Published on November 1, 2012 by Philip Poole  

Â鶹¹û¶³'s trustee executive committee elected one new faculty member at an Oct. 31 meeting in Birmingham.

Xiaodong Wong was elected associate professor of pharmaceutical, social and administrative sciences. Wong has a doctorate from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Since 2005, he has been Assistant Professor, University of Toledo (Ohio) College of Medicine.

The next full meeting of Â鶹¹û¶³'s board of trustees will be Dec. 4 in Birmingham.

 

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.