Oct 11, 2017 | College Tips, Higher Education
Moderation, discipline, self-control – they are all important lessons to learn on the college campus. Make friends, but don’t overdo social activities. Eat pizza and ice cream late at night with your roommates, just don’t make poor eating a habit. Study hard and long,...
Sep 28, 2017 | College Tips, Higher Education
Houston Baptist University serves more than 1,000 graduate students – both master’s and doctoral students. Graduate students experience a new set of challenges and questions, smaller classes, more specific programs, and a higher academic standard than undergraduate...
Sep 20, 2017 | College Tips, Higher Education
Students often come to college with preconceived notions about student organizations. Movies don’t do a great job of showing how these organizations work, and – more often than not – students have unrealistic expectations about how much time they will have...
Sep 14, 2017 | College Tips, Higher Education
At Houston Baptist University, we have quite a few students who are also working parents. It can be daunting for a parent returning to school to enter a classroom of traditional college students. While they are living on campus, attending sporting events, joining...
Sep 12, 2017 | College Tips, Higher Education
Houston Baptist University competes in NCAA Division 1 athletics. Though sports are important to University life, they are not the primary purpose of the University, and ultimately student-athletes are students first. Our student-athletes strive to excel both...
Sep 5, 2017 | College Tips, Higher Education
Fall semester classes at Houston Baptist University began this week. I asked faculty and staff if they had any pointers to give at the start of the year pertaining to classroom etiquette and courtesies. Dr. Curtis Henderson’s advice on the topic sums the answers...
