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While this semester brings many additions to campus—construction by the dining hall and townhouses, new parking lots, a new incoming class—something will be missing: the president. President Chip Pollard announced to students at the first chapel that he would be taking a sabbatical for three months in Sydney, Australia. His […]
It was raining men at auditions for this year’s freshman drama production. Jan Lauderdale, adjunct drama professor, was surprised when 12 men showed up to audition for “Sarah, Plain and Tall.” Lauderdale rejoiced at the turnout, finding parts for every one of them. Having enough men for drama productions has […]
Busy and energetic students have filled the resident hall that sits at the bottom of the hill on the north side of campus for over eight years. These students have formed traditions, fostered community, and loved the building where they spend their lives at John Brown University. Although the memories […]
Students this semester are establishing new routines, dodging construction sites as they go. Nabholz Construction Services began construction of Simmons Great Hall, and John Brown University is preparing the North Slope Apartments site. Faculty hope the new facilities will be worth construction’s inconvenience, providing better facilities and more space to […]
During the second week of August, 30 to 40 John Brown University faculty members came together for a Summer Institute to rediscover what it means for a Christian university to be academically rigorous. Faculty members could choose between two workshops. One workshop discussed the spiritual formation of students. The second […]
Nostalgic harmonies and high notes echoed from the walls of the Berry Performing Arts Center tonight as family and friends gathered in anticipation to hear the final graduate soprano performance of Donna Rollene. Her voice reached staggering heights as she captivated the audience for an hour and a half recital […]
Students, faculty and members of the community browsed the John Brown University art gallery this evening for the opening of an exhibit entitled “The Beauty of Observation: An American Plein Air Showcase.” Charles Peer, gallery director for the University’s department of visual arts, said he thinks the show is one […]
Tickets go on sale tomorrow for the Oct. 5 concert featuring TobyMac, the Diverse City band, Chris August and Jamie Grace. Student prices are set at $15, more than half off regular ticket prices, said BLUE director Chris Hembree. A table will be set up in Walker from 11 a.m. […]
For over eight years the resident hall sitting at the bottom of the hill on the north side of campus has been filled with busy and energetic students. Traditions have formed, community has been fostered and the building has evoked a love in many students who spend time there. Although […]
Rain soaked the ground tonight as students feasted on a carnival dinner of hamburgers, corn dogs, cotton candy and more. But a little wet grass was not enough to prevent students from filling up the amphitheater for the university’s Welcome Back Concert. The concert, sponsored by BLUE, featured Clarensau, a […]