In a stunning turn of events, the search for a new university president has come to an end! At long last, white smoke could be seen spiraling out of the chimney above the Bible Building at Juniperview University.
When former University President [name withheld for legal reasons] died in a freak wind-surfing accident, the Board of Trustees acted quickly to fill the open position.
"We found ourselves in a unique position. Our selection of the new university president would not only define our values as an institution, but also set the course for our coming years. We wanted to send a message, loud and clear," said a university spokesperson.
The selection committee began meeting last winter, narrowing down a pool of 260 possible candidates.
"It was quite a challenge!" said Dan Boone, Chairmen of the Selection Committee, "Some of the candidates were upper-middle class white men from the Midwest, but others were Midwestern white men from the upper-middle class."
The candidates also represented a diverse body of scholarship. Utilizing an unprecedented cross-discipline approach, candidates were accepted with backgrounds in the areas of Systematic Biblical Theology, Systematic Theology and Bible, Theological Biblical Studies, Biblical and Theological Leadership, and Leadership of Theological Biblical Ministries.
After an intensive interview process, the committee selected Dr. James Barsuvius for recommendation; the Board of Trustees later confirmed the decision.
Dr. Norman Osborne, Vice Regent of Biblical Decision Making, had this to say: "Dr. Barsuvius embodies everything our institution has represented for centuries. I can think of no better person to lead the charge, onward and upward into a new era of identical practice. I have confidence that he will lead us forward, back to where we started from. We look forward to going backward together!"
Dr. Barsuvius is the author of numerous books, including:
- Baptists on the Roof
- Baptist Preaching: Tiptoe Through the Pulpits
- The Baptist View on Molecular Biology
- Baptists, Baptists, Baptists!
- Baptist Is as Baptist Does
- Bapt, Bapter, Baptist
- Woman, Go Make Me a Sandwich!
