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Southwest Baptist University will graduate students at three commencement ceremonies this spring. The Bolivar campus will host two ceremonies on Saturday, May 14, including the undergraduate commencement at 10 a.m. and the graduate ceremony at 3 p.m. The Springfield campus (Mercy College of Nursing and Health Sciences of SBU) graduation ceremony will be held at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, May 12.
Southwest Baptist University's Center for Global Connections formally commissioned 12 mission teams, as well as Intercultural Studies majors, at the semester's final Chapel service on Wednesday, Dec. 5, in Pike Auditorium on the Bolivar campus.
Read: "SBU mission teams commissioned at Dec. 5 Chapel service"
The Southwest Baptist University Department of Music will present a faculty piano recital at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 29, in Meyer Recital Hall.
Southwest Baptist University's Speaking Bearcats finished fourth at the Pi Kappa Delta National Tournament and Convention held March 20-24, 2019, at Hofstra University, in Hempstead, N.Y.
Read: "Speaking Bearcats finish fourth at national tournament"
Southwest Baptist University will be hosting multiple keynote speakers, including Darshan, Devin Nash, and Kevin Hoang, and conducting workshops at its Esports Expo on Saturday, April 29, on the Bolivar campus.
Robbie Bryant, MEP Maintenance Supervisor for Southwest Baptist University's Physical Plant, recently received the Educational Facilities Professional (EFP) credential, announced by the APPA.
Retired United States Marine Corps Gen. Randolph "Tex" Alles, current director of the U.S. Secret Service, will speak during the Chapel service at 10 a.m., Monday, Sept. 17, in Pike Auditorium at Southwest Baptist University.
Read: "Secret Service director to speak at SBU on Constitution Day"
Southwest Baptist University's Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) organization had nine students qualify for the PBL Nationals on June 24-27 in Anaheim, Calif., following an impressive showing at the PBL State Leadership Competition on April 1 in Springfield.
Read: "SBU PBL qualifies nine students for national competition"