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Hill Country Podcast – Chris Stevenson on a University for Rural Hill Country Students

Welcome to award-winning 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 Tom visits with Chris Stevenson, at Educational Partnership Coordinator at Schreiner University.

Beginning with the captivating detail that Schreiner University is working to reconnect with high schools and private schools in the area to help serve those communities, this podcast episode discussed the opportunities that Schreiner University provides for students in rural communities. Chris Stevenson, a Hill Country boy born and raised, is passionate about helping families and students learn more about the university and has been hosting many schools in the past year. He is willing to meet with families and students one-on-one to discuss what Schreiner has to offer.

Schreiner has started new initiatives such as the AG science program and banking program to focus on rural schools and communities, and has partnered with banks in Kerrville, Bandera and other Hill Country communities to develop a banking minor program and certification program. Additionally, FFA Development Day was held in Schreiner to promote the idea of surrounding university and the program of Agriculture and Natural Resource Sciences. Schreiner has created a partnership with the Texas Rural Schools Association called the TARS Association, and Schreiner is looking to meet the needs of the students and the community by developing new programs such as football, AG programs, and banking programs.

 Key Highlights

·      Schreiner University Recruitment

·       Rural Education Opportunities

·      Schreiner’s Rural Strategy

·      Schreiner University Visits

·      Schreiner’s FFA Events

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Dr. Charlie McCormick – Schreiner University at 100

Welcome to award-winning 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. In this episode, host Tom Fox interviews Dr. Charlie McCormick, President of Schreiner University, on the Hill Country Podcast. Join Tom as he explores the people, places and their activities of the Texas Hill Country.

Dr. McCormick talks about his upbringing in Snyder, Texas and his folklore and folklife studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He shares how he has evolved the college over the years emphasizing affordability and the importance of location. He also discusses the historical background of Schreiner Institute and the upcoming centennial celebration with the unveiling of Schreiner’s Centennial Team. He wants students from Schreiner to be critical thinkers, analytic problem solvers and to understand the world around them. Experience the untold stories of the Texas Hill Country with host Tom Fox and guests like Dr. Charlie McCormick share stories of the past and present.

Key Highlights

·      The History and Legacy of Schreiner University and Schreiner Institute [00:03:30]

·      The Evolution of Presidential Leadership [00:06:45]

·      A Look At The Evolution Of Higher Education [00:10:26]

·      Celebrating 100 Years of Schreiner Athletics [00:13:26]

·      Developing Critical Thinking and Analytic Problem-Solving Skills [00:16:38]

Notable Quotes

1.     “You did grow up in a very literate place. They just told stories instead of writing them down.”

2.     “Higher education is at its most fundamental level, a local or regional enterprise.”

3.     “Schreiner has been good at very good at, but it’s also seen in terms of the history of higher education is adapting and changing over time.”

4.     “This isn’t just a job, but this is a calling. And we’re not trying to over romanticize that idea, but also not trying to just see ourselves as automatons who we go through the day mindlessly. We can be intentional and deliver it.”

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Don Frazier on Goings on with the Texas Center

Welcome to award-winning 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 again with Don Frazier, head of the Texas Center at Schreiner University on his summer trip to Scotland with the Eddington Society, his work with TEKS and what is going on now and in the fall at the Texas Center.

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Texas Center at Schreiner University

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Schreiner University’s Eddington Society Trip to Scotland

Welcome to award-winning 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 with Toby Appleton, University Relations Specialist and Charlie Huebner, Dean of Student; both from Schreiner University, on the recent Eddington Society trip to Scotland. Highlights include:

·       What is the Eddington Society?

·       The Schreiner University covenant with the Presbyterian church?

·       The influence of John Knox.

·       The island of Iona?

·       Roslyn Chapel and St. Andrews.

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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.

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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.
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Kathleen Hudson at Schreiner University
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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.

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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.