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With the new lease of a building, John Brown University will be offering graduate programs in the Little Rock area for the first time in August of 2013. “JBU started offering undergraduate degree completion courses in Little Rock in 1996,” said Richard Ellis, dean of the Graduate School. “We worked […]
The Arkansas IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence awarded a research grant of $250,000 to Joel Funk, assistant professor of biology. Funk will be working under project leader Daniel Voth, assistant professor of microbiology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, to find better antibiotics for Q Fever. Q […]
Two pastors, bringing a message of healing and reconciliation, shared the stage in Monday’s special Martin Luther King Jr. Day chapel at John Brown University. Derrick Rollerson and Mark Soderquist, both pastors at Westlawn Gospel Chapel in Chicago, shared with students about the brokenness which they had learned to recognize […]
A friend once told James Choung that, “evangelism doesn’t happen from a lack of courage, but from a lack of compassion.” Sharing this poignant statement, and many others, Choung connected well with the students of John Brown University during Spiritual Renewal Week. He spoke during two traditional chapel services, as […]
A fire at New Life Ranch destroyed the gym and a connected building Friday afternoon. Although no one was injured, five interns living in the adjoining structure lost everything they had at the camp, located in Colcord, Okla. The cause of the fire is not yet known. Despite the fire, […]
Candlelight and music filled the Cathedral of the Ozarks and signaled the beginning of the Christmas season for the 70th year at John Brown University during the Candlelight Services on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6-8. Guests were thankful for not-as-cold weather, as lines formed outside the Cathedral doors nearly […]
Benton County residents did not just vote for a president on election night, they also voted to make the county wet. Results show that 66 percent voted for the removal of the ban. Siloam Springs was a dry town within a dry county, but because of regulations the town became […]
In its 91st year, one of John Brown’s oldest and most storied buildings might be getting a new lease on life. Emphasis on might. The administration is in the process of drawing up plans and seeking funding for a complete renovation of J. Alvin Hall’s interior as the dorm approaches […]
When the John Brown University theater production rolls around next semester, the audience may notice a difference in the cast list of the program. The Pink Panther Strikes Again is the choice play for spring 2013. The play utilizes 40 characters, some with large roles while others only grace the […]
As the John Brown University semester draws to a close, President Chip Pollard is also ending his sabbatical semester. He spent the past three months in Sydney, Australia with his wife, Carey, and son, James. Pollard plans to speak in chapel on Dec. 4 and will return to his office […]