Published on July 20, 2020  

Here’s one sentence from a message I received this weekend from a Samford parent, with sentiment expressed to each member of our faculty and staff:  “You are loved and appreciated far more than you know.”

And alongside these words from a parent, take note this morning of Ecclesiastes 8:15:  “So I commend the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad.  Then joy will accompany them in their toil all the days of the life God has given them under the sun.”

In these days of elusive answers to enigmatic questions, to be still for a moment, to recognize friendships and to contemplate simple joys . . . we find the tranquility and resolve to take the next step.

The world is better because of friendships we find through association with Samford.

 
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.