by Dr. Cara Snyder | Jun 21, 2016 | Faculty & Staff |
In adult life, one doesn’t expect prizes for one’s work. If there is a prize—the Nobel or a Pulitzer, say—it’s a side effect.1 That’s the way Kyle Martin, this year’s Employee of the Year, views his recent award. “It’s awkward,” he says, feeling a little embarrassed...
by Dr. Cara Snyder | Jun 14, 2016 | Events |
Can your story about what Jesus has done for you be boiled down to five words? Can those five words open the door for someone else to become a believer? That was the task set before twelve DCC-connected folks and the many Nepalese people who participated in three...
by Dr. Cara Snyder | May 18, 2016 | Events |
Commencements are like funerals: black robes, serious marching, and tearful goodbyes. Commencements are like heart surgery: the staff has done it many times, but for the patient and family, it’s a first. But they are also like birth—celebrated with hope and fear, joy...
by Dr. Cara Snyder | May 16, 2016 | Education |
Adrianna Walton-Rogers, doing her student teaching in a 3rd -grade class at Kent Elementary in Carrollton TX, reports the following: Happy, sad, funny, and challenging—so much goes into being a teacher that people don’t know. I am much more appreciative of what...
by Dr. Cara Snyder | Apr 29, 2016 | Events |
DALLAS, Texas- Since the advent of DART Rail service to Farmers Branch six years ago, Skip Day has become an inter-urban adventure by rail. This year seven teams of students, decked out in coordinated T-shirts, took off on a trail of clues through downtown Dallas and...