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Southwest Baptist University welcomes students, staff and the community to spring semester Chapel and Equip services, which take place weekly at 10 a.m. on campus in Pike Auditorium through May 4. Chapel services, which occur on Mondays, feature corporate worship and encouragement, and Equip services, which occur on Wednesdays, focus on teaching and equipping.
Southwest Baptist University Director of Safety and Security Mark Grabowski has been elected the 2016 chair of ASIS of the Ozarks, the regional chapter of ASIS International, the leading organization for security professionals.
Read: "Grabowski reelected chair of ASIS International chapter"
Nearly 150 students graduated from the Mercy College of Nursing and Health Sciences of Southwest Baptist University during a commencement ceremony Thursday, Dec. 17, at Ridgecrest Baptist Church in Springfield.
Ninety-two undergraduate students graduated from Southwest Baptist University during commencement Friday, Dec. 18, at the Jane and Ken Meyer Wellness and Sports Center on the Bolivar campus. The University holds graduation twice a year, in December and May.
Southwest Baptist University broke ground Friday, Dec. 18, on the project to expand and renovate the Bolivar campus' Gene Taylor National Free Enterprise Center, which houses the Robert W. Plaster College of Business and Computer Science and the department of history and political science.
Read: "SBU breaks ground on project to renovate, expand Taylor Center "
Southwest Baptist University honored employees with employment anniversary milestones, beginning with five years, during the annual employee Christmas banquet Dec. 10. The employees recognized have given a total of 710 years of service to SBU.
Diana Gallamore, director of the Center for Global Connections, and Dr. Troy Bethards, dean of the Robert W. Plaster College of Business and Computer Science, received the Staff and Faculty Life Beautiful Awards during the annual employee Christmas banquet Dec. 10 at Southwest Baptist University.
Read: "SBU awards Life Beautiful Awards to Gallamore, Bethards"
Southwest Baptist University student Madeleine Loser of Sahuarita, Ariz., was honored by SBU University Libraries as the Outstanding Student Assistant of the Month for November 2015.