LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – Lubbock Christian University is celebrating 70 years of enrollment this year. University leaders said their greatest accomplishment over the decades has been the students they prepare for the workforce.<\/p>\n
Dr. Kent Gallaher, LCU provost, said \u201cWe believe it\u2019s not just about training somebody for a career. It\u2019s equipping them with the kind of character that they need to be a good employee, to be someone that sticks and stays and is a great team member.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr. Scott McDowell, LCU president, said \u201cSo when you hire a Lubbock Christian University graduate, you\u2019re hiring somebody that is going to be able to be there with you for the long run.\u201d<\/p>\n
University leaders hope to continue growing the diversity of the institution over the next 70 years. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe serve West Texas,\u201d McDowell said, \u201cand our student body is a reflection of West Texas. We\u2019re a Hispanic-serving institution. Last year\u2019s freshman class had 44% Hispanic students. We\u2019ll probably be at or above that number in this year\u2019s class. And that\u2019s when LISD is graduating 60% Hispanic students. So we are connected to our community, I think, very well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dr. Don Williams was a student at LCU in 1969 and is now a professor at his alma mater. He said the spirit of the campus hasn\u2019t changed, and he hopes it never does.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the spirit of the campus,\u201d Williams said. \u201cIt\u2019s the ability to care about your students, to work with them, to encourage, to, in my book, always try to find that which is most excellent in dealing with individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n
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