Houston Christian University

Houston Christian University
Former name
Houston Baptist College (1960–1973)
Houston Baptist University (1973–2022)[1]
MottoJohn 14:6
TypePrivate university
Established1960; 64 years ago (1960)
Religious affiliation
Baptist General Convention of Texas, SACSCOC
Endowment$132 million (2021) [2]
PresidentRobert B. Sloan
ProvostStan Napper
Academic staff
152 (2014)
Administrative staff
231 (2014)
Students4,257 (2022)
Undergraduates2,823 (2022)
Postgraduates1,434 (2022)
Location
Houston, Texas
,
U.S.
CampusUrban, 158 acres (64 ha)
ColorsRoyal blue and orange[3]
   
NicknameHuskies
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I – Southland Conference
MascotWakiza III (Live), Mingo (Animated)
Websitewww.hc.edu

Houston Christian University (HCU), formerly Houston Baptist University (HBU), is a private Baptist university in Houston, Texas. It is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Its Cultural Arts Center houses three museums: the Dunham Bible Museum, the Museum of American Architecture and Decorative Arts, and the Museum of Southern History.

The Houston Theological Seminary is one of the university's graduate schools that offers the Doctor of Ministry and Master of Divinity, among other degrees.[4]

History

The university was founded in 1960 by the Baptist General Convention of Texas as Houston Baptist College.[5] In 1973, it became a university. [6] The university announced a name change from Houston Baptist University to its current name in September 2022.[7][8]

Campus

It is located in Sharpstown Section 3A,[9][10] within the Southwest Management District (formerly Greater Sharpstown) in Houston, Texas, near the Southwest Freeway.[11]

According to the Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau, the land housing HCU is in the Chinatown area.[12]

Campus housing

The Reuben & Rebecca Bates Philips Residence Colleges for Men and Women[13] are two separate residence hall facilities for freshmen, with each serving one gender. The Sadie & Doug Hodo Residence College[14] is the largest single residential building on campus that houses both genders on opposite sides of the building. Husky Village,[15] seven apartment buildings with various layouts, are usually reserved for the university and house mostly upper classmen and staff.

Community life and worship

Eighty Community Life and Worship Credits (CLW Credits) are required for graduation from HBU. Transfer students are also allotted 0.75 CLW Credits for each credit hour transferred into the university. CLW Credits may be accrued from a variety of opportunities including: campus service, a weekly traditional chapel service known as Convocation, a weekly student-led contemporary worship service known as Quest, small group Bible studies, lecture series and through the Assisting Communities Through Students office which coordinates community service and volunteer work in the Houston community. The on-campus "Community Life and Worship" biyearly magazine lists the different opportunities through which students may earn CLW Credits. The spiritual life office also awards credits for students who participate in church or university sponsored mission trips.

The university received a Title IX exemption in 2017, which allows the university to legally discriminate against LGBT students on religious grounds.[16] University president Robert Sloan has stated that special civil rights protections for people who engage in homosexuality are unnecessary because like "a tendency towards arson or theft" homosexuality is a sinful tendency that stems from a person's individual and therefore chosen "behavior."[17]

Athletics

Main article: Houston Christian Huskies
Members of the men's basketball team at Sharp Gymnasium in 2023

The Houston Christian athletic teams are called the Huskies. The university is a member of the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Southland Conference for most of its sports since the 2013–14 academic year, while its men's soccer team competes in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). The Huskies previously competed the D-I Great West Conference from 2008–09 to 2012–13 after spending one season as an NCAA D-I Independent during the 2007–08 school year (since returning back to NCAA D-I as a transitional member); in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) from 1998–99 to 2006–07; and as an NAIA Independent from 1989–90 to 1997–98. Houston Christian's (HCU) official school colors are royal blue and orange.

HCU competes in 17 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer and track and field (indoor and outdoor); while women's sports include basketball, beach volleyball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, track and field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball.

Football

Houston Christian's football program began in 2013.[18] For its first 10 years, Husky football was led by Vic Shealy. As of 2023, HCU football’s head coach is Braxton Harris. Former Huskies in the NFL as of 2023 are Caleb Johnson (Jacksonville Jaguars) and Bailey Zappe (New England Patriots).

Baseball

The HCU baseball team participated in the 2015 NCAA Baseball Tournament, winning the Southland Conference tournament championship in Sugar Land, Texas, and advanced to the Houston Regional, hosted by the University of Houston. The Huskies also won the Great West's final championship at the 2013 GWC Baseball Tournament. The Huskies were notably coached by Lance Berkman from 2022-2024. They are currently coached by Clay VanderLaan.[19]

Women's soccer

The HCU women's soccer team participated in the 2014 NCAA Tournament, winning the Southland Conference tournament championship in Beaumont, Texas, before falling to No. 5 Texas A&M in the first round.

The HCU women's soccer team made their second appearance in the NCAA tournament in 2016 after winning the Southland Conference tournament championship in Corpus Christi, Texas. They fell to No. 1 Stanford in the first round.

Women's basketball

During the 2016 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament, senior Anna Strickland posted 21 points, 31 rebounds, eight assists, and seven blocked shots in the Huskies' first-round loss to Lamar University. Her 31 rebounds broke the Southland Conference single-game record, established a new tournament record, and were the most rebounds in Division I women's basketball in 2016. Strickland's all-around stat sheet has not been achieved in men's or women's Division I basketball or the NBA in the past twenty years.

Men's soccer

Two student athletes have earned CoSIDA Academic All-American status: volleyball's Allison Doerpinghaus and men's soccer's Bryan Brody. Both students earned the honor in 2015. They join numerous student-athletes who have earned CoSIDA Academic All-District and academic all-conference honors, and numerous Academic All-American at the NIAA level.

Achievements

Notable NCAA D-I athletic achievements:

  • 1983 NCAA high-jump champion, Ricky Thompson; t-32nd place in the 1983 Track & Field Championships
  • Alma Mater of European Tour great Colin Montgomerie
  • 1983-84 Men's basketball team participated in the NCAA tournament in the play-in game vs. Alcorn State; 1983-84 Men's basketball team led the entire NCAA in team field-goal percentage, shooting 55.2% - this is also tenth all-time in NCAA history[20]
  • Participants in the NCAA men's golf championships in 1984, 1987 (5th place), and 1988
  • Participants in the NCAA men's gymnastics championships in 1982 (10th place) and 1987 (7th place); 1987 men's gymnastics (Rings) champion, Paul O'Neill
  • 1982, 83, 84, 85 Trans-America (now Atlantic Sun) Men's soccer Champions, and conference tournament champions in 82, 84, and 85[21]
  • 1982, 83, 84, 85 Trans-America (now Atlantic Sun) men's cross country champions; individual titles won by Charlie Foreman (83 & 84) and Magnus Fyhr (85)

Notable NAIA athletic achievements:

  • 2007 NAIA Baseball World Series, third place; 2007 Baseball Region VI Champions
  • Participants in NAIA Men's Basketball Tournament ten straight seasons from 1997 to 2007[22]
  • Dwight Jones II, son of Dwight Jones Sr. who played on the 1972 USA Olympic Silver medal basketball team in Munich, was drafted by the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Developmental League as well as the East Kentucky Miners in the CBA draft[23]
  • Morris Cultural Arts Center and Belin Chapel
    Morris Cultural Arts Center and Belin Chapel
  • Athletic Center
    Athletic Center
  • Brown Administrative Complex
    Brown Administrative Complex
  • Smith Blvd Entrance Graffiti Mural
    Smith Blvd Entrance Graffiti Mural
  • Husky Live Oaks, a 9-hole object disc golf course on campus
    Husky Live Oaks, a 9-hole object disc golf course on campus

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "Houston Baptist University's History". hbu.edu. Houston Baptist University. September 4, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Data USA: Houston Baptist University". Data USA. October 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "Official Colors | Houston Christian University". Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "Houston Theological Seminary". Houston Christian University. 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  5. ^ William H. Brackney, Congregation and Campus: Baptists in Higher Education, Mercer University Press, USA, 2008, p. 445
  6. ^ Mark Pollak, The Playing Grounds of College Football: A Comprehensive Directory, 1869 to Today, McFarland, USA, 2018, p. 174
  7. ^ "Houston Baptist University Changes Name to Houston Christian University". Houston Baptist University. September 21, 2022.
  8. ^ "Houston Baptist University now has a new name". khou.com. September 21, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
  9. ^ Sharpstown Section 3A Replat & Extension Blocks 1-2 (JPG, PDF). Harris County Block Book Map. Volume 94, Pages 97-99. Retrieved on August 8, 2017.
  10. ^ Printable Campus Map. Houston Baptist University. Retrieved on August 8, 2017. Interactive map
  11. ^ "Districts Archived January 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine." Greater Sharpstown Management District. Retrieved on August 15, 2009.
  12. ^ Rodriguez, Lori. "Opinions vary over naming the growing Asian community on Houston's southwest side." (Archive). See map. Alternate version without Chinatown map: "DIVERSITY DEBATE / Chinatown outgrowing name / Opinions vary over naming the growing Asian community on Houston's southwest side Archived October 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine." Houston Chronicle. Wednesday May 9, 2007. A1.
  13. ^ "Residence Colleges Archived October 13, 2014, at the Wayback Machine", Houston Baptist University
  14. ^ "Sadie & Doug Hodo Residence College Archived October 13, 2014, at the Wayback Machine", Houston Baptist University
  15. ^ "Husky Village Archived October 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine", Houston Baptist University
  16. ^ "Worst List: The Absolute Worst Campuses for LGBTQ Youth". Campus Pride. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  17. ^ Dolan, Eric W. (May 7, 2014). "Houston Baptist University president compares gay people to alcoholics and arsonists". Raw Story. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
  18. ^ Jansen, Steve (September 25, 2013). "Whatever It Takes: Houston Baptist University Turns to Football to Build a Name". Houston Press. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  19. ^ Houston Christian Athletics Department (June 11, 2024). "BSB: HCU Names Clay VanderLaan as Next Head Baseball Coach". hcuhuskies.com. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  20. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 23, 2007. Retrieved April 12, 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  21. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  22. ^ "FANSonly - Your Ticket to College Sports". Naia.cstv.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  23. ^ [1][dead link‍]

Further reading

  • Looser, Donald William. "An Act of Providence: A History of Houston Baptist University 1960-2010." Pearland, Halcyon Press, Ltd., 2010.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Houston Christian University.

29°41′38″N 95°30′54″W / 29.694°N 95.515°W / 29.694; -95.515

Read other articles:

Kanor

24°26′N 74°16′E / 24.43°N 74.27°E / 24.43; 74.27 Kanor Kanor Negara Bagian - Distrik Rajasthan - Udaipur Koordinat 24°26′N 74°16′E / 24.43°N 74.27°E / 24.43; 74.27 Luas - Ketinggian  - 469 m Zona waktu IST (UTC+5:30) Populasi (2001) - Kepadatan 12616 -  Untuk kecamatan di Indonesia, lihat Kanor, Bojonegoro. Kanor adalah kota dan kotamadya yang berada di Distrik...

 

The Hunchback (play)

1832 play The HunchbackWritten byJames Sheridan KnowlesDate premiered5 April 1832Place premieredTheatre Royal, Covent Garden, LondonOriginal languageEnglishGenreComedySettingEngland, present day The Hunchback is an 1832 comedy play by the Irish writer James Sheridan Knowles. Knowles wrote it in the wake of the disastrous reception of his previous comedy The Beggar's Daughter of Bethnal Green in 1828. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in London's West End on 5 April 1832.[1&...

 

العلاقات الإكوادورية الميكرونيسية

العلاقات الإكوادورية الميكرونيسية الإكوادور ولايات ميكرونيسيا المتحدة   الإكوادور   ولايات ميكرونيسيا المتحدة تعديل مصدري - تعديل   العلاقات الإكوادورية الميكرونيسية هي العلاقات الثنائية التي تجمع بين الإكوادور وولايات ميكرونيسيا المتحدة.[1][2][3&#...

Daftar Wakil Bupati Bangka Tengah

Wakil Bupati Bangka TengahPetahanaHerry Erfian, S.T.sejak 26 Februari 2021Masa jabatan5 tahunDibentuk2005Pejabat pertamaH. Erzaldi Rosman Djohan, S.E., M.M.Situs webbangkatengahkab.go.id Berikut ini adalah daftar Wakil Bupati Bangka Tengah dari masa ke masa. No Wakil Bupati Mulai Jabatan Akhir Jabatan Prd. Ket. Bupati 1 H.Erzaldi Rosman DjohanS.E., M.M. 2005 2010 1   Drs. H.Abu Hanifah 2 Ir. H.Patrianusa Sjahrun 24 September 2010 24 September 2015 2   H.Erzaldi Rosman DjohanS.E...

 

Élections législatives japonaises de 2012

2009 2014 Élections législatives japonaises de 2012 480 députés de la Chambre des représentants(Majorité absolue : 241 sièges) 16 décembre 2012 Corps électoral et résultats Inscrits 103 959 866 Votants 61 662 947   59,32 %  10 Parti libéral-démocrate – Shinzō Abe Voix 16 624 457 27,62 %   0,9 Sièges obtenus 294  176 Parti démocrate – Yoshihiko Noda Voix 9 268 653 15,49&#...

 

Monier Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-WilliamsFoto Monier Monier-Williams oleh Lewis Carroll.Lahir(1819-11-12)12 November 1819Bombay, India BritaniaMeninggal11 April 1899(1899-04-11) (umur 79)Cannes, PrancisAlmamaterKing's College School, Balliol College, Oxford; East India Company College; University College, OxfordDikenal atasProfesor Sanskerta Boden;Kamus Sanskerta-InggrisPenghargaanKnight Bachelor;Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Sir Monier Monier-Williams, KCIE (12 November 1819 ...

Migration LGBT

La migration LGBT est l'ensemble des déplacements de personnes lesbiennes, gays, bisexuelles et transgenres (LGBT) à l'échelle mondiale ou nationale, souvent motivé par le désir d'échapper à la discrimination ou aux traitements préjudiciables liés à leur orientation sexuelle ou identité de genre. À l'échelle internationale, de nombreuses personnes LGBT cherchent à quitter des régions où la discrimination est prévalente pour s'installer dans des zones plus tolérantes[1]. Cont...

 

Европейская сардина

Европейская сардина Научная классификация Домен:ЭукариотыЦарство:ЖивотныеПодцарство:ЭуметазоиБез ранга:Двусторонне-симметричныеБез ранга:ВторичноротыеТип:ХордовыеПодтип:ПозвоночныеИнфратип:ЧелюстноротыеГруппа:Костные рыбыКласс:Лучепёрые рыбыПодкласс:Новопёры...

 

كولن إل. ماسترز

كولن إل. ماسترز معلومات شخصية الميلاد 5 فبراير 1947 (77 سنة)[1]  برث  مواطنة أستراليا  عضو في الكلية الملكية لعلماء الأمراض،  والأكاديمية الأسترالية للعلوم،  والأكاديمية الأسترالية للعلوم والهندسة التقانية  [لغات أخرى]‏  الحياة العملية المدرسة الأم �...

Irish League 1933-1934

Irish League 1933-1934 Competizione Irish League Sport Calcio Edizione 40ª Organizzatore IFA Luogo  Irlanda del Nord Partecipanti 14 Cronologia della competizione 1932-33 1934-35 Manuale Il campionato era formato da quattordici squadre e il Linfield vinse il titolo. Non vi furono retrocessioni. Classifica finale Pos. Squadra G V N P GF GS Punti 1 Linfield 26 22 2 2 88 21 46 2 Belfast Celtic 26 17 3 6 74 42 37 3 Glentoran 26 16 3 7 59 36 35 4 Distillery 26 14 3 9 61 41 31 5 Ballymena 26...

 

Juan García Abrego

Mexican convicted drug lord In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Abrego. Juan García AbregoFBI Ten Most Wanted FugitiveCharges22 counts of drug traffickingDescriptionBorn (1944-09-13) September 13, 1944 (age 79)Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexicoor La Paloma, Texas, U.S.[1]StatusPenaltyLife in prisonStatusImprisoned at Hazelton USP[2]AddedMarch 9, 1995CaughtJanuary 14, 1996Number440Captured Juan Garcí...

 

Vietnam Idol season 1

Season of television series Vietnam IdolSeason 1Hosted byThanh ThảoJudgesSiu Black Hà Dũng Tuấn KhanhWinnerPhương VyRunner-upNgọc ÁnhFinals venueHòa Bình Theater, HCMC ReleaseOriginal networkHo Chi Minh TelevisionOriginal releaseMay 23 (2007-05-23) –October 3, 2007 (2007-10-03)Season chronologyNext →Season 2 Vietnam Idol (now retroactively known as Vietnam Idol season 1) is the first season of the interactive reality series produced in Vietnam. The show wa...

Chhota Suzapur

Census Town in West Bengal, IndiaChhota SuzapurCensus TownChhota SuzapurLocation in West Bengal, IndiaShow map of West BengalChhota SuzapurChhota Suzapur (India)Show map of IndiaCoordinates: 24°54′59″N 88°05′37″E / 24.916376°N 88.093665°E / 24.916376; 88.093665Country IndiaStateWest BengalDistrictMaldaArea • Total0.9052 km2 (0.3495 sq mi)Population (2011) • Total11,216 • Density12,000/km2 (32,000...

 

أمريكا المفتوحة 1997 (كرة مضرب)

أمريكا المفتوحة 1997 جزء من بطولة أمريكا المفتوحة للتنس  رقم الفعالية 117  البلد الولايات المتحدة  التاريخ 1997  الرياضة كرة المضرب  الفعاليات أمريكا المفتوحة 1997 - فردي السيدات،  وأمريكا المفتوحة 1997 - فردي الرجال،  وأمريكا المفتوحة 1997 - زوجي السيدات،  وبطولة ...

 

Філософія

Частина серії проФілософіяLeft to right: Plato, Kant, Nietzsche, Buddha, Confucius, AverroesПлатонКантНіцшеБуддаКонфуційАверроес Філософи Епістемологи Естетики Етики Логіки Метафізики Соціально-політичні філософи Традиції Аналітична Арістотелівська Африканська Близькосхідна іранська Буддій�...

Ōzone Station

Railway, metro, and guided bus station in Nagoya, Japan This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (November 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message) CF04M12Ōzone Station大曽根駅 JR Central and Nagoya Municipal Subway stationŌzone StationGeneral informationLocationNagoya, AichiJapanOperated by Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya JR Central...

 

Touch the Clouds

Minneconjou headman Touch the CloudsMinneconjou headmanBy James H. Hamilton, taken at the Spotted Tail Agency, Nebraska, in the fall of 1877SuccessorAmos Charging FirstBornc. 1838Great Sioux NationDiedSeptember 5, 1905 (aged 66–67)Cheyenne Riverside Indian Reservation, South DakotaSpouseSpotted on the GroundFatherLone HornMotherStands on the Ground Touch the Clouds (Lakota: Maȟpíya Ičáȟtagya or Maȟpíya Íyapat'o) (c. 1838 – September 5, 1905) was a chief of the Minne...

 

الرسالة الثانية إلى أهل تسالونيكي

«   الرسالة الثانية إلى أهل تسالونيكي   » عدد الإصحاحات 3 الكاتب وفق التقليد بولس تاريخ الكتابة المتوقع 52م مكان الكتابة المتوقع كورنثوس تصنيفه 14 نص الرسالة الثانية إلى أهل تسالونيكي في ويكي مصدرمكتبة النصوص المجانية جزء من سلسلة مقالات حولأسفار العهد الجدي...

Vasilisa the Beautiful

Russian folk tale For the feature film, see Vasilisa the Beautiful (1940 film). For the animated film, see Vasilisa the Beautiful (1977 film). Vasilisa at the Hut of Baba Yaga, by Ivan Bilibin Vasilisa the Beautiful (Russian: Василиса Прекрасная) or Vasilisa the Fair is a Russian fairy tale collected by Alexander Afanasyev in Narodnye russkie skazki.[1] Synopsis By his first wife, a merchant had a single daughter, who was known as Vasilisa the Beautiful. When the gir...

 

Greg Monroe

American basketball player (born 1990) For the American soccer player, see Greg Monroe (soccer). Greg MonroeMonroe with the Detroit Pistons in January 2014New Orleans PelicansPositionPlayer development coachLeagueNBAPersonal informationBorn (1990-06-04) June 4, 1990 (age 34)Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)Listed weight260 lb (118 kg)Career informationHigh schoolHelen Cox (Harvey, Louisiana)CollegeGeorgetown (2008–2010)NBA draft2010: ...