SBU celebrates new school year at formal convocation
Two faculty members and a staff member were honored at Southwest Baptist University's annual convocation Wednesday, Aug. 23. Convocation marks the formal beginning of the academic year and is a time when campus gathers to focus on SBU's mission and traditions.
Dr. Taylor issues a statement to the SBU campus community at the beginning of the new school year in light of the current events happening in our nation.
Southwest Baptist University is pleased to announce 11 new faculty members for the 2017-2018 academic year. SBU's faculty is integral in the University's mission to be a Christ-centered, caring academic community preparing students to be servant leaders in a global society.
The Southwest Baptist University Department of Music will host guest artist Yuan Yuan Jiang at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 29, in the Meyer Recital Hall of the Casebolt Music Building on the Bolivar campus.
Southwest Baptist University is working toward offering a nursing degree on the University's main campus in Bolivar, and Citizens Memorial Hospital/Citizens Memorial Health Care Foundation has made a lead gift of $600,000 toward funding startup costs for the program.
Southwest Baptist University welcomes students, staff and the community to fall semester Chapel services, which take place weekly at 10 a.m. on campus in Pike Auditorium beginning Monday, Aug. 21 through Wednesday, Dec. 6. The focus for the coming school year is "Reforming... Faith, Life and Thought."
Recipients of BKD public accounting scholarship announced
The Southwest Baptist University recipients of the BKD CPAs & Advisors public accounting scholarship have been announced for the 2017-18 academic year.