SBU News

St. John’s/SBU College of Nursing to hold pinning and commencement ceremony

Tue, 18 May 2010 10:06:24 PST

SPRINGFIELD, MO ─ St. John's College of Nursing of Southwest Baptist University pinning and commencement ceremony will be held Thursday, May 20, at 7:00 p.m., at Second Baptist Church in Springfield. One hundred and five nursing graduates will be pinned and receive diplomas.

BREAKING NEWS: SBU SIFE Going to National Competition

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:42:17 PST

ROGERS, Ark. -- SBU SIFE has been named a 2010 SIFE Regional Champion. This marks the SBU team’s 26th win in 27 years. The team will compete at the National Exposition in Minneapolis May 11-13. In 2009, SBU SIFE placed in the top 32 teams in the nation.

SBU to be visited by Equality Ride

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:39:21 PST

BOLIVAR, MO – Southwest Baptist University has been planning and preparing for the Equality Ride visit to the Bolivar campus on Wednesday, April 14, in good faith regarding meaningful, civil, and peaceful discussion. As a Christ-centered campus, it is an expectation that all members of the SBU community and Equality Ride guests speak respectfully and graciously toward one another.

Darren Farris Attains Certification Status of Professional Locksmith

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:51:21 PST

BOLIVAR, Mo. – SBU's Access Control Coordinator Darren Farris recently attained the status of Professional Locksmith and certifications in all major locking systems. Farris completed his training at Lockmasters Security Institute in Nicholasville, Kentucky. The 80-hour school covered most aspects of locksmithing and key control.

SBU Spring Chorale Concert Presented on April 19

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:38:31 PST

BOLIVAR, Mo. – The Chorale of Southwest Baptist University will present its Spring Concert on Monday, April 19, at 7:30 p.m. in Pike Auditorium on the Bolivar campus. Admission is free and a reception for the audience will be held backstage following the concert.

SBU Email-Writing Campaign April 6 to Protect Funding for State Program Scholarship

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:15:32 PST

BOLIVAR, Mo. – Southwest Baptist University students, faculty, and staff are attending an e-mail writing campaign April 6 to urge state legislators to protect Access Missouri Scholarship and Bright Flight funding for all students in both the public and private sectors of higher education.

SBU to Host Lecture on Evidence of God in Human Physiology

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 09:45:42 PST

BOLIVAR, Mo. – CORRECTED DATE: The Darrell R. Strait Center for the Integration of Science and Christian Faith at Southwest Baptist University is sponsoring a lecture on Wednesday, April 21, 4:00-5:00 p.m., in Meyer Recital Hall, in the Geneva Casebolt Music Center on the Bolivar main campus. The event is free and open to the public.

SBU Students in Top Three Teams at AITP Nationals

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:14:22 PST

BOLIVAR, Mo. – A team of four Southwest Baptist University computer science students claimed third place at the Association for Information Technology Professionals (AITP) National Collegiate Conference (NCC) in the Microsoft Visual Studio Programming Competition. Full results are listed below.

SBU Chamber Orchestra Concert April 15

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:50:40 PST

BOLIVAR, Mo. – The public is invited to attend a free concert featuring the Southwest Baptist University Chamber Orchestra, Dr. Brian K. Hopwood, conductor, at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 15. The concert will be presented in the Meyer Recital Hall, Casebolt Music Building, on the SBU campus.

SBU CIS Freshmen Claim Third in Debut Programming Contest

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:43:20 PST

BOLIVAR, Mo. -- Southwest Baptist University freshmen Weston Herrington (Carthage, Mo.), Jordan Hull (FR, Greenfield, Mo.), and Derek Tran (Kansas City, Mo.) nabbed a third-place finish at the Mid-South Regional Programming Contest on Saturday at Harding University in Searcy, Ark.

SBU Students Qualify for Nationals at PBL

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:35:58 PST

BOLIVAR, Mo. – Eight Southwest Baptist University students will be competing in the Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) National Leadership Conference this summer as a result of their placing in the 51st Annual Missouri PBL State Leadership Conference, which was held in Jefferson City, March 26-27, 2010.

SBU to Honor Dr. Strait, Ms. Heifner and Award Honorary Doctorates on Founders’ Day

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 15:25:45 PST

BOLIVAR, Mo. – Southwest Baptist University will celebrate Founders’ Day with a formal chapel program Wednesday, April 7, at 10 a.m. in Pike Auditorium on the Bolivar campus.

SBU Takes Third at U.S. Dannon Trust Competition

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:44:25 PST

BOLIVAR, Mo. – A group of Southwest Baptist University students recently competed in the national Dannon TRUST Competition held at Dannon’s Headquarters in White Plains, New York. SBU’s “Team Victory” placed third overall out of 14 teams, with Pennsylvania State University and Columbia University placing first and second. Approximately 30 students from the top universities in the U.S. were challenged to create new marketing techniques for Dannon yogurt products and were required to give a 20-minute presentation of their marketing ideas.

SBU to Host Religion Columnist Cathleen Falsani

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:02:45 PST

BOLIVAR, Mo. – Southwest Baptist University will host Cathleen Falsani speaking in Pike Auditorium Monday, March 29 at 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m. (there will be a showing of “O’Brother Where Art Thou?” followed by a discussion) and Wednesday at 10:00 a.m.

SBU Students to Eat Pizza and Write Letters protesting cuts to Access MO

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:41:29 PST

BOLIVAR, Mo. -- Southwest Baptist University Students: Free pizza will be waiting for you on Tuesday, March 16, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Wheeler Room 143. Come hungry & ready to write letters to your senator & representative asking them to save Access Missouri funding for private college students.

SBU Student Speaks Out Against Changes to Access MO

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:03:24 PST

BOLIVAR, MO -- Southwest Baptist University student Minda Cox spoke to KSPR reporter Joanna Small against the Access Missouri bill (HB1812 & SB784).http://bit.ly/9w7BuS .

SBU and Logan-Rogersville High Musicians to Perform Together

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:49:41 PST

BOLIVAR, MO – The Southwest Baptist University Wind Symphony, Brian K. Hopwood, conductor, will present a free concert on Thursday, March 18, at 7:30 p.m. in Pike Auditorium on the SBU campus. Guest ensemble will be the Logan-Rogersville High School Concert Band, Jim Shannon, conductor.

SBU Hosts Math Contests for Area Schools

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:31:32 PST

BOLIVAR, MO –Southwest Baptist University’s Department of Mathematics recently hosted the 11th Annual Math Contests on Jan. 23 and Feb. 27. On Jan. 23, approximately 376 students from more than 20 Missouri schools arrived on SBU’s Bolivar campus to compete in the math contest. On Feb. 27, approximately 280 students from 24 Missouri schools competed.

SBU Theatre to Present Godspell

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:04:17 PST

Prepare Ye the Way for Godspell

The Southwest Baptist University Theatre and Music departments bring to life one of the most successful Broadway and off-Broadway shows of all time, Godspell. The show will run from March 10-13 at 7 p.m., and March 13-14 from 2:00 p.m. in the Davis-Newport Theatre at SBU’s Bolivar Campus. For ticket information, call the SBU Theatre Box Office at 417-328-1691 or visit www.sbuniv.edu/theatre.

SBU University Libraries Author Series 2010 Spring Event – Heather Gilion, Author

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:44:09 PST

BOLIVAR, MO – Mrs. Heather Gilion will be the featured author of the University Libraries’ Spring 2010 Meet the Author Series event to be held at 7:00 p.m. on March 4 in Hutchens Library located on the Southwest Baptist University campus in Bolivar. Mrs. Gilion’s book, Dancing on My Ashes: Learning to Love the One Who Gives and Takes Away, was co-written with her sister Holly Snell. It tells their inspiring true story of restoration and triumph following the tragic loss of their husbands.