Published on May 13, 2014 at 7 p.m. by Philip Poole Â
Âé¶¹¹û¶³'s office of church relations will host a friends and alumni gathering at the 2014 Southern Baptist Convention in Baltimore, Md. The event begins at 2 p.m., June 11 in room 341 of the Baltimore Convention Center.
Coffee and deserts will be served and a brief program with the latest news from campus will begin about 2:30 p.m.
For questions about the gathering, contact Kevin Blackwell, Âé¶¹¹û¶³'s assistant to the president for church relations, at kdblackw@samford.edu.
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Âé¶¹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Âé¶¹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Âé¶¹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.