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The Southwest Baptist University Jazz Ensemble will be featured in concert at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 27, in Pike Auditorium on the Bolivar campus.
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.
Read: "SBU's Wind Symphony, University Band to present concert Nov. 15"
Nearly 650 students will graduate from Southwest Baptist University during three commencement ceremonies -- one held Thursday, May 12, in Springfield and two held Saturday, May 14, in Bolivar.
About 550 number-crunching students from Missouri and Kansas elementary and middle schools gathered at Southwest Baptist University on Jan. 23 and Jan. 30 for math contests hosted by the SBU Department of Mathematics. The 17th annual competition provided a positive educational experience and encouraged the enjoyment and study of mathematics.
Kinsey Shelton, an English education major from Highland, Ill., and Hunter Smith, a biblical studies major from Kansas City, Mo., won the titles of Mr. and Miss Southwest at the annual pageant on Friday, March 4 at Southwest Baptist University. Eight candidates were nominated by SBU faculty and staff and voted upon by the student body for the purpose of selecting a pair of students to represent the Bearcat family for the next year.
Southwest Baptist University has added a degree in digital marketing that will give graduates a competitive edge in an emerging field.
Southwest Baptist University will be hosting the biblical archaeology exhibit "Khirbet el-Maqatir - A Journey through Biblical History" beginning Saturday, Feb. 24. The exhibit will be on display through December in the Joyce Sells Heritage Center of the Jester Learning and Performance Center on the Bolivar campus and feature about 200 artifacts from ancient Israel, Jordan, Egypt and Syria.
Read: "Biblical Archaeology Exhibit coming to SBU on Feb. 24"
Teacher candidates from the Southwest Baptist University campuses at Mountain View and Salem recently began their student teaching this semester in area elementary, middle school and high school classrooms.
Read: "SBU-Mountain View, SBU-Salem send out future teachers"