Beacon Magazine

Credits

The Beacon magazine takes its name from the university's alma mater, which includes the lines:

When in the future, our hearts may be yearning
For the bright scenes of our dear college youth
Back to thy portals our memories turning
Clear beams thy beacon of virtue and truth.

The Beacon communicates news of Mississippi College to alumni, students' parents, faculty, donors, and friends of the university, keeping MC and its "virtue and truth" top-of-mind among these diverse constituents. No matter how far from Mississippi they may travel, no matter what they choose to pursue, the ex­cellent education and Christian values of Mis­sissippi College continue to inspire our students, alumni, faculty, and friends for a lifetime. Each story recounted in the Beacon is a reflection of the virtue and truth embodied in Mississippi College, and the commitment to the virtue and truth that lives in every member of our close-knit community.

 

Editor
Tracey M. Harrison, '91, '94

Contributing Editor
Marlo Kirkpatrick

Along College Street Editor
Andy Kanengiser

Class Notes
Tracy May
Amy Rowan '85
Lisa Williams

Designer
Alecia Porch

Photographer
Robby Followell '07

Web Developer
Justin Garcia

Videographer
Ethan Milner

Features

• A Ray of Light in the Valley of the Shadow Allison Hunter '11 and Kasey Ambrose '11 launch the Orphan Care Center
• Compassion that Runs Bone Deep How Carol Barnes developed a heart for others
• Forming Families, One Case at a Time The MC Law adoption legal clinic

Profiles

• Learning the Vital Signs The MC School of Nursing focuses on physical and spiritual wellbeing
• Body and Mind Oncologist Bobby Graham and psychiatrist Sharon Martin know that compassion is a universal treatment
• A Generous Gift from the Greatest Generation For MC alumni J.R. and Teresa Johnston, giving back to their alma mater is God-glorifying

Along College Street

• Accreditation Where Accreditation is Due Interior Design program gains accreditation and School of Business is reaffirmed
• A New Professional in the House MC’s Doctor of Professional Counseling program is the first of its kind in the nation
• Under Construction Construction on a new parking garage, science building, and bookstore is in full swing
• Stopping Traffic Miss MC Taylor Townsend's campaign against human trafficking
• Condoleezza Rice Keynotes Scholarship Dinner The former U.S. Secretary of State aides in raising funding and inspiring the community
• Choctaw Sports Round-Up MC Choctaws gear up for the 2012 season