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Congratulations voters! You have survived the arduous year or so of campaign commercials, political scandals and “binders full of women!” The votes are cast and we all await nervously the winner of who is to be the new Head of State, Commander in Chief, the Big Kahuna, Head Honcho, or […]
Randall Waldron’s family motto, “When we have a chance to travel, we take it,” has led them to the other side of the world and back. Waldron is the newest economics and international business professor at John Brown University. This passion for international travel began as a side interest. Several […]
I’m making biscuits tonight—hoping that all those hours I spent with my nose poking above the pale blue Formica countertop at my grandparents’ house will pay off. I watched “Papa,” my grandfather, make a thousand biscuits and dinner rolls and cinnamon rolls on that counter as a child. As I […]
Construction continues on Simmons Great Hall and the Northslope Apartments as the semester passes quickly by. The construction crew began delivering the steel to form the walls of the cafeteria addition on Monday. Next Monday through Thursday, several large pieces of steel will arrive on campus. As a result, a […]
Earlier this semester, the John Brown University career development center reported that 99 percent of the graduating class of 2011 were employed or in graduate school. The University’s work does not stop there. It continues to take further steps to ensure students are prepared as possible for post-graduation employment. As […]
Before the majority of the United States voted for its next president on Nov. 6, the community at John Brown University voiced its consensus about the race. As part of the Residence Life staff’s election programming, students, faculty and staff had the opportunity to vote in a mock election held […]
The constant hassle of having to dodge the construction around campus can get annoying. During the last four years the University has physically evolved with additions of major buildings made possible by projects like Keeping the Faith Campaign. However, freshman engineering major Zach Lee says all change is worth it […]
Students enrolled in the Principles of Community Development class at John Brown University are learning, firsthand, about the ups and downs of creating a business in October and November.. “There is a lot of talk today on micro-loans,” Ed Klotz, professor of biblical studies, said. Both secular and religious non-profits […]
My hopes are for people to read this and have something to reflect on. Reflection has been a valuable discipline that I have struggled to learn while abroad and a practice I encourage you to shape as a part of your daily lives. However, this short piece will not focus […]
Ron Johnson, director of the Walton International Scholarship Program at John Brown University, recently authored “Our Story,” a book that recounts the story of the program and its effects on the students involved. The book project began about a year ago. Johnson contacted over 200 alumni, the previous presidents of […]