Campus Happenings
Math professors solves the Rubik’s riddle
Posted: September 30, 2011 in WBU News
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? The world may never know. But unlike the tantalizingly tasty treat, the world has been able to uncover the solution to another pop-culture question that has plagued the masses. How do you solve the Rubik’s Cube?
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WBU is starting the fall semester with a new Online Master’s Degree Program in Nursing.
Posted: August 16, 2011 in Academics
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: August 4, 2011 in Academics
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 [...]
After 71 Years, West Baptist University to Get Back Football Team
Posted: July 6, 2011 in Athletics
After 71 Years, West Baptist University to Get Back Football Team
At long last football has been brought back to Wayland Baptist University, known for their online degree programs. It’s been 71 years but the wait is finally over.
The school announced on Thursday that there will be football at WBU starting in the fall of 2012. [...]
Science department preparing for courses in Kenya
Posted: June 8, 2011 in Academics, Student Life
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 [...]
Early registration offers students a jump start at fall enrollment
Posted: May 19, 2011 in Admissions
Wayland Baptist University will offer three different early registration sessions for new students during the summer.
The one-day sessions offer new freshmen and transfer students the opportunity to take placement tests, meet with faculty advisors in your major area and discuss academic plans, meet with financial aid advisors, and lock in class registrations before the [...]
Henderson Introduced As New Head Football Coach
Posted: May 5, 2011 in Athletics
One of the most respected high school football coaches in the Texas Panhandle has agreed to become the new head football coach at Wayland Baptist University. Butch Henderson was introduced at a press conference held this morning in the lobby of the Pete and Nelda Laney Student Activities Center.
According to Dr. Greg Feris, WBU Director [...]
McClung presents honors thesis dealing with youth behavior
Posted: May 2, 2011 in Academics
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 [...]
El Paso native juggles various activities while at Wayland
Posted: April 27, 2011 in Student Life
How does a math major end up on the theatre stage and in the marching band? At Wayland Baptist University, it’s easy for folks to get involved in just about anything they can squeeze into their schedule.
Just ask Bobby Hon, a senior from El Paso. Bobby graduates this May from Wayland, a Baptist Christian [...]
Harger finds her calling
Posted: April 19, 2011 in Student Life
PLAINVIEW – It’s not every day an injury gives direction to one’s life, but that is exactly what happened to Kimberli Harger, a student at Wayland Baptist University.
An outside hitter for the Pioneer volleyball team, the 5-10 junior came to Wayland from Lubbock Cooper High School. Recruited for her volleyball skills, Harger probably wouldn’t have [...]