Teaching Chemistry points me to His existence (and love). God’s Precision The DNA (aka deoxyribonucleic acid) molecule, a double helix – which contains our very heredity – is held together by pairs of compounds called…
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Life is Good
Finals Week ushers in mixed emotions. Concern about exam performance is normal. Graduation at the end of the week is so close for some they can smell it. We’ve looked forward to Summer for so…
Running Our Race
Have you ever looked at someone else’s life and thought of yourself as inferior because of all that person had accomplished? Maybe the success that that individual had in his or her professional life was…
What keeps us connected?
Throughout the past year, I have pondered this question a lot. Being socially distant, while maintaining relationships takes a lot of work and it has to be consciously done. We have all been zooming, Facetiming,…
Next Steps
In just a few weeks, hundreds of our students will be walking across the stage to be handed a purple tube. While the tube is just made of cardboard, it does represent an amazing accomplishment…
Do you need a recommendation letter?
Most students have plans for what they want to do after graduation from college. Some of these plans involve professional schools, some students plan to go to graduate school, and some students plan to go…
The Dream that Ignites your Soul
I felt deep sorrow from the client in counseling sessions. The layers of heavy life struggles suffocate a person’s soul in such a way that she forgets she ever had dreams for herself. She numbs…
Extraordinary Leadership
The Year of the COVID-19 pandemic, along with its related mandates for quarantine and isolation, have disrupted our lives for a calendar year. That along with economic downturn, political and societal unrest, and one of…
Keys to Success in HyFlex classes: Maximizing Learning During a Pandemic
The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has led into drastic changes in higher education. Many courses are now offered online instead, or in addition to, face-to-face. Courses can now be taken face-to-face in the classroom, following the…
March: Competere Madness
In the world of collegiate sports, March is a very exciting month due to the NCAA Division 1 basketball tournament, also known as the March Madness tournament. The “madness” of March begins with the identification…
Inquiring Minds
Successful students come to college with inquiring minds. They are naturally curious about the world and hungry for the information that will propel them toward fruitful careers and productive lives. Certainly, UMHB is the kind…