Fit For the Future
When asked to pinpoint the greatest commandment, Jesus’ answer was summative and yet multifaceted: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your…
The Pillars Magazine: Summer 2019 Edition
The Reddings Give Big
Rick ’83 and Susan Redding are providing a $50,000 matching gift for donors on Huskies Give Big, to be held Friday, August 30, 2019. The Reddings are…
Baptist General Convention of Texas Doing Good in Texas and at HBU
Texas Baptists, also known as the Baptist General Convention of Texas, represents diverse congregations across a vast state with the purpose of advancing God’s Kingdom in Texas.…
HBU Students Learn to be Missional
The Texas Baptists’ (Baptist General Convention of Texas) outreach to college and university students, Baptist Student Ministry, is central in helping students come to faith and grow…
Department of Student Success Provides Enhanced Active Learning Equipment Throughout Campus
The Looper Learning Commons, named for the Doris and Terry Looper family, was dedicated in late 2016 in the Moody Library, and currently houses the majority of…
Husky Hoops Brings Students Together Through Basketball
On Friday afternoons, a group of students make their way across campus to the Bradshaw Fitness Center Gym for two hours of pick-up basketball from 4 p.m.…
HCU Offers Two New MFA Programs
Beginning in January 2020, the HBU School of Fine Arts will offer two new Master of Fine Arts degrees. The MFA in Creative Writing and the MFA…
Q&A with Dr. Michael Rosato
Dr. Michael Rosato, HBU Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Please tell us about your personal, academic and professional background. I got involved in track and…
Top Reasons to Live on Campus
5) No commute The average one-way commute time for Houstonians is 27.3 minutes. No drive means more time for study and University involvement. (HomeArea data) 4) Comfortable…
Amanda Finnigan: HBU Student Shares Love for God & Ministry
Amanda Finnigan didn’t see the need for a four-year degree as she grew close to high school graduation. “I thought I would just do ministry and maybe…
John Bisagno Leaves Legacy In Houston and Beyond
Professorship at HBU Honors Bisagno Frank Minton, a former pastor, remembers meeting the man who would become his best friend, John Bisagno, in 1957. “It was when…
HBU Alumni Serve as Student Bar Association Presidents
HBU alumna, Abbe Adams ’16, was attending the American Bar Association Annual Convention with the Student Bar Association of The University of Oklahoma in August 2018 when…
Mock Trial Participants Gain Transferable Skills
Participants in HBU’s Mock Trial team have a noticeable poise and warm demeanor. In Mock Trial, they must be prepared, professional and unflappable – those qualities have…
American Marketing Association Chapter Helps Prepare Students for Life and Work
After a several-year hiatus, a chapter of the American Marketing Association (AMA) was reestablished this spring with the help of students Yvette Garcia, Ana Nava-Cardoso, and Emily…
Rick and Denise Renner Continue to Share the Good News
Rick and Denise Renner, known for shepherding the Moscow Good News Church in Russia’s capital city, visited HBU to discuss God’s work in Russia and around the…
Grace Hopper Scholarships to Assist Students in STEM-Related Majors
HBU is pleased to announce a new scholarship opportunity for students, recognizing a pioneer of computer science and military service, Rear Admiral Grace M. Hopper, PhD, by…
Israeli Businessman Shares Significance of the Bible and Technology
Born in Israel in 1965 to Holocaust survivors, Gil Ilutowich was named for the Hebrew word for “happiness” by his mother. “She told me, ‘You are an…
HCU’s First Doctoral Class Graduates
With the implementation of HBU’s first doctoral program, the Doctor of Education in Executive Educational Leadership in 2016, HBU became a national, comprehensive university. This month, HBU…
Bailey Zappe Commands the Game with Confidence
When he first stepped onto the HBU campus in 2017, Bailey Zappe was handed the reins to the HBU football program. The junior from Victoria, Texas, has…
Mary-Ellen Hall Keeps Winning
No coach in HBU history has had more milestones than Mary-Ellen Hall, who completed her 28th season at the helm of the Huskies’ softball program in May,…
Denim Rogers Set for the National Stage with Olympic Dreams on the Horizon
Husky decathlete is the program’s first track athlete to reach the NCAA Championships By Jeff Sutton While Denim Rogers’ path to HBU was anything but direct, the…