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Reflecting Along the Journey

Davis & Elkins College is a private, liberal arts, residential, church-affiliated institution.  For this week’s “Reflecting Along the Journey” column I want to focus on the question, “What does being a church-affiliated college mean in 2021?”  The following words...

Reflecting Along the Journey

Whether one anticipates or dreads receiving a report card generally is determined by how good or poor are the grades.  That is true of a student and is also true for a college. Once a year Forbes magazine publishes its “College Financial Grades” as an indicator of the...

Reflecting Along the Journey

After a lengthy and meaningful life, the gift of earthly life and the promise of eternal life is to be celebrated. This past Saturday, at Robbins Memorial Chapel on the campus of Davis & Elkins College, we did just that. Dr. A. Jean Minnick passed from this life...

Reflecting Along the Journey

American composer, Kurt Kaiser, writes:  “It only takes a spark, to get a fire going, and soon all those around can warm up in its glowing.”  I’d like to invite you to be a “spark” and get a fire going. The following are the words of my guest columnist this week, Lisa...

Reflecting Along the Journey

Words to live by are printed on the card that sits on my desk. The author was the colorful Prime Minister of Great Britain, Winston Churchill, who penned, “You make a living by what you get.  You make a life by what you give.” Philanthropy, at its core, is the desire...

Reflecting Along the Journey

Writing a weekly column is both a privilege and a responsibility. Attempting to keep this communication fresh for the reader, I try to vary the focus on differing topics relevant to Davis & Elkins College. As I am “Reflecting Along the Journey” this day, I find...