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INSIDE: Extraco Banks sponsors a learning lab in the new nursing education center; plus, how the brick pavers that will line the entrance to Crusader Stadium connect one student and his great-grandmother.

philanthropy U N I V E R S I T Y O F M A R Y H A R D I N - B AY L O R

SUMMER 2013

welcome

Summer is always a great season of reflection at Mary Hardin-Baylor.

THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ARE HAPPENING AT UMHB

As the campus quiets after a busy, bustling spring semester, summer days provide a short reprieve to remember what was accomplished in the previous academic year, while

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Students enjoyed a number of study abroad opportunities in the 2012-2013 academic year.

Destinations included Peru, Germany, Costa Rica, England, Italy, Greece, Argentina, and France.

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UMHB has seven graduate programs with 21 tracks. An additional concentration in Nursing Leadership was added to the EdD program this summer. The Doctor of Physical Therapy program will begin in Fall 2014.

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Undergraduate student writing is an area of concern across the country. The university is addressing this need with a writing center and an emphasis on writing across the curriculum.

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The Bells student newspaper won 43 awards at the 2012 Society of Professional Journalists Conference and Texas Intercollegiate Press Association Conference.

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A team of three students competed in the American College of Sports Medicine’s regional Academic Bowl Feb. 28. Out of the 29 teams, all but UMHB were D1 schools. UMHB brought home third place behind Texas A&M and UT.

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The UMHB Student United Way was recently awarded a national award from United Way Worldwide in recognition of the organization’s efforts to mentor at-risk 5th graders in Temple.

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The College of Business is launching the CRU Project Center this fall. The center gives students opportunities to work on marketing, accounting, and information systems projects for local businesses. This service is free to the community.

planning for and anticipating the fall semester to come.

The 2012-13 academic year witnessed the dedication of three new facilities—the Baugh Center for the Visual Arts, the Isabelle Rutherford Meyer Nursing Education Center (p. 4), and the Cummins Field House (p. 10), plus construction of the Student Union and Crusader Stadium.

The largest class in university history graduated this May, with 349 degrees awarded. This was 57 more graduates than spring 2012’s record-breaking graduation.

Looking back on the highlights of the 2012-2013 year, we are thankful for the support our donors provided for scholarships and capital projects through Momentum: The Campaign for Mary Hardin-Baylor. Your continued gifts and pledges ensure that the upcoming academic year at Mary Hardin-Baylor will hold just as much excitement.

Philanthropy is published three times a year by the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Division of Communications and Special Projects.

To share your comments, you may write to the editor at UMHB Box 8431, 900 College Street, Belton, Texas 76513; send emails to jjones@umhb.edu, or phone 254.295.4164.

For more information about giving to UMHB, please contact the Office of Development at 254.295.4601.

The Center for Academic Excellence, UMHB’S ACADEMIC TUTORING AND SUPPORT CENTER, HAS ACHIEVED CERTIFICATION BY THE COLLEGE READING AN D LEARNING ASSOCIATION. THIS CHALLENGING C E RT I F IC AT ION TOOK

Y E A R S O F P R E PA R AT I O N DURING THIS TIME, STRUCTURED TUTOR TRAINING PROGR A MS W ER E DEV ELOPED, LEADING TO INCREASED USE OF C A E SERV ICES A N D SIGN I F IC A N T I M PROV E M E N TS I N S T U D E N T PA S S R AT E S .

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NUMBER OF TUTORING SESSIONS COMPLETED

THANKSGIVING IN APRIL

After a long winter, the first hints of the warm days to come arrived in April. The grass greened, and the trees began to bloom. Spring was in the air, but at UMHB it was Thanksgiving all over again. This April, the true meaning of Thanksgiving was celebrated when students had the opportunity to write thank you notes to the alumni and friends who helped make over $19 million available in student scholarships during the last academic year.

The event, dubbed Thanksgiving in April, was hosted by Student Foundation. Advertisements promoting the event featured humorous pictures of students and staff members with photoshopped turkeys on their heads, and Thanksgiving-themed snacks and crafts contributed to the festive atmosphere. In the midst of the silliness, however, a greater purpose was at hand. Large sheets of paper and markers supplied on tables in the quad gave students an avenue to show their gratitude to the donors who generously gave so that they could receive an education at the university.

Student Foundation member Chad Manns helped plan the event.

“I was encouraged to see how many students were excited about the opportunity to thank these donors. The event helped students recognize the importance of these donors and was a reminder how important it is to always express our gratitude for their gifts and scholarships,” he said.

Students recorded their heartfelt thanks with bright markers on the butcher paper. “Thank you for trusting in our generation. We’re working hard to improve our world and we couldn’t do that without your help,” senior Brooke Beasley wrote. A few lines over, senior Ryan Murphy added, “Because of your generosity, you’ve made my UMHB experience possible.”

[ A 12% INCREASE OVER FALL 2010 ]

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NUMBER OF TUTORING SESSIONS COMPLETED

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(Top right) Nursing students receive instruction from professor Bobbie Dixon. The nursing center’s learning labs implement a ‘teaching in the round,’ design which allows instructors to have more interaction with their students. (Bottom right) The learning lab’s huddle boards encourage team building through group work.

caring for the

community

EXTRACO BANKS GIVE $50,000 TO SPONSOR LEARNING LAB IN THE NEW ISABELLE RUTHERFORD NURSING EDUCATION CENTER FOR MIKE THOMPSON, EXTRACO BANKS’ PRESIDENT AND chief executive officer, banking is a lot like nursing. Both professions are all about helping people, he explains, citing this as one of the reasons Extraco felt compelled to give $50,000 to UMHB’s new Isabelle Rutherford Meyer Nursing Education Center.

“The university does a phenomenal job training nurses and other health professions for employment,” Thompson said. “The type of nurses UMHB produces—skilled, trained nurses with more than just the education but also caring hearts and the intense desire to help people—benefits the entire community.

UMHB’s ability to train the best of the best is something that we wanted to play a part in.”

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ford Meyer Nursing Education Center. Extraco’s donation was part of last year’s successful challenge grants, which allowed the nursing center to be constructed debt free. The 76,100-squarefoot facility is home to the university’s Scott & White College of Nursing. The center features state-of-the-art simulation laboratories where students practice clinical nursing skills, and high-tech classrooms designed for best practices in nursing education.

The university dedicated Learning Lab 201 to Extraco Banks in honor of their generous gift. The lab features a unique classroom design, with the teacher positioned in the center and eight long tables radiating from the center. This arrangement allows students to work together in groups, and provides everyone with equal accessibility to the instructor.

“Nursing education today is moving away from the traditional classrooms where faculty stand at the front and just spit out

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information. These learning labs facilitate what I like to call teaching in the round,” said Dr. Sharon Souter, dean of the college of nursing.

Senior nursing major Kyle Floyd said there is no longer such thing as a bad seat in the new learning labs.

“Nursing isn’t a one-directional educational experience. It’s a two-way experience with a lot of group work. The way these labs are set up really facilitate that experience. There is no longer a back of the class—you have no excuse to not be engaged,” Floyd said.

The technology available in the learning lab also encourages student engagement. Three SMART Boards make it possible for students and faculty to interact with Internet browsers and programs such as Microsoft PowerPoint simply by touching the board. Additional software allows the user to take notes on the SMART Board, much like they would on a regular whiteboard.

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students. Each board supports two points of touch, allowing up to six students to write on the SMART Boards at one time.

The lab also features eight huddle boards, which are much like traditional whiteboards. They hang suspended from rails on either side of the room and can easily be removed and handed out to each cluster of tables. This allows for collaborative work at the tables that can then be hung back up on the rails and presented to the rest of the class.

“The learning labs have taught me so much about teamwork,” junior nursing major Rachael Edwards said. “In this profession, you will always need someone to help you. Whether it’s a CNA, a physician, a surgeon, or another nurse, there will always be someone you are working with as a team. The room’s technology and arrangement is perfect for group work, which I know will benefit me as I begin my career as a nurse.”

Thompson said he is excited Extraco Banks can help make it possible for students to learn in this facility. Extraco Banks has

supported UMHB student scholarships for over 20 years through the university’s annual giving programs. This pledge is Extraco’s largest gift to date.

“It has been exciting to watch the progress that the university has made in the last 20 years,” Thompson said. “From the growth and the incredible capital campaigns to all the additions to campus and the athletic program, Mary Hardin-Baylor has made a huge difference in the Central Texas community.”

(Pictured top left) Extraco Banks President and CEO Mike Thompson, Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer Doug Streater, and Executive Vice President of Credit Management John Agan present a check to UMHB Vice President for Development Brent Davison (far left) for the Extraco Learning Lab in the Isabelle Rutherford Meyer Nursing Education Center, then participate in a ribbon cutting ceremony (pictured top center) for the Extraco Banks learning lab (pictured above).

“The type of nurses UMHB produces—skilled, trained nurses with more than just the education but also caring hearts and the intense desire to help people— benefits the entire community.” - M I K E T H O M P S O N ,

President and CEO, Extraco Banks

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behind

the bricks

THE ENTRANCE TO CRUSADER STADIUM WILL FEATURE ENGRAVED PAVERS THAT FANS PERSONALIZED TO HONOR A LOVED ONE. EACH BRICK HAS IT’S OWN STORY. HERE’S JUST ONE. GENEVIEVE HUGHES DILLARD ’31 LOVED TELLING STORIES about her days at Baylor College for Women, including the time she was almost thrown out for having a deck of cards in her dorm room.

“How scandalous that must have been back in the late 20s,” her granddaughter Kathleen Franklin laughs. “But even with that little hiccup, she was very happy while a student and was a proud alumna. Her love for God and her amazing faith were cemented during her time at UMHB. She truly led by example in that regard.”

Genevieve first arrived on campus as a high school student enrolled in the Baylor Academy. As a college student, she participated in many organizations including Royal Academia and the Flaming Youth Club (a group exclusive to the redheads on campus). After graduating with a bachelor of expression in 1931, she married Raymond L. Dillard and raised two children.

“She took what she learned as a student at UMHB and became quite the speaker for the various groups and clubs she belonged to,” Franklin said. “She loved to study various subjects and then present her findings to whatever group would ask her, 8 PHILANTHROPY | SUMMER 2013

be it her Sunday School class or the La Belles Maison, a ladies group that met once a month, or even her bridge club.”

Her loyalty to her alma mater continued throughout her life.

She kept up with many classmates and frequently returned to campus for reunions. In 1977, she and her husband funded the renovation of Hughes Recital Hall, which was then named in honor of her parents J. K. and Annie Hughes. And now, thanks to Franklin, a special brick in front of Crusader Stadium will continue to preserve her memory for generations to come.

Today, over eight decades after Genevieve Hughes Dillard graduated, her great-grandson Jacob Simmons walks the very same sidewalks to class each day. “I was recruited to UMHB to play baseball here. I fell in love with the school when I came for my first visit last spring,” Simmons said.

This past fall, the freshman moved into Gettys Hall. Simmons, who plays shortstop for the Cru baseball team, quickly became involved in many activities on campus, including playing on an intramural ultimate frisbee team.

His aunt, Kathleen Franklin, also purchased a brick in his honor outside of Crusader Stadium.

“This was the easiest way to connect my grandmother, whom I loved and respected, to my nephew—a way to tie together the generations, if you will,” she explained. “I wanted to show my nephew that I was as proud of his university choice as I was of his great-grandmother’s. UMHB helps to bring out the best in its students—not just for the time they are there, but also for life.”

Simmons said he is looking forward to attending games in the new stadium, which will be mere steps from his dorm room.

“I’m ready for it to open because then I won’t have to drive anywhere,” he laughs. “I’m honored to have a brick outside the stadium. It is cool to think that I’ll always be a part of the school, even after I graduate.”

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Issue lockers are used to return players’ clean laundry each day. The locks correlate to each player’s individual locker where their shoulder pads, helmet, shoes, and pads are stored.

The field house contains 27 murals, including murals above each set of lockers in the varsity locker room. The largest mural is a floor-to-ceiling collage located in the Hydration Station, which features the history of the football program.

Each locker room has three flat screen televisions hooked up to cable as well as a surround sound system for pre- and post-practice music.

first-class

facility

The varsity locker room (pictured) holds 75 open lockers, while the junior varsity locker room holds 103. Each of these individual lockers are installed with a shoulder pad hanger which has a drying and ventilation system. The locker rooms are also installed with ionizers to aid in air sanitation.

CUMMINS FIELD HOUSE WAS DEDICATED LAST FALL, ADDING 9,429 SQUARE FEET NEXT TO THE EXISTING ANDERSEN FIELD HOUSE TO ACCOMMODATE THE CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS OF THE CRU FOOTBALL PROGRAM. THE ADDITION, WHICH WAS NAMED IN HONOR OF DONORS CHRIS AND CINDY CUMMINS, INCLUDES A VARIETY OF SPECIAL FEATURES HIGHLIGHTED HERE. 1 0 PHILANTHROPY | SUMMER 2013

The extra space made available when Cummins was built allowed Andersen Field House’s weight room to be expanded. The renovated weight room now encompasses what was the original weight room and the old locker room.

Three new windows cut into the north wall of Andersen Field House let natural light in and look out onto the practice fields.

There are 12 double racks capable of 24 lifting stations. The floor is covered with MONDO flooring with inlaid Olympic platforms.Other equipment includes dumbbells ranging from 15-100 pounds and 24 Olympic bars with free weights from 2½ to 45 pounds. Two walls are covered with floor-to-ceiling mirrors to aid in proper lifting techniques.

The athletic training room is used for rehabilitation and injury prevention for all student athletes.

There are six treatment tables serviced by Theratouch electronic stimulation machines used for treating injuries and providing muscle reeducation.

The hydro-therapy room contains five tubs used for hot and cold treatment of muscle and joint injuries. There are three large whirlpools used for full body treatments and two extremity whirlpools for elbows and ankles.

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900 College Street • Belton, Texas 76513

Momentum: The Campaign for Mary Hardin-Baylor is focused on raising $60 million for scholarships, endowments, and new facilities. As of April 30, 2013, $41.4 million has been raised.

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