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the Rice Thresher
From professor to college president
Lindsay to leave for Gordon
by Seth Brown
Thkeshe* Edttoriai Staff
Michael Lindsay
Sociology Assistant Professor Mi-
chael Lindsay will be leaving Rice
this summer to become the eighth
president of Gordon College in Mas-
sachusetts.
Lindsay said he was approached
by Gordon College's presidential
search committee in September and
asked if he would be willing to have
his name put under consideration for
the position.
"I am very' happy at Rice, and
I wasn't sure if this was the time to
make a move," Lindsay said. "How-
ever, I wanted to at least learn more
about the college."
Lindsay said that by February, the
conversation had become much more
serious, and he realized that going to
Gordon was a real possibility.
"1 came to Rice because 1 felt a
deep sense of calling to the work
here - I felt very confirmed that
the things that 1 could bring to the
table in Rice's sociology depart-
ment were precisely the things that
could be of benefit." Lindsay s*ud.
"While 1 was considering this new
role, I felt the same sense of convic-
tion and calling."
Lindsay said that the unanimity
of the decision to select him as Gor-
don's next president gave him the
confirmation that Gordon was the
right place for him to go.
"It will be difficult and sad to
leave friends, colleagues and stu-
dents 1 love, but I'm convinced this is
the right thing for me." Lindsay said.
Lindsay said that although he
hopes to continue teaching at Gor-
don, he will first need to spend a few
years getting accustomed to being
president at Gordon.
"As president, I'll be the person
who wakes up every morning think-
ing about Gordon College, loving the
school and wanting to advance its
mission," Lindsay said.
Gordon is smaller than Rice and
has an explicitly faith-based mis-
sion, Lindsay said.
According to Gordon's faculty
handbook, all administrative offi-
cials and faculty must share the be-
liefs expressed in the college's State-
ment of Faith.
Lindsay, a member and adult
bible study teacher at West Univer-
sity baptist Church, said that part
of his conviction in his decision is
because of Gordon's alignment with
his own faith.
"Gordon is very special in that it is
a place of deep faith and significant
academic inquiry - among Christian
institutions, it's at the very top in
valuing the life of the mind," Lindsay
said. "1 hope that my presidency will
advance that mission even further."
Lindsay said that he also hopes to
help make Gordon — which he said is
perfectly located to make significant
contributions in several areas such
as marine biology — better known.
"I have an evangelistic zeal for
Gordon," Lindsay said.
Sociology Department Chair
Elizabeth Long said Lindsay has
contributed to Rice on multiple lev-
els, including through his teaching,
research and work with the Social
Sciences Gateway program and Pro-
gram for the Study of Leadership.
"His research has been very excit-
ing and has brought Rice media visi-
bility," Long said. "He has connected
Rice with the community in a very
productive way for the university."
McMurtry College senior David
Sorge, who has worked with Lindsay
as a research assistant through the
Humanities Research Center since
last summer, said Lindsay has in-
spired him in a number of ways.
"[Lindsay is] one of the most
hard-working people I've ever seen,"
Sorge said. "He's always on top of his
game, and he has high expectations
of himself and others."
Sorge said that besides helping
with Lindsay's research, he is also
currently taking Lindsay's Social
Theory course, SOCI 380.
"He's definitely one of the best
professors I've had here at Rice,"
Sorge said. "His teaching style is a
good balance between Socratic ques-
tioning and lecturing."
Long said although the depart-
ment would begin preparing this
summer to start the hiring process
for a new professor, it would be dif-
ficult to replace Lindsay.
"I don't know of anybody else
who has quite that constellation of
gifts and talents," Long said. "We're
proud and happy for him, although
we'll feel his loss quite keenly."
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