Over 3,500 undergraduate students with more than 60 majors. More than 1,600 graduate students in 22 master s degree programs

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1 DBU Vi c e Pr e s i d e n t s (l-r) Dr. Denny Dowd, vice president for graduate and corporate affairs; Dr. Blair Blackburn, executive vice president; Dr. Gail Linam, provost; Dennis Linam, vice president for external affairs; Eric Bruntmyer, vice president for financial affairs; Dr. Rick Gregory, vice president for university advancement ith a record 2007 fall enrollment of 5,244 students, DBU s enrollment has nearly tripled with an increase of 182% since Dr. Gary Cook became president in DBU has enjoyed substantial increases in freshman and transfer students, and its adult education and graduate programs continue to grow in record numbers. At the beginning of the Fall 2007 semester, DBU s enrollment showed steady increases with Over 3,500 undergraduate students with more than 60 majors More than 1,600 graduate students in 22 master s degree programs Two doctoral programs enrolling 119 students Approximately 500 international students representing 50 countries from around the world On-campus student population growing to over 1,300 students living in dorms, apartments, and townhomes 8 Twentieth Anniversary

2 Since the Spring of 1988, DBU has added 21 new graduate programs, as well as beginning its first doctoral programs. Today, students can choose from 22 different master s degrees and two doctoral degrees. New Graduate Programs Master of Arts in Christian Education Master of Arts in Christian Education: Childhood Ministry Master of Arts in Christian Education: Student Ministry Master of Arts in Counseling Master of Arts in Global Leadership Master of Arts in Management Master of Arts in Professional Development Master of Arts in Teaching Master of Arts in Worship Leadership Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction Master of Education in Early Childhood Education Master of Education in Educational Leadership Master of Education in Higher Education Master of Education in Kinesiology Master of Education in Reading and English as a Second Language Master of Education in School Counseling Master of Liberal Arts Dual Degree Programs: Master of Arts in Christian Education/MBA MACE: Student Ministry/Master of Arts in Global Leadership MACE: Student Ministry/Master of Arts in Management Master of Arts in Global Leadership/MBA Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership Doctor of Philosophy in Leadership Studies Dr. Gary Cook speaking to a graduating class during a DBU Commencement Ceremony. Over the last 20 years, enrollment in the DBU Graduate School has increased by nearly 800% from 187 in the fall of 1987 to 1,673 in the fall of

3 With over 13,500 square feet of office space, DBU-North provides students convenient classrooms as well as academic advising. Combined with DBU-Tarrant, these two regional academic centers give students the opportunity of having a DBU education without having to drive across town. eeting the needs of a growing and diverse student population as well as the challenges of the twenty-first century, Dallas Baptist University has continued its tradition of providing quality education through a variety of options. Over the past several years, DBU has established two regional academic centers, one located in Collin County and the other situated in Tarrant County. Each location provides office space for DBU faculty and staff members, as well as classroom space for courses, allowing students to apply for admission, register for classes, purchase books, and take courses without having to drive across the Metroplex. Dr. Gary Cook with DBU Trustee Patsy Smith at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the new Herman and Patsy Smith Center at DBU-Tarrant. DBU-North regional academic center established in 2001, serving students in North Dallas and Collin County In 2001, DBU-North opened with classes for 148 students, and by the fall of 2007, 495 students were enrolled in 100 classes DBU-North, relocated in Frisco, Texas, expanded to over 13,500 square feet, complete with classroom space and break room for students, as well as office space for eight full-time staff members and two full-time faculty members Two undergraduate and five graduate degrees available for students at the DBU-North campus, including the M.A. in Counseling, MBA, M.A. in Management, Master of Education, and M.Ed. in School Counseling DBU-Tarrant opened in Colleyville in 2005, providing 3,352 square feet of classroom and office space In 2005, some 50 students attended classes at DBU-Tarrant, and by the fall of 2007, the number grew to 186 students enrolled in 26 classes DBU trustee Patsy Smith donated nearly two acres in Hurst in order to provide a permanent location for DBU-Tarrant In the spring of 2008, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Herman and Patsy Smith Center, which will serve as the centerpiece to a new DBU- Tarrant location 10 Twentieth Anniversary

4 nline classes were first made available to DBU students in 1998, with 11 students enrolled. Since that time, DBU online education has continued to expand, creating new courses and developing special hybrid courses, which allow students to complete half of their class online and the other half in the classroom. In the fall of 2007, 1,614 students enrolled in 236 online and hybrid courses. These students represent 38 different states and six foreign countries. The flexibility offered through the program has allowed many students the opportunity to achieve their educational goals, even while traveling abroad for business, moving to another state, or being deployed to fight in a foreign country. According to Kaye Shelton, DBU dean of online education, online education allows DBU to provide its unique blend of Christ-centered education literally across the globe. DBU professors are doing the same things they do in the classroom mentoring, praying, and encouraging online, she shared. Through our online program, we can assure that we will provide quality education any time, any place. Associate of Arts Associate of Biblical Studies Associate of Business Administration Bachelor of Arts and Sciences Christian Ministries (Business Concentration) Communication Health Care Management Interdisciplinary Studies Psychology Sociology Bachelor of Business Studies Business Administration Management Management Information Systems Marketing Bachelor of Arts Biblical Studies Bachelor of Business Administration Management Management Information Systems Marketing DBU Degree Programs Available Entirely Online Master of Arts in Management (M.A.M.) General Management Human Resources Management Master of Arts in Christian Education (M.A.C.E.) Business Ministry Childhood Ministry General Concentration Master of Arts in Christian Education: Childhood Ministry (M.A.C.H.) Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) ebusiness Finance International Business Management Management Information Systems Marketing Master of Education in Educational Leadership (M.Ed.) Master of Education in Higher Education (M.Ed.) Dual Degree Program: M.B.A./M.A.C.E

5 nder the leadership of Dr. Gary Cook, the Dallas Baptist University campus has continued to expand as new buildings have been constructed, rooms and facilities renovated, and trees, sculptures, and flowers added to make University Hill as attractive aesthetically as it is academically. The campus improvements have not gone unnoticed to the many guests who visit DBU. Among the many accolades received for the beauty and tranquility of the campus, Ebby Halliday Acers, DBU supporter and fixture of the Dallas-Fort Worth real estate industry, exclaimed, It is almost unbelievable that so much has been done in building the structures, the enrollment, the curriculum, the image and prestige of what has to be the most beautiful campus to be seen anywhere! The $6 million John G. Mahler Student Center, the first new building on the DBU campus in more than 20 years, dedicated in 1992 $1 million renovation of the third floor of Collins Learning Center and renovation of the library and lobby The Divine Servant bronze statue of Jesus and Simon Peter, crafted by Max Greiner, Jr., acquired and dedicated in honor of the late Ira Craft and his wife, Betty, symbolizing DBU s commitment to servant leadership Mike Arnold Fitness Trail dedicated Two new swimming pools built New Christian flag/flagpole and American flag/flagpole added Jim and Julie Turner Park dedicated, providing basketball and sand volleyball courts as well as a picnic commons area for DBU students Fitness Center expanded, renovated and furnished with stateof-the-art exercise equipment New wrought iron fence installed around the perimeter of the DBU campus $6 million Spence Hall built to house women s dormitory rooms and the Rogers BSM Center More than 2,000 trees planted, 1,000 of which were donated by Trammell Crow Tom and Alicia Landry Welcome Center dedicated The Colonial Village Apartments constructed, providing five on- 12 Twentieth Anniversary

6 campus apartments for well over 400 DBU students Schulmerich carillon bells acquired for John G. Mahler Student Center belltower The Great Commission bronze sculpture by Max Greiner, Jr., dedicated in honor of Dr. Charles and Mrs. Dorothy Shellenberger Five apartment buildings dedicated in honor of D. Harold Byrd, Jr., J. Blair Blackburn, and Sheila Cook, and in honor of the late Noble and Jane Hurley and the late Fred and Mary Lou White Ebby Halliday Center created to provide a central clubhouse for residents of the Colonial Village Apartment Complex International Student Center constructed with classrooms, computer labs, office space, and fellowship rooms for DBU s over 500 international students Two Fisher of Men bronze statues of Jesus by Max Greiner, Jr., placed on campus in honor of Edith Bond and in memory of Dr. Kermit E. Whiteaker Construction underway on new 1,400-seat, 80,000-square-foot Patty and Bo Pilgrim Chapel, with a 200-foot steeple and facilities for various events including campus chapel services, as well as office space for the Gary Cook Graduate School of Leadership Construction underway on Henry Blackaby Hall, a 19,000-square-foot building housing the DBU Founders Bookstore, in addition to campus offices and classrooms Williamsburg Village Townhomes constructed on campus with eight townhomes, housing nearly 200 students Harold and Mildred Sadler Patriot Baseball Clubhouse constructed to provide first-class locker facilities as well as study areas, lounges, coaches offices, and training rooms for the DBU Patriot Baseball team New Buena and Wayne Stevenson Fountain, located in front of the John G. Mahler Student Center New lake constructed, providing beauty and irrigation for the campus Three new ponds and a waterfall constructed near the entrance of the DBU campus