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Wayland prepares for University Research and Performance days

Posted Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Wayland prepares for University Research and Performance days
 Plainview and area residents will have an opportunity to learn more about the work students at Wayland Baptist University are doing as the university begins its Research and Performance Day series.
The series takes place in weekly chapel sessions, which are held from 11 a.m. to noon each Wednesday [...]

School of Music announces award winners

Posted Thursday, March 29th, 2012

School of Music announces award winners
PLAINVIEW – Last Monday, the Wayland Baptist University School of Music held its annual Music Achievement Awards Competition with 23 students competing.
The students were broken into two divisions with three performance categories in each division. Freshmen and sophomore students competed in Division B while junior and senior students competed in [...]

WBU is starting the fall semester with a new Online Master’s Degree Program in Nursing.

Posted Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

Wayland Baptist University Introduces New Online Program for Master’s Degree in Nursing
Plainview, TX- August 15, 2011- Wayland Baptist University introduces students to the world wide web of nursing with their new online Nursing Master’s Degree program.  Beginning in the fall term of 2011 the School of Nursing at Wayland Baptist University will launch its Master [...]

Nursing school starting online master’s degree

Posted Thursday, August 4th, 2011


Beginning in the fall, the School of Nursing at Wayland Baptist University will launch a Master of Science in Nursing degree, offered completely online.
The school, which is housed at Wayland’s campus in San Antonio, began to work on plans and research for a nurse educator-focused graduate degree not long after it got it’s Bachelor of [...]

Science department preparing for courses in Kenya

Posted Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

The Wayland Baptist University School of Math and Science will be teaching a suite of courses in Kenya during the summer of 2012. The courses – general ecology, vertebrate taxonomy and environmental science – will be taught in a hybrid format that will include three to four weeks of field work in Kenya.
            “Students will [...]

McClung presents honors thesis dealing with youth behavior

Posted Monday, May 2nd, 2011

PLAINVIEW – Wayland Baptist University senior David McClung made the most of his education experience by choosing the honors tract. Last week, McClung presented his honors thesis titled “Let’s Engage: Finding Youth Voice in Participatory Action Research.”
McClung, from Sundown, will receive his degree in psychology on Saturday. His research has focused on breaking through the [...]

Student scientists present research

Posted Tuesday, April 19th, 2011

PLAINVIEW – The Wayland Baptist University School of Mathematics and Sciences held its second annual Spring Research Day on Friday, April 15, giving students the opportunity to present findings from their ongoing research projects.
            “We think that undergraduate research is a key feature of the experience of students in our programs,” said Dr. Herbert Grover, [...]