Dallas Baptist University

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Dallas Baptist University
Established: 1898 as Decatur Baptist College
Type: Private
President: Dr. Gary Cook
Provost: Dr. Gail Linam
Faculty: 112 (full-time)
Students: 5,244
Location: Dallas, Texas, USA
Campus: 292 acres main campus
Mascot: Patriot
Affiliations: Heartland Conference
Website: www.dbu.edu

Dallas Baptist University (DBU), formerly known as Dallas Baptist College, is a Christian liberal arts university located in Dallas, Texas.

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[edit] History

DBU began as Decatur Baptist College in Decatur, Texas, in 1898. Originally a two-year college, it served as a feeder to the larger baptist institution, Baylor University in Waco, Texas. In 1965, DBU moved from Decatur to its present location in southwest Dallas as a result of the local Dallas Baptist Association's desire for a local baptist college.

Beginning with the fall semester of 1968, the college moved from junior-college to senior-college status. The junior year of academic work was added that year, the senior year in June of 1969. The first bachelor's degrees were awarded in May 1970. In 1985, the college name officially became Dallas Baptist University, and significant changes were made.

Plagued by financial problems, the school struggled for a number of years. Campus folklore says that many believed the official name of the school to be "Financially Troubled Dallas Baptist University", since it always preceded the name of the university. However, in the late 1980s, Gary Cook became president of the university, a turning point in its history. Enrollment has increased and the school has emerged from its financial difficulties.[1]

In 2003, a new academic division was created in the area of leadership studies and was later renamed by the DBU board of trustees the Gary Cook School of Leadership.

Graduate studies began at DBU in 1981 with the initiation of the Master of Business Administration degree program. Since that time, sixteen master's degree programs have been added. In addition, DBU began its first doctoral program in the summer of 2005 with the Ph.D in Leadership Studies program and later that year added the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership program.

[edit] Colleges and schools

DBU offers 57 undergraduate majors, 18 graduate programs , and 2 doctoral programs encompassing eight colleges:[1]

  • College of Business
  • Mary C. Crowley College of Christian Faith
  • Dorothy M. Bush College of Education
  • College of Fine Arts
  • College of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
  • College of Adult Education
  • Gary Cook Graduate School of Leadership

[edit] Student life

[edit] Student demographics

  • In any given year there can be 500 international students studying at DBU from more than 50 countries around the world.
  • DBU's female to male ratio is approximately 2:1 and its student-faculty ratio is 17:1.
  • While DBU is affiliated with the Baptist denomination, not all students come from a Baptist or even religious background.

[edit] Housing

At DBU, the residence halls comprise a variety of room types, bathroom styles, and community areas. All of the residence halls have these common features:

  • Single Sex Living
  • Local Phone Service with Voicemail
  • Campus-wide Wi-fi
  • Air Conditioning
  • Free Washers & Dryers
  • Soda Vending Machines
  • Microwave Ovens available in the Hall
  • Smoke-Free Environment
  • Resident Assistants and Hall Director

Residence halls

  • Mary C. Crowley (Female)
    • Calabria Hall
    • Crowley Hall
    • Sharp Hall
  • Spence Hall (Female)
  • Lange Hall (Male)
  • Williams Hall (Male)


Apartments

  • 120 Unit Complex
  • 1046 Square Feet
  • 2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom
  • Fully furnished kitchen

Town-homes

  • Town-homes have been introduced in the Fall 2007 consisting of 4 units with 4 bedrooms in each unit.
  • Four more are currently being built.

[edit] Organizations

[edit] Sports

Most of Dallas Baptist's programs are in the Heartland Conference, which is NCAA Division II. However, the baseball program is in Division I and plays an independent schedule. In 2008, the Patriots made the NCAA baseball tournament for the first time.

[edit] Notable faculty & alumni

[edit] Mission Statement

The purpose of Dallas Baptist University is to provide Christ-centered quality higher education in the arts, sciences, and professional studies at both the undergraduate and graduate levels to traditional age and adult students in order to produce servant leaders who have the ability to integrate faith and learning through their respective callings.

[edit] Theme scripture

For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:11-13

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Ed. Killingsworth, Blake (September, 2003). "Leading for 15 Years: Dr. Gary Cook". The DBU Report.

[edit] External links

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