Temple Recommend required to work at BYU

[jay santos]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

I may be wrong, but I believe that hiring of non LDS faculty has been severely curtailed.

This differs from my understanding, which is that BYU is following a slow trend to hire more non-LDS faculty than before. I think they'd like to even more than they are, but LDS prof's view BYU as a more attractive job than non-LDS, so when a position is open, you get more qualified LDS prof's than non-LDS applying.

[YOhio]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

I may be wrong, but I believe that hiring of non LDS faculty has been severely curtailed.

If so, that's too bad. I'm very glad to see that this policy is not practiced by the Head Football coach.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Doesn't it encourage people to fudge, and by placing external incentives on it?

One more reason I would never work for BYU.

Yeah, we'd hate for you to have fudge.

[MikeWaters]

Originally Posted by Brian

this is a formula for disaster.
Can't you get the same results from match.com, for a lot less?

What I am saying is that when you are surrounded by smart kids, that is good.

I spent most of my time at BYU interacting with other students. Not interacting with professors.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

What I am saying is that when you are surrounded by smart kids, that is good.

I spent most of my time at BYU interacting with other students. Not interacting with professors.

I agree that considering the numbers of LDS youth at a university is important, and that's why I will encourage my kids to look at BYU. It's not for the professors, though there are some very qualified professors there, but it's for the quality of students.

[Brian]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

.... She may be the only member at the school, and the only college student in her ward (if she attends).

What is the genesis for the belief that you will go inactive if you don't go to a church school? Are the youth of today so feeble that they are unable withstand anything other than being hand fed bits of toast dipped in milk?

[MikeWaters]

Originally Posted by Brian

What is the genesis for the belief that you will go inactive if you don't go to a church school? Are the youth of today so feeble that they are unable withstand anything other than being hand fed bits of toast dipped in milk?

That's not what I was saying. I am saying there is a difference between going to a place with no one, and a place with some.

[Sleeping in EQ]

Check out these documents:

http://www.lds-mormon.com/aaupbill.shtml

[MikeWaters]

Originally Posted by Sleeping in EQ

Check out these documents:

http://www.lds-mormon.com/aaupbill.shtml

Bateman was a master of cloaking administrative decisions with the priesthood.

Another reason why I could never work at BYU.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by Brian

What is the genesis for the belief that you will go inactive if you don't go to a church school? Are the youth of today so feeble that they are unable withstand anything other than being hand fed bits of toast dipped in milk?

Where do you gather that?

Students need some who share similar belief systems to survive or thrive. Church school or not, would you encourage your child to attend far away from places where nobody knows LDS beliefs and where the chances of dating somebody of similar faith are non-existent?

For me, it's more social. Kids need kids to date. If you send the kids to places where it's difficult to find LDS kids to date, they will struggle. It's just practical.