18 episodes
Meet The Prof, with Shane & Spence Shane Hartley
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- Religion & Spirituality
Shane Hartley and Spence Hackney receive questions from college students and ask them to Christian professors in a fun, insightful interview format.Our mission: to encourage Christ-centered conversations on the college campus.We hope these interviews will help college students, inspire professors, and encourage parents and grandparents of college students.
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MTP 17 Stephanie Thomason on adoption, servant leadership as Christian professor, student trauma
In this episode of Meet the Prof, Stephanie Thomason, Associate Professor of Management at the University of Tampa, invites students to connect with her YouTube channel called Truth Matters at: https://www.youtube.com/@Dash_023and by email: sthomason@ut.eduShe shares a personal story about trusting God with the choice of abortion. Stephanie encourages college students to choose life and reminds them that there are loving families waiting to adopt. Stephanie Thomason discusses her experie...
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MTP 16: Will Sparks on self-awareness, imposter syndrome, healthy technology, finding your calling.
Dr. Will Sparks is the Chair and Professor of Leadership at Queens University. He’s a TED Speaker, Amazon #1 Bestselling Author, and an award-winning teacher and researcher. He’s done organizational design and executive coaching for the Charlotte Hornets for over 11 years and had the privilege of working with Michael Jordan. You can email Dr. Sparks at: sparksw@queens.eduYou can take Dr. Spark's free assessment to find your leadership style and shadow at: www.alpfree.com.Some takeaways from t...
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MTP 15: Nate Callender on public speaking, recognizing God-given gifts, how to overcome fears, science and belief in God, struggling with your faith Christian apologetics, and the value of students and professors building relationships with one another.
Nate Callender is an Associate Professor in the Aerospace Department of MTSU. He shares his journey from hating public speaking to becoming a professor, recognizing how God-given gifts can help in career decisions, and how transparency helps us overcome fears. He addresses the compatibility of science and belief in God, highlighting arguments for God's existence. Nate encourages students who are struggling with their faith to seek answers from God, surround themselves with believers, and stud...
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MTP 14: Rachelle Beckner, on identity and faith in career transitions and teaching communication skills to engineers.
Rachelle is a full-time Lecturer of Communications in the Department of Civil Engineering at Clemson University. She also operates a marketing and fundraising consulting boutique -- Beckner Creative. Rachelle shares her journey from a career in nonprofit work to becoming an educator. She shares her experiences of grappling with career transitions, offering valuable insights and triumphs she encountered along the way. At Clemson University she teaches communication skills to civil engineering ...
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MTP 13: Phil Bishop, Naval Academy to academia, students' struggles with loneliness, compatibility of faith and science, and healthy skepticism.
Dr. Phil Bishop, pbishop@retiree.ua.edu, is a retired Professor or Exercise Physiology at the University of Alabama. Phil shares how the complexity of the human body points to design and the existence of a Creator. He describes the challenges of faith in science seen in “Retraction Watch”. He advises students dealing with doubts about God. and he challenges Christian professors that they communicate something negative about Christianity by their silence. Watch Meet The Prof on YouTube: h...
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MTP 12: Robbie Quinn on finding mentors, taking risks to broaden friendships, new opportunities.
Robbie Quinn, quinnr@ecu.edu, is an Associate Professor of Art Education of East Carolina University. He shares the importance of finding mentors, how art can be a reflection of God's beauty and creativity, the influential platform and future of art education, his experience writing a textbook, and his experience of stepping out of his comfort zones in college and the positive impact it had on his life. Watch Meet The Prof on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MeetTheProfOfficial/videos L...