Sam Kocheri
by Juliana Schmidt ’25 • November 08, 2024
As the new Professor of History, Sam Kocheri Clement might be new to teaching at Houghton…
Sarah Massey
by Julia Collins ’26 • October 11, 2024
On Thursday, Oct. 17, Music Professor Sarah Massey will be holding a lecture as part of…
Ryann Cooley
by Aivery Shuck ’26 • October 04, 2024
Ryann Cooley has been serving the Houghton community as a professor for 11 years now, but…
After Party Groups
by Anna Lloyd ’26 • September 27, 2024
This week, sixteen small groups across campus met for the first time, utilizing a six-week curriculum…
Ransom Poythress
by Lydia Merrill ’25 • September 20, 2024
“If you’ve ever been a student in one of Dr. Ransom Poythress’s STEM classes at Houghton..
Embracing the Shift
by Hannah Strudivant ’25 • September 13, 2024
Embarking on a lifestyle change can be both exhilarating and terrifying. Whether someone is driven by…
Dr. Marcus Dean
by Abigail Bates ’26 • April 19, 2024
Dr. Marcus Dean is a professor of Global Studies, and the Director of Off-Campus Studies at Houghton University…
Rene Stempert
by Anna Catherman ’24 • April 19, 2024
On July 4, 2024, Rene Stempert will celebrate her 30th year on the job. “My first day on the job was a paid holiday, so that was kinda cool,” Stempert said…
Rachel Wells
by Anna Catherman ’24 • April 19, 2024
Senior Rachel Wells took Transitions this Fall 2023 semester. Wells came to Houghton from New York City, where she’d attended The King’s College for two years…
Andrew Walton
by Anna Catherman ’24 • April 12, 2024
Dr. Andrew Walton has been in school for 21 years. During his undergraduate years at Houghton College, he took a gap year to “go be a ski bum in Colorado.” After his freshman year as a politics major, he was adrift. But once he came back, he “never left school again.” He ended up switching his major after falling in love with the Old Testament of the Bible…
Jesse Sharpe
by Anna Catherman ’24 • March 15, 2024
Dr. Jesse Sharpe has had a fruitful year of teaching, researching, and speaking. Over the past few months, he spoke at conferences in Philadelphia, and Baton Rouge, La. “It’s been a particularly busy scholarly semester,” Sharpe noted…
Elijah Sproull
by Anna Catherman ’24 • March 15, 2024
Elijah Sproull turned down Division II scholarships in volleyball to come to Houghton – before there even was a volleyball program. Sproull started playing volleyball in middle school. In high school, he traveled the country playing. But he was prepared to give it up at God’s leading…
Carolyn Miller
by Anna Catherman ’24 • March 15, 2024
When Carolyn Paine left the Houghton to go to Vietnam in 1961, she “didn’t cry until she was on the plane.” “I’m not a person who made unusual, brave, or wild decisions,” Carolyn claims. But when John Miller telephoned her to propose, she agreed…
Mercy Seat and Koinonia
by Rebecca Dailey ’25 • February 09, 2024
Both Mercy Seat and Koinonia (Koin) are just two of several ways students can participate in worship on Houghton University’s campus, with each bringing its own unique forms of fellowship. Mercy Seat first began in 2001 and Koin was originally called Celebration in 1978, until it was renamed Koinonia in September of 1999…
Babafemi Sorinolu
by Anna Catherman ’24 • February 02, 2024
“Coming to Houghton wasn’t really much of a shock to me,” Professor Babafemi Sorinolu, born and raised in Nigeria, said when asked if it was a challenge coming to rural western New York. Sorinolu, who has spent most of his life in cities, likes the close community that Houghton has to offer…