Comments on matters related to our worldview, because our worldview matters. Dr. Roger Parrott, President of Belhaven University, discusses higher education and culture from a Christian Worldview.
Posted in Belhaven on Feb 26th, 2009
Belhaven Senior, Ethan Rodgers was notified this week at his Air Force ROTC Detachment at Jackson State that his application to be awarded a coveted “pilot slot” for the United States Air Force was accepted. He is the FIRST pilot to ever come out of this local ROTC program.
The speed with which he was tapped [...]
Posted in Belhaven, Higher Education on Feb 23rd, 2009
I understand the business office scared some of you when you received an information packet at your home about COBRA insurance in the past couple of days. COBRA is the individual insurance that a company must provide employees if you’re laid off from a job – so that you can stay on the company [...]
Posted in Belhaven, Culture, Higher Education on Feb 23rd, 2009
Every day I study in detail a half dozen or more reports about how colleges and universities are dealing with the global economic crisis. By analyzing their decisions, it helps me to consider all of our options should the economic crisis worsen.
Fortunately, to date, Belhaven is doing wonderfully well financially – except for what are [...]
Posted in Christian Faith on Feb 9th, 2009
The chief of Chaplains in Iraq is a Belhaven graduate. Chaplain James Carter greeted the faculty and staff by video at the beginning of the school year, and has spoken in our chapel in the past. He was head Chaplain at West Point before these tours of service in Iraq.
He is coming home today – [...]
Posted in Christian Faith, Higher Education on Feb 5th, 2009
Many of us at Belhaven have connections at Crichton College in Memphis. This fall and winter we’ve been working with them regarding options for their future. Crichton is also a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities.
The sale of the College was announced today. We need to be praying for the faculty and [...]
Posted in Athletics on Feb 4th, 2009
Blazers Upset Top Ranked Delta State
Cleveland, MS-On a cold and windy day for baseball, the Belhaven baseball team traveled to Delta State University on Tuesday afternoon and came away with a 7-1 victory over the Statesmen. It was the Blazers sixth win of the season against just one defeat in 2009. Tuesday’s contest was the [...]