On Saturday Jan.14 in Bill George Arena at John Brown University, JBU Athletics hosted a barefoot dance party, where students could come together and dance on the gym floor after the basketball game.
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Salsa Night: A Night Full of Dancing and Music
The Students Events and Activities (SEA), Language Studies Department, and the Council for International Friendship hosted the Salsa Night event on Friday, Nov. 4, in the Walker Student Center. The night consisted of Hispanic music, snacks, beverages, and dancing.
Mock Rock Comes Back
This fall, Students Events and Activities (SEA) hosted the comeback of the “Mock Rock” tradition on Saturday, Nov. 12. This year’s event brought many memories, community, and support from JBU students and staff.
Students Enjoy Playing Games and More at Spirit Day
JBU students gathered at the cafeteria to play toilet paper games at the SEA’S “Spirit Day” event on Oct. 28 in anticipation of the traditional toilet paper season opener. The celebration included stickers, t-shirts, games, music, and good food.
STUDENTS ENJOY PUMPKIN PAINTING AND MORE AT SEA’S FALL FESTIVAL
Fall season arrived, bringing happiness and excitement for pumpkins and orange-colored leaves among John Brown students. Students Events and Activities (SEA) hosted the annual Fall Festival on Friday, Oct. 21, on the University’s quad to celebrate the arrival of this autumn weather. The event included live music, pumpkin painting, flag football, and line dancing.
JBU Welcomes Back Alumni for Homecoming Weekend
John Brown University welcomed back alumni for its Homecoming celebration with a weekend full of enjoyable activities and events on campus from Friday, Oct. 7 through Saturday, Oct. 8. Members of the Siloam Springs community and current students also participated in homecoming festivities. The activities for this Homecoming weekend included Alumni gatherings, the 5K Glow run, soccer and volleyball matches, and the theatre department’s production of “Murder on the Orient Express.”
Homegrown festival supports Siloam Springs’ local business
The Siloam Spring’s community members and local vendors gathered for the Homegrown Festival in Downtown Siloam Springs this past Saturday, Oct. 8. The festival opened the fall season with live music, food trucks, and pumpkins. Homegrown is one of the many events Main Street Siloam organizes to support local small businesses in the downtown area. There were local artists, handmade crafts and curated and refurbished vintage clothes booths.
JBU Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
On Saturday, Sept. 17, Siloam Springs celebrated with their own Hispanic Heritage Festival at the Chatauqua Amphitheatre in Memorial Park downtown. Live music, mariachis, hispanic food trucks and folkloric dancers filled the festival. Families and several JBU students came to this event to enjoy the hispanic heritage celebration.
Student events and activities host Late Skate with a Hollywood-themed event
Music, roller skating, and Hollywood costumes were just a few things that many John Brown University students enjoyed at “Late Skate” Sept. 16. Student Events & Activities (SEA) team hosted the annual Late Skate at Roller City, Springdale.
Startup Formed at JBU Selected for the Greenhouse Outdoor Recreation Program
Last spring, before graduating from the class of 2022, Brady Collard, Colby Richardson, Kevin Gamboa, and Abigail Tzunún created the Rover Mobile Tree Stands and Hunting Equipment project where they won first place in the small business division at the 2022 Arkansas Governor’s Cup. After a lot of support and encouragement from family, faculty, and friends; Collard and Richardson decided to bring this school project to something much bigger, and founded the Rover Hunting Equipment company. This fall, they were one of eight startups selected for the University of Arkansas Greenhouse Outdoor Recreation Program (GORP) to support with training, mentoring and financial funding.