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JOE BOB JOYCE RECEIVES AWARD
The Henry O. Gossett Community
Partner Award was presented to Joe
Bob Joyce for his service and support
to the university.
LETU COLLABORATES WITH ECI
FOR INTENSIVE ENGLISH CLASSES
Educational and Cultural Interactions
(ECI), a leading provider of intensive
English language programs, to provide
their programs for international
students at LETU’s Dallas Educational
Center. Texas is one of the top
three states to attract international
students.
LETU RUGBY CLUB LAUNCHES SEASON
In its first year as a club sport with the
Texas Rugby Union, LETU Rugby Club
was #2 in their Northern Conference
and the #4 seed at the LoneStar
Conference Playoffs.
LETU DEDICATES PARROTT
REFLECTION ROOM
A reception was held at the Abbott
Aviation Center in March to dedicate
the Parrott Reflection Room. The
Rev. Robert “Bob” Parrott, widely
known as a minister to astronauts,
has donated his NASA memorabilia,
including microfiche Bibles that have
been to the moon and back.
SHEAFER NAMED A TOP PROFESSOR
After winning
the Frank Costin
Memorial Award
for Excellence
in Teaching last
semester, LETU
psychology
professor Dr. Vicki Sheafer has
been selected as one of the top 23
psychology professors in the state of
Texas by www.State.States.org. The
website reports that top professors
in the field of psychology research
extensively, inspire, teach, and even
help the community.
LETU HOSTS CS LEWIS
CONFERENCE
“Fairytales in the Age of iPads:
Inklings, Imagination, and
Technology” was the theme for
the C.S. Lewis conference hosted
by LETU’s Literature and Language
Arts Department. The purpose of
the conference was to promote the
advancement of scholarship, teaching
and writing on the life and works of
C.S. Lewis and the Inklings.
TREE OF LIFE COMES TO LETU
LETU has signed a five-year contract
with Tree of Life Bookstores, Inc.,
a faith-based and family-owned
bookstore that services Christian
colleges and universities across
the country. The Indiana-based
corporation will be the university’s
new bookstore vendor, effective July 1.
LETU OPENS NEW LOCATION NEAR
HOUSTON GALLERIA
Classes began in a new location
in Houston at 701 North Post Oak
Blvd this spring. While still located
near the Houston Galleria, the new
location provides for less traffic and
more convenient parking.
LETU ATTRACTS RECORD NUMBER
OF HERITAGE SCHOLARS
About 124 of the best and brightest
high school students from all over the
country competed for 10 full tuition
scholarships totaling more than $1.2
million in institutional financial aid at
LETU’s largest Heritage Scholars event
in history.
BAJA TEAM TAKES 5TH OVERALL
LETU
engineering
students
placed 3rd
in overall
dynamics
and 5th
overall recently in the Society of
Automotive Engineers (SAE) 2013
Baja Team competition with their
“Renegade Racing” car.
16 | NOW Magazine | Spring 2013