Lipscomb University - Backlog Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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| COLLINS — THE FACE OF LEADERSHIP Backlog: What does Christian edu- cation mean to you? Collins: Christian education by definition is composed of these two definitions in my life. Christian means in the likeness of Christ and Education means bring up. (Eph 6:4) Therefore, Christian education means to bring a person in the like- ness of Jesus Christ our Lord. Backlog: Why do you believe in Da- vid Lipscomb College? Collins: | believe in Lipscomb be- cause of its purpose. The purpose is Christian education. | believe in Lips- comb because its purpose is to bring up people in the likeness of Christ, and in this way | believe Christian education is the hope of the world. We are a distinctive type school. Backlog: Is this purpose being used 100% at Lipscomb? Collins: We are always improving. Every teacher is a human being and, therefore, each can improve himself or herself. We are striving to keep the purpose of Lipscomb, but | am sure it can be improved. — Backlog: Why does David Lips- comb College need a year of renew- al? Collins: Lipscomb is an old institu- tion. It began in 1891. As the years go by, there is a tendency for Lips- comb to be taken for granted. At the beginning of a new administration, it seems to me to be a perfect time to call for a year of renewal in which we seek to really build enthusiasm for Christian education. We are striving for the spiritual and academic worth of the school and | think it can be improved. Backlog: What are the results so far? Collins: There have been four committees appointed. Reports will come to me at the beginning of the Spring Quarter. So far, the attitude of the students has been wonderful, and the faculty has worked hard. It seems to me the results of the year of renewal, so far, are great. We have a more positive attitude on the campus with the faculty and the stu- dent body. 10 OPENING Backlog: Do you believe Lipscomb prepares its graduates adequately to meet the world’s demands? Collins: Some say we have a ‘‘hot house environment” in the sense that we overly protect the people, but | think in this world with televi- sion and other communications me- dia that it is very difficult to have a “hot house environment” in the sense that we overly protect people. We do have a controlled environ- ment. | believe the business world is looking for people who are honest, who have character, and people who stand for that whichis right. We at Lipscomb are striving not only to give a good academic training but to teach a person to stand for the right and stand against the wrong. Backlog: How do you foresee the future of David Lipscomb College? Private colleges are in trouble fi- nancially. | believe the alumni at Lipscomb will rally. Lipscomb can have a bright future because of its purpose. We believe that many who have been to Lipscomb will rally be- hind the school. | do see a bleak on oF of af Bf i ES } ES | p future for private education in gen- eral, but Christian education is a wide open market. We are reaching about 12% of the young people who go to college from the church of Christ, and since we are affiliated with the churches of Christ in the sense that we depend upon the chureh for many of our students, for faculty members, and our board members, | believe that a school like Lipscomb can go forward in the fu- ture. Backlog: Do you see a greater change to bring more students to Lipscomb? Collins: According to a survey made by Reeder Oldham conducted at Freed Hardeman College at Hen- derson, Tennessee, we are only reaching about 12%, take or give one percentage point. The young people who are members of the church of Christ and go to college, in other words 12% of high school sen- iors who graduate, go to Christian colleges. That leaves a market of 88%. We have a big market to sell and | believe we can reach from 15% to 20% in the near future.