BUA Welcomes New and Returning Students
Mary Ranjel brings a report that we are welcoming approximately 25 new students
this semester, while Sandee Elizondo shares that BUA has a retention rate of
returning students of over 90%!

As the semester kicks of classes and chapel next week, remember to introduce
yourself to someone you haven't me before!
 

Wally Goodman Appointed Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Research
Effective January 2, 2007, Wally Goodman will assume the duties of Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Research.

Goodman currently serves as Adjunct Instructor at BUA and as Part-time
Lecturer at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. In the past, Walter has lectured at Baylor University and Wayland Baptist University at San Antonio. Goodman
holds a Doctorate of Philosophy from Baylor University and a Master of Arts in Religious Education and a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary. Dr. Goodman has been married to Caren Jones Goodman since August 1974 and have a family of three; Erin Elisabeth (29), Brent Joseph (26) and Cristen Leah (24). Goodman is a member of Marshall Ford Fellowship
in Austin, TX and serves as Regional Consultant for New Church Initiatives.
 

Online Credit Card Payments Can Be Made on the Web
Remember that anyone can make a credit card payment for any student services fees (tuition, books, housing, etc.) or donations by simply going to the BUA web site at www.BUA.edu.

Click on the top "Student" link and then click on the "online payments" link at the bottom of the drop down menu. This will take you to a page describing how the process works and then you can click on the link at the bottom of the page, "make online payment now."

Once your account is set-up, then just go directly to the "make payment now link." The system is fast, convenient and completely secure.

Pay away!

 

Dr. David Maltsberger Digs Jordon!
Dr. David Maltsberger sends new semester greetings from atop an archeological
"tel," or hill, at Tel el-Hammam, Jordon where he is pictured here on right with
Hussein Aljarrah of the Jordanian Department of Antiquities:

   "I remain in Jordan through Jan 18th excavating at
   Tall el-Hammam (sponsored by Trinity Southwest University
   of New Mexico), a site thought by many to be the biblical   
   Sodom. Currently supervising the excavation of a large Iron
   Age palace on the acropolis of the city, as well as a  
   monumental public building and domestic quarter along the
   city wall. The site was destroyed in a huge conflagration of   
   fire that collapsed the upper stories of homes and buildings.

   Other than that, I am just hanging out. Today I visited
   Mount Nebo and the remains of the Byzantine Church  
   commemorating Moses and the city of Madaba with its  
   Byzantine mosaic map of the holy land....
                                                Greetings from Jordan!"

 

Check It Out: New Student Welcome, January 26th!
Join us for a New Student Welcome Party on Friday, January 26^th at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria.  SOUL COOL, the BUA jazz band, will provide the music for us that evening. It’ll be a coffee house thing with music and food (sandwiches, chips, cookies and coffee).  All of the BUA family is invited.

Herff Jones Company on Campus for Ring and Regalia Orders, Feb. 7th
Wednesday, February 7^th from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. in classroom # 204, Herff Jones  will be here with information for graduating seniors regarding class rings.  Class rings may be ordered at that time. Faculty will also be able to price and order academic regalia if they would like to purchase their own. You may talk with Charlie Wedge about making any payment arrangements you may need.
 

Sitework Construction to Begin on Piper Student Village Next Week
Galaxy Builders, Ltd., was recently granted a "Notice to Proceed" with the construction of Piper Village on a $5.3 million contract. Galaxy is mobilizing resources through the end of next week, and will start site-work about January 15^th in preparation for the start of construction.

 

 

Mario Ramos recently participated in the Imaginative Reading for Creative Preaching seminar sponsored by The Truett Center for Effective Preaching, January 2-6, 2006 at Chrysalis Lutheran Retreat center.  Seminar leaders included Hulitt Gloer, Professor of Preaching and Christian Scriptures at George W. Truett Theological Seminar and Cornelius Plantinga, President and Charles Colson Professor of Theology at Calvin Theological Seminary. The seminar explored some of the sources, methods, and homiletical impact of imaginative reading for creative preaching.

Nora Lozano, David Maltsberger and Terry Martinez recently received a promotion and title change that was announced at the December Staff Encuentro. Drs. Lozano and Maltsberger were promoted from Assistant Professor of Theological Studies to Associate Professor of Theological Studies. Terry Martinez was promoted from Interim Director of Learning Resources Center to Director of Learning Resources Center.

              
Mario Ramos            Nora Lozano              David Maltsberger     Terry Martinez

 

Ernesto Ramos, a recent BUA graduate planting churches in Reno, Nevada, sends photos:

Marconi Monteiro

   Jan 25................Alianza Ministerial de San Antonio

Javier Elizondo

    Jan 18-22...........Gautemala City, Meeting with Guatemala Convention leaders, WorldConneX,   
                           Missouri Baptist General Convention and BUA

   Jan 25................Atlanta, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
                            Applicant's Workshop

Soul Cool (BUA jazz band: Paul Kraus, Paul Archield, Manual Martinez)

 

u  BUA student Roland Villarreal has requested prayer for his wife Holly who is currently expecting a child and is experiencing some complications. Holly has recently suffered from blackouts, and the doctors are attributing this to scar tissue on the brain from a previous concussion. The concern is that a seizure might occur that could affect the oxygen supply
to the baby and cause brain damage. The doctors cannot give her medication to deter the seizures until her 3rd trimester because the medication could potentially cause abnormalities
in the baby. Doctors say that reduced stress will help reduce the chances of a seizure occurring, so they are praying that God will provide the financial stability to allow Holly to stay home to
avoid the pressures of work. Please pray for the health of Holly and the baby, and that God’s
will be done. Also, pray for Roland, as he is concerned for his wife and child.

u   We received a prayer request from our brother Gilberto Ibarra. He is asking us to pray for his 6 years old son, Dylan, who has Down's syndrome and now is having breathing problems.  

“The prayer of a godly person is powerful. It makes things happen” James 5:16