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March, 2012
MSCI Monthly Newsletter
In This Issue
Franklin Leading Virtual Campus
General Ecology Field Trip
From the "Herb-arium"
Dr. Herb Grover, Dean
School of Mathematics and Sciences
Conservation Biology Field Trip
Mineralogy Field Trip
Creation Care Week Devotionals
More News and Events
Faculty Profile
Greetings!
It has been some time since our last newsletter
because of some staffing changes. Dr. William
Hahn and Megan McPherson are now the new
newsletter editors. It takes a while to establish a
routine, but we expect to post electronic newsletters every other month
with hardcopy editions once or twice a year.
In a previous newsletter I wrote about the Kenya Studies Program that Dr.
Kasner and I were putting together. Costs associated with the program
were moderate given the range of educational and personal experiences the
program offered, but were still too much for most students to afford.
Undaunted, Dr. Kasner and I are re-formulating the program for a summer
2013 offering. The content and emphasis of the field experience will remain
very similar to what we organized for this year - but WE ARE LOOKING
FOR BENEFACTORS to offset some of the expenses for our students. If
you would be willing to help, please contact me or Dr. Kasner directly.
Dr. William Hahn
Professor - Mathematics
Associate Dean, School of Math
and Sciences
Dr. Hahn is a Professor of
Mathematics and is the new
Associate Dean of the School of
Mathematics and Sciences. He
began teaching at Wayland in
the Fall of 2004. He received
B.S. and M.S. degrees in
Mathematics from Baylor
University and M.Stat. and Ph.D.
degrees in Statistics from North
Finally, as I am writing this note, workers are assembling the tower on the
roof of Moody Science that will hold the approximately 1 kilowatt wind
turbine that we are building for our environmental science program. In a
later article we will highlight that accomplishment.
In closing, please continue to pray for the success of our programs and our
students. Every day I am reminded of how generous God's blessings are,
especially the blessing of serving Him through Wayland!
God Bless - HDG
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Carolina State University, the
latter in 1997. His
interests include statistical
consulting, statistical modeling,
and group testing. He teaches
courses in Algebra,
Trigonometry, Statistics,
Calculus, and Probability.
Franklin Leading Virtual Campus
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Calendar
Texas Academy of Science
Meeting
March 1-4
Geology Meeting
March 8-11
Big Weekend
March 30-31
Historical Geology Trip
March 29- April 1
Texas Undergraduate MAA
Spring Conference
April 12- 14
Petrology Field Trip
April 12-15
Spring Research Day
Friday, April 20
Plainview Graduation
Saturday, May 5
PLAINVIEW - Dr. Scott Franklin is enjoying his new job, a position that
allows him to maintain a classroom presence, continue to oversee
summer research projects in mathematics and put his technical skills to
work in the computing arena.
Franklin, who has served as a professor of mathematics since 2000,
was recently named the new director of Wayland Baptist University's
Virtual Campus, taking the place of Jay Sample who moved to a similar
position at Claremont School of Theology in Claremont, Calif. Franklin
has served as the associate dean of the School of Math and Sciences in
Plainview for the past several years.
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General Ecology Field Trip
Geology Paleo Field Trip
June 1-15
Support our programs
If anything in this newsletter
sparks your interest and you
would like to provide your
financial support to our
students, either by funding
specific areas of research or by
providing scholarship moneys,
there are easy ways for you to
give.
Contact our
Development Team:
Phone: 806-291-3430
Fax: 806-291-1984
E-mail: hope@wbu.edu
Mail: 1900 W 7th Street #621
Plainview, TX 79072
Each year, Dr. Grover has taken his General Ecology class to New Mexico
for an extended field trip. 2011 was a special year because we added a
day to the trip by traveling to Glorieta Conference Center on Wednesday,
Sept. 28th, so that we could spend on full day (Thursday) in the Tesuque
Watersheds near Santa Fe, NM.
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Check out the Photo Gallery to see what a great time we had!
You can also give online:
https://give.wbu.edu
Conservation Biology Field Trip
If you would like your funds to
be directed toward research or
scholarships in our School,
please designate your gift. Our
Development Team will make
sure our students receive your
support.
Quick Links
About Us
Photo Galleries
News & Events
During this past fall, the Conservation Biology class carved out a wide
swathe across the state of Texas, traveling to a number of locations. At
all sites, students were able to see rare, threatened, and endangered
species and/or their habitat. They were also able to interact directly in
the field with conservation biologists who work to protect these species
at each site to get a flavor of the types of career opportunities available
and the way in which conservation is practiced "on the ground".
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Check out the Photo Gallery
Contact Us
The School of Math & Sciences
Wayland Baptist University
1900 W. 7th St. #413
Plainview, TX 79072
Mineralogy Field Trip Fall 2011
(806)291-1115
mathscience@wbu.edu
http://www.wbu.edu/mathsci
The Mineralogy Field Trip Fall 2011 was taken to Rio Grande Rift Valley
of New Mexico. Mineralogy students, geology majors and minors,
combined for 13 students who attended. The field trip exposed students
to the geology of the Rio Grande Rift Valley of New Mexico and taught
them about the various geological, and hydrological processes that were
responsible in the formation of the region.
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Creation Care Week Devotionals
During Creation Care week on November 7-12, Dr. Grover provided daily
email devotionals to the Plainview campus of Wayland Baptist University.
I believe Dr. Grover said it best in his last devotional of the week when
he stated: "I think we are all in agreement that this week is about
honoring our Creator. We are indeed a part of his creation and we are
entrusted with the responsibility to nurture and care for that creation - to
till and keep the garden. " I encourage you to look further into Dr.
Grover's devotionals as he used God's word and what it means as
Christians to bring to light "Creation Care".
To view the devotionals please click here.
More News and Events
• Wayland Student Killed in Traffic Accident
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Wayland Baptist Champions Creation Care
Initiative
Texas Undergraduate Mathematics Conference- Fall 2011
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Student Chapter of the Amercian Chemical Society Receives
Award
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Math Professors Solve the Rubik's Riddle
Scholarship Applications Now
Online!
Beginning last year, we moved all of our scholarship
application materials online. If you are a declared
math or science major, you may be eligible to receive
scholarships that are awarded through our school. The
application for high school students planning on attending next semester
is always open. The application for current students will be available in
March of 2012.
To apply, visit http://www.wbu.edu/mathsci
Click Scholarships in the menu and select the appropriate application.
About Wayland Baptist University
Dreaming big for more than a century.
Wayland began in 1908 as the dream of pioneers who respected the lifealtering value of education. Now the oldest university in continuous
existence on the High Plains of Texas, Wayland Baptist reaffirms that
commitment every day through a distinctive combination of offerings.
Mission
Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically
challenging, learning focused, and distinctively Christian environment for
professional success and service to God and humankind.
Location
Main campus in Plainview, a community of 25,000 on the high plains of
West Texas between Lubbock and Amarillo.
Enrollment
More than 1,000 students on the main campus in Plainview, TX, plus
5,800 students on campuses in Amarillo, Lubbock, San Antonio, and
Wichita Falls, Texas; Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska: Sierra Vista and
Phoenix, Arizona; Aiea, Hawaii; Albuquerque and Clovis, New Mexico;
Altus, Oklahoma; and Kenya, Africa.
Our School
The School of Mathematics and Sciences emphasizes a rigorous, ethical
approach to the study of mathematics and science. We believe that
success in these disciplines requires a broad base of content knowledge
and the development of the critical thinking skills necessary for the
ongoing acquisition, processing and communication of current subject
matter. The activities of the School, both academic and professional,
intentionally reflect the Lordship of Jesus Christ and His centrality to all of
creation.
Prepared by Dr. William Hahn, Associate Dean and
Megan McPherson, Technical Assistant
School of Mathematics and Science, Wayland Baptist University
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