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  Around the State: UMHB art faculty featured in exhibition

  The Baugh Center for the Visual Arts gallery at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor features an exhibit of works by faculty. Michael Evans, president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, will speak at the Hardin-Simmons University convocation.

  08/22/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: HPU completes summer projects; new Buckner Family Hope Center director named

  Buckner International named Diego Silva director of the Buckner Family Hope Center in Peñitas. The Texas School Public Relations Association named Charles Foster Johnson, founding executive director of Pastors for Texas Children, as its 2018 Key Communicator.

  08/15/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: UMHB doctoral students visit BJC; new degree programs approved at HBU

  Students in the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor’s Doctor of Education degree program recently visited the Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty offices in Washington, D.C. The regional accrediting agency granted Houston Baptist University approval to begin three new undergraduate programs and a master’s degree program.

  08/08/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: TBM serves at police funeral, wraps up work in Weslaco

  Texas Baptist Men volunteers served cold water, snacks and lunch to police officers who attended the memorial service for a fallen officer. TBM disaster relief workers and their partners also completed work in Weslaco after contributing more than 9,200 volunteer hours.

  08/01/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: ETBU team serves in Peru; Baylor named as a great place to work

  Representatives from East Texas Baptist University traveled to Peru as a part of the Global Study and Serve Program. Baylor University attained Honor Roll status as a “2018 Great College to Work For,” according to “The Chronicle of Higher Education.”

  07/25/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: TBM and partners top 6,500 volunteer hours in Weslaco so far

  Texas Baptist Men disaster relief teams and their out-of-state partners have contributed more than 6,500 volunteer hours to ongoing ministry in Weslaco. The Association of Recovery in Higher Education recognized Bob and Laura Beauchamp of Houston, whose $2.5 million gift to Baylor University in 2017 created the on-campus Beauchamp Addiction Recovery Center, as Recovery Philanthropists of the Year.

  07/18/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: UMHB creates College of Health Sciences

  The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor brought together its academic programs in nursing, sport science, physical therapy and related disciplines to create the Mayborn College of Health Sciences. Hardin-Simmons University is partnering with Communities Engaging Difference and Religion to provide CEDAR’s first experientially based educational program in Texas.

  07/11/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: Nursing camp at UMHB; prayer breakfast at Baylor

  The Scott & White College of Nursing at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor welcomed high school students to campus for a weeklong camp. Linda Livingstone, president of Baylor University, has invited senior pastors and other faith leaders from throughout Central Texas to a community prayer breakfast July 11 on the Baylor campus.

  07/03/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: Global Hunger Relief Run; UMHB names dean of College of Visual and Performing Arts

  Global Hunger Relief Run during the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting; UMHB names dean of College of Visual and Performing Arts; and more news from Baylor and Houston Baptist University.

  06/27/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: ETBU recognizes Laurie Smith; Werlin Lecture slated at Baylor

  East Texas Baptist University named Laurie Smith the university’s 2018 Professor with Distinction. Award-winning author Donna M. Johnson will present the 2018 Werlin Lecture at Baylor University.

  06/20/2018 - By Staff

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  Around the State: Senior adults gather at ETBU; historian Karen Bullock recognized

  More than 200 senior adults gathered on the East Texas Baptist University campus during the annual Hilltop University retreat. Karen Bullock, professor of church history at the B.H. Carroll Theological Institute, received the W.O. Carver Distinguished Service Award at the Baptist History & Heritage Society’s annual conference.

  06/14/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard

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  Around the State: UMHB and Belton church approve land swap

  The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor trustees and members of First Baptist Church in Belton approved a property exchange between the university and the church. Howard Payne University received $25,000 in scholarship funds from TexasBank through the James and Dorothy Doss Foundation.

  06/06/2018 - By Staff / Baptist Standard