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John Brown University is a very blessed institution. As the Director of Facilities, it has been amazing to see and be a part of the transformation of this campus over the last 14 years. Twenty years ago we had an understandable philosophy of ADA compliance as “accommodate as needed.” This […]
The military leaders of the United States formally lifted the ban on women serving in combat positions on Jan. 24. Leon Panetta, the current United States Secretary of Defense, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Martin Dempsey approved this decision. They feel as if women have greatly demonstrated their […]
I have a beef with homeschooling. Woah! Hold up! Put away your torches and pitchforks and just listen for a second. I’d like you to meet my made-up yet all-too-real friend Dave. Dave is a great guy, been a Christian since he was seven years old, raised in a great […]
John Brown University recently announced its intention to provide three weeks of paid adoption leave to its faculty and staff. We at the Threefold Advocate believe this is a beneficial decision that is long overdue. In 2008, the University formalized a maternity leave policy specifying up to 180 calendar days […]
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 […]
Three teams of John Brown University strategic management students will be submitting their fully developed business plans to the Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup later this month. Their intents to compete were due Feb. 1. The teams are now proofing their new and original plans so they will be ready […]
ADVANCE Nicaragua hopes to send a small team to Nicaragua in the fall to train teachers under the leadership of sophomore Lauren Miller. This John Brown University Enactus group previously built a school for the children in Chinandega, Nicaragua. Having helped with ADVANCE Nicaragua her freshman year, Miller plans on […]
Senior Logan Willard recently received a $4,000 scholarship from TEXO, a construction association in north Texas. Each year, TEXO awards scholarships to students with the goal of encouraging “the best and brightest” students to come to the Dallas/Fort Worth area, according to the group’s website. In 2012, the association awarded […]
The University’s newest construction project is set to break ground the first of March, yet few students may notice the transformation at the corner of campus. A final round of bidding remains before the Graduate Counseling Program begins work on a new building for the CARE Clinic. “The contractor is […]
John Brown University’s cabinet recently passed a policy allowing faculty who are adopting a child to receive three weeks of paid leave. Mandy Moore, professor of marketing, and her husband Bryson, are one of the couples currently on the road to adoption. Mandy Moore said the path of adoption is […]