SBU Student Begins Internship with The Heritage Foundation

Southwest Baptist University News Release

Contact: Sharina Smith, Office of Marketing & Communications

417-328-1803 / ssmith@sbuniv.edu

WASHINGTON, DC – Jordan Lee Taylor, a junior accounting and marketing dual-major at Southwest Baptist University, recently began a summer-long internship with The Heritage Foundation in Washington DC. Taylor was selected for this internship earlier this year based on his application and writing samples, academic record, extracurricular involvement and professional/educational recommendations.

Founded in 1973, The Heritage Foundation is a research and educational institution whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values and a strong national defense.

Heritage’s staff pursues this mission by performing timely, accurate research on key policy issues, and effectively marketing these findings to its primary audiences: members of Congress, key congressional staff members, policymakers in the executive branch, the nation’s news media and the academic and policy communities.

Taylor is working as the accounting/finance intern for The Heritage Foundation and living in the adjacent Johnson Building, both of which are located on Massachusetts Avenue, several blocks from the U.S. Capitol Building. In addition to his work in the accounting and finance offices, Taylor will work on various policy research and other assignments throughout the summer.

For more information on The Heritage Foundation, please visit www.heritage.org.

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SBU Announces Spring 2011 Graduates and Honor Roll Lists

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Contact: Sharina Smith, Office of Marketing & Communications

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BOLIVAR, MO -- Since its founding in 1878, SBU has enjoyed a legacy of excellence in academics along with an intense passion for building Christ’s kingdom.

Follow the link below to see the Spring 2011 graduation list.

http://www.sbuniv.edu/news/graduates/index.html

Undergraduate students will graduate with honors according to the following GPAs. In order to be graduated with honors, students must have earned a minimum of 45 semester hours of credit at SBU prior to the semester of graduation.

Summa cum laude 3.850-4.00

Magna cum laude 3.700-3.849

Cum laude 3.500-3.699

Spring 2011 honor roll lists: http://www.sbuniv.edu/news/HonorRoll/index.html

Honor Roll
To be listed on the semester's honor roll, students must carry at least 12 hours of college work at Southwest Baptist University and earn at least a B (3.00 GPA), with no grade below C.
Trustees’ List ..................... 3.85 - 4.00 Deans’ List......................... 3.50 - 3.69
President's List ................... 3.70 - 3.84 Honor's List........................ 3.00 - 3.40

SBU graduates have gone on to excel at Harvard, Notre Dame, Dartmouth, and other Ivy League schools. Our graduates have served and are serving in national, local, and state government. They have had successful careers with companies such as Cerner, Smith Barney/CitiGroup, Hallmark, Proctor & Gamble, Dannon Inc., New York Life, Bayer, Eli Lilly and Company, John Deere, Boeing, Motorola, Intel and Microsoft.

Many SBU graduates have been chosen to pastor churches, lead worship, and serve as missionaries in North America and around the world. SBU is a leader among private universities in the Midwest in truly integrating Christ-centered academic pursuits with comprehensive professional programs at an affordable price. At SBU, the faculty and staff create a caring, academic community to prepare students as servant leaders in a global society. For more information, visit www.SBUniv.edu.

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SBU Social Work Program Continues to Develop

SBU Social Work Program Continues to Develop

Southwest Baptist University News Release

Contact: Sharina Smith, Office of Marketing & Communications

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BOLIVAR, Mo. – The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Commission on Accreditation voted in its June meeting to award Southwest Baptist University’s Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program with candidacy status. Candidacy is the next step in the accreditation process through CSWE.

“Candidacy marks an important step in the development of the program” said Christine Saladino, the BSW program director. “It also means that, according to CSWE standards, students who enter the program will be considered graduates of an accredited program.”

A series of benchmarks and site visits must be completed before the program is granted full accreditation. The program will be eligible for full accreditation in three years.

The BSW program has also added a second faculty member. Amanda Keys, MSW, LCSW, has been hired as the director of field education.  In addition to teaching social work courses, Keys will be responsible for the development and oversight of the field program. BSW students in their senior year will complete two practicum experiences in local social services agencies for a total of 450 hours.

“This candidacy status continues to confirm the quality of education SBU provides is exceptional.  It also helps social work graduates to be competitive within the human service profession” said Keys.      

The BSW program at SBU will prepare students for entry-level positions in the social work field.  According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics, the profession is growing faster than average for all occupations, especially in the areas of aging and health care services. There are currently more than 640,000 professional social workers employed in the United States.

The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) is a nonprofit national association representing more than 3,000 individual members, as well as graduate and undergraduate programs of professional social work education. Founded in 1952, this partnership of educational and professional institutions, social welfare agencies, and private citizens is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation as the sole accrediting agency for social work education in this country.

Since 1878, Southwest Baptist University has been a Christ-centered, caring academic community preparing students to be servant leaders in a global society.  SBU has been recognized for being one of America’s 100 Best College Buys® for 15 years and one of America’s Best Christian Colleges® for 14 consecutive years. SBU’s financial aid program has been recognized as one of America’s Best College Scholarships® for the past four years.

The SBU Bolivar campus is home to approximately 1,600 outstanding undergraduates and 900 graduate students. Academic offerings include associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in more than 45 academic disciplines including pre-professional programs, business, and nursing as well as liberal arts majors.

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Southwest Baptist University is a leader among private universities in truly integrating Christ-centered academic pursuits with comprehensive professional programs at an affordable price. At SBU, the faculty and staff create a caring, academic community to prepare students to be servant leaders in a global society. For more information, visit www.SBUniv.edu.

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SBU Music Professor’s Composition Performed in Carnegie Hall

SBU Music Professor’s Composition Performed in Carnegie Hall

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BOLIVAR, Mo. – Dr. Renee Waters, professor of music at Southwest Baptist University, attended a performance of her original composition, "I Will Exalt You" (SATB chorus and piano), at Carnegie Hall in New York, on Friday evening, May 27, 2011. 

The concert featured five choral ensembles from the United States and Canada, as part of the Choral Spotlight Series sponsored by MidAmerica Productions. 

Dr. Waters' composition was performed by the Willard High School Chorus (Willard, MO), under the direction of Mark Lawley.

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PHOTO: Left to right Dr. Renee Waters with her husband Dr. Jeff Waters.

Southwest Baptist University is a leader among private universities in truly integrating Christ-centered academic pursuits with comprehensive professional programs at an affordable price. At SBU, the faculty and staff create a caring, academic community to prepare students to be servant leaders in a global society. For more information, visit www.SBUniv.edu.

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