Chelsie Bartley is the Creative Editor and a staff journalist for MBU Timeline. She majors in journalism. Chelsie is a student worker for the Office of Alumni Relations and is a Community Leader on campus. After graduation, she hopes to pursue a career in a non-profit doing events, marketing and design work. Apart from writing, she enjoys eating new foods, exploring St. Louis and being outdoors.
The International Student Services office provides services for the 52 international students at MBU. From extensive help with paperwork to working through culture shock, the ISS office is an amazing resource for its students. Last weekend, they held their first-ever BBQ to kick off the school year and provide an opportunity for the students to get to know each other. The BBQ was held at the home of Jessica Fitzgerald, director of International Student Services.
This year the Career Services office held the seventh annual Health and Wellness Fair. It featured 36 vendors, including Thrive St. Louis, Chick-fil-A and MBU’s very own Fitness Center.
Directed by Kasey Cox and opening today at MBU, the play was developed by a playwright on faculty at Fontbonne University. This interview with Cox details the play and its potential impact on social understandings.
Resident Life held its second annual Block Party in Spartan Village Aug. 14. There were over 130 on-campus residents and commuter students who came out to enjoy a night of lawn games, hot dogs and community.
Here are some interesting facts about MBU Timeline, the student newsmagazine of Missouri Baptist University, in St. Louis:
*Our mission statement is: MBU Timeline is the student news network of Missouri Baptist University, a private Christian university that embraces the essential core value of “social change through service and leadership.”
*The Bible verse that drives our mission is 2 Timothy 2:15 (Worldwide English Version): “Tell the true message in the right way.”
*The WordPress website has been up since late-fall 2013. We average about 3,000 sessions and about 5,000 pageviews per month.
*Our stories and galleries get as few as 40 or 50 hits, or as many as 8,000 hits.
*We have readers in every state and more than 90 countries around the world. We have several readers in South America, the United Kingdom, India and Australia.
*Most of our readers are in Missouri, followed by Illinois, California and Texas.
*We do not accept advertising as we are a not-for-profit online newsmagazine.
*We welcome contributors from all walks of MBU life, regardless of your major. Reach out to us on Twitter at: @mbutimeline.
