SPRING 2011 IN THIS ISSUE BROWN SUIT SETTLED • HBU AD CAMPAIGN • LIBERAL ARTS CORE CURRICULUM SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE WITH GEORGE W. BUSH • THE NEW FACE OF STUDENT LIFE Headline Text Sub-headline text for more detailed explanations In a poem, John Donne expresses what In a poem, John Donne expresses what In a poem, John Donne expresses what Houston Baptist University sees as a Houston Baptist University sees as a Houston Baptist University sees as a guiding light and principle of our soul as a guiding light and principle of our soul as a guiding light and principle of our soul as a university: “Reason is our soul’s left hand, university: “Reason is our soul’s left hand, university: “Reason is our soul’s left hand, faith her right, by these we reach divinity.” faith her right, by these we reach divinity.” faith her right, by these we reach divinity.” Even a man such as the great Renaissance Even a man such as the great Renaissance Even a man such as the great Renaissance philosopher Machiavelli, in his dark exile philosopher Machiavelli, in his dark exile philosopher Machiavelli, in his dark exile from Florence, espouses such an affirmation from Florence, espouses such an affirmation from Florence, espouses such an affirmation of learning when he describes to a friend of learning when he describes to a friend of learning when he describes to a friend and patron his evening ritual of study and and patron his evening ritual of study and and patron his evening ritual of study and reflection: “I feel no boredom and forget reflection: “I feel no boredom and forget reflection: “I feel no boredom and forget every worry; I do not fear poverty, and MOMENTSevery worry; I do not fearLIKE poverty, andTHESE every worry; I do not fear poverty, and death does not terrify me. 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These courses Headline Text Sub-headline text for more detailed explanations In a poem, John Donne expresses what In a poem, John Donne expresses what In a poem, John Donne expresses what Houston Baptist University sees as a Houston Baptist University sees as a Houston Baptist University sees as a guiding light and principle of our soul as a guiding light and principle of our soul as a guiding light and principle of our soul as a university: “Reason is our soul’s left hand, university: “Reason is our soul’s left hand, university: “Reason is our soul’s left hand, faith her right, by these we reach divinity.” faith her right, by these we reach divinity.” faith her right, by these we reach divinity.” Even a man such as the great Renaissance Even a man such as the great Renaissance Even a man such as the great Renaissance philosopher Machiavelli, in his dark exile philosopher Machiavelli, in his dark exile philosopher Machiavelli, in his dark exile from Florence, espouses such an affirmation from Florence, espouses such an affirmation from Florence, espouses such an affirmation of learning when he describes to a friend of learning when he describes to a friend of learning when he describes to a friend and patron his evening ritual of study and and patron his evening ritual of study and and patron his evening ritual of study and reflection: “I feel no boredom and forget reflection: “I feel no boredom and forget reflection: “I feel no boredom and forget every worry; I do not fear poverty, and every worry; I do not fear poverty, and every worry; I do not fear poverty, and death does not terrify me. I give myself death does not terrify me. I give myself death does not terrify me. I give myself completely over to the ancients.” completely over to the ancients.” completely over to the ancients.” What does it mean to give oneself What does it mean to give oneself completely over to the ancients? To feed on completely over to the ancients? To feed on the food of wisdom? To look to one hand the food of wisdom? To look to one hand and see reason, to the other and see faith? To and see reason, to the other and see faith? To wrestle with authors over primal questions: wrestle with authors over primal questions: In a poem, John Donne expresses what Who am I ? Why am I here? What is my show the full breadth of human possibility Houston Baptist University sees as a purpose? How do I know I am of value? while soberly viewing human limitation. guiding light and principle of our soul as a What is the nature of the Good, the True, More significantly, this common experience university: “Reason is our soul’s left hand, and the Beautiful? among students will build a unique sense faith her right, by these we reach divinity.” Second, students under the Liberal of community that will vitalize learning, Even a man such as the great Renaissance Arts Core Curriculum share common something students will cherish. This is philosopher Machiavelli, in his dark exile classes that present a unified vision of true to our original vision, and many of from Florence, espouses such an affirmation knowledge and virtue. The fragmentation of our earliest alumni speak warmly of our of learning when he describes to a friend knowledge has beset university curricula. founding core curriculum for this reason. and patron his evening ritual of study and Some fear a unified vision of a common reflection: “I feel no boredom and forget core because this vision points in one every worry; I do not fear poverty, and death direction: to God’s unified creation of does not terrify me. I give myself completely all things in His Son’s divine Word. Our over to the ancients.” courses have been rigorously designed to What does it mean to give oneself complement each other. When a student completely over to the ancients? To feed on reads Shakespeare in English, he will the food of wisdom? To look to one hand also learn in history about theater and the and see reason, to the other and see faith? To development of representative democracy wrestle with authors over primal questions: in Renaissance England. These courses A M ESS A GE F RO M THE P RESIDENT These are exciting days at HBU! At our Spirit of Excellence faith and learning while recruiting and retaining students of high Gala last November, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the quality from the Houston area and throughout Texas and beyond. University’s chartering – and the promise of the future as HBU Recent approval of HBU’s certification self-study by the looks ahead to its next 50 years and strives to become a national, NCAA provides another source of momentum as we work to comprehensive university with a strong commitment to both faith implement the goals outlined in the vision document.