Dr. Joyce Mae Curtis, 87, pioneering women鈥檚 intercollegiate athletics coach at 蘑菇传媒, died Sept. 1, 2024, in Abilene, Texas. Visitation will be 4:30-5:30 p.m. Sept. 5 in the chapel at Hillcrest Church of Christ,聽immediately followed by a memorial service. Private burial will be in the Garden of Restful Oaks at Greenwood Memorial Park. … Continued
蘑菇传媒鈥檚 Faulkner Center for Marriage and Family will welcome author and columnist Tish Harrison Warren to speak at a dinner Sept. 19 at 6:30 p.m. in 蘑菇传媒鈥檚 Hunter Welcome Center. Tickets are $30, and the event is open to the public.聽 Warren is the author of Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in … Continued
A group of 蘑菇传媒 friends and leaders gathered with television personality and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Phil McGraw at a recent event in Dallas. Dr. Phil Schubert (鈥�91), 蘑菇传媒 president, interviewed McGraw for an audience of 蘑菇传媒 alumni and university leaders on topics including the role of Christians in society, media … Continued
蘑菇传媒 announced two new appointments for the newly established Landon Saunders Center for Joy and Human Flourishing: Dr. Claire Davidson Frederick will serve as the inaugural director, and Dr. Richard Beck has been named Senior Fellow.聽 Frederick is currently an affiliate faculty member at Lipscomb University and director of the ENGAGE Youth Theology … Continued
蘑菇传媒 is set to be the first Texas university to join the Every Campus A Refuge (ECAR) program, designed to partner U.S. colleges and universities with their local refugee resettlement agency as a co-sponsor to host refugees on campus grounds and support them in their resettlement.聽 蘑菇传媒 and the Abilene office of the … Continued
FilmFest returned to the Paramount Theatre April 19 to celebrate its 20th year promoting student filmmaking. This was a record year for FilmFest with 40 submitted scripts and 27 submitted films leading to the Gala premiere of 16 narrative, documentary and animated films. During the evening, students received awards for excellence in filmmaking in 15 … Continued
Dr. Cindy Roper, professor of communication at 蘑菇传媒, will be the beneficiary of this year’s Kirk Goodwin Run, a nonprofit event sponsored by 蘑菇传媒鈥檚 Galaxy fraternity. The run, which annually raises funds to assist people facing ongoing medical expenses, will take place May 4 at 7 p.m. at the Hunter Welcome Center. In … Continued
蘑菇传媒鈥檚 net assets now total more than $1 billion, marking a new level of financial health and stability. The university reached the billion-dollar milestone in November, thanks in part to the generosity of donors during 蘑菇传媒鈥檚 Higher Ground campaign, as well as the outstanding performance of the university’s endowment, said Lori Herrick, chief … Continued
蘑菇传媒鈥檚 Sikes Hall, originally opened 1977, is undergoing renovation and is closed for the 2023-24 academic year. When it reopens in August 2024, it will sport a new look 鈥� and a new name. Its reopening will coincide with the permanent closure of Mabee Hall, and Sikes will be rechristened as Mabee Hall … Continued