When nutrition majors Anna McKoy, Megan Scott and Katie Snider decided to travel to Haiti over Jan Term, they planned to spend their time working in the nutrition clinic at Canaan orphanage. They said they never expected to find themselves in the midst of a natural disaster and in charge of 75 children.
Samford earned an overall "D+" on the 2010 College Sustainability Report Card, an annual evaluation of campus and endowment sustainability activities. The Report Card profiles 300 universities nationwide using information from independent research along with three voluntary surveys from school administrators.
Recently, many Christian churches celebrated "Sanctity of Human Life Sunday," a day originally set aside to protest the ruling of Roe v. Wade. While I admire the desire of the church to take a stand on issues it deems critical, I am dismayed by the lack of a consistent ethic they present in their preoccupation with abortion over other issues of human life.
From London to Costa Rica, many Samford students had the opportunity to study abroad during Jan Term and start the New Year exploring other parts of the world. It was only a couple days after Christmas when senior accounting major Jared Salmon met up with his peers in New York City to board the 11-hour flight to London.
Rarely in an academic setting are students encouraged to examine Sports Illustrated or watch ESPN's SportsCenter. A required class field trip to Talladega County to tour the Superspeedway and the International Motorsports Hall of Fame is an even greater rarity.