Williams Baptist University is mounting a renewed focus on prayer, and it is calling on its supporters to join the effort. WBU has announced the formation of a new group, the Eagles Wings Society, whose sole purpose is praying for the university and its people. WBU President Dr. Stan Norman led in the formation of…
WBU to Extend Spring Break, Curtail Large Gatherings In response to the coronavirus outbreak, Williams Baptist University is extending its spring break to two weeks. Spring break at WBU will now begin Wednesday, March 18, which is three days sooner than originally scheduled. Classes will begin again on campus Wednesday, April 1. The break had…
WBU Hosts High School Art Show By: Maggie Morgan Williams Baptist University opened its third annual high school art show on March 2 in WBU’s Maddox Center. The show, which features 18 pieces from six different schools, displays various works of art from students, ranging from paintings to sculptures. “The ultimate goal of the…
16 Contestants Competing to be Miss WBU Sixteen WBU contestants, who come from four different states, will get a chance for the crown at the 2020 Miss Williams Baptist University pageant. The pageant is set for Thursday evening, March 12. Miss WBU is a school-sponsored pageant with talent competition, a group performance and evening gown…
Williams Baptist University’s upper class business students recently attended a leadership conference in Jonesboro called Going Above and Beyond. Seven students, along with their business professors, took part in the event, sponsored by the Jonesboro Young Professionals Network (JYPN) on February 13th. Those attending from WBU, picture above, were (left to right) Heather Parson (chair…
The Williams Baptist University theatre program is preparing to take stories written by area elementary students and bring them to life in the 2020 production of the “Story Store.” The “Story Store” has featured the creativity of talented and gifted elementary students around northeast Arkansas for 21 years. While the Story Store has always been…
WBU Library Donates Books to Childrens Ranch Williams Baptist University’s Felix Goodson Library made a book donation recently to the Arkansas Baptist Ranch. Joel Olive, public services paraprofessional at the library, presented the books to Roger Langley of the ranch during a WBU chapel service. The library hosts an annual Scholastic Book Fair for…
Williams Baptist University has announced the hiring of Dr. Marvin Schoenecke as Provost and Executive Vice President for Campus Life. Schoenecke, who comes to Williams from College of the Ozarks in Missouri, will begin his duties at WBU in April. “Dr. Schoenecke has extensive training and expertise in Christian higher education, experiences that have uniquely…
Williams Baptist University has released the names of students on the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2019 fall semester. The President’s List includes those full-time students who achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average, while the Dean’s List is comprised of those with at least a 3.5 GPA. Williams is a private, Christian university…
PFC Holly Akin, Jr. was an Oklahoma farm boy who headed off to serve his country in World War II, never to return. Akin died in battle in Germany near the end of the war, but his correspondence from those years keeps his memory alive through a recently published book entitled, “One Soldier’s Letters Home.”…
