Published on August 28, 2017  

The first piece of advice was “go to class.”  Whether our students are taking their first college course or the first course of their last semester, they’ll begin today.  Syllabi are in order, class schedules are arranged, faculty members are prepared, students (and faculty) are anxious and lives are about to be changed.  Despite reliving this day for decades, I am still awestruck by the opportunities it affords. 

The world is better because of the dedicated, inspired service of the Samford faculty.

 
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.