School's Out!
The spring semester wrapped up with a flurry of activity:
- Seniors were honored at the annual Senior Brunch.
- On May 3, over 900 students had their degrees conferred at MBU's largest Commencement ceremony.
- Twelve MBU students participated in a mission trip to Haiti to rebuild a family's house that was destroyed during the 2010 earthquake and to run a Vacation Bible School.
- The baseball team headed to Tennessee to participate in the opening round of the NAIA National Tournament.
- The SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) Team took home top honors at a regional competition.
Campus may be more quiet in the summer, but we have big plans for alumni. We've planned a new series of events for alumni - Spartan Summer Nights. Alumni receive discount or free admission to several of the events. For more information about these alumni events at popular St. Louis attractions, go to www.mobap.edu/alumni.
Remember When...
The old Spartan mascot looks quite a bit different in 1976 than it looks now. Many things have changed at Missouri Baptist University since the 70's. Come back and be a part of the excitement and see what has changed.
Did You Know...
In the 70's, students, faculty, and staff came together to clean up campus on a special work day. Floors were mopped, carpets swept, and windows were washed. A meal was provided afterwards.
Connect With Alumni Online
Alumni Spotlight: Jill (Czapla) Willis, B.S. Communications '99
Student Activities: Volleyball team
Why she chose to attend MBU: Rob Cornwell came to my Christian High School as a recruiter, and my club volleyball team coach was starting as the head coach at MBU. Though I wasn't planning on college, God had other plans, and used those two men to get me there!
Favorite MBU Professor: Dr. Tige Bennett, Director of Communications Department. She was a phenomenal teacher and friend.
Favorite Memory: When me and my roommate decided to make quilts. We both brought our sewing machines to the dorms and made our room into a sewing world. Thinking back, I think it's hilarious that we did it. Go figure that we wanted to put the time and energy into making quilts. And other students thought it was a bit weird too. Some came to our room just to see if it was true that two college athlete girls were making quilts.
Occupation: Concerts/Events Manager for JOY FM Christian Radio Station (99.1fm)
Hobbies: Walking/jogging, reading, playing guitar, riding bikes, card games, and doing projects.
Family: I just got married on January 22nd to Philip Willis. We met on a mission trip to Guatemala the summer of 2009, and haven't separated since!
