Published on February 23, 2015  

Over the weekend I read a message from the father of one of our student-athletes, offering words of appreciation for several Samford employees who have been of particular help in fostering his son’s academic and personal development.  One line in the message stood out:  “Ms. Christina pulls no punches.”  He was speaking of Christina Harris, our Football Academic Coordinator.  What the father meant, I think, is that nurturing is not always a soft concept.  When we nurture our students, we sometimes tell them things that they don’t necessarily want to hear, but that we know are in their best interest.  Christina Harris demonstrates her commitment to the lives of her students by pulling no punches.  

The world is better because of Christina Harris.

 

 

 
Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 5,791 students from 49 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks 6th nationally for its Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.