May 2017 Graduation Ceremony The HBU Alumni Association was honored to be a part of a monumental graduation in Houston Baptist University’s history. On May 13, 2017, HBU celebrated 50 years…
President's Message: Summer 2017 Edition I think you will find reading this issue of The Pillars to be both enjoyable and inspiring. I hope you will not only pick out your favorite…
A Higher-Tech Rebirth from Higher Ed's Ruins Whereas we do not agree with all of Mr. Gelernter’s conclusion in his remarks, which appeared in the Wall Street Journal, he does provide food for thought…
HBU's 20,000th Graduate Milestone Dr. Don Looser, who began his tenure at HBU in the mid-1960s, reflected on the milestone. “The great reward for any teacher is to watch one’s…
Massive Online Expansion to Connect to Students Worldwide! College in the Cloud- Part 1 Next Part > HBU student Michael DeVito understands firsthand what it takes to become a leader in the field. The former…
Higher Ed in the 21st Century College in the Cloud - Part 2 < Previous Part | Next Part > Few can argue that the digital arena has transformed our culture. Sites like…
Excellence in its Formation College in the Cloud- Part 3 < Previous Part | Next Part > HBU is the benchmark for a Christian-based, university education around the world. We will…
Inspired Leadership Guides HBU Into the Next Frontier College in the Cloud-Part 4 < Previous Part | Next Part > Interview with Steve Peterson, EdD and Jay Spencer, DMin “Online learning is not the next…
Meet HBU's Online Innovators College in the Cloud- Part 5 < Previous Part | Next Part > When HBU President Dr. Robert B. Sloan convened a task force to study and…
The Trendsetter Dawn Wilson College in the Cloud-Part 6 < Previous Part Dawn Wilson Interviewed by The Pillars magazine THE PILLARS: Today we have the joy to speak with Dr. Dawn…
50th Anniversary of First Graduating Class HBU Spirit: 1967’s Pioneer Graduates “The freshman class of 1963 was a remarkable group of students. They had wide-ranging choices of colleges ... there was no visible…
The Measure of a Man Ben Franklin coined a saying that “nothing is certain in life but death and taxes.” In higher education, a variation of Franklin’s wisdom might be that nothing…
There Is a God: An Audience with Dr. Richard Swinburne and Thoughts by Dr. Jerry Johnston Houston Baptist University’s Dr. Jerry Johnston and Dr. Cristie Jo Johnston spent two intriguing days in England with both a chief proponent and a main opponent of…
Young Man with a Future Dr. Paul Sloan-Gospel of Mark THE PILLARS: Dr. Paul Sloan, the assistant professor of Theology at Houston Baptist University, PhD graduate, St. Andrews, PhD thesis on the…
The Visionary 97-year-old Dr. Stewart Morris Sr. - Founding Father Interviewed by Dr. Jerry Johnston He is 97-years-young, spry, alert, and when the topic of HBU is discussed there…
Champions of HBU: Dr. Louis Markos When I arrived at Houston Baptist University in August of 1991, I was a 27 year-old Yankee from New Jersey who had spent the last five years…
Champions of HBU: Sharon Saunders When I count my blessings, I am thankful for Houston Baptist University … for the students, the faculty, staff, alumni, The Guild, American Museum Society and so…
Champions of HBU: Clay Porter In 1962, I was with my mother in her 1956 black and white Chevrolet Bel Air station wagon (with three on the tree) on our way to…
Champions of HBU: Rita Tauer My first academic experience at HBU began in 1983 when I enrolled in the Master of Accountancy degree program. After an early career in merchandising and the…
Champions of HBU: Dr. Daniel Kramlich Making a listing of memories and impressions is quite a broad-reaching task. I will limit things by selecting brief impressions in three areas: people, events and the…
HBU Blessed by God's Presence The story of the Bible tells us that the presence of the Lord God in the midst of His people is the greatest of blessings. The presence…
Innovative Gen 1 Program Celebrates First Graduates Driven by the need to support first-generation students, HBU created a mentor program in 2014. Over the course of four years what started out small has now…
Academy HBU’s Academy exists to offer Great Books courses for dual credit (i.e., high school and college credit), which is flexible for homeschool families and partner schools. Through…
HBU Initiative to Teach Civic Education Receives Major Support Houston Baptist University’s Center for Law and Liberty received a $600,000 grant from the Charles Koch foundation and Sherry Smith and Jim R. Smith to greatly expand…
Women's Golf - Southland Champions The HBU women’s golf team captured its first Southland Conference Championship on April 19 at Woodforest Golf Club in Montgomery, Texas, and earned the league’s automatic qualifier…
Freshman Trio Reaching New Heights HBU freshmen Quillan Haughton, Samara Hodges and Iyanu Adeyeye are all high jumpers on the Husky track & field team. Competing in their first-ever collegiate track &…
Aeriel Horton Horton partnered for the second-straight year with senior Jessica Wooten as the Huskies’ No. 1 duo. They compiled an 18-8 record competing in the top spot and…
Alumni Reactions Announcement President Robert Sloan and Sharon Saunders, Vice President for Advancement and University Relations, are announcing appointments in the Offices of Alumni Relations and University Events and Conferences.…
