Texas Baptist Men volunteers served cold water, snacks and lunch to police officers who attended the memorial service for a fallen officer. TBM disaster relief workers and their partners also completed work in Weslaco after contributing more than 9,200 volunteer hours.

Representatives from East Texas Baptist University traveled to Peru as a part of the Global Study and Serve Program. Baylor University attained Honor Roll status as a “2018 Great College to Work For,” according to “The Chronicle of Higher Education.”

Texas Baptist Men disaster relief teams and their out-of-state partners have contributed more than 6,500 volunteer hours to ongoing ministry in Weslaco. The Association of Recovery in Higher Education recognized Bob and Laura Beauchamp of Houston, whose $2.5 million gift to Baylor University in 2017 created the on-campus Beauchamp Addiction Recovery Center, as Recovery Philanthropists of the Year.

The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor brought together its academic programs in nursing, sport science, physical therapy and related disciplines to create the Mayborn College of Health Sciences. Hardin-Simmons University is partnering with Communities Engaging Difference and Religion to provide CEDAR’s first experientially based educational program in Texas.

The Scott & White College of Nursing at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor welcomed high school students to campus for a weeklong camp. Linda Livingstone, president of Baylor University, has invited senior pastors and other faith leaders from throughout Central Texas to a community prayer breakfast July 11 on the Baylor campus.

Global Hunger Relief Run during the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting; UMHB names dean of College of Visual and Performing Arts; and more news from Baylor and Houston Baptist University.

East Texas Baptist University named Laurie Smith the university’s 2018 Professor with Distinction. Award-winning author Donna M. Johnson will present the 2018 Werlin Lecture at Baylor University.

More than 200 senior adults gathered on the East Texas Baptist University campus during the annual Hilltop University retreat. Karen Bullock, professor of church history at the B.H. Carroll Theological Institute, received the W.O. Carver Distinguished Service Award at the Baptist History & Heritage Society’s annual conference.

The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor trustees and members of First Baptist Church in Belton approved a property exchange between the university and the church. Howard Payne University received $25,000 in scholarship funds from TexasBank through the James and Dorothy Doss Foundation.

Hardin-Simmons University broke ground for its Houston-Lantrip Center for Literacy and Learning. Before they departed for Christian service around the world, about 200 students and their families gathered for the Go Now Missions commissioning service at Dallas Baptist University

Dallas Baptist University presented honorary doctorates to Satish Kumar, founding pastor of Calvary Temple Church in Hyderabad, India, and David Brown, former chief of the Dallas Police Department. Howard Payne University’s board of trustees has named a presidential search committee.

The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor athletics staff and its student athlete advisory committee served as hosts to athletes with special needs. South Garland Baptist Church displayed artwork and recognized young artists from Club Hill Elementary School in Garland.