The Williams Baptist University theatre department will close its 2017-2018 season with Lauren Gunderson’s “Silent Sky,” which will run April 5-6. The show is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Old Chapel at Williams. “Silent Sky” is based on a true story and highlights the life of Henrietta Leavitt, who became the…
The Williams Baptist University theatre program will close its 2017-18 season with Lauren Gunderson’s “Silent Sky.” The production will run Thursday, April 5, and Friday, April 6, in WBU’s Old Chapel. The play tells the true story of 19th-century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt and explores a woman’s place in society during a time of immense scientific…
The new Williams Baptist University band has signed its first recruit. Ashlyn Marlow of Pocahontas, Ark., signed her agreement to play in the Williams band during a ceremony Wednesday, March 7, in WBU’s Swaim Administration Building. “This is a special day, and it’s great that we can begin by signing an All-State clarinet player. I’m…
Cody Harp of Alma, Ark., will perform his senior recital at Williams Baptist University on Thursday, March 15. The performance begins at 7 p.m. in the choral room of WBU’s Maddox Center. Harp’s recital will be a composition performance, and his selections will be music he composed and arranged himself. The senior music major is…
Dr. Robert D. Sluka is set to present Williams Baptist University’s latest Mondy-Carroll Lectureship on Tuesday, March 13. The lecture, entitled, “Hope for the Ocean: Christians Caring for the 71% of the Planet Underwater,” will be held in the Mabee Student Center, beginning at 7 p.m. Sluka leads A Rocha’s Marine and Coastal Conservation Programme,…
Erika Isbill and Ryan Whittle have been awarded the 2018 Williams Baptist University Founders Awards. Isbill is from Jonesboro, Ark., and Whittle is from Greenwich, Conn. Williams President Dr. Stan Norman presented the awards during the annual graduate’s luncheon on Friday, May 4. Founders Award winners are selected from each graduating class at Williams. Recipients…
Two students at Williams Baptist University have been inducted into Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society. They were inducted into the Alpha Delta Pi chapter of the society at WBU during a ceremony on February 28. Students selected for membership in Sigma Tau Delta must be of high academic standing. The society requires…
The Felix Goodson Library at Williams Baptist University is set to host a Scholastic Book Fair March 5-13. The event offers specially priced books and educational products, including popular series, award-winning titles, new releases, adult bestsellers and other great reads from dozens of publishers. The Book Fair will operate during regular library hours, which are:…
Sculptor Brian Somerville of Nashville, Tenn., will provide a sculpting demonstration and display his works at Williams Baptist University Thursday, March 1. Somerville will give a demonstration from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. in WBU’s Maddox Center, room 204, and there will be an exhibition of his work from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. in the Maddox…
