Springfield, Stockton high schools take top honors in History Bowl at SBU

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Springfield, Stockton high schools take top honors in History Bowl at SBU

BOLIVAR, Mo. — Teams from two Springfield high schools and Stockton High School were the top scorers in the Third Annual High School History Bowl that drew 126 area high school students to Southwest Baptist University’s Bolivar campus Monday, Feb. 25.

Twenty-one teams, each with six students, from 12 area high schools answered 100 questions from 10 history and political science categories (four U.S. history, four world history and two political science).

In the large-school division, Kickapoo High School’s A Team won with 93 correct answers out of a possible 100. The team received a first-place trophy and a $50 check from the Colonial Dames. Central High School’s A Team was second with 84 correct answers and received a trophy. Teams from Willard and Republic also competed.

In the small school division, Springfield Catholic High School’s A Team took first place with 83 correct answers. They received a trophy and a $50 check. Stockton High School’s B Team took second with 81 correct answers and received a trophy. Other schools competing include Fair Grove, Walnut Grove, Pleasant Hope, Fair Play, Strafford and Marion C. Early.

“Congratulations to all of our budding young history scholars,” said James Smith, associate professor of history. “We always enjoy hosting students for this event that tests their knowledge in history and political science.”

The event is co-sponsored by the SBU Department of History and Political Science, the Captain Robert Napier Chapter of the Colonial Dames of the Seventeenth Century and the Matilda Polk Campbell Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

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Intel employee to speak at SBU Feb. 28

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Intel employee to speak at SBU Feb. 28

BOLIVAR, Mo. — Jeff Jackson with Intel Corp. will be speaking about perseverance during the Southwest Baptist University College of Business and Computer Science’s Psalm 15 lecture at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, in the Jane A. Meyer Recital Hall in the Casebolt Music Building on the Bolivar campus.

Jackson graduated from SBU in 1991 with a B.S. in computer science and mathematics and received an M.S. in computer science from Purdue University in 1994. He has been employed by Intel Corp. for 18 years, holding technical individual contributor roles as well as leadership positions in both product and research groups. He currently manages a team of research scientists in Intel's research and development labs. He received the Intel Achievement Award, Intel's highest employee award, in 2005 for his work and currently holds 10 patents.

Psalm 15 lectures are held once each semester, with a guest lecturer speaking on one of the eight character traits that should be hallmarks of students and graduates of the College. Those traits were identified based on Psalm 15.

The lecturer speaks on the specific theme for that semester and relates personal experiences that highlight integrity and a Christian worldview for business leaders.

The lecture is free and open to the public. For more information, call the COBACS office at (417) 328-1694.

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SBU accounting student to intern with Heritage Foundation

Southwest Baptist University Department of Accounting summer interns for the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., are Pearl Karamitros, 2012; Jordan Taylor, 2011; and Meg Goodman, 2013. Only one intern is selected for the organization’s accounting department each summer, and SBU students have been selected for that position three years in a row now.

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SBU accounting student to intern with Heritage Foundation

Third year in a row for SBU student to be selected

BOLIVAR, Mo. — For the third year in a row, a Southwest Baptist University accounting major has been chosen for the prestigious Heritage Foundation Internship Program in Washington, D.C.

Meg Goodman, a junior accounting major from Cape Girardeau, Mo., will spend this summer in Washington, D.C., as the only intern in the accounting department of the Heritage Foundation. Pearl Karamitros, a senior accounting and international business major from Fort Worth, Texas, who grew up in China, interned during the summer of 2012. Jordan Taylor, a senior marketing and economics/finance major from Greenfield, Mo., interned in 2011.

“SBU has provided our department with knowledgeable and professional accounting interns during the previous two years,” said Keith Capp, a staff accountant with Heritage Foundation. “Our experience from working with Jordan and Pearl in their internships has raised the profile of SBU applicants, and we look forward to working with Meg when she starts her internship in June.”

Founded in 1973, The Heritage Foundation is a research and educational institute with a mission 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, according to its website.

“This is a very prestigious opportunity because the Heritage Foundation fits in with many of the ideals of SBU,” said Wayne Clark, chairman of the SBU Accounting Department and an assistant professor of accounting.

About 70 students across the country are chosen for internships in various departments of the organization.

“It is pretty universally accepted in D.C. as the best internship for conservatives,” Taylor said.

While these students’ internships include gaining hands-on experience in accounting in a business environment, they also are given many opportunities to learn conservative ideology and its founding principles.

“It showed me what I want to do in my free time and opened me up to being more politically informed,” Karamitros said. “It made me value a free economy and those economic principles.”

The students said their studies at SBU prepared them well for the internship.

“SBU makes us work hard,” Karamitros said. “You are used to working hard and used to being respectful. Our success at getting so many interns in the Heritage Foundation is a combination of individual drive and how SBU has helped foster that.”

Goodman said being notified of the internship that runs from June 3 through Aug. 9 “felt really surreal” — and fulfills a dream. Since she was in eighth grade, she has wanted to spend the summer between her junior and senior years of college in Washington, D.C.

“But it doesn’t really feel like it is actually happening,” she said. “I have worked the past two summers in the accounting department at a manufacturing plant, working in cost and managerial accounting. I’m hoping to see a different side of accounting.”

Karamitros, who will graduate in May and already has secured a job with KPM CPAs in Springfield, Mo., beginning in August, told Goodman that having an internship in Washington, D.C., on her resume will make a difference when she is looking for a job after graduation.

“When they see Washington, D.C., on your resume, it helps them see you as a more well-rounded person,” she said. “It helps them see some of your interpersonal skills.”

After graduation in May 2014, Goodman plans to take the CPA exam and work in public accounting in either Springfield or St. Louis.

Taylor has been called into missions and plans to use business as a tool for missions. He will spend two months in the Philippines this summer in preparation for spending the spring 2014 semester there doing research on financial literacy as part of his Honors Capstone project. His internship with the Heritage Foundation, he said, helped him to figure out how he could blend business with his calling into missions.

 “Having these three students chosen for this internship is impressive because the Heritage Foundation only hires one student intern in accounting each summer,” said Dr. Troy Bethards, associate professor of business administration and, as of June 1, dean of the College of Business and Computer Science. “It gives affirmation to the quality of our program and our students.”

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SBU Theatre students and faculty recognized at festival

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SBU Theatre students and faculty recognized at festival

BOLIVAR, Mo. – SBU Theatre students and faculty received awards at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Jan. 21-25 in Lincoln, Neb.

·       Jonathan Wehmeyer, instructor of theatre, received a Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Scenic Design for his work on the SBU Theatre production of “Between the Crosses.”

·       Student Jake Carver was recognized for his dramaturgy and lobby display for “Between the Crosses.” 

·       Ariel Hall, a 2012 graduate, received a Certificate of Merit for her costume designs for “Something To Do With William Shakespeare.” 

·       Costumes from “Between the Crosses” designed by Elissa Sartwell, director of SBU Theatre, and student Danielle Petersohn were featured in the annual Costume Parade.

“I am particularly proud of Wehmeyer’s recognition for designing and building an authentic WWI trench on the stage,” Sartwell said. “Jonathan’s set for ‘Between the Crosses’ was simply stunning.”

Representing SBU in the prestigious Irene Ryan acting scholarship competition were Jeff Young, Lindsay Gingrich, Alexandra Phillips, Shannon Gray, Joshua Brown, Jacob Carver and Lauren Schriver.

“The festival is by far one of the best experiences I have had as a theatre student at SBU,” Young said.

Freshmen Abby Munton and Amelia Hicks also auditioned for and performed in short plays at the festival, which was attended by more than 1,600 theatre students and faculty.

Sartwell and Wehmeyer said the week-long festival is an invaluable opportunity for SBU students to network with their peers and professionals in the theatre industry.

“The fact that SBU consistently receives recognition from the organization is evidence that SBU Theatre is able to offer students competitive and quality theatre training,” Sartwell said.

The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival is a nationwide organization that promotes and honors excellence in university theatre. The organization holds eight regional festivals in January and February, culminating in a national festival in April. 

SBU's Theatre major is designed to give the theatre student a broad foundation in theatre arts. For more information about the Theatre Department, contact Elissa Sartwell, Ph.D., assistant professor of communication arts-theatre, at (417) 328-1688 or esartwell@sbuniv.edu.

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SBU Anniversary of The College Fire of 1910

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BOLIVAR, Mo. – Southwest Baptist University invites the public to a free presentation, “The Curious Case of South West Baptist Academy of William Jewell College, Western Baptist College & The Fire of 1910,” on Thursday, May 13, from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. in Meyer Recital Hall, Casebolt Music and Fine Arts building on the Bolivar campus.

The presentation is designed to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the fire that destroyed the college on June 1, 1910, and address some of the questions that continue to swirl around that devastating fire:
Why was William Jewell College involved?
Why did Western Baptist College (African-American) hold a deed to SWBC?
Why didn't the fire department respond immediately when first called?
Was it arson or just an unfortunate accident?

According to the SBU Archives, “You will see the images.  You will see the headlines.  You will hear the words of the people of that era.  To get a true sense of history.... attend this special event.”

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