LeTourneau University as the Christian Polytechnic University

What does it mean for LeTourneau University to adopt the identity "The Christian Polytechnic University"? Does this align with our mission? Does this take our school in a different direction? Is there a place for all academic disciplines? Are we narrowing our scope and reach? Are we expanding it? Most important, is this trademark a promise we can keep?

This essay is an attempt to address these issues and the university we have all come to love. My hope is that it will help us see that "The Christian Polytechnic University" is not only a fitting identity for our institution but also names the unique educational calling we have inherited and that now presses us forward.