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SBU Division of Education inspires future educators
Southwest Baptist University's Division of Education is encouraging current and future educators through multiple initiatives. The Missouri Department of Education reports that enrollment in Missouri teacher preparation programs has declined more than 25 percent during the past decade. Additionally, the rate at which teachers leave the profession is higher than the national average.
SBU Presidential Inauguration events run Feb. 26-March 4
Southwest Baptist University will celebrate the Inauguration of Richard J. Melson, Ph.D., as the University's 26th President with a week of Inaugural events spanning Feb. 26-March 4.
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SBU hosts Spring 2022 Chapel services
Southwest Baptist University welcomes students, employees and the community to Spring semester Chapel services, which take place weekly at 10 a.m. in Pike Auditorium on the Bolivar campus through Wednesday, May 11.
SBU's Bolivar campus closed Feb. 4, 2022
Southwest Baptist University's Bolivar campus is closed Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, due to inclement weather. Classes are canceled, and offices are closed. Remote teaching or working is not expected during the campus closure.
SBU's Bolivar campus closed Feb. 3, 2022
Southwest Baptist University's Bolivar campus is closed Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, due to inclement weather. Classes are canceled, and offices are closed. Remote teaching or working is not expected during the campus closure.
SBU's Bolivar campus closed Feb. 2, 2022
Southwest Baptist University's Bolivar campus is closed Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, due to inclement weather. Classes are canceled, and offices are closed.
SBU Athletics offers free girls' sports clinic Jan. 29 to celebrate National Girls & Women in Sports Day
To help celebrate National Girls & Women in Sports Day (NGWSD), Southwest Baptist University Athletics is excited to offer free sports clinics for girls in kindergarten through eighth grade from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 29 on the Bolivar campus.
SBU confers degrees during winter commencement ceremonies
Southwest Baptist University graduated more than 200 students at two winter 2021 commencement ceremonies on Friday, Dec. 10 in the Jane and Ken Meyer Wellness and Sports Center on the Bolivar campus.
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