has been Dr. Jeffrey J. Mitchell, mathematics; $25,927; Heat Kernel Analysis on Lie Groups; National generous philanthropists in the history of higher done by KCF/SHG of Washington, D.C., which Security Agency education in America.” has designed law school facilities for Catholic Dr. Mark R. Sepanski, mathematics; $25,644; Explicit Realizations for Certain Singular Umphrey and Williams both spoke with University, Vanderbilt University and Indiana Unitary Representations; National Security Agency pride at the news conference about the impact University. — Alan Hunt Dr. David Arnold and Dr. Manfred Dugas, mathematics; $35,895; Categories of Butler Baylor had made on their lives. Groups and Representations; National Security Agency Bruce Byars and Steve Clamons, Center for Applied Geo/Spatial Research; $8,900; Bosque “When you tell people you’re a Baylor River Watershed Environmental Base-Line Assessment; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lawyer, it makes a difference. They know that Dr. Corey P. Carbonara, Institute for Technology Innovation Management; $2,500; you received a solid education,” Umphrey said. Campus Security Executive Education Program; R.H. Drewry Broadcasting Group Umphrey’s wife, Sheila, was unable to attend Dr. Robert P. Adams, Plant Biotechnology Center; $15,000; Conservation of Diversity of because of a prior family engagement. Over the Holidays Vetiver Germplasm by the Use of DNA Fingerprinting and Subsequent Germplasm Collections; Williams, the son of a longshoreman, also With fewer people on campus, Wallace Genetic Foundation attributed his success to the Baylor education he Baylor employees are urged to: Dr. Dan Hollingsworth, accounting and business law; $5,000; Accounting Scholarship; received. He said how “rewarding” it was for him Ernst & Young to be able to give something back to Baylor. * be alert to their environment Dr. Michael Beaty, Institute for Faith and Learning; $66, 832; Citizenship in America; The Williams was accompanied at the conference by at all times Bernard and Audre Rapoport Foundation his wife, Sheridan. * notice and report anyone TOTAL REQUESTED: $911,149 Harold Nix and his wife, Carol Ann, also who is loitering or seems Letters of Inquiry (October) were unable to attend the program. out of place Dr. Sara Alexander, environmental studies; Econnections: Education to Make a World of The 121,000-square-foot Umphrey Law * call for DPS escort if leaving Difference; The Frost Foundation, Ltd. Center, which is scheduled for completion in your office after dark Dr. Sara Alexander, environmental studies; Econnections: Education to Make a World of May 2001, will double the size of the Law Difference; The Roy A. Hunt Foundation School’s Morrison Constitution Hall, which was Call Ext. 2222 for help completed in September 1955. Enrollment then

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