I am honored to be the first alumnus to serve as President at PBU. In addition to my professional interests and education, I have always been interested in history, politics, and culture and serve as a member of the Board of Governors of the John Jay Institute for Faith, Law and Society in Colorado Springs Colorado. I grew up in Middletown, Pennsylvania where I graduated from Middletown Area High School and am a first generation college graduate. I trusted Christ during my high school years and after that I served several years as Horsemanship and Wilderness Program Director at Camp Hebron in Halifax, Pennsylvania. I met my wife Dawn while working at the camp. We have been married for twenty one years, have two teenagers, Connor and Caitlin, and live in Morrisville, Pennsylvania. As a family we enjoy music, the arts and the outdoors. We spend as much time as we can outside gardening, canoeing, fly-fishing, and hiking. I also enjoy golf and tennis. We attend Westerley Road Church in Princeton, New Jersey.

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January 16, 2009

Polisci and the J term

Today my Polisci class took its final exam and we wrapped up the two week course. This is our first j-term at PBU and in my eyes it was great. 188 undergrads and 104 grad students signed up to earn credits during the two week session. The spring semester begins next week but it was good to have some life on campus earlier than usual this year. I have not taught polisci for nearly 10 years and I can honestly say that I didn't realize how much I missed teaching it until this year. I learned a lot as the students asked good questions and discussed topics ranging from the environment and health care to the Iraqi war and Guantanamo Bay detainees. We surveyed political theory, addressed human nature, studied the history of politics in America, worked through some serious civics materials, and worked on developing a personal vision for citizenship in today's world as biblically minded Christians. I left our chat in the Eagle's Nest cafe today feeling very gratified and reminded of how great it is to be in my line of work and to be able to enjoy the students who are answering life's calling here.

Posted by Todd J. Williams, Ph.D on January 16, 2009 2:08 PM |

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