Wayland Baptist University
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Wayland Baptist University- American Samoa held its 2023 Fall Commencement Ceremony at the Manumalo Baptist Church in Malaeimi, on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 for 40 graduates. WBU is a non-profit college and is known as the oldest institution of higher education in...
Congratulations to all 41 Wayland Baptist University graduates 2020-2021. The first graduation for the local American Samoa branch of the Hawaii Campus of Wayland University held their ceremony this past Friday . “Let there be light”. [courtesy photo]
![American Samoa's newest option for higher education was officially celebrated yesterday during a brief ceremony to welcome Wayland Baptist University to American Samoa. Pictured with a group of local dignitaries are (front row l-r) Dr. Dan Jacobson, executive director and campus dean of Wayland's Hawai’i campus; Dr. Elane Seebo, vice president of external campuses; and Dr. Bobby L. Hall, president of Wayland Baptist University. [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/wayland_opening.jpg?itok=9mnu99AO "American Samoa's newest option for higher education was officially celebrated yesterday during a brief ceremony to welcome Wayland Baptist University to American Samoa. Pictured with a group of local dignitaries are (front row l-r) Dr. Dan Jacobson, executive director and campus dean of Wayland's Hawai’i campus; Dr. Elane Seebo, vice president of external campuses; and Dr. Bobby L. Hall, president of Wayland Baptist University. [photo: Blue Chen-Fruean]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa residents looking for options as far as college now have another choice available to them — locally. Wayland Baptist University, a non-profit college and the oldest institution of higher education in continuous existence on the High Plains of Texas,...