The Sun… It Burns! This may come as no shock to you all, but I am not a huge fan of the outdoors. I do not necessarily see the point in spending a day outside when a perfectly good couch and a nice, thick book are waiting for me inside my house. Of course,…
Walnut Ridge’s Claim to Fame Before you made the life-altering decision to move to Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, and attend Williams Baptist University, I bet you had no idea that Walnut Ridge even existed. Who would know the name of a small, southern town with a truly impressive mosquito population? The Beatles did. Yeah, that’s…
Williams Baptist University will soon give students a chance to work their way through college, with the potential to graduate debt-free. The private, Christian university in Walnut Ridge, Ark., announced Monday that it is launching an initiative known as Williams Works, a program that will allow students to work part-time jobs to have their tuition…
A record freshman class has pushed enrollment up by more than 12 percent on the campus of Williams Baptist University in Walnut Ridge, Ark. The university announced its fall enrollment numbers as the WBU Board of Trustees met in regular session Friday, Sept. 13. Enrollment is up across nearly all categories at WBU this fall,…
Don’t Strain Yourself – Just Dine In After “Amen” reverberated throughout the chapel, I – like any good church-goer – gathered my belongings and rushed out of the building, my mind set on eating lunch. This particular day, I chose to eat at Polar Freeze, a family-owned fast-food/dine-in restaurant located just past Taco Bell…
A Brief and Scattered Introduction Welcome, fellow student, to the brand new and semi-fully-functioning student blog. This is where you will find all you need to know about life at WBU: restaurant reviews, community events, campus activities, professors to avoid, etc.. (I’m totally kidding about that last one; while you will find some professors…
Dr. Ann Paterson of Williams Baptist University has been honored by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. Paterson, who is the Nell Mondy Chair of Natural Sciences at WBU, received a presidential award from the society this summer. Paterson is pictured above (front, center) along with (left to right) Dr. Rick Shine…
