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Marwan Elrakabawy-From Patent Lawyer to College Basketball Coach


Welcome to The Hill Country Podcast. The Texas Hill Country is one of the most beautiful places on earth. In this podcast, Hill Country resident Tom Fox visits with the people and organizations that make this the most unique areas of Texas. Join Tom as he explores the people, places and their activities of the Texas Hill Country.  In this episode, I visit Marwan Elrakabawy, (Coach Rock), head basketball coach at Schreiner University. He details a fascinating journey from being a patent lawyer to a head basketball coach in the Hill County. Some of the highlights include:

  • Love of basketball.
  • From college and coaching to law school and patent law.
  • Coaching deaf athletes.
  • What to his position at Schreiner University?
  • What does he look for in a player to come to Schreiner?
  • His love of the Houston Rockets and Hakeem Olajuwon.

Resources
Schreiner University
Schreiner University Mountaineers homepage

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Kathleen Hudson on Her Passion for the Written and Spoken Word


Welcome to The Hill Country Podcast. The Texas Hill Country is one of the most beautiful places on earth. In this podcast, recent Hill Country resident Tom Fox visits with the people and organizations that make this the most unique areas of Texas. Join Tom as he explores the people, places and their activities of the Texas Hill Country. In this episode, I visit with Kathleen Hudson, Professor of English at Schreiner University.
Some of the highlights include:
·      Her passion for teaching.
·      Writing about songwriters and their craft.
·      Schreiner University then and now.
·      Schreiner University’s Writers Conference.
·      Why Kathleen moved to The Hill Country.
·      Her love of Jimmie Rogers.
Resources
Kathleen Hudson at Schreiner University
Kathleen Hudson on Facebook
Kathleen Hudson singing Jimmie Rogers’ Waiting on a Train on YouTube
Schreiner University Writers Conference

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Dr. Mark Woodhull – An MBA Based on Ethics


Welcome to The Hill Country Podcast. The Texas Hill Country is one of the most beautiful places on earth. In this podcast, recent Hill Country resident Tom Fox visits with the people and organizations that make this the most unique areas of Texas. Join Tom as he explores the people, places and their activities of the Texas Hill Country.  In this episode, I visit with Dr. Mark Woodhull, chair of the MBA program at Schreiner University.
Some of the highlights include:

  1. Professional background of Dr. Goodhull.
  2. What brought him to Schreiner University.
  3. How business ethics forms the basis of the Schreiner University MBA.
  4. Why is ethics at the core of business leadership?
  5. The military tradition of Schreiner Institute.
  6. Course curriculum in business schools and MBA programs in 2030 and beyond.

Resources
Schreiner University MBA Program
Profile of Dr. Mark Woodhull

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Mark Tuschak on Schreiner University


Welcome to the The Hill Country Podcast. The Texas Hill Country is one of the most beautiful places on earth. In this podcast, recent Hill Country resident Tom Fox visits with the people and organizations that make this the most unique areas of Texas. Join Tom as he explores the people, places and their activities of the Texas Hill Country. In this episode, I visit with Mark Tuschak, Vice President for Student Recruitment, External Affairs, Marketing & Communications at Schreiner University. Schreiner has an almost 100-year history of providing top level education to the Hill Country residents (and far beyond). Some of the highlights include:

  1. How Schreiner University came into being?
  2. Schreiner has been an Institute, College and University. Can you tell us about each of these phases of the Schreiner?
  3. What makes Schreiner University so special?
  4. What are some of Schreiner University’s top academic areas?
  5. What about the Schreiner University Bar-B-Que team?
  6. What are a couple of the initiatives Schreiner has put forward in the past 3 years?
  7. How did Schreiner University weather the pandemic challenge?
  8. Why is the role of Schreiner University as much or more important than it has ever been?
  9. What will be the role of Schreiner University in education in 5-10 years?
  10. Schreiner University will be 100 next year. We are some of the plans to celebrate this milestone?

For more information on the Schreiner University, check out their website, here.