This academic year at Judson College has been a stellar one in many respects.
The 169th graduating class distinguished itself in and out of the classroom. The class researched and presented papers to professional organizations, was admitted to graduate programs and embraced ministry here in Perry County and to the ends of the earth. And student athletes competed in national tournaments.
The Judson College Lady Eagles basketball team finished the season with a trip to the National Championship Tournament of the U.S. Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) at Rhema Bible College in Broken Arrow, Okla. This was the second year in a row that Judson has gone to the USCAA tournament and the second year that Judson ranked seventh after the tournament.
The Judson College Lady Eagles softball team returned from the USCAA national tournament in Mattoon, Ill., ranked second in the nation.
And Judson equestrians qualified for two national shows: the National Western Semi-Finals show at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro and the Zone Five, Region Two Hunter Seat Championship Horse Show at Lander University in Abbeville, S.C.
Faith-based service and learning is an initiative we’ve formalized at Judson. Last fall, each one of our entering freshmen participated in one of 15 local ministry projects we called Marion Matters. This was followed by ongoing projects involving parents and children in Perry County through local schools and nursing homes and on the Judson campus.
Last spring, a number of our students traveled to Niger to participate in various ministries. Currently we have student summer missionaries in Ukraine, Wales and Alaska.
The Judson Singers performed sacred music and participated in missions in San Antonio and New Orleans.
A recent report of our missions activities for the past three years was an inch thick. Our students have learned that it is indeed more blessed to give than to receive.
Additionally we completed a fine chapel year with wonderful pastors and Christian laypeople who led us in worship every week.
It’s been a stellar year also in the improvement of our facilities. We played our first home softball game in the Charles F. Dunkin Athletic Park, which provides the very finest playing fields for softball and soon for soccer. We completed renovations on the stately WMU Dormitory and will soon begin renovation on the Mary Katherine Archibald Blount Student Union Building.
Faith, academic quality
Judson has the advantage of being small in size. Our student-teacher ratio is 10-to-1, which ensures individual attention for every student and an enhanced collegiate experience. Professors at Judson teach all student levels, so even freshmen benefit from the top instructors in their field. A high percentage holds doctoral degrees.
And faculty and staff at Judson are active participants in local churches, where they use their gifts in the service of God.
Our students enjoy all the advantages of a small campus, yet they can choose from a wide variety of academic programs — 16 majors, 25 minors and nine preprofessional programs. Mentoring programs between faculty/staff and students work for and ensure a student’s success beyond her college years. More than one-third of our 2005 seniors enrolled in graduate school programs — a very strong record.
We’re always delighted to welcome prospective students to our campus to see our facilities and to visit classes.
As we prepare for our 170th session, we remain committed to Alabama Baptists and pledge our faithfulness to a mission that calls the college to faith in God and academic quality. (JC)
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