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SBU faculty to be honored as academic chairs at formal convocation
Angela Brown-Peterson and Dr. Timothy Wood will be honored with the designation of academic chair at Southwest Baptist University's Formal Convocation, which will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, in Pike Auditorium on the Bolivar campus.
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SBU's Johnson selected to serve on CIAO Commission
Dr. Brad Johnson, vice president for university relations at Southwest Baptist University, has been appointed to serve on the Chief Institutional Advancement Officer Commission of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities.
SBU launches varsity eSports program for fall 2016
Southwest Baptist University is one of about 15 colleges and universities in the nation to offer eSports as a varsity athletics program, with scholarships available for the 2016 fall semester.
Organizations welcome at SBU Volunteer Fair
The social work program at Southwest Baptist University will host a campus-wide Volunteer Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday, Aug. 29, in the Goodson Student Union on SBU's Bolivar campus.
SBU receives funding that will help address nursing shortage in southwest Missouri
Southwest Baptist University has received $230,000 in funds to administer a loan program that will help address the area's nursing shortage by providing a new financial aid option for some students at SBU's Mercy College of Nursing and Health Sciences in Springfield.
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SBU professors participate in AP reading
Four professors from Southwest Baptist University were selected to participate in the 2016 College Board Annual AP Reading in June at the Kansas City Convention Center.
Conley named 2016 Missouri FBLA-PBL Adviser of the Year
Meilani Conley, instructor of computer and information science at Southwest Baptist University, was named the 2016 Missouri Adviser of the Year by Future Business Leaders of America - Phi Beta Lambda during the Missouri State Leadership Conference. Conley has served as the SBU FBLA-PBL adviser for three years and will be leading 15 SBU students to national competition this summer.
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SBU FBLA-PBL has 15 students qualify for national competition
Southwest Baptist University's Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda organization will have 15 students participating in the PBL National Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Ga., June 24-27. These students qualified for nationals based on their performances at the state-level competition.
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