Williams Baptist University has set a revised date for its 2020 commencement exercises. The graduation ceremony is now scheduled for August 8 at 10 a.m. on the Williams campus. WBU had originally planned to hold commencement on May 2, but the ceremony had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “These graduates have come…
Williams Baptist University has honored two professors who are retiring after decades of service to the institution. Prof. Jerry Gibbens and Dr. Paul Rhoads have been awarded Professor Emeritus status. Gibbens has served on the WBU English faculty for 53 years, while Rhoads has been a psychology professor at Williams for 34 years. Both have…
Business students from Williams Baptist University earned five awards at the 2020 State Leadership Conference of Phi Beta Lambda. The annual event was scheduled to be held on April 3rd and 4th in North Little Rock, Ark., but due to the coronavirus pandemic, the competitions were held via the internet. Of the five awards claimed…
Resident students at Williams Baptist University will receive prorated refunds of their room and board, following action Thursday by WBU’s Board of Trustees. Students who moved from campus housing several weeks early due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be reimbursed for their time away from the residence halls. WBU is completing the spring semester online.…
