Join Missouri Baptist University students, faculty and staff as they support this year’s third annual Research Symposium, which has grown a remarkable 61 percent in participation since last year.
Helping MBU celebrate Black History Month, Kuumba performed for students, faculty and staff as sounds of bongo drums and African Dance filled the Mabee Great Hall. Kuumba is a group that offers visions of traditional African Culture through their performances.
Gregg Favre, a captain with the St. Louis Fire Department, was interviewed for MBU’s 2015 fall Media Talk on Nov. 10. Favre spoke to students and staff about communication challenges the Fire Department faced during the events that took place in Ferguson as well as offering students advice in various topics. He was introduced and interviewed by communications students, James King, Josh Daugette and Hannah Ballard.
Hoping to revamp the event, Aaron Chastain added new elements this year, including couches to be raffled off, a new stage set up for performing acts, and also included traditional favorites like hot coffee and snacks.
The 19th annual Perk Event Nov. 6, 2015, included a variety of acts that kept the evening entertaining and fresh.
The Perk featured spoken word, acoustic music, a gospel choir and concluded with singer/songwriter Jimmy Needham.
The event gave students and alumni the chance to hear great music and mingle.
Join International Student Services in celebrating the different cultures represented at MBU with events hosted Nov. 16-19 at various locations around campus.
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.