Meet the featured students!
Minh Dinh
Minh is a youth ministry major from West Plains, Mo. He is very involved in campus life at SBU, from attending student activities to serving as an Ambassador for the President's Office to volunteering with KLIFE ministries.
SBU's dynamic campus community is what drew Minh here. He loves how easy it is for SBU students to get involved on campus. In this College Tour segment, Minh shares his story about his campus life experience.
Mary Rose Foster
Mary Rose graduated from SBU in May 2022 with a degree in biology. She is now headed to medical school! While at SBU, Mary Rose was a captain for our women's basketball team.
Mary Rose came to SBU from Frisco, Texas. She chose SBU because she knew this is a place where she could balance her love of athletics with her passion for learning medicine. In this College Tour segment, Mary Rose shares about her experience as a student-athlete at SBU.
Brenna Allen
Brenna is a nursing major from Moundville, Mo. She credits her SBU faculty for helping her discover her passion for nursing and prepare her to be a servant leader in the healthcare field.
Nurses are in high demand across the country, and SBU is training compassionate and competent nurses. In this College Tour segment, Brenna shares about her experiences with SBU's nursing program and gives you a glimpse into our state-of-the-art nurse training facilities.
Nick Schulte
Nick came to SBU from Junction City, Kan., and graduated in May 2022 with a degree in biology with concentration in biomedical science. Nick is now in dental school preparing to become a dentist.
Transitioning to college was a struggle for Nick, but his SBU faculty and advisors helped him persevere when he wanted to give up. In this College Tour segment, Nick talks about his experience with SBU faculty guiding him to academic success.
Corynn Knight
Corynn was excited to find she could pursue her academic goals right here in her hometown of Bolivar, Mo. She graduated from SBU in May 2022 with a degree in biology with concentration in biomedical science. Corynn is now headed to graduate school to pursue a career in scientific research.
As an undergraduate student at SBU, Corynn has worked closely with expert faculty in groundbreaking research opportunities. She has even had her work published in a dozen publications before graduation! In this College Tour segment, Corynn shares about her experiences with academic research at SBU.
Hannah Kaufman
Hannah is a mathematics and physics double major with minor in computer science from Forsyth, Mo. Her experiences with SBU faculty have inspired her to pursue a career as a math professor.
SBU's top-notch academic programs in math and computer science have equipped Hannah with a variety of unique opportunities, including research work at UCLA and being selected as a fellow in a research initiative at MIT. During this College Tour segment, Hannah shares about her academic experience at SBU.
Keiton Johnson
Keiton is an elementary education major from Odessa, Mo. On his path to becoming a teacher, Keiton discovered that the best place for his career preparation was at SBU.
The education program at SBU is preparing future teachers like Keiton with a variety of real-world opportunities through field experiences, student teaching and the Bearcat Teach internship. In this College Tour segment, Keiton shares about his experiences with the education majors at SBU.
Maddie Gandy
Maddie is a music education major from Colorado Springs, Colo. Her goal is to become a music therapist, and her time at SBU is preparing her to do just that!
SBU offers fine arts opportunities in art, music and theatre — and you don't have to be a fine arts major to participate! Scholarships are available, too. In this College Tour segment, Maddie will tell you about the fine arts experience at SBU.
Nathan Reisner
Nathan is an accounting and economics/finance major from Royse City, Texas. He chose SBU because of its excellent track record in preparing accounting and business graduates. But his favorite part of his SBU experience has been the opportunity to interact with and learn from people of diverse backgrounds.
In this College Tour segment, Nathan shares about his opportunities to travel and study globally through SBU's Center for Global Connections, as well as his opportunities to befriend classmates from more than 30 different countries.
Britney Clark
Britney graduated from SBU with a marketing degree and is headed to California to pursue a master's degree in screenwriting. She chose SBU because of the opportunity to pursue both an education and an athletic experience, at a cost affordable for her and her family.
Beyond the classroom, Britney was heavily involved at SBU as a member of the track team and a leader with Student Association. The holistic campus experience at SBU provided Britney with leadership training and skills development she wouldn't have received elsewhere. Hear about her experience as a student leader in this College Tour segment.