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Writing a Resume to Get Hired

In a competitive market place, drafting a resume that will get you an interview for a desired job can be challenging and overwhelming. Everything you include in your resume should be in an effort to reflect your skills, experiences, and qualifications for the position. You will inevitably create several versions of your resume, each targeting...

April 16, 2014

General No comments Don Owens

5 Steps to Writing Effective Press Releases

Chalking sidewalks, blitzing the campus with posters, tapping into social media. These are tried-and-true methods to publicize your student club or organization on campus. But have you considered a wider audience—the community outside of the university via newspapers, radio and TV? Why should you bother? After all, your membership comes from within the campus. However, there...

April 14, 2014

4 Reasons to Get Involved with Your Spiritual Life Department

One of the greatest joys of college life is the ability to poke, prod, and question everything. The advantage of attending UMHB is that while you are poking and prodding we have an incredible spiritual life program that allows you to grow, serve, and be a missionary to the nations. Because of the way our...

April 9, 2014

General 1 comment Jacob Brenton

Research for (non) Dummies – Part 1

Let’s face it, with the vast amount of information available today at the click of a button, the Internet is both a boon and a burden.But, it doesn’t have to be. In fact, with a couple basic tips, you can find potential solutions to any question you have, whether it’s about today’s weather forecast or...

April 7, 2014

General Humanities No comments Dr. Toby Coley

Three Tips to Reduce Anxiety During Public Speaking

You may have heard that a good strategy for reducing nervousness during public speaking is to imagine your audience naked. This tactic doesn’t really work. For some tips that really will help quell the butterflies in your stomach, see below: Prepare, prepare, prepare! Most of the time, we feel nervous because we are afraid of...

April 2, 2014

General Humanities No comments Kathy Owens

The Writing Life: No Shortcuts Exist

So you want to be a writer? What must you do? Two words: read, write. In that order. Saul Bellow, Nobel Prize-winning writer, said, “A writer is a reader moved to emulation.” Read widely. Read beyond your tastes. Read with the writer’s eye, which continually asks, “how did the writer just do that?” I’ll offer...

March 31, 2014

General Humanities No comments Dr. Nathaniel Hansen

7 Ways to Maximize Your Bible Reading

The History Channel’s recent series, The Bible, was an instant success. Its spin-off, the epic movie, The Son of God, hit the box offices big time. People clearly take an interest in the Bible. So what is important when reading the sixty-six books of the Bible? Here are some tips to keep in mind when...

March 26, 2014

Christian Studies General No comments Renate Hood, Ph.D.

Is Pursuing an English Degree a Good Choice?

A popular meme on social media sites features Gene Wilder’s Willy Wonka, usually making a casual observation and then following it with a good degree of snark: “Oh so you thought since it was 80 degrees in December, it would be warm on Spring Break…how long have you lived in Texas?” One that I have...

March 24, 2014

General Humanities 1 comment Dr. Jacky Dumas

How Alumni Can Stay Connected to Their Christian University

If you have just graduated from your alma mater, you may be beginning to feel the separation anxiety that often comes with graduation. You have left a world where your friends were constantly available, and entered a world where you may live alone, in a new place with no activity director to help you become...

March 19, 2014

General No comments Rebecca O'Banion

5 Household Experiments for Kids

Alka-Seltzer Rockets Ever wanted to hold a rocket in your hand? Well, now you can! These powerful rockets are powered by a reaction of Alka-Seltzer and water that produces gas (carbon dioxide). The gas expands and the rocket lifts off! Carbon dioxide is what is used to keep your sodas fizzy. Materials Needed: Safety goggles...

March 17, 2014

General Sciences No comments Linda Gao