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Educator 4Th Quarter 11/99 Volume LXIV, No. 1 Fourth Quarter-1999 Fourteen ASBCS Schools Named In U.S. News & World Reports ‘America’s Best Colleges’ Issue by Bob Agee The editors of the magazine have rec- National Liberal Arts Colleges - 162 ourteen member schools of the ognized the variety of types of institu- schools are identified which “emphasize FAssociation of Southern Baptist tions and have tried to compare institu- undergraduate education and award at Colleges and Schools were named in U.S. tions by particular type. least 40 percent of their degrees in the News & World Report’s annual ranking This year’s rankings looked at things liberal arts.” These schools have worked of America’s colleges and universities. like: to appeal to a broader national market The rankings were published in the • academic reputation which distinguishes them from the August 30 edition of the magazine. • freshman retention rate schools whose students tend to come The magazine has established itself as • graduation rate from more regionally focused locales and a leader in the analysis of the state of • faculty resources (which includes tend to be more highly selective in higher education in America and has financial commitment to instruction admitting students. continued to identify variables that help and endowment) Three ASBCS schools were listed in spotlight schools that are doing the best • percent of classes under 20 the fourth tier of top forty schools. The job of providing quality education as • percent of classes over 50 fourth tier begins with schools ranked compared to peer institutions. • student/faculty ratio 123rd or higher. They are Georgetown • percent of faculty who are full time College in Kentucky, Judson College in A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS • selectivity in admissions (SAT/ACT Alabama, and William Jewell College in for the Charles D Johnson between 25th - 75th percentile) Missouri. Outstanding Educator Award • percent of freshmen in top 10 percent Regional Universities - 504 schools of graduating class are identified which “provide a full range QUALIFICATIONS: The award must be • acceptance rate in admissions of undergraduate and master’s level pro- given to a person as opposed to a corpo- • financial resources grams. They offer few, if any, doctoral rate entity, foundation, etc. There is no • alumni giving rate programs. These schools are ranked by restriction of the rank, title, or position of The categories analyzed included: region of the country: north, south, mid- the person—only that the awardee must be a person who has made a significant National Universities - 228 schools west, and west. contribution to Southern Baptist Higher which are identified by the Carnegie Five ASBCS schools were listed in the Education. The Board encourages nomi- Foundation for the Advancement of top 25 regional universities in the South. nations other than presidents and vice Teaching as schools which “offer a full There were no ASBCS schools listed in presidents of member schools and encour- range of undergraduate majors as well as the North, Midwest, or West rankings. ages nominations of those who have made master’s and doctoral degrees.” Based on overall score which includes all a significant impact or contribution The only ASBCS school listed in this the variables the schools were ranked as beyond a single institution. category is Baylor University. They are follows: Please send name of nominee ranked in the second tier of top fifty Samford University in Alabama, together with supporting materials to: schools. They are also listed in the rank- ranked 6th; Mercer University in Bob Agee, Executive Director, ASBCS ing of engineering schools which offer Georgia, ranked 9th; Meredith College in P.O. Box 11655, only bachelor’s and master’s degrees as Jackson, TN 38308-0127 one of the best in that category. (continued on page 2) Mark Your Calendar: ASBCS National Education Colloquium June 4-7, 2000 Williamsburg, Virginia CONTENTS Best Colleges... Tennessee Baptists should take note (continued from page 1) that all three of its schools were ranked 1 Fourteen ASBCS Schools Named to in the top 20 in their respective cate- Best Colleges List North Carolina, tied for 11th; Belmont gories. Belmont was tied for 18th in University in Tennessee, tied for 18th; the “Best Regional Universities” rank- 2 Students Needed for Missions and Mississippi College in Mississippi, ings. Carson-Newman was tied for 13th 3 Hester Lecture 2: Christian ranked 22nd. and Union University was tied for 19th Scholarship and the Biblical Drama Regional Liberal Arts Colleges - in the “Best Regional Liberal Arts 8 Ouachita Singers Become ‘Choir of “There are 429 regional liberal arts col- Colleges” rankings. Angels’ in Aftermath of Plane Crash leges ranked within four regions: North, The two variables that tend to affect 9 CGE International Programs Make South, Midwest and West. These insti- ASBCS schools’ rankings more than any the Grade tutions focus primarily on undergradu- other are: ate education but grant fewer than 40 (1) the limited financial resources 9 Campus Report percent of their degrees in liberal arts (particularly endowment and percent of 10 Legal Notes disciplines. They also tend to be less E&G budget directed toward instruc- 12 Names and Faces selective in admitting students.” tion) of the schools which weakens their Five ASBCS schools were listed in the standing in comparison to other schools 13 CGE Report top 20 among regional liberal arts col- with larger endowments and more 14 Gifts and Grants leges. These schools were listed in the financial resources; and 15 Comment West and South. No ASBCS schools (2) the acceptance rate of students in 16 ASBCS Resources Order Form were listed in the North or Midwest the admissions process. Most of our rankings. Only one school was listed in schools see their role as serving the the top ten in this category. church family and as a result have Vol. LXIV, No. 1 Fourth Quarter 1999 West: Oklahoma Baptist University resisted the temptation to become elitist Publisher: Bob R. Agee, executive —ranked 5th (8th straight year to be or highly selective— i.e. accepting only director/treasurer, ASBCS ranked in the top ten in this region.) those students with the highest Managing Editor: Tim Fields, director South: Carson-Newman College in ACT/SAT scores. of communications, ASBCS Tennessee—tied for 13th, Ouachita ASBCS member schools tend to rank Baptist University in Arkansas—tied for very high in all the other variables par- The Southern Baptist Educator (ISSN 0038- 13th, Union University—tied for 19th, ticularly in academic reputation, reten- 3848) is a news magazine published quarterly I for administrators, faculty members, staff, Louisiana College—tied for 24th tion, and graduation rate. trustees and friends of Southern Baptist-relat- ed colleges and schools. It is published by the Association of Southern Baptist Colleges and 2,500 Students Needed for Missions Involvement Schools. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: in 30 Countries During the Year 2000 Tim Fields, director of communications by Mike Lopez ASBCS Operations & Communications Office n an era of increasing globalization and multiculturalism, an 165A Belle Forest Circle Iinternational missions experience is rapidly becoming a stan- Nashville, TN 37221-2103 dard expectation for every Christian college student enrolled in To contact the publisher write: a Southern Baptist-related school. Bob Agee, executive director ASBCS Executive Offices Opportunities abound for students through the International P. O. Box 11655 Jackson, TN 38308-0127 Mission Board’s Student Mobilization Office as IMB field personnel from 30 coun- E-mail: [email protected] tries have requested more than 2,500 students to help with their work in the year Send news items to 2000. The Educator E-mail: [email protected] Requests ranging in length from one week to nine months provide opportuni- 165A Belle Forest Circle ties in music, drama, ESL, sports, language and culture learning, ethnographic Nashville, TN 37221-2103 survey, Internet research, website design, media/video production, prayer walking, Fax: (615) 662-1396 Phone: (615) 673-1896 youth and student ministry, church planting, and many other areas. Students are “Legal Notes” is designed to provide accurate requested for service during J-terms, spring and winter break, summer and for a and authoritative information on legal issues semester or longer. facing Southern Baptist-related higher educa- tion. It is provided with the understanding that The IMB Student Mobilization Office will work with schools in the development the publisher and editors are not engaged in ren- of strategies that uniquely meet a school’s goals and vision. dering legal counsel. “Legal Notes” is not intend- ed as a substitute for the services of a legal pro- For more information about opportunities for your students contact the fessional. If your institution needs legal counsel, Student Mobilization Office at 1-800-789-4693 or e-mail: < [email protected]>. a competent attorney should be consulted. A list of all current available opportunities for students is updated weekly on the Annual subscription is $8.00. Student Mobilization website at <www.imb.org/students/>. I H.I. HESTER LECTURE 2 Christian Scholarship and the Biblical Drama Editor’s Note: This article was adapted from the second of that mere wealth does not bring true satisfaction and happiness. three H.I. Hester Lectures, delivered at the annual meeting of His work is implicitly Christian because his Christian faith has the Association of Southern Baptist Colleges and Schools, shaped both his choice of the issue to be studied and the Baylor University, Waco, Texas, June 5-8, 1999 by C. Stephen hypotheses he is testing. Nevertheless, the research is not Evans, Professor of Philosophy and Dean for Research and overtly or explicitly Christian. Sometimes Christian faith does Scholarship at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. make a difference to scholarship without that difference being detectable.
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