Attendees are also welcome to attend HLGU’s chapel at 10 am in the Roland Fine Arts Center. Dr. Jason Allen, President of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, MO, is the speaker.

Cost to register is free. All registered participants will receive lunch, Dr. Allen鈥檚 latest book, Letters to My Students, and a For the Church Missouri t-shirt.

If you have questions, please contact Institutional Relations at ir@mbts.edu.

The day will include a variety of fun activities that allow students and alumni to get involved. The men鈥檚 basketball alumni game will take place at 10 am and women鈥檚 alumni basketball game will take place at 9 am. To participate in alumni games, contact women鈥檚 basketball coach Kelly Quigle at 573-629-3212 or kelly.quigle@hlg.edu, or men鈥檚 basketball coach Jason Durst at 573-629-3213 or jwdurst@hlg.edu.

The day will also include a free lunch for alumni and their families from 11 am to Noon in the Trojan Hospitality Suite. The men鈥檚 basketball team will be facing Missouri Baptist University at 2 pm and the women鈥檚 team will face this college鈥檚 team at Noon.

For more information on the event, contact Alumni Director Lauren Youse 鈥�05 M 鈥�16, at 573-629-3126 or via email at lauren.youse@hlg.edu.

The concert will feature the HLGU Symphony Orchestra, HLGU Concert Choir, Clarion Ensemble, HLGU鈥檚 The New Edition, and over 100 choristers from Hannibal, Palmyra, Troy, and St. Louis all under the direction of John Francis, Assistant Professor of Music and Worship.

A beautiful selection of music has been prepared. Songs include 鈥淕od Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,鈥� 鈥淗ow Great Our Joy,鈥� 鈥淥 Holy Night,鈥� and a massed choir singing of Messiah鈥檚 鈥淗allelujah Chorus.鈥�

For more information about the music department or Christmas concert, contact Jane Griffen, music department chair at 573-629-3165, or jgriffen@hlg.edu.

After receiving a grant from the Moorman Foundation in the amount of $339,000 to establish the first Moorman Professorship, HLGU announced in a recent awards ceremony that Mr. Scott Hall had been named the Moorman Professor and will execute the grant programming to expand HLGU鈥檚 academic and civic engagement on the importance of free market principles in business and society.

鈥淔ree market solutions to social and economic problems are topics that we鈥檝e been developing for several years,鈥� said Hall. 鈥淲e鈥檙e excited and blessed to work with the Moorman Foundation to promote these concepts both in the classroom and in the community.鈥�

鈥淢r. Hall is the perfect selection to be the first Moorman Professor here at HLGU,鈥� said Dr. Miles Mullin, vice president for academic administration and dean of faculty. 鈥淚t is a natural fit as he is already deeply committed to the economic, ethical, and legal principles of a free society and is actively involved in several groups that promote liberty, free markets, and strong personal character. Beyond that, he is a knowledgeable and engaging classroom instructor, working hard to shape the next generation of students who believe that people flourish best when they are given the most freedom.鈥�

Hall began teaching at HLGU in January 2016 after twenty years in banking and two years as a financial advisor. He earned his Master of Business Administration from Wake Forest University in 1998, and is currently pursuing a doctorate from Liberty University.

Dr. Anne Rathbone Bradley is the George and Sally Mayer Fellow for Economic Education and the academic director at The Fund for American Studies. She also serves as the Vice President of Economic Initiatives at the Institute for Faith, Works, and Economics, where she develops and commissions research toward a systematic biblical theology of economic freedom. Additionally, she also serves as a visiting professor at Georgetown University, a visiting scholar at the Bernard Center for Women, Politics, and Public Policy, and an instructor at The Institute for World Politics and George Mason University. Previously, she taught at Charles University (Prague), and served as the associate director for the Program in Economics, Politics, and the Law at the James M. Buchanan Center at George Mason University.

The Moorman Foundation, founded in 1942 by Charles and Fabiola Moorman, has long held dear the basic economic, ethical, and legal principles of a free society. They believe that a deeper understanding of these principles will allow for a greater appreciation of the benefits and credibility of a free society and a better-informed and engaged generation of Americans.

痴颈惫补濒诲颈鈥檚 Gloria will be performed by the HLGU Concert Choir. It will feature three soloists, the chorus, and a string orchestra. HLGU鈥檚 Chamber Choir will also perform songs from their repertoire.

鈥淎ll lovers of good, quality choral music will not want to miss this event,鈥� says Concert Choir Director Ben Kendall. 鈥淎 variety of styles will culminate in a grandiose work of historic significance.鈥�

For more information on the event, please contact Jane Griffen, music department chair, at 573-629-3165, or via email at jgriffen@hlg.edu.

The MSE program is designed to provide a program for professional growth for elementary and secondary teachers holding current teacher certification. It is completely online and allows students to conveniently complete their field hours where they are in the state. There are three tracks within the MSE program: special reading K-12, teaching and learning, and teaching and learning with initial certification.

The completely online MEd program focuses on the management and leadership skills required to be an administrator in the K-12 setting. Highlights of the program include study of: ethics and integrity, class action research and assessment, curriculum and instruction creation and management, school supervision, school business management and facilities, school law, and revision of a school improvement plan. This program is designed for the working adult in the field of education. HLGU鈥檚 MEd is completed in just 12 months and is comprised of 30-graduate credit hours in five-week courses.

Students may transfer up to six graduate hours from a regionally accredited institution. Transfer hours will be reviewed for acceptance by the Adult and Graduate Studies Division.

            For admission into either program, please submit the following:

路        Application /academics/online/apply-online/

路        $25 Application fee

路        Official transcripts from all of the institutions you have attended

For more information, or to receive individual advising and a degree plan, contact Gail Barrowclough at 573.629.3183, or via email at gail.barrowclough@hlg.edu.

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It is with great excitement that 番茄社区 University welcomes all Trojans and HLGU families back to campus and provides a time for alumni to reunite with each other during the 2019 Fall Homecoming and Family Weekend, October 4-5.

HLGU classes of 1969, 1979, 1989, 1999, and 2009 will be our honored guests at Homecoming 2019, which promises to be a fun, event-filled weekend.

鈥淗omecoming is the time of year for Trojans to return to their roots, and we are looking forward to honoring the class of 1969,鈥� said Lauren Youse 鈥�05 M鈥�16, director of alumni relations and development. 鈥淭heir 50-year class reunion will leave each of us with a better sense of the tradition and pride that goes hand in hand with being alumni of this great University.鈥�

Homecoming events start Friday morning with HLGU鈥檚 Annual Alumni Golf Classic, a tradition for many HLGU alumni and friends. This competitive yet fun scramble will take place at Norwoods Golf Course in Hannibal with registration beginning at 9 am and the shotgun start at 10 am.

Also on Friday morning, new members of the 50-Year Club will be inducted at a special luncheon event. The 50-Year Club was established to honor alumni who attended 番茄社区 50 or more years ago. Members of the class of 1969 will have a fun morning to reminisce about their days at HLGU and will receive special medallions. Following the event, a campus tour will be given, allowing attendees to visit their old dorms and see all the changes and growth that HLGU has experienced.

The annual Homecoming Alumni Art Show Reception will be held on Friday as well, at 5:30 pm. This year, the exhibit will feature a wide range of artwork from individual artists who are HLGU alumni.

Saturday events include alumni games of baseball, softball, volleyball, and men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 soccer. HLGU鈥檚 campus caterer, Fresh Ideas, will offer BBQ and sides for sale at the Alumni Tent. Also at the Alumni Tent will be a petting zoo from 11 am to 1 pm.

Join families at Noon in The Loft located inside the HLGU Student Center for a performance of 鈥淪tar Trip鈥� by the HLGU Theatre Department. This show is 30 minutes long and great for all ages.

Watch the women鈥檚 and men鈥檚 Trojan soccer teams take on Williams Baptist at 1 pm and 3:30 pm. Admission is free for both games. Both teams will be celebrating their seniors before the games.

During the Saturday night homecoming banquet, alumni, families and current students will gather in the Mabee Sports Complex for a buffet feast. Afterwards, guests will move to the Roland Fine Arts Center for the coronation of the 2019 Homecoming King and Queen, recognition of HLGU athletes, recognition of the 50 year reunion class, and the announcement of this year鈥檚 alumni award winners. Entertainment will be presented by HLGU faculty and staff with the campus鈥� version of 鈥淎re you Smarter than an Undergrad?鈥�

For a more detailed event listing, or to purchase tickets, visit hlg.edu/homecoming.

鈥淲e are pleased to host our Constitution Day events and are grateful to the CFM Foundation for their generosity,鈥� says Scott Hall, Moorman Professor of Business at HLGU. 鈥湻焉缜� University has long been an advocate of the principles of a free and virtuous society. As part of our initiatives, we are excited to have Greg Baylor with us to speak on the importance of our constitution and its role in promoting and protecting those principles.鈥�

Gregory S. Baylor serves as senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, where he is the director of the Center for Religious Schools and Senior Counsel for Government Affairs.

Since joining ADF in 2009, Baylor has focused on defending and advancing the religious freedom of faith-based educational institutions through advice, education, legislative and public advocacy, and representation in disputes. He has testified about religious liberty issues three times before congressional committees.

Greg regularly comments on religious liberty and higher education issues in television, radio, and print media, including The New York Times, Christianity Today, National Public Radio, and network and cable news programs. Additionally, he serves on the board of directors for the Museum of the Bible.

Greg earned his Juris Doctor in 1990 from Duke University School of Law, where he graduated Order of the Coif, with high honors, and served on the editorial board of the Duke Law Journal. He received his bachelor鈥檚 degree in Honors English in 1987 from Dartmouth College. Following graduation from law school, he served as law clerk to the Hon. Jerry E. Smith on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He practiced labor and employment law at two large international law firms for three years before joining the staff of Christian Legal Society鈥檚 Center for Law and Religious Freedom, where he served for 15 years prior to joining ADF. He lives in Northern Virginia with his wife (a medical doctor) and two daughters.

Tickets are now on sale for 番茄社区 University鈥檚 78^th Annual Booster Banquet which will feature Pam Tebow as the keynote speaker. The banquet will be held Friday, November 22, at 7 pm.

Pam Tebow is the mother of Tim Tebow, famous NFL quarterback. Pam鈥檚 notoriety increased when Tim, then quarterback for the Florida Gators, became the first sophomore to win the Heisman Trophy. During the nationally televised Heisman broadcast, ESPN aired a portion of an interview that focused on her refusal to abort Tim when she was advised to do so. She was given an instant national platform to encourage the prolife message.

The Booster Banquet is sponsored by HNB Bank and WGEM. Tickets go on sale beginning September 3. Prices are as follows:

$50 General Admission Ticket 鈥� through Wednesday, November 6, 2019 鈥� Includes banquet admission

$65 General Admission Ticket 鈥� on and after Thursday, November 7, 2019 鈥� Includes banquet admission

$175* Executive Admission Ticket 鈥� Includes reserved parking, admission to a special private reception with Pam Tebow on November 22 from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm, and a special reserved seat at the banquet. Attendees to the special private reception will receive a copy of Pam鈥檚 new book, and be able to meet Pam and have a photo taken with her.

$1200* Sponsor a Round Table 鈥� Includes 8 executive tickets for a special price

Due to the limited amount of executive tickets, you must call the office of institutional advancement at 573.629.3124 to purchase them by credit card only.

Pam is passionate about encouraging people of all ages to trust the Lord with all their hearts for all their lives and use the incredible influence God has given them to eternally impact their world. This is the subject of her first book Ripple Effects, to be released Mother鈥檚 Day 2019.

The daughter of an army colonel, Pam lived all over the world until she went to college at the University of Florida. She set out to gain influence by building an impressive college resume with a long list of accomplishments, only to discover the emptiness of exalting self. Through a series of what she calls 鈥淕od stories,鈥� Pam discovered the joy of investing herself in the lives of those in her sphere of influence. Her college resume ultimately included graduating with honors in journalism and communications and the shaping of her passion for life-impacting influence.

Pam and her husband Bob met in college and have now been married for over 40 years. They have five children and eight grandchildren.

Known as homeschool pioneers, Bob and Pam began teaching their children at home in 1982 before the term 鈥渉ome school鈥� had even been coined. Pam says that by God鈥檚 grace, all five of their children were homeschooled from kindergarten through high school, and all five received college scholarships.

The Tebows lived for a number of years in the Philippines, where Bob continues to have an ongoing ministry, the Bob Tebow Evangelistic Association (BTEA). Through the BTEA and numerous mission trips, over one million people are professing their faith in Jesus Christ every year. The Tebows also have an orphanage in the Philippines and ongoing ministries in several semi-closed Asian countries.

Pam loves speaking for women鈥檚 events, prolife, and other non-profit groups, and various events across the country. She has appeared on Good Morning America and other talk shows and won national awards, including Eagle Forum鈥檚 Woman of the Year and Witness in the Public Square awards in 2012, the Commission for Women鈥檚 Inspiring Woman of the Year award in 2013, Extraordinary Woman of the Year in 2015, and National Pro Life Recognition Award in 2017.

For more information, please contact Lauren Youse 鈥�05 M 鈥�16, director of alumni services and development, at 573.629.3126, or via email at lauren.youse@hlg.edu.

Wednesday morning, HLGU President Dr. Anthony Allen welcomed all students back to campus and to HLGU鈥檚 annual Convocation Chapel, a special chapel event that opens the school year.

This year鈥檚 Chapel service ended up being quite special when a city-wide power outage occurred just as the service was about to begin. It did not stop the leaders, however, from continuing on without a sound system or any stage lights. Only a few back-up generator lights lit the entire auditorium and enabled the service to continue.

During this Convocation Chapel, Dr. Miles Mullin II, vice president for academic administration, led the students in reciting HLGU鈥檚 Honor Code, and Mr. John Francis led the congregation in an impromptu a cappella version of the hymn, 鈥淪hine on Us,鈥� a fitting selection to be sung during a power outage.

Following the song, guest speaker for the service Paul Masih took the stage. Masih is a native of India who graduated from HLGU in 2003. He and his family now live in northwest India where he serves as a pastor, working to spread the gospel and improve the lives of those living in slums in an area of the country where only 0.3 % of the population professes Christianity.

Masih delivered a powerful and convicting message on God being our ultimate satisfaction and fulfillment in life, putting Him above education, relationships, or anything else.

鈥淭here鈥檚 water that will give you life, and there鈥檚 water that will kill you. Where are you taking your thirst?鈥� Masih questioned. He discussed how God is the Living Water and challenged the congregation to look to God for complete satisfaction.

Earlier in the week, those passing by HLGU on Thursday, August 15 likely witnessed the arrival of new students who were warmly greeted by Dr. Allen as they drove in the main entrance. From there, the new students were led to their residence halls where they were welcomed with music, cheers, and eager returning students 鈥� the Trojan Army 鈥� ready to serve the new students and their parents by unloading their cars and moving the students into their new homes.

The Trojan Army is an annual move-in tradition at HLGU and is always a tremendous blessing to new students and their parents. Their motto, 鈥渨e move so you don鈥檛 have to,鈥� fits their service well.

At 4:30 pm, parents, family, the Trojan Army, and resident advisors, along with faculty and staff of HLGU, lined the sidewalk from the Roland Fine Arts Center to the HLGU arch in preparation for the Walk of Honor.

A bagpiper led the new students along the path of cheering spectators, encouraging the students on their new journey. After each new student passed through the HLGU arch, President Allen welcomed them again with a handshake and a smile. 

Students then gathered around the Trinity Tree, located between the L.A. Foster Student Center and the Burt Administration Building, for a final word of encouragement, the alma mater, and a prayer of dedication.

After a group dinner, all the students met in the Loft for a Student Center Social with ice cream and root beer floats. Then the students gathered in the Mabee Sports Complex for a final evening event, the Battle of Troy Dodgeball Match. This event drew a lot of excitement and involvement from the students as they participates or cheered for their team.

On Friday, the new students spent their morning in breakout sessions and their afternoon in an event called Meet Your Major. Groups of students gathered with faculty from their major to discuss what the degree programs look like.

Friday evening, a new student activity called the Trojan Wars began. This battle between dorms vying for points in organized games will last until Homecoming culminates on October 5.

The New Student Orientation teams ventured to downtown Hannibal on Saturday morning for the annual scavenger hunt. This fun activity takes place on and around Main Street every year, giving new students the chance to learn about all that Hannibal has to offer. As they found their way around downtown with the help of resident assistant leaders, the students met Trojan Army members to receive each clue. This allowed the students to become familiar with the area, as well as the faces and names of returning some returning students.

Saturday also saw the different NSO groups being hosted by HLGU faculty and staff members for dinner, giving the students a glimpse of the strong bond of family and community they can receive at HLGU. The evening culminated in the campus theater with a fun game of Jeopardy. Each NSO team and their leaders participated on stage, competing against one another.

On Sunday, the students started their day by choosing an area worship service to attend. That afternoon and evening, students enjoyed visiting the HLGU Activities Fair. This special event allowed the new students to find out more about area churches, activities, and clubs they could choose to become involved with on and off campus.

After ending the fair, everyone enjoyed a time of student-led musical worship and devotion led by Dr. Eric Turner, chair of the Christian studies division. The students then moved outdoors for a s鈥檓ores night on the patio with music and a bonfire.

Additional activities were held to welcome returning students back to campus during the first week of classes. Students participated in a game night, a skating and pancake night, and a sand volleyball tournament.

For more information about student activities at HLGU, contact Stephen Crain, director of student activities, at 573-629-3006, or via email at stephen.crain@hlg.edu.