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Where the John Brown cash flows

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Despite John Brown University’s fundraising and cost control efforts, tuition has increased an average of 4.69 percent in the last five years. University President Charles Pollard has heard in meetings with parents and students that both cost control and quality enhancement are important. “Sometimes those two things are diametrically opposed,” […]

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Grad school opportunities come to campus

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Whether set on Harvard Law or simply contemplating the possibility of graduate school, a slew of events offered this week at John Brown University will help inform and connect students. Chris Confer, director of the Career Development Center, recommended sophomores and juniors especially take advantage of the Graduate School Fair […]

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Looking toward the future: JBU’s five-year plan

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Strategic planning has begun for John Brown University’s 2015-2020 school years. Strategic planning is a strategy to pin down long-term goals of the University and to judge progress on previously set goals. This is the second official strategic plan while Chip Pollard has been president of the University. Strategic plans […]

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JBU students recount destruction of Colorado floods

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After almost two weeks marked by catastrophic floods, residents of Colorado are now able to start the recovery process. According to The Denver Post, almost 6,000 Colorado families fled for safety from flooding and landslides that destroyed an estimated 1,900 homes. Nbcnews.com reported that officials had confirmed the number of […]

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University Street bridge project nears completion

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The bridge to nowhere is soon to be the bridge to somewhere once again. According to Randy Atkinson, Siloam Springs’ public services director, the University Street bridge will be completed by the middle of October. Construction on the University Bridge, in downtown Siloam Springs, began July 1, 2012. The previous […]

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The world of university finances explained, Part One

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With the latest unemployment numbers still hanging above seven percent and the economic outlook of the country uncertain, college is one of the biggest and most influential investments for any high school graduate. Even after understanding the benefits of a bachelor’s degree and all that John Brown University has to […]