Southwest Baptist
University News Release
Contact:
Sharina Smith, Office of Marketing & Communications
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| photo by Sesha Shannon Smith |
BOLIVAR, Mo. – Southwest Baptist University welcomed more
than 450 freshmen to the first day of classes yesterday.
Vice President for
Enrollment Management Dr. Stephanie Miller reported an increase in first day enrollment
with 455 freshmen (up from 444 in 2011).
With this increase in enrollment comes
freshman ACT scores averaging 23 and their GPA averaging 3.48, Dr. Miller said.
Joining the new freshmen were 100 new transfer students.
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| photo by Sesha Shannon Smith |
The
official academic year will begin tomorrow with a formal convocation at 10:00
a.m. in Pike Auditorium on the Bolivar main campus.
All
SBU students, faculty, staff, alumni, trustees, and retired employees of the
University are invited to attend.
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Photos
by Sesha Shannon Smith
(above): Welcome Week ceremonies marked the beginning for freshmen at SBU.
(left): SBU President Dr. C. Pat Taylor and Director of Student Activities Nathan
Penland welcome the freshmen to SBU in Pike Auditorium.
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.
SBU’s
Office of Marketing and Communications is available to news media 24 hours a
day at (417) 399-7918.
