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For Immediate Release
RE: Administrators Discuss Faith and Learning at ASBCS Meeting, Dykstra elected to Association Board
Administrators Discuss Faith and Learning at ASBCS Meeting, Dykstra elected to Association Board
July 1, 2004
MBU administrators took part in the Association of Southern Baptist Colleges and Schools' (ASBCS) annual meeting, this year exploring the integration of faith and learning.
Presenters of Hester Lectures and other speakers explored faith and learning themes such as “The Call and Challenge to be a Distinctively Christian College or University,” “Developing a Theology for Baptist Higher Education” and “The University, the Church and the Culture” from the presidents of Wheaton College, Union University, and Samford University.
The May 31-June 2 meeting provided continuing education opportunities for a wide range of administrative disciplines, including public relations, financial affairs, legal affairs, academic affairs, student development and denominational relations.
Missouri Baptist University’s Arlen Dykstra, provost and vice president for academic affairs, was elected to the ASBCS board. Other elected board members include: Mark Brister, president of Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee; David Jeffrey, provost and vice president for academic affairs of Baylor University in Waco, Texas; Richard Parker, vice president for financial affairs of Houston Baptist University; and Evans Whitaker, president, Anderson (S.C.) College.
The association, founded in 1948, is owned by its 54 member schools in 18 states and exists for the schools to cooperate in promoting the interests of Christian education. Combined enrollment of the member schools encompasses more than 123,000.
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Special Note: Tim Fields, director of communications of the Association of Southern Baptist Colleges and Schools, contributed to this release.
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