Alumni and supporters of Southwest Baptist and Drury universities raised a combined $265,245 and surpassed the $500,000 combined fundraising benchmark during the fifth and final Bank of Bolivar CatFight Giving Challenge, which has helped raise money for each school's annual fund.
Southwest Baptist University's Dr. Kevin Hopkins, professor and chair of the SBU Department of Mathematics, presented at the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Regional Conference and Exposition on Nov. 2 in Kansas City.
About 420 number-crunching students from southwest Missouri elementary and middle schools gathered at Southwest Baptist University on Oct. 27 for math contests hosted by the SBU Department of Mathematics.
The Southwest Baptist University Department of Music will present the Wind Symphony and University Band in concert at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 15, in Pike Auditorium on the Bolivar campus.
Southwest Baptist University's Opera Theatre will present scenes from a variety of Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, musical theatre and opera works at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, in Meyer Recital Hall of Casebolt Music Center on the Bolivar campus.
Southwest Baptist University is seeking comments from the public regarding the initial site visit of the Pre-licensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing program on the Bolivar campus.
The Southwest Baptist University Concert Choir and the Bolivar Community Choir will be joined by the Ozark High School Varsity Singers as they present "For a Breath of Ecstasy" by Michael John Trotta at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 13, in Pike Auditorium on the Bolivar campus.
The Southwest Baptist University Department of Music will host more than 100 top high school band students to perform at the 2nd Annual SBU Band Day on Saturday, Nov. 10 on the Bolivar campus.