Dr. Jason Allen Speaking in the Pilgrim Chapel at Dallas Baptist University

Dr. Jason Allen Speaks in DBU Chapel

Dr. Jason Allen, president of the Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, addressed DBU students in chapel. He encouraged and challenged them to embrace the Lord rather than earthly things.

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DBU Hosts President of Texas Baptists Dr. Ronny Marriott

President of Texas Baptists, Dr. Ronny Marriott, addressed the DBU student body and spoke of the importance of unity and love amid a divisive world.

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DBU Students Pray for the Nation at See You at the Quad

DBU students gathered on Wed. September 25 to pray for our world, nation, and students worldwide to honor the 'See You at the Pole' tradition started over 30 years ago.

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Texas Business Hall of Fame Honors Three DBU Students

This year, the Texas Business Hall of Fame inducted recent graduate Jaret V. Grayson, current undergraduate student Micah Harkless, and current graduate student Christopher Castle for their entrepreneurial endeavors.

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SWAT 2024 Was a Home Run

Over 600 new Patriots began their journey on the DBU campus during Student Welcome and Transition (SWAT) week. The week capped off with the start of a brand-new tradition: Running Home.

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DBU Takes Two Groups to Spain

Each year, DBU takes multiple trips to Alfa y Omega in Denia, Spain, to serve the community and share the Gospel. This summer, a group from DBU's Ford Village toured the country while another group served at summer camps to share the Gospel.

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100 Doctoral, Graduate, and Undergraduate Students Joined the DBU Alumni Family at Summer Commencement

On August 2, 2024, Dallas Baptist University celebrated 100 new graduates at the 10:00 A.M. service, including the commencement speaker, Dr. Carter Willis, who graduated with a Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership.

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DBU Students Traveled to South Korea

This summer, DBU students traveled to South Korea to become immersed in a new culture and learn from Professor Rick Jordan and Dr. Jon Choi.

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DBU Cook School of Leadership Welcomes its 20th Ph.D. Cohort

It has been 20 years since the Cook School of Leadership welcomed its first Cohort to University Hill. This year, the Ph.D. in Leadership Studies program welcomed Cohort XX, led by Dr. Mary Nelson.

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DBU Student Alexis Delagarza Selected for the Charley Pride Fellow Internship with the Texas Rangers

Alexis Delagarza, a Broadcast and Digital Media major, is interning with the Texas Rangers as part of the Charley Pride Fellowship. During the 10-week program, she will gain hands-on experience with marketing, branding, and production.

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DBU Students Co-directing a Film

DBU Students Emma Sumlin and Jonathan Collins are shooting a film called Timeless, a love story set in World War II.

DBU student Luke Brooker, recipient of the Sumners Foundation Scholarship

DBU Student Luke Brooker Awarded Hatton W. Sumners Scholarship

Luke Brooker was awarded $30,000 from the Sumners Foundation because of his passion for civic engagement, academic excellence, and passion for our country.

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DBU Celebrates Over 500 New Graduates at Spring Commencement Services

DBU welcomed over 500 new undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral graduates into the DBU Alumni Family this year’s spring commencement on Thursday, May 9, and Friday, May 10. There are now over 41,000 graduates worldwide who exemplify Christ and servant leadership in their careers.

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The Patriots Bring Home Multiple Championship Titles this Spring

It's a fourpeat! For the fourth year in a row, DBU Cheer and Patriettes traveled to Daytona to defend their title and brought home the gold again. Also, DBU Men's and Women's Golf both won the Lone Star Conference Tournament.

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DBU Places Second in the National Collegiate Digital Marketing Championship

Professor Sandra Crawford Williamson and Dr. Kyle Allison coached a group of DBU marketing students to compete in the National Digital Marketing Championship.

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Global Sports Mission Initiative: DBU Women's Soccer and Volleyball Serve in Costa Rica

DBU Students traveled the globe during spring break to New York City, Washington D.C., and Costa Rica. DBU's Women's Soccer and Volleyball teams served with the Costa Rica Soccer ministry and shared the Gospel throughout their trip.

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DBU STUNT Wins the LSC Championship

During the team's first season as an NCAA program, DBU STUNT claimed victory at the inaugural Lone Star Conference Tournament. Next stop: Nationals!

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DBU Hosts Daughter of Chick-fil-A Founder, Trudy Cathy White

Daughter of Chick-fil-A founder Trudy Cathy White addressed DBU students in chapel. She shared her story of being the youngest franchise owner in company history and how the Lord has utilized her and her family to further the Kingdom.

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Commissional Corner: Evangelical Missiological Society

Students in the MAGL program, consider joining the Evangelical Missiological Society to use your talents to further the Kingdom around the world.

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Reverend Bertrain Bailey Recites Famous MLK Speech in Chapel

Reverend Bertrain Bailey addressed DBU students during Chapel and recited the famous "I Have a Dream" speech originally delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Counseling Connections: February 2024

Learn what the Master of Arts in Christian Counseling Program is up to this month!

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DBU Announces New Associate of Engineering Partnership with Baylor University

DBU is thrilled to announce the new Associate of Engineering partnership with Baylor University.

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Commissional Corner: Attending Cross Con24

The February 2024 Edition of the Commissional Corner Newsletter from the Master of Arts in Global Leadership program at DBU.

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Theology Matters

Introducing Tina Braswell, Program Assistant, and Madison Miller, Student Worker.

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Counseling Connections - Volume 1

Counseling Connections is sent to DBU students and alumni of the Master of Arts in Christian Counseling program.

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Texas Baptists Executive Director, Dr. Julio Guarneri, Speaks in DBU Chapel

Dr. Julio Guarneri, who was recently installed as the new Executive Director of Texas Baptists, spoke to students in DBU Chapel this November. In his message, Guarneri urged students to remember the people of faith who have gone before us.

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Herb Robbins Research Symposium

On November 3 and 4, DBU Hosted the annual Herb Robbins Research Symposium. The two-day-event, sponsored in partnership with the Beta Beta Beta Biological Society, has since 2008 featured student and alumni presentations of scientific research.

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October Commissional Corner: EMS Conference

As part of a Special Topics course, Dr. Mark Alexander took his class to the Evangelical Missiological Society (EMS) annual conference.

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DBU Celebrates Missions Emphasis Week

A special missions emphasis focus turned students' attention to the great spiritual need of the world with a special chapel message, luncheon, and outdoor mission organization fair.

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Three DBU Students Named to Texas Business Hall of Fame

DBU students Ritesh Rana, Zak Kos, and Gavin Duke were three recipients of the Mitchell Family Foundation Scholarship and were recently added to the Texas Business Hall of Fame family.

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Incoming Class Participates in Student Welcome and Transition (SWAT) Week 2023

As a part of Student Welcome and Transition (SWAT) week, incoming students participated in outdoor activities and games, nights of worship, Candlelighting, and a Service Day at various locations of the Metroplex.

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GSOM August Commissional Corner: Go Now Summer Missionary Jo Allen

Jo Allen is a student worker in the Baptist Student Ministries office here at DBU. This summer, she joined Texas Baptists Go Now Missions as a summer missionary to Eastern Europe, where she spent 8 weeks spreading the gospel and growing in her walk with the Lord.

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Senior Cade Bauer: Summer Internship with NASA

Cade Bauer is following a calling into the field of computer science. This summer he interned with NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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Making the Most of the Summer: DBU Students Learn and Serve at Home and Abroad

During the summer months, DBU students can be found all over the world, continuing to expand their education outside the classroom in study abroad trips, as well as serving with local churches to reach their communities.

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The Journey Begins: New Patriot Orientation 2023

Preparations for the Fall 2023 semester at Dallas Baptist University have once again opened in a burst of confetti at New Patriot Orientation, known on campus as NPO, a celebration and guide for all incoming students, from first-year freshmen to new transfer students.

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Patriot Debate Team Celebrates Stellar 2022-2023 Season

In just their second year together, the Patriot Debate Team has been named the #1 Scholastic program in the United States after competing in nine tournaments, debating 1,129 collective rounds, and bringing home 185 awards throughout their 2022-2023 season.

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Commissional Corner: Spring Break Urban Church Planting for NYC Brooklyn Mission Trip

As part of the MAGL 5336 course, Dr. Mark and his students served alongside Swerve Church in Brooklyn, New York, this past Spring Break on a short-term mission trip.

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DBU Hosts Ninth Annual Christian Leadership Summit

This past month, the Gary Cook School of Leadership hosted over 100 individuals on campus for this year's Christian Leadership Summit.

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Commissional Corner: Introducing Victoria Gacita

The Graduate School of Ministry is proud to introduce student worker Victoria Gacita to the DBU Family.

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Dallas Baptist University Hosts Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service and Unity Walk

Dallas Baptist University was proud to host this year's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service put on by the William B. Dean Center for Service-Learning and our on-campus Unity Walk.

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Commissional Corner: Celebrating More December Graduates of the Master of Arts in Global Leadership

The Graduate School of Ministry celebrates two more Master of Arts in Global Leadership December Graduates, Seeun Youn and Heydi Cayoja.

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2022 Big Idea Challenge Awards Glatzl, Rodriguez, and Cook with 1st Place for "Our Journey"

After screening 120 applicants and hosting our annual on-campus competition, Dallas Baptist University proudly named Morgan Glatzl, Marina Rodriguez, and Tiara Cook the 2022 Big Idea Challenge champions.

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Commissional Corner: Master of Arts in Global Leadership Celebrates December Graduates

The Master of Arts in Global Leadership is excited to celebrate its 2022 December program graduates, Loyd Miguel and Phillip Fuentes.

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Joining Together Pats of All Ages: Celebrating 2022 Homecoming on the Hill

Patriots celebrated yet another year of the Lord's faithfulness to DBU through a week of Homecoming activities, fellowship, and fun on the Hill.

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Commissional Corner: No Need Among You Conference

After attending the annual No Need Among You Conference, a number of DBU students have returned with new perspectives and renewed excitement to spread the gospel.

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DBU Welcomes Will Witt for Veritas Event

Dallas Baptist University was honored to host Will Witt as the Keynote Speaker for this year's Veritas Lecture Series, engaging students and faculty on campus.

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Commissional Corner: Prepare to Excel

As the semester begins, the Graduate School of Ministry encourages Dallas Baptist Patriots to lean into the Lord for strength and delivers practical reminders to help students run the race with excellence this year.

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DBU Holds Donated Giveaway for International Students

DBU Patriots, faculty and staff, and organizations across campus were excited to provide donated household items for 80 different international students through the giveaway held in Piper Hall this past month by the International Office.

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DBU Sends Over 700 Individuals Into the Community for SWAT Service Day

As a part of the 2022 Student Welcome and Transition Week, DBU was able to send over 700 individuals into the Dallas community to serve.

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Becoming a Christ-Centered Leader in the World of Business: Caleb Rogers Completes Summer-Long Internship with Amazon

DBU undergraduate student Caleb Rogers reflects on his time spent as an L4 Area Manager Intern with Amazon this past summer and the growth he experienced from seizing the opportunity the Lord set before him.

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DBU Celebrates 158 Graduates and Awards Honorary Doctorate of Divinity at Summer Commencement

As the summer came to a close, Dallas Baptist University was proud to celebrate our 158 August graduates.

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Pats Serving Around the World

Throughout the summer, countless dedicated Patriots serve across the globe, faithfully obeying the callings that the Lord has placed on their lives. Today, we catch a glimpse of how the Lord has used three different DBU students' summers to glorify His name and expand the Kingdom.

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DBU Students Participate in Travel Study to England

This summer, DBU Ph.D. and undergraduate students were given the opportunity to travel to England to learn about history on the very soil it was made on.

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International Student Jason Rajiv Returns Home to India After Spending a Full Year in the States

After spending an entire year studying on University Hill, DBU International Student Jason Rajiv has returned to his home town of Mumbai, India, for the summer.

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The Impact of the MAGL: Robert Ewing and Melisa Barrera

As the Spring semester comes to a close, the Master of Arts in Global Leadership Program says goodbye to their Spring graduates and celebrates the impact the MAGL continues to have as students step into their callings.

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Gunn Hall Program Students Travel on Summer Trip to Germany

After returning home from their two week journey to Germany, student Kaelyn Black and staff members Kristi Coleman and Shelby Weatherly reflect on their time spent traveling, visiting historical sites, and learning from the local church.

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DBU Celebrates Spring Commencements and Awards Two Honorary Doctorate of Divinity Degrees

As the semester draws to a close, DBU honors this year's 508 spring graduates with 4 commencement ceremonies held in DBU's Patty and Bo Pilgrim Chapel.

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Sending Leaders into the World: Center for Career and Professional Development Holds Accounting, Career, and Ministry Fairs

This past month, DBU proudly held an Accounting Fair, Career Fair, and Ministry Fair hosted by The Center for Career and Professional Development which strives to create opportunities for students all across campus to grow professionally and be prepared for life after completing their college studies.

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DBU Selected for 2022-2023 “Gold” Award Status from the Military Friendly Company

Dallas Baptist University strives to create an environment for military Veterans and their families to excel in their pursuit of higher education. This year, DBU celebrates being named a "Gold" Award Status University by the Military Friendly Company.

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DBU Mock Trial Team Celebrates First Contest, Luke Castle Recognized with Outstanding Attorney Award

Dallas Baptist University's Mock Trial Team is comprised of seven devoted students pulled from a number of diverse fields of study and passions united by their love of justice and clear conversation in court.

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Commissional Corner: Students Serve on Urban Church Planting Trip to New York City

Over Spring Break, a number of DBU Patriots traveled to New York City to serve the Bushwick neighborhood and study under the instruction of DBU Professor of Missions Dr. Mark Alexander.

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Answering the Call to Preach: Student Spotlight on Jeremiah Austin

DBU current undergraduate student Jeremiah Austin shares insight into the call upon his life to preach, explains how the Lord has confirmed this calling throughout his life, and offers encouragement to those who are called to do the same.

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MAGL Student Worker Feature: Ashley Cooke

The Master of Arts in Global Leadership program highlights the life of student worker Ashley Cooke.

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Dallas Baptist University Hosts Fall 2021 Big Idea Challenge Sponsored by the Lion’s Den DFW

Students from all across DBU's campus join together to celebrate and create new and innovative ideas through last fall's Big Idea Challenge.

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Debate Team Completes Inaugural Fall 2021 Season

The Dallas Baptist University Debate Team finished their first debate season ranking as the number 5 overall debate program in the United States from the International Public Debate Association.

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God Prepared Her Way to DBU: Junior Math Major Joelle Newton

Long before Joelle Newton ever stepped foot on University Hill, the Lord had been paving the way for Joelle's life. Now, Joelle is heavily involved with the DBU Baseball team, is a faithful member of her sorority, and is currently pursuing her bachelor's in mathematics.

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MBA Students Honored by Texas Business Hall of Fame

This past year, DBU was home to two Texas Business Hall of Fame 2021 Scholar Award recipients.

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Commissional Corner: Mocha Khaling

The Graduate School of Ministry is excited to welcome Mocha Khaling into the DBU Family all the way from Northeastern India.

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DBU's Annual Christmas Tradition of Giving

For over 25 years, DBU has partnered with Operation Christmas Child to pack, collect, and send over 75,000 boxes filled with the gospel message to children around the globe.

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Home on the Hill: DBU Homecoming 2021

DBU welcomes Patriots past and present to campus for the 2021 Homecoming celebration.

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Commissional Corner: November 2021

This month's Commissional Corner highlights Cyndy and Harim Jung. Cyndy is thrilled to work at the Graduate School of Ministry and continue her studies as a Doctor of Education candidate at DBU. Her husband Harim continues to faithfully serve as an Assistant Director of Global Recruitment at the International Admissions and Immigration office on campus.

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DBU Hosts Consecrate Conference

DBU was proud to host the 2021 Consecrate Conference on campus, featuring a number of notable authors and Christian leaders.

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A Life Together with Christ at the Center: The Ramirez Family

Family is an important part of Hispanic culture and the Ramirez family shows what it looks like to have family as community.

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Commissional Corner: September 2021

Master of Arts in Global Leadership students prepare for the Fall 2021 semester by clinging to Paul's words in 1 Corinthians 9.

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MAIS 5304: Seeking International Peace Amidst a World of Great Conflict

Professor Russell Chun's MAIS 5304 Long Summer students work to build bridges by working closely with Dallas refugees and create Cultural Summary Sheets to be across Texas and Colorado.

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DBU Welcomes Largest Class in DBU History to Campus for SWAT 2021

DBU kicks off new academic year by welcoming largest first-year class in DBU history to the Hill for SWAT 2021.

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International Student Matilde Lindner Spends Summer Break at Home in Denmark

Student Matilde Lindner reflects on her past summer spent at home overseas.

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Oasis for Orphans: Breanne Jackson

Breanne Jackson felt a calling to go serve children on mission. In Kijabe, Kenya, Breanne saw the Lord's hand working all throughout her trip.

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Prepared to Thrive: Faith DeLaGarza

DBU student athlete Faith DeLaGarza shows how being a student and athlete has helped prepare her for her calling.

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DBU Recognized by Military Times Best for Vets

DBU is recognized as the third best private non-for-profit college in the Southwest for Military Veterans.

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DBU Students Awarded $30,000 Scholarships by The Sumners Foundation

Greyson Goebel, Gage Roberts, and Joseph Alcazar were 3 out of only 34 students nationally to be awarded $30,000 scholarships by the Sumners Foundation for 2021.

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DBU's MSITM Program Leads The Way In Customer Experience

Earlier this month, the MSITM program competed in the Customer Centricity World Series, the ultimate competition to crown the most Customer Centric Organizations around the world, hosted by ARCET Global and CXPA. Read here to learn more.

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Persevering Through Finals Week: Some Tips from the Graduating Class

Brooks Anthony interviews four graduating seniors who provide tips, tricks, and tactics they've each learned during their time at DBU when studying and preparing for Final Exams and Projects.

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New Debate Team Begins at DBU

The vision of the DBU Debate Team is “To inspire speakers for Christ using formal debate as a tool to strengthen civil skills and confidence in faith.”

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Lessons in Student Teaching: Senior Hannah Sullivan

Senior Hannah Sullivan is preparing for her career in education while student teaching during the pandemic.

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DBU Partners with Classic Learning Test (CLT)

Newer to the college entrance exam world, the Classic Learning Test has quickly become more and more accepted as an entrance exam for college and university admissions offices along with the standard SAT and ACT exams. As a premiere partner, DBU will serve as a host for the exam on April 17.

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Learning about the Civil War and Civil Rights in South Carolina: Student Reflections

This year, DBU introduced a new travel study trip to South Carolina. The trip, envisioned and led by Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Jay Harley, focused on South Carolina's role in both the Civil War and the Civil Rights Era.

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LSC Defensive Player of the Year - Chandler Jacobs

Chandler Jacobs became the first player in DBU history to garner USBWA National Player of the Week honors. Seven days later, he became the first to do it twice.

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MSITM Student Camila Ramos Awarded Multiple Scholarships Aimed at Empowering Women

Camila Ramos received multiple scholarships from Zunta International, an organization devoted to empowering women around the world.

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DBU Honors the Legacy of Dr. King through Service and Unity Walk

DBU faculty, staff, and students, celebrated the 5th annual MLK Unity Walk on University Hill.

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MAGL Commissional Corner: New Years' Resolutions

We asked a few of our MAGL students about their hopes for 2021. Here are answers from Isabel Alvarez and Melisa Barrera.

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December 2020 Commencement

DBU celebrated its first in-door, in-person Commencements in 2020 with 401 bachelor's, master's, and doctoral graduates - with all necessary safety precautions in place!

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International Student Exauce Madjibe Returns Home for Christmas

International student Exauce Madjibe reflects on his DBU experience and returning home for Christmas after two years of being away.

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Meet our Recent MAGL Graduates: Commissional Corner

Hear from five of our recent MAGL graduates: Anna Gaudencio, Cindy Lopez, Madison Houston, Isabel Álvarez, and Abraão Cifuentes.

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MSITM Student Luisa Gonzalez Selected as Microsoft Ambassador

Luisa Gonzalez, a native Colombian, discovered DBU's Master of Science in Information Technology and Management (MSITM) program and now serves as a selected student ambassador for Microsoft.

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Commissional Corner: MAGL Students Amin and Luisa

Amin and Luisa met at Baptist University of Americas, married, and now are students together in the Master of Arts in Global Leadership program answering a call to missions.

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Master of Education Student Haley Briggs Receives B.E.S.T. Award

Haley Briggs, a current Dallas Baptist University Master’s student, was chosen by Texas Baptists as one of nine Baptist Educators Serving Texas, or B.E.S.T., Award recipients.

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Student Organizations Lead Prayer for Unity Walk

The Black Student Union and two other student organizations Chi Theta Alpha and Beta Beta joined together for any early morning prayer walk for unity over the DBU campus and the nation.

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DBU Establishes New Hispanic Student Union

The DBU Hispanic Student Union hosts special fellowship events and service opportunities to connect its growing population of Hispanic students while spreading appreciation for Hispanic culture and heritage throughout the DBU Family.

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DBU Students Involved in Car Accident

Early this morning, the Dallas Police Department notified Dallas Baptist University administration of a two-car accident off campus involving five DBU students. There were two student fatalities, and three students who sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

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Shining Christ's Light through the World of Business

Gracy shares about an opportunity she had to put her dream into practice after landing an internship with the Human Resources team at a large corporation in DFW during the summer.

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Welcoming New and Returning Students to the DBU Campus

Fall classes have begun on University Hill in what is sure to be an extraordinary semester in the school's history. The largest incoming class moved into their new residence halls, attended small group discipleship sessions, participated in service projects, and enjoyed some safe fun in preparation for the return of all the students for the first week of classes and Chapel services.

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Anna Catherine Bradley: A Life Lived with an Open Heart

Anna Catherine’s story can be defined as one of passion and devotion to finding her calling in life. As she moved to DBU, she was expectant of what God would do throughout her college years, not knowing that God would exceed all her expectations.

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DBU Welcomes Incoming Class of 2024

This year, the office of Undergraduate Admissions hosted 545 incoming Freshmen and Transfer Students throughout the first five sessions of New Patriot Orientation, which took place from May 28 - June 12.

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ServantU Gives Prospective Students a Glimpse of Life on the Hill

This summer, DBU Undergraduate Admissions hosted 45 high school students for ServantU. While the circumstances required social distancing, students were still able to experience life on University Hill during this annual event.

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A Story of Restoration and Service

Resident Director Wayne Briggs's story reflects the nature of intentionally seeking to serve others, after having been found, served and restored himself.

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Celebrating Graduates through Commencement Parade

While schools around the country wrestle with commencement plans, Dallas Baptist University mapped the route – in every sense – for a creative DBU Commencement Parade on May 15.

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A DBU Graduate's Call to Law

A native of McKinney, Texas, Stuart Foister's calling to the field of law began to develop before he ever set foot on University Hill.

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DBU Patriette Reflects on God's Faithfulness

DBU Senior Mackenzie Lohnes shares how God's faithfulness has been a common theme throughout her time on the Hill and as part of the Patriettes dance team.

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A True Patriot: Wounded Warrior Finishes What He Started at DBU 20 Years Ago

Within just three semesters of beginning his college degree and playing soccer at Dallas Baptist University in 1998, Corsicana native Jay Fondren enlisted to serve in the U.S. military. Twenty years later, he crossed the stage and received his bachelor's degree.

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Exploring the Holy Land over the Holidays

Embarking on a 10-day trip that included visits to the renown Western Wall, the Garden of Gethsemane, the Jordan River, Jerusalem, Nazareth, Bethlehem, the Sea of Galilee, the Mount of Beatitudes, and numerous other locations that have biblical significance, DBU students marveled as the Bible came to life before their eyes.

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Two Sisters from Brazil Sharing One Heart for the Global Oppressed

For current DBU graduate students, Shirley and Joyce Porto, the religious freedoms enjoyed by some are an urgent call to speak out for others around the world without them. Together they are working on campus to inspire students to give voice to the voiceless and make the world a more just place for all.

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His Will be Done

Belén Ramírez’s testimony of one incredible answered prayer for healing followed by several more that went unanswered for a long time illustrates a valuable spiritual lesson: “We are not God; we do not decide when God heals and when He doesn’t. You have to always ask for His will. And His will be done.”

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DBU Celebrates Homecoming with Basketball Win and Inaugural "Mr. Patriot"

November 18-23 marked DBU's Homecoming celebrations for faculty, students, and alumni. Throughout the week, students enjoyed the first-ever Mr. Patriot, an annual male talent competition, as well as the faculty Chili Cook-Off and a Pepsi Break on the Quad. Patriots crowded the Burg Center when the doors finally opened, with students and faculty alike cheering on DBU’s basketball team as they defeated Arlington Baptist with a score of 88-57.

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Students Travel to New England and Cuba Over Fall Break to Learn and Serve

Over fall break, DBU students spanned out all over the map, from learning about America's founding leadership in New England to serving alongside the growing church in Cuba.

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Directing His Steps

The theme of senior Connor Torre’s story can be told in the one realization he has constantly faced the last four years: “God is directing my steps.”

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Called to Care: DBU Pre-Nursing Program Celebrates Partnership with Baylor

DBU’s pre-nursing program, which prepares students for admittance into the LHSON, has steadily grown to now serve approximately 100 students. This past spring, 14 students advanced to the LHSON, and this summer, another 40 incoming freshmen will begin the program at DBU.

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Paying for College While Working Full-Time

More and more students over the age of 25 are returning to college, but the biggest challenges for working professionals are often time and money. So how do you make your dream of receiving a college education a reality?

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New Students Fill the Campus for SWAT

SWAT 2019 kicks off with a bang as new students arrive on campus to make the transition to life on University Hill.