The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor celebrated the dedication of the Jane and Mac Hickerson Crusader Golf Club with a ceremony and ribbon cuttings on Oct. 17. Hundreds of guests—including two-time Masters champion Ben Crenshaw—attended the event, which was held at the site of the new facility on University Drive at the UMHB campus.
Wayland Baptist University students in Emily Dyson’s Best Achievement Strategies for College class invite the community to join them in making a difference this fall through their “Share the Warmth” Coat and Sock Drive. BASC is a course taken by first-year students to help them acclimate to college life. The class focuses on academic success, campus engagement and community service. The student-led service project will collect gently used adult and child-sized coats and new packages of socks to benefit local families in need during the cold winter months. The drive runs through Nov. 3 and donations can be made at the Moody Science Building on the Wayland campus between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. A drop-off box will be located at the main entrance nearest the parking lot for convenient access.
Wayland Baptist University will recognize three new doctoral graduates from its Ph.D. in Management program during the Dec. 13 commencement ceremony on the Plainview campus. Graduates will be hooded in recognition of their academic achievement and contribution to the field of management research. The three new Ph.D. recipients—James McGregor of Euless, Nathaniel McKenzie of Rio Rancho, N.M., and Santos Navarrette Jr. of Rule—recently completed their dissertations and met all requirements for the degree offered through Wayland’s School of Business.
East Texas Baptist University celebrated Homecoming 2025 by welcoming alumni and friends to on-campus festivities Friday, Oct. 17 through Saturday, Oct. 18. Throughout the week, the university held a variety of events that engaged students in faith and friendship, including pumpkin painting, conversations with the President, trivia Tuesday, Powder Puff games and Western dancing.
Hendrick Health in Abilene held its annual Leadership Development Institute for 80 elementary students. More than 350 leaders attended a morning and afternoon institute session at the Abilene Convention Center. The event included keynote speaker Dan Collard, co-founder of Healthcare Plus Solutions Group and author of Rewriting Excellence. Leaders welcomed student team members from elementary schools in Abilene, Wylie and Brownwood. The teams put together bikes that were a surprise gift to the students who participated.
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