He presents the material to students in a way that not only grasps their attention but makes learning about history feasible.

The students have learned a lot. First, learning about the level of devastation. What we saw on TV does not reflect what the reality is here and hearing the personal stories of people and how they have been affected by the hurricane. It's been really moving and educational. At the same time, the sense of optimism and hope that the people of Mississippi have has been amazing.

Students with learning and attention challenges have been entering higher education in much increased numbers over the last 10 years. We've seen our alumni go on to graduate school in increasingly larger numbers.

We need to pay more attention to the courses students are taking and make sure they are taking the courses that will get them prepared for AP classes.

We need to create a niche different from the NCAA. The NAIA is about students first, about their education.

If you're learning to drive, you need to be paying attention. You need to figure out first how to drive, and as a secondary issue, figure out if you can do two or three things at once.