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Dean | Executive Director's Message

It's my pleasure to welcome you to the San Antonio campus of 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÊÓƵ Baptist University.

More than 100 years ago Dr. and Mrs. James Henry 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÊÓƵ offered $10,000 and 25 acres to establish a school with two requirements: that it be faith based and open to all.

As a result of that vision, the City of Plainview, Texas accepted that challenge, and the school has upheld those provisions where even today our mission is to ". . . educate students in an academically challenging and distinctively Christian environment for professional success, lifelong learning, and service to God and humankind."

The 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÊÓƵ system is one of the largest Baptist universities in the country with total enrollments of more than 5,000. The external programs, now at 13 locations worldwide and online, provide a non-traditional approach to the adult learner in a flexible, affordable, and student-centered way. My challenge to you is to simply envision what you want to become at the end of your life; then begin to become that today.

If you are interested in rewriting your future, 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÊÓƵ Baptist University might very well be the place to help you get started. Best of luck to you in your academic pursuits.

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D. Glenn Simmons, PhD, ThD

Campus Dean|Executive Director

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