President's Message 2024
Houston Christian University is amplifying our commitment to cultivate the next generation of individual contributors in the science, engineering and nursing fields—industries with great opportunity for Christian…
The Pillars Magazine: Winter 2024 Edition
Making College Dreams Come True
Grace Hopper Scholarship Helps Turn HCU STEM Students' College Dreams Into Reality Two Grace Hopper Scholarship recipients share how their dreams of attending college and pursuing degrees…
Pioneering the Future: HCU’s New STEM Degrees
Our world is rapidly evolving. But while the world changes around us, Houston Christian University remains at the forefront of innovation in the realm of STEM education.…
Engineering the Future
HCU alumnus Ethan Schellingerhout developed a fascination for computers in middle school. He remembers watching some of his friends use their burgeoning tech skills to conduct pranks…
On a Quest for Knowledge
The son of Vietnamese immigrants, Justin Dieu always pondered complex questions as a young child, like, “Why do we get sick if we are dirty?” or “Why…
Prevailing Against the Odds
HCU alumna Yesenia Salazar never thought college was an option. The child of immigrants, her parents moved from Mexico to Houston shortly after her birth. “Going to…
Determined to Succeed
The chaos and uncertainty of war and the challenges of a language barrier did not stop HCU alumna Hala Alameddine from realizing her childhood dream. A native…
The Smith Engineering, Science and Nursing Building
Imagine a building where students gather to develop the skills to ward off a global cyberattack, conduct research that leads to advances in the treatment of diseases…
Achieving Accreditation
Houston Christian University’s Bachelor’s degree programs in Cyber Engineering and Electrical Engineering have been accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET and its Bachelor’s in Computer…
HCU and NCyTE Center Partnership
Houston Christian University (HCU) is proud to announce a new collaboration with the National Cybersecurity Training and Education (NCyTE) Center, aimed at enhancing cybersecurity education and preparing…
High School Students Learn About Healthcare at Summer Camp
The Linda Dunham School of Nursing at Houston Christian University (HCU) and Memorial Hermann Hospital Southwest (MHHS) joined forces, for the second consecutive year, to host Future…
Homegrown Talent
HCU Baseball Goes all in on Homegrown Talent with Clay VanderLaan as Head Coach Most young baseball players dream of ending up in the big leagues and…
Next-Level Huskies
HCU Football Sends Players to the NFL HCU football, in just its 11th season of NCAA football at the FCS level, has proven itself as a program…
HCU Women's Basketball Partners with Kendra Scott
Platinum Partnership The HCU women’s basketball program has embarked on a partnership with worldwide jewelry brand Kendra Scott, bringing a new type of sponsorship pairing to the…
A Year Of Growth and Achievement
Annual Report 2024 As we reflect on the past year at Houston Christian University, we are filled with gratitude for the remarkable progress and accomplishments across our…
HCU Campus Comes Together in the Wake of Beryl
Hurricane Beryl was not supposed to be that bad. The former Category 5 hurricane had been tamed to a Tropical Storm as it crossed the Yucatan Peninsula…
In Memoriam: Stewart Morris
Houston Christian University celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Stewart Morris, Sr., who passed away on Monday, March 11, 2024 at the age of 104. Dr.…
Faculty Reads
Behind the Water Line Kionna Walker LeMalle Winner of the Lee Smith Novel Prize, "Behind the Waterline" takes readers to the home of a teenager and his…