Office of the Provost
Message from the Provost
Dear Faculty,
Imagine graduation day, as your students approach President Lunsford’s outstretched hand to accept their diploma. Know that you have helped transform a life. LeTourneau University’s beautiful Belcher Chapel and Performance Center contains friends and family who are proud and excited for their loved ones and their future. They may not fully understand the experiences their sons, daughters, and friends have had as the result of your life’s work.
Your students have earned one of the highest quality bachelor or graduate degrees in the United States –under your leadership and watchcare.
Yet, they have experienced far more.
They have a personal relationship with you, an expert in their chosen discipline. They have become life-long friends with fellow classmates and many have had a global learning experience. You have challenged them academically, supported them personally and spiritually, and you have loved them.
Yet, there is more.
They have experienced life alongside you - an authentic Christian who is fully committed to your faith and fully committed to your profession – you have compromised neither. As their mentor and professor, you have not simply arranged your life around an important profession; but instead, you have modeled the satisfaction and meaning resulting from the integration of your faith and vocation.
As a result of your life’s work, they have experienced faith as an informer of their new profession, and they have experienced their new profession as an informer of their faith. Your view of your life’s work as a holy calling has had an eternal impact. You have helped transform them…
That will be a very special day. I am so happy you have joined us.
We are LeTourneau.
Dr. Philip A. Coyle
LeTourneau Faculty News and Announcements
Ms. Teerink Named Teacher of the Year!
Aviation instructor Becky Teerink was awarded the 2012 Teacher of the Year
award from the Association for Women in Aviation Maintenance (AWAM). She
will receive her award on March 10 at the WAI International Conference in
Dallas.
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Please Send News, Announcement, and Photos
Please allow us to showcase your talents and accomplishments by forwarding your news and announcements to the Office of the Provost for inclusion in this news feed. We would like to include photographs when possible.
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Dean Ritchey Serves at AABI
Dean Ritchey will be serving on a responders panel for the Aviation Accreditation Board International. Each summer, industry experts present on a topic pertinent to aviation education. At the winter meeting, educators present responses to these presentations. This process is used to identify areas that need to be addressed in accreditation standards. Dean Ritchey and Mr. Sean Fortier have collaborated on a response to a fall presentation entitled Transforming General Aviation Safety: A Five Year Strategy.
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CETL Lunch 'n Learns
Mr. Mark McElroy, Director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, will be hosting a series of Lunch 'n Learns this spring:
- February 28th at 11:00 am – Stebbins Conference Room – “Predictions for the Future of Online
Learning: The Next 5 Years” led by Dr. Colleen Halupa – Asst. Dean of Online Learning - March 27th at 11:00 am – Stebbins Conference Room – Panopto 4.1 –Lecture Capture Software Features and Users Share Their Real World Experience
- April 10th at 11:30 am – Stebbins Conference Room – To Be Determined!
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Sabbatical Applications Due March 1
Mr. Bruce Chase Receives CETL Grant
Mr. Bruce Chase received a grant from the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning for his research: Use of Cockpit Video to Improve Flight Training.
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Dr. Vicki Sheafer Receives CETL Grant
Dr. Vicki Sheafer received a grant from the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning for her research: Using Drama to Enhance Learning of Classic Experiments in Social Psychology.
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Dr. Gary DeBoer Receives CETL Grant
Dr. Gary DeBoer received a Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning grant for his research: Open Source Texts to Enhance Affordability and Effectiveness of the General Chemistry Curriculum.
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Tenure Applications Due March 1
Please remember that applications for tenure are due on March 1 and should be sent electronically to Mrs. Gerrie Forbis in the Office of the Provost.
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Dr. Driver Re-elected to Geo Control Board
Dr. Bob Driver, Professor of Finance and Business, was recently re-elected to the Board of Directors of Geo Control Systems (GCS) company. GCS is an aerospace firm providing independent software tests and verification, and support services to NASA and the contractor community.
He was also re-elected President of the Barton Lakeside Cottage Owners Association in Spicewood, Texas.
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