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Since 2008, every student who goes through the Gateway course at John Brown University has been strongly encouraged to take the StrengthsFinder assessment. The 30-minute, computer-based assessment filters people into 34 different strengths-themes or talents and displays a list of each person’s top five. That is only the beginning of […]
This past weekend 165 prospective students visited campus to attend John Brown University’s annual Scholarship Weekend. The largest number ever hosted by the University, the two-day event gave a select group of potential students the opportunity to compete for three types of prestigious scholarships. High school students from a variety […]
Close to 20 men gather together every Monday night in John Brown University’s Bynum Theater to encourage each other in the process of bidding their boyhood farewell. The group just finished their third week of Stepping Up—a study that calls men to glorify God with their manhood by taking responsibility […]
Honors students sometimes put up their books and come out to play. The Honors Scholars Program is trying a new scheme to bring together students of all years. Trisha Posey, honors director, and the Honors Council devised a project entitled “Monday Mixers” to gather honors students from various departments around […]
After a five-month search for a new food service provider, the decision came down to the few members of the presidential cabinet who sat at the conference table Feb. 6 and pondered the choice between two “excellent candidates,” said Kim Hadley, vice president for finance and administration. The members resorted […]
The University announced Wednesday an increase in tuition and fees for the 2013-2014 academic year. Students must pay a total cost of $30,996 to attend the University next year, a 4.45 percent increase over this year’s amount. The graduate and degree completion programs will receive a 4 percent increase. The […]
It is official: J. Alvin will be renovated. On Thursday night, President Chip Pollard announced to a crowd of residents gathered in the J. Alvin atrium that renovations will start in May. According to Pollard, an anonymous donor’s donation will pay for $3 Million of the $5 Million estimated cost […]
Several students posted to their Facebook status last night, “If you weren’t at the All Sons & Daughters concert, you missed out.” Chris Hembree, director of BLUE, reported about 450 people turned out to hear Leslie Jordan and David Leonard, the worship duo from Journey Church in Franklin, Tenn. “It […]
It is official: J. Alvin dormitory is getting renovated. On Thursday night President Chip Pollard announced to a crowd of residents gathered in the J. Alvin atrium that renovations will start in May. According to Pollard, an anonymous donor’s donation will pay for $3 million of the $5 million estimated […]
A couple kissing as the world whizzes around them, a child sitting on a step, a woman walking with music in her ears. Street photography by Brent Ellis. Ellis, a senior graphic design major at John Brown University, did not mean to get into street photography. He had to do […]