Biggest 2017 Stories in the Baptist College Ministry World??

I am always intrigued by the end of the year "Biggest News Stories" summaries, etc.  Here is a quick thought of what might be the biggest stories in the Southern Baptist College Ministry world.  I started to do the whole College Ministry world, but decided to limit it.  Sorry, if you are not Baptist.

1.  Mark Whitt resigned as the SBC's College Ministry Leader to return to the local campus.  He is now at Middle Tennessee State University.  There were no hidden issues here, just God continuing to affirm a call to college students in Mark's life.  Middle Tennessee got blessed!

2.  Bill Noe was named SBC's new College Ministry Leader.  This is news on two fronts.  First, Bill is a veteran Campus Minister having served at the University of Louisville for several years and so, he is not "just some administrator".  He gets our tribe and our every day issues.  But, it is news  that in the process of naming Bill, Lifeway which is the home of SBC's College Ministry office, also increased the standing of this position at Lifeway.

3.  Virginia BCM College Ministers, which had formally been fully funded by the State Convention, began being required to raise a part of their salaries.  This was of great interest to see how this would affect those positions and ministries, but also if other Conventions might follow this example.

4.  The last Collegiate Week Conference was held at Glorieta, New Mexico.  Glorieta which is located in the beautiful mountains of New Mexico had been the home of this conference for many years.  Many in Baptist circles traced many parts of their College Ministry life as students and College Ministers to weeks at Glorieta.  The Collegiate Week Conference has been moved to Falls Creek in Oklahoma for the coming year.

5.  How Campus Church Plants and Baptist Collegiate Ministries fit together and complement each other or compete against each other continues to be a point of discussion and sometimes concern among many.

Love to hear your thoughts on the BIGGEST COLLEGE MINISTRY STORIES.  Happy New Year!!
Arliss